About this episode
The ACFM gang discusses the nature of hobbies and their societal implications.
After mulling over the problem of boredom in the last Trip episode, the ACFM gang return with a solution: hobbies. In this episode Nadia, Jem and Keir wonder why hobbies tend to mutate into jobs, which hobbies are appropriate for commoners, whether men and women approach their hobbies differently, and why having a hobby is often framed as uncool. It’s a weird-left spin on private pastimes with ideas from Engels and Gary Cross and music from Television Personalities and Shonen Knife. Find the books and music mentioned in the show: https://novara.media/acfm Sign up to the ACFM newsletter: https://novaramedia.com/newsletters Follow our ever-expanding playlist on Spotify by searching ‘ACFM’. Help us build people-powered media: https://novara.media/support
Topics covered
- hobbies
- boredom
- culture
- society
- gender
Keywords
- boredom
- hobbies as jobs
- commoners
- gender differences
- uncool hobbies
- Engels
- Gary Cross
- Television Personalities
- Shonen Knife
Mentioned in this episode
Products: Trip
Books & works: ACFM Trip, ACFM
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