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Episodes/Vol. II · № 168Published Feb 17, 2026 · Transcribed verbatim · Last indexed May 28, 2026
Episode № 168 · Feb 17, 2026 · 97 min · With Joe House, Chris Ryan

"The Mailbag: Dangerous NBA Teams, Lottery Tweaks, the KD Files, The Oscars, and Cruise vs. Pacino | With Chris Ryan and Joe House"

§ 01
The Tale of the Tape
Who spoke, and about what.
§ · Talk time
Bill Simmons64.6 min · 68.3%
Joe House16.4 min · 17.4%
Chris Ryan13.6 min · 14.4%
§ · League mix
NBA
NFL
MLB
NCAAB
CFB
NBA · 109 · 76.8%NFL · 29 · 20.4%MLB · 2 · 1.4%NCAAB · 1 · 0.7%CFB · 1 · 0.7%
Mention-weighted by league.
Run time
97
minutes
Distinct entities
154
Word count
17,916
Episode №
168
§ 02
The Index
Everyone who came up.
Top 20 by mentions.
§ · Top entities
The roll call.
01
NBAtopic
28
02
Gamblingtopic
15
03
Joe Houseperson
11
04
Boston Celticsteam
10
05
LeBron Jamesperson
9
06
The Rewatchablestopic
9
07
All-Staraward
8
08
Charlotte Hornetsteam
8
09
Los Angeles Lakersteam
8
10
Golden State Warriorsteam
7
11
Kevin Durantperson
7
12
NBA Finalstopic
7
13
NBA Playoffstopic
7
14
Milwaukee Bucksteam
6
15
NBA Drafttopic
6
16
Utah Jazzteam
6
17
Bill Simmonsperson
5
18
Indiana Pacersteam
5
19
Jaylen Brownperson
5
20
Miami Heatteam
5
Distinct-utterance mention count. Top 20.
§ · Timeline
When each topic came up.
NBA
Gambling
Joe House
Boston Celtics
LeBron James
The Rewatchables
0 min100 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