In this episode, we reminisce about our relationship to the beautiful game – from childhood until the present day.
Even if you loathe football, we encourage you listen to this episode in the hope it might open your mind to why it creates so much joy and connection (and heartache) for so many on this planet.
Football often gets a bad wrap, and Cherry shares her own experiences about how intimidating it can feel to be around lager-fuelled football fans. It has a darker side which we discuss.
Laurence talks about his love of Chelsea, the buzz of match days why he can't imagine living without it, in spite of the emotional highs and lows it brings.
Karl talks about how he doesn't having any particular affinity for any one team, having moved house so many times over his early life. But he does talk about how he comes to life when England get to a major tournament, with Kevin Keegan being an early childhood hero.
We also discuss the sense of community and shared experiences that football offers, and how father-son bonding often happens through football.
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What is 50 WTF?!?
We are two men in midlife. We have a lot in common but live very different lives.
Laurence is happily married with 2.4 kids and a white picket fence. Karl followed a different path and didn't get married, have kids or put down roots (but he gets to go snowboarding when he wants).
Together we explore what life on the other side of the fence is really like. What can we learn from each other? What advice can we give each other?
We'll invite guests to reflect on their life to date and consider what they want the second half of their life to look like.
We’ll touch on some big topics but with lots of LOLs, a few beers and who knows, maybe even some tears.