Episode 1474 - LeVar Burton
WTF with Marc Maron Podcast
Marc Maron
4.6 • 29.5K Ratings
🗓️ 28 September 2023
⏱️ 84 minutes
🧾️ Download transcript
Summary
LeVar Burton was on track to join the priesthood early in life. But that actually turned out to be the fast track to acting and by age 19 he was starring in one of the most watched television programs of all time. LeVar and Marc talk about what he learned while making Roots, why he wanted to be on Star Trek more than any other job, and how it feels to have people coming up to him every day of his life to saying “you taught me to read” thanks to Reading Rainbow.
Submit a question here for next week's Ask Marc Anything bonus episode.
Sign up here for WTF+ to get the full show archives and weekly bonus material! https://plus.acast.com/s/wtf-with-marc-maron-podcast.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Transcript
Click on a timestamp to play from that location
| 0:00.0 | Hey folks, I've got something for ya. |
| 0:04.7 | I was going through my office and I found a bunch of my comedy tour posters that you |
| 0:08.3 | can't get anymore. |
| 0:09.3 | These are posters with original artwork from various places I've performed throughout |
| 0:13.4 | the years. |
| 0:14.4 | So I figured why not give them away to some WTF super fans? |
| 0:19.0 | We'll start by giving 30 signed tour posters to WTF Plus subscribers. |
| 0:23.7 | To be eligible, you have to be subscribed to WTF Plus by October 15th. |
| 0:28.8 | The drawing will take place after that date and winners will be informed by email. |
| 0:33.3 | The posters can only be shipped within the US. |
| 0:36.0 | We plan to do more of these, so make sure you're subscribed to WTF Plus to be eligible. |
| 0:40.9 | Just go to the link in the episode description to sign up for WTF Plus by October 15th and |
| 0:46.6 | to read the terms and conditions for this giveaway. |
| 0:49.5 | Take my posters please! |
| 0:58.8 | Amazon Music Prime |
| 1:02.0 | All the music you love plus top podcasts add free, included with Prime. |
| 1:07.9 | Got Prime, got Music, Amazon Music. |
| 1:12.0 | Download the Amazon Music app now to start this thing. |
| 1:15.3 | Hello, I'm Safiya Lyspects star from the Spinning Place podcast and this week we've |
| 1:19.2 | partnered with the Burst News. |
| 1:20.2 | It's an award-winning newspaper and app for kids. |
| 1:23.3 | If you want to empower your kids, get them to read real news, not fake news and really |
... |
Please login to see the full transcript.
Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Marc Maron, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.
Generated transcripts are the property of Marc Maron and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.
Copyright © Tapesearch 2026.