Joe and Andy return after a break for a catch-up. They riff on daylight saving vs. standard time, Joe's issues with houseplants, and holiday gifting (including the dangers of wrapping coffee-maker cleaner in a jewelry-sized box). The guys wade into the great Yankee Swap rulebook, get ready for Halloween (from trunk-or-treat to shovel-dragging street specters), and talk about how being banned from Facebook reshapes local participation—for better and worse.

There's village life aplenty: shout-outs to Food & Farm Fest, the Artist Fest, the new bandstand, and the first meeting of the Orwell Village School Student Council. The episode ends with a proposal for a community-building Orwell golf tournament stitched across neighbors' backyards—think mini-golf meets block party!