International Waters

This week, our buddies James and Elyse Willems join us for the annual International Halloween Special! We get into creepy cryptids, scary stories, and terrifying tunes. Elyse Willems would like to plug the Halloween videogame and 30 Morbid Minutes and recommends Canadian candies James Willems would like to plug Absolute Chad and Answer for It and recommends voting Christian would like to plug Marc...

This week, our buddies Dan Wilbur and Alexander Bennett join Dave Holmes for some songs around the campfire, odd stories from the US and UK, and the spookiest haunted houses imaginable Dan Wilbur would like to plug Hillbilly Allegedly and recommends Sky Daddy Alexander Bennett would like to plug I Can't Stand the Man, Myself and Born Yesterday and recommends Matt Ewins And finally  Dave is on...

This week our pals Caleb Zeringue and Athena Kugblenu join Dave Holmes for Tim Curry/ Dolly Parton lyrics, Ig Nobel studies, and weirdo US and UK stories. Caleb Zeringue would like to plug The Drillmaster and his upcoming live dates and recommends Boots   Athena Kugblenu would like to plug her books , and recommends Heiresses by Miranda Kaufmann ,And finally  Dave is on Bluesky ! Find us...

This week our friends Rosie Knight and Joey Greer AKA Joe Greer join Dave Holmes AKA Daib Holmes for recalled items, Olivia Rodrigo songs, and a news roundup from the UK and US. Joey Greer would like to plug Teeny Tiny and The Warm Up Guy and recommends Dolly Parton's Imagination Library Rosie Knight would like to plug X-Ray Vision and recommends LA Taco and doing nice things for your neighbors An...

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 finall...

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 ! Find us on Instagram! Call us on the International Waters hotline 323...

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 !  Find us on Instagram! Call us on the Internatio...

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 Find us on Instagram!...

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 !...

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...

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 finall...

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.  Help support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member at https://maximumfun.org/joinwaters

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 upc...

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 A...

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. If this glamorous, in-depth journey into what makes your fa...

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...

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 , Denouemen...

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 !  Help support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member at https://maximumfun.org/joinwaters

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 Help support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member at https://maximumfun.org/joinwaters

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!  Thank you for supporting MaxFun!  Christian Dueñas would like to plug MaxFun and The...

We are unlocking an episode from the BoCo archives this week! If you want to hear even more bonus content, go and head on over to maximumfun.org/join 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! Help support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a memb...

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 i...

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 ! Find us on  Instagram...

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...

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 !...