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Come up first today, we have Adam Curlough Show 255 with Mark Marin in studio, making his debut appearance on the Adam Crollas show, asterick, podcast format. Marin first appeared on air with Adam Crolla back in 2006 in May on the Adam Crolla show. the same show, but when it was airing on radio, I know it's complicated. They did 715 episodes.

They were all Krola back in 2006 in May on the Adam Krola show, the same show, but when it was airing on radio,

I know it's complicated.

They did 715 episodes.

They were also podcasted.

He then appeared again in 2007 in November.

At the time, I believe he was doing stuff with Air America, the liberal talk radio format that eventually died down, whose studios he used, I think, without permission for the initial what-the-fuck podcast, the WTF, the host.

Both Mark Maren's podcast, WTF, which came to an end this year, after an impressive 16-year run, and the Joe Rogan experience, which is currently still active, both started after Adam Kroll has switched to podcasting.

So his radio show was podcasted, Never Not Funny was a comedy podcast.

It's super successful with a very dedicated listener base and fully independent.

And started a few months after Adam Kroll's radio show and after Adam Kroll's radio show podcast.

But it's probably the first independent comedy show, at least the longest running one.

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