The Bill Simmons Podcast

HBO and The Ringer's Bill Simmons hosts the most downloaded sports podcast of all time, with a rotating crew of celebrities, athletes, and media staples, as well as mainstays like Cousin Sal, Joe House, and a slew of other friends and family members who always happen to be suspiciously available.

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Every guest on The Bill Simmons Podcast

442 guests, ranked by how many people never want them back.

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Larry David
Tortured Jets Fans, NFL Fixes, and Curb Your Enthusiasm’s 25-Year Run With Larry David · Jan 2024

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Jake Gyllenhaal
Jake Gyllenhaal on Picking Roles, Filming in Boston, and Creating Characters (Ep. 265) · Sep 2017

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Stephen Curry
Stephen Curry on Battling LeBron, NBA Twitter, Klaytheism, and the Quest for Immortality | The Bill Simmons Podcast (Ep. 401) · Aug 2018

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John McEnroe
John McEnroe on the Knicks, the Greatest Match Ever Played, and Improving Tennis (Ep. 235) · Jul 2017

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Peyton Manning
Peyton Manning, Mina Kimes, and Danny Kelly · Sep 2021

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Greta Gerwig
Greta Gerwig and Saoirse Ronan of 'Lady Bird,’ Plus Francesa Fridays (Ep. 316) · Jan 2018

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Steven Soderbergh
AD's Trade Request, Plus Steven Soderbergh on 30 Years of Making Movies | The Bill Simmons Podcast (Ep. 474) · Jan 2019

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Bill Hader
Bill Hader on 'Barry' and Common on John Wick, Kanye, Chicago, and Hoops | The Bill Simmons Podcast · 3 episodes

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Rob Lowe

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Ben Affleck

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Jon Favreau
Ep. 75: Jon Favreau and Dan Pfeiffer · Mar 2016

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Al Michaels
Ep. 63: Al Michaels · Feb 2016

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Billy Crudup

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Edward Norton
Clippers-Lakers Opening Thoughts Plus Edward Norton | The Bill Simmons Podcast · Oct 2019

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Kumail Nanjiani

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Kevin Bacon
Saving the NBA Calendar, the Koepka Era and Le Batard vs. ESPN. Plus: Kevin Bacon on 40 Years of Bacon Movies. | The Bill Simmons Podcast · Jul 2019

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Ethan Hawke

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Kenan Thompson

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Jordan Peele

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Michael Lewis
A Quarantine Mailbag, Plus Michael Lewis and Jason Bateman · May 2020

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David Spade
Andrew Luck Retires! What? Plus: David Spade on 'SNL,' Sandler Movies and Norm MacDonald | The Bill Simmons Podcast · Aug 2019

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Johnny Knoxville

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Kathryn Hahn

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Dave Grohl

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Joe Buck
Sports TV Secrets, MLB’s Murky Future, Hollywood’s Next Phase, And Bong Joon-ho's Championship Belt with Joe Buck and Alan Yang | The Bill Simmons Podcast · Apr 2020

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Jon Stewart
Jon Stewart on a Knicks Disaster, the Soto Era, His ‘Daily Show’ Comeback, Bad Biden Coverage, and New York Fans | Plus: Is an OKC Title Now Inevitable? · May 2025

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Tiffany Haddish
Tiffany Haddish | The Bill Simmons Podcast (Ep. 419) · Sep 2018

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Jake Tapper

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Julia Louis-Dreyfus

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Bryan Cranston
Bryan Cranston on TV Dads, Streaming Shows, and Creative Freedom (Ep. 296) · Dec 2017

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James Corden
James Corden on Returning to London, "Carpool Karaoke," Elections, and Sports in America (Ep. 222) · Jun 2017

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David Chang
Koosanity, Daniel Snyder, Best Bacon, and Gronk Panic w/ David Chang, Joe House + Bill's dad (Ep. 259) · 2 episodes

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Jimmy Kimmel
Will Smith’s Slap With Jimmy Kimmel. Plus, the Somehow Underrated Suns With Ryen Russillo · 6 episodes

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Michael K. Williams

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Billy Bob Thornton

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John C. Reilly

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Al Pacino
Al Pacino and Barry Levinson on 'Dog Day Afternoon,' HBO's 'Paterno,' and 'The Godfather' (Ep. 344) · Mar 2018

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Dave Attell

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Lou Adler

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Alex Winter

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