President Barack Obama Discussed the State of Democracy on Marc Maron's Final Podcast Episode

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Marc Maron’s final episode of the WTF podcast aired tonight with a guest he had kept secret until it dropped: Barack Obama. It proved to be a fitting and illuminating finale, following a more emotional penultimate episode in which Maron spoke directly to his audience without a guest.

In the final episode, Obama offered Maron some post-podcast advice — take a beat. Take stock. Don’t rush into the next thing. Take some time. But he spent most of the episode discussing the current state of politics.

He spoke at length about the dangers of social media and how the “algorithm narrows your world and breaks your brain.” He did, however, note that podcasting has

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