WTF with Marc Maron - POW! Best Podcast Ever.

IMO Marc Maron has the best podcast out there. I've listened to about 30 of the 1-hour WTF episodes and every hour was time well spent. The intensity he brings to his interviews is balanced out by his candor and honesty (and humor--the solo bits he does at the beginning and end of the show--hawking his sponsors and begging for donations--are sometimes the funniest parts of the episode). Ira Glass's blog post highlights some of the outstanding interviews: Louis CK, Jud Appatow, Robin Williams, Ben Stiller--as well as the infamous Carlos Mencia interviews.

He gets comedians to really open up. He uses his own stand-up cred and shared history and issues in the business to draw out thoughtful, frank and often hilariously funny stories. The Ray Romano episode really shows how Marc can draw out a "mainstream" comedian into a serious, funny and adult conversation.

I just saw Marc on CNN as a guest on what looks like comedian Peter Dominic's new "What The Week" spot. An homage to Maron? Marc didn't look too upset. Hopefully it indicates that his podcasts are giving him the greater visibility that will lead to bigger and better things.

Podcasts can be downloaded as mp3 from his site for free. Buy/donate what you can. We do not want to see this go away.

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