"This is a big day for our country, for me and for my
cats." - Marc Maron
On June 22, 2015 Marc Maron's twice-weekly
podcast reached a historic landmark interview for podcasting with the President of the United States casually discussing current events, while seated
on an orange couch in Maron's garage. The interview reaches far from
standard press interviews becoming personal from early minutes with Obama
delving into his roots from the nostalgia brought on by growing up blocks from
Maron's backyard (despite the Secret Service guarding from the roof). Their
discussion shifts gears into larger realms due to the recent Charleston
shooting, Obama's disgust with Congress after the Newtown shootings, race, terrorism,
and how his daughters both find him incredibly boring.
(Obama and Maron after recording the podcast)
Of all the podcasts so far selected for this blog, Maron's
podcast represents an epoch not just for its significance but for its
additional presentation of conversation. Unlike recent innovations of
fleeting tweets or sound bites, a podcast medium not only cuts out the standard
orchestrated visual of Obama at a podium but allows the listener to
visualize, focus and simply listen. Maron, a Los Angeles comic who was one of
the pioneers of podcasting with his weekly interview show “WTF with Marc
Maron” shows his best as a
conversational comic shining here as he (tries) to set a relaxed tone, follows
Barack’s train of thought, and stays a step ahead asking questions that keep a
balanced pace. The media jumped on this podcast episode
not only because of its difference, but for the President’s unashamed use
of the word “nigger" convincing me that that old media has once again
shown itself to be the Donald Trump of 2015. This podcast introduces a better
way. Obama on WTF:
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