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International Waters

Donuts vs Doughnuts

International Waters

Maximum Fun

Quiz, Trivia, Society & Culture, Pop Culture, Comedy, Improv

4.7 • 782 Ratings

🗓️ 21 March 2019

⏱️ 69 minutes

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Summary

Adam Felber, Brea Grant, David Gborie and Siobhan Thompson join host, Dave Holmes to decide once and for all, is it spelled "Donuts" or "Doughnuts"? Team D-O-N-U-T-S Adam Felber and Brea Grant Team D-O-U-G-H-N-U-T-S  David Gborie and Siobhan Thompson This week, our contestants argue over the correct spelling of everyone's favorite fried confection, pitch products based on various titles of MaxFun podcasts, and defend terrible Tinder dates. We are right in the middle of MaxFunDrive, so if you like what we do here at Maximum Fun, please head over to maximumfun.org/donate and become a monthly supporter! We have exclusive bonus content for you, plus you can get some cool gifts! We love making this show for you, and we are able to make this because of YOU. Thank you so much for your support. Adam Felber wants to plug Nobody Listens to Paula Poundstone on MaxFun and Schrodinger's Balland recommends Billions on Showtime. Brea Grant wants to plug Something Else premiering at Tribeca and Reading Glasses on MaxFunand recommends The Lady from the Black Lagoon by Mallory O'Meara. David Gborie wants to plug his upcoming tour dates and recommends Tobe Nwigwe. Siobhan Thompson wants to plug her social media presence @vornietom and recommends Hoopla and Libby. And finally, Dave Holmes is on Twitter @DaveHolmes Dave would like to plug his appearance on the upcoming Lou Pearlman documentary and recommends Illiterate Light Find us on Twitter! We are @TroubledPod. You can also find us on Facebook . Call us on the official Troubled Waters hotline! Our number is 323-300-4984. Our producers will have a new prompt for you to answer and we may just use your call on the show. Don't want to pay those pesky international calling fees? Email us a voice memo! troubledwaterspod@gmail.com Written by Riley Silverman and John-Luke Roberts, recorded at MaxFunHQ in LA and produced by Christian Dueñas and Laura Swisher.

Transcript

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0:00.0

Hey there, everybody. I'm Dave Holmes. Welcome to troubled waters. At a time when society is undergoing

0:05.0

massive transnational change, when deep divisions are fracturing our society, we wanted to make sure

0:10.3

we didn't lose sight of the little things that separate us. This is a show for quibbles and quirks

0:15.1

and the quotidian things that we disagree on. Every episode, we'll figure out a bone of contention

0:20.0

among our four guests, and we will

0:21.9

split them into teams of two. Each team will then square off in a pop culture battle royale to

0:26.9

determine whose dumb opinion should prevail. Will this show help heal the ongoing battle and strife

0:32.5

that is crippling society? No, but it will be a lot of fun. You are listening to Troubled Waters. Our first contestant is the co-host of the podcast. Nobody listens to Paula Poundstone here on Maximum Fun. It's Adam Feldberg.

1:09.8

Hey, how are you? It's good to be here.

1:12.2

It's good to have you. It's good not to have to anchor a show. I guess that's true. I guess that's true.

1:16.8

How are you enjoying that show? I'm loving it. I'm loving it. Paula is a force of nature. It's good to be there with her.

1:21.7

Absolute goddamn force of nature. I love it. But this is your first time in the Max Fun Studio.

1:27.9

Well, no, I was here for the Christmas party.

1:30.0

Okay, sure.

1:30.6

Right.

1:30.8

But in the actual studios.

1:32.1

Yes, absolutely correct.

1:33.6

That's two points for you.

1:34.9

Okay.

1:35.3

Thank you.

1:35.7

I am the host, though.

1:36.7

It does not matter.

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