WTF with Marc Maron Podcast
Episodes
Episode 724 - Amber Tozer
14 Jul 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Amber Tozer is a comedian who wants out. She tells Marc about her move away from standup after years of sobriety, a semi-successful bootleg mattress h...
Episode 723 - Paul Dano / Adam Goldberg
11 Jul 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Actor Paul Dano has chosen interesting, off-beat roles since he was a teenager. He tells Marc the reasoning behind those choices, as they talk about h...
Episode 722 - John Caponera / Adam Devine
07 Jul 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Comedian John Caponera was one of the Comedy Store comics who left a real impression on young Marc Maron. John and Marc catch up in the garage and tal...
Episode 721 - Jeff Goldblum
04 Jul 2016
Contributed by Lukas
It's not really Independence Day without Jeff Goldblum. Instead of spending the holiday fighting aliens, Jeff sits down with Marc in the garage to dis...
Episode 720 - Joe Dante / John Carpenter
30 Jun 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Marc dives deep into genre waters when he welcomes madcap director Joe Dante into the garage. They talk about art school, Roger Corman, Piranha, minim...
Episode 719 - John C. Reilly / Brett Gelman
27 Jun 2016
Contributed by Lukas
People think they know John C. Reilly. There's something about his performances that seem so familiar, even though he doesn't like to reveal much abou...
Episode 718 - Deon Cole / Dweezil Zappa
23 Jun 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Deon Cole didn't think he would become a comedian when he was growing up on the South Side of Chicago. But now with a new comedy special, acting roles...
Episode 717 - Neil Young
20 Jun 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Neil Young. There's not a lot you need to say in introducing a legendary musician with three dozen studio albums spanning five decades. Neil joins Mar...
Episode 716 - Chelsea Handler / Jen Kirkman
16 Jun 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Chelsea Handler is embarking on a brave new world with a weekly talk show on Netflix. But Marc wants to find out if this Chelsea is really any differe...
Episode 715 - Louie Anderson
13 Jun 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Louie Anderson's standup career is unquestionably legendary. But his astounding performance as Christine Baskets has put Louie in an entirely new dime...
Episode 714 - Daniel Clowes / Ezra Edelman
09 Jun 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Cartoonist and writer Daniel Clowes brings the world of underground comics into Marc's garage. They talk about the great comic artists who paved the w...
Episode 713 - George C. Wolfe / Daniel Nazer
06 Jun 2016
Contributed by Lukas
George C. Wolfe is a giant of American theater - directing, producing, and writing some of the most important works of the last 25 years. Fresh of se...
Episode 712 - Joe Wong / Doug Stanhope
02 Jun 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Comedian Joe Wong grew up in China. Then he came to America and learned how to be a standup comic. Now he's back in China, helping to shape the Chines...
Episode 711 - Chris Gethard / Quincy Jones
30 May 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Comedian Chris Gethard and Marc bond over their New Jersey upbringings, but Chris has Marc beat when it comes to unbelievable stories from growing up ...
Episode 710 - Stephen Karam / Josh Brener
26 May 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Playwright Stephen Karam received his first Tony nomination about an hour before sitting down with Marc to talk about his experiences in the New York ...
Episode 709 - Joanna Newsom
23 May 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Marc welcomes singer-songwriter Joanna Newsom to the garage, sadly without her harp, although it probably wouldn't fit. Joanna tells Marc how her musi...
Episode 708 - Terry Reid / Jim Norton
19 May 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Terry Reid is one of the most talented singers and rock musicians who never had a massive break, but he doesn't seem to sweat it. Terry tells Marc gre...
Episode 707 - Natasha Leggero
16 May 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Natasha Leggero is ready to embark on a standup tour with her husband just in time for the premiere of her TV show's second season. Things may be goin...
Episode 706 - Sturgill Simpson / John C. Reilly
12 May 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Sturgill Simpson has all the makings of a classic country star, complete with an upbringing in coal country, a job on the railroad, and the stamp of a...
Episode 705 - Clark Gregg / Dan Pashman
09 May 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Clark Gregg is well known in the Marvel Universe as Agent Coulson from The Avengers and Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. But as Marc finds out, Clark long ago e...
Episode 704 - Ali Wong
05 May 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Ali Wong wants you to know what "leaning in" is like for a working stand-up comic who also happens to be a new mother. Marc talks with Ali about her n...
Episode 703 - Garry Marshall / Open Mike Eagle
02 May 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Garry Marshall went from writing jokes for comedians in a deli to creating culture-changing television shows and directing blockbuster movies. Garry t...
Episode 702 - Rob Reiner
28 Apr 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Rob Reiner has been around show business his entire life, which might explain why he's excelled in so many different areas. Rob shares stories with Ma...
Episode 701 - Steve-O
25 Apr 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Steve-O probably could have died several times while making Jackass. But that's nothing compared to the amount of life-threatening danger he faced in ...
Episode 700 Part 2 - Louis CK
21 Apr 2016
Contributed by Lukas
It's a two-part 700th Episode extravaganza. First, Marc and Julia Louis-Dreyfus talk Seinfeld, SNL, Second City, Larry David, Woody Allen, Veep, being...
Episode 700 Part 1 - Julia Louis-Dreyfus
21 Apr 2016
Contributed by Lukas
It's a two-part 700th Episode extravaganza. First, Marc and Julia Louis-Dreyfus talk Seinfeld, SNL, Second City, Larry David, Woody Allen, Veep, being...
Episode 699 - Susan Sarandon
18 Apr 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Susan Sarandon achieved tremendous success as an actor, but one career accomplishment remains elusive. She tells Marc about this major goal and why sh...
Episode 698 - David Simon
14 Apr 2016
Contributed by Lukas
David Simon is the creator of arguably the greatest television show in history. He cemented his reputation as a hard-nosed, truth-seeking journalist. ...
Episode 697 - Nikki Glaser
11 Apr 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Comedian Nikki Glaser and Marc share a bond that might be deeper than love: They share an eating disorder. Nikki and Marc talk about how they've both ...
Episode 696 - John Lurie
07 Apr 2016
Contributed by Lukas
John Lurie has a creative fire that rages without end. But sometimes he can't avoid burning himself. John talks with Marc about his many artistic purs...
Episode 695 - Sam Rockwell / Richard Linklater
04 Apr 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Sam Rockwell has become such a memorable actor in films and on stage because he really likes to prepare. On the release of his latest film, Mr. Right,...
Episode 694 - Quinn Cummings
31 Mar 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Writer Quinn Cummings does not let her Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress define her. After all, she was only 10 when it happened. Q...
Episode 693 - Ethan Hawke
28 Mar 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Audiences have watched Ethan Hawke grow up on screen. But he’s also grown as a writer, a director, a stage actor, and more. Ethan talks to Marc abou...
Remembering Garry Shandling
24 Mar 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Marc’s conversation with Garry Shandling from May 2011. Garry passed away on March 24, 2016. Sign up here for WTF+ to get the full show archives and...
Episode 692 - Al Lubel
24 Mar 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Comedian Al Lubel stopped being a lawyer in order to start doing stand-up. But he never stopped putting himself on trial. Al tells Marc how his desper...
Episode 691 - Todd Rundgren
21 Mar 2016
Contributed by Lukas
If you look at Todd Rundgren’s body of work, you might think it’s the product of a dozen different people in various fields of the music industry....
Episode 690 - Ryan Singer
17 Mar 2016
Contributed by Lukas
For longtime WTF listeners, comic Ryan Singer is a continuing presence throughout the history of the show. But this is the first time he goes in depth...
Episode 689 - Michael Rapaport
14 Mar 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Michael Rapaport thought he was going to be a professional basketball player. That didn’t happen, but Michael happily surprised himself with an acti...
Episode 688 - Dweezil Zappa
10 Mar 2016
Contributed by Lukas
When it comes to making music, high standards were set for Dweezil Zappa at a very young age. His father made more than 80 albums in his lifetime, whi...
Episode 687 - Bonnie McFarlane
07 Mar 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Comedian Bonnie McFarlane has a backstory like no other guest on WTF. That’s probably because no other guest grew up in circumstances that could be ...
Episode 686 - Iliza Shlesinger
03 Mar 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Comedian Iliza Shlesinger doesn’t need to convince Marc she’s at the top of her game. He’s watched her put in the work for years, during nightly...
Episode 685 - Scott Ian
29 Feb 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Scott Ian is a founding member of Anthrax and one of the most respected metal guitarists in the world. But despite being in one of the four bands that...
Episode 684 - William Friedkin
25 Feb 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Director William Friedkin is a consummate storyteller, which explains why he tells such an entertaining story of his own life, rooted in three recurri...
Episode 683 - Sacha Baron Cohen
22 Feb 2016
Contributed by Lukas
You know Borat. You know Bruno. You know Ali G. But you probably don’t know much about Sacha Baron Cohen. The man himself sits down with Marc in the...
Episode 682 - Herb Alpert / Mark & Jay Duplass
18 Feb 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Herb Alpert had enormous success as a musician and recording artist before becoming a massively influential recording industry executive when he co-fo...
Episode 681 - Abbi and Ilana
14 Feb 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Abbi Jacobson and Ilana Glazer got Broad City off the ground when they were fed up with not getting their shot. In that way, they have something in co...
Episode 680 - Ben Hoffman
11 Feb 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Comedian Ben Hoffman’s latest venture into country music seems inevitable. As an out-of-place Jewish kid in Kentucky, he found an escape by becoming...
Episode 679 - Pete Correale
08 Feb 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Pete Correale and Marc probably didn’t intend for their conversation to turn into an unabashed celebration of stand-up comedy, but that’s what hap...
Episode 678 - Cindy Crawford
04 Feb 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Cindy Crawford was unquestionably the most famous model in the world during the 1990s. She survived and prospered far beyond the typical career durati...
Episode 677 - Mike Binder
01 Feb 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Mike Binder’s career evolved in unforeseen ways since he first started doing stand-up on TV when he was 18. After being a staple in the glory days o...
Episode 676 - Peter Guralnick
28 Jan 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Peter Guralnick’s childhood love affair with the Blues led him on a life-long journey through the history of rock and roll. Peter shows Marc why he ...
Episode 675 - Michael Moore
25 Jan 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Michael Moore says he’s angrier than he’s ever been about the state of things. But Marc senses something softer in Michael’s personality these d...
Episode 674 - Cintra Wilson / Zach Galifianakis
21 Jan 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Cultural critic and writer Cintra Wilson has always made Marc’s head spin. She takes him back to her wild and woolly days in San Francisco and gets ...
Episode 673 - Crispin Glover
18 Jan 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Crispin Glover knows you might think he’s crazy. As he tells Marc, he sees madness as being good for art. They talk about what that perception has m...
Episode 672 - Garrett Morris
14 Jan 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Garrett Morris is the first original member of the Not Ready for Prime Time Players to sit down in the garage. Garrett tells Marc how he made it to SN...
Episode 671 - Charlie Kaufman & Duke Johnson
11 Jan 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Writer-director Charlie Kaufman takes Marc through his impressive filmography, including Being John Malkovich, Adaptation, and Synecdoche, NY. But the...
Episode 670 - Todd Haynes / Sarah Silverman
07 Jan 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Todd Haynes has been messing with Marc’s mind for decades. Well, his films have. The writer-director sits down in the garage to go over it all, from...
Episode 669 - David Spade
04 Jan 2016
Contributed by Lukas
David Spade kicks of 2016 in the garage, talking with Marc about growing up with guns, becoming a father unexpectedly, turning the corner at SNL after...
Episode 668 - Bill Burr / 2015 In Review
31 Dec 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Bill Burr returns to WTF for the first time in six years. He talks with Marc about big banks, the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, playing drums for Slash...
Episode 667 - Neil Strauss
28 Dec 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Author and journalist Neil Strauss became the story after he wrote the enormously popular and controversial book, The Game. He got so deep into the wo...
Episode 666 - Bob Forrest
24 Dec 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Singer-songwriter Bob Forrest has a hell-and-back story befitting the 666th episode of WTF. Bob tells Marc how he became a drug counsellor after strug...
Episode 665 - Horatio Sanz
21 Dec 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Horatio Sanz didn’t always plan on becoming a comedian or an SNL cast member for eight seasons. Initially he wanted to be a CIA special agent. Marc ...
Episode 664 - Eric Bogosian
17 Dec 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Eric Bogosian leads several creative lives, as a stage performer, a film actor, a playwright, a screenwriter, a novelist, and now a non-fiction writer...
Episode 663 - Brian Grazer
14 Dec 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Super-producer Brian Grazer joins Marc in the garage for an incredible conversation about what it takes to get stuff done in Hollywood. Brian is respo...
Episode 662 - Danny Boyle
10 Dec 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Director Danny Boyle takes Marc through his impressive and versatile filmography, from Shallow Grave and Trainspotting to Slumdog Millionaire and Stev...
Episode 661 - Adam Resnick
07 Dec 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Adam Resnick’s career should be the envy of any living comedy writer. He’s written for Letterman, Get a Life, SNL, and The Larry Sanders Show. But...
Episode 660 - Brian Kiley / Brian Posehn
03 Dec 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Comedian Brian Kiley has been writing for Conan O’Brien’s shows for more than 20 years. But prior to that, he and Marc were doing open mics in Bos...
Episode 659 - Gloria Steinem / Kliph Nesteroff
30 Nov 2015
Contributed by Lukas
American icon Gloria Steinem visits the garage to talk with Marc about her journey on the road as an activist and cultural leader. They discuss how th...
Episode 658 - Jim Ladd & Frazer Smith
26 Nov 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded in front of a live audience at the LA Podfest, Marc pays tribute to the radio legends who helped make it possible for podcasters to operate w...
Episode 657 - Ira Kaplan / Bob Odenkirk & David Cross
23 Nov 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Yo La Tengo’s Ira Kaplan tries his best to demystify the band, but Marc is convinced that Yo La Tengo remains hugely influential in the world of ind...
Episode 656 - Robert Trujillo & Flea / Aziz Ansari
19 Nov 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Metallica’s Robert Trujillo and Flea of Red Hot Chili Peppers are two of the best bass players on earth. Now both of them are in the garage, paying ...
Episode 655 - Daniel Radcliffe
16 Nov 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Daniel Radcliffe has his head on pretty straight for someone who was thrust into worldwide superstardom at the age of 10. Daniel stops by the garage t...
Episode 654 - Elvis Costello
12 Nov 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Fresh off writing his memoir and primed by a high octane espresso from Marc’s kitchen, Elvis Costello is ready to dive into his past and connect the...
Episode 653 - Lorne Michaels
09 Nov 2015
Contributed by Lukas
In the history of WTF, Lorne Michaels is talked about more than any other person. Now he is finally a guest. The man behind SNL goes through it all, f...
Episode 652 - James Corden
05 Nov 2015
Contributed by Lukas
James Corden knows a thing or two about hosting a talk show. The host of The Late Late Show trades notes with Marc about their respective jobs, and Ja...
Episode 651 - Patricia Arquette
02 Nov 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Long before Patricia Arquette won an Oscar, long before she filmed a movie over the course of 12 years, long before she worked with directors like Sco...
Episode 650 - Steve Albini
28 Oct 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Steve Albini had his hands and fingers on the mixing board for some of the greatest albums ever, like Nirvana’s In Utero and the Pixies’ Surfer Ro...
Episode 649 - Aaron Draplin
25 Oct 2015
Contributed by Lukas
It’s likely that Aaron Draplin has more passion about graphic design than you have about anything. Marc visits Aaron at the seat of the empire he cr...
Episode 648 - James Taylor
21 Oct 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Legendary singer-songwriter James Taylor stops by the garage for one of the more surprising conversations Marc can remember. James holds nothing back ...
Episode 647 - Mikal Cronin / Patrick Stickles
18 Oct 2015
Contributed by Lukas
A garage is a pretty comfortable place for Mikal Cronin. He’s been making rock music with his buddies since high school, especially with his longtim...
Episode 646 - Mike Epps / Pashman Returns
14 Oct 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Mike Epps doesn’t stop. The comedian and actor is one of the busiest people in show business, starring in new TV shows like Survivor’s Remorse and...
Episode 645 - Annie Baker
11 Oct 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Playwright Annie Baker is one of the most original and exciting voices in American theater. She’s already a Pulitzer Prize winner and counts super-p...
Episode 644 - John Mayall / Dan Pashman
07 Oct 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Blues legend John Mayall founded one of the most influential rock bands of the 20th century. John talks with Marc about ushering musicians like Eric C...
Episode 643 - Peaches
04 Oct 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Peaches defies easy categorization, unless you want to define her as a multi-media event. She takes Marc on her journey, from growing up Merrill Niske...
Episode 642 - Michaela Watkins
30 Sep 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Actress Michaela Watkins is not only very funny, she can make you cry without warning, as Marc found out in the garage. Through laughter and tears, th...
Episode 641 - Jake Kasdan / Fred Stoller
27 Sep 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Writer/director Jake Kasdan inherited some good show business genes from his father. But he’s paved his own way, whether it was through his work on ...
Episode 640 - Nick DiPaolo / Brian Regan & Joe Bolster
23 Sep 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Comedian Nick DiPaolo is a relentless button-pusher, which might be why Marc likes him so much despite all their differences. Marc and Nick reminisce ...
Episode 639 - Keith Richards
20 Sep 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Marc finally comes face to face with his childhood hero and the results do not disappoint. Keith Richards is rock and roll to many people, including M...
Episode 638 - Sir Patrick Stewart
16 Sep 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Marc and Sir Patrick Stewart together in the garage? Make it so. The cultural icon engages with Marc about his life as an actor, from the English stag...
Episode 637 - Matt Sweeney
13 Sep 2015
Contributed by Lukas
You’ve probably heard something Matt Sweeney recorded, even if you don’t immediately recognize the name Matt Sweeney. As Marc discovers in this co...
Episode 636 - Fred Armisen
09 Sep 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Fred Armisen sits down with Marc for a surprisingly revealing chat, especially considering how Fred can completely disappear into the many characters ...
Episode 635 - Bob Guccione, Jr.
06 Sep 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Bob Guccione, Jr. knows a thing or two about publishing. He’s the founder of Spin Magazine, and his father was the man behind Penthouse. Now back at...
Episode 634 - Richard Thompson / Lemmy Kilmister
02 Sep 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Richard Thompson and Lemmy Kilmister seem like they exist at opposite ends of the rock spectrum, but you’ll notice a lot of similarities in this dou...
Episode 633 - Lake Bell
30 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Lake Bell is an actor, a writer, a director, and a mother. She tells Marc how all four of those things came to be, including what it took to get her o...
Episode 632 - Peter Bogdanovich
26 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
It’s been 14 years since Peter Bogdanovich made a movie, but that doesn’t mean he’s slowing down. The man who burst on the scene with The Last P...
Episode 631 - Jerrod Carmichael
23 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Still in his mid-20s, Jerrod Carmichael already has a reputation in comedian circles as a comic who has the goods. Marc talks with Jerrod about his ra...
Episode 630 - Robert Rodriguez / Jonathan Ames
19 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Robert Rodriguez has been making movies on his own terms since he was 12 years old. Before Spy Kids and Machete and Sin City, he famously made his fir...
Episode 629 - John Ridley
16 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Before John Ridley won the Academy Award for writing 12 Years A Slave, he was a stand-up comic. Marc talks to John about the times they crossed paths ...
Episode 628 - Chris Hayes
12 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
MSNBC’s Chris Hayes steps away from the anchor chair and into the garage to talk with Marc about life outside of cable news. Chris explains how his ...
Episode 627 - Lynn Shelton
09 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Filmmaker Lynn Shelton works outside the Hollywood system. About 1,000 miles outside the Hollywood system, in fact. Lynn talks to Marc about living in...