Pre-interview monologue you’re proudest of If somebody has had a second life since I interviewed them - somebody like Kevin - that might be more interesting. But what we do is a career-spanning interview, so it would take a certain type of person, or a certain type of work to engage in the type of interview I do for an hour, if it’s just going to be about the work they’ve done since the last time we spoke. There are some people like that who I could have done a little better with. It was a real misstep on my part, and a lesson that I learned. I’d like to talk to Maggie Gyllenhaal again, because I did something I never do with her, where I hadn’t watched the thing she was there to promote, which she was very proud of. Kevin Hart and John Mulaney come to mind. There are definitely a lot of people who have been through things since I last talked to them, and a lot of comedians I talked to before they were huge. I feel like it’s a transgression of boundaries. It happens a lot, but usually I don’t follow up on it. We were so connected in the years later and briefly became life partners before she passed away. Also Lynn Shelton, who I became very good friends with after the podcast. We had a really good time, and we did become friends afterwards. I’m a big fan of his, and I appreciate him as a person and a talent. That chemistry happens a lot, because I’m very adaptive, and I’m very locked in and interested during the time they’re there. There is this feeling when these things go well where it feels sort of like a first date, and you think maybe you could be friends afterwards. Guest you most wanted to be friends with after the interview To mark the occasion, Maron took a trip down memory lane to talk about the interviews he wants a second shot at, the unconventional locations he enjoyed recording in most, and the guests he most wanted to befriend after their interviews. Episodes 501 and up are available on all podcast applications - Acast has made 650 previously paywalled episodes freely available for the first time in years - and all other episodes can be accessed through a subscription to WTF+. With WTF+, a new podcast-subscription service available through Acast, the show’s back catalogue is accessible in its entirety, as well as new bonus content from Maron including stand-up clips, listener Q&As, exclusive interviews, movie reviews, and more. Regardless of why they resonate, fans can now go back and revisit their favorites at any time. Listeners cite episodes for aficionados of specific subject matter, refreshingly candid interviews from otherwise guarded public figures, tearjerkers where guests discuss triumphs over trauma, combative interviews fans love to cringe at, and more. There are multiple Reddit threads and articles dedicated to rounding these up. Maron may have a difficult time picking favorites, but fans of WTF aren’t always as troubled. There’s very few where I don’t have a prolonged period of genuine engagement, and I think that’s rare.” “ Obama said the N-word, Todd Glass came out on the podcast, Ian McKellen did Shakespeare to my face. “Almost all of them have moments that are completely authentic, unique, and weird,” he says. It’s why, according to him, he has trouble picking favorites. Having clocked over 1,300 episodes of his podcast WTF With Marc Maron since 2009, the comedian has stockpiled a staggering archive of thoughtful, informative, and entertaining conversations with comedians, actors, musicians, and more. That’s true even for Marc Maron, whose job is to have engaging conversations with the most famous and interesting people on the planet. If you work any job long enough, the days eventually start to blur together. Photo-Illustration: Vulture Photo by Leigh Righton
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