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Dataset ·The Bill Simmons Podcast
Episodes/Vol. II · № 135Published Dec 2, 2025 · Transcribed verbatim · Last indexed May 28, 2026
Episode № 135 · Dec 2, 2025 · 154 min · With Max Kellerman

"Giannis Trade Advice, Duncan Vs. Kobe, Ohtani Vs. the Babe, the Frugal-ish Yankees, and Life After ‘First Take’ With Max Kellerman"

§ 01
The Tale of the Tape
Who spoke, and about what.
§ · Talk time
Max Kellerman88.1 min · 58.9%
Bill Simmons61.4 min · 41.1%
§ · League mix
NBA
NFL
MLB
Boxing
NHL
NBA · 329 · 58.1%NFL · 112 · 19.8%MLB · 86 · 15.2%Boxing · 38 · 6.7%NHL · 1 · 0.2%
Mention-weighted by league.
Run time
154
minutes
Distinct entities
223
Word count
30,481
Episode №
135
§ 02
The Index
Everyone who came up.
Top 20 by mentions.
§ · Top entities
The roll call.
01
NBA Playoffstopic
40
02
NBAtopic
34
03
LeBron Jamesperson
32
04
Tom Bradyperson
29
05
New York Knicksteam
27
06
New York Yankeesteam
25
07
Los Angeles Lakersteam
23
08
Oklahoma City Thunderteam
20
09
Giannis Antetokounmpoperson
19
10
Los Angeles Clippersteam
19
11
Kobe Bryantperson
18
12
Boston Celticsteam
16
13
MLBtopic
15
14
Patrick Mahomesperson
15
15
Boxingtopic
14
16
NFLtopic
14
17
Stephen Curryperson
14
18
Bill Simmonsperson
13
19
Super Bowltopic
13
20
Tim Duncanperson
13
Distinct-utterance mention count. Top 20.
§ · Timeline
When each topic came up.
NBA Playoffs
NBA
LeBron James
Tom Brady
New York Knicks
New York Yankees
0 min160 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