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Dataset ·The Bill Simmons Podcast
Episodes/Vol. II · № 148Published Jan 5, 2026 · Transcribed verbatim · Last indexed May 28, 2026
Episode № 148 · Jan 5, 2026 · 111 min · With Cousin Sal

"The Voodoo Steelers, NFC South Comedy, an Eagles Theory, Guess the Lines Round 1, and Jaylen’s Crazy Year With Cousin Sal"

§ 01
The Tale of the Tape
Who spoke, and about what.
§ · Talk time
Bill Simmons69.9 min · 65.8%
Cousin Sal36.3 min · 34.2%
§ · League mix
NFL
NBA
MLB
CFB
UFC
NFL · 251 · 69.9%NBA · 90 · 25.1%MLB · 12 · 3.3%CFB · 5 · 1.4%UFC · 1 · 0.3%
Mention-weighted by league.
Run time
111
minutes
Distinct entities
154
Word count
22,443
Episode №
148
§ 02
The Index
Everyone who came up.
Top 20 by mentions.
§ · Top entities
The roll call.
01
Pittsburgh Steelersteam
36
02
New England Patriotsteam
34
03
NBA Playoffstopic
30
04
Gamblingtopic
24
05
Baltimore Ravensteam
22
06
Carolina Panthersteam
18
07
Chicago Bearsteam
18
08
Jacksonville Jaguarsteam
18
09
Philadelphia Eaglesteam
18
10
Los Angeles Ramsteam
17
11
NBAtopic
16
12
Seattle Seahawksteam
16
13
NFLtopic
15
14
Los Angeles Chargersteam
14
15
Buffalo Billsteam
13
16
Matthew Staffordperson
12
17
Green Bay Packersteam
11
18
Houston Texansteam
10
19
Lamar Jacksonperson
10
20
Aaron Rodgersperson
8
Distinct-utterance mention count. Top 20.
§ · Timeline
When each topic came up.
Pittsburgh Steelers
New England Patriots
NBA Playoffs
Gambling
Baltimore Ravens
Carolina Panthers
0 min120 min · 10-min buckets
Top 6 entities across 10-minute buckets. Cell heat = mentions in that window.
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