| The B.S. Report | |
|---|---|
| Presentation | |
| Hosted by | Bill Simmons |
| Genre | Sports |
| Language | English |
| Updates | 2-4 per week |
| Length | 60-80 minutes |
| Production | |
| Audio format | MP3 |
| Publication | |
| Original release | May 8, 2007 |
| Provider | ESPN.com |
The B.S. Report was an ESPN podcast that occasionally touched on mature subjects, hosted by Bill Simmons. It featured interviews with athletes, sports commentators, pop-culture experts and friends of Simmons. The B.S. Report had no fixed publication schedule, however there were generally 2 or 3 episodes posted per week. [1] As of 2009, 'The B.S. Report' was ESPN's most-downloaded podcast, with over 10 million downloads through June. [2]
Occasionally, Simmons had significant guests from the sports world, such as NBA Commissioner David Stern, [3] or NBA Players Association head Billy Hunter. [4]
AVclub.com named The B.S. Report one of the best podcasts of 2010. [5]
The B.S. Report opens with a theme song written and performed by Ronald Jenkees [6] [7] and a voice-over announcement that the podcast "is a free-flowing conversation that occasionally touches on mature subjects." Simmons rarely performs a monologue, but instead holds a conversation with one or more guests for the entire episode.
Most B.S. Report episodes are based on discussions of sports, but occasionally Simmons will have entertainers or pop-culture observers on to talk about entertainment issues of the day, such as Saturday Night Live, [8] reality television, movies and music.