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Oct 10
Top Five NFL Games to Watch in Week 6, Why the Jaguars will Fall to Earth with Ben Axelrod, And Steve Smith Sr. on his Hall of Fame Snub
Can Patrick Mahomes fix the Chiefs in time to tame the Lions? Can Baltimore right the ship without Lamar? Can you really pick the Browns to win a game post London? Ben Axelrod joins the show to ponder these Week 6 questions. Plus, an in-depth interview with Steve Smith Sr. on his ... Show More
51m 14s
Oct 10
The Hockey Show: HOCKEY IS BACK!
The NHL season has returned and Roy, David and Ethan are here to recap the first few nights of games and break down some of the big time contract extensions signed around the league before the season started. In wins and fails, the Oilers fell apart behind Stuart Skinner, the Sha ... Show More
56m 37s
Sep 2024
Charles Barkley on the New NFL Season, NBA Sleepers, Caitlin’s Detractors, and TV Networks Screwing Things Up
The Ringer's Bill Simmons is joined by Charles Barkley to discuss their excitement for the NFL season, the new chips on Jaylen Brown's and Jayson Tatum's shoulders (1:20), feelings on the 2023-24 NBA season, a retooled Western Conference, 2024-25 NBA sleeper teams, NBA player mov ... Show More
1h 39m
Nov 2024
Part 1: An NBA Popularity Check and Tyson’s Big Comeback With Wosny Lambre and Van Lathan
In Part 1 of a two-part podcast, The Ringer's Bill Simmons is joined by Wosny Lambre to discuss whether tanking in the NBA is possible with as much talent as the league currently has, the new-look Knicks, the serious Cavaliers, and the confounding 76ers (2:07). Then Van Lathan jo ... Show More
1h 32m
Sep 2
Charles Barkley on Skinny Luka, the Eagles, LeBron, Jokic, Josh Allen, and His Uneasy ESPN Partnership
The Ringer’s Bill Simmons is joined by Charles Barkley to make his annual NFL champion pick before discussing the second apron, the “best NBA player” argument, Barkley's ESPN partnership, and much more (3:53)! Host: Bill Simmons Guest: Charles Barkley Producers: Chia Hao Tat, Edu ... Show More
1h 37m
Jun 2025
Chuck Klosterman on the NBA Finals, a Rival League, the Sonics, 'The Rehearsal,' Cooper Flagg, and the Fear of AI
The Ringer’s Bill Simmons is joined by Chuck Klosterman to talk about the NBA's popularity and foul baiting (2:58), before they discuss the biggest sport franchise moves and the possibility of a new international basketball league (31:53). Then, they talk about Cooper Flagg, and ... Show More
2h 6m
Nov 2016
LOCKED ON FANTASY BASKETBALL - 11/23/16 - Tossed Salads And Scrambled Eggs
In today's Locked On Fantasy Basketball Show, brought to you by Fantrax, Mack Weldon and Basketball Monster, Tim Frazier continued his top 50 season in a very impressive way.
Intro music is a song by Sex Karate, called Gender Queer while The Side Bets close out the show with Have ... Show More
1h 23m
Dec 2024
Sloane Knows NEXT - Nik Khamenia on Duke Basketball, Spurs & Wemby, AAU lessons, NBA role models
Welcome to another episode of SloaneKnows: NEXT, where Sloane speaks with the future NBA stars of tomorrow. Nikolas Khamenia is a Duke Basketball commit, who’s a 2025 top-five recruit from the state of California. With offers from UCLA, North Carolina, Gonzaga among other schools ... Show More
27m 30s
Oct 2020
Basketball is Over, Long Live Basketball
The Buds get together to talk about the end of the NBA and WNBA seasons, get disappointed by the weak crop of upcoming free agents, and discuss what you listeners have to look forward in the off-season. Will the Buds ever do their long-threatened Jason Whitlock radio play? Stay t ... Show More
37m 51s
Mar 2025
Talking Basketball, NBA, and Hoops With Ryen Russillo
The Ringer’s Bill Simmons is joined by Ryen Russillo to discuss the 76ers’ arduous journey to retaining their first-round draft pick, the unknown ceiling of the new-look Lakers (15:26), criticizing NBA player criticism, what it means to be the “face of the league” (32:59), bigges ... Show More
2h 11m