Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episode 1492 - Jesse David Fox
30 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jesse David Fox thinks comedy is serious business. As the comedy reporter at Vulture, he’s been wr...
Episode 1491 - Albert Brooks
27 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
A conversation more than a dozen years in the making, Albert Brooks finally agreed to sit down with ...
Episode 1490 - Elliott Caine
23 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
When Marc was living in Highland Park, he found out something interesting about his neighborhood opt...
Episode 1489 - Taika Waititi
20 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Taika Waititi has his hands in dozens of projects at any given time, but he says the connective thre...
Episode 1488 - Fisher Stevens
16 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Fisher Stevens left a lasting impression on Marc in the early ‘80s when Fisher was in Brighton Bea...
Episode 1487 - José Andrés
13 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Chef José Andrés could have been best known as the owner of some of the most celebrated restaurant...
Episode 1486 - Laraaji
09 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Before he was Laraaji, Edward Larry Gordon was a gig musician with a background in composition, an a...
Episode 1485 - John Wilson
06 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
While John Wilson spends his time filming everything around him, one question he’s constantly aski...
Episode 1484 - Lou Adler
02 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Lou Adler’s career in the music industry is one of the most accomplished in history, writing and p...
Episode 1483 - Dan Soder
30 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Nearly fifteen years ago, Dan Soder and Marc were talking at a comedy club right after they were bot...
Episode 1482 - Jennette McCurdy
26 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jennette McCurdy turned the pain of her abusive upbringing and the resentment she had toward her sho...
Episode 1481 - Joan Baez
23 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Joan Baez is in the midst of examining her life as the subject of a new documentary, Joan Baez: I Am...
Episode 1480 - Doug Stanhope / Louis Katz
19 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It’s another comic double-header with two of Marc’s favorites. Doug Stanhope is back to talk abo...
Episode 1479 - Rob Halford
16 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Fans know Judas Priest frontman Rob Halford as the Metal God. But he says there’s one guy called R...
Episode 1478 - Arnold Schwarzenegger
12 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Arnold Schwarzenegger likes to focus on life’s victories. That makes for an interesting contrast w...
Episode 1477 - Tom Papa
09 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Tom Papa’s last trip to the garage was mostly about his comedy past, reflecting on how he and Marc...
Episode 1476 - Larry Charles
05 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Larry Charles always knew he liked comedy but he also knew he liked being a button-pusher. Those pre...
Episode 1475 - Les Claypool / Marc Ribot
02 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Les Claypool is the first guest who flew himself to his WTF interview. Whether he’s studying aviat...
Episode 1474 - LeVar Burton
28 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
LeVar Burton was on track to join the priesthood early in life. But that actually turned out to be t...
Episode 1473 - Chevy Chase
25 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Chevy Chase plays a pivotal role in the history of American comedy, from his work on the National La...
Episode 1472 - Aparna Nancherla
21 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Aparna Nancherla says the self-fulfilling prophecy of imposter syndrome is convincing yourself you d...
Episode 1471 - Gary Gulman
18 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
When Gary Gulman was on WTF in 2013, he and Marc talked about Gary’s mental health in relation to ...
Episode 1470 - Hannah Einbinder
14 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Hannah Einbinder was a fan of WTF as a teenager and drew inspiration from Marc’s conversations wit...
Episode 1469 - Naomi Klein
11 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Naomi Klein was faced with a rather common problem. She was consistently mistaken for someone else. ...
Episode 1468 - Bernie Taupin
07 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Bernie Taupin is a songwriter responsible for many of the most beloved songs ever recorded. But he a...
Episode 1467 - Michael Symon / Todd Barry
04 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Michael Symon’s food journey has taken many unexpected turns, from revitalizing the Cleveland rest...
Episode 1466 - Jeff Sharlet
31 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jeff Sharlet is a reporter Marc turned to regularly during his days as a radio host to help explain ...
Episode 1465 - Maria Bamford
28 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Maria Bamford is not only one of Marc’s favorite comics, she’s one of Marc’s favorite people t...
Episode 1464 - Andrew Leland
24 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Andrew Leland started having trouble seeing when he was in high school. He learned about his degener...
Episode 1463 - Amanda Seales
21 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Amanda Seales was on the show Insecure, but only when she had an actual crisis of confidence did she...
Episode 1462 - Nimesh Patel
17 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Nimesh Patel got advice from his comedy hero Chris Rock that comics need to get personal in order to...
Episode 1461 - Jessica Chastain
14 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jessica Chastain is one of our most celebrated actors, with a recent Oscar win, a Tony-nominated Bro...
Episode 1460 - Adam Conover
10 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Adam Conover felt out of place in a family of scientists, but his decision to pursue a philosophy de...
Episode 1459 - Alex Winter
07 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Alex Winter was an actor for much of his young life until he realized it wasn’t his preferred way ...
Episode 1458 - Gary Mule Deer
03 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Gary Mule Deer's career has spanned more than 60 years, but he's got enough in it to fill at le...
Episode 1457 - Melissa Villaseñor
31 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Melissa Villaseñor spent six seasons on Saturday Night Live and left her mark with a wide array of ...
Episode 1456 - George Schlatter
27 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
George Schlatter's lifetime in show business encompasses way more than Marc could cover during Georg...
Episode 1455 - Jim Gaffigan
24 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
There's a reason Jim Gaffigan is back for his seventh appearance on the show. No matter how much old...
Episode 1454 - Michael Rowe
20 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Michael Rowe and Marc knew each other decades ago from the comedy club scene, but Mike says there wa...
Episode 1453 - Cillian Murphy
17 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Cillian Murphy knew he wanted to become an actor when he saw A Clockwork Orange. Not the Kubrick fil...
Episode 1452 - Sarah Tiana
13 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Sarah Tiana and Marc are very much co-workers. They see each other at “the office” regularly but...
Episode 1451 - Lukas Nelson
10 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Lukas Nelson doesn’t fear any comparisons with his father, Willie, because his dad taught him by e...
Episode 1450 - Joanna Gleason
06 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Joanna Gleason lives in a vibrant community of artistic people. In a way, it's what she's alway...
Episode 1449 - The United States of Conspiracy w/ Robert Guffey
03 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Marc admits to a certain amount of conspiracy-driven paranoia when he was younger, which gives him a...
Episode 1448 - Clifton Collins Jr.
29 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
A bike accident and a cracked bone delayed Clifton Collins Jr.’s appearance in the garage, but now...
The Full Maron: Year One
28 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Full Maron is our WTF+ subscription tier that gives you weekly bonus episodes.&nb...
Episode 1447 - Kyle Kinane
26 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Kyle Kinane is a comedian Marc enjoys so much, he had him on multiple early episodes of WTF. But at ...
Episode 1446 - Tom Dreesen's Mob Stories
22 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Comedian Tom Dreesen was hanging out with Marc in The Comedy Store parking lot, telling stories of s...
Episode 1445 - Ben Kingsley
19 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Ben Kingsley believes his job is to reflect truth and in order to do that he keeps many voices in hi...
Episode 1444 - Felicia Michaels
15 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Felicia Michaels and Marc started at The Comedy Store around the same time. They got to see the ‘8...
Episode 1443 - Ramy Youssef
12 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In 2019, Ramy Youssef surprised Hollywood by coming out of nowhere to win the Golden Globe for Best ...
Episode 1442 - Jeff Stilson
08 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jeff Stilson only had two goals as a comedian: Get on Johnny Carson and write for David Letterman. A...
Episode 1441 - Anthony Ramos
05 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Anthony Ramos was ready to give up on acting but seeing the musical In The Heights on Broadway gave ...
Episode 1440 - William Shatner
01 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
William Shatner has lived long and continues to prosper. At 92 years old, he has dozens of projects ...
Episode 1439 - Vir Das
29 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Vir Das doesn’t worry about fitting in. He was born in India, grew up in Nigeria, went to school i...
Episode 1438 - Amy Sherman-Palladino
25 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Amy Sherman-Palladino says working on a TV show takes over your whole life. This is why Amy went fro...
Episode 1437 - Smokey Robinson
22 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Smokey Robinson just released his 26th studio album, but he’s been writing songs since the age of ...
Episode 1436 - Warren Zanes
18 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
For Warren Zanes, music has been a salvation. In his troubled teen years, his brother put him in the...
Episode 1435 - Paul Schrader
15 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Paul Schrader’s upbringing was steeped in the contradictions of religion, which helped him explore...
Episode 1434 - Ice Cube
11 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Ice Cube never stopped thinking about making music, from the moment he started writing raps in typew...
Episode 1433 - Rachel Weisz
08 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Rachel Weisz and her collaborators totally knocked Marc for a loop with the new series Dead Ringers,...
Episode 1432 - Shane Mauss
04 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
When comedian Shane Mauss was on the show in 2016, he and Marc talked about the new trajectory in hi...
Episode 1431 - Tituss Burgess
01 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Tituss Burgess was in the movie Respect alongside Marc, playing gospel singer James Cleveland. But i...
Episode 1430 - David Mandel
27 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Both David Mandel and Marc were obsessed with the early years of Saturday Night Live, in large part ...
Episode 1429 - J. Smith-Cameron
24 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
J. Smith-Cameron gets just as surprised while watching Succession as you do. With all the footage th...
Episode 1428 - Lily Rabe
20 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
As the daughter of Jill Clayburgh and playwright David Rabe, Lily Rabe felt a lot of pressure not to...
Darryl Lenox from 2013
19 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
From February 2013, Marc talks with comedian Darryl Lenox about the struggles he faced throughout hi...
Episode 1427 - Ray Romano
17 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The last time Ray Romano was on the podcast, he was making the show Men of a Certain Age. Now Ray an...
Episode 1426 - Alex Borstein
13 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It's a series of firsts for Alex Borstein: The release of her first comedy special, her first podcas...
Episode 1425 - Steven Yeun
10 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Three episodes into the Netflix series Beef, Steven Yeun's character is emotionally overwhelmed...
Episode 1424 - Kelly Reichardt
06 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Kelly Reichardt’s latest movie Showing Up is about the life of artists, but Kelly had no experienc...
Episode 1423 - Brooke Shields
03 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Brooke Shields is able to look back critically on the toxic culture and misogynistic power structure...
Episode 1422 - Cathy Ladman
30 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Cathy Ladman just made her tenth appearance on The Tonight Show, a milestone in a career that starte...
Episode 1421 - Karina Longworth
27 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Karina Longworth grew up in Los Angeles and was fascinated by the haunted memories of Old Hollywood....
Episode 1420 - Nick Youssef
23 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Nick Youssef found himself on the receiving end of anti-Arab hate when he took the standup stage sho...
Episode 1419 - Laurie Anderson
20 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Laurie Anderson says she never made art to express herself, she didn’t care about having a “styl...
Episode 1418 - Jason Woliner / Ashley Barnhill
16 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
First up in this two-for-one episode, Marc talks with comedian Ashely Barnhill, who used to work for...
Episode 1417 - O'Shea Jackson Jr.
13 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
O’Shea Jackson Jr. grew up around music with Ice Cube as a father. But it was a school teacher who...
"The Nominees Are..." - A WTF Compilation
10 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
A special compilation of this year's Oscar nominees talking about their nominated works. Hear excerp...
Episode 1416 - Bobby Farrelly
09 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Bobby Farrelly knows he was lucky to grow up in small town Rhode Island, which was, in his words, ma...
Episode 1415 - Ronny Chieng
06 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Ronny Chieng has been in America for less than a decade and he’s cementing himself as a prolific f...
Episode 1414 - Hong Chau
02 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Hong Chau owes her acting career to social anxiety and a fear of performing in public. It was the de...
Episode 1413 - Austin Butler
27 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Austin Butler devoted the past four years of his life to Elvis, the last year of which has been spen...
Episode 1412 - Daniels (Daniel Kwan & Daniel Scheinert)
23 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert share a first name, a passion for filmmaking and now awards for Bes...
Episode 1411 - Michelle Yeoh
20 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Michelle Yeoh travels through the multiverse in Everything Everywhere All At Once. But when she was ...
Episode 1410 - Tim Blake Nelson
16 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Tim Blake Nelson always impresses Marc with his acting and, since the last time he was on the show, ...
Episode 1409 - Marc Summers
13 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Most people know Marc Summers as the host of Double Dare on Nickelodeon and Unwrapped on Food Networ...
Episode 1408 - AEW (Chris Jericho, Tony Khan, Colt Cabana, Bryce Remsberg, MJF, Eddie Kingston)
09 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
As documented in the Wrestling With Marc series on The Full Maron, Marc undergoes a full immersion i...
Episode 1407 - Wayne Brady
06 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Wayne Brady is making himself happy again when he’s performing. He makes other people happy hostin...
Episode 1406 - Dave Franco
02 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Dave Franco is a successful actor but that doesn’t mean he was full of confidence when he began di...
Episode 1405 - Radhika Jones
30 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Radhika Jones just celebrated her fifth year as Editor-in-Chief of Vanity Fair and, as far as Marc i...
Episode 1404 - Brendan Fraser
26 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Brendan Fraser is receiving awards and accolades for his performance in The Whale but his reasons fo...
Episode 1403 - Sarah Polley
23 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Sarah Polley has a lot to say about memory, narratives and the stories we tell. That’s because she...
Episode 1402 - Octavia Spencer
19 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Octavia Spencer’s career started behind the scenes, as she worked in casting departments on film s...
Episode 1401 - Todd Field
16 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Todd Field toyed with many pursuits before he ever directed a film. First there was close-up magic. ...
Episode 1400 - Andrea Riseborough
12 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Andrea Riseborough can't lie. She's terrible at it. But she believes that trait helps her as an acto...
Episode 1399 - Katt Williams
09 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Katt Williams is a one-of-a-kind comic performer, so it’s only natural he should have a one-of-a-k...
Episode 1398 - Colin Hanks
05 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Colin Hanks knows there are public perceptions of him that are tricky to navigate. For one, the man ...
Episode 1397 - Ben Foster
02 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Ben Foster was 14 years old and when he had what he calls a breakdown. Ben had a moment while acting...
Episode 1396 - Eric McFadden
29 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Guitarist and singer-songwriter Eric McFadden is a blast from Marc's past. They knew each other when...