Soft Top Energy (Athena Kugblenu / Caleb Zeringue)

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 on Instagram! Call us on the International Waters hotline 323-435-3017Written by Riley Silverman and John-Luke Roberts, recorded at MaxFun HQ in Downtown LA, and produced by Christian Dueñas and Laura Swisher.Join the MaxFun fam:maximumfun.org/join Help support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member at https://maximumfun.org/joinwaters

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 And finally Dave is on Bluesky! Find us on Instagram! Call us on the International Waters hotline 323-435-3017 Written by Riley Silverman and John-Luke Roberts, recorded at MaxFun HQ in Downtown LA, and produced by Christian Dueñas and Laura Swisher. Join the MaxFun fam: maximumfun.org/join Help support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member at https://maximumfun.org/joinwaters

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 finally Dave is on Bluesky! Find us on Instagram! Call us on the International Waters hotline 323-435-3017 Written by Riley Silverman and John-Luke Roberts, recorded at MaxFun HQ in Downtown LA, and produced by Christian Dueñas and Laura Swisher. Join the MaxFun fam: maximumfun.org/join Help support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member at https://maximumfun.org/joinwaters

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 323-435-3017 Written by Riley Silverman and John-Luke Roberts, recorded at MaxFun HQ in Downtown LA, and produced by Christian Dueñas and Laura Swisher. Join the MaxFun fam: maximumfun.org/join Help support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member at https://maximumfun.org/joinwaters

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 International Waters hotline 323-435-3017 Written by Riley Silverman and John-Luke Roberts, recorded at MaxFun HQ in Downtown LA, and produced by Christian Dueñas and Laura Swisher. Join the MaxFun fam: maximumfun.org/join Help support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member at https://maximumfun.org/joinwaters

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! Call us on the International Waters hotline 323-435-3017 Written by Riley Silverman and John-Luke Roberts, recorded at MaxFun HQ in Downtown LA, and produced by Christian Dueñas and Laura Swisher. Join the MaxFun fam: maximumfun.org/join Help support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member at https://maximumfun.org/joinwaters

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! Find us on Instagram! Call us on the International Waters hotline 323-435-3017 Written by Riley Silverman and John-Luke Roberts, recorded at MaxFun HQ in Downtown LA, and produced by Christian Dueñas and Laura Swisher. Join the MaxFun fam: maximumfun.org/join Help support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member at https://maximumfun.org/joinwaters

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 and his Edinburgh Fringe show Cyril and recommends Sound Heap here on Maximum Fun. And finally Dave is on Bluesky! Find us on Instagram! Written by Riley Silverman and John-Luke Roberts, recorded at MaxFun HQ in Downtown LA, and produced by Christian Dueñas and Laura Swisher. Join the MaxFun fam: maximumfun.org/join   Help support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member at https://maximumfun.org/joinwaters

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 finally Dave is on Bluesky! Find us on Instagram! Written by Riley Silverman and John-Luke Roberts, recorded at MaxFun HQ in Downtown LA, and produced by Christian Dueñas and Laura Swisher. Join the MaxFun fam: maximumfun.org/join Help support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member at https://maximumfun.org/joinwaters

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