Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip

Welcome, welcome, welcome to the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip!A very timely and hugely informative Friday bonus for you this week, as Pip is joined by two guests, one after the other. The first is Alex S. Vitale (professor of sociology at Brooklyn College, US), followed by Dr Adam Elliott-Cooper (University Of Greenwich, humanities and social science department).With everything we’ve seen over the last month in most recent history, one sentiment and statement that’s been gaining traction is “Defund The Police”. On face value and without any further research or intrigue, this could come across in an entirely different way than it is supposed to. Pip did a good amount of digging, and after being passed along to appropriate potential guests, meetings were set up and he arrived at two people who are well versed and well equiped to speak on the issue. In the interest of balance, he speaks to Alex from the US, where the issue is very pertinent and pressing and also has very different implications for society there, and also Adam from the UK, who goes into what this means for the UK and the nuances involved.It’s a complex matter for sure, but along with the accompanying links from Pip to break down what’s been talked about, and a comprehensive conclusion, you’ll hopefully be way more up on the subject than you might have been previously, and have a good understanding on what it means to say ‘defund the police’. Be informed, share, and enjoy.EPISODE LINKS:ADAM ELLIOTT on TWITTERADAM ONLINEALEX VITALE on TWITTERALEX ONLINEALEX's ARTICLE in THE GUARDIANLINKS FOR SCROOBIUS PIP & SPEECH DEVELOPMENT:SCROOBIUS PIP on TWITTERSCROOBIUS PIP on INSTAGRAMSCROOBIUS PIP on PATREONNORTH STAR RISINGPOD 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.

Welcome, welcome, welcome to the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip!This week Pip is joined by actor and now director SIMON BIRD, whom you may already be familiar with from such roles as Will from The Inbetweeners and Adam from Friday Night Dinner!Simon and Pip chat over the good old fashioned zoom app (you get that nice warmth and crackle over zoom), to catch up on all things acting and directing, as well as fatherhood and family life and how everything feeds into each other. A nice coverage of menu items from the difference in perspectives of last year and this year so far, directing Days Of The Bagnold Summer and how it was an unoffical Pip biopic without the Pip (let’s call it a ‘bioPip’), appreciation for Monica Dolan, the Footlights crew at Cambridge, working with his wife, and of course all things Inbetweeners and Friday Night Dinner.EPISODE LINKS:SIMON on IMDBDAYS OF THE BAGNOLD SUMMERTHE INBETWEENERSLINKS FOR SCROOBIUS PIP & SPEECH DEVELOPMENT:SCROOBIUS PIP on TWITTERSCROOBIUS PIP on INSTAGRAMSCROOBIUS PIP on PATREONNORTH STAR RISINGPOD 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.

Welcome, welcome, welcome to episode 328 of the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip!Distraction Pieces listeners and friends, please feel at home and very welcome in the warm, cosy confines of the third Isolation DrunkCast of 2020! This time round you are treated to a guest appearance from Jayde Adams and Rich Wilson, as well as Hardcore Listing crew Chris & Stu!The beauty of the DrunkCast episodes is that they can truly be their own beasts. They can contain any amount of tangents and subjects, and they can take a detour whenever they like while being serious, silly or on the floor in stitches. And folks, that is kind of what you’re gonna get with this one. With seemingly unavoidable despair at every turn this year, the week this episode is released on being no exception, I think the crew needed some steam letting off and while this can provide a medium for that and for all of us, don’t think the serious subjects won’t get addressed. So please - prepare your listening environment accordingly and get yourselves appropriately ready for the third of the Isolation Drunkcasts!EPISODE LINKS:JAYDE ADAMS on TWITTER!RICH WILSON on TWITTER!AMUSICAL PODCAST! • Acast • SpotifyINSANE IN THE MEN BRAIN PODCAST! • Acast • SpotifyHARDCORE LISTING! • Acast • SpotifyLINKS FOR SCROOBIUS PIP & SPEECH DEVELOPMENT:SCROOBIUS PIP on TWITTERSCROOBIUS PIP on INSTAGRAMSCROOBIUS PIP on PATREONNORTH STAR RISINGPOD 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.

Welcome, welcome, welcome to episode 328 of the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip!Distraction Pieces listeners and friends, please feel at home and very welcome in the warm, cosy confines of the third Isolation DrunkCast of 2020! This time round you are treated to a guest appearance from Jayde Adams and Rich Wilson, as well as Hardcore Listing crew Chris & Stu!The beauty of the DrunkCast episodes is that they can truly be their own beasts. They can contain any amount of tangents and subjects, and they can take a detour whenever they like while being serious, silly or on the floor in stitches. And folks, that is kind of what you’re gonna get with this one. With seemingly unavoidable despair at every turn this year, the week this episode is released on being no exception, I think the crew needed some steam letting off and while this can provide a medium for that and for all of us, don’t think the serious subjects won’t get addressed. So please - prepare your listening environment accordingly and get yourselves appropriately ready for the third of the Isolation Drunkcasts!EPISODE LINKS:JAYDE ADAMS on TWITTER!RICH WILSON on TWITTER!AMUSICAL PODCAST! • Acast • SpotifyINSANE IN THE MEN BRAIN PODCAST! • Acast • SpotifyHARDCORE LISTING! • Acast • SpotifyLINKS FOR SCROOBIUS PIP & SPEECH DEVELOPMENT:SCROOBIUS PIP on TWITTERSCROOBIUS PIP on INSTAGRAMSCROOBIUS PIP on PATREONNORTH STAR RISINGPOD 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.

Welcome, welcome, welcome to episode 328 of the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip!Distraction Pieces listeners and friends, please feel at home and very welcome in the warm, cosy confines of the third Isolation DrunkCast of 2020! This time round you are treated to a guest appearance from Jayde Adams and Rich Wilson, as well as Hardcore Listing crew Chris & Stu!The beauty of the DrunkCast episodes is that they can truly be their own beasts. They can contain any amount of tangents and subjects, and they can take a detour whenever they like while being serious, silly or on the floor in stitches. And folks, that is kind of what you’re gonna get with this one. With seemingly unavoidable despair at every turn this year, the week this episode is released on being no exception, I think the crew needed some steam letting off and while this can provide a medium for that and for all of us, don’t think the serious subjects won’t get addressed. So please - prepare your listening environment accordingly and get yourselves appropriately ready for the third of the Isolation Drunkcasts!EPISODE LINKS:JAYDE ADAMS on TWITTER!RICH WILSON on TWITTER!AMUSICAL PODCAST! • Acast • SpotifyINSANE IN THE MEN BRAIN PODCAST! • Acast • SpotifyHARDCORE LISTING! • Acast • SpotifyLINKS FOR SCROOBIUS PIP & SPEECH DEVELOPMENT:SCROOBIUS PIP on TWITTERSCROOBIUS PIP on INSTAGRAMSCROOBIUS PIP on PATREONNORTH STAR RISINGPOD 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.

Welcome, welcome, welcome to a very special re-release episode of the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip.This episode is a re-release of episode 65 of DPP, where Pip spoke to Akala. This is such a perfect companion to the re-release of the Killer Mike episode, as it reflects upon certain similar issues but from a UK voice. Akala is someone who’s been fighting the good fight for years, whether it be dropping heavyweight albums or taking the public to school live on air with ease and confidence (dropping pure knowledge on topics that have been sorely missed from ‘traditional’ education). This podcast was recorded in 2015, and so it’s very interesting to look back on it with some hindsight and benefit of knowing what happened in the years after it dropped. I’m sure a lot of us feel like we probably wanna go back to then… Anyway - it’s a wonderful episode so again, take some time with it, and let it into your day. You will not regret a minute.EPISODE LINKS:AKALA on TWITTERAKALA on YOUTUBEAKALA on THE INTERNETLINKS FOR SCROOBIUS PIP & SPEECH DEVELOPMENT:SCROOBIUS PIP on TWITTERSCROOBIUS PIP on INSTAGRAMSCROOBIUS PIP on PATREONNORTH STAR RISINGPOD 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.

Welcome, welcome, welcome to a very special re-release episode of the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip.This episode is a re-release of episode 12 of DPP, where Pip spoke to Killer Mike. Since the episode aired, it remains one of the most referenced episodes from Pip, and with good reason. Mike drops so much science that is not a casual listen. This is one to take time with, to reflect on and to pay attention to. What we’re seeing in the USA right now is an ongoing trauma which seems to know no bounds, so hearing this chat from 2014 will ring some unfortunately familiar bells… However - as I say - Mike drops pure gems and it is a real treasure to have such knowledge made available. This is some public service shit. So download, take your time, and spend some moments with Pip and Killer Mike.EPISODE LINKS:KILLE MIKE on TWITTERKILLER MIKE'S SPEECHRUN THE JEWELSKILLER MIKE on THE INTERNETLINKS FOR SCROOBIUS PIP & SPEECH DEVELOPMENT:SCROOBIUS PIP on TWITTERSCROOBIUS PIP on INSTAGRAMSCROOBIUS PIP on PATREONNORTH STAR RISINGPOD 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.

Welcome, welcome, welcome to episode 326 of the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip!This week Pip is going in on one of his older releases - his debut in fact - that’s right, Pip is going behind NO COMMERCIAL BREAKS!A true milestone in the path of all that is Pip, and with a look at the whole thing with the benefit of distance (social or otherwise) and hindsight, he is able to go through it with an objectivity but not without emotion. It’s interesting to hear the tracks that hit home and the ones that he doesn’t enjoy, and the honesty that comes with a look at one’s older work is refreshing. So join Pip as he fires up the old Sonos and walks you through a very important step in his development, with No Commercial Breaks!EPISODE LINKS:NO COMMERCIAL BREAKSNO COMMERCIAL BREAKS on SPOTIFYSAGE FRANCIS • RewriteLINKS FOR SCROOBIUS PIP & SPEECH DEVELOPMENT:SCROOBIUS PIP on TWITTERSCROOBIUS PIP on INSTAGRAMSCROOBIUS PIP on PATREONNORTH STAR RISINGPOD 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.

Welcome, welcome, welcome to episode 326 of the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip!A perfect return guest right here as Pip is joined once more by the inspirational philosopher, author and historian RUTGER BREGMAN!If you missed the first appearance then DEFINITELY go back and listen as it’s still immensely relevant and very interesting indeed, with a ton of goodness for some clear minded thinking. If you already caught that one, you’re in for some return greatness as Rutger and Pip join each other via the magic invisible meeting room in the sky and get into it all - from lockdown thoughts and what we will return to, his already infamous appearances at a conference and on Fox News, the bystander effect, the real life Lord Of The Flies, advancements in humanity, the Stanford Prison Experiment, reality TV, confirmation bias, trust and blushing, human eyes, psychology of weapons and Game Of Thrones. How much more? SO MUCH. That’s a mere glimpse in a nutshell. So please, set aside some time and listen to some very uplifting thoughts about us humans. We’re a weird old bunch.Rutger’s new book ‘Human Kind’ is out now!EPISODE LINKS:RUTGER on TWITTERRUTGER ONLINERUTGER at DAVOS CONFERENCERUTGER on FOX NEWSUTOPIA FOR REALISTSHUMANKINDDPP #190 with RUTGER!LINKS FOR SCROOBIUS PIP & SPEECH DEVELOPMENT:SCROOBIUS PIP on TWITTERSCROOBIUS PIP on INSTAGRAMSCROOBIUS PIP on PATREONNORTH STAR RISINGPOD 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.

Welcome, welcome, welcome to episode 325 of the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip!We are still in lockdown (lockdown has been lifted), and while we’re all going in to work (no going into work) and staying alert (SO much more alert than usual), Pip decided to round up a willing crew for some further drunk antics by way of the second ISOLATION DRUNKCAST!This one right here is the Back To The Future / Godfather / Karate Kid of podcasts. A three parter of crazy huge proportions, featuring not only Pip and the usual Hardcore Listing crew Stu and Chris, but also the truly great comedians / Off Menu duo of JAMES ACASTER and ED GAMBLE! A heavy affair combining all manner of drink combos, raised voices and flaring tempers all conducted over zoom through five mini computer screens. It actually didn’t stray too far outside the realms of decency, this one, and while it’s absolutely not radio friendly, you’ll most certainly enjoy this one like you surely did the previous Isolation Drunkcast! So, as always, pour yourself a Scroobius (or a protein shake), set yourself a lil’ blanket fort or some such, and enjoy the following four hours of true mayhem. HAVE FUN!EPISODE LINKS:OFF MENU PODCAST! • Acast • Spotify • WebsiteLIFERS PODCAST! • SpotifyHARDCORE LISTING! • Acast • SpotifyLINKS FOR SCROOBIUS PIP & SPEECH DEVELOPMENT:SCROOBIUS PIP on TWITTERSCROOBIUS PIP on INSTAGRAMSCROOBIUS PIP on PATREONNORTH STAR RISINGPOD 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.