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The NFL’s Offseason Hibernation and the Brilliance of ‘Eighth Grade’ With Bo Burnham

Bill’s daughter joins to talk to Burnham about his directorial debut

By Bill Simmons

Bill Simmons is joined by Kevin Clark to discuss the NFL offseason, why it’s so different than the NBA offseason, sports gambling’s potential impact on the NFL, and story lines for next season, including the aging elite quarterbacks and talent-stacking through free agency, (4:00). Then Bill sits down with his daughter, Zoe Simmons, and comedian, actor, and director Bo Burnham. They discuss Burnham’s new film, Eighth Grade, his directorial debut; capturing the essence of eighth grade; doing stand-up comedy; the YouTube audience; internet subcultures; and more (53:20).

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