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Episodes/Vol. II · № 156Published Jan 20, 2026 · Transcribed verbatim · Last indexed May 28, 2026
Episode № 156 · Jan 20, 2026 · 139 min · With Rob Mahoney, Chris Russo, Danny Kelly

"NBA Panic Teams, Best QBs Ever, and Sorry Seattle With Rob Mahoney, Chris Russo, and Danny Kelly"

§ 01
The Tale of the Tape
Who spoke, and about what.
§ · Talk time
Rob Mahoney96.9 min · 70.9%
Chris Russo27.5 min · 20.1%
Danny Kelly12.3 min · 9%
§ · League mix
NBA
NFL
MLB
NHL
CFB
NCAAB
NBA · 165 · 56.3%NFL · 98 · 33.4%MLB · 23 · 7.8%NHL · 3 · 1.0%CFB · 3 · 1.0%NCAAB · 1 · 0.3%
Mention-weighted by league.
Run time
139
minutes
Distinct entities
238
Word count
28,574
Episode №
156
§ 02
The Index
Everyone who came up.
Top 20 by mentions.
§ · Top entities
The roll call.
01
NBAtopic
31
02
NBA Playoffstopic
27
03
Seattle Seahawksteam
18
04
Boston Celticsteam
17
05
New York Knicksteam
16
06
Super Bowltopic
16
07
New England Patriotsteam
14
08
NFLtopic
14
09
Jayson Tatumperson
13
10
Buffalo Billsteam
12
11
Los Angeles Ramsteam
12
12
Bill Simmonsperson
10
13
Chicago Bearsteam
10
14
Karl-Anthony Townsperson
10
15
LeBron Jamesperson
9
16
Tom Bradyperson
9
17
Giannis Antetokounmpoperson
8
18
Golden State Warriorsteam
8
19
Jalen Brunsonperson
8
20
Los Angeles Chargersteam
8
Distinct-utterance mention count. Top 20.
§ · Timeline
When each topic came up.
NBA
NBA Playoffs
Seattle Seahawks
Boston Celtics
New York Knicks
Super Bowl
0 min140 min · 10-min buckets
Top 6 entities across 10-minute buckets. Cell heat = mentions in that window.
thefootnote.fm · v0.1 · data updated April 10, 2026