Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip

All of the welcomes and a very merry Friday to you, and for making it to the end of the week here is a bonus Distraction Pieces Podcast to rock and shock your pre-weekend listening entertainment... It's a LEAP UK exclusive, and their formal introduction into the DISTRACTION PIECES NETWORK! (More on that particular nugget to come in due course...)All shall be made clear in Pip's introduction and indeed, outroduction, but essentially this is a fairly rough and ready recording snatched from a post-Houses Of Parliament appearance from the LEAP collective as they celebrated up in Waterstones in Tottenham Court Road, London! It was a worthwhile recording, as we hear from a number of LEAP affiliates and their experiences and hopes for future change on the whole, and what can be done / is being done toward that. A perfect addition to DPP episode 81 with Jason Reed of LEAP. Enjoy the weekend! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Not one, not two, but THREE welcomes upon you as standard to episode 87 of the Distraction Pieces Podcast, with Kirby's own cinema superstar Mr Stephen Graham!Full on good time chatter goodness from Pip and Stephen as they get along like old pals (with one very important thing in common - no spoilers here yo, you'll find out), and we glean much from Stephen's diverse acting career. From his beginnings as a self proclaimed scally out on the streets to his acting school progressions right up to his well earned and crazy great roles in some gigantic cinema smashes like Snatch, Pirates Of The Caribbean, This Is England and starring in the massive Boardwalk Empire as none other than Al Capone. AND starring alongside our very own Pip too in the forthcoming 'Taboo'! A lovely chat, with a lovely guy. Distract yerself fully with this one folks. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome, welcome, welcome to episode 86 of the Distraction Pieces Podcast, a special with Housing For Women and guest Mira!Pip breaks down the full process of what it took to get to the interview/chat stage with guest Mira in the intro (including the discussions with Comic Relief/Sport Relief and Housing For Women), which will prime you perfectly for what follows. And indeed, what follows from guest Mira is awfully hard to take in but a truly valuable, and an ultimately inspiring tale of what can happen after being swept up in a wave of unfairness, abuse, incredible mistreatment and a web of terrible people. Heavy, unflinchingly honest and very upfront, but a story that might have otherwise gone unheard - and Mira is a wonderful, positive person to share a Distraction Pieces Podcast with. A truly encouraging story which shows how much projects like Housing For Women's 'Re-Place' initiative can help lives be rebuilt and restructured.Thank you to Comic Relief and Sport Relief, Housing For Women and the... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome, welcome, welcome to episode 85 of the Distraction Pieces Podcast, dripping with paint and resin and all manner of art materials, fresh from a visit to the studios of Ryan Callanan aka RYCA!Crazy inspiring stuff as Pip links up with RYCA to dig deeper into his works - but the focus today is, of course, the absolutely stunning Scroobius Pip toy!!! Beautiful. Catch the images while you listen on Acast! On top of that, get acquainted with RYCA as you hear his origins in 2D and 3D art, the Victorian signwriting scene and his 'Poptorian' take on it, his collaborations with many including Fatboy Slim, his own mad toy/model collection/obsession, hip hop, and generally just a unique insight into such an awesome but somewhat niche artistic field of toy/print/art making! So much ground covered. Get to it......and GET THAT PIP TOY!!! You WILL want one. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome, welcome, welcome to all of you over at Team 3W! Please enjoy episode 84 of the powerful, the almighty Distraction Pieces Podcast with this week's guest, Saul Williams!Heavyweight verbal artillery is locked and loaded as Pip goes head to head with Saul and covers more ground than the run-time allows, venturing topics including his massive and awesome new multi-media project 'Martyr Loser King' (and his body of work as a whole), the wide and scary world of technology and where the developments lead and leave us, anthropology and society as a whole from micro to macro, police violence in the US over the last couple of years and much further back, and - oh goddamn, just play the bloody thing. It's a brilliant one. You better call Saul. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This right here is the WWW. Welcome Welcome Welcome. No WWE, no WWF. It's episode 83 of the Distraction Pieces Podcast with comedian and 1/3 of PROGRESS Wrestling, Jim Smallman!Full on behind and in front of the scenes wrestling talk with Jim and Pip, and a huge amount of knowledge and science for the hardcore fan and the unacquainted. Hear about the humble beginnings of PROGRESS, the ups and downs of being a three-man UK indie wrestling company (and moving venue to venue), the process of 'booking' shows and the writing/planning process, and all manner of pure wrestling nerd greatness that will absolutely pin you - fan or pre-fan! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Once, twice, and thrice WELCOME to episode 82 of the wicked and the divine Distraction Pieces Podcast, featuring comic book writer and illustrator supremes Kieron Gillen and Jamie McKelvie!Pure nerd heaven and comic book bliss right here, as Pip chats with the pair of comic book heroes (in a more physical real world sense) about their own origin stories, previous work (of which there is a LOT to dig through), their current projects including - of course - 'The Wicked + The Divine' (which you will surely have seen gracing many book shelves and displays around town on any given day), and influences (including but certainly not limited to Warren Ellis among others). Ah, so much more. Jump in and drift away on this one - comic book heaven for ya this week... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

WELCOME / WELCOME / WELCOME to episode 81 of the Distraction Pieces Podcast, featuring drug policy writer and LEAP.org co-ordinator Jason Reed!Maybe you are unfamiliar with Jason, but prepare for all that to change over the course of his chat with Pip. Watch his documentary 'The Culture High' now or later (it'll surely happen one way or another), and join in on this enlightening chat touching on his extensive drug-based blog work, the greater global drug issues/wars/laws, and just SO much fascinating information on all the facets of the drugs which surround us and our daily life. When you've listened to this you will certainly be well versed in way more than you bargained for - ENJOY. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

WELCOME WELCOME WELCOME to episode 80 of the Distraction Pieces Podcast, and the first guest of 2016 - it's Robin Ince!A thoroughly engaging chat with Pip and Robin, covering bases which you would expect (and demand) from someone so well versed in comedy writing and performance - everything from his comedy origin story entangled with Ricky Gervais through to performing in Edinburgh and the issues therein, and of course his prolific podcasting output which includes his amazing 'Infinite Monkey Cage' show (with the also awesome Brian Cox). Oh there's tons more, get involved! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Three welcomes upon you and good on you for returning for MORE - here is your second and final part of episode 79 of the Distraction Pieces Podcast!Picture Pip pacing back and forth in his deluxe cottage out there in Stanford Le Hope, little bobble hat balanced immaculately upon his domepiece with some deluxe beard adornments jingling with every footstep (more on those later...), asking himself question after question submitted by the good folks out there (maybe some of y'all), and answering them with all the might he can muster... Ladies and gentlemen, spend some time with your intrepid host and bask in that warm homely glow that is the second half of episode 79 - Better Call Pip! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.