''The B.S. Report'' was an ESPN

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that occasionally touched on mature subjects, hosted by

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. 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. As of 2009, 'The B.S. Report' was ESPN's most-downloaded podcast, with over 10 million downloads through June. Occasionally, Simmons had significant guests from the sports world, such as NBA Commissioner

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, or NBA Players Association head Billy Hunter. AVclub.com named The B.S. Report one of the best podcasts of 2010.

Format

The B.S. Report opens with a theme song written and performed by

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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

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Episodes

References

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