Troubled Waters
200 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 3 years ago - ★★★★★ - 661 ratingsTroubled Waters is the pop culture quiz show where comedians disagree to disagree. Twice a month, Dave will stoke pointless arguments between two teams of comedians and make them compete against each other in order to settle their meaningless debates once and for all. Winner takes home the right to be right.
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Episodes
Ep 47: Visible Palpable Hopelessness
April 01, 2015 00:19 - 45 minutes - 31.6 MBEmily Maya Mills, Brandon Barrick, Alice Lowe and Andy Riley join Dave Holmes for pop culture quizzing and a run down of some of the worst sitcom adaptations to ever try to cross the Atlantic. Written by Sarah Morgan and Asterios Kokkinos. MaximumFun.org
Ep 46: Come to Bottom End Are Ye?
March 14, 2015 21:47 - 1 hour - 42.7 MBDana Gould, Beth Stelling, Robin Ince and Susy Kane join Dave Holmes. Which birds of prey should you avoid including in your novel and which will give you a bitchy look? How do you ruin an Englishman’s day? And can Beth or Susy get a word in while Robin and Dana are talking about Hammer Horror films? Written by Sarah Morgan and Asterios Kokkinos. MaximumFun.org
Ep 45: Live in Los Angeles
March 02, 2015 01:25 - 1 hour - 43.6 MBErin Gibson, Bryan Safi, Matt Kirshen and Sarah Morgan join Dave Holmes for a show taped live at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre in LA. Written by Asterios Kokkinos with help from Justine Barron. MaximumFun.org
Ep 44: Discourse is Dead
February 15, 2015 02:26 - 41 minutes - 29.1 MBJemaine Clement, Guy Branum and Megan Koester join Dave Holmes for Sleeping Tapes, Vampires and Antipodean #FirstWorldProblems. Written by Sarah Morgan and Asterios Kokkinos. MaximumFun.org
Ep 43: L for Lorenzo
January 31, 2015 23:01 - 1 hour - 46.4 MBDave Ross, Zabeth Russell, Lynn Ferguson and Chris Martin join Dave Holmes to joke about bear tits, the coconut dog and why 30 years ago sucked. Written by Sarah Morgan and Asterios Kokkinos. MaximumFun.org
Ep 42: Flamingos, Plonkers and Dogging
January 15, 2015 05:06 - 49 minutes - 34.8 MBKyle Kinane, Eliza Skinner, Brendan Dodds and Lou Sanders join Dave Holmes to learn about Teen drug trends and British sex things. Written by Sarah Morgan and Asterios Kokkinos. MaximumFun.org
Ep 41: The Right to Bear Arse
December 30, 2014 02:01 - 52 minutes - 36.7 MBAmelie Gillette, Travis McElroy, Pippa Evans and James Acaster join Dave Holmes for an end of 2014 special. We discuss favourite falling down videos, argue over which nation has claim over Nicki Minaj’s butt, make a weird number of references to Sister Act and did we mention the paedos? Written by Sarah Morgan and Asterios Kokkinos. MaximumFun.org
Ep 40: Cue the Jingle Bells!
December 15, 2014 05:04 - 1 hour - 41.9 MBErin McGathy, Chris Fairbanks, Cariad Lloyd and Paul Foxcroft join Dave Holmes for our Christmas special, sharing stories of grandmothers’ biscuits, the Danish word for squirrel and Santa’s washboard ass. Written by Sarah Morgan and Asterios Kokkinos. A MaximumFun.org Podcast.
Ep 39: Turner and Satan and Hooch
December 01, 2014 21:17 - 47 minutes - 33.2 MBBrian Fernandes, Jackie Kashian, Simon Kane and Helen Zaltzman join Dave Holmes to call out the first un-funny Canadian, identify terrible Christmas songs and reminisce about a thing called Dido. Written by Sarah Morgan and Asterios Kokkinos. MaximumFun.org
Ep 38: Dressed as a Car
November 16, 2014 21:44 - 1 hour - 47.8 MBAsterios Kokkinos, Amanda Meadows, Andy Zaltzman and Josie Long join Dave Holmes for ice-cream tasting, extreme wildlife shows and slash/fic. As our respective nations mark Veterans and Remembrance Day, Baskin Robins has released a really inappropriate tribute. Doc Brown and The Doctor get sensual and consensual. Plus we ask: do sharks have taints? Written by Sarah Morgan A Maximum Fun production
Ep 37: Give the Parrot Some Dialogue
November 02, 2014 00:51 - 47 minutes - 33.2 MBCraig Cackowski, Janie Haddad Tompkins Tompkins, Carrie Quinlan and David Quantick join Dave Holmes for crisp tasting, Dylan slating and gangster film translating. Written by Sarah Morgan and Asterios Kokkinos. MaximumFun.org
Ep 36: MaxFunWeek Special
October 15, 2014 00:17 - 49 minutes - 34.6 MBBaby Geniuses Emily Heller and Lisa Hanawalt take on Stop Podcasting Yourself’s Dave Shumka and Graham Clark in our first ever MaxFunWeek special. We’ve got cameos from fellow Maximum Fun podcasts One Bad Mother, Judge John Hodgman, Lady to Lady, MBMBaM and JJGo! Plus everyone’s sick from the recent Blood Moon and is that a luxury recording yacht we see out the window? Written by Sarah Morgan and Asterios Kokkinos. MaximumFun.org
Ep 35: Canada Runs on Tommy Ho’s
September 30, 2014 23:47 - 43 minutes - 30.3 MBSean Conroy, Starlee Kine, Glenn Wool and Jessica Young join Dave Holmes for comedy quizzing and banter. Canada takes on the USA. Can the teams distinguish their gay coming-of-age movies from their Yankee Candles? Who or what is Sleepytime Peach? And which country is more to blame for Justin Bieber? Written by Sarah Morgan and Asterios Kokkinos. MaximumFun.org
Ep 34: Scotch Egg Fight!
September 15, 2014 07:30 - 53 minutes - 37.3 MBNate Craig, Santina Muha, Sophie Black and Fergus Craig join Dave Holmes for Bud Light Chelada tasting, transcontinental sex party news and a sad farewell to summer. The teams brainstorm obsolete technology that Apple could revive, filthy British TV adaptations and Nate explains how the LA comedy scene likes to celebrate Independence day on the beach. Written by Sarah Morgan and Asterios Kokkinos. MaximumFun.org
Ep 33: Edición Español
September 01, 2014 17:36 - 53 minutes - 37.4 MBBrent Forrester, Danielle Ward, Nadia Kamil and Shawn Pearlman join Dave Holmes for pop-culture quizzing, seasonal coffee, buttsteaks and TV detectives. Written by Sarah Morgan and Asterios Kokkinos, produced by Jennifer Marmor and Colin Anderson for MaximumFun.org.
Ep 32: #Goofburn
August 14, 2014 19:52 - 58 minutes - 40.6 MBAdrian Poynton, Bridgid Ryan, David Park and Humphrey Ker join host, Dave Holmes for comedy quizzing and daytime drinking. Everyone’s together in the MaxFun LA studio and we bone-on for national anthems, learn about the now serving of camel milk in Third Wave cafes and get nerdy with guessed etymology and a sci-fi round. Have a listen and spread the word, ya goof! Written by Sarah Morgan and Asterios Kokkinos, produced by Jennifer Marmor and Colin Anderson for MaximumFun.org.
Ep 31: Stiff as a Varnished Eel
August 01, 2014 23:27 - 58 minutes - 40.6 MBPhill Jupitus, Sadie Hasler, Rhea Butcher and Adam Conover join host Dave Holmes to joke about the rude image currently branded on British Milkybars, whether this is the right time for Phill to make his sexual switch and why Back to the Future III was such a ground-breaking film. Written by Sarah Morgan and Asterios Kokkinos, produced by Jennifer Marmor and Colin Anderson for MaximumFun.org.
Ep 30: Barf! No Points!
July 16, 2014 06:16 - 55 minutes - 39.1 MBDave Ross, David Reed, Gemma Whelan and JC Coccoli join host Dave Holmes for the comedy quiz where land laws do not apply. Find out what JC really thinks about Mussolini, what Gemma had to do in her Game of Thrones audition and which app is like Tinder, but for Canadians. Written by Sarah Morgan and Asterios Kokkinos, produced by Jennifer Marmor and Colin Anderson for MaximumFun.org.
Ep 29: Furious at the World
July 01, 2014 19:13 - 52 minutes - 36.6 MBTara Ariano, Stephen K Amos, David T Cole and Kayleigh Llewellyn join hostDave Holmes for the comedy quiz where land laws do not apply. Find out what a Bagpuss is, what Dave Holmes thought of Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip and who all has rickets. Written by Sarah Morgan and Asterios Kokkinos, produced by Jennifer Marmor and Colin Anderson for MaximumFun.org.
Ep 29: Furious at the World
July 01, 2014 19:13 - 52 minutes - 36.6 MBTara Ariano, Stephen K Amos, David T Cole and Kayleigh Llewellyn join hostDave Holmes for the comedy quiz where land laws do not apply. Find out what a Bagpuss is, what Dave Holmes thought of Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip and who all has rickets. Written by Sarah Morgan and Asterios Kokkinos, produced by Jennifer Marmor and Colin Anderson for MaximumFun.org.
Ep 28: Kenny G Lane
June 15, 2014 18:12 - 55 minutes - 38.5 MBAlison Stevenson, Barunka O’Shaughnessy, Chris Fairbanks and Tom Meeten join host Dave Holmes for the comedy quiz where land laws do not apply, with talk of toilet contests, lyrics about streets and why you should never stir a baby. Written by Sarah Morgan and Asterios Kokkinos, produced by Jennifer Marmor and Colin Anderson for MaximumFun.org.
Ep 27: There Was Boy Ball
June 01, 2014 19:16 - 43 minutes - 30.5 MBJudith Shelton, Sean O'Connor, Helen Zaltzman & Dan Tetsell join host Dave Holmes for puns, lost in translation TV transfers and more discussion of British soap Coronation Street. Written by Sarah Morgan and Asterios Kokkinos, produced by Jennifer Marmor and Colin Anderson for MaximumFun.org.
Ep 26: A Cheeky Vimto
May 15, 2014 22:11 - 45 minutes - 32.1 MBAngela Barnes, Jamie Kaler, Justin Moorhouse and Tess Barker join host Dave Holmes for blue jokes, chips vs. crisps and a cheeky Vimto.
Ep 25: Because Murder
May 02, 2014 00:28 - 51 minutes - 35.9 MBBrandie Posey, Matt Knudsen, Nick Doody and Susan Murray join host, Dave Holmes, for pop-culture quizzing, 90s nostalgia, junk food contemplation and how Spitty McGee managed to stutter that. Written by Sarah Morgan and Asterios Kokkinos. Produced by Colin Anderson and Jennifer Marmor. More information at MaximumFun.org.
Ep 24: Let the Nerds Run Wild
April 15, 2014 16:25 - 51 minutes - 35.9 MBErin Gibson, Jake Weisman, Michael Legge and Rachel Parris join host Dave Holmes for pop-culture quizzing plus Game of Thrones chat, imperial apologies and the secrets of proper, Irish pizza. Written by Sarah Morgan and Asterios Kokkinos. Produced by Colin Anderson and Jennifer Marmor. Follow us on Twitter @IWPod. More information @Maximumfun.org.
Ep 23: Dragon Egg McGee
April 02, 2014 00:41 - 45 minutes - 31.9 MBApril Richardson, Gabe Delahaye, Josie Long & Tom Bell join host, Dave Holmes for the transatlantic comedy quiz show where land laws do not apply.
Ep 22: Why Choose the Battenberg?
March 15, 2014 09:42 - 48 minutes - 33.8 MBBarbara Gray, John-Luke Roberts, Pippa Evans and Zach Sherwin join host, Dave Holmes for the transatlantic comedy quiz where land laws do not apply. Donate to support the production of International Waters here.
Ep 21: No Jokes
March 01, 2014 20:40 - 38 minutes - 27 MBDerek Miller, Lucy Montgomery, Tony Way and Zabeth Russell join host Dave Holmes to talk Game of Thrones dong, try to identify some songs about cities and solve a bunch of first world problems. Written by Sarah Morgan and Jordan Morris. Produced by Jennifer Marmor and Colin Anderson.
Ep 20: The Fire that Engulfs the Wood
February 15, 2014 15:41 - 37 minutes - 26.5 MBBeth Stelling, Matt Braunger, Margaret Cabourn-Smith and Thom Tuck join host Dave Holmes to fight for the title of “Greatest country in the world, this week” via the medium of popculture comedy quiz. Talk of Cornish pasties, double-takes, bad accents and Super Bowl commercials. Written by Sarah Morgan and Jordan Morris. Produced by Jennifer Marmor and Colin Anderson.
Ep 19: Haunted Butchers Hat
February 01, 2014 09:53 - 33 minutes - 23.7 MBKimberly Clark, Jasper Redd, Danielle Ward and Chris Neill all join Dave Holmes for our stupid transatlantic pop-culture quiz.
Ep 18: The Dave Holmes Era
January 15, 2014 23:58 - 37 minutes - 26.5 MBJames Bachman, Katy Brand, Ricky Carmona and Rhea Butcher join new host Dave Holmes to decide which nation is better out of the UK and US, through the medium of comedy quiz.
International Waters: 2014 Announcement
January 01, 2014 18:36 - 1 minute - 1.44 MBJesse Thorn has a big announcement about the future of International Waters.
Ep 17: Live in London
September 08, 2013 18:49 - 1 hour - 43.3 MBGuest host, Jordan Morris takes the helm with Josie Long & Matt Kirshen competing against Dave Hill & Jesse Thorn.
Ep 16: Made of Squashed Cow
July 02, 2013 11:49 - 54 minutes - 37.9 MBGuest host, Dave Holmes is joined by Cariad Lloyd, Joel Morris, Jonah Ray and Kulap Vilaysack in our 16th attempt to determine which country is better, Britain or the USA. Engineered by Jennifer Marmor and Stewart Barnes, written by Jordan Morris and Sarah Morgan and produced by Colin Anderson.
Ep 15: You're Welcome, Posterity
May 13, 2013 01:40 - 1 hour - 63.5 MBCameron Esposito, Rob Huebel, Humphrey Ker and Nat Luurtsema join host Jesse Thorn for a distinctly dirty episode of the comedy quiz show where land laws do not apply. You're welcome, posterity.
Ep 14: Pope Corey
April 06, 2013 23:55 - 59 minutes - 41.6 MBJanet Varney, Ricky Carmona, Matthew Crosby & Helen Zaltzman join host Jesse Thorn to answer pop-culture questions and joke around. Written by Jordan Morris and Sarah Morgan. Produced by Colin Anderson.
Ep 13: No to Killfist?
February 23, 2013 19:27 - 48 minutes - 34.1 MBDana Gould, Maeve Higgins, Jackie Kashian and Howard Read join host Jesse Thorn and special guest Rebecca Dana to talk gooches, rabbis and celebrity baby names. Written by Sarah Morgan and Jordan Morris, produced by Colin Anderson
Ep 12: A Season for Milk-Floating
January 13, 2013 19:59 - 1 hour - 43.8 MBEliza Skinner, John Finnemore, Jonah Ray and Roisin Conaty join guest host Cameron Esposito, to uncover the British equivalents to hay-riding and Kim Kardashian. Special guest Julie Klam tells us about her new book Friendkeeping: A Field Guide to the People You Love, Hate and Can’t Live Without and is incredibly tolerant of Eliza’s latest comic character. Engineered by Lindsay Pavlas and Chris Morris, written by Jordan Morris and Tom Neenan and produced by Colin Anderson.
Ep 12: A Season for Milk-Floating
January 13, 2013 19:59 - 1 hour - 43.8 MBEliza Skinner, John Finnemore, Jonah Ray and Roisin Conaty join guest host Cameron Esposito, to uncover the British equivalents to hay-riding and Kim Kardashian. Special guest Julie Klam tells us about her new book Friendkeeping: A Field Guide to the People You Love, Hate and Can’t Live Without and is incredibly tolerant of Eliza’s latest comic character. Engineered by Lindsay Pavlas and Chris Morris, written by Jordan Morris and Tom Neenan and produced by Colin Anderson.
Ep 11: Live at MaxFunCon East
December 12, 2012 18:42 - 1 hour - 43.5 MBRecorded live from the inaugural MaxFunConEast, International Waters 11 sees Canada and the USA finally face off against each other. Special guest Michael Ian Black dropped in, with Stop Podcasting Yourself’s Dave Shumka and Graham Clark squaring up against America’s Carol Kolb and Jordan Morris. Thanks to Alex Adan, Brennan Bullock, Tina McElmoyl and Rebecca O’Malley for helping with the recording. Written by Sarah Morgan, Jordan Morris, Rob Lim and Colin Anderson. Hosted by Jesse Thorn.
Ep 10: Live in San Francisco
November 21, 2012 19:40 - 48 minutes - 34 MBNorth vs. South (California). Representing SoCal: Jordan Morris and Barbara Gray, for NorCal: James Reichmuth and Natasha Muse. Plus special guest, San Francisco comedy legend Mal Sharpe! Written by Sarah Morgan with additional material from Jordan Morris and producer Colin Anderson.
Ep 9: This Time It Stays Took
October 12, 2012 16:43 - 1 hour - 49.3 MBAustralian comedian Claudia O’Doherty combines forces with Robin Ince to create the Commonwealth mega-team needed to take on America’s Greg Proops and Robin Thede. There’s film geekery, a disco-ball crisis and the term PaparaPicazzo, plus special guest from new BBC America series “Copper”, Tom Weston-Jones. Written by Jordan Morris and Sarah Morgan, hosted by Jesse Thorn and produced by Colin Anderson.
Ep 8: Crocodile Dun-don't
September 26, 2012 18:19 - 57 minutes - 39.9 MBPaul F. Tompkins, Andy Zaltzman, Cameron Esposito and Nadia Kamil join host Jesse Thorn and special guest Craig Brown in the pop-culture quiz show where land laws do not apply. There’s a lot of harking back to the Olympics, talk of outside the beltway credentials and do you know which film features Dennis Quaid as Steve Martin as Bill Clinton? Plus British Satirist Craig Brown calls in to talk about his new book which is either called “One on One” if you’re British or “Hello Goodbye Hello:...
Ep 7: Live in London
September 01, 2012 18:50 - 1 hour - 53.1 MBHolly Walsh, Jordan Morris, Ron Babcock and Tom Allen join special guest Jon Ronson and host Jesse Thorn for a live taping of the pop-culture quiz show where land laws do not apply!
Ep 6: Half-Fictional Fluffy Cat-Rabbits
August 07, 2012 00:02 - 1 hour - 47.9 MBAsterios Kokkinos, Ava Vidal, Eliza Skinner and Neil Edmond join special guest Joel Stein and host Jesse Thorn for the pop-culture quiz show where land laws do not apply!
Ep 5: Branaghland
July 12, 2012 19:41 - 54 minutes - 37.5 MBHelen Zaltzman, Janet Varney, Michael Smiley and Bryan Safi join special guest A.J. Jacobs and host Jesse Thorn for the pop-culture quiz where land laws don’t apply and the only way to ensure silence in the home is an all-out war on squirrels.
Ep 4: Whither Shaggy?
June 07, 2012 13:39 - 1 hour - 45 MBHolly Walsh, Rob Huebel, Sarah Thyre and Steve Hall join special guest Jonathan Coulton and host Jesse Thorn for the pop-culture quiz where land laws do not apply. Hosted by Jesse Thorn, written by Jordan Morris and produced by Colin Anderson.
Ep 3: Exploding Draculas
May 10, 2012 18:03 - 1 hour - 46.2 MBAndy Daly, Erin Gibson, Humphrey Ker and Margaret Cabourn-Smith compete for their nations’ honour in the quiz show where land laws do not apply. With special guests Kurt “Explodo” Andersen and the Guardian’s John Crace. Hosted by Jesse Thorn, written by Jordan Morris and produced by Colin Anderson.
Ep 2: And the Prince of Thieves
March 30, 2012 02:07 - 1 hour - 44.8 MBSpecial guest Susan Orlean joins Isy Suttie, Elizabeth Laime, Dan Antopolski, DC Pierson and host, Jesse Thorn in the transatlantic comedy quiz where land laws do not apply. We learn what Katy Perry took Russell Brand under, compare Hunger Games quotes with 80s pop lyrics and chat about Alsatian-themed fashion. Plus, since it’s the Maxfun pledge drive, some bonus Jordan, Jesse Go!
Pilot
March 18, 2012 20:50 - 47 minutes - 43.2 MBSpecial guest Rian Johnson and contestants Paul Scheer, Janet Varney, Josie Long and Tom Parry join host Jesse Thorn.