meta_pixel
Tapesearch Logo
Log in
The Bill Simmons Podcast

Ep. 56: Charles Barkley

The Bill Simmons Podcast

The Ringer

Sports

4.430.2K Ratings

🗓️ 27 January 2016

⏱️ 62 minutes

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

HBO's Bill Simmons talks to TNT's Charles Barkley about ESPN vs. TNT, the NBA's broken lottery system (5:00), the burden on young NBA stars (12:00), the Bird-Doc fight (17:00), Blake Griffin's latest saga (20:00), Kobe vs. Duncan (27:00), GSW's invincibility (32:00), Curry as an all-timer (40:00), David Blatt's firing (48:00), Boogie/C-Webb/D.C. (54:00). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0

Today's episode is brought to you by Seeky, the presenting sponsor of the Bill Simmons

0:03.8

podcast in Channel 33.

0:06.1

Enter promo code BS and buy Broncos Panthers tickets on Seeky and they'll send you $100

0:11.5

on your purchase. Don't be fooled by other sites that tack hundreds and extra fees for the big

0:16.8

game. Seeky's Broncos Panthers prices are the lowest out there. They always show you the full price

0:22.1

up front, no hidden fees. To get $100 off your purchase for SB 50,

0:27.4

download the Free Seeky cap and our promo code BS. And here's a little tip. Any home security

0:35.3

company that says it's free has a huge contract attached. Three years, thousands of dollars,

0:39.9

you are locked in. Well, there's a better way to protect your home. Oh yeah, I'm talking about

0:45.6

our buddies that simply save home security. No long-term contract, 24 or 7 protection,

0:50.7

$14.99 a month. It's the only security I trust for my special 10% off discount. Please visit

1:00.8

simplysafebill.com and today's podcast is not brought to you by the restaurant and Toronto that

1:07.6

Blake Griffin punch the equipment manager. Alright, we're off. Alright, as promised, my time warner

1:30.2

colleague, we're buddies. We're teammates now. Charles Barkley, what's happening? It's about time

1:35.7

you moved up to a winning team. I know. Well, and you were always the smart one. You always knew to

1:42.0

stay where you were and to not mess with a place that gave you all the freedom that you enjoy

1:47.8

as a creative person. Well, if you're going to do this, you don't want to be a company man,

1:54.0

you want to be your own person. First of all, I like ESPN. I mean, you got, yeah, but they have

2:01.6

an agenda. It's kind of like I was telling somebody recently. It was only the playoffs,

2:08.6

games been over like two days and they're all because they got a lot of content and BS2

2:14.9

on their radio network. They've already started the Black, White, thing, Peyton, Cam,

2:20.0

Good versus Evil. Yeah. See, that's one of the things that really annoys me about talk radio

...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from The Ringer, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of The Ringer and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.

Copyright © Tapesearch 2026.