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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Sarah Tiana

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Ice Cube
A Very Special 400th Episode With Ice Cube and John David Washington | The Bill Simmons Podcast (Ep. 400) · 2 episodes

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Ralph Macchio
Ralph Macchio on 'The Karate Kid' and 'Cobra Kai,' Plus Michael Lewis on 'Moneyball,' Moreyball, and Sports Parents | The Bill Simmons Podcast · Apr 2019

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Jerrod Carmichael
Here Come the 76ers, Plus Jerrod Carmichael | The Bill Simmons Podcast (Ep. 357) · Apr 2018

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Michael Che

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Hasan Minhaj
World Series Thoughts Plus Hasan Minhaj | The Bill Simmons Podcast (Ep. 433) · 2 episodes

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Matt Damon
Matt Damon on 'Good Will Hunting,' 'Rounders' and Breaking Into '90s Hollywood | The Bill Simmons Podcast (Ep. 423) · Oct 2018

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William Zabka
William Zabka on 'Cobra Kai,' and a 2020 Sports Repodders Recap With Bryan Curtis and Jason Gay · Dec 2020

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Robert Smigel
Ep. 65: 'The Ringer' Announcement, Robert Smigel, and JackO · Feb 2016

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Eddie Huang
New York Hoops, Food Trends, ESPN's Future, and Nick Saban With Eddie Huang and Jim Miller | The Bill Simmons Podcast (Ep. 399) · Aug 2018

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Mark Harris

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Barry Levinson

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J.K. Simmons

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Greg Kinnear

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David Letterman
Five NBA Playoff Takes, Plus David Letterman’s First-Ever BS Pod Appearance (We Did It!!!) · May 2026

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Aaron Sorkin

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Sharon Stone

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Ta-Nehisi Coates
Ta-Nehisi Coates on Story-telling, Challenging Obama, and the Kaepernick Situation (Ep. 287) · Nov 2017

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Michael Rapaport
Michael Rapaport on NBA Awards, the Knicks, 'True Romance,' and Being Banned From ESPN (Ep. 209) · 5 episodes

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Jeff Ross

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Pete Holmes
Pete Holmes on Conspiracies, Humor, and 'Crashing' (Ep. 309) · Jan 2018

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Casey Affleck

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Chuck Klosterman
Chuck Klosterman on the Cinema Revival, Sports Tsars, Owners and Commissioners, Analytics, U.S. Soccer Groundhog Day, and State of Reading · 29 episodes

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Jason Segel
Jason Segel and Adam Carolla | The Bill Simmons Podcast · Feb 2020

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Brian Koppelman
Knicks Chaos, Oscar Picks, Worst 2019 Movies, and a Claire Danes Interview, With Brian Koppelman and Wesley Morris | The Bill Simmons Podcast · 4 episodes

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Larry Wilmore
Larry Wilmore on Good-Natured Hatred, the New-Look Lakers, and Segmented Audiences (Ep. 320) · 2 episodes

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Abby Wambach
Ep. 40: Abby Wambach · Dec 2015

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Andrew Ross Sorkin

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Adam Mosseri

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Susan Morrison

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Anthony Anderson

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Keegan-Michael Key
Ep. 94: Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele · Apr 2016

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Kevin Costner
NBA Summer Mailbag Plus Kevin Costner on His Best Baseball Movies, Acting Lessons, and Navigating True Superstardom | The Bill Simmons Podcast · Jul 2019

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John Cena

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Kurt Russell
Kurt Russell on His Career, Robin Williams's Humor, and Hanging with Val Kilmer (Ep. 200) · Apr 2017

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Jonathan Abrams

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Michael Schur
NFL Wagers, Running TV Shows, 'The Good Place,' and 'This Is Us' With Mike Schur and Dan Fogelman | The Bill Simmons Podcast (Ep. 417) · Sep 2018

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Chris Bosh
Chris Bosh on the Anthony Davis Saga, KG's Trash-Talking, and the Player Empowerment Era | The Bill Simmons Podcast (Ep. 481) · 3 episodes

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Sean Penn
A Sox–Yanks Power Flip and Biden's Struggles With JackO, Plus Sean Penn's First BS Appearance · Sep 2019

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Jay Caspian Kang

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