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Down With Boring

Dork
Vlure
Music
Brighton
Lime Garden
Danny Brown
Turnstile
Westside Cowboy
Great Escape
Lily Allen
Xmas
Muna
Charlie XCX

Direct from leading UK music mag Dork, Down With Boring is our flagship podcast, delivered every two weeks. Featuring the best and most exciting new, emerging and established acts around, the latest tracks, the best new albums and loads more.

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Latest Episodes

Dork's flagship podcast-slash-radio show Down With Boring is back this month with a special show recorded direct at this year's Great Escape!

Spanning the festival's four days, Jake and Jamie caught up with Dork favourites in pubs, vans and gazebos... more

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Back for another edition with an album of the month from Lime Garden, new music from Olivia Rodrigo, Blossoms and The Itch, and loads more.

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Dork's flagship podcast-slash-radio-show Down With Boring returns with an hour of extra sunlight and Naomi Scott in tow, fresh off the release of her brilliant new album 'F.I.G.' The acting-type-turned-pop-force joins us for a chat recorded at London... more

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Jake and Jamie check in with Westside Cowboy at both ends of their completely sold-out UK headline tour — once at the start, and once at the finish line (cheers, technology failures). Across the episode, they dig into the band’s rapid rise, the reali... more

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Recent Guests

Julia Cumming
Musician featured in interview segment
Episode: Down With Boring #169: The Great Escape 2026
Jamie Muir
Guest from DorkRosing, introduced as a guest
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Episode: Down With Boring #168: Lime Garden, Olivia Rodrigo and more
Naomi Scott
Hollywood actress and musician
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Episode: Down With Boring #167: Naomi Scott
Antony Szmierek
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Episode: Down With Boring #0164: Rockaway Beach Live
Sam (from Sprints)
Guitarist from Sprints
Sprints
Episode: Down With Boring #0158: Sprints
Jack (from Sprints)
Member of Sprints
Sprints
Episode: Down With Boring #0158: Sprints
Conor (Vlure)
Member of Vlure, band member discussing album
Vlure
Episode: Dork With Boring #0157: VLURE
Hamish (Vlure)
Member of Vlure, band member discussing album
Vlure
Episode: Dork With Boring #0157: VLURE
Lambrini Girls
Band showcased on the Reading set
Episode: Down With Boring #0156: Reading 2025

Hosts

Jamie Lang
Host of the show; long-running presence with Deep ties to Down With Boring and Dork Magazine.
Jake
Co-host and central conversational driver; appears across multiple episodes with banter-driven interview style.

Reviews

4.9 out of 5 stars from 55 ratings
  • To them

    You don’t have a horrible podcast but get funnier lol 🤣

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Aviliene
    United States2 years ago
  • #teammuir

    Muirstagrams? More like muirstafans…. Amirite?

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    themuirstafans
    United Kingdom5 years ago
  • #teamjake

    Can’t believe poor Jake has to put up with Jamie’s puns every week… the guy must be a real saint

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    #teamjake
    United Kingdom5 years ago
  • Really proper good.

    A honkingly good podcast, great guests and always lots of wholesome fun

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    jmac782505
    United Kingdom5 years ago
  • Lovely stuff

    Jake and Jamie are the greatest radio presenters of all time. Even better than Wes and JK and Joel

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    martynmyoung
    United Kingdom5 years ago

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Fans note consistent energy and well-chosen guests that align with indie culture.
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Down With Boring #0158: Sprints
Q: How has the past year been for you as a band on the road?
The band describes a relentless touring schedule that energized their live performance, with increased confidence in new material and a sense that they're tightening up as a unit.

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High-energy, music-leaning conversations with a focus on indie and emerging acts, festival culture, touring life, and behind-the-scenes realities of making and promoting music. Episodes blend candid artist interviews, banter, and game segments that reveal process, planning, and dramatic anecdotes from the UK indie scene and beyond. Notable strengths include a strong magazine-style curatorial voice, approachable hosts, and a playful yet informed approach to artists' development, touring, and media landscapes—making it a solid fit for listeners who crave industry context, candid guest insights, and a sense of community around new music and live performance.

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Down With Boring launched 6 years ago and published 191 episodes to date. You can find more information about this podcast including rankings, audience demographics and engagement in our podcast database.

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1. Julia Cumming
2. Jamie Muir
3. Naomi Scott
4. Antony Szmierek
5. Sam (from Sprints)
6. Jack (from Sprints)
7. Conor (Vlure)
8. Hamish (Vlure)

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