The Boring Talks

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James Ward introduces another curious talk about a subject that may seem boring, but is actually very interesting... maybe.

Recent Episodes
  • #55 -Farts
    Apr 28, 2021 – 15:25
  • Jigsaws
    Jul 6, 2020 – 25:00
  • #53 - Car Boots
    Jun 1, 2020 – 18:26
  • #52 - Breakfast Cereals
    May 4, 2020 – 22:27
  • #51 - Oboe Reeds
    Apr 20, 2020 – 18:02
  • #50 - Windows
    Apr 6, 2020 – 20:29
  • #49 - Coal Holes
    Mar 30, 2020 – 22:09
  • Data Centres
    Mar 23, 2020 – 30:00
  • #47 - Crinoline Ladies
    Mar 16, 2020 – 16:35
  • # 46 - Teletext
    Mar 9, 2020 – 17:26
  • #45 - Box Certificates
    Mar 2, 2020 – 19:27
  • # 44 - Swearing: a personal cross-cultural comparative study of Hindi and English
    Feb 24, 2020 – 14:05
  • The Sounds Of Computer Games Loading
    Feb 17, 2020 – 15:00
  • #42 - The Lexicon Of Breakups
    Feb 10, 2020 – 15:53
  • #41 - Pencils
    Feb 10, 2020 – 27:44
  • #40 - Thank You (again)
    Feb 27, 2019 – 01:57
  • #39 - Doormats
    Feb 25, 2019 – 13:20
  • #38 - Markham Moor Roof
    Feb 18, 2019 – 15:06
  • #37 - Watergate Tape 'Silence'
    Feb 11, 2019 – 25:08
  • #36 - Shanghai Architecture
    Feb 4, 2019 – 18:58
  • #35 - How Tall Are Celebrities?
    Jan 28, 2019 – 17:21
  • #34 - Sounds of Grassroots Football
    Jan 21, 2019 – 39:40
  • #33 - Change
    Jan 14, 2019 – 16:56
  • #32 - Roads That Don't Exist
    Jan 7, 2019 – 22:45
  • #31 - Happy New Year
    Dec 31, 2018 – 00:47
  • #30 - An Underwhelming Christmas
    Dec 24, 2018 – 11:44
  • #29 - Animal Vaginas
    Dec 17, 2018 – 15:43
  • #28 - Asterix Puns
    Dec 10, 2018 – 18:50
  • #27 - Dutch Landscape Paintings
    Dec 3, 2018 – 18:11
  • #26 - Call Centres
    Nov 26, 2018 – 30:03
  • Jeremy Bentham's 'Auto-Icon'
    Nov 19, 2018 – 25:00
  • #24 - The Taxonomy Of Cornflakes
    Nov 12, 2018 – 20:24
  • #23 - NATO Phonetic Alphabet
    Nov 5, 2018 – 18:18
  • #22 - Toilet Graffiti
    Nov 5, 2018 – 16:12
  • #21 - Thank You
    Jun 7, 2018 – 01:21
  • #20 - Carry On Shakespeare
    Jun 4, 2018 – 17:17
  • #19 - Ice Cream Vans
    May 28, 2018 – 15:56
  • #18 - Kinder Egg Linguistics
    May 21, 2018 – 16:32
  • #17 - Gasometers
    May 14, 2018 – 13:14
  • #16 - Toilet Roll Serial Numbers
    May 7, 2018 – 11:22
  • #15 - Smell Walks
    Apr 30, 2018 – 28:16
  • #14 - Name Change
    Apr 23, 2018 – 14:41
  • #13 - Basalt
    Apr 16, 2018 – 14:05
  • #12 - British Earthquakes
    Apr 9, 2018 – 11:25
  • #11 - Sneezing
    Apr 2, 2018 – 13:26
  • #10 - Lampposts
    Mar 26, 2018 – 18:18
  • #9 - Sounding Gestalts
    Mar 19, 2018 – 11:52
  • #8 - Danish Public Information Films
    Mar 12, 2018 – 20:44
  • #7 - Green Belt Land
    Mar 5, 2018 – 13:59
  • #6 - The Argos Catalogue
    Feb 26, 2018 – 24:55
Recent Reviews
  • MHakka
    Please bore me again!
    Dear James- I’ve been waiting for you and your guest contributors to come back! I really miss the podcast and even have the episodes on the Dutch Paintings and Asterix on repeat when I’m having a difficult day. They make me laugh and relax me at the same time. Come back!!!
  • mspassell
    434677466 stars!!!!!!!
    I miss this show so much and relisten to old episodes all the time. All I want for Christmas is more Boring Talks.
  • Qwertiop8
    Fantastic!!!
    This podcast is the perfect mix of obscurity, borderline lunacy, and fascination--all wrapped up in a perfect little 15-20 min package. If only it were still active....alas. Please bring the boring talks back!
  • Mir🐉
    The perfect balance
    It’s boring. It’s interesting. It’s the perfect balance. I have an issue with most podcasts that is advertised for sleeping because I usually get too interested and soaked up in the story or topic. But this podcast is perfect! It doesn’t make my eye roll and be like ‘this is totally useless and boring that I’m gonna fall into my own thoughts’. It talks about things that is somewhat interesting so I pay attention, then when the details go deep I just fall asleep! It’s also quite good for a semi-meditational experience to clear my head lol... Love the work, good job people.
  • name47474739293
    5 stars BUT..
    I enjoy this pod very much for some reason. I find it to be very soothing and informative.. all except for the episodes about breakfast cereals and the one on lesbian relationships or something like that? Polyamory? I don’t remember But I know I found them both to be extremely annoying and irritating. But above all, completely unnecessary, in my opinion. It does not resemble the rest of the episodes I’ve listened to thus far. I like the style of this pod and hope they do not go down the subliminal PC road
  • Asdfasdfasdf5656
    I LOVE this show, give it a try!
    Always interesting : )
  • boomdiggles
    Far more interesting that you would expect based on the name...
    I thought this would be more of a boring ASMR type thing meant to help you sleep but instead it is truly quite captivating. You will want to hear each bit and detail. It is calming but once you start listening closely you will want to hear it to the end. Well done. 👍🏻
  • metal14
    Amazing
    Listen to this podcast when you’re about to sleep. Better than Nyquil especially with those thick accents
  • Rawhide-Kid
    Fills a Hole in My Life Left by Fry’s English Delights
    I love this podcast. It’s well produced and fascinating listening to people talk about their obsessions.
  • playfulpanda444
    Great
    This podcast is really boring and that is good because I listen at night and it helps me fall asleep because it is boring.😴🤤 The only thing is, I can’t stand the accents!😕
  • lv2hike
    Far from boring.
    I listen when I can’t sleep. Love the cultured British accent and the offbeat topics. Looking for new episodes.
  • NicoleT ATL
    Not boring at all
    A treasure trove of random trivia, and wonderfully British. I am working my way through all of the archives and loving all of it. Give it a listen, and be fascinated by the mundane.
  • arbito
    False advertising
    These podcasts are actually fascinating. Very well produced without being over bearing, and perfectly sized in scope and length. If you are one of those people who wants to know a little bit about everything, this is one for your list.
  • piano tape
    Self Effacing Obsessive Storytellers
    The title of the show is a little misleading. I think that the people's stories on the podcast are fascinating and they are very often from a passionate obsessives but the subject of their interest is unusual or mundane from the outside. My favorite book is John McPhee's "Oranges" so I was all over this show like cheese on toast. Ice Cream Vans, Smell Walks and Basalt are my personal favorites.
  • dettifoss
    Not boring at all. Usually.
    Expertly put together show in which a different person each week talks about their offbeat interests, and reveal that most are more than meets the eye.
  • TechnologyTalisman
    As advertised
    I cannot stop listening to these alleged uninteresting talks. Please stop recording them.
  • Meg Young
    news detox
    just what i needed. truly
  • Traceyisapunk
    NOT BORING!
    Oh my word, this podcast is EXACTLY my kind of thing. I love it when people are so passionate about a niche thing. Wonderful listening.
  • megwormo
    love it
    love this! stumbled across this kind of randomly.... was having trouble falling asleep and searched for “boring” podcasts. the current episode is only three minutes long, but i loved it and i can’t wait for more episodes!
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