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Episodes/Vol. II · № 153Published Jan 14, 2026 · Transcribed verbatim · Last indexed May 28, 2026
Episode № 153 · Jan 14, 2026 · 128 min · With Kon Knueppel

"An NBA Mini-Mailbag and All-Star Picks, Plus Kon Knueppel Stops By"

§ 01
The Tale of the Tape
Who spoke, and about what.
§ · Talk time
Bill Simmons87.6 min · 70%
Kon Knueppel37.4 min · 30%
§ · League mix
NBA
NFL
MLB
NBA · 164 · 74.9%NFL · 52 · 23.7%MLB · 3 · 1.4%
Mention-weighted by league.
Run time
128
minutes
Distinct entities
206
Word count
25,014
Episode №
153
§ 02
The Index
Everyone who came up.
Top 20 by mentions.
§ · Top entities
The roll call.
01
NBAtopic
54
02
Boston Celticsteam
15
03
NFLtopic
15
04
Charlotte Hornetsteam
11
05
Green Bay Packersteam
11
06
LaMelo Ballperson
11
07
Milwaukee Bucksteam
10
08
NBA Playoffstopic
10
09
All-Staraward
8
10
James Hardenperson
7
11
Oklahoma City Thunderteam
7
12
Chicago Bearsteam
6
13
Kawhi Leonardperson
6
14
Los Angeles Clippersteam
6
15
Los Angeles Lakersteam
6
16
NBA Finalstopic
5
17
Pat Connaughtonperson
5
18
Super Bowltopic
5
19
Aaron Rodgersperson
4
20
Anthony Edwardsperson
4
Distinct-utterance mention count. Top 20.
§ · Timeline
When each topic came up.
NBA
Boston Celtics
NFL
Charlotte Hornets
Green Bay Packers
LaMelo Ball
0 min130 min · 10-min buckets
Top 6 entities across 10-minute buckets. Cell heat = mentions in that window.
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