The holiday countdown is on, and the Awkward Uncles are explaining life poorly once again. Joey and Chris catch up on family, hockey and college football, then debate whether restaurant dessert is awkward, whether you should ask someone if they’re pregnant, and why hockey broadcasts are starting to look like “pop-up ads.”It’s a particularly dirty episode: shower habits and questionable would-you-rathers lead into a new segment, Awkward Uncles Solves Your Problems Poorly, where the guys offer confidently terrible advice. Then they rank their favorite fictional bands—from The Wonders to Spinal Tap—and finish with a fresh batch of dad jokes.

Happy Halloween! Uncle Joey and Unky Chris are back for episode 29 of the Awkward Uncles Podcast, where they explain life poorly.This week:

• Weekly updates: Hockey wins and a humbling loss, darker evenings, and Joey's trip to Utah for his sister's windy mountainside wedding. He also took a boat tour of the Great Salt Lake, which averages only about 4.5 feet deep, and the guys talk about sea monkeys and the Bonneville Salt Flats.
• What's Annoying Me: The guys are annoyed by the NHL trade-request drama, including Kucherov's contract standoff with the Lightning. They also cover the Larkin situation in Detroit.
• Trivia: Can you name the top ten scorers in Lightning history? Chris takes a swing at it.
• Uncle's Court: Joey presides over these questions. Can your spouse eat half your food? Is it okay to sneak food home from a buffet? Is it okay to root against your favorite team for fantasy football? Should you expect discounts from friends who own businesses?
• Fun fact and Would You Rather: The first fully painted goalie mask appeared on Halloween 1970, and it was bright orange like a pumpkin. Then come pillow habits, towel rules, bears and a very awkward gender reveal question.
• Rules or Petty: Six-pack etiquette, parking in front of someone's house, and telling chronically late friends the wrong start time.
• Top Five Horror Movies: Candyman, Shaun of the Dead, Scream, Saw, Friday the 13th, The Blair Witch Project, The Exorcist and the Halloween series all come up. Spoiler: Halloween 4 gets a big finish.
• Dad jokes: Plus a bonus Halloween round of groaners.

Tell us your top five horror movies and send in your best dad jokes.

Travel stories, bad hotel beds, and brutally honest takes on bikes, brand names, and other people’s kids collide in this episode of the Awkward Uncles. Uncle Joey and Uncle Chris are back in two separate states and somehow still manage to turn a weekly catch-up into a nonstop debate about real life, ridiculous etiquette, and the small annoyances that drive everyone a little crazy. Chris kicks things off with a full weekend update from Florida, including five games, three practices, a walk-a-thon that raised over $11,000 for All Children’s Hospital, and a wild win on terrible ice that had even the ref slipping around. Joey checks in from Utah, where a wedding trip turns into sightseeing, In-N-Out, the Utah Capitol, Olympic Park, and a reminder that Park City might just be one of the prettiest places on earth. You'll hear them roast cyclists in full gear, rank the misery of hotel beds, and work through a fresh round of Uncle’s Court - where the verdicts get messy fast. Store-brand vs. name-brand foods, whether you can tell a stranger’s kid they suck, the ethics of tossing trash into a neighbor’s bin, and the social crimes of saying “no offense” all get put on trial.Then it gets even better. They trade random trivia, revisit chaotic travel memories, compare the best places to go back to, and close with the kind of dad jokes that are so bad they loop back around to being funny. If you like blunt opinions, nostalgic music talk, and two unfiltered uncles trying to explain life poorly, this one’s for you.Perfect for listeners who want comedy, sibling-style banter, road trip energy, and zero polished takes - just honest, hilarious conversation that keeps moving from the first minute to the last.