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Dataset ·The Bill Simmons Podcast
Episodes/Vol. II · № 165Published Feb 10, 2026 · Transcribed verbatim · Last indexed May 28, 2026
Episode № 165 · Feb 10, 2026 · 117 min · With Nick Wright, Bill's Dad

"Why Can’t the NBA Actually Fix the NBA? Plus, Super Bowl Hangover Stuff With Nick Wright and Bill’s Dad."

§ 01
The Tale of the Tape
Who spoke, and about what.
§ · Talk time
Bill Simmons57.9 min · 51%
Nick Wright46.3 min · 40.7%
Bill's Dad9.4 min · 8.3%
§ · League mix
NBA
NFL
MLB
NHL
WNBA
UFC
NCAAB
NBA · 134 · 50.6%NFL · 112 · 42.3%MLB · 14 · 5.3%NHL · 2 · 0.8%WNBA · 1 · 0.4%UFC · 1 · 0.4%NCAAB · 1 · 0.4%
Mention-weighted by league.
Run time
117
minutes
Distinct entities
172
Word count
21,103
Episode №
165
§ 02
The Index
Everyone who came up.
Top 20 by mentions.
§ · Top entities
The roll call.
01
NBAtopic
46
02
Super Bowltopic
31
03
New England Patriotsteam
24
04
Drake Mayeperson
18
05
Patrick Mahomesperson
16
06
All-Staraward
14
07
Jayson Tatumperson
14
08
LeBron Jamesperson
14
09
NBA Playoffstopic
12
10
Kansas City Chiefsteam
11
11
NFLtopic
11
12
Tom Bradyperson
11
13
Gamblingtopic
10
14
Utah Jazzteam
8
15
Adam Silverperson
7
16
Mike Vrabelperson
7
17
Seattle Seahawksteam
7
18
Boston Celticsteam
6
19
Chicago Bullsteam
6
20
Joe Burrowperson
6
Distinct-utterance mention count. Top 20.
§ · Timeline
When each topic came up.
NBA
Super Bowl
New England Patriots
Drake Maye
Patrick Mahomes
All-Star
0 min120 min · 10-min buckets
Top 6 entities across 10-minute buckets. Cell heat = mentions in that window.
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