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The Hottest Take

By Spotify Studios

Bill Simmons and his friends from The Ringer will debate, defend, and parse a controversial opinion on a pressing topic of the day. The takes cover timely matters from the worlds of sports, movie, TV, food, music, and the internet.

  1. 1.
    Girl Scout Cookies03/12/2020
    6:35
  2. 2.
    Hotels03/11/2020
    8:23
  3. 3.
    Beers in Movies03/10/2020
    5:17
  4. 4.
    Goal Posts03/09/2020
    5:28
  5. 5.
    Thursday03/05/2020
    10:03
  6. 6.
    Thank-You Notes03/04/2020
    8:14
  7. 7.
    Monarchy03/03/2020
    7:49
  8. 8.
    Southwest03/02/2020
    10:42
  1. 9.
    Speed Limit02/27/2020
    7:27
  2. 10.
    Paper Clips02/26/2020
    4:34
  3. 11.
    Jeans at Home02/25/2020
    10:02
  4. 12.
    Eggs02/24/2020
    7:55
  5. 13.
    Toilet Paper02/20/2020
    5:26
  6. 14.
    Champagne02/19/2020
    6:21
  7. 15.
    The Astros Trash Can02/18/2020
    6:39
  8. 16.
    Children on Planes02/17/2020
    8:32
  9. 17.
    Car Tech02/13/2020
    7:23
  10. 18.
    Instant Replay02/12/2020
    8:44
  11. 19.
    Short Stories02/11/2020
    5:57
  12. 20.
    Sports Nerds02/10/2020
    8:58
  13. 21.
    Oscar Voting02/06/2020
    6:02
  14. 22.
    ‘The King’s Speech’02/05/2020
    7:05
  15. 23.
    Weight Classes02/04/2020
    6:01
  16. 24.
    ‘The Crown’02/03/2020
    7:07
  17. 25.
    Rock, Paper, Scissors01/30/2020
    7:16
  18. 26.
    Bridesmaids01/29/2020
    7:35
  19. 27.
    Breakfast01/28/2020
    5:45
  20. 28.
    The Greatest Pop Culture “What If” of the 21st Century01/27/2020
    8:13
  21. 29.
    Family01/24/2020
    7:46
  22. 30.
    Snooze Buttons01/23/2020
    8:03
  23. 31.
    'Creed'01/22/2020
    7:13
  24. 32.
    Dogs on Planes01/21/2020
    8:41
  25. 33.
    NBA Scoring01/16/2020
    7:46
  26. 34.
    A New Oscars Category01/15/2020
    8:46
  27. 35.
    Prince Harry01/14/2020
    5:55
  28. 36.
    Tom Hanks01/13/2020
    6:11
  29. 37.
    Baby Yoda01/09/2020
    8:26
  30. 38.
    Milk01/08/2020
    7:16
  31. 39.
    Television01/07/2020
    6:19
  32. 40.
    Doubles Tennis01/06/2020
    6:05
  33. 41.
    Winter01/03/2020
    6:59
  34. 42.
    Family Style01/02/2020
    6:15
  35. 43.
    Smoking12/19/2019
    7:18
  36. 44.
    Restaurant Ambience12/18/2019
    6:13
  37. 45.
    Trader Joe's12/17/2019
    6:54
  38. 46.
    Christmas Presents12/16/2019
    7:43
  39. 47.
    Cheating in Sports12/12/2019
    9:14
  40. 48.
    Adele12/11/2019
    9:01
  41. 49.
    Steak12/10/2019
    7:23
  42. 50.
    'The Irishman'12/09/2019
    9:37
  43. 51.
    TV Deaths12/05/2019
    8:50
  44. 52.
    Birthday Celebrations12/04/2019
    8:22
  45. 53.
    The Fourth Quarter12/03/2019
    9:58
  46. 54.
    'Home Alone'12/02/2019
    6:56
  47. 55.
    Holiday Music11/27/2019
    6:45
  48. 56.
    Thanksgiving Diet11/26/2019
    9:04
  49. 57.
    Pie11/25/2019
    8:14
  50. 58.
    Pasta11/21/2019
    9:39
  51. 59.
    Paper Straws11/20/2019
    7:59
  52. 60.
    In-Game Music11/19/2019
    6:51
  53. 61.
    Buttons11/18/2019
    7:40
  54. 62.
    Kobe11/14/2019
    7:43
  55. 63.
    Matthew Perry11/13/2019
    9:36
  56. 64.
    Home-Field Advantage11/12/2019
    7:38
  57. 65.
    Lunch11/11/2019
    10:15
  58. 66.
    Olympics11/07/2019
    7:35
  59. 67.
    Twitter11/06/2019
    7:51
  60. 68.
    Toilets11/05/2019
    5:54
  61. 69.
    Steph Curry11/04/2019
    8:14
  62. 70.
    Free Throws10/31/2019
    10:37
  63. 71.
    Dinner10/30/2019
    8:36
  64. 72.
    'The Martian'10/29/2019
    6:17
  65. 73.
    Poke10/28/2019
    10:07
  66. 74.
    Heating Up Hockey10/24/2019
    6:55
  67. 75.
    Halloween Needs These Rules10/23/2019
    7:58
  68. 76.
    What Salad Does Not Need10/22/2019
    9:29
  69. 77.
    How Harden Can Make the Finals10/21/2019
    8:43
  70. 78.
    Elevators and the TSA: Going In the Wrong Direction10/17/2019
    10:00
  71. 79.
    Belichick to the Rescue10/16/2019
    9:27
  72. 80.
    Joaquin Phoenix's Joker Wouldn't Have This Problem10/15/2019
    7:04
  73. 81.
    The Problem With the MLB Playoffs10/14/2019
    7:03
  74. 82.
    How to Improve the NBA10/10/2019
    5:39
  75. 83.
    If Animals Could Talk10/09/2019
    8:02
  76. 84.
    Sweet Potato Fries10/08/2019
    6:51
  77. 85.
    Our Relationship With Pets10/07/2019
    8:22
  78. 86.
    The Redheaded Actress10/03/2019
    8:46
  79. 87.
    The Jets' Giant Problem10/02/2019
    9:20
  80. 88.
    The Power of Pizza10/01/2019
    7:55
  81. 89.
    The Secret to Kliff Kingsbury's Success09/30/2019
    9:37
  82. 90.
    Social Media Tip for Kevin Durant09/26/2019
    10:01
  83. 91.
    The Emmys09/25/2019
    9:53
  84. 92.
    Dr. Joseph Warren09/24/2019
    9:29
  85. 93.
    Nick Saban09/23/2019
    8:38
  86. 94.
    Indoor Volleyball09/19/2019
    7:52
  87. 95.
    The Alphabet09/18/2019
    7:45
  88. 96.
    Fantasy Football09/17/2019
    7:51
  89. 97.
    Indiana Jones09/16/2019
    6:58
  90. 98.
    The Hottest Take Trailer09/09/2019
    0:59

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