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EPISODE · Feb 6, 2026 · 50 MIN

The Game's Afoot

from The TLS Podcast

This week, Nick Enfield explores the benefits of playing games - whether or not you keep score; and Mike Jakeman on how the football World Cup has got bigger and bigger.'The Score: How to stop playing someone else's game', by C Thi Nguyen'World Cup Fever: A footballing journey in nine tournaments', by Simon Kuper'The Power and the Glory: A new history of the World Cup', by Jonathan WilsonProduced by Charlotte Pardy Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, Nick Enfield explores the benefits of playing games - whether or not you keep score; and Mike Jakeman on how the football World Cup has got bigger and bigger.'The Score: How to stop playing someone else's game', by C Thi Nguyen'World Cup Fever: A footballing journey in nine tournaments', by Simon Kuper'The Power and the Glory: A new history of the World Cup', by Jonathan WilsonProduced by Charlotte Pardy Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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