International Waters (podcast)

International Waters

International Waters logo
Presentation
Hosted by Dave Holmes
Genre Comedy, Panel game.
Language English
Updates Bimonthly
Length About an hour
Production
Production Colin Anderson
No. of episodes 60 as of October 29, 2015
Publication
Debut March 18, 2012
Provider Maximum Fun
Website maximumfun.org/shows/international-waters
This article is about the comedy podcast. For the waters outside national jurisdictions, see International waters.

International Waters is a comedy podcast hosted by Dave Holmes and distributed by the Maximum Fun network. The show pits teams of comedians from the United States and the United Kingdom against each other in a panel game format.

History

International Waters host Dave Holmes (photo by Caryn Leigh Posnansky)

The first episode of International Waters was released on March 18, 2012.[1] The show was hosted by public radio producer and Maximum Fun founder Jesse Thorn until September 2013, with guest hosts Jordan Morris and Dave Holmes occasionally filling in. After a break in the show in late 2013, Holmes took over as full-time host on January 15, 2014, with episode 18.[2]

Format

The podcast features two competing teams of comedians who must answer questions about pop culture to earn points. One team consists of two comedians from the USA, and the other team consists of two comedians from the UK (with Canada occasionally used as an alternative competing nation).[3] The opening round consists of questions based on current affairs, followed by a second round in which the American contestants answer questions about a topic from British pop-culture, and vice versa. The host awards points for correct answers and for answers that are "wrong, but funny."[4] The final round, usually worth a game-winning '1 million points',[4] typically asks contestants to construct an argument about or pitch an idea for a chosen topic, with Holmes adjudicating on the funniest or most creative answer.

The show is written by Sarah Morgan and Asterios Kokkinos and produced by Colin Anderson.[4]

Guests

International Waters has featured several notable guests, including Fergus Craig, Starlee Kine, Josie Long, Susan Orlean, Paul F. Tompkins, and Janet Varney[5]

Reception

The Daily Dot listed International Waters at #6 on its roundup of the ten best podcasts of 2012. It said of the show, "You may not learn much, but you’ll laugh... a lot."[3] Pete Naughton of The Daily Telegraph put the show on his list of best podcasts in October 2014, saying it "makes for some good (and often strongly worded) transatlantic banter."[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Pilot". libsyn. March 18, 2012. Retrieved October 17, 2014.
  2. ↑ "Ep 18: The Dave Holmes Era". libsyn. January 15, 2014. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
  3. 1 2 "The 10 best new podcasts of 2012". The Daily Dot. December 31, 2012. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
  4. 1 2 3 "Ep 36: MaxFunWeek Special". libsyn. October 15, 2014. Retrieved October 17, 2014.
  5. ↑ "International Waters". libsyn. Retrieved October 17, 2014.
  6. ↑ "The best comedy podcasts". The Daily Telegraph. October 13, 2014. Retrieved October 17, 2014.

External links

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