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International Waters

Pro-Taco Bell vs Anti-Taco Bell

International Waters

Maximum Fun

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

4.7 • 782 Ratings

🗓️ 15 May 2019

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Summary

Ellington Wells, Venk Potula, Amanda Brooke Perrin and Sharon Houston join host, Dave Holmes to settle once and for all, are we pro- or anti-Taco Bell? Team Pro-Taco Bell Ellington Wells and Venk Potula Team Anti-Taco Bell Sharon Houston and Amanda Brooke Perrin This week, our contestants debate over Scrabble's controversial new dictionary, give a listener car advice, and clean up filthy song lyrics. Ellington Wells wants to plug her monthly comedy show, Blackberry Jam, at the Cha Cha Lounge and recommends PEN15 on Hulu. Venk Potula wants to plug Masala Jones and recommends Blinded by the Light. Amanda Brooke Perrin wants to plug Who Invited Me? and recommends Ramy on Hulu and Josh Gondelman. Sharon Houston wants to plug her web series, Bob and Donna and recommends Persianality. And finally, Dave Holmes is on Twitter @DaveHolmes and would like to recommend Fleabag. 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, folks, I'm Dave Holmes. Welcome to Troubled Waters at a time when society is undergoing

0:04.8

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

0:10.5

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

0:15.2

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

0:20.3

among our four guests that will

0:22.0

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

0:26.6

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

0:31.6

that's crippling society? No, it will not, but we will have fun. You're listening to Troubled

0:35.9

waters. but we will have fun. You're listening to Troubled Waters. Our first contestant is a comedian and writer.

1:04.0

She hosts the podcast who invited me.

1:06.4

It's Amanda Brooke Perrin.

1:07.7

Hey.

1:08.2

Hello.

1:08.8

Thank you for inviting me.

1:09.9

It's good to see you in person and not on Twitter.

1:11.8

I know.

1:12.4

Look at us off the internet.

1:14.0

I love it.

1:14.9

Let's stay here.

1:16.1

Let's stay forever.

1:17.3

It's awful in there.

1:18.9

It's a zest pool of nightmares.

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