Mark Walter
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Mark Walter is an American businessman and investor, best known as chairman and chief executive of Guggenheim Partners. He is also the controlling owner of the Los Angeles Dodgers and part of ownership groups in other sports ventures.
13 episodes featuring Mark Walter
Pardon My Take
Ari Emanuel makes the case for live sports as entertainment’s moat
The episode pairs a full NFL Week 3 betting board with a wide-ranging debate over ambition, media disruption, sports ownership, and fan costs.
Sep 25, 2026 · 3h 33m
Pardon My Take
Scheffler and Davis explain the pressure behind sports’ biggest moments
The episode pairs a revealing look at athlete vulnerability with a practical account of how elite broadcasters turn chaos into narrative.
Sep 23, 2026 · 3h 1m
The Bill Simmons Podcast
Baseball’s biggest bets collide with Clippers’ long rebuild
The episode connects two kinds of sports dysfunction: a Clippers franchise short on assets and an MLB season testing how teams, rules, and money shape competition.
Sep 16, 2026 · 2h 12m
The Bill Simmons Podcast
Allen’s résumé meets Mahomes’ comeback test
The quarterback debate turns on whether playoff results should outweigh regular-season dominance, while Kansas City’s recovery could reshape the NFL hierarchy.
Sep 8, 2026 · 1h 49m
The Bulwark Daily
Democrats debate durable power as sports journalism challenges billionaire control
The episode connects Democratic coalition-building with a broader argument about accountability, concentrated wealth, and institutions that protect powerful interests.
Sep 8, 2026 · 1h 18m
Pardon My Take
NFL owners face scrutiny as power, money and accountability collide
The episode connects football’s immediate controversies to deeper questions about owner accountability, league power, journalism and the sport’s future.
Aug 26, 2026 · 3h 27m
The Bill Simmons Podcast
Chesney bets on culture as college football churns
The episode connects sports fandom’s enduring appeal with a college football system increasingly shaped by transfer-market volatility and NIL economics.
Aug 24, 2026 · 2h 21m
The Bill Simmons Podcast
Sports ownership turns scarcity into billionaire power
The episode connects protected league economics, opaque financing, NBA history, and the WNBA’s struggle to convert attention into durable fandom.
Aug 21, 2026 · 1h 42m
The Daily
Institutional investors turn sports teams into financial assets
The Lakers sale shows how media money and investment capital are reshaping ownership, while raising questions about prices, competitiveness, and fans’ stake in teams.
Aug 21, 2026 · 38 min
The Bill Simmons Podcast
Rams aggression meets a reckoning over billionaire team ownership
The episode connects NFL pressure and roster risk with the opaque financing, legal exposure, and league limits shaping NBA ownership.
Aug 18, 2026 · 2h 16m
The Bill Simmons Podcast
Westbrook’s brilliance collides with the limits of heliocentric basketball
The episode uses Russell Westbrook’s career to examine how production, playoff impact, roster fit, and coaching are judged across changing sports eras.
Aug 17, 2026 · 2h 4m
Pardon My Take
Jayden Daniels dispute sparks debate over sports promises
The episode uses Daniels’s clash with LSU to examine how schools handle athletes’ names, numbers, trophies, and broken commitments.
Aug 14, 2026 · 2h 15m
The Rewatchables
About Last Night still makes relationship chaos feel lived-in
The Rewatchables tests whether a 40-year-old romantic comedy remains emotionally honest despite dated fashion, logic, and intimacy.
Aug 13, 2026 · 1h 56m