Thank you, this show is normally great and this might have been the funniest one.Alvin Kamara. I laughed out loud multiple times listening to this episode.
Thank you, this show is normally great and this might have been the funniest one.Alvin Kamara. I laughed out loud multiple times listening to this episode.
Nothing will beat Drunk House after his Christmas dinner a year or 2 ago but yesterday's guess the lines was great.Thank you, this show is normally great and this might have been the funniest one.
The Ringer social media will usually pull a two minute or so video from a podcast and use it as kind of a trailer or advertisement for whatever podcast just came out, so I assume when he says "Turn the camera on" it is that he wants the next bit to be filmed so they could use it in for social media purposes.Where does the "Turn on the camera, Kyle" bit come from?
I liked Collinsworth being in The Beatles documentary. "You know, we talked to Paul he said that he really likes Yoko being around the band!"Thank you, this show is normally great and this might have been the funniest one.
When you’re right you’re right and in this instance you’re right and I have recency biasNothing will beat Drunk House after his Christmas dinner a year or 2 ago but yesterday's guess the lines was great.
Kimmel sucks. There is an old JFK Simmons pod from years ago that is pretty good too. Klosterman is on it. It is pre-Ringer but Spotify still has itDo we discuss The Rewatchables here? Or another thread? I can't keep all the Simmons content straight. Anyway, I had one of the few disappointing experiences with that pod recently, in the Saturday Night Fever episode. Jimmy Kimmel brings nothing to the table. I don't watch his late night show, so maybe he's better in that setting, but on the pod he was just there -- no insight, nothing particularly funny. I turned it off about halfway through, which I never, ever do for that pod.
At least the JFK ep was top notch.
With a one-game regular season sample size that Embiid is clearly in a tier above Tatum. And Tatum is the one that is tough to play with, while the former is perfectly willing to push Ben Simmons out the door. I think Embiid is one or two places above Tatum, but quite an exaggeration Bill made after a 41-point game when his season average is 25 ppg on a .487 eFG.Bill sees someone vs the celtics...next pod is a long-form piece on them...rinse, wash, repeat.
The problem with the Press Box is that Shoemaker sucks.I assume anyone that like the sports repodders is also a fan of the Press Box pod. It’s terrific and the recent, “How to be”, series has been great.
I mean, Kimmel grew up in an Italian family in Brooklyn so he had a bit of insight into that dynamic. I laughed several times and there were several anecdotes I wasn't aware of , actually thought it was a pretty good pod.Yeah, that was a straight-up "let's invite my famous friend on for the fuck of it" casting.
Fair enough. To each their own. I guess I just like the traditional format.I mean, Kimmel grew up in an Italian family in Brooklyn so he had a bit of insight into that dynamic. I laughed several times and there were several anecdotes I wasn't aware of , actually thought it was a pretty good pod.
It's better than the SNF one, but still has the same problem: it can't be a 2 person pod when one of them is Simmons.Fair enough. To each their own. I guess I just like the traditional format.
Speaking of which: Father of the Bride? On Christmas week? With Amanda Dobbins and nobody else?
*shrug*
Also I had no idea Simmons' daughter was 16 ish. Time flies.
I think that’s right.The problem with the Press Box is that Shoemaker sucks.
3 is better than two but there are many that are 2 with Simmons that I like, YMMV.It's better than the SNF one, but still has the same problem: it can't be a 2 person pod when one of them is Simmons.
Yes, that was incredible. I could swear that was William C. Rhoden with a side of Lupica and Albom thrown in. Loved every second.I unabashedly love the Sports Repodders, especially when Jason Gay does the wrap up thing at the end.
And the other is Dobbins. Oh boy is that a rough grouping.It's better than the SNF one, but still has the same problem: it can't be a 2 person pod when one of them is Simmons.
They do love their random anniversaries way too much, but it seems a stretch to wait until 2023 for the 40th of Vacation (never mind 2024 for the 35th for Christmas Vacation).It's still crazy to me that they haven't done any of the Vacation movies yet. I was hoping they'd finally bust out Christmas Vacation this week but no dice. You'd think with Simmons' open affection for Fletch and Caddyshack, they'd have done at least one of what are probably Chase's signature movies.
In before I could make the obvious pun. In some ways Shoemaker lets Curtis cook, but in others he starts on his 2 minute soliloquy where he says a lot of words without saying anything, and leaves me channeling Billy Madison saying "T-t-t-today junior!"I think that’s right.
Curtis is great when he’s got Gay or someone else with firmer opinions riding shotgun. Also is a great interviewer who puts in real prep.
There is no one else I would more want to guess a strained pun headline, so I don't mind David, but Curtis is the reason to listen. I do miss the edited audio endings, though. And Sports Repodders is one of my top 3 must listen ASAP recurring BS Pods - Klosterman and Zach Lowe/Jackie Mac are the others.The problem with the Press Box is that Shoemaker sucks.
he’s been doing that for twenty years.I find it incredibly telling about his intelligence, self awareness, narcissism, and almost pathological need to think he’s the coolest guy in the room.I was catching up on some Rewatchables I'd missed and listened to The Hangover.
He really seems to think he was onto Vegas before anyone else and now the hoi polloi have ruined it.
Another perfect recent example of that is some commercial read he was recently doing for his podcasts (I think it was Progressive or some insurance company) where he's reading the copy about the different kind of football fans, and says (paraphrasing) "whether you are the type of fan sitting on your couch right until gametime getting your fantasy roster perfect (that's me) or the one getting all the food for the tailgate (that used to be me)" He has to let us know it's always about him. He's like Michael Scott in the Office.he’s been doing that for twenty years.I find it incredibly telling about his intelligence, self awareness, narcissism, and almost pathological need to think he’s the coolest guy in the room.
He made the same type of comments in the Swingers Rewatchable. And I remember saying the same thing to myself. Like he and his friends were the first group of guys to do Vegas trips.I was catching up on some Rewatchables I'd missed and listened to The Hangover.
He really seems to think he was onto Vegas before anyone else and now the hoi polloi have ruined it.
I really hope I die before he does, because I'd hate to be alive when the world blinks out of existence.He made the same type of comments in the Swingers Rewatchable. And I remember saying the same thing to myself. Like he and his friends were the first group of guys to do Vegas trips.
I also get the same sense when he talks about fantasy football.
That's an insane proportion of talk show style podcasters, if fairness.Another perfect recent example of that is some commercial read he was recently doing for his podcasts (I think it was Progressive or some insurance company) where he's reading the copy about the different kind of football fans, and says (paraphrasing) "whether you are the type of fan sitting on your couch right until gametime getting your fantasy roster perfect (that's me) or the one getting all the food for the tailgate (that used to be me)" He has to let us know it's always about him. He's like Michael Scott in the Office.
I can’t believe I am defending Simmons but I do think he was ahead of the curve for fantasy football when it comes to the mainstream media.He made the same type of comments in the Swingers Rewatchable. And I remember saying the same thing to myself. Like he and his friends were the first group of guys to do Vegas trips.
I also get the same sense when he talks about fantasy football.
To be fair, I also do the same thing! My fantasy football career went from the 90s to around 2010, before realizing how much of an absolute crapshoot it was (took me awhile) and my peer group had no interest in auction drafts. I just make picks now, which is a crapshoot but not in a "my #1 pick tore an ACL on the first play of the year" kind of way...He made the same type of comments in the Swingers Rewatchable. And I remember saying the same thing to myself. Like he and his friends were the first group of guys to do Vegas trips.
I also get the same sense when he talks about fantasy football.
I’m ashamed to admit I’ve used his joke about 12s and 13s - maybe it wasn’t his originally, but I believe he relayed it in one of his articles. I think part of the magic of Vegas is everyone feels like they’re doing the coolest most unique shit when they’re there and compiling the craziest stories. In a vacuum I like that Simmons was so good at capturing that rush. Given his overall attitude, yeah there’s probably a bit more than the general hubris in his Vegas stuff.Can I defend Simmons a bit on the Vegas thing and say that his recaps of buddy trips to Vegas were basically my guide to going on buddy trips to Vegas in my 20s? I am sure there were other guys doing similar things, and there may have even been other places to read similar stories, but I know we would not have been referring to blackjack dealers as Mariano Rivera or a dozen other references if not for BS.
You shouldn't be ashamed, those Vegas columns were top notch quality and entertainment. And hilarious. There is a difference between writing about your Vegas trip with friends and it being awesome and saying, decades later, "I discovered Vegas before it started turning Disney. because I'm the man."I’m ashamed to admit I’ve used his joke about 12s and 13s - maybe it wasn’t his originally, but I believe he relayed it in one of his articles. I think part of the magic of Vegas is everyone feels like they’re doing the coolest most unique shit when they’re there and compiling the craziest stories. In a vacuum I like that Simmons was so good at capturing that rush. Given his overall attitude, yeah there’s probably a bit more than the general hubris in his Vegas stuff.
Well, I just meant I probably wouldn’t make that R. Kelly joke in 2021. Well, maybe lit at a 3am blackjack table. But I’d feel a little guilt about it, unless everyone really laughed a lot.You shouldn't be ashamed, those Vegas columns were top notch quality and entertainment. And hilarious. There is a difference between writing about your Vegas trip with friends and it being awesome and saying, decades later, "I discovered Vegas before it started turning Disney. because I'm the man."
My first Vegas Trip with friends was in October of 1998. But I was a degenerate. I don't think I discovered Vegas. And it was already turning Hollywood by then. The New York NY opened in early 1997.
How About “Mugsy”?As for discovering Vegas, unless your name is Meyer or Bugsy or you flew into that desert city before there were gigantic hotels and high-end restaurants and stores and packed nightclubs, well then you probably didn’t discover shit.
Best podcast title ever. Bill is out of his mind.Tasty NFL Underdogs, Covid Misconceptions and 2021’s Teen Culture Awards with Peter Schrager, Derek Thompson and Zoe Simmons
Even as a Simmons sycophant, I am shocked by how reasonable his Covid discussion with the Plain English guy is. I figured it would go sideways.Best podcast title ever. Bill is out of his mind.
I did appreciate how Simmons introduced Thompson. He was trying to give him a compliment about how well he hit the ground running with his podcast. So he said, "You've been like a fish out of water." That is really strong stuff.Even as a Simmons sycophant, I am shocked by how reasonable his Covid discussion with the Plain English guy is. I figured it would go sideways.
edit: Guy’s name is Derek Thompson
I laughed. He meant to say in water or something.I did appreciate how Simmons introduced Thompson. He was trying to give him a compliment about how well he hit the ground running with his podcast. So he said, "You've been like a fish out of water." That is really strong stuff.
The best title is and always will be “A Truly Sad Week in America, plus the 2005 Redraftables”Best podcast title ever. Bill is out of his mind.