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Troubled Waters

Troubled Waters

MaximumFun.org

Troubled 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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Goodpods has curated a list of the 10 best Troubled Waters episodes, ranked by the number of listens and likes each episode have garnered from our listeners. If you are listening to Troubled Waters for the first time, there's no better place to start than with one of these standout episodes. If you are a fan of the show, vote for your favorite Troubled Waters episode by adding your comments to the episode page.

Troubled Waters - Ep. 123: America's got Nihilism
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06/01/18 • 52 min

Paul Foxcroft, Sarah Bennetto, Cecily Knobler and Auggie Smith join host, Dave Holmes, to discuss Coolio, international cuisine and illness that’s powerful enough to transcend the Atlantic.

Cecily wants to plug her website and recommends The Arrangement on the E! Network.

Auggie wants to plug his upcoming tour dates on his website and recommends the Henry Phillips film Punching the Clown.

Paul wants to plug Questing Time, where he makes comedians play Dungeons and Dragons, and recommends The Maximum Fun podcast The Adventure Zone.

Sarah wants to plug her upcoming quest for the Forrest Fenn Treasure and recommends the comedy of Bec Hill.

Finally, Dave Holmes is on Twitter @DaveHolmes and hosts his live quiz show, The Friday Forty at LA’s Meltdown Theatre on the second Friday of every month.

You can let us know what you think of International Waters and suggest guests through our Facebook group or on Twitter.

Written by Riley Silverman and John-Luke Roberts, recorded at MaxFunHQ in LA and GuiltFreePostin London, produced by Laura Swisher and Julian Burrell.

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Troubled Waters - Ep 94: Sex Pest Gremlin
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03/20/17 • 51 min

Lisa Loeb, Chris Schleicher, Jon Blyth and Steve Hogarty join Dave Holmes to talk about awful Doctor Who reboots, puma cares vs human cares, and why Friends is the worst show on Earth.

Lisa Loeb wants to plug her album, Feel What U Feel and recommends Renee Stahl's album, Simpatico

Chris Schleicher is on Twitter @CSchleichsRun and recommends Please Like Me on Hulu

Jon Blyth wants to plug The King Billy Pub in Nottingham and recommends Duck Gets a Job by Sonny Ross.

Steve Hogarty wants to plug The Regular Features Podcast and recommends Sarah Morgan's podcast The Fear.

And finally, Dave Holmes is on Twitter @DaveHolmes and hosts his live quiz show, The Friday Forty at LA's Meltdown Theatre on the second Friday of every month. Dave would like to recommend Thundercat's album, Drunk.

You can let us know what you think of International Waters and suggest guests through our Facebook group or on Twitter. We're @IWPod

Written by Sarah Morgan and Riley Silverman, recorded at MaxFunHQ in LA and GuiltFreePost in London, produced by Jennifer Marmor, Christian Dueñas, and Laura Swisher.

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Troubled Waters - Ep 33: Edición Español
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09/01/14 • 53 min

Brent 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.

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Troubled Waters - Ep 23: Dragon Egg McGee
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04/02/14 • 45 min

April Richardson, Gabe Delahaye, Josie Long & Tom Bell join host, Dave Holmes for the transatlantic comedy quiz show where land laws do not apply.

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Troubled Waters - Ep 7: Live in London

Ep 7: Live in London

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09/01/12 • 76 min

Holly 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!

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Troubled Waters - Ep 5: Branaghland

Ep 5: Branaghland

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07/12/12 • 54 min

Helen 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.

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Troubled Waters - Wheel vs Pizza

Wheel vs Pizza

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09/15/22 • 55 min

Subhah Agarwal and Lenny Marcus join host Dave Holmes for a game about game shows, bizarre videogame movie tie-ins, and trivia about your favorite puppets.

Subhah Agarwal would like to plug her album Dog Show and recommends Nore Davis

Lenny Marcus would like to plug The FCKRY and recommends Zarna Garg

And Finally, Dave Holmes is on Twitter @DaveHolmes

Find us on Twitter! We are @TroubledPod

Written by Riley Silverman and John-Luke Roberts, recorded remotely over Zoom and produced by Christian Dueñas and Laura Swisher.

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Troubled Waters - Big Cats vs Phantom

Big Cats vs Phantom

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10/03/22 • 48 min

MAXFUN CROSSOVER ALERT!

Ella McLeod of Comfort Creatures and Tom Lum of Let's Learn Everything, both new podcasts in the Maximum Fun family, join host Dave Holmes for some extremely basic Avatar trivia, made up horror movie titles, and learn about goats and their many film appearances.

Ella McLeod would like to plug Rapunzella, Or, Don't Touch My Hair and Comfort Creatures and recommends With Fire in Their Blood

Tom Lum would like to plug Let's Learn Everything and recommends The ShortBox Comic Fair

And Finally, Dave Holmes is on Twitter @DaveHolmes, Dave would like to recommend Josh Rouse

Find us on Twitter! We are @TroubledPod

Written by Riley Silverman and John-Luke Roberts, recorded remotely over Zoom and produced by Christian Dueñas and Laura Swisher.

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Troubled Waters - Cameron Diaz vs Beads

Cameron Diaz vs Beads

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11/15/22 • 53 min

Our pals Mike Castle and Margo Donohue join host Dave Holmes for some Thanksgiving carols, underwater civilization trivia, and defend truly indefensible side dishes.

Margo Donohue would like to plug Filmed in Brooklyn and her podcasts Dorking Out, What A Creep, and Book vs Movie and recommends Reboot on Hulu

Mike Castle would like to plug his podcast You Know What I Would Do and Misrepresented and recommends Filmed in Brooklyn and The Nike Effect

And Finally, Dave Holmes is on Twitter @DaveHolmes. Dave would like to recommend the app Landed

Find us on Twitter! We are @TroubledPod

Written by Riley Silverman and John-Luke Roberts, recorded remotely over Zoom and produced by Christian Dueñas and Laura Swisher.

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Troubled Waters - Black vs Creamy

Black vs Creamy

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02/14/19 • 50 min

The stakes could not be higher on our inaugural episode of Troubled Waters!

Two teams will face off for the right to be right about: The best way to drink coffee. It’s Team Black versus Team Creamy.

Team Black: Billy Wayne Davis and Zabeth Russell

Team Creamy: Hal Lublin and Lisa Linke

This week, our teams give a listener advice on friendships and pizza dough, tell embarrassing stories from college, and Dave's mom makes a special appearance for a game we're calling "What Celebrity is Dave's Mom Talking About?"

Hal Lublin wants to plug We Got This, Tights and Fights and Good Morning Night Vale.

Lisa Linke wants to plug Go Help Yourself.

Billy Wayne Davis wants to plug his upcoming appearance on Squidbillies.

Zabeth Russell wants to plug her upcoming appearances on You're The Worst and Fresh Off The Boat.

And finally, Dave Holmes is on Twitter @DaveHolmes

Find us on Twitter! We are @TroubledPod. You can also find us on Facebook .

Call us on the official Troubled Waters hotline! Our number is 323-300-4984. Our producers will have a new prompt for you to answer and we may just use your call on the show.

Don't want to pay those pesky international calling fees? Email us a voice memo! [email protected]

Written by Riley Silverman and John-Luke Roberts, recorded at MaxFunHQ produced by, Christian Dueñas and Laura Swisher.

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FAQ

How many episodes does Troubled Waters have?

Troubled Waters currently has 285 episodes available.

What topics does Troubled Waters cover?

The podcast is about Pop Culture, Society & Culture, Improv, Comedy, Podcasts, Quiz and Trivia.

What is the most popular episode on Troubled Waters?

The episode title 'Pig Heart vs Barbie' is the most popular.

What is the average episode length on Troubled Waters?

The average episode length on Troubled Waters is 50 minutes.

How often are episodes of Troubled Waters released?

Episodes of Troubled Waters are typically released every 14 days, 20 hours.

When was the first episode of Troubled Waters?

The first episode of Troubled Waters was released on Mar 18, 2012.

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