Welcome to the latest episode! We channeled our inner Bill Simmons and recorded a 30 for 30-esque, Book of Basketball Podcast-like, career retrospective of Bill Simmons. In this show we go through it all:

— Bill starting out writing in college, his early disillusionment with the Boston newspaper scene, and the absolute grind he was on for several years before he made it to ESPN; and the Sports Gal signed up for this?

— Bill's early success at Page 2, his quick pivot to briefly writing for Jimmy Kimmel, then finding his groove again and creating the most famous sports podcast in history; Bill is a master of embracing new mediums

— His impressive rise through the ESPN ranks and becoming tight with upper management, including 30 for 30, NBA Countdown and culminating with being given the keys to his own website in Grantland; there are several professional lessons to takeaway from Bill's success

— Bill's ESPN firing (was it inevitable?), his free agency period, and what went wrong at Any Given Wednesday

— What comes next for Bill after his Spotify sale

We also discuss how Bill might have the most well known group of male friends in the country, what Bill's true goal in life is, what % of equity in The Ringer we think key talent and executives had, and discuss Bill's upcoming break, among a lot, lot more.

We hope you enjoy the show! Follow us Spotify and find us on Twitter @rbillsimmonspod. And for those looking to split it into two parts, we recommend stopping at 1 hour and 48 minutes in for Part I and the rest Part II.