I did not know that Jack White was the youngest of ten siblings. Or that Craig Ferguson broke into standup playing a character named Bing Hitler. Or that Jimmy Kimmel was born in New Jersey but raised in Las Vegas. And I foung these thimgs out because Marc Maron sat down with White, Freguson and Kimmel and got them to open up about their lives.
Marc Maron is the creator and host of WTF, a podcast that travels a rare path. It's an interview with only one guest (usually) and since it runs about an hour, there is plenty of time to really go in depth with each subject. I don't watch late night television and I am sure some of WTF's guests have sat on several couches but I can guarantee they never spoke about themselves as much as they do with Marc.
A comedian by trade, Marc is a genius interviewer. He has gotten some guests who clearly don't enjoy discussing there lives (like the aforementioned Kimmel or say Chelsea Handler) to relax and open up. He generally tries to keep things on track under the umbrella of a timeline/lie events approach. But he is certainly not a slave to an outkine and really shines in his ability to work with what each guest is giving him.
And what a guest list. Nick Lowe, Bill Maher, Fred Willard, Wierd Al, Diablo Cody, Janeanne Garofalo, Nick Offerman with Megan Mullally. I don't know how he books them but the word must be getting out that Marc Maron is a good person to talk to. I urge you to go to http://www.wtfpod.com/guide and sample the full epsiode list (and check out the Merch section and be a supporter).
