WTF with Marc Maron
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| Hosted by | Marc Maron |
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| Genre | Comedy, Interview |
| Language | English |
| Length | 60–120 minutes |
| No. of episodes | 772 |
| Debut | September 1, 2009 |
| Website | www.wtfpod.com |
WTF with Marc Maron is a weekly podcast hosted by stand up comedian Marc Maron. The show launched in September 2009. The show is produced by Maron's former Air America co-worker Brendan McDonald. In early 2011, the show began receiving positive press, including articles in The New York Times.
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", located in Los Angeles. He ends most podcasts with the phrase "Boomer lives" in honor of a cat he brought from New York who went missing. The phrase became a hashtag and his production company name.
Occasionally shows are recorded in Maron's various hotel rooms (while on the road performing standup), 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!".
Several personalities have declined invitations to appear on the show, including Daniel Tosh,Tom Waits,Jon Stewart,Albert Brooks,Shecky Greene, and Bill Cosby.
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