WTF with Marc Maron Podcast

Silicon Valley's Jimmy O. Yang talks with Marc about Hong Kong, open mics, BET, working in a strip club, ping pong, and Crazy Rich Asians.

Jimmy O. Yang felt like an outsider growing up in Hong Kong and then felt like he didn't fit in studying economics in America. It was only once he starting paying five bucks to do an open mic night in Hollywood that he found a community...

Chris O'Dowd joins Marc in the garage to talk about Ireland, Bridesmaids, The IT Crowd, Get Shorty, cats, and Bono.

Chris O'Dowd charmed and amused audiences in things like Bridesmaids, The IT Crowd, and recently the Get Shorty TV series, but things could have gone differently if he had followed through on his political science major. Chris and Marc talk about growing up in the Irish countryside and heading of to university in Dublin, only to find out he enjoyed acting much more than studying politics...

Jay Leno and Marc get into all of it: Letterman, Bill Hicks, Conan, Kimmel, The Comedy Store, Rodney Dangerfield, political correctness and, of course, cars.

Jay Leno came up as a comic's comic, a performer recognized by other comedians as one of the best in the game. He also became one of the most successful late night television hosts in history, not once but twice. Those two sides always seemed at odds with each other, especially in the minds of many other comics, but Jay never saw it that way...

Actor Luzer Twersky tells Marc about his upbringing in the Hasidic Jewish community, his personal rebellion, and his exile from that world.

Luzer Twersky is an actor who has been seen on shows like Transparent and High Maintenance. But prior to 2008, he wasn't seen by anyone outside of his Hasidic Jewish community. Luzer tells Marc about his cloistered upbringing, the details of Hasidic life, his troublemaking as a youngster, his crisis of faith, and ultimately his exile from the only world he ever knew. Luzer also explains what role Marc played in his journey and where things stand now with the people from his past...

Mila Kunis talks with Marc about Ashton Kutcher, Macaulay Culkin, That 70s Show, religious refugees, parenting, and more. Plus, Iliza Shlesinger returns, fresh off her wedding.

Mila Kunis says she's had a most fortunate trajectory in show business. That's because she got to experience it as a hobby and as a career. She explains to Marc what that means, along with telling him what it was like to arrive in LA as a religious refugee, why Ashton Kutcher is turning into an old man, and why she didn't realize she was supposed to be promoting her new movie, The Spy Who Dumped Me. Also, Iliza Shlesinger returns to talk about her wedding and her new special...