MARC MARON ON DATING, THE DEVIL, AND THE END OF THE WORLD AS WE KNOW IT

Marc Maron, host of the widely popular WTF podcast, is easy to talk to. Perhaps that should be obvious, given the comedian has talked for thousands of hours to everyone from President Obama to Pete Davidson. Nevertheless, in conversation, Maron is considerate and generous. He’s also got a wealth of opinion. Talking with him at times feels like clicking a mouse cursor on a desktop file, opening a host of files and documents at the ready. 

Maron’s recent Netflix comedy special, End Times Fun, which touches on everything from public health scares to the devil’s penis, has been a saving grace for many in this era of social distancing. The 73-minute special was directed by the filmmaker Lynn Shelton, who was present in the background of this interview, and is also Maron’s new romantic partner (more on that news later). Shelton has also directed Maron in Netflix’s GLOW, in which he plays a wrestling promoter.

We caught up with Maron and asked him a series of questions, cribbed from Glenn O’Brien’s infamous 1977 interview with Andy Warhol, to find out his thoughts on masturbation, whether Harvey Oswald acted alone, and non-dairy milk, among other things.