NFC Guesses, a Jets Benching, Thanksgiving Picks, and Mike Birbiglia’s First Appearance | With Ben Solak and Peter Schrager

The Bill Simmons Podcast

The Ringer

Sports

4.5 • 29.4K Ratings

🗓️ 24 November 2022

⏱️ 121 minutes

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The Ringer’s Bill Simmons is joined by Benjamin Solak to discuss the NFC contenders emerging as the season rolls along, some of their favorite games from the Sunday slate, and each of the Thanksgiving NFL games (2:50). Then Bill talks with Peter Schrager of NFL Network and Fox Sports about the Jets benching second-year QB Zach Wilson ahead of their matchup with the Bears, looking for value in this week’s matchups, and the big sports weekend ahead (42:42), before making the Million-Dollar Picks for NFL Week 12 (1:05:06). Finally Bill is joined by stand-up comedian Mike Birbiglia to discuss his one-man show ‘The Old Man and the Pool,’ the best parts about working in comedy, the impact of Netflix, Boston stuff, and more (1:24:44). Host: Bill Simmons Guests: Mike Birbiglia, Peter Schrager, and Benjamin Solak Producer: Kyle Crichtonikings / Giants-Cowboys / Bills-Lions Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	The Ringer vs. The Best Nerd Culture Podcast.
0:02.6	You know how I know that?
0:03.8	The Star Wars official Twitter account just shattered it out.
0:06.6	They've been breaking down and or twice a week with the House of Art show
0:10.3	and with the Midnight Boys instant reactions from them.
0:13.8	12 episodes are in the books and you can listen to all of them
0:16.6	on the excellent Ringer vs. Podcast.
0:20.0	We're also brought to you by the Ringer Podcast Network where you can find,
0:23.1	I mean, we are, this is our time of the year.
0:25.1	Not only do we have football, not only do we have the NBA,
0:27.9	not only do we have the World Cup in full motion right now
0:30.4	and all the pop culture stuff going on.
0:32.8	We also have food on the Ringer gambling show, Joe House,
0:35.4	Warren Sharp and Austin Gail did their annual pie episode,
0:39.6	trying to tie in some pies and some bets.
0:42.8	We had the Prestige TV podcast where we and Joanne Robinson and Miley Rubin
0:47.1	are breaking down episode five and episode four too of White Lotus.
0:51.0	We already taped it so I know it happened.
0:52.8	It is going to be Sunday night right after White Lotus airs.
0:56.4	And then I think my daughter is popping on that feet as well
0:59.0	because we are doing sex lives of college girls every Thursday with
1:02.3	Jody Walker and Julia Libman.
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