Marshall comes in hot with a family story, prompting Gunter to issue a full disclaimer about the “Marshall man” trait—apparently they’re all like this. Marshall claims the best way to sum up their year is by comparing county maps before and after, because of course he does.

As always, there are callbacks to previous episodes, and Gunter calls Marshall out for not finishing his spreadsheet of podcast topics (shocking no one). We get an Elder Marshall story that explains a lot about why Marshall is the way he is. Then things take a turn when Marshall shares a coworker’s confession about photographing cremains in a mall parking lot. Gunter theorizes that Marshall somehow invites people to unload their strangest stories. He denies seeking it out… but admits it keeps happening.

Marshall gets so worked up he has to switch to puppy talk to calm Finnegan, which spirals into a discussion about Finnegan’s government name. Marshall ranting in puppy voice is exactly as unhinged as it sounds.

They also affirm their shared belief in therapy, recap Marshall’s surprisingly long history of bleach accidents, and reveal that none of those compare to his worst chemical incident—an unfortunate salsa-related event.

Family lore, emotional support puppies, and condiment chaos. Just another episode of Northern Aggression.