By now, you’ve heard all about Marc Maron’s podcast interviews (wtfpod.com) with such bold-face comedy names as Apatow (worked for Spielberg – for years?), Gallagher (who talks about sub-atomic particles, non-ironically) and the no-holds barred Louis C.K. tête-à-tête.

Invariably, every installment is exactly the same – “Hey XXXXX, remember when we used to see each other around 20 years ago?” But it’s still interesting. As essentially, it’s late-night television without the awkward product pitching mixed in. And it’s perfect for listening to while working. Which gives WTF the edge over Showtime’s The Green Room (link), where a similar “what’s his name?” Paul Provenza reminds other comics how he to used to be around.

Problem is… You try to listen to any of the above names, or any WTF Podcast that isn’t recent and you find out it’s only available to “premium members.” Which goes against the core principle of everything to do with online media – ie: It’s All Free. Passing around an online hat is a bizarre, out-of-step notion. On par with a young girl being prudish in today’s ironically tattooed, post Sex And The City world.

Yeah, yeah… Hulu Plus, YouTube premium streaming, blah, blah, blah… have all been readily ignored with other online pay-services? Why? Because everything online is free. All it takes is 5-seconds on Google.

Torrents, Fileserve and YouTube clips aside though… it’s sort of an annoying hassle to have to deal with finding the free content that’s blocked on the WTF site. Not hugely annoying, more like the obligatory glance at the Words With Friends ads. However, someone has saved you these 5-seconds by providing you a flashlight to explore Marc Maron’s wide-open backdoor.

Apparently… All the WTF content can be listened to for free, off of the WTF site, provided you enter the right link…

To view an index of all WTF podcasts, which you can stream immediately in your browser (for free), go to… (LINK)

Tags: Comedy, Marc Maron, Podcast, WTF
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