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Marc Maron to Conclude 'WTF' Podcast After 16 Years

He says burnout from keeping a twice-weekly schedule drove his decision to end the series.

Marc Maron attends a screening of "The Bad Guys" on April 12, 2022.
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Overview

  • Since its September 2009 debut, the podcast produced about 1,645 main episodes and over 300 bonus shows, drawing more than 1.1 billion downloads.
  • Maron announced the final episode is set for fall 2025.
  • He and producer Brendan McDonald received the Podcast Academy’s inaugural Governors Award for Excellence in Audio in 2021.
  • Highlights include a record-breaking 2015 interview with President Barack Obama and a 2010 Robin Williams conversation now preserved by the Library of Congress.
  • Maron plans to focus next on an HBO stand-up special and roles in the films In Memoriam and Deliver Me From Nowhere as well as Apple’s series Stick.