ACFM Trip 58: Boredom

When was the last time you were bored? Nadia, Jem and Keir wonder if ennui is a feeling that belongs in the past – and what a boredom-free life might be missing. Is compulsive scrolling a modern symptom of boredom? Why are spiritual practices often based around tedious repetition? Do bored workers make better organisers? What about the “stuckness” experienced by migrants, or the drudgery of housework? The gang offer their theories of Boredism (and Post-Boredism) in a perfectly mind-numbing Trip, with ideas from Lukács, Gramsci, the Pet Shop Boys and loads of 1970s punk. Find the books and music mentioned in the show: Sign up to the ACFM newsletter: Follow our ever-expanding playlist on Spotify by searching ‘ACFM’. Help us build people-powered media:

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ACFM Trip 58: Boredom is an episode from Novara Audio: Radio for a Different Politics by Novara Media.

This episode is 1:39:58 long.

This episode was published on Mar 29, 2026.

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