Josh Gondelman flies solo tonight and fields a call about love, Iceland, and the horror-slash-honor of being naked in front of your girlfriend's dad.

What You'll Hear

Uncle life, unlocked: Josh reports back from a weekend babysitting his best friend's five-year-old, and reaches a conclusion: the uncle life may be the whole life.

A confession and a crisis: Caller Andi shares big romantic news, then drops the real issue — introducing her new boyfriend to Iceland's beloved, and extremely nude, bathhouse culture.

A two-pronged, pants-optional plan: Josh and Andi build a strategy for easing her boyfriend into the family swim, one staggered arrival and one barefoot hangout at a time.

CHAPTERS

00:00 Intro + the uncle life is calling
02:46 Caller Andi joins the show
04:00 The big news: Andi's in love!
04:15 The question: how to be nude with the in-laws?
04:39 Icelandic bathing culture, explained
05:44 The dilemma: meeting dad in the buff
06:44 A "new and nude" relationship
07:35 Priming the pump for the big reveal
09:29 Josh's two-pronged plan
12:24 The nude test run
13:11 Andi maps out the meeting
15:51 Goodnights and sign-off

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