""Discussions of death," Williams said after going on one long riff in his improv style. "It's very freeing." He delved into his past thoughts of suicide in a discussion that felt all the more important after Williams killed himself in 2014. Maron re-aired the episode, framed by his own tearful thoughts and memories. It later earned a place in the National Recording Registry at the Library of Congress."
""I've been through this, I've screwed up, I've been in the barrel tumbling down Niagara Falls, and I emerged and I lived," Obama said. "Wow. I don't think I realized how truly present and somewhat vulnerable he was," Maron told Apatow when he listened back. "Also, I'm always amazed at my fearlessness to go ahead and finish even the president's sentences.""
"'WTF' episode No. 627, Aug. 10, 2015 When filmmaker Lynn Shelton appeared on WTF in August of 2015, it was a good but unremarkable episode. When it re-aired in 2020, its significance had grown wildly. The interview was the first meeting of Maron and Shelton, who began dating and became long-term life partners and collaborators. After her sudden and unexpected death, Maron, his voice quivering, poured out his feelings in an introduction to the old interview. "I don't even know if I should be out in public talking," Maron said. "But this is what I do and this is where I'm at and there's no right or wrong with grief.""
Marc Maron ended the WTF podcast with episode number 1,686. He re-aired notable past interviews and framed them with personal, often tearful, introductions. Several replays gained new significance after guests' deaths and earned recognition, including placement in the National Recording Registry. Maron rarely listens to his archive but reacted emotionally when clips were played back by guests and fans. Conversations on death, vulnerability, and personal struggle became defining moments. Episodes with figures such as Robin Williams and filmmaker Lynn Shelton resonated for their candidness and influence on Maron's life and work.
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