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Dataset ·The Bill Simmons Podcast
Episodes/Vol. II · № 31Published Mar 16, 2025 · Transcribed verbatim · Last indexed May 28, 2026
Episode № 31 · Mar 16, 2025 · 134 min · With Ryen Russillo

"Phoenix in Shambles, Cleveland’s Ceiling, Best Third Bananas, NBA Refs, St. John’s, and ‘Season on the Brink’ With Ryen Russillo"

§ 01
The Tale of the Tape
Who spoke, and about what.
§ · Talk time
Bill Simmons70.1 min · 53.8%
Ryen Russillo60.1 min · 46.2%
§ · League mix
NBA
NFL
NCAAB
MLB
UFC
NBA · 214 · 83.3%NFL · 24 · 9.3%NCAAB · 11 · 4.3%MLB · 7 · 2.7%UFC · 1 · 0.4%
Mention-weighted by league.
Run time
134
minutes
Distinct entities
192
Word count
27,476
Episode №
31
§ 02
The Index
Everyone who came up.
Top 20 by mentions.
§ · Top entities
The roll call.
01
NBAtopic
36
02
Boston Celticsteam
29
03
NBA Playoffstopic
25
04
Phoenix Sunsteam
22
05
Oklahoma City Thunderteam
19
06
Denver Nuggetsteam
15
07
Kevin Durantperson
14
08
Bill Russellperson
13
09
Los Angeles Lakersteam
12
10
Shai Gilgeous-Alexanderperson
12
11
Gamblingtopic
11
12
Nikola Jokicperson
11
13
Devin Bookerperson
10
14
Jayson Tatumperson
10
15
All-NBA Second Teamaward
9
16
Bill Simmonsperson
9
17
Cade Cunninghamperson
9
18
LeBron Jamesperson
9
19
Stephen Curryperson
9
20
Aaron Gordonperson
8
Distinct-utterance mention count. Top 20.
§ · Timeline
When each topic came up.
NBA
Boston Celtics
NBA Playoffs
Phoenix Suns
Oklahoma City Thunder
Denver Nuggets
0 min140 min · 10-min buckets
Top 6 entities across 10-minute buckets. Cell heat = mentions in that window.
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