WTF with Marc Maron Podcast

After Brendan and Kris pay their respects (or lack thereof) to the King of Renaissance Fairs, they discuss the expansive world of Peter Wolf, the sad fate of the Tower Records listening stations, and Marc's kitchen sinks (all three of them). They follow that up with an exploration of theme park roller coasters and why Sam Rockwell was correct to choose The Mummy ride for his afternoon thrill break with Marc and Natasha Lyonne.Check out the Sleepless Cinematic Podcast here.Listen to Kris's sonic playlist companion for the Peter Wolf episode here.

Peter 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 encounters with everyone from Marilyn Monroe to David Lynch. Peter tells Marc how he wrestled with his own memories to write the book, how he drew from his friendships with Bob Dylan, Muddy Waters and John Lee Hooker, and how he got right with the topics he wanted to avoid, namely his time with The J. Geils Band and his marriage to Faye Dunaway.

Peter 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 encounters with everyone from Marilyn Monroe to David Lynch. Peter tells Marc how he wrestled with his own memories to write the book, how he drew from his friendships with Bob Dylan, Muddy Waters and John Lee Hooker, and how he got right with the topics he wanted to avoid, namely his time with The J. Geils Band and his marriage to Faye Dunaway.

The fifth Full Maron collection of live music from WTF, recorded in the garage by Marc and our guests.Track listing (and start time):Jimmy Vivino & Marc Maron - You Got An Itchin’ For It (0:00)Billy Bragg - Handyman Blues (4:29)Lucinda Williams - Lake Charles (7:01)John Doe - The Golden State (10:41)J Mascis - Repulsion (13:42)Lou Barlow - Soul and Fire (16:34)John Darnielle - Until I Am Whole (19:23)Mark Mulcahy - The Fiddler (22:00)Tenacious D - 39 (28:35)Terry Reid - River (32:30)Jimmie Vaughan & Marc Maron - Roll, Roll, Roll (37:03)

Sarah 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 to the present. Sarah and Marc talk about making peace with the signs of aging, including hearing loss, and how an embrace of closure helped her deal with the loss of her father and stepmother, which is the center of her new Netflix special, PostMortem.

Sarah 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 to the present. Sarah and Marc talk about making peace with the signs of aging, including hearing loss, and how an embrace of closure helped her deal with the loss of her father and stepmother, which is the center of her new Netflix special, PostMortem.

Brendan answers all of Kris's questions about the day of Marc's HBO taping at BAM Harvey in Brooklyn as they both discuss the ins and outs of mounting a live comedy special. To hear Wathéča Radio with Justis Brokenrope click here. For more about the Native North America compilation from Light in the Attic records click here.Click here to send us your suggestions, comments and topics.

Carol 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 Write a Funny Speech, applying the building blocks of comedy to weddings, graduations and anywhere else one might speak in public. Carol and Marc talk about how to be funny at a memorial, her experience writing for the recent Oscars, and how she’s tapped into the current zeitgeist thanks to her teenage son.

Carol 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 Write a Funny Speech, applying the building blocks of comedy to weddings, graduations and anywhere else one might speak in public. Carol and Marc talk about how to be funny at a memorial, her experience writing for the recent Oscars, and how she’s tapped into the current zeitgeist thanks to her teenage son.