MARC MARON! FRED MAHER! MORE LOU REED TALK!

MARC MARON comes to the studio to catch up with Tom! An in-depth conversation ensues, with Marc touching on his new standup special Panicked, his career at large, his psyche, the winding down of his legendary podcast WTF, and much more! They are joined by musicIan and producer FRED MAHER, who discusses his career performing with Lou Reed, Scritti Politti, producing records, and other great stories! Throw in a few great callers, the obilgatory Joey Swoll talk with AP Mike, and you've got a great show! BEST SHOW LIVE! The Best Show is celebrating 25 years with a live show extravaganza for the ages. Coming to NYC, Philly, LA, and Chicago this Fall! Tickets go on General Sale Friday July 18th at 10am local time Sat 10/11 - Brooklyn - Bell House ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.ticketmaster.com/event/300062ED179148EC⁠⁠⁠⁠ Mon 10/13 - Philly - Union Transfer ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.axs.com/events/1052919/the-best-show-tickets?skin=uniontransfer⁠⁠⁠⁠ Wed 10/15 - LA - Lodge Room ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.lodgeroomhlp.com/shows/best-show-25th-anniversary-at-lodge-room⁠⁠⁠⁠ Tues 10/21 - Chicago - Thalia Hall ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.ticketweb.com/event/best-show-25th-anniversary-at-thalia-hall-tickets/13876034?pl=thalia3⁠⁠⁠⁠ SUPPORT THE BEST SHOW ON PATREON! WEEKLY BONUS EPISODES & VIDEO EPISODES! ⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/TheBestShow⁠⁠⁠ WATCH THE BEST SHOW LIVE EVERY TUESDAY NIGHT 6PM PT ON TWITCH ⁠⁠⁠https://www.twitch.tv/bestshow4life⁠⁠⁠ FOLLOW THE BEST SHOW: ⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/bestshow4life⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠https://instagram.com/bestshow4life⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠https://tiktok.com/@bestshow4life⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/bestshow4life⁠⁠⁠ THE BEST SHOW IS A FOREVER DOG PODCAST ⁠⁠⁠https://thebestshow.net⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠https://foreverdogpodcasts.com/podcasts/the-best-show⁠⁠⁠ HEARD IT ON THE BEST SHOW PLAYLIST ⁠⁠⁠https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2XIpICdeecaBIC2kBLUpKL?si=07ccc339d9d84267⁠⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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MARC MARON comes to the studio to catch up with Tom! An in-depth conversation ensues, with Marc touching on his new standup special Panicked, his career at large, his psyche, the winding down of his legendary podcast WTF, and much more! They are joined by musicIan and producer FRED MAHER, who discusses his career performing with Lou Reed, Scritti Politti, producing records, and other great stories! Throw in a few great callers, the obilgatory Joey Swoll talk with AP Mike, and you've got a great show! BEST SHOW LIVE! The Best Show is celebrating 25 years with a live show extravaganza for the ages. Coming to NYC, Philly, LA, and Chicago this Fall! Tickets go on General Sale Friday July 18th at 10am local time Sat 10/11 - Brooklyn - Bell House ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.ticketmaster.com/event/300062ED179148EC⁠⁠⁠⁠ Mon 10/13 - Philly - Union Transfer ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.axs.com/events/1052919/the-best-show-tickets?skin=uniontransfer⁠⁠⁠⁠ Wed 10/15 - LA - Lodge Room ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.lodgeroomhlp.com/shows/best-show-25th-anniversary-at-lodge-room⁠⁠⁠⁠ Tues 10/21 - Chicago - Thalia Hall ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.ticketweb.com/event/best-show-25th-anniversary-at-thalia-hall-tickets/13876034?pl=thalia3⁠⁠⁠⁠ SUPPORT THE BEST SHOW ON PATREON! WEEKLY BONUS EPISODES & VIDEO EPISODES! ⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/TheBestShow⁠⁠⁠ WATCH THE BEST SHOW LIVE EVERY TUESDAY NIGHT 6PM PT ON TWITCH ⁠⁠⁠https://www.twitch.tv/bestshow4life⁠⁠⁠ FOLLOW THE BEST SHOW: ⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/bestshow4life⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠https://instagram.com/bestshow4life⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠https://tiktok.com/@bestshow4life⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/bestshow4life⁠⁠⁠ THE BEST SHOW IS A FOREVER DOG PODCAST ⁠⁠⁠https://thebestshow.net⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠https://foreverdogpodcasts.com/podcasts/the-best-show⁠⁠⁠ HEARD IT ON THE BEST SHOW PLAYLIST ⁠⁠⁠https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2XIpICdeecaBIC2kBLUpKL?si=07ccc339d9d84267⁠⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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