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LeBron Murders Boston, World Cup Preview, and Teenage Girl Culture Watch

Kevin Hench, Rob Stone, and Zoe Simmons join in on this episode

By Bill Simmons

Bill Simmons talks with Celtics fan and TV producer Kevin Hench about Boston’s loss to the Cavs in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference finals and LeBron’s superhuman ability to single-handedly pull out a series win (with the help of a few Celtics players) (2:55). Then Bill talks with Fox Sports commentator Rob Stone about the Champions League final and World Cup soccer (41:53), before sitting down with his daughter, Zoe Simmons, to discuss 2018 teenage girl culture involving YouTube, Netflix, and Instagram (1:09:43).

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