The poll on the old forum became a place to discuss recent interviews more than to C/NC the podcast itself. Either way, here's a new thread/poll.

I enjoyed the John Mellencamp ep on the weekend while doing housework. The Coug's 70-year-old smoker's chuckle sounds just like Keith Richards'.

Back in the day, I was a weekly WTFer, but now I go months without listening at all; then I'll go back and listen to the few interviews that interest me.

Weird, I’m listening to that interview right now.

WTF is not crap, although I too will ignore it for months on end and then binge it.

He's a great interviewer. I even generally like his over sharing, emotional processing stuff.

I only skip the episodes with comics I'm not interested in.

Smart, good interviewer. Much prefer the guests who are on "just because," rather than those promoting a widget or whatever. I always skip the 10-15 min intro, listening for the blooze lawyer guitar transition as a marker. Really not a fan of the whole *shout-talk as signifier of intense personality* thing he slips into, but I suspect that's just an older comedian generational quirk, and the worst of it happens during the intro I pass up anyway.

WTF NC w/generous skimming

He's not a good interviewer because he usually interrupts his guests, often when they're about to say something interesting. He kills conversational threads.

The interviews barely go anywhere interesting anymore and I usually finish them feeling like they didn't dig into the person's career much at all.

WF: this doesn't apply when he's interviewing other comedians

He's super sexy.

One of the greatest moments in podcast history was Nick Cave telling Maron, "I'm not a fucking cowboy" after an offhand remark that had been misinterpreted.

It's been a few years. Does he still go "Wow, what was that like??" ?

andyman wrote: Wed Jan 26, 2022 8:03 pm He's not a good interviewer because he usually interrupts his guests, often when they're about to say something interesting. He kills conversational threads.

Sums it up.

I don't think he is a great interviewer, but have you seen any Barbara Walters or Larry King interviews? Absolutely asinine.
He has great guests on, and the fanboy excitement(bad interviewing) is endearing/forgivable.

Not crap, I say.