Best Billy Wayne Davis Podcasts (2024)

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Episode 1535 - Tiffany Haddish 1:34:03

10h ago1:34:03

1:34:03

Before Tiffany Haddish rocketed to stardom with Girls Trip, she saw Marc at the back entrance of The Comedy Store and told him that she was going to be on his podcast one day. Today is that day. Tiffany and Marc talk about who she was in those days before worldwide fame, how she came up in the foster care system, how she found her voice at comedy c…

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#22 - Sending Nudes with Blair Socci, Ali Kolbert, & Greg Santos 51:57

3d ago51:57

51:57

Come see us live at the Netflix is a Joke Festival on Thursday, May 2nd at 9:45p at the Dynasty Typewriter. Tickets https://www.squadup.com/events/netflix-is-a-joke-presents-after-hours-with-zach-now-towers EMAIL US AT: AfterHoursWithZachNoeTowers@gmail.com CALL US AT: (323) 473-4533 It's the second, even sexier, live version of After Hours, where …

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Episode 1534 - Neal Brennan 1:20:53

3d ago1:20:53

1:20:53

While watching Neal Brennan’s new Netflix special, Crazy Good, Marc learned new things about Neal despite knowing each other for 30 years. They sit down to figure out how things have changed for them, whether they are truly feeling better in their lives, and why they are still pursuing some version of success they can’t quite pinpoint. Neal also sh…

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Episode 1533 - Tammy Faye Starlite 1:28:16

7d ago1:28:16

1:28:16

Nearly 30 years ago in the alt-comedy scene of New York City, Marc crossed paths with an evangelical country singer named Tammy Faye Starlite. She’s the alter ego of lifelong New Yorker Tammy Lang, who stormed the city’s cabarets and clubs with her own form of performance art and musicality. Tammy and Marc reminisce about the days at places like Lu…

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Episode 1532 - Paula Pell 1:29:57

10d ago1:29:57

1:29:57

Paula Pell is often celebrated as one of the funniest people alive by some of the other funniest people alive. The world is finally getting to see what they mean thanks to Paula’s standout role on Girls5eva, but for years she was comedy’s best kept secret, writing legendary SNL sketches, doing punch-up and script doctoring for major movies, and con…

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Episode 1531 - Jimmy Carr 1:22:59

14d ago1:22:59

1:22:59

When Marc asked Jimmy Carr to be a guest on WTF years ago, Jimmy admits he wasn’t ready for it. He was already an established comedian at the time, but he felt like Public Jimmy was one thing and Private Jimmy was another. Now years later, Jimmy believes that age and experience have allowed him to get out of his comedy comfort zone and explore more…

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#21 - Toxic C*ck Syndrome with Langston Kerman 54:44

17d ago54:44

54:44

Zach and Langston tackle a lot this week like initiating sex in a car, how there’s more to masturbation than just getting the white stuff out, why you should never put batteries in your pee hole, how to f*ck in a crawl space, it’s OK to not be an anal guy because there’s poop in there, and that there’s nothing wrong with breaking people’s heart. Wi…

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Episode 1530 - Malcolm McDowell 1:27:43

17d ago1:27:43

1:27:43

When Malcolm McDowell left behind Liverpool to pursue acting in London, he didn’t imagine it would be the start of 60 years as a performer. Malcolm talks with Marc about his extraordinary career, including his work with Stanley Kubrick on A Clockwork Orange, the pornographic fate of Caligula, and stories about Lawrence Olivier, Alan Bates, Peter Se…

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Episode 1529 - Alex Edelman 1:29:09

21d ago1:29:09

1:29:09

Alex Edelman is the kind of comic who makes Marc immediately anxious. But it’s quickly apparent that Marc is reacting to the fact that he sees so much of himself in Alex. They’re both still dealing with complex feelings about their Jewish identities. They both paid their comedy dues doing road gigs in Boston. They both experiment with long-form sto…

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Episode 1528 - Carol Burnett 1:37:35

24d ago1:37:35

1:37:35

Carol Burnett turns 91 later this month and is still going strong with a featured role in the new series Palm Royale. But Carol is quick to remind Marc that the great success she achieved happened in part due to the kindness of strangers. Carol and Marc talk about the mysterious benefactors who helped her get to New York where she found success on …

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Episode 1527 - Dina Hashem 1:33:03

28d ago1:33:03

1:33:03

Standup comedy transformed Dina Hashem’s life. So why is she at a point, right after releasing her acclaimed first special, where she cares less about standup than ever before? Dina talks with Marc about her isolated upbringing in New Jersey, her revelatory first time doing comedy, and why she has a hard time recognizing herself in her own special.…

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#20 - Skinny Dipping with Judge Lauren Lake 55:02

1M ago55:02

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Zach and Judge Lauren Lake bring you the truth, the whole truth, and nothing butt the truth ... OK, and some naughty talk too. Things like: making taboo topics teachable, how froot loops ruin the libido of rats, how Zach doesn’t know where the clitoris is, what it's like staying with the wrong person, and how do you tell an adult they are disgustin…

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Episode 1526 - Alejandro Escovedo 1:20:49

1M ago1:20:49

1:20:49

Celebrated singer-songwriter and guitarist Alejandro Escovedo made one of Marc’s favorite albums, the 1992 solo record Gravity. But the raw, intimate poetry of that album came from a real place of grief and anguish in Alejandro’s life. They talk about what led up to that point, including his early bands The Nuns, Rank and File, and True Believers, …

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Episode 1525 - David Krumholtz 1:33:36

1M ago1:33:36

1:33:36

David Krumholtz lives and breathes Hollywood because, according to him, he has no other choice. The prolific character actor got what he considers a once in a lifetime break at age 13, so he needed to honor whatever fates gave him that opportunity by devoting himself entirely to acting. David talks with Marc about what he’s learned from co-stars li…

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Episode 1524 - Tig Notaro 1:17:08

1M ago1:17:08

1:17:08

Tig Notaro’s new comedy special is called “Hello, Again” which serves as a reintroduction of sorts, considering how much has changed in Tig’s life over the years. Tig explains to Marc how her previous tough, no-nonsense demeanor gave way to a different side after surviving cancer and falling in love. They talk about how Tig’s relationship developed…

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Episode 1523 - Eddie Pepitone 1:21:36

1M ago1:21:36

1:21:36

This is Eddie Pepitone’s 25th appearance on WTF, by far the most appearances on the show for anyone other than Marc. And yet Eddie and Marc have never had a full length one-on-one talk in the garage. They attempt to do so in this episode, despite of Eddie’s aversion to linear logic and his aggressive style of comedic free association. Will they sta…

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#19 - Titties & Chicken Wings with Pink Foxx 51:31

2M ago51:31

51:31

Zach and Pink talk about the time Pink found out her ex was cheating on her while looking up porn, losing condoms, how Pink lost her virginity, being the first kid in high school to go down on girls, going back to your hometown to have sex with her childhood baby sitter, hooking up in between waiting tables at work, hooking up in the morning is mas…

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Episode 1522 - Dave Attell 1:15:42

2M ago1:15:42

1:15:42

Dave Attell and Marc have known each other for 35 years but really only converse at length on this podcast. Back on WTF after 14 years, Dave explains why he’s still on the road all the time as he gets set to premiere his new Netflix special, Hot Cross Buns. Dave and Marc also marvel at the current comedy boom in comparison to some of the down times…

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Episode 1521 - Todd Glass 1:17:04

2M ago1:17:04

1:17:04

When Todd Glass was on WTF back in 2012, he decided to do something that changed his entire life. Now, twelve years later, Todd is looking to change the way he does comedy for the rest of his career. Todd tells Marc about his new stage show, The Event of a Lifetime, why he wants to do it forever, and the challenges he’s facing while putting it on i…

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Episode 1520 - Thurston Moore 1:30:17

2M ago1:30:17

1:30:17

Sonic Youth founding member Thurston Moore is not just an influential figure in the evolution of Noise Rock and the no-wave art scene. He’s a chronicler of subversive music and other forms of artistic expression, as detailed in his memoir Sonic Life. Thurston talks with Marc about living on the Lower East Side in the ‘70s and ‘80s and the people wh…

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Episode 1519 - Rory Scovel 1:32:20

2M ago1:32:20

1:32:20

Rory Scovel is back in the garage, fresh off premiering a new standup special on Max that Marc found extremely funny. Now at a point in his life where his smack in the middle between feeling young and feeling old, Rory talks with Marc veteran comic to veteran comic about their philosophies on building a comedy hour, riffing, flying by the seat of t…

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WTF Oscar Nominee Special 2024 1:14:39

2M ago1:14:39

1:14:39

Hear Marc’s conversations with past WTF guests who are nominated for Oscars this year: Paul Giamatti, Cillian Murphy, Jeffrey Wright, Annette Bening, Jodie Foster, Da’Vine Joy Randolph, America Ferrera, Mark Ruffalo, Yorgos Lanthimos, Noah Baumbach, Greta Gerwig, Rodrigo Prieto, Lily Gladstone, and Robbie Robertson. This episode is sponsored by Aco…

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#18 - Competitive Threesomes with Rosebud Baker 58:46

2M ago58:46

58:46

Zach and Rosebud get into everything, like not liking any part of being pregnant; how Rosebud’s husband Andy is jealous of breastfeeding; loving the idea of a hate-dating app; exchanging errands for sex; being a serial cheater; having a sober sex life; raising her kid to be an accountant; how daddy has a different connotation now; water sports are …

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Episode 1518 - Ben Mendelsohn 1:18:51

2M ago1:18:51

1:18:51

Ben Mendelsohn is a prolific actor with a dynamic range, and yet most of his training came from watching movies as a young kid in Australia and learning from the stars he saw on screen. Ben and Marc talk about their shared love of AC/DC, the social gravity of Australia, and the enjoyment of doing nothing. They also dive into some of Ben’s notable r…

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Episode 1517 - Mae Martin 1:29:49

2M ago1:29:49

1:29:49

Mae Martin is Canadian, has a background in sketch comedy, spent a lot of time doing standup in England, and is non-binary. And yet, despite a life that couldn’t seem more different than Marc’s, the two of them have a surprising amount in common. Mae and Marc share stories on their struggles with addiction and compare notes on how they work through…

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Richard Lewis from 2011 1:15:39

2M ago1:15:39

1:15:39

Richard Lewis was a comedy hero and inspiration to Marc. They spent their first extended time together in 2011 for this conversation about Richard's life and career. Richard died on February 27, 2024 at age 76. Sign up here for WTF+ to get the full show archives and weekly bonus material! https://plus.acast.com/s/wtf-with-marc-maron-podcast. Hosted…

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Episode 1516 - Lily Gladstone 1:23:47

2M ago1:23:47

1:23:47

Lily Gladstone knows that people project all manner of emotions and intentions onto her when she gives a performance. Lily and Marc talk about why that happens, including the reaction to her Oscar-nominated performance in Killers of the Flower Moon. They also talk about the time Lily was thinking about giving up acting just as Kelly Reichardt cast …

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Episode 1515 - Rodrigo Prieto 1:45:59

2M ago1:45:59

1:45:59

Rodrigo Prieto is the cinematographer of two of last year's most celebrated films: Barbie and Killers of the Flower Moon, for which he is Oscar-nominated. Rodrigo talks with Marc about finding the right look for multiple Martin Scorsese movies as well as his strategy for achieving what Greta Gerwig called "artificial authenticity." They also talk a…

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Episode 1514 - America Ferrera 1:03:11

2M ago1:03:11

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America Ferrera didn't expect that her performance in Barbie would lead to an Oscar nomination but few things in life have gone in a straight line for the daughter of working class immigrants from Honduras. America and Marc talk about how she encountered stereotypical typecasting even at a young age but saw that her work was making a tangible diffe…

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#17 - Our First Threesome with Debra Digiovanni, Mo Welch, & Garrick Bernard (LIVE SHOW) 40:34

2M ago40:34

40:34

Welcome to the sexy, live version of After Hours where we talk about Barnacle’s penises; fast food mascots you want to expose themself to you; and we play spin the bottle, but really click the dick. We end the show with a soon-to-be world-famous dick toss and award the first-ever After Hours Throat Goat. We’ll be back next month for another live sh…

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Episode 1513 - Mark Ruffalo 1:36:27

2M ago1:36:27

1:36:27

Before Mark Ruffalo became the Hulk, he deeply understood what it felt like to be two people in the same skin. A high school wrestler and a member of the drama club, a surfer and a punk rocker, a person with a family history of bipolarity. Mark and Marc talk about how he used this duality in many of his roles, including his Oscar-nominated turn in …

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Episode 1512 - Da'Vine Joy Randolph 1:21:17

3M ago1:21:17

1:21:17

Da’Vine Joy Randolph is in the midst of the highly competitive Hollywood award season, but the competitive fire always burns strong within her. From high school basketball to her time on a track scholarship to her foray into opera to the theater program at Yale, Da’Vine is always aiming for the top spot. She talks with Marc about nailing her Boston…

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Episode 1511 - Ed Zwick 1:24:46

3M ago1:24:46

1:24:46

Ed Zwick’s career as a director, writer and producer in Hollywood lends itself to the full memoir treatment, complete with stories about stars behaving badly and development disasters. But Ed’s new book also serves as a guide to mentorship in a business where every bit of help counts. Ed and Marc discuss some of his most successful productions, lik…

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Episode 1510 - John Oliver 1:23:09

3M ago1:23:09

1:23:09

John Oliver is one of those people who just gets Marc. It’s not surprising, considering John has become one of the sharpest observers of the American way of life. Back in the garage after almost twelve years, John talks with Marc about having what he calls a functional version of a nervous breakdown during the pandemic, finding hope in a painting o…

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#16 - Not So Pure with Zainab Johnson 1:00:37

3M ago1:00:37

1:00:37

Zach and Zainab explore why Zainab is considered pure, why her mom wants her to stop talking about her mom’s vagina, how rugby huddle makes her hot, why she’ll have her own she-mansion when married, why it’s thrilling to have sex with an Uber driver watching, how tongue made her nervous on her first kiss, why she only sleeps with men she loves, how…

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Episode 1509 - Laurie Kilmartin 1:13:31

3M ago1:13:31

1:13:31

Laurie Kilmartin can make comedy out of the darkest situations in her life, from her father’s hospice care to her mother dying of Covid to being targeted by Fox News and the right wing for making an abortion joke. The latter became the foundation for her latest special, Cis Woke Grief Slut, and Laurie talks with Marc about how comedy can survive in…

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Wayne Kramer from 2014 1:15:13

3M ago1:15:13

1:15:13

Marc's 2014 conversation with Wayne Kramer, co-founder of the legendary rock group MC5, covering the ‘60s, jazz, Iggy Pop, the White Panther Party, prison, drugs and more. Wayne died on February 2, 2024 at age 75. Sign up here for WTF+ to get the full show archives and weekly bonus material! https://plus.acast.com/s/wtf-with-marc-maron-podcast. Hos…

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Episode 1508 - Bobby Lee 1:19:52

3M ago1:19:52

1:19:52

In the thirteen years since Bobby Lee was last on WTF, he and Marc have grown to like each other more and more. For one thing, Marc taught Bobby how to tell time. But aside from that, they’ve shared a lot together as two veteran comics regularly working the same clubs, dealing with sobriety, and coming to terms with the changes around them. Marc an…

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Episode 1507 - Jon Cryer 1:32:57

3M ago1:32:57

1:32:57

Jon Cryer has been in show business for most of his life and has seen the changes, both rapid and gradual, within the industry. Jon talks with Marc about his early stage work, his breakthrough in film with Pretty in Pink, and his great success on network TV, which he just returned to with the new sitcom Extended Family. They also talk about the wil…

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Episode 1506 - Moshe Kasher 1:24:43

3M ago1:24:43

1:24:43

Moshe Kasher already wrote a memoir about his years as a teenage substance abuser growing up in an orthodox Jewish family with two deaf parents. Now Moshe’s back to talk with Marc about his second memoir, Subculture Vulture, which deals with how he put his life together since those teen years, including getting sober, embracing rave culture, findin…

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#15 - Diamond Cockrings with Joel Kim Booster 59:04

3M ago59:04

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Zach and Joel take a deep dive into the world of manifesting open relationships, the real purpose behind penis costumes and pranks, the proper use and misuse of the word “cock,” the Quantum Leap intro credits and the buff Baywatch dudes, sourcing dicks on MySpace, losing anal virginity to a French foreign student, the wild energy of 23-year-olds an…

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Episode 1505 - Jacqueline Novak 1:23:08

3M ago1:23:08

1:23:08

Jacqueline Novak’s new Netflix standup special is a rite of passage story about a girl finding her way into womanhood. Kind of. For Marc, it was refreshing to watch something so frank, filthy and fun. For Jacqueline, it was an honest expression of what she finds funny, not a statement or provocation. Marc and Jacqueline talk about intentions and re…

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Episode 1504 - Jonah Ray Rodrigues / Ed Begley Jr. 1:21:28

4M ago1:21:28

1:21:28

It’s the return of two past WTF guests who have lots of stories and common experiences to share with Marc. First, Hollywood’s everyman Ed Begley Jr. is back for the first time in a decade, fresh off writing his new memoir, To the Temple of Tranquility… And Step On It! Then Marc talks with Jonah Ray Rodrigues, who spent years crossing paths with Mar…

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Episode 1503 - Billie Joe Armstrong 1:29:06

4M ago1:29:06

1:29:06

Billie Joe Armstrong and Green Day are heading out on a global tour as they celebrate the 30th anniversary of their breakout album Dookie, the 20th anniversary of American Idiot, and the release of their new album Saviors. Through it all, Billie Joe has tried to keep a healthy distance from fame while fronting one of the biggest bands of all time. …

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#14 - Virgin Holes with Fortune Feimster 1:00:23

4M ago1:00:23

1:00:23

Zach and Fortune talk about all the naughty things, like how many holes virgin are you, you can like the word titties and not be dirty, is lotioning a friend’s arm too far for a friendship, how does being married make you the most desirable, what would happen if Queen Latifah meets your wife, do you walk out of Bojangles if they don’t have dipping …

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Episode 1502 - Greta Gerwig 1:27:48

4M ago1:27:48

1:27:48

The last time Greta Gerwig was on WTF, she had just directed her first solo feature, the independent film Lady Bird. Now she returns after directing and co-writing the biggest movie of 2023, Barbie. Greta talks with Marc about everything that went into making it, including the costumes, the production design, the performances, the comedy, the music…

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Episode 1501 - Joel Edgerton 1:23:35

4M ago1:23:35

1:23:35

Joel Edgerton’s decision to start a filmmaking collective with his brother and friends in Australia is the foundation for his career and an ideal representation of the collaborative process. Joel talks with Marc about the allure of menace, which he infuses into the films he’s directed like The Gift and Boy Erased, as well as his performances in mov…

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#13 - Gangbangs & Anal with Nikki Glaser 1:01:24

4M ago1:01:24

1:01:24

Zach and Nikki go all in on everything you want to know about, like the best way to get cum off of you, the slippery slope of porn, the best anal, how to ketchup-bottle yourself to get rid of farts, how careers are like a gangbang, how Taylor Swift always stays wholesome, and edging to Dave Matthews Band through high school. If you’re looking for s…

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Episode 1500 - Paul Giamatti 1:33:43

4M ago1:33:43

1:33:43

Paul Giamatti and Marc have so many similar interests - amassing books, admiring marginal geniuses, taking jobs out of panic, reassessing classic movies, watching old late night talk show clips, wanting to be the guy in the coffee shop, the origins of conspiracies - that their conversation is a fitting representation of 1500 episodes of WTF. Paul a…

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The Friday Show Special 1:42:26

4M ago1:42:26

1:42:26

For New Year’s Day, Marc introduces you to The Friday Show, a weekly episode available to Full Maron subscribers, hosted by WTF producer Brendan McDonald and Kris Lo Presto, a friend of theirs from back in the Air America Radio days. You’ll hear Marc, Brendan and Kris discuss the movie Air, a conversation with film critic Matt Singer about Siskel &…

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