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Episode 898 - David Mamet

WTF with Marc Maron Podcast

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The Only Way to Change the World Is Through Theater

I could not stand being bored. So when I found something that was exciting, being in the theater and having fun and making stuff up, that was like, honey, I'm home. The only thing theater is good for is to entertain people. It doesn't change the world. But see, but some people want to have that belief. Some people tell me about the poetry in the New Yorker. Yeah. They love the poetry inTheater. And here's how we know: When they get done, when they come out of a theater, and they say, yes, it's really true. Right. Then they go home. Kiss, kiss, bang, bang. What do

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