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Quake It Up @quakeitup.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

📣 New Video! Today, I am looking at the mistakes rookie Quakers often make, once meeting starts to become familiar and comfortable, how do we continue to grow in faith and challenge ourselves? youtu.be/o8ge88cpFKM #quakerism #quakers #britishquakers

Ollie inside a meetinghouse. Text reads “I’ve been there”

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Quake It Up @quakeitup.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

📣 New Video! What did Samuel Pepys really think about the Quakers? From persecution and William Penn to some very strange rumours about strings around Quakers’ wrists… join me for a trip into Restoration England and Pepys’s diary! #quakers #britishquakers #quakerism youtu.be/DVtjOR_rhyw

Ollie left, Samuel Pepys right
Text reads ‘He wrote what?’

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Quake It Up @quakeitup.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

I’m going to make a Quaker Worship Journal (QWJ ™️). It’s gonna get WILD. 🕯️

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Quake It Up @quakeitup.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

📣 New Video! In this one, I attempt to visit all EIGHT Quaker meetings in Cornwall in just ONE day! Summer traffic, sheep, rain, sunshine, bingo players and getting lost all stand in my way. Can I make it to all eight before the clock runs out? Come along for the road trip. youtu.be/msJPr40Xs8E

Left, Ollie driving looking fretful.
Right, John Speed’s map of Cornwall
Text reads, One day. Every meeting!

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Ben Wood @cosmichope.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

'Quakerism absorbed?... No!... There is room yet for the teaching of the Inward Light, for the witness of a living God, for the reinterpretation of the Christ in lives that shall convict the careless, [&] language that shall convince the doubting' (John Wilhelm Rowntree).

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Quake It Up @quakeitup.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

📣 New Video! Today, I am looking at what makes a Quaker. Most people come to Quakerism from outside the faith. So, are there signs that these people might become Quakers? What could they be? #quakers #quakerism #britishquakers youtu.be/FcuSyU2VLJM

Ollie looking quizzically. Text reads ‘What, a Quaker?’

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Mark D Russ @markdruss.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Today I passed my PhD viva with minor corrections. I had the honour of being supervised by Michael Burdett and Patrice Haynes (pictured) and Ben Wood, and the honour of being examined by Rachel Muers and Selina Stone. I'm elated , relieved, and exhausted. #PhDsky

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Quake It Up @quakeitup.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

📣 New Video! Today, we're exploring one of my favourite Quaker episodes in history, the meeting of Sultan Mehmed IV with Mary Fisher, a Quaker from Selby in Yorkshire. How on earth did this situation come about? What did they talk about? Let's find out! #quakerism youtu.be/AOHqcLOmzOQ

Ollie and Mary Fisher on either side with the Hagia Sophia in background. Text reads Why did she go?

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Quake It Up @quakeitup.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

OMG Someone has FINALLY asked the question I was made to answer…

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Quake It Up @quakeitup.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

📣 New Video! William Penn once called Quakerism 'Primitive Christianity Revived'. But was he right? Today, I look at what he meant, whether his argument is convincing and look at some of the similarities and differences between Quakerism and the Early Church. youtu.be/v0-tMIesu4M #quakerism

YouTube Thumbnail. Ollie in the middle looking unsure, pictures of Early Church Fathers on left, picture of early Quaker meeting on right. Text reads: The Same?

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Quake It Up @quakeitup.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

📣 New video! Can you be socially anxious and still be a Quaker? I’m exploring the positives and challenges of Quaker meetings for socially anxious people, with practical advice for taking that first step. #quakers #anxiety #quakerism #britishquakers youtu.be/yOKF4UIE51A

Thumbnail for new YouTube video. Ollie in foreground looking pensive with a Quaker meeting worshipping in background. Text reads ‘Struggling at the door?’

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Quake It Up @quakeitup.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

I really don’t get why people hate on Radio 3 Unwind. I literally love it all, it’s well thought through, provides a structure and playlists people want with a nice mixture of genres, hosts and natural sounds. A lot of love.

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Quake It Up @quakeitup.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

‘He [Eärendil] walked in the deserted ways of Tirion, and the dust upon his raiment and his shoes was a dust of diamonds, and he shone and glistened as he climbed the long white stairs.’ (Tolkien, The Silmarillion, p.248)

Sandy beach with broken shells forming white streaks

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Quake It Up @quakeitup.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

📣 New Video! What on earth was one of the most famous philosophers of all time doing spending time with the Quakers? What did he think of them? What would he make of us today? You guessed it, it's finally time for VOLTAIRE AND THE QUAKERS! #quakers #quakerism #voltaire youtu.be/z6hHoReQZ7Q

YouTube thumbnail showing Ollie and Voltaire. Text reads: ‘Why the Quakers?’

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Quake It Up @quakeitup.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

New Video! Can Quakerism thrive in the digital age? I sat down with JON WATTS, founder of QuakerSpeak and Thee Quaker, to talk about ministry, storytelling, social media, and what the future might hold for Quakerism online. Come join us! #quakers #quakerism #britishquakers youtu.be/r5toaO5PTGY