The King Of Podcasts

Marc Maron is the host of the WTF With Marc Maron podcast and the star of the coming Netflix series GLOW.

You’ve been hosting your interview podcast for eight years. How has it changed you?

It has helped me become a more fully realised adult. Talking to other people so often, for such a long time, in such a relatively deep way, has taught me how to be a lot more reconnected with my empathy and not be so self-involved.

Some people have pointed out that there’s a master narrative about your show, which is that it’s your own vulnerability and openness that get people to say stuff to you.

There used to be a lot of interviews where it seems I’m fighting for time with my guest. As time has gone on, I’ve learned how to shut up. But I am genuinely curious about people in a weirdly emotional way. I always assumed, in my own insecurity, that other people had figured something out that was just totally elusive to me. And I’m also connecting with people that seem to have a lot of something magical.

Who’s the most magical person you’ve talked to?