Chris Ryan

Ryan predicts the Manchester City case will be wrapped up by Christmas.

“I think they'll wrap it up by Christmas. I mean, the appeals process being what it is”

The Bill Simmons Podcast: NBA One Guy (the East!), a Man City Punishment Primer, and Tom Cruise’s Bomb With J. Kyle Mann, Chris Ryan, and Van Lathan (Oct 6, 2026) · Listen from 1:56:58

Ryan argues the rules failed because no one anticipated a petro-state buying a club for soft power.

“nobody had ever thought that a petro-state would buy a football team. and start funding it as a way of using it for soft power across the world”

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Ryan reports that the Premier League's independent commission found Manchester City guilty on 114 of 115 charges.

“on the Friday that that started, the Premier League is like guilty. 114 out of 115 charges”

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Ryan questions whether Cruise's spectacle-driven promotion still helps his films.

“I wonder whether or not it serves the movies anymore. When it becomes the spectacle of Tom Cruise in interviews,”

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Ryan argues that movie stars moving into television dilute the value of a cable hall of fame honor.

“You're getting all these movie stars who kind of dilute the value of the trophy I think you're trying to give out”

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Ryan contrasted Kubrick and Nolan, saying Kubrick's films prompt existential questions while Nolan's prompt thoughts about the film itself.

“you can still watch Kubrick movies and it makes you question things about existence. And when you watch Nolan movies, I think you think about the Nolan movie you just watched”

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Ryan predicted The Odyssey would probably gross a billion dollars and be the year's biggest film.

“this movie's going to make a billion dollars probably and be the biggest film of the year probably”

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Ryan said he would pick Spain in the final, as he had since before the tournament.

“I'm going to go Spain because it's been Spain for me since before the tournament”

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Ryan predicted Jaylen Brown will not play for the Celtics again, citing Brad Stevens's apparent dissatisfaction.

“I don't think he's going to play for the Celtics again. And I'm just basing that entirely off of how much Brad Stevens seemed unhappy”

The Bill Simmons Podcast: Giannis to Miami! An Urgent Gathering Pod With Chris Ryan and Justin Verrier (Jun 23, 2026) · Listen from 39:07

Ryan said several Eastern teams are better than Miami and the Heat won't jump ahead without a superpowered Giannis season.

“I don't see Miami slingshotting ahead short of a Giannis superpower season”

The Bill Simmons Podcast: Giannis to Miami! An Urgent Gathering Pod With Chris Ryan and Justin Verrier (Jun 23, 2026) · Listen from 35:56

Ryan said the Bucks needed a clean break rather than incremental fixes.

“You needed to amputate. This was no more cutting. No more little procedures”

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Ryan argued the Giannis-led Heat may make the playoffs but are not a championship team.

“This might be a playoff team in the East, but this is not a title team”

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Ryan argued television suffers from a palpable aversion to creative risk.

“I think that there's a lot of like risk aversion in TV that you can really feel”

The Bill Simmons Podcast: The Knicks Land a Haymaker, With Doc Rivers. Plus, a Mini-Mailbag, the End of 'Euphoria,' and a Movies Resurgence With Joanna Robinson and Chris Ryan. (Jun 4, 2026) · Listen from 1:47:58

Ryan was warmer on the finale, praising its addiction storyline and the Zendaya–Colman Domingo relationship.

“The addiction stuff really worked for me. I thought the Zendaya-Coleman-Domingo relationship was amazing”

The Bill Simmons Podcast: The Knicks Land a Haymaker, With Doc Rivers. Plus, a Mini-Mailbag, the End of 'Euphoria,' and a Movies Resurgence With Joanna Robinson and Chris Ryan. (Jun 4, 2026) · Listen from 1:23:24