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 · 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
§ 02Top 20 by mentions.
The Index
Everyone who came up.
§ · Top entities
The roll call.
0128
NBAtopic
0215
Gamblingtopic
0311
Joe Houseperson
0410
Boston Celticsteam
059
LeBron Jamesperson
069
The Rewatchablestopic
078
All-Staraward
088
Charlotte Hornetsteam
098
Los Angeles Lakersteam
107
Golden State Warriorsteam
117
Kevin Durantperson
127
NBA Finalstopic
137
NBA Playoffstopic
146
Milwaukee Bucksteam
156
NBA Drafttopic
166
Utah Jazzteam
175
Bill Simmonsperson
185
Indiana Pacersteam
195
Jaylen Brownperson
205
Miami Heatteam
Distinct-utterance mention count. Top 20.
§ · Timeline
When each topic came up.
0 min100 min · 10-min buckets
Top 6 entities across 10-minute buckets. Cell heat = mentions in that window.