Episode 1677 - Tom Scharpling

Audiences have watched Ethan Hawke grow up on screen. But he’s also grown as a writer, a director, a stage actor, and more. Ethan talks to Marc about the challenge of playing drug-addled trumpet player Chet Baker and also tells some great stories about Boyhood, Training Day, Dead Poets Society, and that time he got put through a wall by Peter Berg. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

28 Maalis 20161h 13min

Comedian Al Lubel stopped being a lawyer in order to start doing stand-up. But he never stopped putting himself on trial. Al tells Marc how his desperate search for an identity was coupled with a never-ending barrage of crippling self-judgment, even after he won Star Search and became a favorite of late night talk show hosts and fellow comedians. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

24 Maalis 20161h 19min

Marc’s conversation with Garry Shandling from May 2011. Garry passed away on March 24, 2016. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

24 Maalis 20161h 12min

If you look at Todd Rundgren’s body of work, you might think it’s the product of a dozen different people in various fields of the music industry. But it’s just one guy. Todd talks with Marc about his many projects, including his own music and his work with The Band, Meat Loaf, XTC, and others. Plus, Todd explains how he came up with Bang the Drum All Day quite literally in his sleep. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

21 Maalis 20161h 36min

For longtime WTF listeners, comic Ryan Singer is a continuing presence throughout the history of the show. But this is the first time he goes in depth with his friend Marc, getting into Ryan’s deep-seated Catholic roots, his scuffles in the comedy world, and lots and lots about cigarettes. They probably talk too lovingly about cigarettes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

17 Maalis 20161h 13min

Michael Rapaport thought he was going to be a professional basketball player. That didn’t happen, but Michael happily surprised himself with an acting career that saw him working alongside childhood heroes and legendary directors. Michael and Marc talk about all of it, even if Michael gets sidetracked thinking about sitting where the President once sat. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

14 Maalis 20161h 19min

When it comes to making music, high standards were set for Dweezil Zappa at a very young age. His father made more than 80 albums in his lifetime, which provided Dweezil with a lot of influences but created some roadblocks, too. Dweezil tells Marc that his own musical journey not only made him a better artist, it brought him closer to his late father. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

10 Maalis 20161h 18min

Comedian Bonnie McFarlane has a backstory like no other guest on WTF. That’s probably because no other guest grew up in circumstances that could be described as Canadian Little House on the Prairie. Bonnie tells Marc why she left the Great White North to get into comedy, how she met and married comedian Rich Vos, and why she still has trouble telling her neighbors what she does for a living. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

7 Maalis 20161h 17min