Oh my God, hi. It's me Dave Holmes. Welcome to Troubled Waters, the show that treats popular

culture as the most important kind of culture because it's the kind of culture that Fran Drescher

has allowed us to publicly enjoy once again. Now, Troubled Waters pits a pair of entertainers

against one another in a pop culture battle to the ego death. And to win this battle,

each of our guests will be called upon to use their smarts, their rhetorical skills,

maybe the great comebacks that they've been saving up in a special part of their brain

for just the right moment to earn the coveted troubled waters titled Pundit Amheritus,

which will automatically give their opinion on the return of the gilded age.

And why we're really not respecting Carrie Coon the way that we should more than a civilians?

You are listening to Troubled Waters.

I stuttered.

I was so excited about this one.

Music so excited about this one. Let's meet our guests.

Our first contestant is a writer in comic.

Her comedy special spiraling is out now.

It's Leah Rudic.

Hi. Hello, Leah.

How are you?

Hello.

Thanks for having me.

Thank you for being here.

About what are you currently spiraling? Oh, God, what am I not? What am I not spiraling about?

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