Best Greg and Susy Podcasts (2024)

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Episode 1570 - Drew Lynch 1:23:33

17m ago1:23:33

1:23:33

Drew Lynch never planned on being a comedian. But his pursuit of an acting career got derailed by a traumatic brain injury that left him with a stutter and no career prospects. Drew tells Marc the reason he decided to get on stage and put together a standup act, a decision that made him a finalist on America’s Got Talent and helped him land a recur…

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Misty Talks with Doug Marsh from Cambridge Law Partnership - Part 2 33:51

3h ago33:51

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Doug Marsh with Cambridge Law shares how his partnership came to be. Doug also sheds light on what every new business owner needs to consider when structuring the business and developing operations agreements. He mentions the importance of an end-of-life agreement and an exit agreement if applicable. Most importantly, Doug provides peace of mind. L…

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Episode 1569 - Brendon Walsh 1:26:22

19m ago1:26:22

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When the topic of past guests comes up, Marc often mentions Brendon Walsh, a comedian who was on several early WTF episodes as well as Marc’s IFC sitcom. Diving into a full conversation more than a decade since he was last in the garage, Brendon tells Marc about the changes in his life since then, including the break he took from comedy, the tragic…

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Episode 1568 - Greg Fitzsimmons 1:22:36

15m ago1:22:36

1:22:36

Greg Fitzsimmons returns to WTF after a 13 year absence, but his dynamic with Marc remains the same as it was when they were comics starting out in Boston almost four decades ago. With a new comedy special out, Greg talks with Marc about his unhealthy relationship with worry, how he broke the self-destructive cycles of his family, and how his relat…

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Misty meets Doug Marsh - an attorney who specializes in conflict resolution – Part 1 33:17

9h ago33:17

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Doug Marsh is an attorney who specializes in conflict resolution. For those thinking of going into or are in business with a family member, this episode is for you. Doug explains the best practices to protect your relationships and the business so both have greater odds of success. Doug is a family man who will fight for yours. Learn More About Dou…

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Episode 1567 - Paul W. Downs 1:32:01

39m ago1:32:01

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Over the past four years, Paul W. Downs has been one of the people responsible for constructing the ongoing story of a lifer standup comic on the show Hacks. Paul talks with Marc about how his comedy background is very different from the fictional Deborah Vance, with his training at the UCB Theater, his days at the vanguard of internet video comedy…

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Episode 1566 - Michael Rooker 1:26:32

19m ago1:26:32

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Michael Rooker is known for playing a variety of menacing and intense characters. But menace was something he was always good at, as the protective older brother of six sisters. And intensity is often something people misread because he’s hard of hearing. Michael talks with Marc about growing up in Alabama with no electricity or running water, his …

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Misty meets Dr. Alex Oglesby - a sought-after Chiropractor in the Denver Tech Center 36:00

6d ago36:00

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Dr. Alex Oglesby is a sought-after Chiropractor in the Denver Tech Center. From athletes, entrepreneurs, executives, and all the way to babies, Dr. Alex truly knows how to care for our bodies and help us achieve peak performance. He is warm and friendly as well as a good human. Anyone who has the chance to sit with Dr. Alex will be glad for it. Con…

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Episode 1565 - Blair Socci 1:33:35

4m ago1:33:35

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Blair Socci comes from an athletic family with a hardened ancestral backstory involving throat slashing and exile. But despite her exterior toughness, Blair spent her youth enjoying poetry, journaling and creative writing. If she hadn't caught the comedy bug, she intended to become a novelist. Blair and Marc talk about her volleyball prowess, how a…

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Episode 1564 - Moon Zappa 1:34:44

1d ago1:34:44

1:34:44

When Moon Zappa was on the show back in 2013, she and Marc started dating shortly thereafter. Now that Moon has just written her memoir, Earth to Moon, she and Marc sit down for their first real conversation since their abrupt breakup. Moon talks about the forensic investigation she did of her life, the emotional damage she took from her mother, th…

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Misty meets Patrick Williams – a mortgage banker who is passionate about helping 1st time home buyers 31:34

19d ago31:34

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Patrick Williams is a mortgage lender who is passionate about helping 1st time home buyers purchase a home. With his 20 years of experience, he loves to educate buyers and hold their hand every step of the way until they are in the home of their dreams. Patrick believes owning a home is the foundation of building generational wealth. https://themor…

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Episode 1563 - Beth Stelling 1:30:39

7d ago1:30:39

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When Marc saw Beth Stelling’s Netflix special, he knew there was something he found familiar. It turns out they both have a similar process of making comedy out of trauma. Beth talks with Marc about the childhood event that informed most of the way she addresses difficult subjects in her act and how speaking up about an abusive relationship led to …

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Episode 1562 - Jimmie Dale Gilmore 1:27:09

8d ago1:27:09

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One of the reasons singer-songwriter Jimmie Dale Gilmore didn’t get a solo record deal until he was in his 40s is because he took an extended time away from music to live in a spiritual community. Jimmie and Marc talk about the search for enlightenment in the midst of being a trendsetter for Americana music. They also talk about Jimmie’s band The F…

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Misty meets Luke McConville – an entrepreneur and fix and flip business owner. Part 2. 38:53

21d ago38:53

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Luke McConville is an entrepreneur and fix and flip business owner. Luke peels back the curtain and shows us what is behind his success. He shares his funding journey for his real estate empire that he is in process of building. Anyone who is thinking of adding real estate to their portfolio needs to listen to this episode. Luke McConville, a nativ…

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Episode 1561 - Anna Akana 1:23:33

27d ago1:23:33

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Moving from place to place throughout her childhood was difficult on Anna Akana, but it was growing up alongside the internet that really changed her life. Anna tells Marc how her career as a comedian and actor got going when she turned to YouTube after dealing with the lack of Asian representation in traditional media. Anna also explains how she b…

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Episode 1560 - Wolfgang Van Halen 1:24:47

1M ago1:24:47

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For Wolfgang Van Halen, learning the drums, guitar and bass came easier than learning to deal with the trolling and resentment he faced for being the son of Eddie Van Halen. Wolfgang tells Marc how touring as part of Van Halen taught him what to avoid in his career and helped him gain perspective on the type of music he wanted to make on his own. T…

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Misty meets Luke McConville – a business banker, an entrepreneur and fix and flip business owner. 30:17

20d ago30:17

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Today we talk with Luke McConville about his role as a business banker with Ent Credit Union and what new business owners need to know when opening a business bank account and some additional advice around starting a new business. Luke McConville, a native of Casper, Wyoming, has always had a strong connection to Denver. After living in the city fu…

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Episode 1559 - Clare O'Kane 1:28:17

1M ago1:28:17

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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 …

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Episode 1558 - Shalom Auslander 1:30:12

1M ago1:30:12

1:30:12

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 …

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Misty Meets Steve Kenney : An Inspiring Journey of Overcoming Addiction 36:14

26d ago36:14

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Steve Kenney is passionate about inspiring others who have struggled with addiction. He is proof that it's never too late to beat the addiction and do something amazing with your life. Steve is a true inspiration to the masses. Connect with Steve Kenney https://www.facebook.com/steve.kenney.752 https://www.linkedin.com/in/steve-kenney-8b43ab5a Your…

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Bob Newhart from 2014 and 2018 2:03:10

25d ago2:03:10

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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. 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 o…

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Episode 1557 - Dan St. Germain 1:26:42

2M ago1:26:42

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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…

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Episode 1556 - Trey Anastasio 1:48:20

2M ago1:48:20

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Despite Phish’s enormous following, frontman Trey Anastasio still sees himself as an outsider. Trey talks with Marc about his earliest influences, which were not jam bands, but groups like the Jackson 5 and musicals from Broadway. They also talk about the pressure Phish encountered after Jerry Garcia died, how the party scene surrounding the band s…

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Misty Meets Susie Bradley – the founder of Essentially Fit Life, Faith, Fitness & Wellness Coaching 32:32

1M ago32:32

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Susie was raised on the beach in California but living in the mountains of Colorado since 2006. She grew up an athlete as a gymnast, dancer, diver and a cheerleader. As a natural transition, she has been Zumba Instructor for 9 years. She has been in the health and wellness industry since 1994 in dentistry as a dental hygienist and as a Certified Li…

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Episode 1555 - Clarence Maclin 1:16:54

2M ago1:16:54

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Clarence Maclin was uniquely suited to make his film debut in the new movie Sing Sing, starring alongside Colman Domingo. That’s because the film is based on a real life group of incarcerated men at Sing Sing prison and Clarence plays a fictionalized version of himself. Clarence talks with Marc about how a theater program run by an organization cal…

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Episode 1554 - Stavros Halkias 1:31:33

2M ago1:31:33

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Stavros Halkias titled his Netflix special Fat Rascal in part because he doesn’t know any other reality than a life with addictive food issues. Marc is no stranger to addiction or food-based trauma, so he can relate. But both Stavros and Marc can also still get really excited talking about Greek food and their love of diners. Stavros explains the f…

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Misty Meets Ericka E. Kelly the CEO and Owner of Ericka Kelly Enterprises, Award-Winning Coach, Military Expert & Best-Selling Author 49:15

1M ago49:15

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Ericka Kelly is the CEO and owner of Ericka Kelly Enterprises. She is a global professional speaker, executive coach, and leadership trainer. Ericka was the 17th Command Chief Master Sergeant for the Air Force Reserve Command and the Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chief of the Air Force Reserve. Ericka represented the highest executive level of lea…

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Episode 1553 - Julianne Nicholson 1:35:15

2M ago1:35:15

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Julianne Nicholson came over to the garage at the right time. With Marc deep in the middle of an acting job, it was helpful for both his curiosity and his confidence to talk to an expert actor like Julianne who is so versatile in all her performances, from movies like Black Mass to her Emmy-winning performance in Mare of Easttown. Julianne and Marc…

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Episode 1552 - Paul Scheer 1:38:06

2M ago1:38:06

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When Paul Scheer was on WTF back in 2010, he spoke about things in his past that he never before spoke about publicly. That conversation with Marc started Paul on a journey of self-discovery that continued as he built a family, grew his career and dealt with the relationships in his life that had deeply unresolved issues. All of this culminated in …

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Misty Meets Dr. Greg S. Reid - the Founder of Secret Knock and Bestselling Author 27:24

2M ago27:24

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For over 25 years, Greg has inspired millions of people to take personal responsibility to step into the potential of their greatness and, as such, his life of contribution has been recognized by government leaders, a foreign Princess as well as luminaries in education, business, and industry. Mr. Reid has been published in over 100 books including…

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Episode 1551 - Gareth Reynolds 1:31:50

2M ago1:31:50

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Gareth Reynolds was struggling in show business as a comic, a writer, an actor, you name it. But not unlike Marc, he finally broke through when he started hosting a podcast along with fellow comic Dave Anthony, The Dollop, where Dave tells stories from history that Gareth knows nothing about. Gareth and Marc talk about what led to the creation of t…

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Episode 1550 - Jewel 1:31:54

2M ago1:31:54

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Jewel Kilcher left her troubled home life in Alaska as a teenager, hitchhiking her way across the country and living in her car before becoming a music superstar known globally by her first name. Jewel talks with Marc about how she used creativity to overcome anxiety, how Bob Dylan factored into her breakthrough, and how she feared becoming a stati…

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Misty meets Rex Steven Sikes - the founder of IDEA Seminars, and the creator of Mind Design™, the Attitude Activator™, and Directed Questions™. 38:22

2M ago38:22

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Rex Sikes has dedicated four decades to helping countless thousands of people transform their minds and lives. Rex is an authority on Abundance and the Law of Attraction, the Science of Mind, Napoleon Hill, Whole-Brained and Accelerated Learning, Meditation and more. Sikes uses ancient wisdom and leading-edge methods to facilitate amazing life-chan…

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Episode 1549 - Geezer Butler 1:29:36

2M ago1:29:36

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As bassist and lyricist for Black Sabbath, Geezer Butler has a lifetime of rock and roll stories to tell. From the band’s working class roots in Birmingham to their early days as a traditional blues band to their transformation into the quintessential heavy metal group, Geezer tells Marc how he brought it all together with Ozzy Osbourne, Bill Ward …

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Episode 1548 - Jude Law 1:20:04

2M ago1:20:04

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Jude Law and Marc made a movie together but they never actually got to meet during it. They remedy that at the production offices of Jude’s latest project, as he sits down with Marc to talk about the elasticity of time, having a runaway imagination, the traveling life of an actor, and Michael Caine. They also talk about the preparation Jude puts in…

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Episode 1547 - Ali Siddiq 1:44:04

2M ago1:44:04

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Comedian Ali Siddiq draws from his life experiences to create his comedy shows. Now in the midst of a four part comedy special called The Domino Effect, Ali is exploring everything from his tough upbringing to his time spent in prison to the early comedic stylings he displayed while working at the Sunglass Hut. Marc and Ali compare notes on their s…

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Misty Meets Garrett Baxter - the CEO and Founder of SimuStream 35:47

3M ago35:47

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Garrett Baxter is the CEO and Founder of SimuStream. He is a gifted visionary and driven to succeed. Garrett has overcome many of life's challenges to become the man he is today. Your success depends on your mental performance and emotional stability. Learn more about Misty Rose Gold: https://www.mistyrosegold.com/ Download Wealthy Mind App Transfo…

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Episode 1546 - Ed O'Neill 1:29:50

2M ago1:29:50

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Ed O’Neill’s his early days working in an Ohio steel mill and contemplating a potential career hustling for mobsters didn’t seem like a path to Hollywood. Nor did his days playing football and coming up short during NFL tryouts. But his working class Irish background wound up making Ed the perfect portrayer of Al Bundy, a performance partially base…

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Episode 1545 - Larry David 1:24:13

2M ago1:24:13

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Larry David says he regrets saying yes to everything right after he agrees to do it. But it’s too late to back out of the garage now, so he’ll try to convince Marc that he actually has a much better disposition than the Larry David character on Curb Your Enthusiasm. Larry talks with Marc about his early days at Catch a Rising Star, how he found his…

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Episode 1544 - Susie Essman 1:21:31

2M ago1:21:31

1:21:31

After twenty-four years and twelve seasons as Susie Greene on Curb Your Enthusiasm, Susie Essman’s life has become strangers seeing her on the street and asking her to curse them out. Susie tells Marc the ins and outs of making Curb and why so many people have trouble separating the characters from the people who play them. They also talk about Lar…

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Episode 1543 - Tony Goldwyn 1:24:18

3M ago1:24:18

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Despite a family name that goes back to the dawn of Hollywood, Tony Goldwyn’s father did not want him to get into the family business. It took Tony achieving his own success and landing a lead role in the movie Ghost for his father to accept this career path. Tony tells Marc the hardscrabble immigrant story of his grandfather, the man who became Sa…

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Episode 1542 - Molly Ringwald 1:29:46

3M ago1:29:46

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There was a time when Molly Ringwald knew she had to get out of America for a while so she didn’t have to be That Girl anymore. Now, with a career that includes being a jazz singer, a novelist, and a translator of French literature, Molly is much more than That Girl. Molly and Marc talk about her early days on The Facts of Life, her global stardom …

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Episode 1541 - Steph Tolev 1:36:35

3M ago1:36:35

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In a role reversal for WTF guests, Steph Tolev thought Marc didn’t like her. And as Marc usually finds out when he assumes another comedian dislikes him, Steph discovered that Marc is actually totally intrigued by who she is and interested in how she developed her unique comedic style. So Steph explains that it has a lot to do with Canada, highland…

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Episode 1540 - Daniel Stern 1:28:47

3M ago1:28:47

1:28:47

Daniel Stern made a radical decision in show business after achieving success and financial independence: He decided to stop. After culture-defining projects like Home Alone, The Wonder Years, City Slickers and more, Daniel tells Marc why he decided to devote more time to his family, farming, sculpture and public service, all based on the example s…

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Episode 1539 - Billy Strings 1:37:25

4M ago1:37:25

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When Marc saw Billy Strings play live on stage at Willie Nelson’s birthday show, he watched a born performer make bluegrass music vital to a modern audience. Billy talks with Marc about his joy of guitar playing as an adolescent in Michigan, how his family helped shape his musical sensibilities, and how substance abuse in and around his life worked…

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Episode 1538 - A. Whitney Brown 1:34:28

4M ago1:34:28

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Before discovering comedy, A. Whitney Brown dropped out of the eighth grade, bounced around reform schools, had a criminal record, and spent time in jail. Now, after a career that saw him do standup on Carson, write for SNL during its late-‘80s renaissance, and help launch The Daily Show, Whitney says he’s happy to be out of show business. Marc cau…

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Episode 1537 - Joe Mande 1:06:05

4M ago1:06:05

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Joe Mande’s past appearances on WTF involve him being a sort of merry comic prankster, like back in the heyday of Twitter when he was trolling politicians and corporate brands on a daily basis. But in today’s polarized social environment, Joe and Marc talk about how tricky it is to be a modern day troublemaker. They also discuss their shared love o…

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Episode 1536 - Chris Pine 1:31:14

4M ago1:31:14

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Chris Pine is in the position to offer Marc some advice. As the first-time director of the new movie Poolman, Chris gives Marc practical tips as Marc entertains the possibility of directing a film. But Chris also provides Marc with some insight into why people like them still feel a need to keep going despite their clear measurements of success. Th…

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Episode 1535 - Tiffany Haddish 1:32:52

4M ago1:32:52

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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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Episode 1534 - Neal Brennan 1:19:45

4M ago1:19:45

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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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