Marc Maron

This is our last episode.

And this is something I wrote, and it's honest, but I wanted to witness, and you're here.

So to all concerned, this is dated 10-13-25, the date of the last show.

I, Mark Maron, hereby formally release.

Brendan McDonald, from the professional responsibility of listening to me talk from now and in perpetuity.

Brendan has listened to me talk no less than 10,000 hours over the last 22 years, often several hours in one sitting.

That's a lot, even more than I've listened to myself talk.

Brendan is free to talk to me socially, but that is entirely up to him.

If he chooses to do so, I will be delighted and promise not to abuse the privilege and

It has been a life-changing ride on my yammering, and I am forever grateful to Brendan for keeping me at my best.

I am more than happy.

Because if I did, we'd both be in trouble.

He's like the better half of... He's protected me.

I'll say shit.

And it'll go on – I'll record stuff, and in the back of my head, I'll think, like, Brendan's not going to – he's not going to leave that in.

No, probably not.

That's exactly right, and he's a functioning part of my memory.

Yes.

Like, I don't remember – like, obviously, I remember our conversation, but there's been 1,600 and more, almost 1,700 conversations.

I mean, well, I mean, maybe you could help me.