International Waters
by MaximumFun.org
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I'm A Hoosier! (Sooz Kempner / Bailey Swilley)
I'm A Hoosier! (Sooz Kempner / Bailey Swilley)
About this podcast
International Waters is a pop culture comedy quiz show set adrift on the lawless seas. Join host Dave Holmes and competing teams of world-famous comedians from the US, UK, and beyond in a hilarious and lively competition that's part panel show, part trivia challenge, and part international incident.
Episodes
The newest 50 of 333 episodes
- I'm A Hoosier! (Sooz Kempner / Bailey Swilley) · 47 min · Episode 326This week, our pals Bailey Swilley and Sooz Kempner make their own political ads, listen to some popular tunes from across the pond, and learn about regional slang
- It All Sounds Like Radiohead (James Willems / Elyse Willems) · 45 min · Episode 325This 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.
- Existential Weirdness (Dan Wilbur / Alexander Bennett) · 49 min · Episode 324This 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…
- Soft Top Energy (Athena Kugblenu / Caleb Zeringue) · 56 min · Episode 323This 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.
- Gull Control (Joey Greer / Rosie Knight) · 55 min · Episode 322This 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.
- Long Baby (Hay Beacon / Charlotte McDonnell) · 48 min · Episode 321This 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…
- No Homer (Holly Burn / Derek Sheen) · 41 min · Episode 320This week, our friends Holly Burn and Derek Sheen join us for epic poems, weird jingles, and shady headlines.
- The Pigness Of It All (Matt Kirshen / Ellory Smith) · 46 min · Episode 319This week, our friends Ellory Smith and Matt Kirshen join us for confirmed time traveling, Odyssey needle drops, and grammatical pet peeves.
- Three Heavens and Six Hells (Edy Modica / Ben Paddon · 38 min · Episode 318This 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
- He's Got a Coma (Jamel Johnson / Amir Dean) · 42 min · Episode 317This 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.
- The Blue Stuff (Josh Gondelman / Gareth Gwynn) · 38 min · Episode 316This week, our friends Gareth Gwynn and Josh Gondelman join Dave for some seagull voice acting, cryptid PR training, and barber shop themed cocktails.
- We Improvised This Podcast (Chris Martin / Mike Castle) · 1 h 1 min · Episode 315This 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.
- SNEAK PEEK: The International Waters Cultural Exchange 01 (Are You Being Served? / Beane's of Boston) · 11 min · Episode 314The IW gang meet up for the inaugural Cultural Exchange!
- Mayo of Justice (Myq Kaplan / Ed Morrish) · 54 min · Episode 313This week, our friends Myq Kaplan and Ed Morrish join us for new national anthems, bear suit crimes, and sexy condiments.
- BONUS: Little Red Vervet (Allan McLeod / Jordan Adika) · 50 minHappy 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…
- Casters on Casters: Dave Holmes and Riley Silverman · 18 minIt'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…
- Vinegar is the Best Food (Libby Watson / Steven Ray Morris) · 39 min · Episode 312This 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.
- Solid State Towel (Jeremy Bent / Siobhan Thompson) · 36 min · Episode 311Welcome 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!)…
- International Waters 2.0 Sneak Peek! · 10 min · Episode 310Yes 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…
- ENCORE - More Than an Uncle · 1 h 2 min · Episode 309Well 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…
- The NoHo Special! · 1 h 1 min · Episode 308It'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'…
- UNLOCKED: Troubled Waters x International Waters Throwback Special · 1 h 1 min · Episode 307Our 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…
- A Very Troubled Waters Holiday Special · 34 min · Episode 306This 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…
- Camera vs T Shirt · 42 min · Episode 305This 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.
- Wet Bag vs Red Claw · 45 min · Episode 304Our friends Amber Nash and Dimitry Pompée join Dave for distorted music trivia, strange Trader Joe's foodstuffs, and trivial confessions at the Thanksgiving table!
- Women vs Women · 47 min · Episode 303This week, our friends Jenny Zigrino and Caleb Zeringue join Dave for some Taylor Swift chord progressions, alien trivia, and Dr Seuss/Decemberists lyricism
- Romero vs Osgood · 48 min · Episode 302This week, our friends Teri Gamble and Anastasia Washington join us for our annual Troubled Waters Halloween Spooktacular!
- Lapture vs Rapture · 34 min · Episode 301This week our friends Jack Lawler and Douglas Widick join Dave for Time Warping, gangster/social media star names, and wrestler movie star trivia.
- Softball vs Shenanigans · 38 min · Episode 300This week our friend Mary Houlihan and Ben Katzner join Dave for some fun in the sun as we say goodbye to summer!
- Reed Richards vs Mr. Mxyzptlk · 58 min · Episode 299This 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.
- Cowabunga vs Make Haste · 43 min · Episode 298This 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.
- Alaska vs Martha · 34 min · Episode 297This week, our friends Denise Winkelman and Bobby Dolan join Dave for some half hearted apologies, body swapped trivia, and Weird Al polka covers.
- Wild Ol' Woman vs World Ol' Games · 57 min · Episode 296This 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.
- Dicey Waters: A Troubled Waters Special · 1 h 28 min · Episode 295During 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…
- Bird Boy vs Weird Al · 45 min · Episode 294This week, our MaxFun friends Katie Goldin and John Moe join Dave for some Pixar films, custom popcorn buckets, and Muppet music trivia
- Cow Copter vs Cruise Corn · 39 min · Episode 293This week, our MaxFun friends Helen Hong and Kevin Avery join Dave for Nintendo trivia, LGBTQ+ anthems, and Sesame Street pitches.
- Gollum vs Jan Brady · 58 min · Episode 292This week, our friends Teri Gamble and Jessica Lynn Verdi join Dave for TV spinoff trivia, improvised song sequels, and movie sequel bidding wars.
- Shaq Poo vs Rizzy Shakespeare · 43 min · Episode 291This 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…
- Weezer vs Sappho · 51 min · Episode 290This week, our guests Riley Silverman and Amy Spalding join Dave Holmes for some cubic trivia, wordcloud karaoke, and tax write off justifications.
- King vs Rebels · 42 min · Episode 289This week our friends Oscar Montoya and Mike Drucker join Dave for some garbled videogame tunes, Wario-ized celebrities, and videogame movie trivia.
- UNLOCKED: Troubled Waters x Secretly Incredibly Fascinating BoCo 2023 · 41 minFor MaxFunDrive 2025 we thought it'd be fun to release an older piece of bonus content from behind the paywall! Enjoy!
- MaxFunDrive 2025 Bonus Preview! · 6 min · Episode 288Here's a little sneak peek at this year's bonus content! It's a Motivational Speeches special, featuring a ton of MaxFun favorites!
- Pasadena vs Luxembourg · 59 min · Episode 287It'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…
- BONUS: Dave Holmes hosts MFD Spring Break · 1 h 19 minIt’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…
- Ne Zha 2 vs Hackman · 57 min · Episode 286This week, our friends Daniel Van Kirk and Brian Konowal join Dave for some acceptance speeches, celebrity/veggie combos, and songs about winning and losing.
- Aliens vs Vampires · 37 min · Episode 285This week our friends Erin Judge and Jenny Chalikian join Dave for some motivational speeches, Sparks songs vs This American Life episodes, and twin/vampire trivia.
- Peens vs Jeans · 45 min · Episode 284This week our friends Zabeth Russell and Mel Stephens join Dave for some celebrity portmanteaus, Robbie Williams weirdo lyrics, and some dystopian airlines.
- Oops All MaxFunsters! · 51 min · Episode 283We weren't able to record the show this week because of the ongoing LA wildfires, but we made a clip show for yall with some of our favorite segments with fellow MaxFun hosts!…
- Cheese Heist vs Marine-Grade Polymer · 58 min · Episode 282Happy New Year! Our friends Danielle Koenig and Ben Paddon join Dave for some 2023/2024 trivia, music turning 25 years old, and give a year-in-review for 2025.
- Fire vs Tree · 50 min · Episode 281This week our friends Jacob Givens and Des Bishop join Dave for our annual Troubled Waters Holiday Spectacular! We get into Muppets Christmas Carol, Hallmark Christmas movies…
