Episode 276 - Maria Bamford

Breaking Bread with Tom Papa

Today Maria Bamford joins us at the table! Maria shares about her experience living in Altadena during the LA fires, how her neighbors saved her house, and why she still has conflicting feelings about them. She also talks touring and life with pugs. Stay tuned to hear how many pigeons she thinks she can carry. Enjoy!

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0:00:00 Intro

0:00:29 Patreon shoutout

0:00:59 Wild Grain Ad

0:01:49 No corporations, only neighborhood book stores

0:04:51 Seinfeld lunch

0:06:39 Bread

0:08:28 Business of comedy

0:13:53 Altadena fires, house saving story

0:22:00 Hope of human beings, building new home

0:26:22 ICE raids

0:30:15 Breaking new hour

0:33:05 Peanut butter and pot roast, dreaming, carrying pigeons

0:37:56 IQ Bar Ad

0:40:16 Wild Grain Ad

0:42:26 Trade Coffee Ad

0:44:46 Pug life

0:54:26 Getting mental health help

0:55:10 Touring near home

0:58:10 Magic of LA

0:59:22 Uncomfortable moment

1:02:15 City vs country

1:03:10 Dog parks, noise bands, clowning

1:05:10 Tour dates

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2025-08-05 68 min

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