"How are you feeling about this whole thing? transition, moving on from this thing that has been one of the defining parts of your career and your life?"
"I feel OK. I feel like I'm sort of ready for the break, but there is sort of a fear there, of what do I do now? I'm busy. But, not unlike your job ... I've got a lot of people who over the last 16 years have grown to rely on me."
"It became clear that the guest we needed to have was singular, in that he could address the importance of this being our final episode, but also address how we move through the world we're living in, as frightening as it is."
"You've still got a couple of chapters left. Don't rush into what the next thing is. Take a beat. Take some satisfaction looking backwards."
Barack Obama returned to Marc Maron's podcast for the final episode after 16 years and more than 1,600 episodes. Obama previously elevated the show's status by visiting Maron's garage studio while in office and later hosting Maron at the White House. The guest identity was kept secret until release, with Obama chosen as a singular voice able to mark the ending and address uncertain times. Maron compared ending the podcast to leaving a defining job and expressed both readiness and fear about what comes next. Obama advised taking time, not rushing, and taking satisfaction from past chapters.
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