Wait, What? Sportsbiz Chat with DP & McGhee

Wait, What? Sportsbiz Chat with DP & McGhee

DPandMcGhee

Episodes 154
Avg. Duration 52m
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Apple Rating 5.0 (14)
Since Jan 2022
Latest Episode Apr 2026

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Two sports marketing insiders, David Paro and Tim McGhee, bring you a fresh take on the sports business — often irreverent, sometimes cynical, and occasionally serious. From their years leading both agencies and client teams, they break down today’s biggest industry stories and share lessons learned along the way. Joined by top voices from the sports marketing world, DP & McGhee help you see the game behind the game. You’ll laugh, learn, and sometimes just say, “Wait, What?”

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S5E153 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗣𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲: 𝘔𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘴, 𝘕𝘐𝘓 & 𝘎𝘰𝘭𝘧 𝘉𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴

Apr 09, 2026 59m

Episode 153 | David welcomes Tim back from the Final Four circuit, and the hosts waste no time diving into a packed slate of basketball storylines, industry deals, and emerging regulatory issues. The…

S5E152 𝗔𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗹 𝗙𝗼𝗼𝗹𝘀: 𝘈 𝘙𝘢𝘱𝘪𝘥-𝘍𝘪𝘳𝘦 𝘙𝘦𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘯 — 𝘊𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘵𝘴𝘪𝘥𝘦 𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘍𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘍𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘞𝘕𝘉𝘈, 𝘔𝘓𝘉 & 𝘛𝘪𝘨𝘦𝘳 𝘞𝘰𝘰𝘥𝘴

Apr 02, 2026 28m

Episode 152 | David and Tim are back after a week off—and they waste no time getting into it. This is a quick-hitting episode with a courtside perspective—literally—as Tim checks in from the NCAA…

S5E151 𝗦𝗽𝗶𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁: 𝘉𝘳𝘰𝘰𝘬𝘦 𝘕𝘶𝘯𝘦𝘷𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘳 𝘰𝘯 𝘱𝘳𝘰 𝘷𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘺𝘣𝘢𝘭𝘭, 𝘕𝘐𝘓 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘣𝘶𝘪𝘭𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢 𝘮𝘰𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘯 𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘭𝘦𝘵𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘳

Mar 19, 2026 49m

Episode 151 | David and Tim deliver another wide-ranging episode, mixing timely headlines from across the sports landscape with an insightful conversation featuring one of volleyball’s rising…

S5E150 𝗕𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗜𝘁 𝗗𝗼𝘄𝗻: 𝘐𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘥𝘦 𝘔𝘢𝘳𝘤𝘩 𝘔𝘢𝘥𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘕𝘊𝘈𝘈’𝘴 𝘋𝘢𝘯 𝘎𝘢𝘷𝘪𝘵𝘵

Mar 12, 2026 40m

Episode 150 | March Madness is around the corner, and DP & McGhee tee up the conversation with a wide-ranging look at some of the biggest stories across the sports industry before welcoming one…

S5E149 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝗹 𝗦𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴: 𝘒𝘦𝘯𝘢𝘯 𝘒𝘢𝘮𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘢 𝘏𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘺 𝘰𝘯 𝘛𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘚𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘈𝘉𝘈’𝘴 𝘊𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘭 𝘙𝘦𝘷𝘰𝘭𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯

Mar 05, 2026 56m

Episode 149 | This week, David and Tim move from racetracks to boardrooms to the hardwood, blending racing history, global football politics, media consolidation, and basketball storytelling into one…

S5E148 𝗙𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝗔𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗱: 𝘚𝘵𝘦𝘷𝘦 𝘓𝘢𝘶𝘭𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘢 𝘰𝘯 23𝘟𝘐 𝘙𝘢𝘤𝘪𝘯𝘨’𝘴 𝘔𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘶𝘮 & 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘉𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘔𝘰𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘯 𝘔𝘰𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘴

Feb 26, 2026 49m

Episode 148 | David and Tim pack this episode with global perspective and motorsports insight, moving seamlessly from Olympic analysis to an inside look at one of NASCAR’s most closely watched teams.…

S4E147 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿: 𝘋𝘰𝘶𝘨 𝘓𝘰𝘨𝘢𝘯 — 𝘍𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘉𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘻𝘦 𝘚𝘵𝘢𝘳 𝘵𝘰 𝘉𝘶𝘪𝘭𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘔𝘢𝘫𝘰𝘳 𝘓𝘦𝘢𝘨𝘶𝘦 𝘚𝘰𝘤𝘤𝘦𝘳

Feb 19, 2026 1h 4m

Episode 147 | This week on Wait, What? Sportsbiz Chat with DP and McGhee, David and Tim sprint through a packed slate of ratings stories, league dynamics, and leadership shakeups before sitting down…

S5E146 𝗚𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗙𝗼𝗿 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗢𝗿𝗼: 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘋𝘳𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘚𝘶𝘳𝘷𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘌𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘞𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘌𝘮𝘮𝘺-𝘞𝘪𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘳, 𝘗𝘪𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘚𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘰𝘯

Feb 12, 2026 57m

Episode 146 | In this episode of Wait, What? Sportsbiz Chat with DP & McGhee, David and Tim break down the intersection of spectacle, culture, and leadership across the biggest stages in…

𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗧𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀: 𝘚𝘵𝘦𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘳 𝘰𝘯 𝘮𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘢, 𝘧𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘰𝘮, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘺𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘶𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘤

Feb 05, 2026 57m

Episode 145 | DP & McGhee are back with an episode that spans sports culture, public policy, fandom, and forecasting, before welcoming one of the pioneers of the modern collectibles business,…

S5E144 𝗦𝗹𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝘄: 𝘚𝘭𝘪𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘛𝘰𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘥 𝘔𝘪𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘰-𝘊𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘢 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘜𝘚𝘈 𝘓𝘶𝘨𝘦'𝘴 𝘎𝘰𝘳𝘥𝘺 𝘚𝘩𝘦𝘦𝘳

Jan 29, 2026 1h 1m

Episode 144 | DP & McGhee are back with another wide-ranging episode that blends big-picture sports business trends with personal perspective and Olympic-level insight. From blockbuster NFL…

𝗪𝗮𝗶𝘁, 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁? 𝗦𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘀𝗯𝗶𝘇 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗗𝗣 & 𝗠𝗰𝗚𝗵𝗲𝗲

Jan 25, 2026 1m Trailer

𝙒𝙖𝙞𝙩...𝙒𝙝𝙖𝙩? 𝙎𝙥𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙨𝙗𝙞𝙯 𝘾𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝘿𝙋 & 𝙈𝙘𝙂𝙝𝙚𝙚 is the podcast that takes an often irreverent, sometimes cynical, and on occasion a serious look at the business of sports. Sports marketing veterans…

S5E143 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗖𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲: 𝘔𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘙𝘦𝘪𝘴𝘮𝘢𝘯 𝘰𝘯 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘱, 𝘭𝘦𝘨𝘢𝘤𝘺, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘴 𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘬𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘨𝘰𝘦𝘴 𝘯𝘦𝘹𝘵

Jan 22, 2026 1h 14m

Episode 143 | DP & McGhee return with their third episode of the year and dive headfirst into the rapidly evolving—and increasingly complicated—world of college sports. From championship glory to…

𝗥𝗼𝗹𝗹 𝗪𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲𝘀: 𝘕𝘈𝘚𝘊𝘈𝘙'𝘴 𝘊𝘩𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘵, 𝘒𝘰𝘦𝘱𝘬𝘢’𝘴 𝘗𝘎𝘈 𝘳𝘦𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘯, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘞𝘕𝘉𝘈 𝘭𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘳 𝘮𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘶𝘮

Jan 15, 2026 36m

Episode 142 | In Episode 2 of Season 5, David and Tim roll with the changes as several major 2026 storylines continue to take shape across the sports business landscape.🏁 NASCAR made a…

S5E141 𝗢𝘂𝘁 𝗢𝗻 𝗔 𝗟𝗶𝗺𝗯 | 𝙋𝙧𝙚𝙙𝙞𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝘿𝙖𝘆 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲: 𝘙𝘦𝘷𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 2025, 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 2026, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘳 𝘢𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘥

Jan 08, 2026 38m

Episode 141 | Season 5 of Wait, What? Sportsbiz Chat with DP and McGhee kicks off with the annual tradition: Prediction Day. David and Tim look back at their 2025 calls to see what held up, what…

S4E140 𝗪𝗲 𝗪𝗶𝘀𝗵 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗔...: 𝘊𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘨𝘦 𝘍𝘰𝘰𝘵𝘣𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘗𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘳 𝘋𝘺𝘯𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘤𝘴, 𝘗𝘌 & 𝘗𝘶𝘳𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘦-𝘋𝘳𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘗𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘱𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘔𝘢𝘬𝘦-𝘈-𝘞𝘪𝘴𝘩'𝘴 𝘍𝘭𝘰 𝘉𝘳𝘺𝘢𝘯

Dec 18, 2025 55m

Episode 140 | In this episode of Wait, What? Sportsbiz Chat with DP & McGhee, David and Tim open with a wide-ranging look at the evolving power structure of college football — from conference…

S4E139 𝗦𝗣𝗘𝗖𝗜𝗔𝗟-𝗡𝗔𝗦𝗖𝗔𝗥 𝗦𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗹𝗲𝘀: 𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘕𝘈𝘚𝘊𝘈𝘙 𝘈𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘚𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘭𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘙𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘔𝘦𝘢𝘯𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘚𝘉𝘑'𝘴 𝘈𝘥𝘢𝘮 𝘚𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘯

Dec 13, 2025 32m

Episode 139 | David and Tim roll out their first-ever special episode to break down the high-stakes antitrust case recently settled between Front Row Motorsports, 23XI Racing, and NASCAR.They’re…

S4E138 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗔𝗳𝗳𝗮𝗶𝗿𝘀: 𝘔𝘪𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘦𝘭 𝘗𝘢𝘺𝘯𝘦 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘖𝘭𝘺𝘮𝘱𝘪𝘤 𝘮𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵, 𝘍𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘶𝘭𝘢 1, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘨𝘭𝘰𝘣𝘢𝘭 𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵

Dec 11, 2025 1h 8m

Episode 138 |DP & McGhee are fired up to welcome Michael Payne, the former head of marketing for the International Olympic Committee and author of the new book Fast Tracks and Dark Deals, for a…

S4E137 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗿𝘄𝗮𝘆 𝗧𝗼 𝗦𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘀: 𝘉𝘶𝘪𝘭𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢 𝘞𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘯’𝘴 𝘚𝘰𝘤𝘤𝘦𝘳 𝘉𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘶𝘱 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘚𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘩 𝘊𝘶𝘮𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘴

Dec 04, 2025 56m

𝗘𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲 𝟭𝟯𝟳 | In this episode of Wait, What? Sportsbiz Chat with DP & McGhee, David and Tim welcome sports business leader Sarah Cummins, CEO of World Sevens Football. Sarah shares her dynamic…

S4E136 𝗖𝗮𝗺𝗽𝘂𝘀 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗹: 𝘏𝘰𝘸 𝘊𝘢𝘮𝘱𝘶𝘴 𝘔𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘢 𝘪𝘴 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘒–12 𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘰𝘳𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘱 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘒𝘢𝘳𝘭 𝘔𝘢𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘺

Nov 20, 2025 53m

Episode 136 | In this episode of Wait, What? Sportsbiz Chat with DP & McGhee, the guys welcome Campus Multimedia Founder & CEO Karl Mawhinney for a deep dive into how brands can authentically…

S4E135 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗻𝘁: 𝘋𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘈𝘭𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘯 𝘰𝘯 𝘉𝘶𝘪𝘭𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢 𝘊𝘩𝘢𝘮𝘱𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘱 𝘊𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘵 𝘑𝘰𝘦 𝘎𝘪𝘣𝘣𝘴 𝘙𝘢𝘤𝘪𝘯𝘨

Nov 13, 2025 1h 2m

𝗘𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲 𝟭𝟯𝟱 | In this episode of Wait, What? Sportsbiz Chat with DP & McGhee, the guys cover a full slate of breaking stories — and a powerful conversation with one of NASCAR’s most respected…

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