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This week, Ellie Hino and Jupiter Zirkua join host Dave Holmes for some romcom wordplay, horror comedy trivia, and motivational speechesEllie Hino would like to plug her debut album Soft Bones and recommends Troll HoleJupiter Zirkua would like to plug their album Ganymede Gives Up The Ghost and recommends Teddy Hold On and the Gabey LucasAnd Finally, Dave Holmes is on Twitter @DaveHolmes.Find us on Twitter! We are @TroubledPodWritten by Riley Silverman and John-Luke Roberts, recorded remotely over Zoom and produced by Christian Dueñas and Laura Swisher.Join the MaxFun fam:maximumfun.org/join

It’s MaxFunDrive, folks! 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 and get access to some great bonus content from us and all of the shows on Maximum Fun!This week, fellow MaxFun hosts Ben Harrison and Christian Duguay join host Dave Holmes for some Ghostbusters music trivia, real and fake Godzilla monsters, and Pixar movie wordplay. And Finally, Dave Holmes is on Twitter @DaveHolmes.Find us on Twitter! We are @TroubledPodWritten by Riley Silverman and John-Luke Roberts, recorded remotely over Zoom and produced by Christian Dueñas and Laura Swisher.Join the MaxFun fam:maximumfun.org/join

It's MaxFunDrive! Here is a sneak peek at our bonus content: a special throwback episode with Jordan Morris and Sarah Morgan!   If you wanna listen to the whole thing and support Troubled Waters and Maximum Fun, go to maximumfun.org/join and become a member! 

It's MaxFunDrive, folks! 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 and get access to some great bonus content from us and all of the shows on Maximum Fun!This week, fellow MaxFun hosts Brenda Snell and Jackie Kashian join Dave Holmes to learn what U2 have been up to since leaving The Sphere, some word cloud singing, and the Chuck E Cheese extended universe.Brenda Snell would like to plug Secret Histories of Nerd Mysteries and Wheel of Scoob and recommends Mechaton by Wells ThompsonJackie Kashian would like to plug The Jackie and Laurie Show, her standup specials and recommends all of Maria Bamford's recent projectsAnd Finally, Dave Holmes is on Twitter @DaveHolmes.Find us on Twitter! We are @TroubledPodWritten by Riley Silverman and John-Luke Roberts, recorded remotely over Zoom and produced by Christian Dueñas and Laura Swisher.Join the MaxFun fam:maximumfun.org/join

This week, our friends Cailin Peluffo and Ashley Ray learn about the weird world of Dune and Doonesbury, box office flops, and give strange acceptance speeches.Caitlin Peluffo would like to plug her album Dirty Bird and recommends Nobody Presents Greg Stone and Before He Was Super by Steven Rogers Ashley Ray would like to plug her album Ice Cream Money and her podcast TV, I Say and recommends Household Name by Niles AbstonAnd finally, Dave Holmes is on Twitter @DaveHolmes.Dave would like to recommend All of Us StrangersFind us on Twitter and Instagram! We are @TroubledPodWritten by Riley Silverman and John-Luke Roberts, recorded remotely over Zoom and produced by Christian Dueñas and Laura Swisher.Join the MaxFun fam:maximumfun.org/join

Our friends from the new MaxFun podcast Sound Heap, John-Luke Roberts and Eleanor Morton join Dave Holmes for some garbled Elton John tunes, niche podcast pitches, and fake reality tv show.John-Luke Roberts  would like to plug Sound Heap, now on Maximum Fun and recommends the podcast Poetry Unbound Eleanor Morton would like to plug her show Haunted House and recommends Sound HeapAnd finally, Dave Holmes is on Twitter @DaveHolmes.Dave would like to recommend Tartovski by BodegaFind us on Twitter and Instagram! We are @TroubledPodWritten by Riley Silverman and John-Luke Roberts, recorded remotely over Zoom and produced by Christian Dueñas and Laura Swisher.Join the MaxFun fam:maximumfun.org/join

This week, our MaxFun friends Ella McLeod and Jeremy Bent join host Dave Holmes for discontinued snack talk, EGOT trivia, and motiviational speechesJeremy Bent would like to plug Eurovangelists and recommends The Overstory by Richard PowersElla McLeod would like to plug Comfort Creatures and her books Rapunzella and The Map That Led to You and recommends Ordinary UnhappinessAnd finally, Dave Holmes is on Twitter @DaveHolmes.Dave would like to recommend Beautiful SongFind us on Twitter and Instagram! We are @TroubledPodWritten by Riley Silverman and John-Luke Roberts, recorded remotely over Zoom and produced by Christian Dueñas and Laura Swisher.Join the MaxFun fam:maximumfun.org/join

This week, our friends Tom Lum and Adam Cayton-Holland join host Dave Holmes for some self-help tips, musical trivia, and Steamboat Willie's insane behavior.Tom Lum would like to plug Let's Learn Everything here on MaxFun and recommends Answer in ProgressAdam Cayton-Holland would like to plug his comedy special Wallpaper and recommends Stella Maris by Cormac McCarthyAnd finally, Dave Holmes is on Twitter @DaveHolmes.Dave would like to recommend Tartovski by BodegaFind us on Twitter and Instagram! We are @TroubledPodWritten by Riley Silverman and John-Luke Roberts, recorded remotely over Zoom and produced by Christian Dueñas and Laura Swisher.Join the MaxFun fam:maximumfun.org/join

This week we ring in the new year with Andie Main and Josh Gondelman. They give the year 2024 a performance review, create a new Word of the Year, give each other pep talks for cringeworthy moments of the past year.Andie Main would like to plug her album Rocky Mountain Bi and her podcast Recovering with Andie Main and recommends Ben Roy's Hyena and Adam Cayton Holland's  WallpaperJosh Gondelman would like to plug his upcoming tour dates and his weekly pep talk newsletter and recommends Kenny Deforest's Don't You Know Who I Am?And finally, Dave Holmes is on Twitter @DaveHolmes.Dave would like to recommend All of Us StrangersFind us on Twitter and Instagram! We are @TroubledPodWritten by Riley Silverman and John-Luke Roberts, recorded remotely over Zoom and produced by Christian Dueñas and Laura Swisher.Join the MaxFun fam:maximumfun.org/join

This week, our friends Jessica Sele and Shawn Carter join host Dave Holmes for our annual holiday special!Jessica Sele would like to plug her album Weird Vibes and you can check out her live dates and recommends Jimmy MarbleShawn Carter would like to plug his album Boston to Bristol and his comedy club Blue Ridge Comedy Club and recommends Milo and the Not So Scary Day After All by Matt BedellAnd finally, Dave Holmes is on Twitter @DaveHolmes.Dave would like to recommend All of Us StrangersFind us on Twitter and Instagram! We are @TroubledPodWritten by Riley Silverman and John-Luke Roberts, recorded remotely over Zoom and produced by Christian Dueñas and Laura Swisher.Join the MaxFun fam:maximumfun.org/join Music used:"Jingle Bells" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ "We Wish you a Merry Christmas" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/