WTF with Marc Maron Podcast
Episodes
Episode 1686 - Barack Obama
13 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
For the final episode of WTF, Marc travels to Washington, DC for another conversation with the most significant guest in the show’s history. Former ...
Episode 1685 - Marc Maron
09 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Only one episode of WTF remains after this one and it will not be recorded in the garage. So with this being the final WTF episode taking place in Mar...
Episode 1684 - Matt Groening
06 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Matt Groening discovered the things that helped shape his artistic sensibility when he was 12 years old: psychedelia, the Grateful Dead, Catch-22, and...
Episode 1683 - Mark Flanagan
02 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Despite having close relationships with innumerable people in the entertainment industry, Mark Flanagan is aware that a lot of people don’t know muc...
Episode 1682 - Judd Apatow’s Favorite WTF Moments
29 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Judd Apatow was an early fan of WTF and a perennial supporter of the show throughout its run. So when he asked Marc if he could be a guest one more ti...
Episode 1681 - Jimmy Pardo
25 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
When WTF started in 2009, Never Not Funny was already there. Jimmy Pardo has been in the podcast game for almost 20 years and was a direct inspiration...
Episode 1680 - Christopher Guest
22 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Whether Christopher Guest is creating characters, writing scripted comedy or doing long form improv, it’s all music to him. Christopher talks with M...
Episode 1679 - Tracy Letts
18 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Tracy Letts and Marc have remained friends since meeting each other when Tracy was first on the show in 2018. Now, with Marc wrapping up the podcast, ...
Episode 1678 - Jamie Lee Curtis
15 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jamie Lee Curtis has a career in show business spanning nearly 50 years, but she’s currently having the most creatively fulfilling time of her life....
Episode 1677 - Tom Scharpling
11 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Tom Scharpling is celebrating the 25th year of his beloved comedy playground, The Best Show, which was one of the foundational inspirations for WTF ba...
Episode 1676 - Mark Hamill
08 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Mark Hamill gets that you probably know more about Star Wars than he does and he’s ok with that. In fact, he’s so ok with where he’s at in his c...
Episode 1675 - Spike Lee
04 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Some of Spike Lee’s most indelible hallmarks, including a story set in New York City, a morality struggle, and a lead performance by Denzel Washingt...
Episode 1674 - Tim Heidecker
01 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Despite his two previous appearances on WTF, Tim Heidecker was not someone Marc felt truly comfortable around. In fact, Marc was intimidated by Tim. B...
Episode 1673 - Regina King
28 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Regina King’s depth and range as an actor won her dozens of awards and allows her to choose projects best suited for her. Regina and Marc talk about...
Episode 1672 - Jeremy Allen White
25 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jeremy Allen White played such a believable Bruce Springsteen in the movie Deliver Me From Nowhere that Marc, who was also in the film, can recall tim...
Episode 1671 - Peter Conheim
21 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In a world of influencers and content creators, Peter Conheim represents an age of culture jamming and social disruption. Influenced by bands like Can...
Episode 1670 - Ben Stiller
18 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The last time Ben Stiller was on WTF, it was more than 15 years ago and it was a really big deal for an upstart podcast done out of a small garage to&...
Episode 1669 - Neko Case
14 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
After recently releasing her memoir, The Harder I Fight the More I Love You, and finishing her eighth studio album, the upcoming Neon Grey Midnight Gr...
Episode 1668 - Bowen Yang
11 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Bowen Yang never thinks he’s ready for any of the opportunities he gets, including being a guest on WTF for this episode. After a discussion on who ...
Episode 1667 - In Conversation with Jim Gaffigan at 92NY
07 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Multi-time WTF guest and veteran of standup comedy specials Jim Gaffigan is the perfect person to talk with Marc right after a screening of Marc’s n...
Episode 1666 - Questlove
04 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Questlove was drumming for his dad’s band by the time he was 12. Since then, he founded a prolific hip-hop band with his high school classmate, beca...
Episode 1665 - Awkwafina
31 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
To an outsider, it seems like quite a leap to go from Nora Lum, classical and jazz trumpet player from Queens, to Awkwafina, rapper, comedian and glob...
Episode 1664 - Ari Aster
28 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
As one of the members of the last generation who grew up without the internet, Ari Aster’s movies all deal with the ways our minds are shaped and in...
Episode 1663 - Jackson Galaxy
24 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It’s about time Jackson Galaxy and Marc met each other. Listeners have recommended Jackson to Marc as a cat behavior expert who can offer helpf...
Episode 1662 - Sarah Sherman
21 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
For anyone who knew Sarah Sherman’s act before she got hired for Saturday Night Live, her new gig might have come as a surprise. Rooted in the Chica...
Episode 1661 - Jena Friedman
17 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jena Friedman shares a lot of Marc’s concerns about doing politically relevant comedy during historically scary times. She felt the risk of it first...
Episode 1660 - Leanne Morgan
14 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Leanne Morgan was a late bloomer in comedy but that doesn’t mean it wasn’t in her heart for a long time. Despite a life in Tennessee filled with t...
Episode 1659 - Dustin Chafin / Darby Allin
10 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dustin Chafin's path to comedy went from a Texas trailer park to a Mormon conversion before winding up in New York where he almost met a tragic e...
Episode 1658 - Alexander Skarsgård
07 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Alexander Skarsgård decided acting wasn't for him at age 13 and he went in a completely different direction with his life. But after time in the Swed...
Episode 1657 - Chad Kassem
03 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Chad Kassem was a Louisiana kid running afoul of the law, caught in a spiral of substance abuse and arrests. Thankfully, as he puts it, music is a hel...
Episode 1656 - Mariska Hargitay
30 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Mariska Hargitay says the new documentary she made began as a search for the mother she never knew. But as she pursued it, she wound up coming to a ne...
Episode 1655 - Rich Aronovitch
26 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Many years after a life-changing one-on-one conversation between Rich Aronovitch and Marc in Queens, New York, Rich and Marc are sitting down once aga...
Episode 1654 - Jordan Klepper
23 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jordan Klepper and his Daily Show colleagues find themselves in the position of calling fascism out for what it is while also still finding comedy in ...
Episode 1653 - Megan Stalter
19 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Megan Stalter sees her comedic persona as a representation of both supreme confidence and a nervous breakdown simultaneously. It’s a demeanor that s...
Episode 1652 - Cristin Milioti
16 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Cristin Milioti’s portrayal of the ruthless Sofia Falcone in The Penguin might seem like a departure for her. But Cristin tells Marc her goal has al...
Episode 1651 - Mike Birbiglia
12 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Perhaps a reason there’s always tension between Mike Birbiglia and Marc is they have a lot in common. That’s also probably the reason that, despit...
Episode 1650 - Seth Meyers
09 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Seth Meyers doesn’t get out to LA very often, but when he does he’s able to visit longtime friends, go on other late night shows, and head over to...
Episode 1649 - Josh Homme
05 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Josh Homme manifested an 18-year-old dream to perform a Queens of the Stone Age concert in the Catacombs of Paris. Josh tells Marc why it was such a m...
Episode 1648 - John Mulaney
02 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
John Mulaney has been through a lot since the last time he was on the show, so it’s nice he can identify the present as, in his words, a happy time ...
Episode 1647 - Scott Frank
29 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Scott Frank is one of Hollywood’s most prolific screenwriters but he still has perpetual anxiety about his job security. Scott and Marc talk about t...
Episode 1646 - Nick Kroll
26 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Nick Kroll was one of the first dozen guests on WTF and in the nearly sixteen years of his life since then, loved ones have been lost, babies have bee...
Episode 1645 - Peter Wolf
22 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Peter Wolf didn’t want to write the typical rock and roll memoir filled with lurid tales and score settling. Instead he wanted to write a collection...
Episode 1644 - Sarah Silverman
19 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Sarah Silverman and Marc go back more than 30 years and although they know a lot about each other from the past, they can both acknowledge that they h...
Episode 1643 - Carol Leifer
15 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Carol Leifer has been a standup comic for almost 50 years, but the knowledge she can impart from her lifetime of experience isn’t limited to the sta...
Episode 1642 - Bridget Everett
12 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
When Bridget Everett was growing up in Kansas, the question “How are you feeling?” was not often asked. That’s part of the reason why Bridget em...
Episode 1641 - Samantha Crain
08 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Singer-songwriter Samantha Crain wasn’t sure if she’d ever be able to make music again after a car accident left her without the ability to play i...
Episode 1640 - Tom Green
05 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
While he was once known for all manner of comedy involving animals, both alive and dead, Tom Green’s relationship with the animal kingdom is now muc...
Episode 1639 - David Harbour
01 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
David Harbour and Marc met in the garage seven years ago at the height of Stranger Things and the beginning of a new phase in David’s career. Now wi...
Episode 1638 - David Cronenberg
28 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
David Cronenberg starts making each new film of his as though he’s making a movie for the first time. Marc sees connective tissue through all of Dav...
Episode 1637 - Jessica Kirson
24 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jessica Kirson was a guest on WTF six years ago, when she talked with Marc about her start in comedy and her personal background. This time, she came ...
Episode 1636 - Liza Treyger
21 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Comedian Liza Treyger is frequently mystified by human behavior. Why are people so mean when leaving internet comments? Why do adults continuously rep...
Episode 1635 - Jillian Bell
17 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jillian Bell’s history of anxiety goes back to when she was a baby and would hold her breath until she passed out. But she didn’t let panic attack...
Episode 1634 - Ryan Coogler
14 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
As a writer and director, Ryan Coogler is drawn to stories about identity. He made Fruitvale Station to confront his own thoughts and fears about bein...
Episode 1633 - Gavin Matts
10 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
By all accounts, Gavin Matts has carved a successful path for himself as a comedian, actor and writer at the young age of 30. But he can’t shake the...
Episode 1632 - Peter Weller
07 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Peter Weller knows that most people think of him as RoboCop. But he also knows that when they approach him to talk about RoboCop, it’s his opportuni...
Episode 1631 - Lynne Margulies
03 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
When Lynne Margulies was 25 years old, she met Andy Kaufman on the set of the film My Breakfast with Blassie. Two years later, just shortly before he ...
Episode 1630 - Delroy Lindo
31 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Delroy Lindo can take pride in many accomplishments - his family, his career, his educational - while being aware that he’s still in the process of ...
Episode 1629 - Modi Rosenfeld
27 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Some comedians think of comedy as a higher calling, but Modi Rosenfeld knows exactly where the call came from. He points to a story of two comedians i...
Episode 1628 - Nick Thune
24 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Nick Thune is a comic Marc is always happy to welcome back on the show. But this time, it’s very fortunate that Nick is able to join Marc in the gar...
Episode 1627 - Chris Fleming
20 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Unlike many comedian guests on WTF, Chris Fleming had a lot of support and encouragement from his family when it came to pursuing a career in comedy. ...
Episode 1626 - Jane Marie
17 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jane Marie’s early life in Michigan didn’t necessarily put her on the glide path to the future world of podcasting, but an internship at This Amer...
Episode 1625 - Mike Elias
13 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
When Mike Elias wanted to learn the guitar, his dad told him he had to teach himself. Mike took that rule and ran with it for the rest of his life, te...
Episode 1624 - W. Kamau Bell
10 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
W. Kamau Bell and Marc are similar comedians in that neither of them will ignore the current political environment in their acts. Kamau and Marc ...
Episode 1623 - Will Oldham
06 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Prolific singer-songwriter Will Oldham has been able to maintain what Marc calls “a haunting and elated tone” over the course of his career, wheth...
Episode 1622 - Don Johnson
03 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Don Johnson’s life took him far from where he thought it was going growing up in Missouri and Kansas. But at this point, he’s confident that nearl...
Episode 1621 - Chris Hayes
27 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
When Chris Hayes was last on the show almost ten years ago, it was a much different world. Barack Obama had just recently been in the garage and Donal...
Episode 1620 - Carrie Coon
24 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
As someone from a working class Ohio family, Carrie Coon didn’t think much about acting as a plausible career path. But her post-college work in reg...
Episode 1619 - Mo Amer
20 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Mo Amer was new to America when he was nine years old and his brother took him to see his first standup show. From that point on, he knew what he want...
Episode 1618 - Brady Corbet
17 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Brady Corbet spent years in front of the camera until he resigned from the job of actor. The new career he took up, that of filmmaker, has led to ten ...
Episode 1617 - James Mangold
13 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
James Mangold writes and directs films across multiple genres, but the one style he uses as a prism for so much of his work is the American Western. J...
Episode 1616 - Ariana Grande
10 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Ariana Grande can link one song to her entire life as a performer, from her childhood days singing for her grandpa to her life as a global pop superst...
Episode 1615 - Demi Moore
06 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Demi Moore has been a searcher since she was a kid, with intense interest throughout her life in things like spiritualism, psychology and, of course, ...
Episode 1614 - Ke Huy Quan
03 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Ke Huy Quan’s remarkable Hollywood story continues to add more storybook chapters. From coming to America as a refugee to his global stardom as a ch...
Episode 1613 - Noah Wyle
30 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Noah Wyle spent 11 seasons in a fictional medical environment on the show ER. So what made him want to return to a trauma ward setting for his new ser...
Episode 1612 - Erin Brockovich
27 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A lot of people know Erin Brockovich’s story thanks to the movie based on her legal work in a groundwater contamination case. But the story that rea...
Episode 1611 - Sophie Buddle
23 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Sophie Buddle is living in LA and doing comedy all around the United States, but since she spent most of her life in Canada, she’s in a unique vanta...
Episode 1610 - Bill Burr
20 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Bill Burr is trying to put things to bed. Whether it’s the anger he’s held onto throughout his life, or the sadness from he’s uncovered from his...
Episode 1609 - Mo Welch
16 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
After evacuating her home and consoling family members who lost their house in the LA fires, comedian Mo Welch acknowledges that she’s visiting Marc...
Episode 1608 - Richard Gadd
13 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Richard Gadd created the Netflix series Baby Reindeer as a way to work through traumatic events in his life that were hard to process. But it became e...
Episode 1607 - Mike Leigh
09 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Mike Leigh’s films are known for their observant depictions of the working class, their tragicomic tones, and their improvisational construction. Bu...
Episode 1606 - Adrien Brody
06 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Adrien Brody does a lot of research for his roles, but his performance in the new movie The Brutalist was shaped largely by his family’s immigrant e...
Episode 1605 - Ask Marc Anything: A Full Maron Special Presentation
02 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Marc’s been answering listener questions on the Fulll Maron bonus feed for two and a half years. This is a collection of Marc’s answers from acros...
Episode 1604 - Ron Livingston
30 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Ron Livingston just came over to chat. While most people come to the garage with something to promote, Marc and Ron were happy to be two guys getting ...
Episode 1603 - WTF Origins: A Full Maron Special Presentation
26 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Marc presents a special compilation of mini-series created for The Full Maron feed on WTF+ called WTF Origins. In this series of recordings from the ...
Episode 1602 - Bruce Vilanch
23 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Bruce Vilanch is best known for his time as the head writer of the Oscars, but he is actually a vestige of a fabled era of show business. Bruce talks ...
Episode 1601 - Justin Kurzel
19 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Filmmaker Justin Kurzel is drawn to stories about outlaws and outsiders. Growing up in South Australia and living in Tasmania, he’s seen the fragile...
Episode 1600 - Bobbi Althoff
16 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Bobbi Althoff’s podcast success story is much different than Marc’s podcast success story. In fact, the concept of a podcast is very different tha...
Episode 1599 - Andy Blitz
12 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
When Marc first met Andy Blitz during the rise of the alt-comedy scene in New York City, Andy still thought show business was magical. And why wouldn’...
Episode 1598 - Jesse Eisenberg
09 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Not too many guests come into the garage and tell Marc he changed their lives forever. In fact, Jesse Eisenberg might be the only one. Jesse and Marc ...
Episode 1597 - Dwight Yoakam
05 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Dwight Yoakam is a multi-platinum recording artist with many number one albums and singles, as well as multiple Grammy wins. But despite all his accom...
Episode 1596 - Luca Guadagnino
02 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Filmmaker Luca Guadagnino is attracted to the ways in which we’re all imperfect beings. That explains why a clash of personalities is central to so ...
Episode 1595 - Steve Furey
28 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Steve Furey’s path to comedy started with youth football. Once he realized he wasn’t great at football, he started selling drugs. Once he realized...
Episode 1594 - Anthony Jeselnik
25 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Anthony Jeselnik is back in the garage more than 13 years since the last time he and Marc talked on the mics. With many career successes and some fail...
Episode 1593 - Rosemarie DeWitt
21 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Rosemarie DeWitt never really thought she would become an actor because she felt like no one was betting on her. In fact, later in life her father sai...
Episode 1592 - Cynthia Erivo
18 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Cynthia Erivo has some tips for Marc on how to get more out of his time on set. For example, she always makes sure to get her steps in. So when you se...
Episode 1591 - Josh Brolin
14 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Josh Brolin is a natural guest to return to the garage for a second chat because he and Marc relate on many levels. They both find themselves chasing ...
Episode 1590 - Jessica Lange
11 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Jessica Lange admits she’s always drawn to the darkness and madness of her characters, whether it’s Frances Farmer or Blanche DuBois or her most r...
Episode 1589 - Robby Hoffman
07 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Robby Hoffman knows she comes in too hot. But that kind of in-your-face enthusiasm helped her go from being one of ten kids in a Hasidic Jewish family...
Episode 1588 - Mo Mandel
04 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Mo Mandel would like you to enjoy his new comedy special, see him perform live and, if you’re a studio executive, greenlight one of his scripts. But...
Episode 1587 - Billy Corben
31 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Filmmaker Billy Corben got an early taste of show business as an aspiring child actor. That aborted career path eventually turned into a new vocation ...