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Fresh Air Weekend: Marc Maron; 'Simpsons' Voice Actor Hank Azaria

<em>The Daily Beast</em> listed Marc Maron's Netflix special <em>End Times Fun</em> as one of the <a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/10-best-stand-up-specials-to-stream-under-coronavirus-quarantine" data-key="21541">10 best</a> stand-up specials to stream while under coronavirus quarantine.
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The Daily Beast listed Marc Maron's Netflix special End Times Fun as one of the 10 best stand-up specials to stream while under coronavirus quarantine.

Fresh Air Weekend highlights some of the best interviews and reviews from past weeks, and new program elements specially paced for weekends. Our weekend show emphasizes interviews with writers, filmmakers, actors and musicians, and often includes excerpts from live in-studio concerts. This week:

Comedian Marc Maron: We Need 'Groupthink Empathy' During COVID-19 Outbreak: "We [have] to do the right thing to protect those who are vulnerable," Maron says. His new Netflix stand-up special, End Times Fun, was named before the coronavirus pandemic.

Hank Azaria On 'Brockmire' And Why He No Longer Performs Apu On 'The Simpsons': Azaria has voiced dozens of Simpsons' characters, starting with Mo the bartender. In the IFC comedy series Brockmire he plays a troubled baseball announcer who always speaks in his broadcaster voice.

You can listen to the original interviews and review here:

Comedian Marc Maron: We Need 'Groupthink Empathy' During COVID-19 Outbreak

Hank Azaria On 'Brockmire' And Why He No Longer Performs Apu On 'The Simpsons'

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Combine an intelligent interviewer with a roster of guests that, according to the Chicago Tribune, would be prized by any talk-show host, and you're bound to get an interesting conversation. Fresh Air interviews, though, are in a category by themselves, distinguished by the unique approach of host and executive producer Terry Gross. "A remarkable blend of empathy and warmth, genuine curiosity and sharp intelligence," says the San Francisco Chronicle.