by The r/BillSimmons Podcast
A podcast discussing Bill Simmons, the BS Pod, podcasts, sports media and a lot more. Not affiliated with Bill Simmons or The Ringer
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April 21, 2025
<p>Welcome to Episode #113! We bring on David Quiñones, a Miami-based podcaster and former sportswriter at the Miami Herald. David combines a deep history with Bill Simmons with his vast experience of working in media and sports media specifically, and the result is one of the r/BS Pod's best episodes yet. We recorded for 2 hours and 45 minutes, so I split the pod into two parts - Part 2 will release later this week.</p><p>In Part 1, David and I discuss his experience writing for the Miami Herald sports desk and how he was inspired by, and attempted to channel, the groundbreaking work Bill Simmons was doing at Page 2 for ESPN. David explains the internal pushback he received when pitching some of those ideas, and then discusses his time at Fusion TV, an early 2010s media startup backed by Univision and Disney.</p><p>Next we dive into Bill Simmons' legacy and impact on sports journalism. Can we trace today's aggressively negative coverage of the NBA back to Bill's refreshingly honest sports takes, which spawned copycats and made everyone eventually talk like Bill to try to duplicate his success?</p><p>We then hit on Bill's frustration with NBA player pods, and David identifies what changed over the years between players and journalists, as we moved away from the days when Bill's childhood hero Bob Ryan dined out with the Celtics players; now stars simply repeat PR-approved lines to the media. </p><p>We next discuss the evolution of media and hit on the current leader in the clubhouse - short-form video content, on TikTok specifically. We examine The Ringer's video push of late, and assess how different generations consume media differently, and what that means for the future. Plus, is media critiquing media going to have a larger presence in the future? </p><p>We finish up Part 1 with David's view of Bill's takes on the Miami sports scene, including Bill's general anti-Miami sports coverage, East Coast bias, and the odd fact that no one at The Ringer even covers Miami, the city. David discusses the quirks of Dan Le Batard's show, which, similar to Bill's, has its legions of fans who are in on the joke. We talk his hypocrisy with KD and LeBron, and then hit on why Bill seems to strongly dislike mid-tier stars.</p><p>Hope you enjoyed the show, and come back for Part 2 later this week! David's podcast about Florida called "Why Are We Like This?" can be found here: <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/why-are-we-like-this/id1645419175" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/why-are-we-like-this/id1645419175</a></p><p><br></p>
April 17, 2025
<p>Welcome to Episode #112! We bring on Mike from Twitter for a classic r/BS Pod rip. Mike and I assess the current state of Bill Simmons and his content and identify some issues that have caused us - former listeners of every one of his pods - to drop off considerably.</p><p>We start with the thesis that Bill has lost touch with the average sports fan and highlight the recent Masters Pods as an example - who are those for: Bill, or his fans? We next hit on his failure to adapt in video and how him not embracing YouTube post-ESPN and instead creating a worse version of his podcast for HBO was a real sliding doors moment for his career. </p><p>Then we discuss Bill's lost art of interviewing - not only is he not bringing in elite celebs anymore, but he's not bringing on up and coming talent like he did with Nathan Fielder a decade ago when Nathan For You first got going. And when he has had on the rare celeb lately, he hasn't evolved his interviewing style from the early days of podcasting.</p><p>We next hit on how while we used to love Bill for his takes, they seem to have gotten outrageously hot lately, and it feels like this has coincided with him not writing and not watching as much sports. This also plays out in the drafts and games he plays on his pod, which used to feel well thought out and now he's re-drafting NBA drafts less than a year after they happened.</p><p>Enjoy the show! And leave us a 5-star review on Spotify and Apple Pods - we'll read it next pod.</p>
April 8, 2025
<p>Welcome to Episode #111! We bring back @HubieTalksHoops for a wide-ranging show talking Bill Simmons, NBA, sports media and more. We first continue our ongoing coverage of Zach Lowe to The Ringer, where Hubie hits on some points we haven't discussed over the last few episodes. We also get his view on how Lowe fits with Russillo and whether Ryen will re-up or stay when his contract is up.</p><p><br></p><p>Next we get into NBA playoff scenarios and look at the best and worst case outcomes for Bill. Obviously the Celtics and Lakers factor strongly into the discussion, and we explore just how crushing an LA win over Boston would be. But we also touch on several other outcomes where Bill could come out on top vs. taking an L were they to happen - we're loaded with potential storylines this postseason. And Hubie breaks down why he thinks the Lakers actually have a legit shot to win - music to the ears of Bill Simmons listeners.</p><p> </p><p>We finish up the pod talking NBA Twitter stories with Hubie, including his interactions with Woj and the rise of NBA Centel - who Hubie knew and gave advice to very early on. Hope you guys enjoy the episode, and be sure to follow @HubieTalksHoops on Twitter - and check him out on Episode 29.</p>
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