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In case you didn't know Mark's 40! So Paul chats to mark about 10 moments to 40!
From boarding school independence and big career risks to godchildren pride, not giving a f**k anymore, Marie (Mark's Granny) getting absolutely locked, and the very real adult stress of mortgages and bathrooms.
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Mark is officially f****40, and the birthday celebrations are still going strong. From the “aesthetic cake” meltdown (and somehow ending up with THREE cakes) to surprise London besties flying in, this episode is pure chaos, champagne, and committee-level planning.

We’re also deep in Barca mode: airport drinks, pottering, and trying to book a single plan with a group that can’t commit to anything.

Plus: Foundation Files is coming, Penny’s muddy feet are ruining the cream sofa, and we’re on the brink of divorce over paving the back garden vs doing the bathroom.

Glow Up or Blow Up covers Instagram’s new translation feature, fake-hook reels, performative wellness, and the state of the weather. Buckle up for another fab episode with Paul & Mark

This week on The Glow Home, the lovely Angela is back — and she’s arrived exactly as expected: with multiple bottles of wine and plenty of opinions. Between rosé debates, “good” French bottles, and a bit of family slagging, we eventually get down to business.

Angela chats us through her massive life update: “right-sizing” into a gorgeous, modern new build and saying goodbye to the family home (and Nan Mary’s granny flat) after 35 years of memories.

We talk moving chaos, the emotional bits, the terrible house that nearly was… and Angela’s ultimate advice: do the “death clear out,” book the hotel, and hire the movers.

This week on Glow Home, we’re joined by Mark’s mum, Angela Rogers. She's here on a full redemption mission after all the mentions on the pod. Expect pure Angela energy, plenty of “context”, and the kind of chat that could only happen at the kitchen table.

We get into her committee-queen reputation (including the legendary Lidl traffic saga), her latest crusade against drone deliveries in Dublin 15, and the chaos of filming an ad in the middle of an anti-drone campaign.

Plus: Glow Up or Blow Up (grey-everything houses, air fryers, screens, participation medals and red nails), Angela’s iconic beauty staples, and the wild story of finding out she was 26 weeks pregnant.

We’re back with a Hot Take catch-up, and this week we’re spilling all the tea on Lapland because everyone had questions after we went. We chat the full family trip, the Toy Show night reveal, and why booking it as a package is honestly elite — snowsuits, boots, buses, Santa’s village… military-level organisation.

There’s also toboggan drama (RIP Mark’s knee), minus 19 weather that somehow didn’t feel that bad, Northern Lights heartbreak… and why we’re officially Glowing Up Lapland.