WTF with Marc Maron Podcast
Episodes
Episode 1016 - Dennis Quaid
06 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Dennis Quaid believes in the benefits of familiarity. In fact, he attributes his career to it. Multiple generations of audiences know him for differen...
Episode 1015 - Irwin Winkler
02 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
After fifty years in Hollywood producing some of the most popular movies of all time, Irwin Winkler says the question he still gets asked the most is,...
Episode 1014 - Jane Fonda
29 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Jane Fonda is still acting and is still an activist, two constants in her entire adult life. But as she tells Marc, Jane spent a lot of her life think...
Episode 1013 - Bryan Callen
25 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Bryan Callen always wished he could be a tough guy. Maybe it was the influence of his Marine father or maybe it was the snippets of American culture h...
Episode 1012 - Brené Brown
22 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Brené Brown’s degree in social work and her research into conditions like empathy and vulnerability led to one of the most viewed TED Talks of all ...
Episode 1011 - Mark Arm / The Pashman Cometh
18 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Mark Arm was there at the beginning of a Seattle music scene that became a national phenomenon. But all Mark ever thought he and his bandmates were do...
Episode 1010 - Christina Hendricks
15 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Christina Hendricks can relate if you had a lousy time in high school. Between moving around a lot to her goth fashion style and music choices to her ...
Episode 1009 - Bruce McCulloch
11 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Bruce McCulloch’s characters and disposition on The Kids in the Hall would lead you to conclude he’s somewhat shy, sensitive and kind. And while t...
Episode 1008 - Vincent D'Onofrio
08 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The last time Vincent D’Onofrio saw Marc it was at a standup show where Marc got tackled on stage by a disgruntled audience member. A lot has change...
Episode 1007 - T Bone Burnett
04 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Growing up in Texas, young Joseph Henry Burnett first experienced musical transportation while listening to records of Cole Porter and Ella Fitzgerald...
Episode 1006 - John Lithgow
01 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
John Lithgow can go from playing the sweetest characters you’ll ever see to truly deranged psychopaths, sometimes within the same movie. He’s good...
Episode 1005 - Phoebe Robinson
28 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Phoebe Robinson knows too well the feeling of being “the only one.” Whether it was being the only black person in her grade, the only woman or per...
Episode 1004 - Rob Lowe
25 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Rob Lowe had several revelations over the course of his life. One is that there’s more fun in sobriety than in being under the influence. Another is...
Episode 1003 - Tal Wilkenfeld
21 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The word prodigy gets thrown around a lot, but if Tal Wilkenfeld isn’t one then the word has no meaning. Tal tells Marc how she never even saw a per...
Episode 1002 - Amy Sedaris
18 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Amy Sedaris had no plan of action for her career other than going to Chicago to do sketch comedy and going to New York to do plays with her brother Da...
Episode 1001 - Aidy Bryant
14 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Aidy Bryant only recently felt like she could tap into her inner rage. She remains a wonderfully nice person and hilarious performer, but with things ...
Episode 1000 - Episode 1000
11 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
To celebrate the milestone of 1000 episodes, Marc and WTF producer Brendan McDonald reflect on how they got here, why they created the show in the fir...
The Marc and Tom Show #5
07 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Media juggernauts Marc Maron and Tom Scharpling join forces once again, this time to save not only themselves but the world as well. Along the way, th...
Episode 999 - Alfred Molina
04 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Alfred Molina was told early on that he was a “dreadful actor but a marvelous show off.” Thankfully, he took that assessment as a positive and bec...
Episode 998 - Gary Clark Jr.
28 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Gary Clark Jr. tries not to put too much pressure on himself. That’s not surprising since outside forces seem to put a lot of pressure on Gary, with...
Episode 997 - Andrea Savage
25 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Andrea Savage didn't really know Marc but thought he was a little scary. Marc didn't know Andrea but found her to be intimidating. What was it about t...
Episode 996 - Jon Bernthal
21 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Jon Bernthal’s path to becoming an actor was less about following a dream than about getting out of a nightmare. Before he was The Punisher or other...
Episode 995 - Mandy Moore
18 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Mandy Moore has already gone through several career phases in her young life, from teenage pop star to animated voice artist to dramatic actress. But ...
Episode 994 - Yeardley Smith / Krusty the Clown
14 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Yeardley Smith knows that Lisa Simpson gets people through tough times. She knows because strangers come up to her in public and tell her how much Lis...
Episode 993 - Tony Shalhoub
11 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Tony Shalhoub grew up with nine siblings so it’s no surprise he developed a way to stand out. Tony and Marc talk about his upbringing in Green Bay, ...
Episode 992 - Yorgos Lanthimos
07 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Yorgos Lanthimos makes films that pose a lot of questions and Marc wants answers. But it turns out the question Yorgos finds the least interesting is ...
Episode 991 - Anderson .Paak
04 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Long before Anderson .Paak was getting nominated for Grammy Awards, well before his collaborations with Kendrick Lamar, Snoop Dogg and Q-Tip, before h...
Episode 990 - Allan MacDonell
31 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Writer Allan MacDonell shaped his writing style at the punk magazine Slash, refined it while working for Larry Flint at Hustler, and turned it all on ...
Episode 989 - Allison Janney
28 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Allison Janney won an Oscar playing the mother of a figure skater, but when she was younger she actually wanted to be a figure skater. That dream was ...
Episode 988 - Brad Garrett
24 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
If Brad Garrett had to bet on it - and he likes to bet - he’s pretty sure he’ll die in Las Vegas. Which is appropriate because he grew up with an ...
Episode 987 - Aaron Sorkin
21 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
It's very possible the only reason Aaron Sorkin became a writer is because he spent a lonely night in a friend's apartment where the only thing workin...
Episode 986 - Linda Cardellini
17 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
For Linda Cardellini, a person whose spiritual crisis took her all the way to the Vatican, it's appropriate that the pivotal moment in her career happ...
Episode 985 - Howie Mandel
14 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Howie Mandel went to Hollywood and tried to make a living by putting a latex glove on his head. He never thought he’d be able to maintain it, so he ...
Episode 984 - Sam Lipsyte
10 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Not only is Sam Lipsyte one of the funniest modern fiction authors, he’s also one of Marc’s best friends, a kindred spirit with whom Marc shares a...
Episode 983 - Steve Coogan
07 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
When Steve Coogan realized he was good at doing impressions, he also realized it was a really good way to get attention. But Steve also knew he had to...
Episode 982 - Seth MacFarlane
03 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Seth MacFarlane can host award shows, create button-pushing animated shows, and sing standards in symphony halls, but nothing changes the fact that he...
Episode 981 - Reinaldo Marcus Green
31 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Before directing his first feature film, Reinaldo Marcus Green's life could have gone down multiple paths. There was baseball in his teen years, then ...
Episode 980 - Kyle Dunnigan
27 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Kyle Dunnigan was saved from a midlife crisis by Instagram. He explains to Marc how he bent the social media platform to suit his comedy as they both ...
Episode 979 - Topher Grace
24 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Topher Grace is at a point where he’s only going to make what he wants to make. Not all actors can afford that luxury, but Topher tells Marc that wo...
Episode 978 - Fahim Anwar
20 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Fahim Anwar's path to show business went through Boeing. It's not the most traditional route to Hollywood success, but it was necessary for a son of i...
Episode 977 - The Beastie Boys
17 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Michael Diamond and Adam Horovitz deal with many of the typical challenges of middle age, but they’re still deeply in touch with the alter egos they...
Episode 976 - Maggie Gyllenhaal
13 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Maggie Gyllenhaal grew up with filmmaker parents but didn't really feel like her family was in show business. That disconnect has helped her in her w...
Episode 975 - Jeff Daniels
10 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Jeff Daniels has delivered great performances in films, plays and TV shows for more than 40 years but he thought a true “dream role” had eluded hi...
Episode 974 - Ted Alexandro
06 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Ted Alexandro is a comic who believes deeply in social responsibility. Whether it’s responsibility to his fellow comics as he fought for better pay ...
Episode 973 - Tim Blake Nelson
03 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Tim Blake Nelson might be a familiar face due to his indelible character roles in many films, but that didn’t stop him from defying just about all o...
Episode 972 - Jeff Tweedy
29 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Jeff Tweedy doesn’t spend a lot of time reflecting on the past. But he awakened a whole lot of it while writing his new memoir. That means he has fr...
Episode 971 - Martin Mull
26 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Martin Mull has many job titles in front of his name: Actor, musician, painter, writer, comedian. But when he was younger, struggling to make it as an...
Episode 970 - Annie Lederman
22 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Comedian and writer Annie Lederman saw her adolescence take a turn for the worse after a childhood car crash. She was growing up with learning disabil...
Episode 969 - Kenneth Lonergan
19 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Kenneth Lonergan doesn’t think there’s a real difference between comedy and drama, at least not in the way he writes and directs. The playwright-s...
Episode 968 - Michael Douglas
15 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Michael Douglas produced an Academy Award-winner for Best Picture, was the star of a successful television series, and was compiling a notable filmogr...
Episode 967 - D.L. Hughley
12 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
"The most dangerous place for black people to live is in white people’s imaginations." That idea has allowed D.L. Hughley to organize a lot of his t...
Episode 966 - Sandy Hackett
08 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Sandy Hackett learned from the best, but not just because Buddy Hackett was his dad. But also because Buddy was his best friend, his road companion, a...
Episode 965 - Rita Rudner
05 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Rita Rudner is very likely the only person to start a comedy career because of an article in the New York Times business section on soft soap. It was ...
Episode 964 - Roger Daltrey
01 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Roger Daltrey believes you can't retire from rock and roll, rock and roll retires you. But for now, as long as Pete can still play and Roger can "sing...
Episode 963 - Zoe Kazan
29 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Zoe Kazan doesn't think much about the concept of "Hollywood royalty." Yes, her parents are in show business, but she still had to run the gauntlet of...
Episode 962 - Eric Idle
25 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Python Week continues on WTF as Eric Idle gives Marc his perspective on the creation of the legendary British comedy group, talks about the making of ...
Episode 961 - John Cleese
22 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
John Cleese says there's one constant throughout his life, from Monty Python through today. He still has a very strong childish side and it has done h...
Episode 960 - Richard E. Grant / Brian Posehn
18 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Actor Richard E. Grant keeps a daily diary and has done so since he was ten years old. Having immediate access to his past experiences has no doubt he...
Episode 959 - Busy Philipps
15 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Busy Philipps is on the cusp of becoming a late night talk show host, so it's appropriate for her and Marc to talk about anything and everything durin...
Episode 958 - Kurt Vile
11 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Recording artist Kurt Vile and Marc like a lot of the same stuff: Tom Scharpling, the blues, Randy Newman, Neil Young, flat driveways. They get to sh...
Episode 957 - Charles Demers
08 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Writer and comedian Charles Demers has a lot of thoughts on the differences between the United States and his home country, Canada. Differences that a...
Episode 956 - Sissy Spacek
04 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Sissy Spacek was a girl from Texas with a guitar who just wanted to sing. But after spending some time as a teenager living in New York City with her ...
Episode 955 - Anna Faris
01 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Anna Faris had Marc on her podcast once. They both agree it got a little weird. They try to navigate that weirdness in the garage for Round Two, while...
Episode 954 - Gale Anne Hurd
26 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Gale Anne Hurd is one of Hollywood’s most successful producers, with films like The Terminator, Aliens, The Abyss and Armageddon under her belt. Sh...
Episode 953 - Joan Jett
23 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Joan Jett wanted to be a rocker ever since she got a hold of a guitar, even though she was told girls don’t play rock and roll. That didn't stop he...
Episode 952 - Slash
19 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Slash is known for guitar wizardry, the top hat, and a prolific career across several major rock acts. But he's less known as Saul Hudson, a British, ...
Episode 951 - Kristen Bell
16 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Kristen Bell had an experience as a guest on WTF that not many others get to enjoy: Marc made her a meal beforehand. So with a full stomach, Kristen a...
Episode 950 - Adam Cayton-Holland
12 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Comedian, actor and writer Adam Cayton-Holland didn't plan on having a memoir in his 30s. But Adam's life took a stunning turn when his sister took he...
Episode 949 - Billy Eichner
09 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Billy Eichner was singing before he was yelling. The star of Billy on the Street had an early love of Broadway and musical theater but, as he tells Ma...
Episode 948 - Sir Paul McCartney
05 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Marc talks with Paul McCartney about, well, a lot: The Beatles and Stones rivalry that wasn’t, his current relationship with Ringo, the influence...
Episode 947 - Dan Schlissel
02 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Dan Schlissel died recently. He tells Marc all about it, along with the less harrowing tale of how an isolated Jewish kid from Nebraska got into produ...
Episode 946 - Ian Bagg / Bert Kreischer
29 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
If there was a competition for WTF guest who comes from the most far-flung, middle-of-nowhere place, comedian Ian Bagg would probably win by a lot. Ia...
Episode 945 - Jo Koy
26 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Jo Koy is one of the biggest headlining comedians in the world and it might not have turned out that way if he hadn't become a vigorous self-promoter....
Episode 944 - Tanya Donnelly / Jason Bateman
22 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
A lot has changed in the 30 years since Marc and Tanya Donnelly worked together at a luncheonette in Boston. Tanya saw her emerging music career take ...
Episode 943 - Shooter Jennings / Rob Riggle
19 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Shooter Jennings was born into Nashville royalty, the son of Waylon Jennings and Jessi Colter. But he didn't exactly fit the Outlaw Country archetype....
Episode 942 - Joe Walsh
15 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
There were two times Joe Walsh felt part of a community. The first was as a student at Kent State, but that all went away after the National Guard sho...
Episode 941 - Jimmy O. Yang
12 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Jimmy O. Yang felt like an outsider growing up in Hong Kong and then felt like he didn't fit in studying economics in America. It was only once he st...
Episode 940 - Chris O'Dowd
08 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Chris O'Dowd charmed and amused audiences in things like Bridesmaids, The IT Crowd, and recently the Get Shorty TV series, but things could have gone ...
Episode 939 - Jay Leno
05 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Jay Leno came up as a comic's comic, a performer recognized by other comedians as one of the best in the game. He also became one of the most successf...
Episode 938 - Luzer Twersky
01 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Luzer Twersky is an actor who has been seen on shows like Transparent and High Maintenance. But prior to 2008, he wasn't seen by anyone outside of his...
Episode 937 - Mila Kunis / Iliza Shlesinger
29 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Mila Kunis says she's had a most fortunate trajectory in show business. That's because she got to experience it as a hobby and as a career. She explai...
Episode 936 - Sue Costello / Jim Gaffigan
25 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Marc welcomes back to the show two comedian friends from the early years of WTF, both of whom have experienced a lot of changes in their lives since t...
Episode 935 - Bo Burnham / David Sedaris
22 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
It’s a summertime double-header of returning guests. First, David Sedaris takes a break from his months-long 'Calypso' book tour to tell Marc about ...
Episode 934 - Daveed Diggs / Bob Newhart
18 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Before he was in Hamilton, Daveed Diggs was an aspiring actor, rapper and spoken word performer creating "a rap curriculum" for Bay Area schools. Marc...
Episode 933 - Gus Van Sant
15 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Filmmaker and kindred guitar noodler Gus Van Sant meets Marc in the garage and jumps in for a deep dive on his movies, including Drugstore Cowboy, My...
Episode 932 - Ray Liotta / Jim Jefferies
11 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Ray Liotta had no intention of getting into acting but his fearless disposition led him to performing in school musicals, and the rest was history. Ra...
Episode 931 - Boots Riley / Bobcat Goldthwait
08 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Filmmaker and hip hop artist Boots Riley wants his audiences to be radically engaged. He grew up with parents who were organizers and he believes poli...
Episode 930 - Peter Fonda / Andy Kindler & J. Elvis Weinstein
04 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Peter Fonda is happy to be figuring things out, no matter how long it took. Childhood traumas and an emotionally distant father affected his life and ...
Episode 929 - Paul Rudd
01 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
One constant for Paul Rudd as he spent a large portion of his childhood moving around the country, chasing an identity, is that he loved watching adul...
Episode 928 - Eleanor Kerrigan
27 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Comedian Eleanor Kerrigan knows a lot about The Comedy Store. Not only did she become the club's head waitress, she also became a confidant and someti...
Episode 927 - Lil Rel Howery
24 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Lil Rel Howery burst into the mainstream as a hero. Playing the character who saves the day in Get Out, Lil Rel can see how that role changed everythi...
Episode 926 - Dave Itzkoff / Robin Williams from 2010
20 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
New York Times culture reporter Dave Itzkoff came into Robin Williams's life right around the same time Marc talked to Robin for WTF. Dave and Marc sh...
Episode 925 - Billy Bob Thornton
17 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Billy Bob Thornton sees himself in a certain way and feels as though the world sees him differently. That's why he feels uncomfortable at parties, un...
Episode 924 - Holly Hunter / Amber Tamblyn
13 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Holly Hunter left the family farm in Georgia to become an actor. She talks with Marc about her early days in New York, catching the attention of the C...
Episode 923 - Bob Balaban
10 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Bob Balaban was born into show business and he didn't even know it until he was 10. The ubiquitous actor tells Marc how his immigrant family came to C...
Anthony Bourdain From 2011
07 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
From Episode 233, this is Marc's conversation with Anthony Bourdain, conducted in 2011. Anthony died on June 8, 2018, at age 61. Sign up here for WTF+...
Episode 922 - Vanessa Hollingshead
06 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Vanessa Hollingshead can honestly say that a cruise ship saved her life. She tells Marc what led to a comedy career in the first place after a childho...
Episode 921 - David Harbour
03 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
David Harbour became pretty cynical about the acting profession before landing the star-making role of Jim Hopper on Stranger Things. But he and Marc ...
Episode 920 - Rachel Brosnahan
30 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Rachel Brosnahan related to the pressures and insecurities of standup comics when she got the lead role of a 1950s standup in The Marvelous Mrs. Maise...
Episode 919 - Tom Papa
27 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Tom Papa got the comedy bug early in life but his unconventional path went from football to live theater to standup. Once Tom started writing jokes wh...