Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip
658 episodes - English - Latest episode: 16 days ago - ★★★★★ - 146 ratingsDistraction Pieces, with Scroobius Pip, is one the UK's biggest and longest running independent podcasts.
Previous guests include Michael Fassbender, Mary J Blige, Stephen Graham, Florence Pugh, Spike Lee, Lena Headey, Stewart Lee, Kathy Burke, Dizzee Rascal, Aisling Bea, Kano, Adam Buxton, Vicky McClure, Karl Pilkington, Michaela Coel, Louis Theroux, Tim Key and many more.
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B. Dolan • Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip #562
April 02, 2024 23:01 - 1 hour - 157 MBWelcome, welcome, welcome to the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! This week Pip is joined by friend and comrade in music and life, B. DOLAN! You will have surely heard if not every appearance from B on here, then at least the previous one which went into what life has looked like for him since the pandemic. In a nutshell, it's been a period of immense and continued re-invention and almost re-introduction to the world at large, coming out of surgery and therapy which was neces...
Bobby Vylan • Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip #561
March 27, 2024 00:01 - 1 hour - 152 MBWelcome, welcome, welcome to the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! This week Pip is joined by the positive ray of musical light that is BOBBY VYLAN! Speaking of rays of light, the Bobby Vylan album 'Humble As The Sun' comes out on April 5th, so keep that on your agenda. As you know with Distraction Pieces and the work Pip does / has done, the conversations usually dip in and out of music and acting (but not limited too, of course) - and this week, we have a wonderful chat with...
Wunmi Mosaku • Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip #560
March 20, 2024 00:01 - 53 minutes - 124 MBWelcome, welcome, welcome to the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! This week Pip is joined by UK acting treasure WUNMI MOSAKU! Proper acting business right here with this episode - this is total nectar for those who appreciate the visual arts and the world of TV and cinema. Wunmi has been holding it down on the acting circuit for a minute, having worked through the ranks of television staples and home favourites, leading all the way up to heavyweight movie work and huge series...
Manga Saint Hilare • Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip #559
March 13, 2024 00:01 - 1 hour - 156 MBWelcome, welcome, welcome to the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! This week Pip is joined by grime great and Roll Deep affiliate MANGA SAINT HILARE! A lovely chat with a grime star who shows both confidence and humility at the same time, in what seems like equal amounts. A quick scan through his videos and IG will reveal that he has the skills to back it all up, and has years in the game too, as well as stories from the old days of Roll Deep and the initiation of the grime sc...
John Pointing • Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip #558
March 06, 2024 00:01 - 1 hour - 165 MBWelcome, welcome, welcome to the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! This week Pip is joined by the actor writer comic multi-hyphen rocking legend that is JOHN POINTING! A wonderful catch up with two people that get along famously and always have very entertaining chats, which certainly bodes well for a podcast episode of people talking! John is a welcome friend of the podcast, who has been sighted previously with writing and show pal Jack Rooke, and joins Pip and therefore us a...
TV Shows Of The Year 2023 (w/ John Harris & Joel Grove) • Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip #557
March 01, 2024 00:01 - 1 hour - 161 MBWelcome, welcome, welcome to the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! Bonus time as Pip makes the pyramid of power with fellow podcasters JOHN & JOEL for the TV SHOWS OF THE YEAR! * Succession spoiler around 27m - I've added a mini jingle to let you know when... It's about 2-3 minutes long to be on the safe side so BE WARNED if you've yet to see season 4... (Producer Buddy here - I've recklessly recycled a previous writeup for this one because my original is still entirely apt -...
Gareth Edwards • Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip #556
February 28, 2024 00:01 - 1 hour - 146 MBWelcome, welcome, welcome to the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! This week Pip is joined by the incredible film maker and director GARETH EDWARDS! Gareth is responsible for some of the most visually impressive movies in recent memory, and his story stems from creating lo-fi special effects on a consumer-grade bedroom PC. You've llikely seen the recent 'The Creator', and maybe you were in on the ground floor with 'Monsters', but Gareth has a huge amount of productions to his ...
Peter Capaldi • Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip #555
February 21, 2024 00:01 - 56 minutes - 130 MBWelcome, welcome, welcome to the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! This week Pip is joined by one of Scotland's finest, the acting heavyweight that is PETER CAPALDI! Depending on where you caught Peter on his timeline, you may know him as Malcolm Tucker, Dr Who, or even Oldsen if you've seen Local Hero. Point is - Peter's been busy for decades, and continues to be so. He's also an awesome hang, as you will find out as Pip gets a good hour or so in his company. They get into al...
Kingsley Ben-Adir • Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip #554
February 14, 2024 00:01 - 59 minutes - 136 MBWelcome, welcome, welcome to the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! This week Pip is joined by acting great KINGSLEY BEN-ADIR! A very good time to catch Ben, as he's been on a whirlwind promo run for Bob Marley: One Love of late - but this is someone who would have been a Distraction Pieces guest soon enough, whatever the weather... Don't let the low-key tea-drinking nature fool you for a second, this is a busy person who has been grinding for a minute. The journey's been long ...
David Holmes • Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip #553
February 07, 2024 00:01 - 1 hour - 195 MBWelcome, welcome, welcome to the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! This week Pip is joined by stuntperson and all round beam of light DAVD HOLMES! You might have come to know David through the documentary 'The Boy Who Lived', which goes into great detail about his life and the path that led to his stunt work and career in the industry. If you have indeed seen it, you'll know that he's someone who has been through some immense experiences, and lived through one literally life c...
Marjolein Robertson • Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip #552
January 31, 2024 00:01 - 1 hour - 199 MBWelcome, welcome, welcome to the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! This week Pip is joined by Shetland superhero, comic, folk expert and Twitch-er MARJOLEIN ROBERTSON! A fabulous one here which branches out on all sorts of tangents but ONLY for the advancement of the podcast itself. A wonderful meandering and weaving conversation which radiates with history, fun and warmth and will surely leave you with a glorious impression of Marjolein if you're yet unacquainted. Marjolein i...
Andrew Haigh • Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip #551
January 24, 2024 00:01 - 55 minutes - 127 MBWelcome, welcome, welcome to the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! This week Pip is joined by esteemed writer and director ANDREW HAIGH! A lovely episode for anyone inspired by the craft and creativity of film making, and you know Pip's a geek for this stuff so it won't be a surface level chat by any means! Andrew's been making roundly applauded films for decades now, including 45 Years, Lean On Pete, and the new All Of Us Strangers, but even if you are unfamiliar with those y...
Samuel T. Herring (Future Islands) • Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip #550
January 16, 2024 23:01 - 1 hour - 202 MBWelcome, welcome, welcome to the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! This week Pip is joined by Future Islands lead vocalist, writer, actor and rapper SAMUEL T. HERRING! What an episode... Samuel was generous enough with his time to give us a full 90mins-ish of pure goodness which will entirely appeal to already-down Future Islands appreciators, but will likely turn a few ears towards their music if not already familiar. Saumel's presence is warm, fun and witty and it's a brilli...
Joel Edegerton • Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip #549
January 09, 2024 23:01 - 1 hour - 201 MBWelcome, welcome, welcome to the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! This week Pip is joined by film-maker and actor JOEL EDGERTON! A fabulous episode with Pip and Joel, as we hear the two of them get down deep into the whole mess of life, film, and everything else. As you will expect it's a wide ranging and very honest one, delving into the aspects of pandemic life as an actor and - well - human being, as well as parenthood, empathy, understanding, emotion (including when actin...
Films Of The Year 2023 • Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip #548
January 02, 2024 23:01 - 1 hour - 187 MBWelcome, welcome, welcome to the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! The yearly tradition boldly continues as Pip celebrates a year of incredible cinema with his FILMS OF THE YEAR 2023! One of those traditions that comes around every 12 months and makes you realise how much you missed it and how much you wanted to hear it again... A glorious and positive indulgence in a year of awesome movies from all over the world, and all across the spectrum or galaxy of the human soul. As al...
Drunkast 2023 w/ Chris & Stu • Part 5/5
December 27, 2023 00:01 - 43 minutes - 101 MBWelcome, welcome, welcome to the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! Gather round, DPP fam... Here we go - it is indeed that time of year once again... DRUNKAST TIME! PART 5! A welcome return of the Drunkcast gang as we hear from the original formation over five delirious episodes. If this is your first time coming in contact with the Distraction Pieces Podcast, a friendly suggestion would be to perhaps get better acquainted with the podast in regular guest-based form. This isn'...
Drunkast 2023 w/ Chris & Stu • Part 4/5
December 26, 2023 00:01 - 58 minutes - 134 MBWelcome, welcome, welcome to the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! Gather round, DPP fam... Here we go - it is indeed that time of year once again... DRUNKAST TIME! PART 4! A welcome return of the Drunkcast gang as we hear from the original formation over five delirious episodes. If this is your first time coming in contact with the Distraction Pieces Podcast, a friendly suggestion would be to perhaps get better acquainted with the podast in regular guest-based form. This isn'...
Drunkast 2023 w/ Chris & Stu • Part 3/5
December 22, 2023 00:01 - 1 hour - 170 MBWelcome, welcome, welcome to the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! Gather round, DPP fam... Here we go - it is indeed that time of year once again... DRUNKAST TIME! PART 3! A welcome return of the Drunkcast gang as we hear from the original formation over five delirious episodes. If this is your first time coming in contact with the Distraction Pieces Podcast, a friendly suggestion would be to perhaps get better acquainted with the podast in regular guest-based form. This isn'...
Drunkast 2023 w/ Chris & Stu • Part 2/5
December 21, 2023 00:01 - 1 hour - 152 MBWelcome, welcome, welcome to the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! Gather round, DPP fam... Here we go - it is indeed that time of year once again... DRUNKAST TIME! PART 2! A welcome return of the Drunkcast gang as we hear from the original formation over five delirious episodes. If this is your first time coming in contact with the Distraction Pieces Podcast, a friendly suggestion would be to perhaps get better acquainted with the podast in regular guest-based form. This isn'...
Drunkast 2023 w/ Chris & Stu • Part 1/5
December 20, 2023 00:01 - 1 hour - 141 MBWelcome, welcome, welcome to the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! Gather round, DPP fam... Here we go - it is indeed that time of year once again... DRUNKAST TIME! PART 1! A welcome return of the Drunkcast gang as we hear from the original formation over five delirious episodes. If this is your first time coming in contact with the Distraction Pieces Podcast, a friendly suggestion would be to perhaps get better acquainted with the podast in regular guest-based form. This isn'...
Thomas Turgoose • Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip #546
December 13, 2023 00:01 - 1 hour - 166 MBWelcome, welcome, welcome to the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! A glorious episode and a long time in the making - this week Pip is joined by acting hero THOMAS TURGOOSE! A long one in the making not only because this is the longest This Is England reformation in history, but because literally they have been trying to arrange this one for years. And s you will have surely guessed, it delivers on all counts. Thomas is great company, and as a podcast host himself you know for...
Rosie Marcel (the lost episode) • Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip #545
December 08, 2023 00:01 - 1 hour - 150 MBWelcome, welcome, welcome to the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! Pip is joined for the second time this week by the wonderful actor that is ROSIE MARCEL! YES this is the much hinted at and inquired about episode from the archives that was never aired, for reasons that - with the passage of time - seem trivial, but at the time itself were very sensitive indeed. What's cool about hearing this episode after the previous newer recording with Rosie is how the ground was looking b...
Rosie Marcel • Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip #544
December 06, 2023 00:01 - 1 hour - 146 MBWelcome, welcome, welcome to the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! This week Pip is joined by the incredible acting treasure that is ROSIE MARCEL! You might know Rosie from her role as Jac on 600 episodes of Holby City - but it's entirely possible that you know her from the vast IMDB list and have never seen an episode of Holby City in your life... OR maybe this is the first time you've seen the name. Well, it goes without saying that Rosie is a genuine treat to have on the po...
William Oldroyd • Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip #543
December 01, 2023 00:01 - 46 minutes - 106 MBWelcome, welcome, welcome to the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! This week Pip is joined by the excellent director WILLIAM OLDROYD! Another perfect meeting here for Pip and all film heads who listen to this (and as always, anyone into creative process and inspiration), as William talks about all of the intricacies and moments of lightning in a bottle that come together to result in amazing cinema - including his past movie Lady Macbeth and present movie Eileen. It is though,...
Bilal Zafar • Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip #542
November 29, 2023 00:01 - 1 hour - 141 MBWelcome, welcome, welcome to the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! This week Pip is joined by actor, comic and podcaster BILAL ZAFAR! A lovely meeting with Bilal, which gets into the under the bonnet mechanics of this multi-disciplined superstar with a lot of fun in the process. Bilal balances many different hats including acting, podcasts, comedy and streaming too so it's fascinating to hear how all that works. So much, including the Fringe and the complexities within, stream...
Josh Weller • Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip #541
November 22, 2023 00:01 - 1 hour - 173 MBWelcome, welcome, welcome to the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! This week Pip is joined by musician, writer and comic JOSH WELLER! ...and by no means a debut appearance from Josh, as you might remember an appearance a LONG while back in October 2018! At time of this episode that's 5 years. How much can happen in 5 years? Well there's a fine Bowie jam about that but in this case, it involves a career arc of launching into standup. No easy thing to do, as literally anyone wil...
Emerald Fennell • Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip #540
November 15, 2023 00:01 - 44 minutes - 102 MBWelcome, welcome, welcome to the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! This week Pip is joined by actor, writer and director EMERALD FENNELL! An excellent chat with the very awesome Emerald, whose work you will likely have caught up with over the past few years in any one of her many capacities. Playing Camilla on The Crown, writing on Killing Eve, or writing and directing 2020's brilliant Promising Young Woman. Here we catch up with Emerald in promotionland to hear about her new ...
Lowkey • Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip #539
November 08, 2023 00:01 - 53 minutes - 122 MBWelcome, welcome, welcome to the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! This week Pip is joined by commentator, activist and rapper LOWKEY! This is Lowkey's second appearance on Distraction Pieces, in what feels right now like a section that ought to be there every episode. Lowkey is very well versed on matters involving Israel and Palestine and the situation past and present, so this episode was recorded a day before it was released to be as up to date as possible. Pip caught up w...
Aodh Breathnach • Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip #538
November 01, 2023 00:01 - 58 minutes - 135 MBWelcome, welcome, welcome to the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! This week Pip is joined by documentary and film maker AODH BREATHNACH! Just quickly - a little assist on pronunciations when talking about this episode - AODH is like a capital 'A', and BREATHNACH is like 'Brennok'. In case you need it! Also - trigger warnings in this episode for knife crime and trauma, in case these subjects cause discomfort for you. Aodh is a skilled and experienced documentary producer, who...
Philip Barantini • Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip #537
October 24, 2023 23:01 - 1 hour - 149 MBWelcome, welcome, welcome to the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! This week Pip is joined by director, screenwriter and producer PHILIP BARANTINI! This episode has been hinted at for a minute now, and anyone who's picking up crumbs on the acting breadcrumb trail will already be aware that Stephen Grahame is essentially the spiritual godfather of this whole podcast. Well DPP fam, here's Philip - a frequent Stephen collaborator and fellow Liverpudlian, who has spent his fair sh...
Underrated TV Shows (w/ Jed Shepherd, Chris & Stu) • Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip #536
October 17, 2023 23:01 - 1 hour - 155 MBWelcome, welcome, welcome to the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! This week Pip is joined by writer and director (of 'Host' and more) JED SHEPHERD, and also Chris and Stu from Hardcore Listing! A celebration of all things slept on TV shows, and many of these you will be forgiven for never having heard of them in your life (I definitely hadn't heard of a bunch). Jed has a new short film on Netflix called 'Flashback' starring your very own Pip, so peep that and all future goodi...
Steven Ogg • Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip #535
October 10, 2023 23:01 - 1 hour - 195 MBWelcome, welcome, welcome to the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! This week Pip is joined by the incredible actor and all round "forced Buddha" STEVEN OGG! A delightful episode which has so much goodness in it, it feels like we have a series on our hands right here. You'll likely know Steven from one or more of his many unique roles in TV and film, but whatever the deal, just come by and drop in on two cool people having a super-chill chat with pure greenlight all the way for...
Laura Checkley • Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip #534
October 03, 2023 23:01 - 51 minutes - 119 MBWelcome, welcome, welcome to the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! This week Pip is joined by brilliant actor and podcaster LAURA CHECKLEY! We catch Laura at a really exciting time of life, having been recently married which has also led to greater revelations about the good old fashioned work - life balance. It turns out Laura can take time off after all! I'm sure a lot of us can relate to how huge that revelation can be. On top of all this goodness, Laura expands on an attit...
The Thank You Episode
September 29, 2023 10:42 - 22 minutes - 13.1 MBHello! Pip here, coming to you DIRECT with a little episode of thanks. Barely needs a description to be honest. I don't know what links and stuff Buddy normally puts in here so that's the end of the description. Byeeeeeeee byebyebyebye Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Psychedelics w/ Andy Mitchell • Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip #533
September 26, 2023 23:01 - 1 hour - 138 MBWelcome, welcome, welcome to the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! This week Pip is joined by neuropsychologist and author ANDY MITCHELL! A wildly interesting chat with Pip about not just the broad area of psychedelics, but the culture surrounding them and some of the modern spins on it all that we might be encountering on our travels. With all the wide world of psychedelics, it's really fascinating to hear about the side that sometimes doesn't get looked at, and to get some l...
Otto Baxter • Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip #532
September 19, 2023 23:01 - 53 minutes - 122 MBWelcome, welcome, welcome to the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! This week Pip is joined by actor and director OTTO BAXTER! ...and joined by PETER BEARD and BRUCE FLETCHER of course. The trio here are responsible for the horror film 'The Puppet Asylum', and the documentary about Otto and the making of said film, 'Otto Baxter: Not A F*cking Horror Story'. Otto lives with Down Syndrome, which is of course not the main focus of this ace human but something that has had an affec...
Andi Osho • Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip #531
September 12, 2023 23:01 - 54 minutes - 125 MBWelcome, welcome, welcome to the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! This week Pip is joined by actor, writer and comic ANDI OSHO! Another delightful time right here for you, as Pip and Andi catch up and get right into all things of interest quickly and with no hesitation. So much ground gets covered and it's all super inspiring, including bodies and minds and neuroplasticity, dealing with energies at school, earnestness and not feeling the cynicism, spending time being out of t...
Susan Wokoma • Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip #530
September 05, 2023 23:01 - 1 hour - 139 MBWelcome, welcome, welcome to the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! This week Pip is joined by actor and writer and second time guest SUSAN WOKOMA! A true delight right here as Susan jumps back in the DPP game for another sureshot episode, and as you'll hear - and as you'd expect - in about 6 years or so SO MUCH HAS HAPPENED. But also, reassuringly there's a lot left on the side so this bodes well for a third appearance in the future...! Amongst the goodness you can expect fro...
Josh Pugh • Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip #529
August 29, 2023 23:01 - 58 minutes - 133 MBWelcome, welcome, welcome to the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! This week Pip is joined by comic excellence and ace human being JOSH PUGH! One of those geniunely organic episodes which seems to form from the ground up and find a rhythm and pace all of its own. A lovely look into the mind of Josh, who specialises in comedy and standup but with a very social approach, which feels like it stems from his work in the social sector over the years. That comes up later which is fas...
Shaggy • Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip #528
August 22, 2023 23:01 - 51 minutes - 117 MBWelcome, welcome, welcome to the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! This week Pip is joined by dancehall champion and superstar reggae musician SHAGGY! Very broadly speaking, a lot of you will know Shaggy as Mr Boombastic, or the guy who did Oh Carolina and It Wasn't Me. But dig a little deeper and there are worlds of releases and shows and all sorts of stories from the past that are just too exciting and interesting to pass up on... And that's what makes this last minute convo...
Open Mike Eagle • Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip #527
August 15, 2023 23:01 - 59 minutes - 137 MBWelcome, welcome, welcome to the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! This week Pip is joined by rapper, podcaster, producer, showmaker and all round multi-hyphenate OPEN MIKE EAGLE! This one's what they call a kinda 'special request' episode, where - to break the 4th wall - I (Buddy ✌🏼) suggested to Pip about getting Mike on again. Mike's been on before but YEARRRS ago and while his episode is obviously well worth checking, this is the more up to date one being a good 8 years af...
Lou Sanders • Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip #526
August 08, 2023 23:01 - 1 hour - 147 MBWelcome, welcome, welcome to the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! This week Pip is joined by comic, podcaster and writer LOU SANDERS! A treat for sure, as always with Lou, as we catch up on a bunch of life stuff and cool happenings in her world including healers, spiritual goings on, her past life as a band member, face biting, book writing, growing up in Thanet, sweat lodges, cultural appropriation, marriage and relationships, the concept of 'enough', living a playboy lifest...
Josie Long • Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip #525
August 01, 2023 23:01 - 1 hour - 153 MBWelcome, welcome, welcome to the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! This week Pip is joined for the second time in many years by comic star and friend of the show JOSIE LONG! It's been a bunch of years since Josie last joined the Distraction Pieces Podcast, and only through reasons of busy-ness and life's carousel is it that we haven't seen a return for a bit. Well it's a welcome reunion as, with all reunion episodes, so much life has happened in the interviening years. Josie's...
Sasha Lane • Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip #524
July 25, 2023 23:01 - 44 minutes - 102 MBWelcome, welcome, welcome to the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! This week Pip is joined by the truly fabulous acting star SASHA LANE! By now you will have surely seen at least one of Sasha's starring roles in Loki, American Honey, How To Blow Up A Pipeline or presently The Crowded Room - but if not, you'll absolutely want to go and check on what Sasha's up to after hearing this chat. While mainly focusing on the matter at hand which is the last two projects (Pipeline and Cr...
Grassroots Music Venue Special • Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip #523
July 20, 2023 23:01 - 48 minutes - 72.5 MBWelcome, welcome, welcome to the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! This week Pip is joined by SAM DABB of Newport's finest venue LE PUB! Being that this is a Grassroots Music Venue Special, who better than to Sam to join Pip to talk about everything that is truly unique, awesome, and hugely important about indie music venues. As you'll hear, Sam has been on a huge lifelong journey with music facilitation, promotion and production, and it is people like this who build up the ar...
Lloyd Griffith • Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip #522
July 18, 2023 23:01 - 1 hour - 169 MBWelcome, welcome, welcome to the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! This week Pip is joined by the Grimsby comic legend LLOYD GRIFFITH! You'll know Lloyd from hus various outings and aboutings, and maybe more prominently from Soccer AM - but that is far from the extent of Lloyd's talents of course. You might catch him out on the road casually tearing down arenas with Jack Whitehall, of which you'll hear all about right here - including some very pertinent thoughts on the actual...
Pom Klementieff • Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip #521
July 11, 2023 23:01 - 47 minutes - 108 MBWelcome, welcome, welcome to the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! This week Pip is joined by the amazing action superstar POM KLEMENTIEFF! An absolute treat of an episode as we meet Pom in full fighting form, ready for a full on packed conversation branching out onto so much of her inspiring career but leaving enough for next time too! Basically - the surface is scratched but the iceberg has much below the surface, to smash a couple of metaophors together. Pom's been involved...
Rhys James • Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip #520
July 04, 2023 23:01 - 1 hour - 164 MBWelcome, welcome, welcome to the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! This week Pip is joined by the excellent and always funny comic RHYS JAMES! You'll have encountered Rhys on a variety of TV goodies over the years, and surely have caught a live show or two along the way, but this is a perfect chance to join in on a catch up with he and Pip in good old fashioned podcast form. It's a great one which branches out onto all sorts of tangents as a good podcast is known to do, from p...
Pride Film Club • Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip #519
June 27, 2023 23:01 - 48 minutes - 110 MBWelcome, welcome, welcome to the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! This week Pip is flying solo to bring you some cinematic hits and favourites for PRIDE FILM CLUB! A straight from the heart celebration of queer joy and cinema for this episode, folks. I'm sure this goes without saying but if this presents an issue for you, we might suggest proceeding with an open heart to broaden to your love for humanity. But failing that - with all due respect - this isn't really the home f...
Bridget Christie • Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip #518
June 20, 2023 23:01 - 54 minutes - 125 MBWelcome, welcome, welcome to the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! This week Pip is joined by comic, author and actor BRIDGET CHRISTIE! A really lovely chat and catch up (and missing piece of the long-term Distraction Pieces puzzle) with Pip and Bridget, which comes at a perfect time in sync with Bridget's new series on Channel 4 'The Change'. You'll hear all about the amazing process of getting it off the ground and what else is involved in getting pitches picked and develope...