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Dataset ·The Bill Simmons Podcast
Episodes/Vol. II · № 49Published Apr 27, 2025 · Transcribed verbatim · Last indexed May 28, 2026
Episode № 49 · Apr 27, 2025 · 153 min · With Ryen Russillo, Van Lathan

"Dame Goes Down, Jokic-Curry Beauties, Ant’s L.A. Takedown, and Shedeur Theories With Ryen Russillo and Van Lathan Jr."

§ 01
The Tale of the Tape
Who spoke, and about what.
§ · Talk time
Bill Simmons71.1 min · 48.1%
Ryen Russillo54.5 min · 36.9%
Van Lathan22.2 min · 15%
§ · League mix
NBA
NFL
NFL
MLB
NHL
NCAAB
Boxing
NBA · 241 · 69.5%NFL · 73 · 21.0%NFL · 18 · 5.2%MLB · 10 · 2.9%NHL · 3 · 0.9%NCAAB · 1 · 0.3%Boxing · 1 · 0.3%
Mention-weighted by league.
Run time
153
minutes
Distinct entities
208
Word count
30,725
Episode №
49
§ 02
The Index
Everyone who came up.
Top 20 by mentions.
§ · Top entities
The roll call.
01
NBAtopic
43
02
Los Angeles Lakersteam
38
03
NBA Playoffstopic
33
04
LeBron Jamesperson
29
05
Ryen Russilloperson
26
06
Anthony Edwardsperson
24
07
NFLtopic
22
08
Giannis Antetokounmpoperson
20
09
Denver Nuggetsteam
19
10
Luka Dončićperson
19
11
NBA Drafttopic
19
12
Boston Celticsteam
18
13
Los Angeles Clippersteam
17
14
Shedeur Sandersperson
16
15
Bill Belichickperson
15
16
Golden State Warriorsteam
15
17
Milwaukee Bucksteam
15
18
Van Lathanperson
15
19
Nikola Jokicperson
14
20
Stephen Curryperson
12
Distinct-utterance mention count. Top 20.
§ · Timeline
When each topic came up.
NBA
Los Angeles Lakers
NBA Playoffs
LeBron James
Ryen Russillo
Anthony Edwards
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