
Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip
Distraction Pieces with Scroobius Pip is one of 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, Peter Capaldi, Michaela Coel, Louis Theroux, Tim Key and many more.Available on acast, iTunes and all podplaces. Download, subscribe, rate & review now! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Apr 8, 2020 • 1h 25min
Isolation DrunkCast v.1 (pt 2 of 2) • Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip #320
Welcome, welcome, welcome to EPISODE 320 of the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip!You know what time it is... Right? Ohhh wait you're kidding... No-one informed you? No-one gave you a polite or friendly warning about what was going down on episode 320 of the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip?Well that just feels super weird...Dear listener, let's get you acquainted with today's goodness ahead then shall we? I mean it'd be in your best interests first of all to know that this is the next on the ongoing series of DrunkCasts - so let that be known. But THIS time around, you have NOT ONLY Stu Whiffen and Chris Glassen of Hardcore Listing, but you ALSO have Brett Goldstein from comedy (and films!) and the Films To Be Buried With podcast AND Romesh Ranganathan of comedy (and TV!) and the Hip Hop Saved My Life podcast!Way too much to synopsize here. You might know what you're in for - so consider this your no-spoiler warning that it's messy and funny and pure solid gold drunken bizniss recorded in isolation on all counts! They made it work! ENJOY PART 2!EPISODE LINKS:HARDCORE LISTING PODCASTOFF THE BEAT & TRACK PODCASTFILMS TO BE BURIED WITH PODCASTHIP HOP SAVED MY LIFE PODCASTBRETT GOLDSTEINROMESH RANGANATHANLINKS FOR SCROOBIUS PIP & SPEECH DEVELOPMENT:SCROOBIUS PIP on TWITTERSCROOBIUS PIP on INSTAGRAMSCROOBIUS PIP on PATREONPOD BIBLESPEECH DEVELOPMENT RECORDS DISTRACTION PIECES NETWORK on FACEBOOKDISTRACTION PIECES NETWORK on INSTAGRAMDISTRACTION PIECES PODCAST ARCHIVE Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apr 7, 2020 • 1h 31min
Isolation DrunkCast v.1 (pt 1 of 2) • Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip #320
Welcome, welcome, welcome to EPISODE 320 of the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip!You know what time it is... Right? Ohhh wait you're kidding... No-one informed you? No-one gave you a polite or friendly warning about what was going down on episode 320 of the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip?Well that just feels super weird...Dear listener, let's get you acquainted with today's goodness ahead then shall we? I mean it'd be in your best interests first of all to know that this is the next on the ongoing series of DrunkCasts - so let that be known. But THIS time around, you have NOT ONLY Stu Whiffen and Chris Glassen of Hardcore Listing, but you ALSO have Brett Goldstein from comedy (and films!) and the Films To Be Buried With podcast AND Romesh Ranganathan of comedy (and TV!) and the Hip Hop Saved My Life podcast!Way too much to synopsize here. You might know what you're in for - so consider this your no-spoiler warning that it's messy and funny and pure solid gold drunken bizniss recorded in isolation on all counts! They made it work! ENJOY PART 1!EPISODE LINKS:HARDCORE LISTING PODCASTOFF THE BEAT & TRACK PODCASTFILMS TO BE BURIED WITH PODCASTHIP HOP SAVED MY LIFE PODCASTBRETT GOLDSTEINROMESH RANGANATHANLINKS FOR SCROOBIUS PIP & SPEECH DEVELOPMENT:SCROOBIUS PIP on TWITTERSCROOBIUS PIP on INSTAGRAMSCROOBIUS PIP on PATREONPOD BIBLESPEECH DEVELOPMENT RECORDS DISTRACTION PIECES NETWORK on FACEBOOKDISTRACTION PIECES NETWORK on INSTAGRAMDISTRACTION PIECES PODCAST ARCHIVE Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 31, 2020 • 1h 12min
Lianne La Havas • Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip #319
Welcome, welcome, welcome to EPISODE 319 of the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! A beautiful chat this week with the truly wonderful singer songwriter LIANNE LA HAVAS!This one was recorded pre-apocalypse so it was a real life face to face interaction (seriously, do you remember those…?), and as such I think you’ll really enjoy this even more than usual as Pip and Lianne get along great, and that’s been a true strength of the Distraction Pieces Podcast - the face to face element of it all. Well, while that may temporarily alter here and there, the fact of the matter is that Lianne is a beautiful presence and it’s a joy to hear her talk about her experiences in the music game, along with the wisdom she’s gained along the way. Everything from being on a label as opposed to being indie, the weird stage between writing and performing, emotions and process behind the record, unconventional family setups, being a shy kid and keeping her skills behind closed doors for a good chunk of her childhood years, being raised by her Jamaican grandparents as well as her education and interests, oh and also - I mean take this with a grain of salt and act all aloof or whatever but she was also really good mates with Prince. I mean, like, whatever. Y’know. Of course if there was a font colour for sarcasm the last couple of sentences would be glowing right now. MADNESS. ENJOY!!!EPISODE LINKS:LIANNE on TWITTERLIANNE on INSTAGRAMLIANNE on THE INTERNET'BITTERSWEET' - out now!LINKS FOR SCROOBIUS PIP & SPEECH DEVELOPMENT:SCROOBIUS PIP on TWITTERSCROOBIUS PIP on INSTAGRAMSCROOBIUS PIP on PATREONPOD BIBLESPEECH DEVELOPMENT RECORDS DISTRACTION PIECES NETWORK on FACEBOOKDISTRACTION PIECES NETWORK on INSTAGRAMDISTRACTION PIECES PODCAST ARCHIVE Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 25, 2020 • 1h 2min
Isolation Recommendations • Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip #318
Welcome, welcome, welcome to EPISODE 318 of the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! From the Speech Development Compounds, this is Scroobius Pip’s Isolation Recommendations!Okay - just to first note, those exclamation points are not there to in any way make light of the current situation. But I tried it without them and it just seemed really solemn so I hope you don’t mind my editorial decision. Anyway - details aside - all of us at the Distraction Pieces labs (which is conveniently entirely remote) wish you the very best, and all the positivity and sanity you can handle. It’s difficult for all of us, and the whole situation is a true bastard, to put it about as mildly as one can without getting into expletives. But we must try and find and go in on any positives we can, and thankfully, mercifully, there are a great many out there - hopefully most of which you’ll be able to enjoy from your bunkers, wherever you find yourselves. So here is a full length collection of entertainment that fits in perfectly with the name of the podcast. Distraction Pieces. Enjoy, bring em up on Whatsapp and phone conversations, have fun. And stay safe as you possibly can. We’re in this together XXXLINKS FOR SCROOBIUS PIP & SPEECH DEVELOPMENT:SCROOBIUS PIP on TWITTERSCROOBIUS PIP on INSTAGRAMSCROOBIUS PIP on PATREONPOD BIBLESPEECH DEVELOPMENT RECORDS DISTRACTION PIECES NETWORK on FACEBOOKDISTRACTION PIECES NETWORK on INSTAGRAMDISTRACTION PIECES PODCAST ARCHIVE Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 18, 2020 • 56min
Ashley Walters • Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip #317
Welcome, welcome, welcome to EPISODE 317 of the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! Following on from last week’s multi-disciplined guest, Pip is joined this week by emcee turned actor ASHLEY WALTERS!Okay - in case you don’t recognise that name right there immediately, let’s bring you up to speed. ASHER D FROM SO SOLID. Ring a bell? DUSHANE FROM TOP BOY! Getting through yet? RICKY FROM BULLETPROOF? Don’t make me get all Biff from Back To The Future and knock on your head to make sure you’re on the same page… Anyway - it’s Ashley Walters! A fascinating chat and as with a lot of Distraction Pieces episodes, one that feels like it’s been on the cards for a minute. The two get down to it and cover it all from getting in shape and being more mindful re: bodies, representation and the path to Bulletproof, working with Noel Clarke and becoming his pal, working with Carol Jackson from Eastenders (sorry, Lindsey Coulson), being multi-disciplined from a young age, The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles, time spent in prison and lessons learned on release, Top Boy, So Solid, all that good stuff and TOO MUCH to fit into a write up here. You’ll love it. GO IN!EPISODE LINKS:ASHLEY on TWITTERASHLEY on IMDBASHLEY in THE GUARDIANASHLEY in THE LADBIBLELINKS FOR SCROOBIUS PIP & SPEECH DEVELOPMENT:SCROOBIUS PIP on TWITTERSCROOBIUS PIP on INSTAGRAMSCROOBIUS PIP on PATREONPOD BIBLESPEECH DEVELOPMENT RECORDS DISTRACTION PIECES NETWORK on FACEBOOKDISTRACTION PIECES NETWORK on INSTAGRAMDISTRACTION PIECES PODCAST ARCHIVE Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 11, 2020 • 1h
Cosmo Jarvis • Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip #316
Welcome, welcome, welcome to EPISODE 316 of the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! Some acting and musical glory for you this week as Pip is joined by the brilliant COSMO JARVIS!Following on perfectly from last week’s episode with Niamh Algar, in that she and Cosmo star in ‘Calm With Horses’, which is coming to cinemas very soon - the perfect follow on episode right here! You may know Cosmo from his starring turns in Lady Macbeth, or maybe Peaky Blinders - his presence leaves a long lasting impression in whatever you will see him in, and it’s a treat to hear him talk about the craft and hear his insights into it, especially when mirrored with Pip’s. So kicking things off with some good pizza chat up-top, we lead effortlessly into his dealings with type 1 diabetes, which blossoms into the power of encouragement and learning on the job, life changing moments which somehow don’t change life, the ease of dipping your toe into the creative output pool and whether it’s a good thing or not, indeed the forthcoming Calm With Horses, and loads of respectful talk about his co-stars and actors / directors he’s worked with. Excellent stuff, great to hear from him!EPISODE LINKS:COSMO on IMDBCOSMO in THE GUARDIANCOSMO on YOUTUBELINKS FOR SCROOBIUS PIP & SPEECH DEVELOPMENT:SCROOBIUS PIP on TWITTERSCROOBIUS PIP on INSTAGRAMSCROOBIUS PIP on PATREONPOD BIBLESPEECH DEVELOPMENT RECORDS DISTRACTION PIECES NETWORK on FACEBOOKDISTRACTION PIECES NETWORK on INSTAGRAMDISTRACTION PIECES PODCAST ARCHIVE Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 4, 2020 • 55min
Niamh Algar • Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip #315
Welcome, welcome, welcome to EPISODE 315 of the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! This week Pip is joined by the pure marvellous actor and delight NIAMH ALGAR!You can tell even like 5 minutes in that Pip was proper excited about this one… And naturally he was right to be, as Niamh is fantastic if you didn’t already know! You may have seen her in the beautiful and powerful ‘The Virtues’ alongside Distraction Pieces spiritual godfather Stephen Graham, and if you did you will adore this chat as Niamh goes IN on the whole process. As always, any Shane Meadows talk is fascinating and this time is no exception, as we get the pure goodness and intrigue from the process of making such a show and the deep personal digging involved in Niamh’s transformation into Dinah. Not only that, there’s further confirmation of that ‘being the lead in your own story’ point that comes up here and there on the podcast, and some good chat about her role in Desiree Akhavan’s ‘The Bisexual’, working with Guy Ritchie and OF COURSE a good amount about her upcoming film ‘Calm With Horses’, alongside Barry Keoghan and Cosmo Jarvis. Full on gold. Enjoy.EPISODE LINKS:NIAMH on TWITTERCALM WITH HORSESTHE VIRTUESTHE BISEXUALNIAMH on IMDBLINKS FOR SCROOBIUS PIP & SPEECH DEVELOPMENT:SCROOBIUS PIP on TWITTERSCROOBIUS PIP on INSTAGRAMSCROOBIUS PIP on PATREONPOD BIBLESPEECH DEVELOPMENT RECORDS DISTRACTION PIECES NETWORK on FACEBOOKDISTRACTION PIECES NETWORK on INSTAGRAMDISTRACTION PIECES PODCAST ARCHIVE Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Feb 26, 2020 • 1h 5min
Mae Martin • Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip #314
Welcome, welcome, welcome to EPISODE 314 of the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! This week Pip is joined by the fantastic in every way comedian, writer and actor MAE MARTIN!A tremendous meetup of Pip and Mae, and dare I say a long overdue one at that… You’ll get to hear all about Mae in the greater scale and sense, from back in the day to… now… in the day…? Yeah that sounds fine to me… But yeah, everything from then to now, including what she is doing THIS VERY MOMENT, and by that of course I mean starring in the simultaneously hilariously funny and brutally honest Feel Good (well, coming in March), which looks set to blow up worldwide. So expect to hear it all from how to view the series (best served binged), the weirdness of editing trailers, getting the correct audience, Canada (Oh Canada), the process of getting a set together, Mae the character and Mae the person, sex scenes and writing a proudly LGBT show, humanising addition, the casting process, digging deep into personal history and the transition from Canada to London but SO MUCH MORE of course. Ladies and gentlemen, your new best friend, Mae Martin!EPISODE LINKS:MAE on TWITTERFEEL GOODMAE on YOUTUBEMAE on THE INTERNETLINKS FOR SCROOBIUS PIP & SPEECH DEVELOPMENT:SCROOBIUS PIP on TWITTERSCROOBIUS PIP on INSTAGRAMSCROOBIUS PIP on PATREONPOD BIBLESPEECH DEVELOPMENT RECORDS DISTRACTION PIECES NETWORK on FACEBOOKDISTRACTION PIECES NETWORK on INSTAGRAMDISTRACTION PIECES PODCAST ARCHIVE Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Feb 21, 2020 • 1h 25min
Rich Wilson • Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip #313
Welcome, welcome, welcome to EPISODE 313 of the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! This week Pip is joined by podcaster and very funny comic (and old pal) RICH WILSON!You will have surely by now heard the fabulous ‘Insane In The Men Brain’ podcast… No? Well dear listener you must check yourself before an inevitable wrecking of one’s self and go listen immediately! Okay let’s all slow down… Start here and THEN go find it, as you will most definitely become a fast friend of Rich’s by the end of the chat. Rich is a loveable and very down to earth, honest guy who is out for goodness and wellbeing among all people, and it’s a pleasure to hear he and Pip catch up and talk about the good and bad of life in equal measure. A balance is reached, and there is very much a yin and yang feel throughout - from Brexit, to remembering to appreciate the luck of being a standup, to being a straight white male, living with a comedian and the dynamics involved, remakes of films, social media (where to even start on that one!), his early Fringe days in Edinburgh and learning from mistakes, honesty, inclusion of stories into his act, his own podcast and setup and how he got into it and his current show in Soho! Grand. Get yerself in there.EPISODE LINKS:RICH on TWITTERINSANE IN THE MEN BRAIN podcastRICH on TOURRICH videoLINKS FOR SCROOBIUS PIP & SPEECH DEVELOPMENT:SCROOBIUS PIP on TWITTERSCROOBIUS PIP on INSTAGRAMSCROOBIUS PIP on PATREONPOD BIBLESPEECH DEVELOPMENT RECORDS DISTRACTION PIECES NETWORK on FACEBOOKDISTRACTION PIECES NETWORK on INSTAGRAMDISTRACTION PIECES PODCAST ARCHIVE Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Feb 19, 2020 • 1h 5min
Graham Fellows aka John Shuttleworth • Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip #312
Welcome, welcome, welcome to EPISODE 312 of the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! This week Pip is joined by comedic musician and actor and man of many pseudonyms, GRAHAM FELLOWS!Of course, one of the many said pseudonyms which you will surely know is John Shuttleworth, but you might be familiar with Jilted John, Brian Appleton and David Tordoff. At any rate, this is a fascinating conversation involving the creative process, workflow and inspiration which will appeal to anyone remotely interested in making awesome things. I’m sure this means YOU reading this! Having met Pip a while back in a cupboard (all will be revealed), they have a lot to catch up on and have secured a more roomy location for their chat this time round and what a chat it is… Graham has such an array of wisdom-filled nuggets at his disposal, and some evergreen advice and science for those who’ve been creating for years or are about to begin. From the ‘young man’s game’ of performing, to Fringe thoughts, being squeaky clean, his origins, “turkey tapes”, Sheffield, musical equipment, the Custard Cream diamond and SO much more. This is a cracking one, you’ll love it.LOOK OUT GRAHAM’s BOOK 'TWO MARGARINES AND OTHER DOMESTIC DILEMMAS'!EPISODE LINKS:GRAHAM on TWITTERGRAHAM on THE INTERNETGRAHAM on IMDBGRAHAM's TOUR DATESI CAN'T GO BACK TO SAVOURY NOWTHE YAMAHA PSS-51LINKS FOR SCROOBIUS PIP & SPEECH DEVELOPMENT:SCROOBIUS PIP on TWITTERSCROOBIUS PIP on INSTAGRAMSCROOBIUS PIP on PATREONPOD BIBLESPEECH DEVELOPMENT RECORDS DISTRACTION PIECES NETWORK on FACEBOOKDISTRACTION PIECES NETWORK on INSTAGRAMDISTRACTION PIECES PODCAST ARCHIVE Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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