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Dataset ·The Bill Simmons Podcast
Episodes/Vol. II · № 60Published May 20, 2025 · Transcribed verbatim · Last indexed May 28, 2026
Episode № 60 · May 20, 2025 · 134 min · With Zach Lowe, Ben Thompson, Ariel Helwani, Sean Fennessey

"The Invincible OKC, Knicks Nirvana, and Acceptable Giannis Trades With Zach Lowe, Ariel Helwani, Sean Fennessey, and Ben Thompson"

§ 01
The Tale of the Tape
Who spoke, and about what.
§ · Talk time
Bill Simmons56.8 min · 43.4%
Zach Lowe23.6 min · 18%
Ben Thompson20.7 min · 15.8%
Ariel Helwani19.1 min · 14.6%
Sean Fennessey10.6 min · 8.1%
§ · League mix
NBA
NFL
UFC
MLB
Boxing
NCAAB
NHL
NBA · 259 · 83.8%NFL · 24 · 7.8%UFC · 10 · 3.2%MLB · 7 · 2.3%Boxing · 4 · 1.3%NCAAB · 3 · 1.0%NHL · 2 · 0.6%
Mention-weighted by league.
Run time
134
minutes
Distinct entities
207
Word count
27,265
Episode №
60
§ 02
The Index
Everyone who came up.
Top 20 by mentions.
§ · Top entities
The roll call.
01
Giannis Antetokounmpoperson
60
02
New York Knicksteam
46
03
Milwaukee Bucksteam
37
04
NBAtopic
36
05
Boston Celticsteam
32
06
NBA Playoffstopic
29
07
Oklahoma City Thunderteam
24
08
Indiana Pacersteam
18
09
Bill Simmonsperson
17
10
Evan Mobleyperson
17
11
Jayson Tatumperson
16
12
Julius Randleperson
15
13
Gamblingtopic
14
14
Amen Thompsonperson
12
15
Karl-Anthony Townsperson
12
16
Anthony Edwardsperson
11
17
San Antonio Spursteam
11
18
Nikola Jokicperson
9
19
Los Angeles Lakersteam
8
20
UFCtopic
8
Distinct-utterance mention count. Top 20.
§ · Timeline
When each topic came up.
Giannis Antetokounmpo
New York Knicks
Milwaukee Bucks
NBA
Boston Celtics
NBA Playoffs
0 min140 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