International Waters

This week, our friends Hay Beacon and Charlotte McDonnell join host Dave for lost Uber items, stories of the weird in the US and UK, and a new crop of clips to add to the International Waters Notable Sound and Film Warehouse

Charlotte McDonnell would like to plug What's All This Then and recommends Be Gay Solve Crimes

Hay Beacon would like to plug No Contact and recommends Kylie Vincent

And finally Dave is on Bluesky!

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This week, our friends Holly Burn and Derek Sheen join us for epic poems, weird jingles, and shady headlines.

Derek Sheen would like to plug Unrelatable and recommends Dead But Dreaming of Electric Sheep and Joe Dombrowski

Holly Burn would like to plug Dream House and recommends Barry Castagnola

And finally Dave is on Bluesky!

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This week, our friends Ellory Smith and Matt Kirshen join us for confirmed time traveling, Odyssey needle drops, and grammatical pet peeves.

Ellory Smith would like to plug her upcoming dates and recommends avoiding cyclosporiasis

Matt Kirshen would like to plug Probably Science and recommends Deadloch and Rosehaven

And finally Dave is on Bluesky! 

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This week, our friends Ben Paddon and Edy Modica join Dave for some World Cup tourism, Doctor Who spinoffs, and a poem to send off Keir Starmer

Edy Modica would like to plug I'm Just Like You (And It Sucks) and recommends Honey Pluton

Ben Paddon would like to plug Jump Leads and recommends Friz Frizzle

And finally Dave is on Bluesky! Dave would like to plug Balkan Treat Box

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This week, our friends Amir Dean (Lady Bushra) and Jamel Johnson join Dave for some Pride/World Cup anthems. historic LA landmarks, and the final season of our countries.

Jamel Johnson would like to plug his new album Mid-Range and recommends The Junkyard Band

Amir Dean (Lady Bushra) would like to plug his comedy special and his website and recommends Misty Chance

And finally Dave is on Bluesky!

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This week, our friends Gareth Gwynn and Josh Gondelman join Dave for some seagull voice acting, cryptid PR training, and barber shop themed cocktails.

Josh Gondelman would like to plug The Nightly from Hatch, his stand up special Positive Reinforcement, and his Substack and would like to recommend I Want to Burn This Place Down by Maris Kreizman

Gareth Gwynn would like to plug I'm So Not Over It and his Edinburgh Fringe show Cyril and recommends Sound Heap here on Maximum Fun.

And finally Dave is on Bluesky!

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This week, our friends Mike Castle and Chris Martin join us for our inaugural IW Notable Sound and Film Warehouse discussion, foodstuff advertising, and name doppelgängers.

Mike Castle would like to plug Life, Larry and the Pursuit of Unhappiness and Misrepresented and recommends polite smiling.

Chris Martin would like to plug Ain't It Footy and his live dates and recommends Percy Pigs

And finally Dave is on Bluesky!

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The IW gang meet up for the inaugural Cultural Exchange! We all watched the US and UK versions of the same show, this time it's Are You Being Served (UK) and Beane's of Boston (US). We talk about what we liked, what we hated, and what could have been if Beane's ended up going to series. 

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This week, our friends Myq Kaplan and Ed Morrish join us for new national anthems, bear suit crimes, and sexy condiments. 

Ed Morrish would like to plug Sound Heap and recommends John-Luke Roberts in Edinburgh and The Square Ball

Myq Kaplan would like to plug Broccoli and Ice Cream, his new special Rini, and his upcoming live dates and recommends Nikki Glaser's new special and Jo Firestone's upcoming book

And finally Dave is on Bluesky! 

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Happy MaxFunDrive! To celebrate, we're dropping our pilot episode of International Waters 2.0 with Allan McLeod and Jordan Adika! If you like what we do, please consider becoming a member of Maximum Fun! 

Jordan Adika would like to plug Sad Boyz and his YouTube channel and recommends Lateral with Tom Scott

Allan McLeod would like to plug Walkin' About and Pluribus and recommends Absolute Batman

And finally Dave is on Bluesky! Dave would like to recommend Train Dreams

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It's MaxFunDrive. And here, for the first time, we give you an exclusive look (well, listen) at the craft of podcasting: presenting Casters on Casters.

In this episode, we have host Dave Holmes and International Waters writer Riley Silverman dishing on what makes a good IW guest, versus a... not-good one. Plus, the Jimmy Pardo of it all.

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This week, our friends Libby Watson and Steven Ray Morris join Dave for some songs about the Moon, weird children's television programs, and strange social media posts.

Libby Watson would like to plug What's All This Then and recommends World Shin Kicking Championships 

Steven Ray Morris would like to plug See Jurassic Right and Keanan and Lakin Give You Déjà Vu and recommends Minorities in Shark Sciences

And finally Dave is on Bluesky! Dave would like to recommend people dropping things on their feet while while they have a harmonica in their mout...

Welcome to International Waters 2.0! We're kicking things off with our old friends Siobhan Thompson and Jeremy Bent. We get into some sea shanties, Eurovision talk (obviously!) and make some new rules for the bathroom.

Jeremy Bent would like to plug Eurovangelists and The Young Old Derf Chronicles and recommends Pluribus and Slow Horses

Siobhan Thompson would like to plug Dimension 20, Denouement, and The Greatest Treasure in the World and recommends Last One Laughing

And finally Dave is on Bluesky! Dave would like to recommend Bad Husband by Trashcan Sinatras

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Yes you read that right, we are bringing back International Waters! We'll have a full episode ready for you soon, but for now enjoy this sneak peek at a future episode with Jordan Adika and Allan McLeod! 

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Well hello! We are still hard at work on Troubled Waters but in the meantime we thought it'd be fun to share one of our old faves from way back in the International Waters days. Take a trip down memory lane with Helen Hong, Nick Rutherford, Jameela Jamil, and Romesh Ranganathan

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It's finally here. For MaxFunDrive 2025, we promised to make the Troubled Waters North Hollywood Special. Did we know what it was when we said that? Not at all! We're Walkin' About North Hollywood and talking about our favorite landmarks, architecture, weirdo stories, and hey maybe there's even a love connection! 

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Christian Dueñas would like to plug MaxFun and The Stacks and recommends Lonely People with Power by Deafheaven and The Bearlympics at The Eagle

Riley Silverman would like to plug Horror Not Hate and recommends The Joy Who...

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Our friends and former writers for International Waters, Jordan Morris and Sarah Morgan join Dave for a throwback episode where we play some of our favorite IW games from back in the day!

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This week, we are replaying some of our favorite holiday segments from previous Troubled Waters eps. Featuring Alison Rosen, Jacob Givens, Mike Castle, Joey Greer, Des Bishop, Joel Stein, Danielle Perez, Jessica Sele, Drennon Davis, and Shawn Carter! If you liked these segments, check out the full episodes in our archives!  

Stay tuned to the very end for a quick announcement and we will see you in the new year! 

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This week, our friends Devan Joseph and Noah Friedman of No Such Thing join Dave for some holiday rebuses, terribly named carols, and awful Christmas presents. 

Noah Friedman would like to plug No Such Thing and recommends Broken Homes and Gardens by Michael Hurley

Devan Joseph would also like to plug No Such Thing and recommends No Easy Fix

And finally Dave is on Bluesky!

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Our friends Amber Nash and Dimitry Pompée join Dave for distorted music trivia, strange Trader Joe's foodstuffs, and trivial confessions at the Thanksgiving table!

Amber Nash would like to plug RePhrasing: An Archer ReWatch Podcast and recommends Amy Sedaris on Instagram

Dimitry Pompée would like to plug Eurovangelists and recommends Old Dog New Tricks

And finally Dave is on Bluesky!

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This week, our friends Jenny Zigrino and Caleb Zeringue join Dave for some Taylor Swift chord progressions, alien trivia, and Dr Seuss/Decemberists lyricism

Caleb Zeringue would like to plug his upcoming tour dates and Luigi the Musical and recommends Gianmarco Soresi

Jenny Zigrino would like to plug her upcoming tour dates and Jen-Z and recommends Caitlin Peluffo

And finally Dave is on Bluesky!

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This week, our friends Teri Gamble and Anastasia Washington join us for our annual Troubled Waters Halloween Spooktacular! 

Teri Gamble would like to plug Horror X and Horror Movie Survival Guide and recommends I Know What You Need

Anastasia Washington would like to plug Gaslighter and recommends Abraham's Boys: A Dracula Story and Harriet Tubman Demon Slayer

And finally Dave is on Bluesky!

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This week our friends Jack Lawler and Douglas Widick join Dave for Time Warping, gangster/social media star names, and wrestler movie star trivia. 

Jack Lawler would like to plug The Daily Friday and recommends Could Be The Move

Douglas Widick would like to plug Paperclip and recommends Taylor Janney-Rovin

And finally Dave is on Bluesky! 

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This week our friend Mary Houlihan and Ben Katzner join Dave for some fun in the sun as we say goodbye to summer! 

Ben Katzner would like to plug Troll Hole and Supple Harlot and recommends Mike Lester, Kelsey Cook, and Sam Evans

Mary Houlihan would like to plug her upcoming tour dates and recommends Dan Perlman

And finally Dave is on Bluesky! Dave would like to recommend Teeny Tiny by Joey Greer

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This week, our friends Jordan Morris and Meghan Fitzmartin join Dave for Riverdale musicals, New Yorker cartoon captioning, and some good ol fashioned comic book knowledge bidding.

Meghan Fitzmartin would like to plug Mary Sue and recommends Marian Heretic, both out October 8th

Jordan Morris would like to plug Predator Black White and Blood 4, Venom 252, and recommends Celebrity Family Feud

And finally Dave is on Bluesky! 

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This week, our friends Mary Kate Wiles vs Sean Persaud join Dave for some comic strip theme songs, film adaptations, and memorable quotes from Agnes van Rhijn. 

Mary Kate Wiles would like to plug Shipwrecked Comedy and The Guy Who Didn't Like Musicals and recommends Blue Prince

Sean Persaud would like to plug The Librarians: The Next Chapter and also recommends Blue Prince

And finally Dave is on Bluesky! Dave would like to recommend @pk_late_bloomer

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This week, our friends Denise Winkelman and Bobby Dolan join Dave for some half hearted apologies, body swapped trivia, and Weird Al polka covers.

Bobby Dolan would like to plug Could Be The Move and recommends @fauxtivational_speaker

Denise Winkelman would like to plug Bougie on a Budget and recommends Lioness on Paramount+

And finally Dave is on Bluesky! Dave would like to recommend Jimmy and Stiggs

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This week, our MaxFun friends Tom Lum and Christian Duguay join Dave for lesser known Superman/Fantastic Four cohorts, Oasis and Green Day song trivia, and Pixar sequel pitches.

Tom Lum would like to plug Let's Learn Everything and Our Findings and recommends A Guide to Making Friends in the Fourth Dimension 

Christian Duguay would like to plug Valley Heat and his upcoming live show at Largo and recommends Jennifer Coolidge in The White Lotus 

And finally Dave is on Bluesky! Dave would like to recommend Brenda Dickson

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During the 2025 MaxFunDrive, we promised yall if we reach our support stretch goal, we'd make a special D&D episode! Well, we reached that goal and got right to work. Join Dave Holmes, Riley Silverman, John-Luke Roberts, producer Christian, and special guest Austin Taylor of Secret Histories of Nerd Mysteries on a rip roaring musical adventure! 

DM'd by Riley Silverman, recorded remotely over Zoom and in Los Angeles at MaxFun HQ and produced by Christian Dueñas and Laura Swisher.

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This week, our MaxFun friends Katie Goldin and John Moe join Dave for some Pixar films, custom popcorn buckets, and Muppet music trivia

Katie Goldin would like to plug Secretly Incredibly Fascinating and Creature Feature and recommends Pants 

John Moe would like to plug Depresh Mode, Sleeping with Celebrities, his band Math Emergency, and his upcoming class at The Loft and recommends Elderberry Wine by Wednesday

And finally Dave is on Bluesky!

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This week, our MaxFun friends Helen Hong and Kevin Avery join Dave for Nintendo trivia, LGBTQ+ anthems, and Sesame Street pitches.

Helen Hong would like to plug Go Fact Yourself and Belly Laughs Festival

Kevin Avery would like to plug Maximum Film and The Great North and recommends Kara Morgan

And finally Dave is on Bluesky!

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This week, our friends Teri Gamble and Jessica Lynn Verdi join Dave for TV spinoff trivia, improvised song sequels, and movie sequel bidding wars.

Teri Gamble would like to plug Horror Movie Survival Guide and Horror X and recommends Today in Gay 

Jessica Lynn Verdi would like to plug Mission Log: The Orville and recommends Naming Your Little Geek and Amanda Troop

And finally Dave is on Bluesky!

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This week, our guests Shanna Christmas and Mangesh Hattikudur join Dave Holmes for some songs about women in interesting places, cornfield horror flicks, and Sanrio character trivia.

Shanna Christmas would like to plug her upcoming special Highly Intelligent and her monthly comedy show and recommends The Comedy Reviewers

Mangesh Hattikudur would like to plug Part Time Genius and recommends From Ted to Tom

And finally Dave is on Bluesky!

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This week, our guests Riley Silverman and Amy Spalding join Dave Holmes for some cubic trivia, wordcloud karaoke, and tax write off justifications. 

Riley Silverman would like to plug Tales From The Vortex and recommends The Joy Who Lived

Amy Spalding would like to plug On Her Terms and recommends Cover Story by Celia Laskey

And finally Dave is on Bluesky! Dave would like to recommend Pete Zias 

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This week our friends Oscar Montoya and Mike Drucker join Dave for some garbled videogame tunes, Wario-ized celebrities, and videogame movie trivia. 

Mike Drucker would like to plug Good Game No Rematch and recommends Two Point Museum

Oscar Montoya would like to plug Eurovangelists and Drag Her! and recommends Infinity Nikki

And finally Dave is on Bluesky! Dave would like to recommend Cotton Crown by The Tubs

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For MaxFunDrive 2025 we thought it'd be fun to release an older piece of bonus content from behind the paywall! Enjoy! 

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Here's a little sneak peek at this year's bonus content! It's a Motivational Speeches special, featuring a ton of MaxFun favorites!  

If you'd like to hear the rest, go on over to maximumfun.org/join  and become a member TODAY! It's the MaxFunDrive, the one time of year where your dollar goes the furthest! Get great gifts and support the shows you love! 

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It's MaxFunDrive time again!!! If you like Troubled Waters and want to support the show, become a member of Maximum Fun! You can join for as low as $5/month and get access to some great bonus content from us and every show on Maximum Fun! 

This week, MaxFun hosts Allan McLeod and Dimitry Pompee join Dave for some celebrity name bidding, Shrek recasting, and Irish town names.

Dimitry Pompee would like to plug Curses! Be@rBrick and Eurovangelists and recommends Our Ancestors Were Messy

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It’s not MaxFunDrive without a wild kickoff spectacular! Former real-life VJ and host of MTV's Spring Break 1999, Dave Holmes, takes your favorite MaxFun hosts through some wacky ‘90s- and Spring Break-themed mini games!!

Featuring: Dave Holmes, Jeremy Bent, Oscar Montoya, Dimitry Pompée, Tom Lum, Ellen Weatherford, Alex Schmidt, Brenda Snell, Drea Clark, Alonso Duralde, Dan McCoy, Jordan Morris, Manolo Moreno, Ella Hubber, Caroline Roper, Ella McLeod, John-Luke Roberts, Justin McElroy, Clint McElroy, Mike Cabellon, Sierra Katow, Hal Lublin, Danielle Radford, John Moe, Christian Dueñas, Christian Duguay.

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This week, our friends Daniel Van Kirk and Brian Konowal join Dave for some acceptance speeches, celebrity/veggie combos, and songs about winning and losing.

Brian Konowal would like to plug 1923 season 2 and recommends Starling Street and the podcast Guardians of the Palaxy

Daniel Van Kirk would like to plug his upcoming tour dates, his special Rose Gold, his podcast The Midnight Air, and the movie Wine Club and recommends Squid Game Season 2

Dave is on Bluesky and would like to recommend Beyond the Gates

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