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''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. As of 2009, 'The B.S. Report' was ESPN's most-downloaded podcast, with over 10 million downloads through June.〔http://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/Journal/Issues/2009/06/20090622/This-Weeks-News/ESPN-Sends-Strong-Signal-On-Role-Of-Podcasts.aspx〕 Occasionally, Simmons had significant guests from the sports world, such as NBA Commissioner David Stern,〔http://streetball.com/profiles/blogs/david-stern-and-bill-simmons-podcast-full-transcript〕 or NBA Players Association head Billy Hunter.〔http://articles.businessinsider.com/2011-10-24/sports/30315571_1_owners-mid-tier-smaller-markets〕 AVclub.com named The B.S. Report one of the best podcasts of 2010.〔http://www.avclub.com/articles/the-best-podcasts-of-2010,49466/〕 ==Format== The B.S. Report opens with a theme song written and performed by Ronald Jenkees 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,〔http://c.espnradio.com/audio/319325/simmons_2010-05-20-114041.mp3〕 reality television, movies and music. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The B.S. Report」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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