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

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 Lived 

And finally Dave is on Bluesky and would like recommend Summer Farewells By Anri

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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!

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

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"Adeste Fideles (Shorter)" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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MaxFun Crossover Alert! 

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

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

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

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

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

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