Thanksgiving may be over, but Irritable Dad Syndrome is still arguing about it — and this time, the real controversy isn’t turkey… it’s bacon.

In Episode 286, Mike and Darin recap their Thanksgiving adventures, including multiple family gatherings, questionable travel decisions, and one deeply unsettling revelation: a family member who claims to hate bacon. Not allergic to it. Not avoiding it. Just hates it. Which immediately raises several follow-up questions.

From there, the episode wanders through classic IDS territory:

• The absolute necessity of real Cool Whip on pumpkin pie (and why low-fat is unacceptable)
• The stress of last-minute holiday shopping at Costco
• Thanksgiving food rankings, dessert expectations, and missing sweet potato casserole
• A Thanksgiving road trip that ends with a state trooper warning in Tennessee
• Why “do better” might be the most threatening phrase a cop can say
• Black Friday chaos, discount bin stores, and coming home with things you didn’t know existed

The conversation also dips into pop culture, including Stranger Things, the awkward reality of watching child actors grow up on screen, nostalgia for old TV shows, and a baffling Gumby episode review that may finally put an end to the segment forever.

It’s a long, loose episode filled with food arguments, family stories, road-trip anxiety, and the kind of completely unnecessary debates that make Irritable Dad Syndrome what it is.

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