The Best WTF With Marc Maron Episodes Of 2018

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Updated January 19, 2019

With each passing year come the best new episodes of WTF with Marc Maron—a comedy podcast bringing you exactly that! And 2018 is no different. Since Maron's first episode in 2009, the podcast has touched upon a broad range of topics with each guest, from how they got their start to insider info. Whether you're talking the always hilarious Bill Hader or the elusive Macaulay Culkin, there's never a shortage of entertainment. Be that as it may, some episodes and guests simply stand out over others. 

For both longtime fans of WTF and those just tuning in, it's no secret the podcast has fully taken off since the aforementioned start in 2009. In fact, 2018 is full of fantastic content for listeners—and it's often the guests that make each episode so noteworthy. Considering this, there are certainly a few that stand out from the long list of WTF podcast episodes in 2018.  

From best guests on WTF to the constantly entertaining content, there's plenty to constitute a great episode. So, if you're just catching up on the podcast, or looking for the best to get started with, this list is for you! Don't forget to up vote the episodes you love, as well as down vote those you don't. Then check out the best WTF episodes of 2019.

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  • Bill Hader
    1

    Bill Hader

    13 votes

    Episode 899 (w/ Nell Scovell) - March 19, 2018

    William Thomas Hader Jr. (born June 7, 1978) is an American comedian, actor, voice actor, writer, producer and director. He was a cast member on Saturday Night Live (2005–2013), for which he has received four Emmy Award nominations and a Peabody Award, a writer on South Park (2008–present) and co-creator of the IFC series Documentary Now! (2015–present). In 2018, he created and began starring as the titular assassin in the HBO dark comedy series Barry, which earned Hader an Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series and consecutive nominations for Outstanding Comedy Series, Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series and Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series for its first two seasons.He had supporting roles in Superbad (2007), Tropic Thunder (2008), Forgetting Sarah Marshall (2008), Adventureland (2009), Paul (2011), Men in Black 3 (2012), The To Do List (2013), Maggie's Plan (2015) and It Chapter Two (2019) and leading roles in The Skeleton Twins (2014) and Trainwreck (2015). He has voiced lead characters in the Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs franchise (2009-2014), Inside Out (2015), the Angry Birds films (2016, 2019) and Ralph Breaks the Internet (2018), and supporting characters in Monsters University (2013), Turbo (2013) and Finding Dory (2016).
  • Ta-Nehisi Coates
    2

    Episode 878 - January 4, 2018

    Ta-Nehisi Paul Coates ( TAH-nə-HAH-see KOHTS; born September 30, 1975) is an American author and journalist. Coates gained a wide readership during his time as national correspondent at The Atlantic, where he wrote about cultural, social, and political issues, particularly regarding African Americans and white supremacy.Coates has worked for The Village Voice, Washington City Paper, and Time. He has contributed to The New York Times Magazine, The Washington Post, The Washington Monthly, O, and other publications. In 2008 he published a memoir, The Beautiful Struggle: A Father, Two Sons, and an Unlikely Road to Manhood. His second book, Between the World and Me, was released in July 2015. It won the 2015 National Book Award for Nonfiction and was a nominee for the Phi Beta Kappa 2016 Book Awards. He was the recipient of a "Genius Grant" from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation in 2015. He is the writer of a Black Panther series for Marvel Comics drawn by Brian Stelfreeze, as well as a Captain America series illustrated by Leinil Francis Yu and Adam Kubert.
  • Michael Imperioli
    3

    Episode 903 (w/ Neil Patrick Harris) - April 2, 2018

    Michael Imperioli (Italian: [impeˈrjɔːli]; born March 26, 1966) is an American actor, writer and director best known for his role as Christopher Moltisanti on The Sopranos, for which he won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series in 2004. He also appeared in the TV drama series Law & Order as NYPD Detective Nick Falco. Imperioli spent the 2008-2009 television season as Detective Ray Carling in the US version of Life on Mars. He was starring as Detective Louis Fitch in the ABC police drama Detroit 1-8-7 until its cancellation. He wrote and directed his first feature film, The Hungry Ghosts, in 2008. In 2015, he starred in Mad Dogs, a dark-comic thriller television series available for viewing on Amazon's Amazon Prime subscription service in the U.S and on Shomi in Canada.
  • Neil Patrick Harris
    4

    Episode 903 (w/ Michael Imperioli) - April 2, 2018

    Neil Patrick Harris (born June 15, 1973) is an American actor, comedian, writer, producer, magician, and singer. He is known primarily for his comedy roles on television and his dramatic and musical stage roles. On television, he is known for playing the title character on Doogie Howser, M.D. (1989–1993), Barney Stinson on How I Met Your Mother (2005–2014, for which he was nominated for four Emmy Awards), and Count Olaf in A Series of Unfortunate Events (2017–2019). Harris is also known for his role as the title character in Joss Whedon's musical Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog (2008) and a fictional version of himself in the Harold & Kumar film series (2004–2011). His other films include Starship Troopers (1997), Beastly (2011), The Smurfs (2011), The Smurfs 2 (2013), A Million Ways to Die in the West (2014), and Gone Girl (2014). In 2014, he starred in the title role in Hedwig and the Angry Inch on Broadway, for which he won the 2014 Tony Award for Best Leading Actor in a Musical. Harris has hosted the Tony Awards in 2009, 2011, 2012, and 2013, for which he won four special class Emmy Awards. He also hosted the Primetime Emmy Awards in 2009 and 2013, and hosted the 87th Academy Awards in 2015, thus making him the first openly gay man to host the Academy Awards.Harris was named one of Time magazine's 100 Most Influential People in 2010. He is married to David Burtka. In 2010, they had twins via surrogacy.
  • Macaulay Culkin
    5

    Episode 883 (w/ Cameron Esposito) - January 22, 2018

    Macaulay Carson Culkin (born August 26, 1980) is an American actor and musician who began his career as a child actor. He is best known for his role as Kevin McCallister in the Christmas films Home Alone (1990), for which he was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy, and Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992). Along with the Home Alone series, Culkin also starred in the films My Girl (1991), The Good Son (1993), The Nutcracker (1993), Getting Even with Dad (1994), The Pagemaster (1994) and Richie Rich (1994). He has been nominated for Kids' Choice Awards, MTV Movie Awards and Young Artist Awards. At the height of his fame, he was regarded as the most successful child actor since Shirley Temple. Culkin ranked at number two on VH1's list of the "100 Greatest Kid-Stars" and E!'s list of the "50 Greatest Child Stars".He took a break from acting in 1994, and made his return in 2003 with a guest appearance on the television show Will and Grace and a role in the film Party Monster (2003). He wrote an autobiographical book titled Junior, which was published in 2006. In 2013, Culkin co-founded the New York-based, pizza-themed comedy rock band The Pizza Underground, of which he was the vocalist. They toured in 2014, beginning in Brooklyn on January 24, 2014. On July 10, 2016, Culkin stated that The Pizza Underground was splitting up and their next album would be the last. Culkin is currently the publisher and CEO of a satirical pop culture website and podcast called Bunny Ears.
  • Jason Alexander
    6

    Episode 904 - April 5, 2018

    Jay Scott Greenspan (born September 23, 1959), known by his stage name Jason Alexander, is an American actor, voice actor, singer, comedian, and director. Alexander is best known for his role as George Costanza in the television series Seinfeld, for which he was nominated for six consecutive Primetime Emmy Awards and three Golden Globe Awards. Other well-known roles include Phillip Stuckey in the film Pretty Woman (1990) and the title character in the animated series Duckman (1994–1997). Alexander has had an active career on stage, appearing in several Broadway musicals including Jerome Robbins' Broadway in 1989, for which he won the Tony Award as Best Leading Actor in a Musical. He appeared in the Los Angeles production of The Producers. He was the Artistic Director of "Reprise! Broadway's Best in Los Angeles", where he has directed several musicals.