Episode 1082 - Jimmy Tingle

Episode 1082 - Jimmy Tingle

Jimmy Tingle has a lot in common with Marc and many other Boston-based WTF guests. But what sets Jimmy apart is the merger of his comedy with politics and civic engagement. Jimmy tells Marc about his sobriety, his shift toward one-man shows and his focus on societal issues, which eventually led to him getting into Harvard in his mid-50s, giving the commencement address, and running for office. They also talk about how Jimmy wound up in the Andy Rooney spot on 60 Minutes 2 and his influential friendship with Howard Zinn. This episode is sponsored by quip and American Express.

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Episode 1662 - Sarah Sherman

Episode 1662 - Sarah Sherman

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Episode 1661 - Jena Friedman

Episode 1661 - Jena Friedman

Jena Friedman shares a lot of Marc’s concerns about doing politically relevant comedy during historically scary times. She felt the risk of it first-hand during a recent border crossing from Canada. J...

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Episode 1660 - Leanne Morgan

Episode 1660 - Leanne Morgan

Leanne Morgan was a late bloomer in comedy but that doesn’t mean it wasn’t in her heart for a long time. Despite a life in Tennessee filled with tobacco farms and door-to-door jewelry sales, a trip to...

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Episode 1659 - Dustin Chafin / Darby Allin

Episode 1659 - Dustin Chafin / Darby Allin

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Episode 1658 - Alexander Skarsgård

Episode 1658 - Alexander Skarsgård

Alexander Skarsgård decided acting wasn't for him at age 13 and he went in a completely different direction with his life. But after time in the Swedish Navy and a false start at university in England...

7 Jul 20251h 22min

Episode 1657 - Chad Kassem

Episode 1657 - Chad Kassem

Chad Kassem was a Louisiana kid running afoul of the law, caught in a spiral of substance abuse and arrests. Thankfully, as he puts it, music is a hell of a natural drug. In his 20s, Chad became obses...

3 Jul 20251h 22min

Episode 1656 - Mariska Hargitay

Episode 1656 - Mariska Hargitay

Mariska Hargitay says the new documentary she made began as a search for the mother she never knew. But as she pursued it, she wound up coming to a new understanding of her own truth. Mariska and Marc...

30 Jun 20251h 17min

Episode 1655 - Rich Aronovitch

Episode 1655 - Rich Aronovitch

Many years after a life-changing one-on-one conversation between Rich Aronovitch and Marc in Queens, New York, Rich and Marc are sitting down once again. This time they’re talking about Rich’s new com...

26 Jun 20251h 33min

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