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Dataset ·The Bill Simmons Podcast
Episodes/Vol. II · № 99Published Sep 9, 2025 · Transcribed verbatim · Last indexed May 28, 2026
Episode № 99 · Sep 9, 2025 · 125 min · With Bryan Curtis, Chris Mannix, Van Lathan

"Arch Manning, NFL Announcers, a New Deal for 'PTI', the Ballmer Scandal, and a Crawford-Canelo Megafight With Van Lathan Jr., Bryan Curtis, and Chris Mannix"

§ 01
The Tale of the Tape
Who spoke, and about what.
§ · Talk time
Bill Simmons46.5 min · 38.3%
Bryan Curtis34.5 min · 28.4%
Chris Mannix28.6 min · 23.6%
Van Lathan11.7 min · 9.7%
§ · League mix
NBA
NFL
Boxing
CFB
MLB
UFC
NBA · 103 · 39.5%NFL · 68 · 26.1%Boxing · 63 · 24.1%CFB · 22 · 8.4%MLB · 3 · 1.1%UFC · 2 · 0.8%
Mention-weighted by league.
Run time
125
minutes
Distinct entities
127
Word count
24,560
Episode №
99
§ 02
The Index
Everyone who came up.
Top 20 by mentions.
§ · Top entities
The roll call.
01
Canelo Alvarezperson
35
02
NFLtopic
33
03
NBAtopic
22
04
Kawhi Leonardperson
21
05
Bill Simmonsperson
20
06
Van Lathanperson
20
07
Boxingtopic
19
08
Los Angeles Clippersteam
17
09
Gamblingtopic
15
10
College Footballtopic
14
11
Steve Ballmerperson
12
12
Oleksandr Usykperson
8
13
The Ringertopic
8
14
NBA Playoffstopic
7
15
Boston Celticsteam
6
16
Leonard Floydperson
6
17
Mark Cubanperson
6
18
Jayson Tatumperson
5
19
NBA Drafttopic
5
20
Serge Ibakaperson
5
Distinct-utterance mention count. Top 20.
§ · Timeline
When each topic came up.
Canelo Alvarez
NFL
NBA
Kawhi Leonard
Bill Simmons
Van Lathan
0 min130 min · 10-min buckets
Top 6 entities across 10-minute buckets. Cell heat = mentions in that window.
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