WTF with Marc Maron explained

WTF with Marc Maron
Production:Brendan McDonald
Length:60–120 minutes
Provider:Acast[1]
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WTF with Marc Maron is a weekly podcast and radio show hosted by stand-up comedian Marc Maron. The show was launched in September 2009. The show is produced by Maron's former Air America co-worker Brendan McDonald.

Background

The show's title stems from the Internet slang abbreviation WTF (for "What the fuck?"). WTF launched in September 2009 following the cancellation of Maron's Air America terrestrial radio program Breakroom Live with Maron & Seder. Maron retained his Air America building keycard and, without permission, used their studios to record the first several episodes of WTF.

After the first episodes, Maron moved from New York to California. Most episodes of the show are generally recorded in Maron's home garage, nicknamed "the Cat Ranch", in Los Angeles. He ends most podcasts with the phrase "Boomer lives" in honour of a cat he brought from New York who went missing. The phrase became a hashtag and his production company name.[2]

Occasionally shows are recorded in Maron's various hotel rooms (while on the road performing stand-up), the offices of his guests, or other locations. Every show opens with an audio sample of one of Maron's lines from the film Almost Famous: "Lock the gates!"[3]

It began being distributed to radio by Public Radio Exchange in 2012.[4]

Reception

WTF has received generally positive reviews, including positive write-ups in The New York Times[5] and Entertainment Weekly.[6] On average, it receives over 443,000 downloads per episode, with the show purportedly surpassing 600 million downloads by July 2022. In 2014, Rolling Stone listed WTF #1 on their list of The 20 Best Comedy Podcasts Right Now.[7] In 2022, the episode featuring Robin Williams from April 26, 2010, was selected by the Library of Congress for preservation in the United States National Recording Registry as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant," becoming the first recording from the 2010s to be inducted.[8] [9]

Awards

Year Award Category Result Ref. - 2015 Academy of Podcasters Best Comedy Podcast [10] - 2016 [11] - 2017 [12] - 2019 ! scope="row" style="padding: 0.25em 1.75em;" Best Comedy Podcast [13] - 2021 ! scope="row" Governors' Award [14] [15]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Berman. Marc. 2022-07-28. Pioneering The Podcast: 'WTF With Marc Maron' Celebrates 13 Years With A New Partnership With Acast. Forbes. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20230124205649if_/https://www.forbes.com/sites/marcberman1/2022/07/28/pioneering-the-podcast-wtf-with-marc-maron-celebrates-13-years-with-a-new-partnership-with-acast/?sh=5621ced873a6. 2023-01-24. 2025-01-18. en. mdy-all.
  2. Web site: Bailey. Jason. 2013-06-12. Interview: Marc Maron on Life at the "Cat Ranch". Flavorwire. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210728092855if_/https://www.flavorwire.com/397349/flavorwire-interview-marc-maron-on-life-at-the-cat-ranch. 2021-07-28. 2025-01-18. en. mdy-all.
  3. Movieclips. Movieclips. 2011-10-11. Almost Famous (5/9) Movie CLIP - Do You Wanna Buy a Gate? (2000) HD. YouTube. live. https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211215/eXAvTZlmYF0. 2021-12-15. 2025-01-18. mdy-all.
  4. Web site: Schwartz. Terri. 2012-07-19. Marc Maron's podcast headed to public radio. IFC. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20190306045257if_/http://www.ifc.com/2012/07/marc-maron-podcast-public-radio. 2019-03-06. 2017-02-21. mdy-all.
  5. News: Saltzstein. Dan. 2011-01-06. The Comic Who Explores Comedy's Darkest Side. The New York Times. subscription. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200819055106if_/https://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/09/arts/09maron.html. 2020-08-19. 0362-4331. en-US. 2025-01-18. mdy-all.
  6. Rottenburg. Josh. 2011-06-24. Marc Maron: The comedian's comedian. Entertainment Weekly. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20240711094052if_/https://ew.com/article/2011/06/24/marc-maron-comedians-comedian/. 2024-07-11. en. 2025-01-18. mdy-all.
  7. 2014-05-08. Listen Up: The 20 Best Comedy Podcasts Right Now. Rolling Stone. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20240624073618if_/https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-lists/listen-up-the-20-best-comedy-podcasts-right-now-18188/1-wtf-with-marc-maron-38018/. 2024-06-24. en-US. 2025-01-18. mdy-all. Whether digging in the dirt or allowing subjects room to reveal themselves, Maron innately knows how to move a conversation along better than anyone else, and when getting a laugh might just get listeners closer to the truth..
  8. Web site: Zongker. Brett. Leggett. Steve. Knobel. Leah. 2022-04-13. National Recording Registry Inducts Music from Alicia Keys, Ricky Martin, Journey and More in 2022. Library of Congress Newsroom. National Recording Registry. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20230330035411if_/https://newsroom.loc.gov/news/national-recording-registry-inducts-music-from-alicia-keys--ricky-martin--journey-and-more-in-2022/s/fee30140-0454-401c-a2a2-205298e32fb1. 2023-03-30. 0731-3527. en. 2025-01-18. mdy-all.
  9. Web site: Ulaby. Neda. 2022-04-13. The Library of Congress is preserving these major historical recordings for posterity. NPR. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20230410200212if_/https://www.npr.org/2022/04/13/1091585574/the-library-of-congress-adds-25-titles-including-alicia-keys-and-ricky-martin. 2023-04-10. en. 2025-01-18. mdy-all.
  10. Web site: 2015-06-10. 2015 AofP Winners. Academy of Podcasters. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20161014050853if_/http://academyofpodcasters.com/2015winners/. 2016-10-14. Podcast Movement. 2025-01-18. mdy-all.
  11. Web site: 2016-07-06. 2016 AofP Winners. Academy of Podcasters. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20161129210354if_/http://academyofpodcasters.com/2016winners/. 2016-11-29. Podcast Movement. 2025-01-18. mdy-all.
  12. Web site: 2017-08-23. Awards. Academy of Podcasters. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20171213003457if_/http://academyofpodcasters.com/winners-and-nominees/. 2017-12-13. Podcast Movement. 2025-01-18. mdy-all.
  13. Web site: Fields. Taylor. 2018-10-22. iHeartRadio Podcast Awards: See The Full List of Nominees. iHeart. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20220809225331if_/https://www.iheart.com/content/2018-10-22-2019-iheartradio-podcast-awards-nominees/. 2022-08-09. en. 2025-01-18. mdy-all.
  14. News: Garvey. Marianne. 2021-04-12. 'WTF With Marc Maron' awarded the Governors Award by The Podcast Academy. CNN. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20220608084315if_/https://edition.cnn.com/2021/04/12/entertainment/marc-maron-wtf-podcast-award/index.html. 2022-06-08. en. 2025-01-18. mdy-all.
  15. Web site: 2021-04-12. Marc Maron to Accept Top Accolade. The Ambies® — Awards for Excellence in Audio. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20211108161124if_/https://www.ambies.com/news/marc-maron-governors-award. 2021-11-08. en-US. 2025-01-18. mdy-all.

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