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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 Stacks and recommends Lonely People with Power by Deafheaven and The Bearlympics at The Eagle Riley Silverman would like to plug Horror Not Hate and recommends The Joy Who Lived  And finally Dave is on Bluesky and would like recommend Summer Farewells By Anri Find us on Instagram  

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!

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 in the new year!  Join the MaxFun fam: maximumfun.org/join  

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 Written 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   "Adeste Fideles (Shorter)" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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 on Bluesky! Find us on Instagram Written 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 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! Find us on Instagram Written 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 Teri Gamble and Anastasia Washington join us for our annual Troubled Waters Halloween Spooktacular!  Teri Gamble would like to plug Horror X and Horror Movie Survival Guide and recommends I Know What You Need Anastasia Washington would like to plug Gaslighter and recommends Abraham's Boys: A Dracula Story and Harriet Tubman Demon Slayer And finally Dave is on Bluesky! Find us on Instagram Written 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 Jack Lawler and Douglas Widick join Dave for Time Warping, gangster/social media star names, and wrestler movie star trivia.  Jack Lawler would like to plug The Daily Friday and recommends Could Be The Move Douglas Widick would like to plug Paperclip and recommends Taylor Janney-Rovin And finally Dave is on Bluesky!  Find us on Instagram Written 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 friend Mary Houlihan and Ben Katzner join Dave for some fun in the sun as we say goodbye to summer!  Ben Katzner would like to plug Troll Hole and Supple Harlot and recommends Mike Lester, Kelsey Cook, and Sam Evans Mary Houlihan would like to plug her upcoming tour dates and recommends Dan Perlman And finally Dave is on Bluesky! Dave would like to recommend Teeny Tiny by Joey Greer Find us on Instagram and Bluesky Written 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 "Royal Coupling" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

This 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. Meghan Fitzmartin would like to plug Mary Sue and recommends Marian Heretic, both out October 8th Jordan Morris would like to plug Predator Black White and Blood 4, Venom 252, and recommends Celebrity Family Feud And finally Dave is on Bluesky!  Find us on Instagram and Bluesky Written 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 Mary Kate Wiles vs Sean Persaud join Dave for some comic strip theme songs, film adaptations, and memorable quotes from Agnes van Rhijn.  Mary Kate Wiles would like to plug Shipwrecked Comedy and The Guy Who Didn't Like Musicals and recommends Blue Prince Sean Persaud would like to plug The Librarians: The Next Chapter and also recommends Blue Prince And finally Dave is on Bluesky! Dave would like to recommend @pk_late_bloomer Find us on Instagram and Bluesky Written 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 Denise Winkelman and Bobby Dolan join Dave for some half hearted apologies, body swapped trivia, and Weird Al polka covers. Bobby Dolan would like to plug Could Be The Move and recommends @fauxtivational_speaker Denise Winkelman would like to plug Bougie on a Budget and recommends Lioness on Paramount+ And finally Dave is on Bluesky! Dave would like to recommend Jimmy and Stiggs Find us on Instagram and Bluesky Written 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 Tom Lum and Christian Duguay join Dave for lesser known Superman/Fantastic Four cohorts, Oasis and Green Day song trivia, and Pixar sequel pitches. Tom Lum would like to plug Let's Learn Everything and Our Findings and recommends A Guide to Making Friends in the Fourth Dimension  Christian Duguay would like to plug Valley Heat and his upcoming live show at Largo and recommends Jennifer Coolidge in The White Lotus  And finally Dave is on Bluesky! Dave would like to recommend Brenda Dickson Find us on Instagram and Bluesky Written 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

During 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 Holmes, Riley Silverman, John-Luke Roberts, producer Christian, and special guest Austin Taylor of Secret Histories of Nerd Mysteries on a rip roaring musical adventure!  DM'd by Riley Silverman, recorded remotely over Zoom and in Los Angeles at MaxFun HQ and produced by Christian Dueñas and Laura Swisher. Join the MaxFun fam: maximumfun.org/join   "Ascending the Vale" "Brain Dance" "Crowd Hammer" "Marty Gots A Plan" "Myst" "New Hero in Town" Spy Glass" and "Transition One" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

This week, our MaxFun friends Katie Goldin and John Moe join Dave for some Pixar films, custom popcorn buckets, and Muppet music trivia Katie Goldin would like to plug Secretly Incredibly Fascinating and Creature Feature and recommends Pants  John Moe would like to plug Depresh Mode, Sleeping with Celebrities, his band Math Emergency, and his upcoming class at The Loft and recommends Elderberry Wine by Wednesday And finally Dave is on Bluesky! Find us on Instagram and Bluesky Written 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