The Bill Simmons Podcast
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Guess the Lines (Year 18!) and Favorite NFL Futures With Cousin Sal
Bill Simmons is joined by Cousin Sal to run through their favorite futures bets for the 2024-25 NFL season
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The Annual NFC Over/Unders With Cousin Sal
Bill Simmons is joined by Cousin Sal to run through the expected win totals of every NFC team and make their over/under picks
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The Annual AFC Over/Unders With Cousin Sal
Bill is joined by Cousin Sal to run through the expected win totals of every AFC team and make their over/under picks
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The My Guy Fantasy Football Draft, Plus Adam Sandler and Josh Safdie
Adam Sandler and Josh Safdie sit down with Bill to talk about the making of ‘Uncut Gems,’ Adam’s new comedy special, and so much more
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Favorite 2024 NFL Story Lines With Kyle Brandt, Sheil Kapadia, Steven Ruiz, and Kevin Clark
Bill is joined by a host of guests to talk about some hot takes, the most interesting defenses, and more for the upcoming NFL season
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Bezos and the Celtics, Crown Jewel Franchise Rankings, Best Airplane Shows, Olympics Takeaways, and NFL Stadium Futures With Chuck Klosterman
Bill is back with a new segment! He and Chuck dive into Things I Thought We’d Be Better at by 2024.
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Steph Saves America With Doc Rivers, Plus Five Favorite Fantasy Football Targets With Craig Horlbeck and Joe House
Bill is joined by Milwaukee Bucks head coach Doc Rivers to discuss Team USA beating France in the gold medal game
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Team USA Survives, Plus Five Favorite NFL Futures With Joe House, Rob Mahoney, and Anthony Dabbundo
Bill Simmons is joined by Joe House and Rob Mahoney to discuss Team USA’s win, France’s semifinal victory, the gold medal game, and Anthony Dabbundo’s favorite NFL futures bets
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An Olympic Hoops Four-Game Marathon of Fun With Rob Mahoney
Bill and Rob recap the Olympic men’s basketball quarterfinal games before previewing the semifinal matchups
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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.