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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! 

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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!

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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!

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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!

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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!

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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! 

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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

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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! 

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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

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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

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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

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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.

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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!

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This week, our MaxFun friends Helen Hong and Kevin Avery join Dave for Nintendo trivia, LGBTQ+ anthems, and Sesame Street pitches.

Helen Hong would like to plug Go Fact Yourself and Belly Laughs Festival

Kevin Avery would like to plug Maximum Film and The Great North and recommends Kara Morgan

And finally Dave is on Bluesky!

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This week, our friends Teri Gamble and Jessica Lynn Verdi join Dave for TV spinoff trivia, improvised song sequels, and movie sequel bidding wars.

Teri Gamble would like to plug Horror Movie Survival Guide and Horror X and recommends Today in Gay 

Jessica Lynn Verdi would like to plug Mission Log: The Orville and recommends Naming Your Little Geek and Amanda Troop

And finally Dave is on Bluesky!

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This 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 trivia.

Shanna Christmas would like to plug her upcoming special Highly Intelligent and her monthly comedy show and recommends The Comedy Reviewers

Mangesh Hattikudur would like to plug Part Time Genius and recommends From Ted to Tom

And finally Dave is on Bluesky!

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This week, our guests Riley Silverman and Amy Spalding join Dave Holmes for some cubic trivia, wordcloud karaoke, and tax write off justifications. 

Riley Silverman would like to plug Tales From The Vortex and recommends The Joy Who Lived

Amy Spalding would like to plug On Her Terms and recommends Cover Story by Celia Laskey

And finally Dave is on Bluesky! Dave would like to recommend Pete Zias 

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This week our friends Oscar Montoya and Mike Drucker join Dave for some garbled videogame tunes, Wario-ized celebrities, and videogame movie trivia. 

Mike Drucker would like to plug Good Game No Rematch and recommends Two Point Museum

Oscar Montoya would like to plug Eurovangelists and Drag Her! and recommends Infinity Nikki

And finally Dave is on Bluesky! Dave would like to recommend Cotton Crown by The Tubs

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For MaxFunDrive 2025 we thought it'd be fun to release an older piece of bonus content from behind the paywall! Enjoy! 

Here's a little sneak peek at this year's bonus content! It's a Motivational Speeches special, featuring a ton of MaxFun favorites!  

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This week, MaxFun hosts Allan McLeod and Dimitry Pompee join Dave for some celebrity name bidding, Shrek recasting, and Irish town names.

Dimitry Pompee would like to plug Curses! Be@rBrick and Eurovangelists and recommends Our Ancestors Were Messy

Allan McLeod would like to plug Walkin' About and T...

It’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 ‘90s- and Spring Break-themed mini games!!

Featuring: Dave Holmes, Jeremy Bent, Oscar Montoya, Dimitry Pompée, Tom Lum, Ellen Weatherford, Alex Schmidt, Brenda Snell, Drea Clark, Alonso Duralde, Dan McCoy, Jordan Morris, Manolo Moreno, Ella Hubber, Caroline Roper, Ella McLeod, John-Luke Roberts, Justin McElroy, Clint McElroy, Mike Cabellon, Sierra Katow, Hal Lublin, Danielle Radford, John Moe, Christian Dueñas, Christian Duguay.

This week, our friends Daniel Van Kirk and Brian Konowal join Dave for some acceptance speeches, celebrity/veggie combos, and songs about winning and losing.

Brian Konowal would like to plug 1923 season 2 and recommends Starling Street and the podcast Guardians of the Palaxy

Daniel Van Kirk would like to plug his upcoming tour dates, his special Rose Gold, his podcast The Midnight Air, and the movie Wine Club and recommends Squid Game Season 2

Dave is on Bluesky and would like to recommend Beyond the Gates

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This 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.

Erin Judge would like to plug Romantic Comedy at the Ripped Bodice and Queens of the Dead and recommends Tomas Matos  

Jenny Chalikian would also like to plug Romantic Comedy at the Ripped Bodice and recommends Sixteenth Minute (of Fame)

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This week our friends Zabeth Russell and Mel Stephens join Dave for some celebrity portmanteaus, Robbie Williams weirdo lyrics, and some dystopian airlines. 

Mel Stephens would like to plug Overshare Comedy and recommends the concept of Daniel Van Kirk

Zabeth Russell would like to plug Community Cookbook Roundup and Fiasco at the Elysian and recommends Chicken Nugget

Dave is on Bluesky!

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We 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! Featuring our pals Manolo Moreno, Renee Colvert, Ella McLeod, Tom Lum, Brenda Snell, Jackie Kashian, Dimitry Pompee, and Katie Goldin! 

Dave is on Bluesky!

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Happy 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. 

Ben Paddon would like to plug Good Chaotic and Jump Leads and recommends Stitches in Time

Danielle Koenig would like to plug How To Survive with Danielle and Kristine and recommends Go Fact Yourself

Dave is on Bluesky!

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This 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, and do our best to pretend to like some very bad gifts.

Jacob Givens would like to plug his podcast Waterproof Records

Des Bishop would like to plug his upcoming live dates and his podcast Berner Phone and recommends Down with Tech by Nathan Macintosh and Brave by Raanna Hershberg

Dave is on Bluesky!

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This week, our friends Matthew Broussard and Gregory Lay join Dave for some word cloud singing, Zucc puns, and Tickle Me Elmo trivia. 

Matthew Broussard would like to plug his special Hyperbolic and recommends 3Blue1Brown

Gregory Lay would like to plug Greg in LA and recommends Tom Sibley's Substack

Dave is on Bluesky! 

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This week our pals Chris Grace and Jordan Morris join Dave for some mundane Thanksgiving revelations, learn about some colorful characters, and hear a few new turkey noises.

Jordan Morris would like to plug Free With Ads, Jordan Jesse Go, and Youth Group and recommends Family Time by Thien Pham

Chris Grace would like to plug  Chris Grace: As Scarlett Johansson and Sardines recommends I Saw The TV Glow

Dave would like to recommend Dulling the Horns by Wild Pink

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This week, our pals Danielle Radford and Allen Strickland Williams join Dave for some real and fake villainous books, motivational speeches, and punny biopics.

Allen Strickland Williams would like to plug his new album Ran Through and recommends No Name by Jack White

Danielle Radford would like to plug Goblin Mode and her Dropout appearances and recommends The Bell Witches by Lindsey Kelk 

Dave would like to recommend Dulling the Horns by Wild Pink

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This week, our MaxFun pals Oscar Montoya and Mallory O'Meara join Dave for spooky movie pitches, sexy monster lingerie, and music about ghosts and butts. 

Oscar Montoya would like to plug Eurovangelists and recommends Brain Damage, Frankenhooker, and Basket Case

Mallory O'Meara would like to plug Reading Glasses and the upcoming books Daughter of Daring and The No-Pressure Book Journal. Mallory recommends Brea Grant's short film MLM 

Dave would like to recommend  Jimmy and Stiggs

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This week, our MaxFun pals Steven Ray Morris and Brenda Snell join Dave for some witchy trivia, bootleg zoo animals, and Mandy Moore appreciation. 

Steven Ray Morris would like to plug See Jurassic Right and Jordan, Jesse, Go, and recommends  Video Visions at Videoteque

Brenda Snell would like to plug Secret Histories of Nerd Mysteries and recommends Ann Reardon's YouTube channel

Dave would like to recommend The Camp 100 by Simon Doonan

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Our friends Megan Sass and Mike Cabellon join Dave for some celebrity/toy biopics, an "It" musical, and critique some bad dishes. 

Mike Cabellon would like to plug TV Chef Fantasy League and recommends Artisan LA Jewelry

Megan Sass would like to plug Recolonizers and recommends Kinky Comedy

And finally, Dave Holmes is on Twitter @DaveHolmes.Dave would like to recommend Van Gogh by Mette

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This week, it's another MaxFun crossover! Dimitry Pompee of Eurovangelists and Katie Goldin of Secretly Incredibly Fascinating join Dave for some ChatGPT reviews, fake locations roll call, and a list of things you can and cannot touch.

Katie would like to plug Secretly Incredibly Fascinating and Creature Feature and recommends Dane Pavitt's bird dino sounds

Dimitry would like to plug Eurovangelists and recommends Here We Go

And finally, Dave Holmes is on Twitter @DaveHolmes.

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MAXFUN CROSSOVER ALERT! 

Our MaxFun friends Ella Hubber and Alex Schmidt join Dave for drag queen/marijuana strain trivia, back to school movie "facts" and songs about dogs and summer.

Alex Schmidt would like to plug Secretly Incredibly Fascinating and SIF LIVE in London and recommends David Squires

Ella Hubber would like to plug Let's Learn Everything and Unstoppable and recommends Tom Lum's video about carbon dating

And finally, Dave Holmes is on Twitter @DaveHolmes. 

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Laura Merli and Chris Duffy join Dave for some motivational speeches, trivia on movies based on books, and twisted up songs.

Laura Merli would like to plug Belly Slappin' Fun and recommends Cora Bora

Chris Duffy would like to plug Let's Hang Out and recommends Liz Glazer

And finally, Dave Holmes is on Twitter @DaveHolmes. Dave would like to recommend I'm In Love (Subaru)

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Bethany Hall and George Motz join Dave for some chef trivia, musical athletes, and long gaps between sequels.

Bethany Hall would like to plug About Those Miscarriages I Had and Other Messes I've Made and recommends Bluey

George Motz would like to plug Hamburger America and recommends his kid's crossword puzzles

And finally, Dave Holmes is on Twitter @DaveHolmes. 

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This week, our friends Emily Catalano and Jen Kober join Dave for some Legend of Zelda wordplay, Chappell Roan trivia, and strange summer festivals from around the world.

Emily Catalano would like to plug HEY and recommends Godzilla Minus One

Jen Kober would like to plug No Flies on Me and recommends Bitch

And finally, Dave Holmes is on Twitter @DaveHolmes. Dave would like to recommend Flamer

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This week our friends Christian Dueñas and Casey O'Brien join Dave Holmes for some made up lyrics, international cover song trivia, and pop city wordplay.

Christian Dueñas would like to plug Primer and Troubled Waters here on Maximum Fun and recommends The People's Joker

Casey O'Brien would like to plug 14 Stories in a Bathroom and recommends Primer 

And finally, Dave Holmes is on Twitter @DaveHolmes. Dave would like to recommend Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution

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This week, our friends Jim O'Heir and Greg Levine of the podcast Parks and Recollection join host Dave Holmes for some graduation speeches, mockumentary trivia, and TV show recap podcasts.

Greg Levine would like to plug Parks and Recollection and recommends Selling Sunset

Jim O'Heir would like to plug  Parks and Recollection and his upcoming book Welcome to Pawnee

And finally, Dave Holmes is on Twitter @DaveHolmes

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This week, our friends Daniel Van Kirk and Jenn Harris join Dave for some cat actor trivia, musical word clouds, and Met Gala fashion critiques. 

Daniel Van Kirk would like to plug Rose Gold and recommends The Offer

Jenn Harris would like to plug She's Clean and recommends Oh, Mary!

And Finally, Dave Holmes is on Twitter @DaveHolmes

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This week Richard Sarvate and Kevin Casey White join Dave Holmes for very long titles to the Planet of the Apes franchise, bird call competitions, and LGBTQIA+ trivia in comics. 

Richard Sarvate would like to plug his album They're Gonna Know and recommends Drug Church and Paul Morrissey's Ice Cream vs Everything

Kevin Casey White would like to plug his album Harangue and recommends Idles

And Finally, Dave Holmes is on Twitter @DaveHolmes.Dave would like to recommend Fiddlehead Fern Cafe

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This week, Ellie Hino and Jupiter Zirkua join host Dave Holmes for some romcom wordplay, horror comedy trivia, and motivational speeches

Ellie Hino would like to plug her debut album Soft Bones and recommends Troll Hole

Jupiter Zirkua would like to plug their album Ganymede Gives Up The Ghost and recommends Teddy Hold On and the Gabey Lucas

And Finally, Dave Holmes is on Twitter @DaveHolmes.

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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.

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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...

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 Abston

And finally, Dave Holmes is on Twitter @DaveHolmes.Dave would like to recommend All of Us Strangers

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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 Heap

And finally, Dave Holmes is on Twitter @DaveHolmes.Dave would like to recommend Tartovski by Bodega

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This week, our MaxFun friends Ella McLeod and Jeremy Bent join host Dave Holmes for discontinued snack talk, EGOT trivia, and motiviational speeches

Jeremy Bent would like to plug Eurovangelists and recommends The Overstory by Richard Powers

Ella McLeod would like to plug Comfort Creatures and her books Rapunzella and The Map That Led to You and recommends Ordinary Unhappiness

And finally, Dave Holmes is on Twitter @DaveHolmes.Dave would like to recommend Beautiful Song

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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 Progress

Adam Cayton-Holland would like to plug his comedy special Wallpaper and recommends Stella Maris by Cormac McCarthy

And finally, Dave Holmes is on Twitter @DaveHolmes.Dave would like to recommend Tartovski by Bodega

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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  Wallpaper

Josh 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?

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 Marble

Shawn 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 Bedell

And finally, Dave Holmes is on Twitter @DaveHolmes.Dave would like to recommend All of Us Strangers

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This week, our friends Danny Tamberelli and Katelyn Detweiler join host Dave Holmes for some Garfield trivia, musical wordclouds, and 100 years of Disney.

Danny Tamberelli would like to plug The First Date Prophecy and recommends Good Burger 2

Katelyn Detweiler would like to plug Road Trip Rewind and recommends Water Underground by Real Estate 

And finally, Dave Holmes is on Twitter @DaveHolmes. 

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This week, our friends Brian Fernandes and Leah Rudick join host Dave Holmes for some Loony Tunes rebuses, Thanksgiving confessions, and try and remember what movies were released during the SAG-AFTRA strike.

Brian Fernandes would like to plug Ghost Town's recent episodes on Chateau Marmont

Leah Rudick would like to plug her special Spiraling and recommends Festif Amaro

And finally, Dave Holmes is on Twitter @DaveHolmes. Catch Dave on Pluto TV 90's throwback channel on December 5th . Dave would like to plug Dirtbag, Massachusetts by Isaac Fitzgerald

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This week, our friends Kristine Kimmel and Graham Kay join host Dave Holmes for some Taylor Swift clothing trivia, cuffing season debates, and celebrity Scorpios

Kristine Kimmel would like to plug How to Survive and recommends the podcast Valley Heat

Graham Kay would like to plug his show Pete and Me at New York Comedy Festival and recommends Django Gold

And finally, Dave Holmes is on Twitter @DaveHolmes. Catch the Friday Forty on November 10th! 

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This week, our friends Lizzy Cooperman and Matt Lieb join host Dave Holmes for a spooky good time with scary songs, Monster Mash trivia, and real and fake creature from folklore.

Lizzy Cooperman would like to plug her tarot readings and her UCB show Tasting Menu and recommends The Power of Receiving by Amanda Owen

Matt Lieb would like to plug Pod Yourself a Gun and recommends The Perfect Amount of Wrong by Mike Bridenstine and The Bitchuation Room

And finally, Dave Holmes is on Twitter @DaveHolmes. Catch the Friday Forty on November 10th...

This week, our friends Laser the Boy and Gabe Mollica join host Dave Holmes for some pumpkin spice products, motivational speeches, and fall-related trivia.

Laser the Boy would like to plug Teaching A Robot to Love and recommends Amy Spalding

Gabe Mollica would like to plug Solo: A Show About Friendship and recommends Pete and Me by Graham Kay

And finally, Dave Holmes is on Twitter @DaveHolmes. Dave would like to recommend the Landed app

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This week, our friends Casey O'Brien and Glenn Boozan join host Dave Holmes for some terrible relationship advice, spooky song lyrics, and lesser-known Mortal Kombat kombatants.

Glenn Boozan would like to plug There Are Moms Way Worse Than You and the upcoming sequel There Are Dads Way Worse Than You and recommends Return of the Obra Dinn

Casey O'Brien would like to plug the podcasts Farthouse and That's Messed Up: An SVU Podcast and I Saw What You Did and recommends The History of the Minnesota Vikings

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This week, our friends Alexis Preston and Alex Steed join host Dave Holmes for some Dusty Springfield trivia, animals named after celebrities, and a truly unhinged ranking of foodstuffs.

Alexis Preston would like to plug Comfort Creatures here on MaxFun and recommends Piranesi by Susanna Clarke

Alex Steed would like to plug You Are Good and their upcoming live shows and recommends Raw Dog by Jamie Loftus and Silence by Julie Klausner

And finally, Dave Holmes is on Twitter @DaveHolmes.

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This week, Glen Tickle and Caitlin Cook join Dave Holmes for some strike-proof trivia, Sinead O'Connor covers, and tequila!

Glen Tickle would like to plug his special Glen Tickle Against The World Crime League and recommends Eric Smith's Jagged Little Pill: The Novel

Caitlin Cook would like to plug The Writing On The Stall and the studio album and recommends Alex Edelman's Just for Us and Edinburgh Fringe Fest

And finally, Dave Holmes is on Twitter @DaveHolmes. Dave would like to recommend Daniel Ellsworth 

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This week, John Moe and Liz Barrett join host Dave Holmes to talk about the best ways to beat the heat this summer, learn some weird fun facts about our favorite food mascots, and try their best to make the most boring things sound exciting. 

John Moe would like to plug Sleeping with Celebrities and Depresh Mode here on Maximum Fun and his book The Hilarious World of Depression and recommends Edi Patterson on The Righteous Gemstones

Liz Barrett would like to plug her album Gettin' By and recommends Maria Bamford's upcoming book Sure, I'll J...

This week, our friends Dan McCoy and Jessica Lynn Verdi join Dave for some Barbie puns, surprise toys and bombs, and  learn more than they ever wanted to learn about the Fall Out Boy "We Didn't Start the Fire" cover song.

Dan McCoy would like to plug The Flop House and recommends The Museum of Nostalgia 

Jessica Lynn Verdi would like to plug her podcasts on JLV Podcasts, including Podcast of the Rings and No 2 Gays About It and recommends Naming Your Little Geek

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This week, Emma Arnold and Greg Barris join Dave Holmes for some fun in the sun! We hear some summer blockbuster limericks, secretly bummer summer songs, and give some good old fashion motivational speeches

Emma Arnold would like to plug her album Myself and Yes Please and recommends Brad Wentzel

Greg Barris would like to plug  his album Deep Healings and his podcast Deep Healing 

And Finally, Dave Holmes is on Twitter @DaveHolmes. 

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This week, Rachel Green and Kale Hills join Dave Holmes for a very special Pride-themed episode of Troubled Waters! We learn about real and fake corporate Pride products, new queer horror anthems, and musical word associations.

Rachel Green would like to plug The Boss Bitch Show, her appearance on The Other Two, and recommends Titanique

Kale Hills would like to plug PONY at UCB and recommends Dating Gayme

And Finally, Dave Holmes is on Twitter @DaveHolmes. Dave would like to plug the app Landed

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This week, Cat Alvarado and Heather Brooker join Dave for some foodstuffs karaoke, advice for the graduating class of 2023 and songs about friends and/or family. 

Cat Alvarado would like to plug her album Off-White and recommends Tom McClain

Heather Brooker would like to plug her stand up dates and the Brooker Family Popcast and recommends Reality Life with Kate Casey

And Finally, Dave Holmes is on Twitter @DaveHolmes.

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This week, our friends Manolo Moreno and Matt McCarthy join host Dave Holmes for some writerly trivia, corporate biopics, and songs about moms.

Manolo Moreno would like to plug Dr. Gameshow and recommends Club Video

Matt McCarthy would like to plug his TIkTok, We Watch Wrestling, and Watch It, and recommends Going Up by Sara Schaefer

And Finally, Dave Holmes is on Twitter @DaveHolmes. 

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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.

Sarah Lane would like to plug Daily Tech News Show and Have Such A Good Day and recommends Ear Hustle

Luke Mones would like to plug Happening In My Head and recommends Here's the Scenario

And Finally, Dave Holmes is on Twitter @DaveHolmes. Dave would like to plug Attitudes  

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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.

Greg Warren would like to plug The Salesman on YouTube and recommends Mike Vecchione's The Attractives, also on YouTube

Maggie Lalley would like to plug  Sex Witch the Musical and recommends Gabe Mollica's show Solo

And Finally, Dave Holmes is on Twitter @DaveHolmes.

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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! 

Alison Rosen would like to plug Alison Rosen Is Your New Best Friend and her YouTube page and recommends The Sloppy Boys

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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.

Jeffrey Elizabeth Copeland would like to plug BlackOut Comedy and recommends Ain't No Mo' on Broadway

Tom Merritt would like to plug  Daily Tech News Show and Cord Killers and recommends The Tech Jawn

And Finally, Dave Holmes is on Twitter @DaveHolmes. He would like to recommend the game show Rodeo Drive (again)

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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.

Laser the Boy would like to plug Overreacting and Teaching a Robot to Love and recommends Amy Spalding's For Her Consideration 

Jordan Morris would like to plug Pop's Chock'lit Shoppe of Horrors and recommends Yellowjackets

And Finally, Dave Holmes is on Twitter @DaveHolmes. He would like to recommend the game show Rodeo Drive 

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This week, Billy Procida and Jeff Dwoskin join host Dave Holmes for some cartoon theme song trivia, Michelle Pfeiffer love, and ant-based punnery. 

Billy Procida would like to plug his podcast Manwhore and his discord and recommends the podcast Beautiful/Anonymous

Jeff Dwoskin would like to plug Classic Conversations and recommends the podcast Behind the Bits 

And Finally, Dave Holmes is on Twitter @DaveHolmes. He would like to recommend Ding-A-Dong by Teach-In

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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!

Amanda McLoughlin would like to plug Multitude Productions and her podcasts Spirits and Join the Party and recommends Wow If True

Eric Silver would also like to plug Multitude Productions and Join the Party and his podcast Games and Feelings and recommends the reporting on Open Game License for D&D

And Finally, Dave Holmes is on Twitter @DaveHolmes. He would like to recommend Life on Delay by...

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. 

Joz Norris would like to plug The Dream Factory on BBC Sounds and his show Blink and recommends TW's own John-Luke Robert's breakdown of Infinite Jest 

Chase O'Donnell would like to plug her album People Pleaser and recommends Ticket to Paradise

And Finally, Dave Holmes is on Twitter @DaveHolmes.

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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.

Cristen Conger would like to plug Unladylike and recommends Bitch Sesh

Emily Rose Jacobson would like to plug Mass Effect Adventum and recommends FearHQ's upcoming horror shorts

And Finally, Dave Holmes is on Twitter @DaveHolmes.

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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.

Andrew Tavin would like to plug That's So Tavin, Sound Snackz, and House of House and recommends the podcast Chapter Surfing

Caroline Cotter would like to plug Stinkers and recommends Alyssa Limperis' No Bad Days

And Finally, Dave Holmes is on Twitter @DaveHolmes.

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Gabe Mollica and Laura House join host Dave Holmes for some dark Pokemon trivia, Willow universe and IKEA names, and pitch a few gruesome Christmas reboots.

Laura House would like to plug Tiny Victories on MaxFun and her tour dates and recommends Tess Rafferty's Under the Tuscan Gun 

Gabe Mollica would like to plug Solo: A Show About Friendship and recommends Sam Morrison

And Finally, Dave Holmes is on Twitter @DaveHolmes. Dave would like to recommend The 1975's live shows

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Our pals Mike Castle and Margo Donohue join host Dave Holmes for some Thanksgiving carols, underwater civilization trivia, and defend truly indefensible side dishes.

Margo Donohue would like to plug Filmed in Brooklyn and her podcasts Dorking Out, What A Creep, and Book vs Movie and recommends Reboot on Hulu

Mike Castle would like to plug  his podcast You Know What I Would Do and Misrepresented and recommends Filmed in Brooklyn and The Nike Effect

And Finally, Dave Holmes is on Twitter @DaveHolmes. Dave would like to recommend the app Landed 

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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.

Matt Braunger would like to plug his album Doug and recommends Tougher Than A Honey Bee 

Maggie Faris would like to plug Tougher Than A Honey Bee  and DIYke It Yourself and recommends Julie Bane on TikTok

And Finally, Dave Holmes is on Twitter @DaveHolmes, 

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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.

Lance Reenstierna would like to plug Crawlspace Media and recommends I Said God Damn!

Tim Pilleri would also like to plug Crawlspace Media and  their upcoming River Valley Killer series recommends Nathan Fielder's work

And Finally, Dave Holmes is on Twitter @DaveHolmes, Dave would like to recommend Life on Delay

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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. 

Ella McLeod would like to plug Rapunzella, Or, Don't Touch My Hair and Comfort Creatures and recommends With Fire in Their Blood

Tom Lum would like to plug Let's Learn Everything and recommends The ShortBox Comic Fair

And Finally, Dave Holmes is on Tw...

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.

Subhah Agarwal would like to plug her album Dog Show and recommends Nore Davis

Lenny Marcus would like to plug The FCKRY and recommends Zarna Garg

And Finally, Dave Holmes is on Twitter @DaveHolmes

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CJ Sullivan and Sean Bair-Flannery join host Dave Holmes for some Lord of the Rings trivia, Herculean labors, and She Hulk fun facts.

Sean Bair-Flannery would like to plug his book Places I Can't Return To and recommends Lady Like in Chicago.

CJ Sullivan would like to plug The Blackout Diaries and recommends Dale McPeek's My Mother's Son and The Fable in Los Angeles

And Finally, Dave Holmes is on Twitter @DaveHolmes

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Jessica Lynn Verdi and Riley Silverman join host Dave Holmes for some slowed down music trivia, motivational speeches, and Brendan Fraser appreciation.

Jessica Lynn Verdi would like to plug You Don't Know Nick and Podcast of the Rings and recommends Riley Silverman's Star Wars books and Naming Your Little Geek by Scott Rubin

Riley Silverman would like to plug her Star Wars books and recommends The Unstoppable series of books by Charlie Jane Anders

And Finally, Dave Holmes is on Twitter @DaveHolmes 

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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.

Annick Adelle would like to plug her album Between Two Worlds and recommends Steph Tolev

Kirsten O'Brien would like to plug The Boss Bitch Show  and recommends Chlamydia Magazine

And Finally, Dave Holmes is on Twitter @DaveHolmes and would like to plug The Heart's Invisible Furies by John Boyne

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Kristen Meinzer and Jolenta Greenberg join host Dave Holmes for some polysyllabic clues to monosyllabic movies, quick biopic trivia, and unexpected musical duets.

Kristen Meinzer would like to plug  The Royal Report and By the Book and recommends Loot on Apple TV+

Jolenta Greenberg would like to plug Romance Road Test and recommends  Would It Kill You To Laugh  on Peacock

And Finally, Dave Holmes is on Twitter @DaveHolmes and would like to plug Magic Sign by Martin Courtney

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Lavinia Wright and Alejandro Morales join host Dave Holmes for some Norse mythology, Minions trivia, and defend some of pop cultures greatest villains.

Lavinia Wright would like to plug  Love All Alices and recommends Irma Vep on HBO

Alejandro Morales would like to plug the RISE Comedy Festival and recommends Lace Larrabee

And Finally, Dave Holmes is on Twitter @DaveHolmes.

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Sean Coyle and Rachel Green join host Dave Holmes for some robo-trivia, dadly advice, and Baz Lurhman wordplay.

Sean Coyle would like to plug SitcomD&D and would like to plug Hey Riddle Riddle

Rachel Green would like to plug The Boss Bitch Show in NYC and the upcoming Boss Bitch podcast and recommends The Skivvies 

And Finally, Dave Holmes is on Twitter @DaveHolmes. 

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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

Oscar Montoya would like to plug Minx on HBO and Podcast Killed the Video Star and recommends Calvin Seabrooks

Danielle Koenig would like to plug How to Survive with Danielle and Kristine and Pop Cultured at Flappers recommends Two Old Queens Who've Only a Minute to Catch Up

And Finally, Dave Holmes is on Twitter @DaveHolmes. Dave would like to recommend The New Kids On The...

Blaire Postman and Chris Mancini join host Dave Holmes for some burger puns, unlucky stories, and Ewan McGregor trivia.

Chris Mancini would like to plug his podcasts What Are You Watching and The Quiet Journeys of Professor Atwood  and his graphic novels and recommends supporting indie comics

Blaire Postman would like to plug LadyADHD and recommends Unscripted Learning  

And Finally, Dave Holmes is on Twitter @DaveHolmes. Dave would like to recommend The New Kids On The Block: The Mixtape Tour 2022

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This week, Dani Faith Leonard and Rebecca Lee join host Dave Holmes to learn about some lesser-known streaming services, multiverse music, and cast some live action cartoon adaptions

Rebecca Lee would like to plug An Intervention and recommends Dani's show, Adult Sex Ed, and Minx on HBO

Dani Faith Leonard would like to plug Adult Sex Ed and Coast and recommends Rebecca Lee's show, An Intervention

And Finally, Dave Holmes is on Twitter @DaveHolmes. Dave would like to recommend Nick Hexum on Twitch

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We wanted to do something a bit special for y'all for this year's MaxFunDrive, so we decided to put together some of our favorite Rebus Rounds all in one convenient spot! You'll hear from Fumi Abe, Mic Nguyen, Dom Nero, Mia Vicino, Jackie Kashian, Ian Lockwood, Drea Clark, Tre'vell Anderson, Jarrett Hill, Stuart Wellington, Mary Kate Wiles, and Sean Persaud! Wow!  

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This week, Mary Kate Wiles and Jeremy Sender join host Dave Holmes for some movie and TV lawyer trivia, strange cover songs, and learn about the implied existence of various weird things.

Mary Kate Wiles would like to plug The Fairly Odd Parents: Fairly Odder and Headless: A Sleepy Hollow Story and recommends the Tin Can Brothers' This Could Be On Broadway

Jeremy Sender would like to plug An Intervention here in LA, and recommends Whitney Port's rewatch of The Hills

And Finally, Dave Holmes is on Twitter @DaveHolmes. Dave would like to rec...

This week, Irene Tu and Gianmarco Soresi join host Dave Holmes for some pirate/con artist trivia, party movie sound rebuses, and learn about some Sonic the Hedgehog spinoffs.

Gianmarco Soresi would like to plug his live shows and his podcast The Downside and recommends Katie Hannigan's album Feeling of Emptiness

Irene Tu would like to plug her album We're Done Now and recommends the concept of Gianmarco Soresi

And Finally, Dave Holmes is on Twitter @DaveHolmes.

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This week, Chris Martin and Glenn Boozan join host Dave Holmes for some time traveling punnery, some Irish celebrity limericks, and make toasts to our smallest accomplishments and failures. 

Glenn Boozan would like to plug her book There Are Moms Way Worse Than You and recommends Chris Martin's comedy

Chris Martin would like to plug his album All Over the Place and his podcast Getting My Dad to Say I Love You and recommends Glenn Boozan's book There Are Moms Way Worse Than You and Blood Sugar by Sascha Rothchild

And Finally, Dave Ho...

This week, Emily Duke and Valerie Tosi join host Dave Holmes for some Girlboss wordsmithing, "mad" trivia, and the wackiest Batman villains.

Valerie Tosi would like to plug her album Beach Trash and recommends Hanging with Dr. Z

Emily Duke would like to recommend Dollface

And Finally, Dave Holmes is on Twitter @DaveHolmes. Dave would like to recommend Girls Can Kiss Now by Jill Gutowitz

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It's Valentine's Day! Ellen and Christian Weatherford from the MaxFun podcast Just the Zoo of Us join host Dave Holmes for some romcom rebuses, mystery animal songs, and fun facts about our favorite love song artists.

Ellen Weatherford would like to plug Just the Zoo of Us and JASMYN and recommends Beyond Blathers

Christian Weatherford would also like to plug Just the Zoo of Us and recommends Louie Zong

And Finally, Dave Holmes is on Twitter @DaveHolmes

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This week, Karinda Dobbins and Beth Lapides join Dave for some of the greatest TV theme songs (according to EW), board game movies, and Weird Al trivia.

Karinda Dobbins would like to plug her standup album Black & Blue, out February 4, and her upcoming tour dates, and recommends Dhaya Lakshminarayanan's upcoming album.

Beth Lapides would like to plug her audiobook, So You Need to Decide and UnCaberet both live and over Zoom and recommends Jen Kirkman's podcast,  Anxiety Bites

And Finally, Dave Holmes is on Twitter @DaveHolmes 

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