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WTF with Marc Maron Podcast

The Marc and Tom Show #5

WTF with Marc Maron Podcast

Marc Maron

Comedy

4.629.5K Ratings

🗓️ 7 March 2019

⏱️ 61 minutes

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Summary

Media juggernauts Marc Maron and Tom Scharpling join forces once again, this time to save not only themselves but the world as well. Along the way, they talk about Howard Stern, movie theater food, falling for advertising, sweating, and Jonah Ray’s influence on Marc’s identity. Also, we get the story of Marc’s ill-fated music career and the reason Sausage Party led to a great awakening in Tom’s life. Theme music by The Tokeleys. This episode is sponsored by Squarespace.

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0:00.0

This is exciting. You're about to hear the fifth installment of the Mark and Tom show.

0:06.4

And it's me and my friend Tom Sharpling just talking a couple of fellas,

0:14.0

a couple of middle-aged fellas talking. Some of you know Tom Sharpling. He is the host of the

0:20.4

best show. And oddly, if you don't know anything about Tom's background or our friendship,

0:28.0

it's a late-in-the-game friendship. We met and became friends not that long ago. We were

0:35.6

you know older fellas. But there was always a mutual respect there. Tom, I don't

0:41.9

not explain it other than I love the way he thinks. He makes me laugh. He's a great broadcaster.

0:49.7

Some of the comic bits that he did on his show are like all timers like great. I mean, if you

0:55.7

ever get an opportunity to get that the best of the best show thing, it's actually on the

1:02.0

New Merro group label, 16 CDs. But it's all the Sharpling and John Worcester bits in there.

1:10.5

It's hilarious. It's truly hilarious. But Tom and I are pals. And we just got into the habit of

1:19.0

every once in a while sitting down and talking. There's a couple of guys who do a broadcasting work.

1:24.5

Who like each other's company. I don't know what else to tell you. You can still listen to Tom's show.

1:30.3

It's on every week. It's the best show live Tuesday nights at 9 Eastern at the best show.net. You

1:36.8

can also get that on the podcast form. Did it wherever you get podcasts. And also check out his

1:43.6

podcast meet my friends, the friends, which you probably should know as little about as possible

1:49.2

before you start listening. Just know if you love a recap podcast or if you hate recap podcasts,

1:56.5

this is the show for you. So this is our fit. We did this a little while ago.

2:03.1

When he was out here, when Tom was out here. And we'll be back to our regular format on Monday

2:10.8

with our 1,000th episode. But now this is me and the very funny and very smart. Tom Sharpling.

2:20.4

I want you to know some about Tom is that as a broadcaster, it's just great at it. He's great at

2:26.4

pausing, taking beats. He's very funny. He's great at follow through with stories like if you want to be

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