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Episodes/Vol. II · № 158Published Jan 25, 2026 · Transcribed verbatim · Last indexed May 28, 2026
Episode № 158 · Jan 25, 2026 · 88 min · With Cousin Sal

"Darnold Does It, Snow Game II: Mile High, Pats-Seahawks, and the Wild Taipei Climb With Cousin Sal"

§ 01
The Tale of the Tape
Who spoke, and about what.
§ · Talk time
Bill Simmons53.3 min · 62.7%
Cousin Sal31.7 min · 37.3%
§ · League mix
NFL
NBA
UFC
MLB
Boxing
NFL · 189 · 79.1%NBA · 43 · 18.0%UFC · 4 · 1.7%MLB · 2 · 0.8%Boxing · 1 · 0.4%
Mention-weighted by league.
Run time
88
minutes
Distinct entities
118
Word count
18,403
Episode №
158
§ 02
The Index
Everyone who came up.
Top 20 by mentions.
§ · Top entities
The roll call.
01
Super Bowltopic
43
02
New England Patriotsteam
39
03
Seattle Seahawksteam
38
04
Los Angeles Ramsteam
22
05
Sam Darnoldperson
17
06
NFLtopic
14
07
Jarrett Stidhamperson
13
08
Drake Mayeperson
12
09
Matthew Staffordperson
12
10
NBA Playoffstopic
11
11
Mike Vrabelperson
9
12
Denver Broncosteam
8
13
Gamblingtopic
8
14
Tom Bradyperson
8
15
Bill Belichickperson
7
16
Bill Simmonsperson
7
17
Cousin Salperson
7
18
Most Valuable Playeraward
7
19
Las Vegas Raidersteam
6
20
Boston Celticsteam
5
Distinct-utterance mention count. Top 20.
§ · Timeline
When each topic came up.
Super Bowl
New England Patriots
Seattle Seahawks
Los Angeles Rams
Sam Darnold
NFL
0 min90 min · 10-min buckets
Top 6 entities across 10-minute buckets. Cell heat = mentions in that window.
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