'Essentially, some of this art form of podcasting is meant to be ephemeral, but we’ve developed a library that means a lot to people that people quote. It’s become part of their language.'
Photo by Liezl EstiponaSomehow, it’s been 13 years since one of the leading voices in the medium, Scott Aukerman , discovered his secret formula to freshening up the format of interviewing famous funny people. “The podcast started as an interview podcast between myself and comedians — this was before things likecame out,” the host says. “Then pretty early in the run of the show I started having comedians on as fake guests. That became the focus of the show pretty much.
Beyond the success of the podcast itself, which has produced almost 800 episodes in the past decade-plus, Aukerman has also co-founded Earwolf, one of the foremost podcast networks on the planet, which offers home to shows helmed by some of comedy’s biggest names. Scott, a master of the deadpan, holds to see if we’re still listening. Then backtracks, with a soft laugh. “No, but we’re do intentionally try to make things more physical so people aren’t just sitting there watching people sitting there. And a lot of podcasts are conversations between people, especially news podcasts. But we’re an improv podcasts, so we’ll be acting out a lot of what we would just usually sit there and do orally.
Part of the charm is trying to peak the real life friendship between Scott and his in-character guests. Scott acknowledges the strangeness of building relationships primarily with fake version of people he’s known for years. “A lot of the people that I see, the comedians, I see them for maybe ten minutes before the show starts and maybe five minutes afterwards as you’re walking to your car. You don’t have like the deepest conversations.
, and for hosting the a show-within-the-show called “Foam Corner” where Wittels got groans for his late night musings. Sadly, Wittels died unexpectedly in 2015 at the age of 30. “I usually forget about the show the minute we’re done with it,” the host admits. “When I do the 'Best Of' episodes at the end of the year, I go back and list to the top episodes because I’m the one pulling the best clips for it. I’ll often be very surprised about episodes I don’t remember recording. A lot of times fans will reach out or see me in person and say something that strikes me as a very strange sentence to say.
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