Welcome back to Just Glen! Pop your earpods in and let's go for a walk. This week, we're talking about the absolute indignity of getting injured while you're fast asleep, and trying to decipher the modern "food brackets" (what even is gluten?).

We take a trip back to the 80s to remember how breakups used to happen — specifically, the time I got dumped while holding a packet of Burger Rings. I also share the story of TLCC getting hit by a cyberattack this week, and why working three 18-hour days in a row to fix it actually reminded me of the exhilarating early days of building the business.

Plus, a reflection on coaching the Victorian women's cricket team in the 90s, the importance of checking in with old friends, and a very serious question to finish: why can't we just fart?

What I'm Watching this week:

•Outlast: The Jungle (Netflix)

•I Will Find You (Netflix)

•Sugar Season 2 (Apple TV+)

Send me a DM and let me know your thoughts on the farting debate, or how you got dumped in the 80s!

This week I found myself thinking about all the strange things we've done trying to impress people.

From Fabergé jeans and RM Williams boots to the unforgettable decision to get a nipple ring, it got me wondering how many versions of ourselves we create before we finally become comfortable being who we are.

Along the way I talk about:

• the craziest things we've done for love
• why men are suddenly spending more money on skincare
• my 40-year battle with cold sores
• watching Aidy play one of the best tennis matches I've ever seen him play
• how cricket completely consumed my life
• why my political views have changed over time
• my unexpected entry into my "man era" involving chainsaws, treadmills and power tools
• what I'm currently watching, including Clarkson's Farm, Cape Fear and Margot's Got Money Problems

⭐ Star of the Week goes to Aidy for a brilliant semi-final performance that reminded me just how powerful it is to be passionate about something.

❓ Question of the Week:

What's the craziest thing you've ever done for love?

Welcome back to Just Glen. Pop your earpods in, let’s go for a walk.

This week we start with a serious question: When did Formula 1 cars get so soft? They’ve got little tyre blankets to keep them warm, and a guy checking the asphalt temperature so it’s not too hot or too cold. It’s the Goldilocks of motorsport. Compare that to the 80s when we played cricket on concrete with no helmets and called it Saturday.

Speaking of the 80s, I talk about ride-or-die brand loyalty. I was a Nike, Gray-Nicolls, and Ray-Ban guy. I tell the story of spending every cent I had on a pair of Top Gun aviators, only for my brother to break them—and then nearly kill me in a car crash involving a palm tree in Townsville.

But the Deep Dive this week is about the group chat. Every bloke over 40 has a group chat that is completely out of control. It started five years ago to organise a catch-up, and now it’s 200 messages a day of fire emojis and nonsense. We talk about the unspoken rules, the chat you’re too scared to leave, and why men seem to communicate better via a 3-minute voice note than face-to-face.

Plus, a massive What I’m Watching segment featuring The Crash on Netflix, Widow's Bay on Apple TV, The Four Seasons Season 2, Jack Ryan: Ghost War, and The Man in the High Castle. And I reveal my secret dream of starring in a stage play, despite being told to mime by my high school teacher and literally getting booed by the SingStar video game.

Let's get into it.