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Gareth @garethhh.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

@prorevsoccer.bsky.social Just listened to the spectres of pep episode. It was great thanks! Was wondering which other episodes talk about hauntology, and Hegel? You mentioned there were some in this one www.patreon.com/posts/167854...

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Jon Mackenzie on the Spectre of Pep | Pro Revolution Soccer

The erudite, eloquent, the perspicacious Jon Mackenzie joins to discuss his brilliant new book about the rise and fall of Pep Guardiola, The

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Gareth @garethhh.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Ahh that's good about klopp.... probably a fair but of crossover in our PHDs then... i went through augustine... Luther... Calvin... Hook... Hobbies amongst others (Spinoza Rousseau and Derrida were some of those that yours could've touched on).

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Gareth @garethhh.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Are the other books in the series? Also what was your PhD on (I did one in Political theory/philosophy on sovereignty with derrida and levinas)...

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Gareth @garethhh.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

@jonmackenzie.bsky.social Just listened to your interview here, it was great and fascinating www.patreon.com/ProRevolutio... it made me have questions... : have you written anything specifically on Klopp? When you said inverting the pyramid and your book is in a series, what is the series/...

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Jon Mackenzie on the Spectre of Pep | Pro Revolution Soccer

The erudite, eloquent, the perspicacious Jon Mackenzie joins to discuss his brilliant new book about the rise and fall of Pep Guardiola, The

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Gareth @garethhh.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Our current situation. Love the connection with Manchester's immersion in that history/continuujng influence, and as a condition for its own emergence as it is. Made me wonder the conversation you could have with @aiww.bsky.social after you played both games with him.

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Gareth @garethhh.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Went to see the Ai Weiwei exhibition in Manchester and so much of it made me think of @buriedgiantstudios.bsky.social / @colewehrle.bsky.social / @wehrlegig.games 's infamous traffic and john company. Plenty of provocation on the effects of our imperialist/colonialist past and how that feeds into..

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Gareth @garethhh.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

@danthurot.bsky.social are you going to review the pocket wingspan?

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Gareth @garethhh.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Really useful development of the Stuart hall episodes looking at emergence of black theory in the uk. Also loved that one of the male academics had to leave to pick up a kid near the end, feels like a real positive development, thanks @jemgilbert.bsky.social yet again: share.google/HavG0SAUriQl...

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Black Theory in Britain

In this episode Jem is joined by Dhanveer Singh Brar and Ashwani Sharma to discuss their 2019 article ‘What is This ‘Black ‘in Black Studies? From Black British Cultural Studies to Blac…

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Keir Milburn @kmilb.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Yes, most specifically we're just sorting out working with Lewisham and Haringey councils to implement popular asset commissions through which councils facilitate the development of democratic planning infrastructures and public-common partnerships. www.in-abundance.org/reports/popu...

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Gareth @garethhh.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

@kaiheron.bsky.social @kmilb.bsky.social I was just wondering if youve had any inkling of a pick up in your public commons partnerships given the recent political changes and suggestions of a redirection...

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Games Transformed @gamestransformed.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

What are we looking for? 🔹For our exhibition area, we are open to both digital and analogue games. 🔸For our festival programme, we are open to talks (up to 30 minutes, including Q&A) and interactive workshops (up to 2 hours).

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Gareth @garethhh.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

Would love to watch both the talks!

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Heavy Cardboard @heavycardboard.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

We are bringing Hansa Teutonica back to the table tonight. Where does this one rank for y'all? 1900 EDT we go live w/the 5p play-through! Hope y'all join us then! youtube.com/watch?v=d_pDv3BOJvA @tallhousegames.bsky.social @martinfowler.com @shreyinspace.bsky.social @popcpropaganda.bsky.social

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Hansa Teutonica (revisited) - 5p Overview, Play-through & Discussion by Heavy Cardboard

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Gareth @garethhh.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Had to become a patreon instead!

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Gareth @garethhh.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

In prep for @buriedgiantstudios.bsky.social sending john company i have been watching @heavycardboard.bsky.social and @colewehrle.bsky.social 's teach and play through. Great details and explanation... and now im 3/4 through there is drama and jeopardy aplenty www.youtube.com/live/mdLx3yn...

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John Company 2nd Edition - 4p Teaching & Play-through by Heavy Cardboard

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Gareth @garethhh.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

I love sinking into your games

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Gareth @garethhh.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

@danthurot.bsky.social not sure if I've already asked you this... sorry if I have but I cant find it... feel like may have written a review of crossbows and catapults... is 6 a good age for it? Thinknig of getting it for a birthday... i feel like 6 may be the perfect age for it... thoughts?

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Gareth @garethhh.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Nice I also invested in that one... have you seen Cole W has been running a mega game of it? Looks fun...

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Gareth @garethhh.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

@jemgilbert.bsky.social have you ever played John company the game? Or you @kmilb.bsky.social ? Something about your shock episode of acfm that I was listening to this morning made me wonder this... probably naomi klein related...

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Gareth @garethhh.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Structure and freedom/agency. This really exemplifies the possibilities for play to expand what it means for subjectivity and our individuating, for culture and for the social: Decision Space - Agency, Storytelling, and Play: A share.google/QeyYyFZ7AnJB...

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Decision Space - Agency, Storytelling, and Play: A Conversation with Cole Wehrle

Listen to Decision Space - Agency, Storytelling, and Play: A Conversation with Cole Wehrle by Jacob Frydman, Brendan Hansen, Pete Wissinger, Paul Salomon on Podcast Addict. Episode 266- Storytelling w...

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Gareth @garethhh.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Just been reading an article about the smooth and striated deleuzian notions and how they intersect with play. Then started listening to this interview with @colewehrle.bsky.social from @decisionspace.bsky.social and its a real cross over in how his games really push at the boundaries of ...

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Gareth @garethhh.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Sent a copy to your hello email at bg... tho I can imagine from my own experience rhst that list might be fairly big and multi-dimensional....

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Gareth @garethhh.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

@colewehrle.bsky.social just reading "The radical productivity of play" by Nash and Penning and this made me think of some of your writing:

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Gareth @garethhh.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

I enjoyed that thanks... great piece... great food for thought... feel like its something I've felt but not articulated in looking to buy most or all of work from artists i appreciate the most, as a way of trying to fund their continued productivity (cultural not capital] as a sign of appreciation

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Gareth @garethhh.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

Ive not heard of this 1000 true fans model... isnit more than the obvious?

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Gareth @garethhh.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Indeed... seemed good to booked it!

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Gareth @garethhh.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

I look forwardto your.review of politik

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Gareth @garethhh.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

I'd look forward to seeing those!

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Keir Milburn @kmilb.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

A new #ACFM on Resilience. Nadia Idle, @jemgilbert.bsky.social, and I discuss the use of resilience in neoliberal management speak, the problems with using resilience and collapse as a framing for climate change, and ask if the sense you're part of a wider, ongoing movement can form left resilience.

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Are You Resilient Enough to Face the Future?

Can humans and animals can flourish in the ruins of capitalism?

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Gareth @garethhh.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Love it... ive got one of these... older model though... but mine's something similar to me

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Gareth @garethhh.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

@danthurot.bsky.social did i notice somewhere that you said you use something like a perspex screen to play some games with? Or have I imagined that?...

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Gareth @garethhh.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

... the sunken isle) or corrupted sites... I wonder if its a case of this update had enough going on, and that sort of extension would be good for a later expansion? Or was it a we tried it and it never seemed to work kind of thing?

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Gareth @garethhh.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

@colewehrle.bsky.social Just reading through the Oath: New Foundations combined rulebook and getting excited to play this version. One thing it has me wondering is what happened to the site overlay idea? I seem to remember that from a development post, with ideas like flooding sites (or unflooding..

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Jeremy Gilbert @jemgilbert.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

Burnham campaign HQ, The moment the result was declared in the Ashton-in-Makerfield by-election, about 3:30 this morning. Podcast about it here (or search for Culture, Power, Politics on any app): culturepowerpolitics.org/2026/06/19/e...

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Gareth @garethhh.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

Bought this off the back of your review and the engagement for little ones and after introducing it to my five year old yesterday reckon we've played it 30 times and hes legitimately beaten me more than I have him. Great fun... thanks!

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Keir Milburn @kmilb.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

An #ACFM episode reading Walter Benjamin's classic essay The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction. Giving @jemgilbert, @NotJustYouHere, and I an angle into modern debates around the nature of Fascism, LLMs, NFTs, and how we might democratise art. novaramedia.com/2026/06/07/w...

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What Does Fascist Art Look Like? Reading Walter Benjamin

Join our close reading of a foundational text of 20th century media theory.

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Gareth @garethhh.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

Oh wow.. this just perked up my day... #drooling!

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Jeremy Gilbert @jemgilbert.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

In-depth discussion of the history of Black Cultural Studies in Britain and the more recent adoption of US 'Black Critical Thought' by younger scholars, through to the revival of Black Marxism in very recent years. culturepowerpolitics.org/2026/06/06/b...

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Black Theory in Britain

In this episode Jem is joined by Dhanveer Singh Brar and Ashwani Sharma to discuss their 2019 article ‘What is This ‘Black ‘in Black Studies? From Black British Cultural Studies to Blac…

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Gareth @garethhh.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

Stretching our living out in front of us and inviting us to reflect and share and grow. Thanks.

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