Marc Maron on why it’s time for his ‘WTF’ podcast to end
A note from Wild Card host Rachel Martin: Marc Maron projects cynical misanthrope, and maybe that is his baseline, but in my opinion what has made him so good as a podcaster is his ability to be vulnerable and his capacity for loving other human beings.
That vulnerability is why WTF with Marc Maron — which he has decided to bring to an end this year — became one of the biggest and most beloved podcasts of all time. And it’s also what sets his comedy apart.
Maron has a new stand-up special out on HBO on Aug. 1. It is called Panicked.
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Georgia senators demand answers on more than a dozen deaths in immigration detention
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5 takeaways from Kamala Harris’ new book about her sprint for the presidency
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Judge orders Trump administration to restore $500 million in grant funding to UCLA
A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to restore $500 million in federal grant funding that it froze at the University of California, Los Angeles.