Ringer Podcast Network
Organization
A podcast network operated by The Ringer, producing shows about sports, culture, entertainment, and current events.
24 episodes featuring Ringer Podcast Network
The Bill Simmons Podcast
Quarterback chaos meets Buffalo’s championship curse
The episode connects NFL quarterback uncertainty, ownership pressure, and Buffalo’s enduring heartbreak to the bets shaping Week 3.
Sep 25, 2026 · 2h 8m
The Rewatchables
Law Abiding Citizen turns revenge into a moral maze
The discussion shows why a wildly implausible thriller can remain compelling when its star performance, escalating set pieces, and moral uncertainty align.
Sep 22, 2026 · 1h 40m
The Bill Simmons Podcast
The Knicks’ title window meets an unpredictable East
The episode tests whether New York’s emerging contender can outlast a conference where health, contracts, depth, and aging stars could reorder the field.
Sep 22, 2026 · 2h 39m
The Bill Simmons Podcast
Week 2 exposes the AFC’s fragile contenders
Kansas City survived, Los Angeles collapsed, and Miami fell out of the playoff picture as quarterback injuries reshaped the NFL landscape.
Sep 21, 2026 · 1h 53m
The Bill Simmons Podcast
Josh Allen strengthens Buffalo’s Super Bowl case
The episode tests whether Buffalo has finally built a complete contender around Josh Allen while surveying instability across the NFL and NBA.
Sep 18, 2026 · 1h 57m
Fearless with Jason Whitlock
Athletes face backlash for reacting to fabricated scandals
The episode tests how NIL money, corporate incentives, and public pressure are reshaping speech and accountability across sports.
Sep 16, 2026 · 1h 6m
The Bill Simmons Podcast
Week 1 exposes contenders, collapses and costly futures
Bill Simmons and Cousin Sal test whether the NFL’s opening-week shocks reveal real problems or merely invite premature conclusions.
Sep 14, 2026 · 1h 48m
The Bill Simmons Podcast
49ers win abroad as Week 1 bettors chase value
The episode connects San Francisco’s Melbourne win and the Rams’ shaky outlook to a wide-ranging debate over early NFL betting and American tennis’s growth.
Sep 11, 2026 · 1h 29m
The Bill Simmons Podcast
Patriots collapse exposes a familiar offensive ceiling
The discussion connects New England’s loss, Seattle’s quarterback uncertainty, and the NFL’s increasingly consequential travel and broadcast experiments.
Sep 10, 2026 · 1h 13m
The Rewatchables
Talladega Nights makes the case for Ferrell’s comedy peak
The discussion tests why a 2006 NASCAR comedy remains unusually quotable, visually tangible, and structurally strong despite humor that has aged unevenly.
Sep 8, 2026 · 2h 8m
The Bill Simmons Podcast
Bill Simmons and Sal turn Week 1 into a futures market
Their picks reveal how early-season uncertainty, quarterback questions, travel, and last year’s surprises shape NFL betting decisions.
Sep 7, 2026 · 2h 21m
The Bill Simmons Podcast
Barkley dissects Clippers dysfunction and the NBA’s next era
The conversation connects the Clippers’ punishment to broader questions about competitive integrity, roster building, aging stars, media careers, and the league’s future.
Sep 3, 2026 · 1h 42m
The Bill Simmons Podcast
Taurasi and McShay test football futures and the WNBA’s next era
The episode connects high-stakes quarterback evaluations with a firsthand account of how women’s basketball has changed on court and off it.
Sep 1, 2026 · 1h 42m
The Rewatchables
Aliens turns sequel pressure into war-movie mastery
The episode tests whether James Cameron’s expansion of Alien’s intimate horror created an equal—or even superior—classic without sacrificing atmosphere or emotional stakes.
Aug 31, 2026 · 2h 21m
The Bill Simmons Podcast
Texans emerge as AFC favorite while West tests old reputations
The panel’s projections reveal which AFC contenders have structural advantages and which are relying on quarterback pedigree, coaching history, or last season’s results.
Aug 30, 2026 · 1h 58m
The Bill Simmons Podcast
NFC contenders face uncertainty in annual win-total debate
The hosts test every NFC team against FanDuel win totals while weighing quarterback questions, injuries, schedules, and championship paths.
Aug 28, 2026 · 2h 11m
The Rewatchables
Apollo 13 turns procedural filmmaking into emotional history
The discussion explains why a 1995 space drama still feels unusually authentic, generous, and emotionally durable while confronting the loss of national ambition it quietly records.
Aug 25, 2026 · 1h 58m
The Bill Simmons Podcast
Fantasy drafters turn uncertainty into strategy
The draft shows how preseason information, quarterback instability, injuries, and price shape fantasy decisions more than simple player rankings.
Aug 25, 2026 · 2h 5m
The Bill Simmons Podcast
Chesney bets on culture as college football churns
The episode connects sports fandom’s enduring appeal with a college football system increasingly shaped by transfer-market volatility and NIL economics.
Aug 24, 2026 · 2h 21m
The Bill Simmons Podcast
Sports ownership turns scarcity into billionaire power
The episode connects protected league economics, opaque financing, NBA history, and the WNBA’s struggle to convert attention into durable fandom.
Aug 21, 2026 · 1h 42m
The Rewatchables
Speed still defines the ideal action movie
The discussion explains why Speed’s practical spectacle, efficient storytelling, and star chemistry remain unusually durable as original action films decline.
Aug 18, 2026 · 2h 18m
The Bill Simmons Podcast
Rams aggression meets a reckoning over billionaire team ownership
The episode connects NFL pressure and roster risk with the opaque financing, legal exposure, and league limits shaping NBA ownership.
Aug 18, 2026 · 2h 16m
The Bill Simmons Podcast
Westbrook’s brilliance collides with the limits of heliocentric basketball
The episode uses Russell Westbrook’s career to examine how production, playoff impact, roster fit, and coaching are judged across changing sports eras.
Aug 17, 2026 · 2h 4m
The Rewatchables
About Last Night still makes relationship chaos feel lived-in
The Rewatchables tests whether a 40-year-old romantic comedy remains emotionally honest despite dated fashion, logic, and intimacy.
Aug 13, 2026 · 1h 56m