{"id":873538,"date":"2026-08-30T06:38:11","date_gmt":"2026-08-30T06:38:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/873538\/"},"modified":"2026-08-30T06:38:11","modified_gmt":"2026-08-30T06:38:11","slug":"staff-favourites-4-things-we-loved-this-week-august-30-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/873538\/","title":{"rendered":"Staff Favourites: 4 Things We Loved This Week (August 30, 2026)"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Rob<\/a><\/p>\n

Readtime: 7 min<\/p>\n

Every product is carefully selected by our editors and experts. If you buy from a link, we may earn a commission. Learn more.<\/a> For more information on how we test products, click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Man of Many\u2019s\u00a0Staff Favourites<\/a>\u00a0is back to brighten up your weekend, as we celebrate the products, services, entertainment, and experiences that have caught our eye over the week.<\/p>\n

We get to try so much of the cool, novel, and curious on a daily basis, but these encounters don\u2019t always result in full write-ups or reviews. So we collect them here in the hope you\u2019ll find something new and exciting to give your week a lift.<\/p>\n

This week features,\u00a0a sneak peek at Man of Many\u2019s new parenting podcast, Daddies<\/a>, as well as a slightly bonkers new shoe<\/a>, the perfect Hyrox<\/a> training partner, and a perfect last-minute gift for Father\u2019s Day<\/a>.<\/p>\n

1. Daddies, the Podcast by Man of Many <\/p>\n

Hannah Maher \u2013 Sales & Partnerships Coordinator<\/p>\n

My staff favourite this week is the Daddies podcast trailer. After months of work behind the scenes, we\u2019re very excited to finally share what\u2019s coming.<\/p>\n

Further Reading <\/p>\n

Launching Father\u2019s Day weekend, Daddies is a brand-new Man of Many podcast exploring what modern fatherhood really looks like. Inspired by our Male Confidence Index Research<\/a>, the series moves beyond the outdated \u201cbumbling dad\u201d stereotype to explore the realities of being a father in 2026.<\/p>\n

Hosted by Marcus Hurley and Rob Stott, the series dives into themes including modern fatherhood, emotional availability, confidence, identity, intentional parenting and the challenge of navigating fatherhood without a clear cultural playbook. Drawing on their own experiences \u2013 from single co-parenting to surrogacy and same-sex parenting \u2013 Marcus and Rob will be joined by high-profile fathers and experts for honest conversations, personal stories and insights into what it means to be a good dad in 2026.<\/p>\n

We\u2019ve just dropped the trailer, so you can get a first taste of the conversations and guests coming to the series. Check it out here. Episode 1 of Daddies drops Father\u2019s Day, September 6, 2026.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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2. Adidas Climacool 3D: My Next Summer Slide <\/p>\n

Rob Stott \u2013\u00a0Editor in Chief<\/p>\n

At first glance, the photo at the top of this article might look like an alien concept shoe straight out of a sci-fi movie<\/a>, and in many ways that\u2019s exactly what they are. Printed entirely as a single piece using 3D Digital Light Synthesis, the laceless adidas Climacool features a fully open lattice structure that delivers 360-degree ventilation. Adidas designed them as the ultimate high-tech answer to the traditional summer slide: all the breathability and ease of a slip-on, but with targeted underfoot cushioning and a wild architectural silhouette.<\/p>\n

There\u2019s no doubt they take some getting used to, and given it\u2019s still Winter in Sydney I haven\u2019t been able to put them through their paces properly, but the early signs are that these will be a perfect post-workout shoe, something to wear while walking the dog on a hot summer\u2019s day, or slip on to pop up the road for a coffee. If the attention grabbing bright orange option that I\u2019ve been wearing is a bit much for your tastes, they also come in more subtle grey and off-white shades. <\/p>\n

My previous (and much-loved) pair of slides went into the bin at the end of last summer, and I already know I\u2019ve got my 2026\/27 summer slides locked and loaded for when the weather heats up. <\/p>\n

Best Article of the Week: Watch A Decade-Old Holden Commodore Take On The N\u00fcrburgring<\/a><\/p>\n

Video of the Week: Ludacris just KILLED this Freestyle on T.I.\u2019s Beat<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Amazfit 2. Amazfit Balance 3: My New Hyrox Training Partner <\/p>\n

Harry Parsons \u2013 Head of Branded Content<\/p>\n

I recently attended an event announcing the release of the Amazfit Balance 3, and I wish I had this watch before I did my Hyrox in Sydney. Tracking your Hyrox training as well as your race has been a bit difficult, having to use third-party apps and manually inputting data or creating manual workouts in your other wearables. After running through a Hyrox sim at the event, it quickly became clear that this issue has been completely resolved with the Balance 3. Hyrox workouts and pre-race preparation have been built natively into the watch, allowing for simplistic tracking of each station and forecast pace times.<\/p>\n

Gone are the days of\u00a0guesswork; you\u00a0can input the city in which you are\u00a0racing,\u00a0the native OS recognises that specific\u00a0track and will\u00a0provide a training program as well as a race day plan, providing you with times and pace recommendations tailored to the specific nature of that city\u2019s track. Given that each track has different distances in the Rox Zone and the surrounding run, this sort of information is invaluable.<\/p>\n

Having sponsored a number of Hyrox athletes\u00a0with\u00a0glowing reviews of its impact on their training, it\u2019s easy to see how this could be your next best Hyrox training partner.<\/p>\n

Favourite Article:\u00a0\u00a0Netflix\u2019s Deep Dive Into \u2018GTA 6\u2019 Shows Six Wanted Stars, Switchable Protagonists and More<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Darling 3. Darling Glebe: Five Father\u2019s Day Services, Because One is Never Enough <\/p>\n

I had a catch up with a friend earlier today and somewhere in the middle of talking shop she described a Father\u2019s Day campaign as \u201ca long weekend of joyful disobedience\u201d. I made her explain it, because that is not a phrase you hear in a meeting and let go.<\/p>\n

What it means is that Darling Glebe has stopped pretending Father\u2019s Day is one lunch. From Friday 4 to Sunday 6 September, the Glebe Point Road brasserie is running five separate services and they have named all of them. Friday lunch is The Alibi. Friday evening is The Early Edition. Saturday night is Father\u2019s Day Eve. Then Sunday gets a special lunch opening, plus a dinner called The Afterword. Their own pitch line is that a father, a grandfather and a father-in-law walk into a family group chat and nobody can do Sunday at one, which is the most accurate description of Father\u2019s Day logistics I have read.<\/p>\n

We\u00a0covered the venue when it opened back in December<\/a>. It sits underneath the old Darling Mills site, all sandstone arches and vaulted ceilings, about as far from a normal Glebe Point Road frontage as you can get while still being on Glebe Point Road. Chef Jeff Schroeter has spent four decades in kitchens including The Savoy in London and the Royalton in New York, and the idea here is that he has cooked the menu he would order himself rather than the one he would sell you. It is $96 for three courses with a choice at every course, and it is prepaid.<\/p>\n

Then it gets silly in the way I quite like. You can swap your main for a 500g MB10+ Wagyu scotch fillet at $380, grilled over charcoal, sized for one or two depending on how much you love your father. And they\u2019re opening two 1997 Australian iconic wines<\/a> out of a private family collection, a Henschke Hill of Grace and a Wendouree Malbec Pressings, from $85 for a 75ml pour. Strictly limited, which I assume means until the first table orders four.<\/p>\n

If you want the Sunday sitting, that is the one that will go first.<\/p>\n

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