WTF with Marc Maron Podcast

Heading into their rewatch of the sixth Quentin Tarantino film, Inglourious Basterds, Brendan and Kris were feeling pretty down on the director's mid-career output. Did this World War II saga flip the script? Did it move up or down in their rankings? And why is one of the film's greatest strengths also its potential roadblock?Send us your questions, comments and topic suggestions by clicking here.

When two comics are on tour together, one of the best places to get to know each other is in a car while driving between gigs. Clare O’Kane and Marc didn’t have much history together before Clare started opening for Marc, so they recorded their drive from Cleveland to Detroit and talked about their shared experiences with depression, shaving their heads, ailing parents, dreaming of being an artist, and growing into themselves, as well as Clare’s time writing for SpongeBob and SNL.

When two comics are on tour together, one of the best places to get to know each other is in a car while driving between gigs. Clare O’Kane and Marc didn’t have much history together before Clare started opening for Marc, so they recorded their drive from Cleveland to Detroit and talked about their shared experiences with depression, shaving their heads, ailing parents, dreaming of being an artist, and growing into themselves, as well as Clare’s time writing for SpongeBob and SNL.

Marc tells Brendan about the substantial list of movies he's been watching while shooting on location in Vancouver:Michael Clayton The Devil Wears PradaSicarioTraining DayThe FirmAbsence of Malice Jeremiah JohnsonThe NegotiatorThe Zone of InterestSophie’s Choice Hitler and the Nazis: Evil on TrialThe Thin Blue LineAshley Madison: Sex Lies and ScandalLost Angel: The Genus of Judee SillCatching Fire: The Story of Anita PallenbergRen FaireHit ManBeverly Hills Cop: Axel FoleyStep BrothersDaddioLonglegs Kinds of Kindness Inherent ViceThe Royal Tenenbaums

Shalom Auslander gave voice to something Marc was thinking for most of his life: That he’s been living in a world of Feh. What that Yiddish word means and why Shalom believes it’s an organizing idea that’s been forced on human beings, particularly Jews, for thousands of years is the subject of Shalom’s new book. Shalom and Marc talk about breaking the cycle of Feh, how Shalom did so by completely breaking away from his family, and why the nonstop news cycle is one of the biggest causes of collective misery.

Shalom Auslander gave voice to something Marc was thinking for most of his life: That he’s been living in a world of Feh. What that Yiddish word means and why Shalom believes it’s an organizing idea that’s been forced on human beings, particularly Jews, for thousands of years is the subject of Shalom’s new book. Shalom and Marc talk about breaking the cycle of Feh, how Shalom did so by completely breaking away from his family, and why the nonstop news cycle is one of the biggest causes of collective misery.

Kris put in the big work during Marc's interview with Trey Anastasio and created a listening companion for that episode. Brendan took Marc's advice and provided a more thorough answer to one of the recent Ask Marc Anything questions. And finally, both Kris and Brendan finished watching Ren Faire and shared their thoughts, along with some surprising info from listeners.Listen to Kris's Episode 1556 playlist here.Send us your questions, comments and topic suggestions by clicking here.

First, hear Marc's 2014 conversation with Bob Newhart from Bob's home in Bel-Air. Then, a follow-up conversation from 2018 where Marc and Bob talked on the phone. Bob Newhart died on July 18, 2024, at age 94.

It’s been a long time since Dan St. Germain had his first big gig as an opener with Marc in Sacramento. As the years have gone by, Dan took a few breaks from standup, worked as a writer on several TV series, dealt with the heartbreak of a declining parent, and struggled with sobriety. Dan tells Marc how he managed to pull things together, get clean and self-release his latest comedy special.