Well, ho, ho, ho there. Yeah, that was seasonal. I'm Dave Holmes. Welcome to Troubled Waters,

the show that treats popular culture as the most important kind of culture, because it is often

the one that helps us regain our faith in humanity. I just had that happen, more on that later,

back in the time before the land was filled with pestilence.

Troubled waters would pit two teams of comedians against each other in a pop culture

battle royale, but we're not doing studios anymore, we're doing home.

Teaming up with other people who are not in your quarantine pod, still not super cool.

Still more difficult than trying to figure out what Elon Musk is trying to tell us with that bedside table picture.

What the fuck was that about?

So for now, it is one comedian against another.

And to win this battle, each will be called upon to use their smarts, their rhetorical skills, the great comebacks, they've been saving in isolation in that weird molesoleskin notebook thing that you write it down,

but then somehow it also ends up on your phone?

I don't understand how that works.

To earn the coveted Troubled Waters title, Pundit, Emeritus,

that'll automatically give a person's opinion on, let's say, Aubrey Plaza's White Lotus

performance, more weight than a civilians.

I'm afraid to dive into season two.

I have enough

stress in my life. You are listening to Troubled Waters. Let us meet our players.

Our first contestant is a comic.

She hosts the podcast Tiny Victories right here on Maximum Fun.

She is friend of the show and friend of me, Laura House. Hello, Dave.

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