Bill Simmons

Bill Simmons is an American sports podcaster, sportswriter, and cultural critic best known as the founder of The Ringer and the host of *The Bill Simmons Podcast*. He first rose to prominence as “The Boston Sports Guy” and later built a major media career at ESPN, where he launched influential projects like *Grantland* and *The B.S. Report*.

Products they talk about

American Kings: A Biography of the Quarterback💬 Mentioned
…discussing seth wickersham's book on the quarterback position and tom brady
“Seth Wickersham joins to discuss Tom Brady's complicated relationship with the Patriots and QBs as talked about in his book, 'American Kings: A Biography of the Quarterback'”
on The Bill Simmons Podcast
American Men👍 Recommends
…recommending jordan kahn's new nonfiction book about american men
“Jordan Kahn, who's been with us since Grantland, came to us along when we started The Ringer. One of the best long-form writers in the country. He has a new book that came out today called American Men. It's excellent. If you like reading books, I would recommend it.”
on The Bill Simmons Podcast
Animal House👍 Recommends
…discussing comedy film animal house from 1978 for rewatchables podcast series
“I have Rewatchables coming Monday. Last comedy movie that we did for a month of May. Animal House. Wow. Really good. A lot of great lines. Had a great time. So that's coming. You can watch all those movies on Netflix.”
on The Bill Simmons Podcast
Masters of the Game💬 Mentioned
…book review of phil jackson and sam smith collaboration
“I read this book called masters of the game. Okay. By Sam Smith and Phil Jackson. They go through 75 players and it's basically a back and forth. Almost like how we did that Dwight Howard thing. It's a back and forth of their conversation with each player, but each one kind of can basically zag into this different conversation. It's one of the strangest books I've ever read.”
on The Bill Simmons Podcast
The Franchise👍 Recommends
…discussing great NBA books on championship team building
“I think this was the greatest team-building title that we've seen since the two Isaiah Pistons teams. And now, even with those, and that was, there's a great book written about those teams called The Franchise, which I think is one of the best NBA books.”
on The Bill Simmons Podcast