I have never listened to a podcast in my life, mostly because that would cut into my audiobook time (unacceptable!). But I’m familiar with Marc Maron, and his brand of brutally honest humor. He and his guests get together once a week and just…talk. About anything. He has a knack for getting celebrities to open up. And this book is a collection of those tellings. He breaks each chapter into a sort of life lesson, writes a bit about himself, and then includes celebrity quotes […]
I’ll just re-watch Glow
I wanted to like this. I was told I would like this. But I didn’t like this. I knew who Maron was prior to Waiting for the Punch, mostly because I watched Glow, but I have never listed to his podcast. I’ve also never listened to a podcast before so perhaps this format wasn’t ever going to dazzle me. While each chapter had a distinct theme ranging from family to anxiety to the auditioning process the celebrity anecdotes were organized very haphazardly. I suppose the authors […]
We’re Built to Deal
(Disclosure: I won a copy of this book from a Goodreads giveaway.) Marc Maron is one of those comedians whose work I’m familiar with but haven’t experienced for myself. I know he has a show on IFC called “Maron” that I’ve heard is similar to Louis CK’s “Louie,” but I’ve yet to watch it. I also know he’s the host of a very popular podcast called “WTF” that I’ve seen quoted on in various places online, but I’ve yet to actually hear it. So when […]