# #118: Spreading Bill Simmons Lingo to non-Bill Fans, Russillo’s Essential Role at The Ringer, Zach Lowe’s Guest Issues, The Beauty of r/BillSimmons, and Who Wins a CR vs. Van 7-Game Series?

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Podcast: [The r/BillSimmons Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-r-billsimmons-podcast-6484725)
Published: 2025-05-25T14:28:42+00:00
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## Resource

Welcome to Episode #118! We bring on Roman from TikTok for an absolutely classic r/BS Pod. We start off with Roman’s successful tales of bringing Bill Simmons lingo to non-Bill listeners. We then discuss The Rewatchables and the hilarity of film buffs having to put up with Bill Simmons’ takes, and find new ground with the answer to the age old question of why Bill doesn’t reveal the movie until after the episode drops. We next celebrate how great Russillo is at being acontributor to The Ringer and discuss why he should stay there when his contract is up. We then hit on how much we’re loving Zach Lowe at TheRinger, but wonder why he’s not bringing on better guests, while praising the excellent and growing Lowe-Mahoney partnership. We then get meta and talk r/BillSimmons, and how beautifuland hilarious and wonky it is to share in an inside joke with thousands of other people online. Also, how much is this podcast/account, Bill Simmons Twitter andr/BillSimmons affecting Bill and Ringer content? Who of the staff is most aware and do they use it for feedback? We turn back into some deep Russillo analysis before Roman gives us a scouting report and breakdown on a CR vs. Van 7 game series, before finishing up touching on underrated Ringer 3-man weaves. Leave a 5-star review for the podcast on Apple Pods and we'll read it on the next episode, and follow Roman on TikTok @romankingbarbershop

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