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Dataset ·The Bill Simmons Podcast
Episodes/Vol. II · № 1Published Jan 2, 2025 · Transcribed verbatim · Last indexed May 28, 2026
Episode № 1 · Jan 2, 2025 · 141 min · With Joe House, Sean Fennessey, Bill's Dad

"The Feel-Good Knicks, Award Movies, Week 18 Picks, and a Boston Sports Report With Sean Fennessey, Joe House, and Bill’s Dad"

§ 01
The Tale of the Tape
Who spoke, and about what.
§ · Talk time
Bill Simmons77.6 min · 57%
Joe House24.3 min · 17.8%
Sean Fennessey19.0 min · 13.9%
Bill's Dad15.3 min · 11.3%
§ · League mix
NBA
NFL
MLB
NHL
NCAAB-W
CFB
NBA · 138 · 51.1%NFL · 122 · 45.2%MLB · 7 · 2.6%NHL · 1 · 0.4%NCAAB-W · 1 · 0.4%CFB · 1 · 0.4%
Mention-weighted by league.
Run time
141
minutes
Distinct entities
181
Word count
26,955
Episode №
1
§ 02
The Index
Everyone who came up.
Top 20 by mentions.
§ · Top entities
The roll call.
01
NBAtopic
30
02
Boston Celticsteam
25
03
NBA Playoffstopic
23
04
New York Knicksteam
17
05
Gamblingtopic
16
06
Pittsburgh Steelersteam
16
07
New England Patriotsteam
15
08
NFLtopic
14
09
Washington Commandersteam
14
10
Jayson Tatumperson
12
11
Los Angeles Ramsteam
12
12
NBA Drafttopic
10
13
Tennessee Titansteam
10
14
Aaron Rodgersperson
9
15
Minnesota Vikingsteam
9
16
Oklahoma City Thunderteam
9
17
Bill Simmonsperson
8
18
Buffalo Billsteam
8
19
Drake Mayeperson
8
20
Joe Houseperson
7
Distinct-utterance mention count. Top 20.
§ · Timeline
When each topic came up.
NBA
Boston Celtics
NBA Playoffs
New York Knicks
Gambling
Pittsburgh Steelers
0 min150 min · 10-min buckets
Top 6 entities across 10-minute buckets. Cell heat = mentions in that window.
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