The Third Half Weekly
Egg sandwiches still explode, deals die in the final hour, sofas witness derby madness, Anna Howie resets the dial, and fractional life gets real over whisky.
TTH: A Wee Dram Episode 2
Three parts, one thread, zero corporate noise. Me and Steve talk news (people, planet, progress, cheese). Sarah Greasley unpacks fractional life—the loss, the fear, the actual truth. Anna Howie’s “Start Again” stitches it all together. Careers aren’t linear. Neither are good conversations. BYOW. 🥃🎙️ https://www.thethirdhalf.uk/p/tth-a-wee-dram-episode-2
When Deals Die at the Last Minute
Right when everyone thinks they’re done. Trust breaks, egos flare, details devour strategy. Here’s what kills deals when the ink’s nearly dry. 💼⚰️ https://www.thethirdhalf.uk/p/when-do-deals-die-at-the-last-minute
TTH: Musician of the Month - Anna Howie
Folk, country, soul, blues—Anna Howie turns overheard moments into songs that make sense of the world. “Start Again” was recorded at Real World Studios and sounds like hope with a guitar. First Musician of the Month. Proper storytelling, zero pretence. 🎸✨ https://www.thethirdhalf.uk/p/tth-musician-of-the-month-anna-howie
We’ve Mastered Avocado Wrap. Yet the Egg Sandwich Still Explodes
We can seal smashed fruit in recyclable film but not contain a boiled egg between bread. Peak civilisation or design failure? You decide. 🥑💥 https://www.thethirdhalf.uk/p/weve-mastered-avocado-wrap-yet-the
TTH Blueprint Episode 13: James Walker
From rigging gigs to rigging systems. James Walker—Chief Admin Officer at DXC Technology—went from the music industry and Disney storytelling to running tech ops at major financials. He and Scott talk AI coding, remote work trust, mental health at work, technical debt, Brussels sprout soup, and re-releasing 40-year-old punk tracks. Yes, really. Storytelling still matters. So does showing up as a human. 🎧🎸 https://www.thethirdhalf.uk/p/tth-blueprint-episode-13-james-walker
After the Fire
What remains when everything burns. Not metaphor—real ground, real loss, real questions about what comes next. 🔥🌱 https://www.thethirdhalf.uk/p/after-the-fire
Twenty-Four Hours, Two Teams, One Sofa
Derby day through bleary eyes and emotional whiplash. Two matches, one couch, zero rational thought. Football as it’s meant to be experienced: uncomfortably. ⚽🛋️ https://www.thethirdhalf.uk/p/twenty-four-hours-two-teams-one-sofa
One more thing
Forward this to the friend whose lunch still ends in structural failure, the colleague building a portfolio career in secret, and the mate who thinks derbies are best watched sober.