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Marc Maron welcomes comedians, actors, directors, writers, authors, musicians and folks from all walks of life to his home for amazingly revealing conversations. Marc's probing, comprehensive interview style allows guests to express themselves in ways listeners have never heard.
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Episodes
- 2025 / 5 / 29Episode 1647 - Scott FrankScott Frank is one of Hollywood’s most prolific screenwriters but he still has perpetual anxiety about his job security. Scott and Marc talk about the impulse that keeps him grinding away, whether he’s...
- 2025 / 5 / 26Episode 1646 - Nick KrollNick 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 been welcomed to the world, and Nick can now see things about...
- 2025 / 5 / 22Episode 1645 - Peter WolfPeter 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 of short stories that stem from his serendipitous...
- 2025 / 5 / 19Episode 1644 - Sarah SilvermanSarah 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 haven’t stopped growing and learning and changing right up...
- 2025 / 5 / 15Episode 1643 - Carol LeiferCarol 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 standup stage. That’s why Carol co-wrote the new book How to...
- 2025 / 5 / 12Episode 1642 - Bridget EverettWhen 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 embraced singing and making music as her primary way to connect...
- 2025 / 5 / 8Episode 1641 - Samantha CrainSinger-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 instruments or physically write songs. Samantha talks with Marc...
- 2025 / 5 / 5Episode 1640 - Tom GreenWhile 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 much more traditional, as he spends most of his time doing farm...
- 2025 / 5 / 1Episode 1639 - David HarbourDavid 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 with the Marvel movie Thunderbolts coming out, David and Marc...
- 2025 / 4 / 28Episode 1638 - David CronenbergDavid 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 David’s work, consisting of “the meat, the machine, mutations...
- 2025 / 4 / 24Episode 1637 - Jessica KirsonJessica 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 back just to hang out and have some laughs. And for Marc...
- 2025 / 4 / 22BONUS Mike Birbiglia Just Called (and David Cronenberg Just Left)Marc and Brendan talk about the phone call from Mike Birbiglia that was prompted by comments made by Marc and Liza Treyger on Monday's WTF episode. Then Marc gives some details about his talk with director...
- 2025 / 4 / 21Episode 1636 - Liza TreygerComedian Liza Treyger is frequently mystified by human behavior. Why are people so mean when leaving internet comments? Why do adults continuously repeat the patterns of children? Why are friendships so hard...
- 2025 / 4 / 17Episode 1635 - Jillian BellJillian 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 attacks stand in the way of her dream to get hired at SNL or her...
- 2025 / 4 / 14Episode 1634 - Ryan CooglerAs a writer and director, Ryan Coogler is drawn to stories about identity. He made Fruitvale Station to confront his own thoughts and fears about being a Black man in America. He made Creed as an extension of...
- 2025 / 4 / 10Episode 1633 - Gavin MattsBy 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 feeling that he came into show business at the tail end and...
- 2025 / 4 / 7Episode 1632 - Peter WellerPeter 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 opportunity to talk to them about art, jazz, theater and many other...
- 2025 / 4 / 3Episode 1631 - Lynne MarguliesWhen 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 died, Andy made Lynne promise she would keep his work...
- 2025 / 3 / 31Episode 1630 - Delroy LindoDelroy Lindo can take pride in many accomplishments - his family, his career, his educational - while being aware that he’s still in the process of finding himself. Delroy and Marc, despite their differences,...
- 2025 / 3 / 27Episode 1629 - Modi RosenfeldSome 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 in the Talmud, men who gave cheer to those who were...
- 2025 / 3 / 24Episode 1628 - Nick ThuneNick 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 garage at all because there was a time in which he spiraled...
- 2025 / 3 / 20Episode 1627 - Chris FlemingUnlike 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. In fact, it was his mother who got him started at open...
- 2025 / 3 / 17Episode 1626 - Jane MarieJane 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 American Life gave her a crash course in the type of journalism...
- 2025 / 3 / 13Episode 1625 - Mike EliasWhen 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, teaching himself everything from sewing to metal fabrication...
- 2025 / 3 / 12Issa Rae on Friendships That Need to Go, from IMOSharing a new show from our friends at Higher Ground. On IMO, Michelle and her big brother Craig Robinson bring their candid perspectives to the everyday questions shaping our lives, relationships and the...
- 2025 / 3 / 10Episode 1624 - W. Kamau BellW. Kamau Bell and Marc are similar comedians in that neither of them will ignore the current political environment in their acts. Kamau and Marc talk about how that’s shaping up today versus how it was...
- 2025 / 3 / 6Episode 1623 - Will OldhamProlific singer-songwriter Will Oldham has been able to maintain what Marc calls “a haunting and elated tone” over the course of his career, whether in his collaborations with other artists or under the name...
- 2025 / 3 / 3Episode 1622 - Don JohnsonDon 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 nearly everything he knows in life he learned from the women in it....
- 2025 / 2 / 27Episode 1621 - Chris HayesWhen 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 Donald Trump had just declared his candidacy for President....
- 2025 / 2 / 24Episode 1620 - Carrie CoonAs 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 regional theater led her to Steppenwolf in Chicago, which in...
- 2025 / 2 / 20Episode 1619 - Mo AmerMo 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 wanted to do with his life. Then at age 17, he took advice...
- 2025 / 2 / 17Episode 1618 - Brady CorbetBrady 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 Oscar nominations for his newest movie The Brutalist....
- 2025 / 2 / 13Episode 1617 - James MangoldJames 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. James and Marc talk about how A Complete Unknown fits into...
- 2025 / 2 / 10Episode 1616 - Ariana GrandeAriana 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 superstar to her performance as Galinda in Wicked. That song is...
- 2025 / 2 / 6Episode 1615 - Demi MooreDemi Moore has been a searcher since she was a kid, with intense interest throughout her life in things like spiritualism, psychology and, of course, acting. Demi talks with Marc about how she never stopped...
- 2025 / 2 / 3Episode 1614 - Ke Huy QuanKe 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 child actor to leaving acting behind for several decades to a...
- 2025 / 1 / 30Episode 1613 - Noah WyleNoah 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 series The Pitt? Noah tells Marc the reason, which had a lot...
- 2025 / 1 / 27Episode 1612 - Erin BrockovichA 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 really guided her life is one central to her Kansas roots: The...
- 2025 / 1 / 23Episode 1611 - Sophie BuddleSophie 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 vantage point to give Marc the lowdown about the country to the...
- 2025 / 1 / 20Episode 1610 - Bill BurrBill 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 childhood, or even his old tensions with Marc, Bill’s been...
- 2025 / 1 / 16Episode 1609 - Mo WelchAfter evacuating her home and consoling family members who lost their house in the LA fires, comedian Mo Welch acknowledges that she’s visiting Marc’s garage while still somewhere on the trauma spectrum. But...
- 2025 / 1 / 13Episode 1608 - Richard GaddRichard 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 equally difficult to process the runaway success of the...
- 2025 / 1 / 9Episode 1607 - Mike LeighMike Leigh’s films are known for their observant depictions of the working class, their tragicomic tones, and their improvisational construction. But there are some misconceptions about his work that Mike...
- 2025 / 1 / 6Episode 1606 - Adrien BrodyAdrien 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 experience and it aligned with his desire to play characters...
- 2025 / 1 / 2Episode 1605 - Ask Marc Anything: A Full Maron Special PresentationMarc’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 across the first 18 installments of the Ask Marc Anything bonus...
- 2024 / 12 / 30Episode 1604 - Ron LivingstonRon Livingstone 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 to know each other on the microphones with no other...
- 2024 / 12 / 26Episode 1603 - WTF Origins: A Full Maron Special PresentationMarc 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 past year, Marc and WTF producer Brendan McDonald talk...
- 2024 / 12 / 23Episode 1602 - Bruce VilanchBruce 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 with Marc about how he went from being a child actor to...
- 2024 / 12 / 19Episode 1601 - Justin KurzelFilmmaker Justin Kurzel is drawn to stories about outlaws and outsiders. Growing up in South Australia and living in Tasmania, he’s seen the fragile nature of small communities and the people who can prompt...
- 2024 / 12 / 16Episode 1600 - Bobbi AlthoffBobbi Althoff’s podcast success story is much different than Marc’s podcast success story. In fact, the concept of a podcast is very different than when WTF got started. Bobbi explains how she grew up in a...