The Game's Afoot
Fri Feb 06 2026
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 Wilson
Produced by Charlotte Pardy
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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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 Wilson Produced by Charlotte Pardy Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.