Episodes
This week, our friends Sarah Lane and Luke Mones join Dave for some James Gunn music picks, Pedro Pascal limericks, and the weirdest food merch out there.
Published 05/01/23
This week, Maggie Lalley and Greg Warren join host Dave Holmes for some Florida-themed diary entries, learn about the best (and worst) videogame movies, and Dave's favorite Marvel Snap heroes.
Published 04/17/23
If you like Troubled Waters and want to support the show, please consider becoming a member of Maximum Fun for as low as $5/month! We have new bonus content and it’s your chance to get some awesome pledge gifts! This week, Alison Rosen and Myq Kaplan join host Dave Holmes for some comedy/horror rebuses, advice for monsters, and learn about 100th episodes for our 100th episode! Thanks for hanging with us!
Published 03/27/23
Here's a special sneak peek at this year's bonus content. It's a special crossover episode with the folks over at Secretly Incredibly Fascinating. If you want to listen to the rest of the episode, all of our past BoCo, become a member of Maximum Fun! maximumfun.org/join
Published 03/27/23
Tom Merritt and Jeffrey Elizabeth Copeland join host Dave Holmes for some stories of betrayal and luck, Stephen King anagrams, and learn about movie sequels.
Published 03/15/23
Laser the Boy and Jordan Morris join host Dave Holmes for some strange emo/sitcom song titles, horror comic punnery, and Nick Kroll/Rick Rolls.
Published 03/01/23
This week, Billy Procida and Jeff Dwoskin join host Dave Holmes for some cartoon theme song trivia, Michelle Pfeiffer love, and ant-based punnery.
Published 02/16/23
This week, Eric Silver and Amanda McLoughlin join host Dave Holmes for some mushroom-based trivia, the hardest movie game we've probably ever played, and motivational speeches!
Published 02/01/23
This week, Joz Norris and Chase O'Donnell join Dave Holmes for some trippy Minecraft poetry, celebrity memoir trivia, and a year end review for 2023.
Published 01/17/23
This week, Cristen Conger and Emily Rose Jacobson join host Dave Holmes for some songs about the new year, 2022/21 trivia, and try and come up with a better Word of the Year.
Published 01/03/23
Andrew Tavin and Caroline Cotter join Dave Holmes for our annual Troubled Waters Holiday Special! We discuss Christmas songs of past, present, and future, get quizzed on Santa Claus movies, and pretend to love some thoughtful but terrible gifts.
Published 12/15/22
Gabe Mollica and Laura House join host Dave Holmes for some dark Pokemon trivia, Willow and IKEA names, and pitch a few gruesome Christmas reboots.
Published 12/01/22
Our pals Mike Castle and Margo Donohue join host Dave Holmes for some Thanksgiving carols, underwater civilization trivia, and defend truly indefensible side dishes.
Published 11/15/22
Our friends Matt Braunger and Maggie Faris join host Dave Holmes to decipher biopic rebuses, give motivational speeches, and learn about some phony reasons concerts have been cancelled.
Published 11/01/22
Tim Pilleri and Lance Reenstierna join host Dave Holmes for the annual Troubled Waters Halloween Spooktacular! We learn about ripoff Halloween costumes, decipher slowed down songs, and some good old fashioned spooky celebrity punnery.
Published 10/17/22
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.
Published 10/03/22
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.
Published 09/15/22
CJ Sullivan and Sean Bair-Flannery join host Dave Holmes for some Lord of the Rings trivia, Herculean labors, and She Hulk fun facts.
Published 09/01/22
Jessica Lynn Verdi and Riley Silverman join host Dave Holmes for some slowed down music trivia, motivational speeches, and Brendan Fraser appreciation.
Published 08/15/22
Kirsten O'Brien and Annick Adelle join host Dave Holmes for a mulitverse special of Troubled Waters, we learn about some of the fighters in the videogame Multiversus, Troubled Waters in different universes, and get into D&D multiverse monsters.
Published 08/01/22
Kristen Meinzer and Jolenta Greenberg join host Dave Holmes for some polysyllabic clues to monosyllabic movies, quick biopic trivia, and unexpected musical duets.
Published 07/21/22
Lavinia Wright and Alejandro Morales join host Dave Holmes for some Norse mythology, Minions trivia, and defend some of pop cultures greatest villains.
Published 07/05/22
Sean Coyle and Rachel Green join host Dave Holmes for some robo-trivia, dadly advice, and Baz Lurhman wordplay.
Published 06/15/22
Oscar Montoya and Danielle Koenig join host Dave Holmes for the AMC Creed with Nicole Kidman, Wario Sports trivia, and give a commencement speech to the class of 2022
Published 06/01/22
Blaire Postman and Chris Mancini join host Dave Holmes for some burger puns, unlucky stories, and Ewan McGregor trivia.
Published 05/16/22