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Dataset ·The Bill Simmons Podcast
Episodes/Vol. II · № 136Published Dec 4, 2025 · Transcribed verbatim · Last indexed May 28, 2026
Episode № 136 · Dec 4, 2025 · 204 min · With John Cena, Matt Belloni, Joe House

"An NBA Six-Pack, Netflix’s WBD Pursuit, NFL Picks, and John Cena Finally Stops By, With Joe House and Matt Belloni"

§ 01
The Tale of the Tape
Who spoke, and about what.
§ · Talk time
Bill Simmons80.2 min · 40.7%
John Cena75.2 min · 38.2%
Matt Belloni21.4 min · 10.8%
Joe House20.3 min · 10.3%
§ · League mix
NFL
NBA
MLB
UFC
Boxing
NHL
NCAAB
NFL · 136 · 52.3%NBA · 106 · 40.8%MLB · 10 · 3.8%UFC · 3 · 1.2%Boxing · 3 · 1.2%NHL · 1 · 0.4%NCAAB · 1 · 0.4%
Mention-weighted by league.
Run time
204
minutes
Distinct entities
178
Word count
37,717
Episode №
136
§ 02
The Index
Everyone who came up.
Top 20 by mentions.
§ · Top entities
The roll call.
01
Gamblingtopic
25
02
NBAtopic
22
03
Warner Bros. Discoverytopic
18
04
NFLtopic
17
05
Jacksonville Jaguarsteam
13
06
Joe Houseperson
12
07
Pittsburgh Steelersteam
11
08
Boston Celticsteam
10
09
Indianapolis Coltsteam
10
10
Buffalo Billsteam
9
11
Giannis Antetokounmpoperson
9
12
Houston Texansteam
9
13
New York Jetsteam
9
14
Philadelphia Eaglesteam
9
15
Brock Bowersperson
8
16
New York Knicksteam
8
17
Chicago Bearsteam
7
18
Cleveland Brownsteam
7
19
Green Bay Packersteam
7
20
Kansas City Chiefsteam
7
Distinct-utterance mention count. Top 20.
§ · Timeline
When each topic came up.
Gambling
NBA
Warner Bros. Discovery
NFL
Jacksonville Jaguars
Joe House
0 min210 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