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The Ringer&#039;s Bill Simmons is joined by Logan Murdock to discuss the Oakland Athletics&#039; final home game at the Oakland Coliseum, the gradual loss of Oakland&#039;s major sports teams, the concept of &#034;sports extortion,&#034; and more (2:36). Then Bill talks with Bryan Curtis about ESPN letting go of senior NBA writer Zach Lowe, as well as what this and similar layoffs signal about the direction the company is trying to head (29:54). Finally, Bill and Joe House run through the week&#039;s slate of NFL games before making their Million-Dollar Picks for NFL Week 4 (1:01:31)

Host: Bill Simmons
Guests: Logan Murdock, Bryan Curtis, and Joe House
Producer: Kyle Crichton


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Bill Simmons is the founder and managing director of The Ringer, which he launched in 2016. He hosts ‘The Bill Simmons Podcast’ and ‘The Rewatchables,’ and also serves as head of podcast innovation and monetization for Spotify.

Bill Simmons

Bryan Curtis is the editor-at-large of The Ringer and cohost of ‘The Press Box’ podcast. A native of Fort Worth, Texas, he's written for The New Republic, Slate, Play, and Grantland. He plays a deejay in a movie about the end of the world.

Bryan Curtis

Joe House is a successful business consultant who also happens to be Bill Simmons’s college buddy and trusted betting consultant. House cohosts the sports betting podcast ‘East Coast Bias’ and golf podcast ‘Fairway Rollin’.’ He’s a massive D.C. sports fan. When he’s not betting or golfing, he’s eating delicious food. 


The A’s Leave Oakland, ESPN’s Latest Shocker, and Million-Dollar Picks With Logan Murdock, Bryan Curtis, and Joe House

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