The Bill Simmons Podcast
San Antonio Gets Fox, Luka-Lakers Day Two Angles, and Super Bowl Props With Kirk Goldsberry and Cousin Sal
Mon, 03 Feb 2025
The Ringer's Bill Simmons is joined by Kirk Goldsberry to discuss another big trade, which sends De'Aaron Fox to the Spurs and Zach LaVine to the Kings (2:32), and more thoughts from last night's blockbuster Luka Doncic–Anthony Davis trade (22:29). Then Bill joins up with Cousin Sal to run through their many Super Bowl LIX prop bets (1:11:10) before closing the show with Parent Corner (2:00:25). Host: Bill Simmons Guests: Cousin Sal and Kirk Goldsberry Producer: Kyle Crichton The Ringer is committed to responsible gaming. Please visit www.rg-help.com to learn more about the resources and helplines available. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Shea Stephens. President Trump has agreed to a 30-day delay on tariffs against Canada that were set to take effect on Tuesday. Emma Jacobs reports that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau released a statement after a phone call with Trump on Monday.
Trudeau spoke to Trump twice over the course of the day. He wrote on X, formerly Twitter, that Canada has committed more resources to border security and to fighting fentanyl trafficking, the ostensible reason for the proposed tariffs. In a post on his Truth Social site, Trump said the tariffs would be paused, quote, to see whether or not a final economic deal with Canada can be structured.
Canada had promised retaliatory tariffs with the possibility of an escalating trade war. These will also be paused for 30 days. When President Trump was asked earlier what Trudeau could do to change his mind he responded that he'd like to see Canada become the 51st state which Canadians overwhelmingly oppose. For NPR News, I'm Emma Jacobs in Montreal.
European Union leaders meeting in Brussels have agreed to President Trump's demand to increase their investments in defense. Trump's threats to impose tariffs and seize the Danish territory of Greenland hung over the EU summit would have been called to focus on upgrading the bloc's military capabilities. Terry Schultz reports.
EU countries have long acknowledged they need to boost their military spending in the face of Russia's full-scale war on Ukraine. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen says new financing options are being considered, such as loosening rules on maximum national debt or sharing costs of major weapons systems. For extraordinary times, it is possible to have extraordinary measures.
But EU leaders also focused on rallying a united response to potential hostile actions from Washington. Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk. You cannot lose our European self-respect and self-confidence. Trump says he plans to impose tariffs on the EU, but hasn't said when. For NPR News, I'm Terry Schultz.
A coalition of groups is suing the Treasury Department for giving the newly created White House office, Doge, access to its payment systems. Two unions and an advocacy group say the move exposes names, Social Security numbers, and other personal information on millions of Americans. President Trump says billionaire Elon Musk, who runs Doge, will not make cuts without White House approval.
Well, he's got access only to letting people go that he thinks are no good, if we agree with him. And it's only if we agree with him. He's a very talented guy from the standpoint of management and costs. And we put him in charge of seeing what he can do with certain groups and certain numbers. The numbers, some of the numbers are horrible, what he's found.
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