International Waters is a pop culture comedy quiz show set adrift on the lawless seas. Join host Dave Holmes and competing teams of world-famous comedians from the US, UK, and beyond in a hilarious and lively competition that's part panel show, part trivia challenge, and part international incident.
Latest episodes
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45 min
It All Sounds Like Radiohead (James Willems / Elyse Willems)
This week, our buddies James and Elyse Willems join us for the annual International Halloween Special! We get into creepy cryptids, scary stories, and terrifying tunes.Elyse Willem…
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49 min
Existential Weirdness (Dan Wilbur / Alexander Bennett)
This week, our buddies Dan Wilbur and Alexander Bennett join Dave Holmes for some songs around the campfire, odd stories from the US and UK, and the spookiest haunted houses imagin…
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56 min
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…
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55 min
Gull Control (Joey Greer / Rosie Knight)
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. Jo…
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48 min
Long Baby (Hay Beacon / Charlotte McDonnell)
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 Internati…
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41 min
No Homer (Holly Burn / Derek Sheen)
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 Dre…
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46 min
The Pigness Of It All (Matt Kirshen / Ellory Smith)
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 upc…
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38 min
Three Heavens and Six Hells (Edy Modica / Ben Paddon
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 Ju…
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42 min
He's Got a Coma (Jamel Johnson / Amir Dean)
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 Joh…
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38 min
The Blue Stuff (Josh Gondelman / Gareth Gwynn)
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…
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1 h 01
We Improvised This Podcast (Chris Martin / Mike Castle)
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 Ca…
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11 min
SNEAK PEEK: The International Waters Cultural Exchange 01 (Are You Being Served? / Beane's of Boston)
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)…
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54 min
Mayo of Justice (Myq Kaplan / Ed Morrish)
This week, our friends Myq Kaplan and Ed Morrish join us for new national anthems, bear suit crimes, and sexy condiments. Ed Morrish would like to plug Sound Heap and recommends Jo…
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50 min
BONUS: Little Red Vervet (Allan McLeod / Jordan Adika)
Happy MaxFunDrive! To celebrate, we're dropping our pilot episode of International Waters 2.0 with Allan McLeod and Jordan Adika! If you like what we do, please consider becoming a…
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18 min
Casters on Casters: Dave Holmes and Riley Silverman
It's MaxFunDrive. And here, for the first time, we give you an exclusive look (well, listen) at the craft of podcasting: presenting Casters on Casters. In this episode, we have hos…
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39 min
Vinegar is the Best Food (Libby Watson / Steven Ray Morris)
This week, our friends Libby Watson and Steven Ray Morris join Dave for some songs about the Moon, weird children's television programs, and strange social media posts. Libby Watso…
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36 min
Solid State Towel (Jeremy Bent / Siobhan Thompson)
Welcome to International Waters 2.0! We're kicking things off with our old friends Siobhan Thompson and Jeremy Bent. We get into some sea shanties, Eurovision talk (obviously!) and…
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10 min
International Waters 2.0 Sneak Peek!
Yes you read that right, we are bringing back International Waters! We'll have a full episode ready for you soon, but for now enjoy this sneak peek at a future episode with Jordan…
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1 h 02
ENCORE - More Than an Uncle
Well hello! We are still hard at work on Troubled Waters but in the meantime we thought it'd be fun to share one of our old faves from way back in the International Waters days. Ta…
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1 h 01
The NoHo Special!
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…