MARC MARON! FRED MAHER! MORE LOU REED TALK!
The Best Show with Tom Scharpling
Forever Dog
4.9 • 2.5K Ratings
🗓️ 6 August 2025
⏱️ 186 minutes
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Summary
MARC MARON comes to the studio to catch up with Tom! An in-depth conversation ensues, with Marc touching on his new standup special Panicked, his career at large, his psyche, the winding down of his legendary podcast WTF, and much more! They are joined by musicIan and producer FRED MAHER, who discusses his career performing with Lou Reed, Scritti Politti, producing records, and other great stories! Throw in a few great callers, the obilgatory Joey Swoll talk with AP Mike, and you've got a great show!
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| 0:56.0 | Countdown starting now. |
| 0:58.0 | 30. |
| 0:59.0 | Countdown started. All units prepare for activation. |
| 1:03.0 | 25. |
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