John Lurie has a creative fire that rages without end. But sometimes he can’t avoid burning himself. John talks with Marc about his many artistic pursuits, including jazz, acting, scoring films and ...
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Episode 695 - Sam Rockwell / Richard Linklater
Sam Rockwell has become such a memorable actor in films and on stage because he really likes to prepare. On the release of his latest film, Mr. Right, Sam and Marc talk about doing good work and why that ...
Listen →Episode 694 - Quinn Cummings
Writer Quinn Cummings does not let her Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress define her. After all, she was only 10 when it happened. Quinn tells Marc why she rejected acting after her ...
Listen →Episode 693 - Ethan Hawke
Audiences have watched Ethan Hawke grow up on screen. But he’s also grown as a writer, a director, a stage actor and more. Ethan talks to Marc about the challenge of playing drug-addled trumpet player ...
Listen →Remembering Garry Shandling
Marc’s conversation with Garry Shandling from May 2011. Garry passed away on March 24, ...
Listen →Episode 692 - Al Lubel
Comedian Al Lubel stopped being a lawyer in order to start doing stand-up. But he never stopped putting himself on trial. Al tells Marc how his desperate search for an identity was coupled with a ...
Listen →Episode 691 - Todd Rundgren
If you look at Todd Rundgren’s body of work, you might think it’s the product of a dozen different people in various fields of the music industry. But it’s just one guy. Todd talks with Marc about his ...
Listen →Episode 690 - Ryan Singer
For longtime WTF listeners, comic Ryan Singer is a continuing presence throughout the history of the show. But this is the first time he goes in depth with his friend Marc, getting into Ryan’s deep-seated ...
Listen →Episode 689 - Michael Rapaport
Michael Rapaport thought he was going to be a professional basketball player. That didn’t happen, but Michael happily surprised himself with an acting career that saw him working alongside childhood ...
Listen →Episode 688 - Dweezil Zappa
When it comes to making music, high standards were set for Dweezil Zappa at a very young age. His father made more than 80 albums in his lifetime, which provided Dweezil with a lot of influences but ...
Listen →Episode 687 - Bonnie McFarlane
Comedian Bonnie McFarlane has a backstory like no other guest on WTF. That’s probably because no other guest grew up in circumstances that could be described as Canadian Little House on the Prairie. ...
Listen →Episode 686 - Iliza Shlesinger
Comedian Iliza Shlesinger doesn’t need to convince Marc she’s at the top of her game. He’s watched her put in the work for years, during nightly shows at The Comedy Store and on the road where she grinds ...
Listen →Episode 685 - Scott Ian
Scott Ian is a founding member of Anthrax and one of the most respected metal guitarists in the world. But despite being in one of the four bands that brought thrash metal into the mainstream, Marc finds ...
Listen →Episode 684 - William Friedkin
Director William Friedkin is a consummate storyteller, which explains why he tells such an entertaining story of his own life, rooted in three recurring themes: faith, fate and film. Within that story, ...
Listen →Episode 683 - Sacha Baron Cohen
You know Borat. You know Bruno. You know Ali G. But you probably don’t know much about Sacha Baron Cohen. The man himself sits down with Marc in the garage to talk about what goes into bringing such rich ...
Listen →Episode 682 - Herb Alpert / Mark & Jay Duplass
Herb Alpert had enormous success as a musician and recording artist before becoming a massively influential recording industry executive when he co-founded A&M Records. Herb’s talks to Marc about ...
Listen →Episode 681 - Abbi Jacobson & Ilana Glazer
Abbi Jacobson and Ilana Glazer got Broad City off the ground when they were fed up with not getting their shot. In that way, they have something in common with Marc and WTF. Abi and Ilana join Marc in the ...
Listen →Episode 680 - Ben Hoffman
Comedian Ben Hoffman’s latest venture into country music seems inevitable. As an out-of-place Jewish kid in Kentucky, he found an escape by becoming a comedic actor and writer. But Ben tells Marc that ...
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