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HBO and The Ringer&#039;s Bill Simmons is joined by Cycle CEO/founder Jason Stein to discuss the evolution of branded content (5:00), Joel Embiid&#039;s Twitter personality (11:00), Facebook curating content (21:00), the YouTube generation (32:30), the reinvention of sports (42:00), monetizing Twitter (52:00), the Rock&#039;s social media dominance (1:01:00), and the chances of Amazon one day owning the NFL (1:07:00). Then, Bill&#039;s dad joins to talk about the Red Sox&#039;s resurgence (1:27:00) and his best guesses for what&#039;s next on &#039;Game of Thrones&#039; (1:30:00).
 
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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.

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