| The B.S. Report | |
| Host: | Bill Simmons |
| Url: | https://www.espn.com/espnradio/ |
| Status: | 2-4 per week |
| Length: | 60-80 minutes |
| Audio Format: | MP3 |
| Genre: | Sports |
| Language: | English |
| Network: | 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.
See main article: List of BS Report episodes.