The Bill Simmons Podcast
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The Future of Everything With Derek Thompson, Plus Olympics Hoops Bets With Joe House
Bill and House find some value in gold medal odds as well as their favorite Team USA prop bets
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Biden Drops Out, a USA Hoops Six-Pack, and ‘Heat 2’ Ideas
Plus, predicting what’s next for the Democratic Party
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An NBA Summer Movement Review With Ryen Russillo
Plus, an Olympic basketball preview
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The Celtics Sale, USMNT’s Flop, Lakers Hail Marys, and ‘The Bear’ Season 3 With Rob Stone and Van Lathan
Bill and Van also talk about their hope for ‘Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F’
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Paul George Leaves L.A., GSW’s Murky Future, Day One Reactions, and Half-Baked Ideas With Kevin Wildes
Bill and Kevin get together to give their thoughts on the first day of NBA free agency
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NBA Draftapalooza: A Massive Knicks Trade. Plus, NBA Draft Winners, Losers, and More Losers With Ryen Russillo.
Bill Simmons is joined by Ryen Russillo to react to the first round of the NBA draft
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NBA Draft Red Flags, Zach Edey Sleeper Watch, and a UFC 303 Breakdown With Kevin O’Connor, J. Kyle Mann, and Ariel Helwani
Plus, what to make of the latest with Conor McGregor?
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Atlanta’s Options, PG-13’s Future, Advice for GSW, Edmonton’s Comeback, and the Karen Read Trial With Ryen Russillo
Bill and Ryen break down what the Hawks could do with the first pick in the NBA draft before getting into a wide array of other topics
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The 12 Remaining NBA Questions With Rob Mahoney and Chris Ryan
Bill, Chris, and Rob give their thoughts on the NBA Finals and talk about which team could crash the playoff party next year
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The Celtics Win Banner 18 With Bill’s Dad
Joe Mazzulla and Co. get their flowers
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The Legacy Episode, a Mavs-Celts Breakdown, Philly’s Offseason Plans, a Lakers Competency Check-In, and White Boy Summer With Ryen Russillo
Bill and Ryen also share their draft thoughts on Reed Sheppard
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Celtics on the Brink With Doc Rivers
Boston’s last title-winning coach joins Bill to talk about the team
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KP’s Hurt, Dallas Is Alive, Lakers Misconceptions, the Caitlin Content Machine, and Big Fight Bill With Chris Mannix
Bill and Chris make some predictions for Game 3 of the Finals and get into some boxing talk
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Boston Wins Game 2, Plus NBA Draft Stuff, and the Next Lakers Coach With Ryen Russillo
Dan Hurley, JJ Redick, or someone else?
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Boston’s Big Game 1 Win: Takeaways From Row 3 With Bill’s Dad
Bill and his dad get into all the details from Game 1, including Kristaps Porzingis’s return, Jayson Tatum’s struggles, and more!
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The NBA Finals Gambling Preview With Cousin Sal and Joe House
The best bets and biggest angles
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The Best NBA Finals Angles, Barkley’s Future, TNT’s Possible Past, and 2024 NBA Media Trends With Ryen Russillo and Bryan Curtis
Ryen and Bryan join Bill to talk about some NBA Finals narratives before diving into a discussion on modern sports shows
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RIP Bill Walton. Plus, Minnesota Avoids a Sweep, a Towns Semi-Redemption, and Best Backcourts With J. Kyle Mann.
Bill shares his thoughts on the great Bill Walton, including his unique and joyous approach to basketball and life
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Luka’s Ascendance and a Mavs-Celtics Finals Is Brewing With Ryen Russillo
Bill Simmons and Ryen Russillo discuss the Mavericks’ 3-0 series lead over the Timberwolves, struggles for KAT and Anthony Edwards, the Celtics-Pacers series, Jayson Tatum debates, Finals speculation, and more
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A Tatum-Brown Convo, Indy in Trouble, and the Best Defenses Ever With Rob Mahoney, Chris Ryan, and Hall of Famer Isiah Thomas
Plus, the revival of Kyrie Irving
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The Celtics Steal Game 1 With Kevin O’Connor, Plus Wesley Morris on NYC’s NBA Revival, ‘Challengers’ Nitpicks, and Worst Sports Movie Endings
Bill and KOC also make some predictions for Mavericks-Timberwolves
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Minnesota Knocks Out Denver (Good God!!!), Indy Crushes at MSG, Dallas Delivers, and OKC’s Fatal Flaw With Ryen Russillo
Bill Simmons recaps Timberwolves-Nuggets, Knicks-Pacers, and Mavericks-Thunder
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Nuggets-Wolves Game 7 Legacy Check, OKC’s Big Issue, and Boston’s Eight-Year Run With Rob Mahoney and Chris Ryan
Plus, an NFL complaint
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‘The Bill Simmons Podcast’ Live Reaction to Nuggets-Timberwolves Game 6
Bill, Rob, and Chris give their live reactions to the showdown between Denver and Minnesota!
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The Joker’s Revenge, Brunson Runs Amok, and an NFL Over/Under Check-In With Justin Termine and Michael Lombardi
Plus, the NFL schedule release
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The Undertaker Nuggets, the Knicks on Fumes, OKC’s Playoff Education, and an NBA Lottery Snoozer With Ryen Russillo
The champs are still alive
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The Frustrating Celtics, One-Leg Luka, the Depleted Knicks, and Scapegoat Vogel With Joe House and Big Wos
Plus, a new segment...
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What If the T-Wolves Sweep Denver? Plus, the NBA’s Media Deal and Freshman-Year College Lessons With Ethan Sherwood Strauss and Zoe Simmons.
What will happen if the Nuggets get swept in Round 2? Bill explores some scenarios.
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Pearl Jam Clubhouse Tour With Eddie Vedder and Jeff Ament
Bill Simmons gets a tour of Eddie Vedder’s impressive baseball collection in the band’s home away from home.
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The Incredible Tom Brady Roast, Mitchell’s Magic Trick, Round 2 Picks, and the Murky Futures of Deion and LeBron With Ryen Russillo and Van Lathan
Plus, Anthony Edwards keeps climbing
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‘The Bill Simmons Podcast’ Live Reaction to Magic-Cavs Game 7
Join Bill Simmons and Ryen Russillo following the conclusion of the final game of the NBA playoffs' first round as they discuss second-round matchups and the weekend’s best performances
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The Knicks Survive, and Ant vs. Jokic With Rob Mahoney. Plus, Eddie Vedder and Jeff Ament on 34 Years of Pearl Jam.
Bill sits down with Eddie Vedder and Jeff Ament at their HQ in Seattle
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‘The Bill Simmons Podcast’ Live Reactions to Thursday’s Game 6s
Join Bill Simmons and Rob Mahoney following the conclusion of Thursday’s Sixers-Knicks game as they take stock of the first-round action in the NBA playoffs
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The Maxey Game, T-Wolves Fans, Underrated NFL Teams, and a Boston Sports Check-In With Sean Fennessey, Nate Tice, and Bill’s Dad
Bill and Sean get into the incredible 76ers-Knicks Game 5 before Bill and his dad take a look at the Celtics and Patriots
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Ant’s Big Leap, the Brunson Game, a Kyrie-Harden Slugfest, OKC’s Ceiling, and Phoenix in Shambles With Ryen Russillo
A two-part podcast covering a weekend of NBA playoff action
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Denver Ends the Lakers, Chet Vs. Paolo, Atlanta’s Penix Envy, and NFL Draft Family Etiquette With J. Kyle Mann and Van Lathan
Bill and J. Kyle Mann check in on all the NBA playoff series before Bill and Van Lathan go through the big news from the first round of the NFL draft
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NFL Draft Trade Predictions, QB Bust Tendencies, Phoenix in Trouble, Dallas Fights Back, and More
In Part 1 of a two-parter, Ben Solak comes on to discuss the upcoming NFL draft. Then, in Part 2, KOC joins to recap the NBA playoffs.