Bill gives the best interviews. I feel like he comes out and does these things like once every 3 years or so.
@neelmoudgil496211 ай бұрын
We need more Bill interviews as a guest for sure
@muhilan854011 ай бұрын
He went on “How I Built This” recently, it was interesting
@msp513811 ай бұрын
Simmons is a clown...
@dimitrijetucovic130711 ай бұрын
@@msp5138 cry more, loser
@AlanMane11 ай бұрын
@@msp5138lol
@RonDollete11 ай бұрын
From Page2 (alongside the late great Ralph Wiley) through to Grantland and then Ringer, I feel like I've sat next to this guy at the bar for my entire adult life.
@fexcab11 ай бұрын
Big facts…Page 2 kept me informed when I was overseas serving in the military…The BS report was the first pod I listened too…Grantland was my jam as well…now onto Parent Corner😎
@tchombre199211 ай бұрын
Damn I love the way you just put that. The way he writes and speaks feels so organic. Like you feel like you're chilling with a buddy.
@ryanmussell73911 ай бұрын
How does parent corner feel now ? I started following Bill in 2016. I used to listen to Jim Rome, I remember when his son was born and when he was drafted by the Padres.
@jarrodhumphrey935011 ай бұрын
Bill is a visionary business genius
@bmwdallas8211 ай бұрын
The Rewatchables is my favorite podcast
@austingreen127411 ай бұрын
Same. And the BS.
@Paul-vf2wl11 ай бұрын
It would be if they could just get rid of Sean Fennessey
@janski198211 ай бұрын
The Ringer and Barstool is all I listen to. The Rewatchables, The Bill Simmons Podcast and Pardon My Take. All three of them are excellent shows.
@msp513811 ай бұрын
Wow! You really don't know much about sports if you listen to those podcasts.
@stevenersing117511 ай бұрын
@@msp5138 what do you listen to?
@janski198211 ай бұрын
@@msp5138 I don't listen to them because I want to learn about sports😄. But I hope you trying to hurt my feelings made you feel better😉
@Ottny11 ай бұрын
Try the mismatch as well, love that one too!
@SolidMikeP11 ай бұрын
He HAD TO GET IT ON!!
@fornana11 ай бұрын
It's wild that he refers to Serial as an "old school" podcast lol. Makes me feel like I've been listening to podcasts since ancient times.
@scandelez2 ай бұрын
As soon as bill said with a straight face into a microphone that he doesn’t know/pay attention to how many people listen to his pod I knew how many this interview was going to go lol. He’s dodging questions like he’s Lebron in a free agent year.
@nf220311 ай бұрын
I've been a loyal Bill Simmons listener from Slovenia since 2014. Love the guy and what he built in The Ringer.
@Quinny-ps3wc10 ай бұрын
Bill just doing Bill stuff in this interview, he just is!
@ryanmussell73911 ай бұрын
4:50 the royal grifter comment. It shook Bill when they sent reporters to his office to talk in person.
@AsianGreatness11 ай бұрын
great interview. bill simmons is the man
@ryanbarnes84011 ай бұрын
I think that standing out and figuring out how you'll stand out is important, but you can have the best, most standout podcast out there and if you're: A. Not famous, B. Not rich, and C. Not in with the social media algorithm, then good luck. It's very difficult to get a podcast to grow naturally.
@ericpeters0n11 ай бұрын
Interesting that podcasting was the consummate "long tail" media when it started (mirroring Bill's "Sports Guy" column origins), and now it's a business more heavily weighted towards delivering celebrity IP (Simmons included). Much of Bill's perspective here is "view from the top" (appropriate for Bloomberg audience of course).
@ron660311 ай бұрын
The Ringer is full of successful podcasts that actually do not rely on celebrities at all and instead are just powered by the personalities at The Ringer. The only show with tons of celebrities is Bill's pod.
@GutsBatman10 ай бұрын
@@ron6603 This is true. The Ringer has a lot of very good listens in it's podcast library. Bill's pod is the headliner, of course. In that way, it is The Tonight Show (or Letterman, depending on preferences) of the network and Russillo's is the Conan late show ( or The LAte, Late Show). As a result, that's where the biggest guests flow towards.
@njdevil895010 ай бұрын
Started listening in 2007 when it was originally Eye of Sports Guy. I feel very old.
@reputablehype10 ай бұрын
Like the green jacket in golf, I think you get a vest once you sell a company for over $100 million
@benjaminapete10 ай бұрын
Great interview
@philliprose921011 ай бұрын
The guy is the best in the business, everyone are just trying to be him, best thing is he's a fan of sports, not some douche playing it
@therealjayz803611 ай бұрын
He’s still a douche
@panagiotisatmatzidis997211 ай бұрын
No. Just not. LOL. He is straight-up a poor podcaster. He must be a very good businessman though or just lucky, but being *consistently* lucky is a skill.
@silewis939611 ай бұрын
@@panagiotisatmatzidis9972 He's an excellent podcaster. I disagree with him often but he hosts excellent pods _and_ finds lots of new talent on The Ringer
@stevenersing117511 ай бұрын
who do you consider good podcasters?@@panagiotisatmatzidis9972
@tsuihintree11 ай бұрын
@@panagiotisatmatzidis9972if someone is consistently lucky, then they are not just lucky. BS has a niche to talk about sports that relatable and understandable as a “non athletic observer”. He’s a fan. He’s a homer. And people love to agree or shit on him. Making people consistently wanting care, in forms of to agree or shit on your takes, is a skill.
@SportsCardsNonsense11 ай бұрын
I keep hearing about one of Bill's pods on the Ringer called Sports Cards Nonsense. I wonder if it's as great as people say 🤔
@benballard634211 ай бұрын
Love Bill. Why was this an attempt at gotchas vs a conversation. Oddly contentious.
@budfox23378 ай бұрын
I’m so glad Bill left ESPN, it was actually ESPN left Bill. Ringer can do what they want, not under the MotherShips control and censorship.
@betraytheteam10 ай бұрын
Lucas Shaw's parents are brother and sister.
@user-id5wv1zs4m5 ай бұрын
😆
@yakamolic11 ай бұрын
Weird questions. Bill is a successful podcaster because he is a master of the art of conversation. Not because of business analysis. Ask about the product not the strategy
@Sylvestror11 ай бұрын
The strategy comes in when you build a company filled with podcasts that are successful.
@tchombre199211 ай бұрын
He obviously is very charismatic and has the ability to make the conversation feel super organic which is why people like listening to him; but he is 100% a business analyst. From his page2 days to 30 for 30 to Grantland to The Ringer this dude has always been able to tap into untouched markets. The only thing he's done that has really failed was his HBO show but it's just because it was a bad set up. The idea was there but he just didn't have the bandwidth with HBO at the time to make it work, which he then took that idea and basically made The Ringer with the same concept, but knowing he had unlimited resources (time, production, chances) that he didn't have at HBO, and sold it for $250M. Like that's bananas.
@blessembreaks11 ай бұрын
having the vision to see where the conversations could go, covering topics in not only sports but pop culture then creating a podcast and hiring talent to host those podcasts is most definitely a business analysis skill
@msp513811 ай бұрын
Conversation is not knowledge. Simmons knows nothing about sports.
@terry790711 ай бұрын
@@msp5138I think he at least knows a lot about basketball; unfortunately that knowledge gets filtered through his Celtics homerism.
@QGuides11 ай бұрын
I love Bill 😂
@jonathancubillo738311 ай бұрын
but first, Pearl Jam
@huliwood11 ай бұрын
The podfather!
@daveclark83377 ай бұрын
Bill is friends with the Smartless guys but it seems like those 3 really do just flip their laptops open once a week, chat with one of their celebrity friends for an hour and collect Million$. Meanwhile they're all still working on TV, movies, Broadway, commercials and producing stuff as the main thing.
@isaacnewton351411 ай бұрын
Some amateur questions from the interviewer: ‘What is considered good viewership for The Ringer?’ Bill’s company has many podcasts and him giving an actual figure could jeopardise his employees feelings regarding the viewership they are getting. ‘How much money does The Ringer make?’ They are a private company for a reason and good thing Bill shit him down.
@kz1000ps10 ай бұрын
They were weird questions, but it would seem these two have a preexisting relationship where the interviewer knew he could ask some jokey questions to try and get a rise out of Bill. That'd also explain the repeated Dodgers jabs.
@janski198211 ай бұрын
Is Barstool bigger already? I mean PMT is the most popular sports podcast and it’s been that for long now.
@k_hack944111 ай бұрын
But it’s barstool… PMT is 90/10 humor/ learn something. Russillo is the best sports pod in the game.
@kz1000ps10 ай бұрын
@@k_hack9441 Yup, Rusillo is an absolute unit when it comes to spitting sports facts and knowledge.
@blessembreaks11 ай бұрын
Is Bill going fishing?
@kavo58811 ай бұрын
Interviewer a lil annoying
@guillermomijaresmijares775711 ай бұрын
Lakers fans in the comments mad salty that the biggest sports media mogul is a BOSTON fan 🐐🐐🐐
@WheresLouis11 ай бұрын
what a lame host... couldn't even give a decent close just "thanks bill" and walked off stage lol
@joe_bones11 ай бұрын
They're colleagues. Lucas is a frequent contributor to The Town, a Ringer Podcast.
@blessembreaks11 ай бұрын
Ellen DeGeneres has aged well
@kevintriplett672411 ай бұрын
Here for the Leah takeover day!
@Rary.03 ай бұрын
celebrity doesnt matter with podcasts haha right. sure okay. buddy. thats why like 25 percent of nba players, nfl players, mlb, players have a podcast now. its the ONLY thing that matters
@jimstevenson4243 ай бұрын
He contradicted himself a little, when he brought up the Kelce's. Celebrity will get you the initial attention, and it also makes it easier to get other celebrities. They hook each other up. Bill is great at identifying talent. One of his Zoomer dudes will do a better analysis of an NFL offense than anyone at ESPN. I expect the Ringer to be a leader in the future of podcast innovation. Media companies cannot be as honest as Bill, due to Ringer independence. Ex-athletes are a threat, but most of them can only speak to their single sport.
@abuyusufabdulhakim9522 ай бұрын
I wonder how many of those podcasts have longevity. Gilbert Arenas and co are hot takes on steroids, lots of hating, and not much more. I doubt they have longevity. Paul George seems more interesting, JJ was successful... It depends, celebrity can only get you so far...
@jimstevenson4242 ай бұрын
@@abuyusufabdulhakim952 Right. Who is Gilbert Arenas? It's not 2009.
@sheaserrano8 ай бұрын
bill is missing something....and thats me.
@IamWadeHeineman11 ай бұрын
I've never Podcaster. I narrate my life at home because I noticed people could hear me in my home and vehicles in 2013-14 on. Frauds record it and pretend it's a podcast. I've also never streamed anything. No idea who Bill Simmons or anyone on this show is. It was placed in my KZbin feed as 95% of what I watch orcrespond to.
@prasad53011 ай бұрын
You edited this comment and it's still a word salad lol.
@stevemiller13454 ай бұрын
"Im curioussssssssssss...." Are there any people who vote Republican that have a lisssssssssssspppp? Dude sounds like hiss from Disney robin hood
@geebgeeb815211 ай бұрын
Barstool
@alspeer4411 ай бұрын
why this guy?
@victornaidu11 ай бұрын
What a creepy character..!
@coblebrooks50911 ай бұрын
I've always been amazed at his grasp of different businesses within the entertainment industry. His foresight on docs and pods is impressive.
@VoltaDoMar11 ай бұрын
Bill Simmons built this whole media empire on an understanding of popular culture.. it's really something
@kz1000ps10 ай бұрын
Not only is it impressive, but I've always loved how plainspoken he is about business... no esoteric or jargon-y BS. He just says "yeah I think there were too many blogs in '07 so I'm gonna focus on podcasts" and then he turns out to be 100% right.
@uknownutin352811 ай бұрын
A real business mind. Can learn a lot about the podcast and sports industry business from Bill
@legally_richard11 ай бұрын
Bill always makes sure to sneak in a Holy Cross shoutout
@vurbzfenomeno11 ай бұрын
Imagine just being so sure of yourself and everything just falls into place. I’ll get there
@Soda1910 ай бұрын
Good job by you!
@kz1000ps10 ай бұрын
Good job by you, buddy!
@philliprose921011 ай бұрын
Relateable
@heritagelandinggolfcountry56811 ай бұрын
Down in front..I’m trying to see Bill’s shoe game
@bileskalnz11 ай бұрын
POD father himself!
@handfullofsean2 ай бұрын
now it's 2!
@stardestroyer4411 ай бұрын
bad questions.
@trevorglodowski488711 ай бұрын
Some weird questions being thrown at Bill but he handled them well. Not sure what some of those were supposed to get at... A LOT of 'gotchya' questions
@Charlie2timez2 ай бұрын
The product he puts out is mediocre, yet he has a huge podcasting deal. He literally sits at his desk on zoom (essentially) and talks sports. No production value at all.
@johnbrowntheprophet2 ай бұрын
What would you like to see him do, then? 🤔🤷🏻♂️
@pugglesprindle26987 ай бұрын
Is the goal to hide your content where nobody can find it? Like Bill Simmons, thought he died 6 years ago.
@asmith12302 ай бұрын
I'm guessing you don't listen to sports podcasts... But you do click on videos about podcasts.
@RC-ro4gq11 ай бұрын
your questions were great! Everything as a viewer I wanted answers to
@abba_10311 ай бұрын
Bill is best friends with Jared from Subway
@panagiotisatmatzidis997211 ай бұрын
Funny thing, his podcast is bellow average in terms of bbal quality. Some times the guests are _good-ish_ but that's it. Simmons has a very poor basketball technical knowledge and it shows mightily. The fact that he built "The Ringer" should give hope to all aspiring businessmen.
@vdoggydogg392211 ай бұрын
He is not an x's and o'd guy. His appeal is that he looks at it as a fan. I happen to think he understands the game well and communicates it well.