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The Bill Simmons Podcast

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An NBA Power Poll, Carolina’s Rock-Bottom, Eagles-Niners, and Million-Dollar Picks With Steven Ruiz and Sheil Kapadia

How bad have things gotten for the Panthers?

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NBA Tournament Chaos and Top 10 Player Arguments With Justin Termine, Plus Michael Rubin on Changing the Collectibles Industry

Bill is joined by Justin Termine of SiriusXM NBA Radio to break down the wild final night of the in-season tournament group stage, including the Sacramento Kings’ comeback win over the Golden State Warriors

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The Milton Berle Eagles, Baltimore’s Maddening Season, the Surging Broncos, and the Pathetic Patriots With Cousin Sal

Bill and Cousin Sal also discuss the Chiefs’ comeback win against the Raiders

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Jaylen Brown’s Season, OpenAI Rebellion, GSW in Trouble, NFL MVP Weirdness, and Million-Dollar Thanksgiving Picks

Bill and Derek Thompson also talk about the rapid development of AI and check in on Elon Musk

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The Sleeper Browns, Goff’s Evil Twin, Rowboat Ron, and the Bills Are(n’t) Back With Cousin Sal

Cousin Sal joins to recap Week 11 and look ahead to Week 12

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Burrow’s Uh-Oh, Best NBA Rookies, Steelers-Browns, and Million-Dollar Picks With Mallory Rubin, Danny Kelly, and J. Kyle Mann

The Bengals suffered two losses on ‘Thursday Night Football’

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Early NBA Surprises With Doc Rivers, Plus Netflix’s Dominating 2023 With Matthew Belloni

Bill and Doc Rivers evaluate the teams at the top of each conference, talk about their Bucks concerns, and more

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Cleveland Shocks Lamar, Dobbsanity Strikes Again, New York Bad QB History, and Belichick’s Bleak Season With Cousin Sal

Bill and Cousin Sal play a game of "Good Win or Bad Loss?"

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The NBA’s Big Shift, Best NFL Future Bets, and Mega-Million-Dollar Picks With Howard Beck, Michael Pina, Ben Solak, and Raheem Palmer

Looking at the NFL and the big picture early into the NBA season

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An NBA Power Poll, Plus Malcolm Gladwell Plays Sports Czar

Bill and Malcolm discuss the changes they’d make to various sports, including reducing tanking incentives in the NBA, improving the MLB season, and much more

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The Dallas/Dak Blues, Dobbs Follows, Buffalo in Trouble, Stroud’s Wild Season, and Week 10 Lines With Cousin Sal

Bill and Cousin Sal discuss Sunday’s NFL action and next week’s slate

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NBA “Too Soon?” With Joe House and Kyle Mann, Plus the Struggling Grizzlies and Week 9 NFL Picks With Chris Vernon

We’re talking "Is it too soon?" NBA questions and more!

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The Clippers Are Dumb, Plus the NFL Trade Deadline, Sleeper Teams, and ‘The Godfather’ With Michael Lombardi

Bill discusses the Philadelphia 76ers’ trade of James Harden to Los Angeles

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RIP Matthew Perry, Plus the Return of Cincy, a Bad Week 8 QB Draft, Wemby Live, and Guess the Lines With Cousin Sal

Cousin Sal joins to draft the 12 worst NFL QBs and answer some NFL burning questions like: "Do you believe in Will Levis," "Are the Bengals officially back," "Who will be the NFC 7-seed," and more

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A 72-Hour NBA Binge With Rob Mahoney, Searching for an NFL Alpha Dog With Peter Schrager, Plus Million-Dollar Picks

Things are looking up for Victor Wembanyama and Zion Williamson

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Joker and Booker Dominate Opening Night, Plus Doc Rivers Breaks Down the NBA Season

Bill and Doc Rivers talk about the Boston Celtics’ busy offseason, first-year coach Adrian Griffin in Milwaukee, the Denver Nuggets trying to be repeat champions, what makes the Miami Heat special, and much more

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The Philly Decade, Lamar on Fire, the Best Game Curse, NBA Awards, and Guess the Lines With Cousin Sal

The Eagles’ big win over Miami was the highlight of Week 7

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The Ja and Harden Situations, UFC 294, WWE vs. AEW, Guilty Pleasure TV Shows, and Million-Dollar Picks With Howard Beck, Ariel Helwani, and Amanda Dobbins

We’re talking Morant, Harden, the sense of urgency creeping up on the Cavaliers, Ben Simmons in Brooklyn, the future of boxing, and much more!

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NBA Over/Unders With Ryen Russillo and Joe House—Starring Jokic, SGA, LeBron, Giannis, Harden, and Tatum

Ryen Russillo and Joe House join to run through NBA win totals for teams including the Denver Nuggets, Portland Trail Blazers, Los Angeles Lakers, Miami Heat, and more

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NFC Upset Day, Awful QBs, the Sleeper Lions, Guess the Lines, and NBA Award Stuff With Cousin Sal and Joe House

The previously-undefeated Eagles and Niners lose to a pair of AFC underdogs

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Money Grabs, Eli Manning 2.0, NBA Rookie Watch, NFL Nerding, and an MCU Deep Dive

Bill is joined by an array of guests to break down the latest in the MLB, NFL, and NBA and discuss a new book about the MCU

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OKC’s Mega-Sleeper Potential With Kevin O’Connor and NFL Last Rites, 2023 Edition, With Benjamin Solak

Kevin O’Connor joins to discuss the bright future of the Oklahoma City Thunder and Chet Holmgren, and Ben Solak talks about the Denver Broncos as a teardown candidate, a potential Kirk Cousins trade, and much more

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A Cowboys Pity Party, Tank-a-Belichick, Brock Purdy’s Ascent, and Guess the Lines With Cousin Sal

Bill and Cousin Sal break down the 49ers’ decisive victory before talking through the rest of Sunday night’s games

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Westbrook Vs. Harden, Belichick’s Next Move, the Kelce-Swift Distraction, and Million-Dollar Picks

Peter Schrager joins Bill to talk about the rock-bottom Patriots, the exciting Texans, Christian McCaffrey, and much more!

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Boston Gets Jrue Holiday, Zach Wilson’s Alive, Belichick’s in Trouble, Buffalo’s Cruising, and Week 5 Lines

Bill and Ryen evaluate the Blazers-Celtics trade and discuss its impact on the Eastern Conference, and Cousin Sal joins to break down all the Week 4 NFL games

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A Dame Trade Deep Dive With Ben Thompson, Plus Seth Meyers and Million-Dollar Picks

Bill and Ben Thompson share their thoughts on the Lillard trade before Seth Meyers joins to discuss the writers strike, ‘SNL,’ and more

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The Dame Trade Hostage Crisis, a Lethal Browns D, and Miami’s Speed and Motion Apex

Bill looks at some fake trades for Lillard with Wos before evaluating the dominant Dolphins with Michael Lombardi

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A Dallas Letdown, Taylor Swift’s KC Date, Cleveland’s Crazy D, Chicago’s Agony, and Week 4 Lines With Cousin Sal

Plus, ICYMI, the Dolphins put up 70 points on the Broncos!

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A 2023 NFL Redraft, Deion’s Next School, the 76ers Soap Opera, and Week 3 Picks With Danny Kelly, Van Lathan, and Howard Beck

Plus, Bill and Van discuss the top five college football coaches who should watch out for Deion Sanders

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Austin Rivers on NBA Vet Life, QB Arguments With Steven Ruiz, and Canceling ‘Winning Time’ With Chris Ryan

Plus, what’s next for modern sports TV shows

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The Floundering Pats, Lamar’s Big Day, the Struggling Wilsons, and Guess the Lines With Cousin Sal

Bill and Cousin Sal break down the most important moments from NFL Week 2

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Cousins/Jets Momentum, Cowboys Fever, a Red Sox Reset, and Million-Dollar Picks With Bryan Curtis and Kevin Hench

Bill reacts to ‘Thursday Night Football’ and looks ahead to NFL Week 2

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The Jets in Despair, a Wide-Open AFC East, and the Big UFC-WWE Merger With Sean Fennessey, Ben Solak, and Nick Khan

Sean Fennessey joins to discuss Aaron Rodgers’s season-ending Achilles injury, Ben Solak talks new landscape in the AFC East after NFL Week 1, and Nick Khan digs into WWE and UFC’s official merger into the TKO Group

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A Niners and Cowboys Party, Tyreek Runs Amok, Six-Man Booths, and Four-Box Bliss

Plus, Parent Corner With Cousin Sal and Jimmy Kimmel

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KC’s Receiver Dilemma, UFC 293, ESPN in Trouble, and Million-Dollar Picks With Ariel Helwani and Ben Thompson

Bill shares his thoughts on the NFL season opener, Canada’s FIBA run, Disney vs. Spectrum, and so much more!

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The Anthony Edwards Moment, the Lions Bandwagon, and NFL Playoff Picks With Rob Mahoney and Peter Schrager

Plus, talking all things FIBA World Cup, including Team USA’s struggles with centers