WTF with Marc Maron Podcast

Episode 626 - Jason Bateman / Bob And Barry

05 Aug 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Jason Bateman wondered if he was done with acting. After finding success at a very young age, Jason thought about hanging it up. He talks with Marc ab...

Episode 625 - Harmony Korine

02 Aug 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Filmmaker Harmony Korine and Marc give it a second try after a fairly awkward live WTF episode a few years ago. Without Eddie Pepitone and James Franc...

Episode 624 - Sinbad

29 Jul 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Sometimes people ask Sinbad if he’s “still got it.” But as he proves to Marc, you can’t lose funny. And Sinbad’s been funny for a long time,...

Episode 623 - Jason Segel

26 Jul 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Jason Segel was drawn to acting because of a quote from The Muppets. Now that he’s been on a hit TV series, starred in several successful movies, an...

Episode 622 - Wyatt Cenac

23 Jul 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Wyatt Cenac and Marc go way back. But despite two WTF appearances, Wyatt never sat down with Marc for a full conversation in the garage until now. Wya...

Episode 621 - Ian McKellen

19 Jul 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Sir Ian McKellen turns the garage into a master class as he tries to help Marc develop a better understanding and appreciation for Shakespeare. Along ...

Episode 620 - Vince Gilligan

15 Jul 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Breaking Bad creator Vince Gilligan has a reputation as one of the nicest showrunners in Hollywood. It's a deserved reputation based on this incredibl...

Episode 619 - Robert Kirkman / Bob Fingerman

12 Jul 2015

Contributed by Lukas

The Walking Dead creator and writer Robert Kirkman gives Marc a crash course in the comic book industry and explains how he got started in the busines...

Episode 618 - Ed Asner / Adam Goldberg

08 Jul 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Ed Asner has enough acting credits to cover several lifetimes and he's not even close to finished. Ed talks with Marc about his legendary career, from...

Episode 617 - Laura Jane Grace

05 Jul 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Laura Jane Grace, founder and lead singer of the band Against Me!, tells Marc about her experiences as a trans woman in a punk rock world. Laura tells...

Episode 616 - Rich Vos

01 Jul 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Comedian Rich Vos and Marc were pounding the same pavement decades ago when they were both starting out in comedy. Of course Rich was smoking crack, b...

Episode 615 - Penelope Spheeris

28 Jun 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Filmmaker Penelope Spheeris was born into a traveling carnival, so it makes sense she would wind up in show business. The director talks to Marc about...

Episode 614 - The President Was Here

24 Jun 2015

Contributed by Lukas

From the minute the Presidential motorcade pulled away, Marc began recording his reaction to the momentous event that just occurred in his garage. Hea...

Episode 613 - President Barack Obama

21 Jun 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Marc welcomes the 44th President of the United States of America, Barack Obama, to the garage for conversation about college, fitting in, race relatio...

Episode 612 - Judd Apatow

17 Jun 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Judd Apatow has a lot going on right now. So when he came over to the garage to talk with Marc about some of his projects, it's no wonder they kept ta...

Episode 611 - Godfrey

14 Jun 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Godfrey and Marc usually bust on each other in the back of comedy clubs, but this is the first time they've sat down for an hour to bust on each other...

Episode 610 - Mike Watt

10 Jun 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Fair warning: Mike Watt's story of a near-death experience is not for the squeamish. The good news is he survived. One of history's greatest bass play...

Episode 609 - Constance Zimmer

07 Jun 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Constance Zimmer kicked off her busy summer with a role on the new season of Maron and followed it up with two movies and a new TV show. Constance tal...

Episode 608 - Kurt Metzger

03 Jun 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Comedian Kurt Metzger is currently a staff writer on Inside Amy Schumer, which is a far cry from his first TV writing job on a game show hosted by Mar...

Episode 607 - Haley Joel Osment / Jerry Stahl

31 May 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Haley Joel Osment not only survived being a child actor, he was one of the most celebrated child actors of all time. Haley and Marc talk about the mas...

Episode 606 - Kevin Corrigan

27 May 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Kevin Corrigan is a prolific character actor and a quintessential New York guy. So it makes sense that there's a lot of Scorsese worship in this episo...

Episode 605 - Tommy Davidson / Phil Hendrie

24 May 2015

Contributed by Lukas

In Living Color changed the face of sketch comedy and Tommy Davidson was one of the main faces. He talks to Marc about how the show came to be, what g...

Episode 604 - Terry Gross

20 May 2015

Contributed by Lukas

The tables are turned on one of the world's greatest interviewers, when Marc sits down with Fresh Air's Terry Gross in front of a live audience at the...

Episode 603 - David Byrne

17 May 2015

Contributed by Lukas

For many people, including Marc, David Byrne has served as a tour guide through a new frontier of creativity. The frontman for Talking Heads sits down...

Episode 602 - Richard Lewis / Greg Proops

13 May 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Richard Lewis and Greg Proops have been in the garage before, but whenever they stop by for a chat, it makes sense to turn the mics on and roll tape. ...

Episode 601 - Kenan Thompson / Scharpling & Wurster

10 May 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Kenan Thompson was on his way to a pitch meeting at Saturday Night Live when he stopped by Marc's hotel room to talk about The Mighty Ducks, Bill Cosb...

Episode 600 - Sam Seder

06 May 2015

Contributed by Lukas

For the 600th episode of WTF, Marc goes back to someone who was there at the beginning. Sam Seder and Marc retrace the path of their contentious frien...

Episode 599 - Parker Posey

03 May 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Indie film superstar Parker Posey talks with Marc about her life so far, from being born "the size of a beer can" to recently contemplating whether sh...

Episode 598 - Robert Williams

29 Apr 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Artist Robert Williams is on Marc's Mount Olympus of Mind-Blowers. Robert talks with Marc about his numerous career highlights, including his work for...

Episode 597 - Zach Woods

26 Apr 2015

Contributed by Lukas

You've seen Zach Woods in Silicon Valley, The Office, Veep and In The Loop, but Marc saw him doing improv at the UCB Theater and was blown away. Zach ...

Episode 596 - Blake Mills

22 Apr 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Songwriter Blake Mills might not be comfortable with being called a "guitar wizard" but that doesn't stop Marc from unapologetically slapping that tit...

Episode 595 - Rose Byrne / Kevin Pollak

19 Apr 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Rose Byrne is everywhere. With two new movies coming out, Adult Beginners and Spy, and a laundry list of big hits in recent years, she still had some ...

Episode 594 - Britt Daniel

15 Apr 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Spoon frontman Britt Daniel tells Marc what it was like growing up in Texas as a sensitive kid who liked The Cure. Britt and Marc also trace the path ...

Episode 593 - Henry Winkler

12 Apr 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Sit on it ("it" being your most relaxing podcast-listening seat) and enjoy this conversation between Marc and Henry Winkler. Although he's embedded in...

Episode 592 - John Agnello / Maz Jobrani

08 Apr 2015

Contributed by Lukas

After The Rolling Stones called into the show on two consecutive episodes, record producer and engineer John Agnello gives Marc an idea of what happen...

Episode 591 - Amber Tamblyn / Keith Richards

05 Apr 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Amber Tamblyn's life as a child actor was in her mind when she wrote Dark Sparkler, a collection of poems about departed Hollywood starlets. Marc talk...

Episode 590 - Drew Friedman / Mick Jagger

01 Apr 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Cartoonist Drew Friedman is a true student of comedy. Marc talks with Drew to find out how this attachment to comedians started and why Drew has spent...

Episode 589 - Michael Imperioli

29 Mar 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Michael Imperioli leads a much different life from the one led by his iconic television character Christopher Moltisanti on The Sopranos. Michael and ...

Episode 588 - Kim Gordon

25 Mar 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Kim Gordon of Sonic Youth put her life story into the book Girl In A Band. But Marc wants to know what Kim's life is like today, after decades in the ...

Episode 587 - Joe Swanberg

22 Mar 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Filmmaker Joe Swanberg is a true independent in every sense of the word. Marc looks at Joe's most recent films, Happy Christmas and Drinking Buddies, ...

Episode 586 - John Doe

18 Mar 2015

Contributed by Lukas

John Doe was there at the beginning. When American punk rock was taking shape, his band X was at the forefront. John talks with Marc about being a you...

Episode 585 - Alex Karpovsky

15 Mar 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Alex Karpovsky and Marc are enemies on the fourth season of the HBO series Girls. But in this conversation, they bond instantly over OCD, separation a...

Episode 584 - Chris D'Elia

11 Mar 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Comedian and actor Chris D'Elia always seemed mysterious to Marc when he was waiting backstage at the comedy clubs. Turns out Chris was just crippling...

Episode 583 - Dan Zanes / Christopher Mansfield

08 Mar 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Dan Zanes is one of the most popular musical acts in the country for young children. Marc is a huge fan, too, but that's because of Dan's old band The...

Episode 582 - Rob McElhenney

04 Mar 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Rob McElhenney was fed up with being a struggling actor, so he grabbed a couple friends and made a TV show. Marc talks with Rob about the unlikely suc...

Episode 581 - Mick Foley

01 Mar 2015

Contributed by Lukas

A legendary wrestler, a best-selling author, an advocate for abuse victims, a father of four and a part-time Santa Claus, Mick Foley has led a distinc...

Episode 580 - Kevin Allison

25 Feb 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Kevin Allison found life after The State with his storytelling show RISK! In the garage at The Cat Ranch, Marc gets a full load of Kevin's stories tha...

Episode 579 - Nick Tosches

22 Feb 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Author and journalist Nick Tosches is often called one of America's greatest living writers. Marc considers him to be an indispensible tour guide thro...

Episode 578 - Harry Shearer

18 Feb 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Harry Shearer always leaves his mark, whether it's on The Simpsons or in Spinal Tap or in Christopher Guest's movies or on his long-running radio show...

Episode 577 - Conor Oberst

15 Feb 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Conor Oberst is a virtuoso singer-songwriter, known for fronting bands like Bright Eyes, Monsters of Folk and Desaparecidos. Now with his first solo a...

Episode 576 - Live From the LA Podfest Whitney Cummings / Shelby Fero / Pamela Adlon / Desi Jedeikin / Amber Preston

11 Feb 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Live from the LA Podfest, Whitney Cummings deals with codependency, Shelby Fero reckons with being a black sheep, Pamela Adlon doesn't understand why ...

Episode 575 - Cameron Esposito

08 Feb 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Comedian Cameron Esposito made her mark when a spontaneous moment during an appearance on The Late Late Show put her toe to toe with Jay Leno. Cameron...

Episode 574 - Marty Allen

04 Feb 2015

Contributed by Lukas

92-year-old comedian Marty Allen visits the garage to talk about performing for eight decades and witnessing the evolving landscape of entertainment. ...

Episode 573 - Jim Gaffigan

01 Feb 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Even though this is Jim Gaffigan's fifth appearance on WTF, it's the first time he and Marc actually have a full-length conversation worthy of the gar...

Episode 572 - Brian Koppelman

28 Jan 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Brian Koppelman is a writer, a director, a producer and a podcast host, but his most life-defining event occurred two decades ago in an entirely diffe...

Episode 571 - Jimmy Dore

25 Jan 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Jimmy Dore was one of the early adopters of the comedy podcast. Marc and Jimmy discuss their podcast origins, Jimmy's massive Irish family, Bill Hicks...

Episode 570 - Andrea Martin

21 Jan 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Actress and comedian Andrea Martin conquered the stage and screen, earning Tony and Emmy awards, performing in the legendary cast of SCTV and publishi...

Episode 569 - Jason Schwartzman

18 Jan 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Despite being a member of the Coppola family, all Jason Schwartzman really wanted was to be in a band. But he tells Marc about the chance occurance th...

Episode 568 - Mike Judge

14 Jan 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Mike Judge and Marc have a lot to talk about. First of all, they both grew up in Albuquerque. Then there's Mike's groundbreaking animated work, which ...

Episode 567 - Jeff Garlin

11 Jan 2015

Contributed by Lukas

At long last, Jeff Garlin is in the garage for a one-on-one with Marc. They talk about how Jeff got paired with Larry David to birth Curb Your Enthusi...

Episode 566 - Richard Linklater

07 Jan 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Director Richard Linklater takes Marc through the unprecedented 12 year process of making his latest film, Boyhood, and goes into detail about Dazed a...

Episode 565 - Paul Thomas Anderson

04 Jan 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Director Paul Thomas Anderson joins Marc in the garage for a thorough discussion of each and every one of Paul's films, including his latest, Inherent...

Episode 564 - Melanie Lynskey

31 Dec 2014

Contributed by Lukas

Actress Melanie Lynskey is always an engaging screen presence, whether in movies like Up in the Air or Heavenly Creatures, or in TV sitcoms like Two a...

Episode 563 - Jason Nash

28 Dec 2014

Contributed by Lukas

Close out the year with a WTF that harkens back to the days of old, when Marc and his guests stomped through the wreckage of strained relationships an...

Episode 562 - Larry Grobel

24 Dec 2014

Contributed by Lukas

Larry Grobel has interviewed everyone. As the premiere profile writer for Playboy Magazine, Larry became a renowned chronicler of celebrity and cultur...

Episode 561 - Melissa Etheridge

21 Dec 2014

Contributed by Lukas

Melissa Etheridge makes Marc's garage sound better than ever with an amazing conversation followed by a killer live performance. Love, loss, children,...

Episode 560 - Adam Goldberg

17 Dec 2014

Contributed by Lukas

Adam Goldberg is one of the only WTF guests who can match Marc's neuroses note for note. He's also a Renaissance man who continues to hone his skills ...

Episode 559 - St. Vincent

15 Dec 2014

Contributed by Lukas

Whether you call her St. Vincent or Annie Clark, all Marc really wants to know in this conversation is how she went from being a guitar-rocking 12-yea...

Episode 558 - Jenny Slate

10 Dec 2014

Contributed by Lukas

Jenny Slate is making it happen on her own terms, whether it's her standup, her children's character Marcel the Shell, or her movie projects like Obvi...

Episode 557 - Ian Edwards

07 Dec 2014

Contributed by Lukas

The last time comedian Ian Edwards was WTF, Marc embarrassed himself in spectacular fashion. Now Ian is in the garage for a less cringeworthy conversa...

Episode 556 - Chrissie Hynde

03 Dec 2014

Contributed by Lukas

Chrissie Hynde was just an unabashed rock and roll music fan from the Midwest before a journey to England turned her into a genuine rock star and the ...

Episode 555 - Norman Lear

30 Nov 2014

Contributed by Lukas

Legendary producer Norman Lear is responsible for shows that not only changed television, but altered the culture at large. At 92 years old, Norman jo...

Episode 554 - Rhett Miller

26 Nov 2014

Contributed by Lukas

Rhett Miller was tagged with the "alt" label early in his career, as in alt-country. But as Rhett explains to Marc, he was actually emo before emo was...

Episode 553 - Julia Sweeney

23 Nov 2014

Contributed by Lukas

With her wit and kind nature, Julia Sweeney proves she can make an irresistibly entertaining conversation out of topics like death, cancer, loss of fa...

Episode 552 - Bret Easton Ellis

19 Nov 2014

Contributed by Lukas

Bret Easton Ellis is still the guy who wrote Less Than Zero, American Psycho and Lunar Park, but he's also way different than that guy from decades ag...

Episode 551 - John Mulaney

16 Nov 2014

Contributed by Lukas

John Mulaney pays a visit to the garage while certain things in his life are in a state of flux. For one, the status of his TV show is up in the air a...

Episode 550 - Allie Brosh

12 Nov 2014

Contributed by Lukas

Allie Brosh is the creator of the popular comic Hyperbole and a Half, which is more than just extremely funny. It's been called one of the best contem...

Episode 549 - Dave Ross

09 Nov 2014

Contributed by Lukas

Comedian Dave Ross and Marc got off on the wrong foot. Luckily, they were able to have this chat in the garage where they realized how much they have ...

Episode 548 - Jimmy Vivino

05 Nov 2014

Contributed by Lukas

Jimmy Vivino is the current bandleader on Conan, but during his two decades with the various incarnations of Conan O'Brien's late night shows, Jimmy h...

Episode 547 - Dr. Drew

02 Nov 2014

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Drew Pinsky has been practicing medicine for more than 30 years. Along the way, he became one of America's most recognizable physicians. Dr. Drew ...

Episode 546 - David Lowery

29 Oct 2014

Contributed by Lukas

Two of Marc's favorite bands, Camper Van Beethoven and Cracker, share a common denominator: Frontman David Lowery. Marc and David discuss the eclectic...

Episode 545 - Bill Scheft

26 Oct 2014

Contributed by Lukas

Bill Scheft is one of the first people Marc ever saw perform live stand-up comedy. Now Bill is working mainly as a writer, doing jokes for David Lette...

Episode 544 - Andre Royo

22 Oct 2014

Contributed by Lukas

You may know Andre Royo as Bubbles from The Wire. For Andre that's both a blessing and a curse. He describes the near-breakdown he had while playing t...

Episode 543 - Martin Starr

19 Oct 2014

Contributed by Lukas

Based on the characters Martin Starr played on shows like Freaks & Geeks, Party Down and Silcon Valley, Marc wasn't sure what to expect. But it turns ...

Episode 542 - Bob Rubin

15 Oct 2014

Contributed by Lukas

San Francisco in the 1980s was a hot zone of standup comedy and Bob Rubin loomed as large as anyone on the scene. Bob's eccentric and unpredictable st...

Episode 541 - Larry Wilmore

12 Oct 2014

Contributed by Lukas

Many people know Larry Wilmore from The Daily Show. Many more will soon know him as the heir to Stephen Colbert's late night slot. But throughout his ...

Episode 540 - Ms. Pat

08 Oct 2014

Contributed by Lukas

Before Ms. Pat became the comedian she is today, she was Rabbit, a drug dealing single mom in the ghetto who was shot twice and beaten within an inch ...

Episode 539 - Chris Parnell

05 Oct 2014

Contributed by Lukas

Chris Parnell adds to WTF's ever-increasing list of SNL alumni with tales of triumph, heartbreak and, of course, Lorne. Chris also talks about his Sou...

Episode 538 - Ian Karmel/Ron Funches

01 Oct 2014

Contributed by Lukas

The Portland comedy scene is booming, with Ian Karmel and Ron Funches being two of its greatest exports. In this double-header episode, Ian tells Marc...

Episode 537 - Rivers Cuomo

28 Sep 2014

Contributed by Lukas

Weezer frontman Rivers Cuomo is the subject of much rock and roll lore, and Marc wants to get it all on the table. Why did Rivers decide to go to Harv...

Episode 536 - Tim and Eric

24 Sep 2014

Contributed by Lukas

Tim Heidecker and Eric Wareheim created a comedy universe that defies easy explanation. But what Tim and Eric can explain to Marc is how they became f...

Episode 535 - Nick Frost

21 Sep 2014

Contributed by Lukas

Nick Frost never intended to become an actor, let alone be part of some of the most popular comedies in recent memory. Before Shaun of the Dead and Ho...

Episode 534 - Nicholas Stoller

17 Sep 2014

Contributed by Lukas

Neighbors director Nicholas Stoller is someone who movie studios trust with millions of dollars in production costs. Naturally, Marc wants to know how...

Episode 533 - Dax Shepard

14 Sep 2014

Contributed by Lukas

Parenthood star Dax Shepard first caught Marc's attention as the barely functional simpleton named Frito in Idiocracy. And while he's had an expansive...

Episode 532 - Kathy Griffin

10 Sep 2014

Contributed by Lukas

Kathy Griffin stops by for a true throwback WTF episode. It's a throwback because Kathy and Marc spend the first 10 minutes defusing past tension and ...

Episode 531 - Anna Kendrick

07 Sep 2014

Contributed by Lukas

When Anna Kendrick was 10 years old, she convinced her parents to drive her from their home in Maine to New York City for auditions. That decision has...

Episode 530 - Jay Bakker

03 Sep 2014

Contributed by Lukas

Jay Bakker was thrust into the world of televangelism as the son of Jim and Tammy Faye Bakker. When their empire came crashing down, Jay struggled to ...

Episode 529 - Mac McCaughan

31 Aug 2014

Contributed by Lukas

Mac McCaughan from Superchunk is also the founder of one of the biggest and most prolific indy music labels in the country - Merge Records. Mac and Ma...

Episode 528 - Robyn Hitchcock

27 Aug 2014

Contributed by Lukas

When singer-songwriter Robyn Hitchcock looks back at the roots of his prolific career, he sees a little Bob Dylan, a little Syd Barrett and a little D...

Episode 527 - Wanda Sykes

24 Aug 2014

Contributed by Lukas

Wanda Sykes is one of the funniest people alive. But Marc remembers Wanda when she was first starting out in the New York comedy clubs and says she wa...