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WTF with Marc Maron Podcast

Episode 529 - Mac McCaughan

WTF with Marc Maron Podcast

Marc Maron

Comedy

4.629.5K Ratings

🗓️ 31 August 2014

⏱️ 88 minutes

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Summary

Mac McCaughan from Superchunk is also the founder of one of the biggest and most prolific indy music labels in the country - Merge Records. Mac and Marc talk about the creation of Merge and the evolution of Mac's own musical output. Also, comedian Carol Leifer drops by to talk about her new memoir, How To Succeed In Business Without Really Crying.

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0:00.0

Fuck the game!

0:01.0

Alright, let's do this.

0:10.6

How are you, what the fuckers, what the fuck buddies, what the fuck in here is, what the fuck

0:13.8

nicks, what the fucksters, what the fucking delphians, what the fuck inucks?

0:17.9

I'm Mark Marin, this is WTF.

0:20.3

I sound very clear to myself right now.

0:22.1

I sound very clear.

0:23.7

Welcome to the show.

0:24.7

And today on the show, Mac McCann, from Merge Records, the label, the very long enduring

0:32.0

and amazing indie record label.

0:34.8

Also one of the founding members of the band, SuperChunk, still cranking out the rock and roll,

0:41.2

will be talking to me momentarily.

0:44.4

Also a little drop in chat with Carol Lefer, the comedian and writer about her new book,

0:51.4

How to succeed in business without really crying, so sort of a double header today.

0:57.1

And I wanted to do a little business.

0:58.8

I know it's a way everyday, a lot of you guys and gals aren't going to, that's somebody,

1:03.1

because I throw in the gals, because I realize I use guises a general thing.

1:06.5

Like hey, you guys, like everybody, that's men and women included.

1:10.5

But then when I say, alright you guys, there's part of me that goes, what about the ladies?

1:14.0

Alright you guys and gals.

1:17.2

I know it's a way everyday, you're probably going to listen to this at your leisure, it's

1:20.2

going to be a little stilted, because you're probably enjoying a barbecue or not really

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