https://acast.com/en/jameson-distractionpieces-terms Welcome, welcome, welcome to the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! Another fabulous session this week, as Pip is joined by Seapa aka MC Grindah of People Just Do Nothing! A top chat featuring timely check-ins on all things public and personal, from homelife to the bigger entertainment scene while covering all kinds of cinematic and small screen favourites along the way (Friday, Top Boy, Snabba Cash, Sopranos, La Haine, Four Blocks...
Jul 27, 2021•58 min•Ep. 399
Welcome, welcome, welcome to the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! An extra special bonus secret announcement this week, with your secret directions to a world of awesomeness. Listen in and find out more - revealing anything here would only serve to spoil the surprise, but also this might be one for the ‘every episoders’ amongst you. Not exclusively though so do dive in if you’re up for some behind closed doors covert intel type action… Okay I’m verging on telling you too much here....
Jul 22, 2021•24 min•Ep. 398
Welcome, welcome, welcome to the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! Joining Pip this week is the incredible director of ‘Censor’, it’s PRANO BAILEY-BOND ! An excellent get together featuring some really fruitful angles and insightful thoughts, as Pip and Prano get into the magic of film. But not only that of course - you know the Distraction Pieces Podcast well enough to know the many paths and tangents it takes, and through those you shall get to know Prano well indeed. From her Wal...
Jul 20, 2021•53 min•Ep. 397
Welcome, welcome, welcome to the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! BONUS TIME with a crossover feature with the Hardcore Listing podcast! The main part of this bonus is the whole of a Hardcore Listing episode, where Pip stood in for Chris Glassen as Stu Whiffen’s sparring partner and got into it about the best 5 TV character names! So much to agree with or throw your phone across the room about, as with all Hardcore Listing episodes, so please be treated to this awesome Friday bonus...
Jul 15, 2021•52 min•Ep. 396
Welcome, welcome, welcome to the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! Please welcome singer, rapper, boxer and Youtube star KSI ! Pip is joined by a Youtube veteran, and definitely someone with an admirable work ethic. Inspired by the likes of Childish Gambino and early adopters, KSI has carved out his own unique space in the world of social media and by the sounds of it, not even a global pandemic can stop this train running… Hear the story of his path from Watford, and how it led to ...
Jul 13, 2021•57 min•Ep. 395
Welcome, welcome, welcome to the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! Joining Pip this week is the notorious, the glorious, the hilarious actor (voice and physical), writer and director NICK FROST ! …who you might also know as Simon Pegg’s sparring partner in many an iconic production throughout the years, but that is not to in any way diminish Nick’s standing as an individual force in the comic universe… He’s been putting in power moves for years in front of and behind the scenes, wor...
Jul 06, 2021•53 min•Ep. 394
Welcome, welcome, welcome to the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! Another one for the books right here, as we welcome writer, dancer, podcaster and worlds more, KELECHI OKAFOR ! …also known as Kelechnekoff. A supreme recording for you here as Pip joins forces with one of the greatest voices in the game, as you will hear throughout or may have of course heard via the Say Your Mind podcast. Kelechi is holding it down in a wild world, while maintaining dignity and finesse in times whi...
Jun 29, 2021•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 393
Welcome, welcome, welcome to the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! Enjoy a fabulous catchup with DJ / presenter, author and true great ANNIE MACMANUS ! One of those long overdue meetups where you feel like it could be a part of a Distraction Pieces off-shoot podcast of its very own, where Pip checks in with Annie about all things life and sound. Kicking off with some necessary salutes and bigups to Ireland, it branches out into family life and what home is, Shane MacGowan and The Po...
Jun 22, 2021•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 392
Welcome, welcome, welcome to the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! Joining the podcast this week is another fabulous acting favourite, yes indeed it is AMANDA ABBINGTON ! Due to one thing or another, schedules have been flipped, turned upside down, but Pip and Amanda have managed to crowbar in some good time to get together and rock a truly fine podcast for you all. Amanda’s been in a LOT of good things over the past, namely Man Stroke Woman, Safe, Sherlock, and much more - in this ...
Jun 15, 2021•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 391
Originally broadcast on February 12th 2020, this episode feels like a dream or a fantasy world away now - but it’s a brilliant one which deserves the DPP Rewind treatment at a poignant time. Michael Cashman was a delight and his story is thrilling, which absolutely warrants its re-run - please listen if you haven’t yet, and if you did at the time, why not revisit… Just to note the films Pip lists up top on the intro, here they are: Victim • 120bpm • Tangerine • Ammonite • A Special Day • Beach R...
Jun 10, 2021•1 hr 19 min
Welcome, welcome, welcome to the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! Joining the podcast this week is the fabulous acting favourite and true treasure JULIET STEVENSON ! Having met on set on Sara Pascoe’s ‘Out Of Her Mind’, Juliet and Pip hit it off and set up a future plan for a podcast meeting - and here we have the glorious result! Kicking off with some misty eyed recollections of the excellent show, much ground is covered from there on including the wide world of Edinburgh Fringe, ...
Jun 08, 2021•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 390
Welcome, welcome, welcome to the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! Pip catches up on events from the past few years with poet, author and good pal LAURA DOCKRILL ! A very timely meeting with Laura this week, coming in after the finale of the Where’s Your Head At series that spanned the month of May. This is very much on message for the series, though this time we get to spend a whole episode with Laura, who was last featured a good few years ago on here. As you could imagine, a LOT ...
Jun 01, 2021•1 hr 23 min•Ep. 389
Welcome, welcome, welcome to the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! You are especially welcome to the concluding part in a larger series called ‘Where’s Your Head At?’ - a collage of experiences from pandemic times. This is the final in the month long series which has seen Pip engage in a huge collage of conversations to co-incide with Mental Health Week, while extending the theme into the whole month of May. It’s been a thoroughly fascinating journey, as we have heard from so many b...
May 25, 2021•1 hr 45 min•Ep. 388
Welcome, welcome, welcome to the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! You are especially welcome to the fifth in a larger series called ‘Where’s Your Head At?’ - a collage of experiences from pandemic times. Over the next few weeks, you will hear from a huge range of people Pip sat down and had conversations with, but specifically based around that main question - where’s your head at? With pandemic times still incredibly present and by now pretty much ingrained in our day to day lives...
May 18, 2021•1 hr 28 min•Ep. 387
Welcome, welcome, welcome to the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! You are especially welcome to the fourth in a larger series called ‘Where’s Your Head At?’ - a collage of experiences from pandemic times. Over the next few weeks, you will hear from a huge range of people Pip sat down and had conversations with, but specifically based around that main question - where’s your head at? With pandemic times still incredibly present and by now pretty much ingrained in our day to day live...
May 13, 2021•1 hr 39 min•Ep. 386
Welcome, welcome, welcome to the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! You are especially welcome to the third in a larger series called ‘Where’s Your Head At?’ - a collage of experiences from pandemic times. Over the next few weeks, you will hear from a huge range of people Pip sat down and had conversations with, but specifically based around that main question - where’s your head at? With pandemic times still incredibly present and by now pretty much ingrained in our day to day lives...
May 11, 2021•1 hr 25 min•Ep. 385
Welcome, welcome, welcome to the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! You are especially welcome to the second in a larger series called ‘Where’s Your Head At?’ - a collage of experiences from pandemic times. Over the next few weeks, you will hear from a huge range of people Pip sat down and had conversations with, but specifically based around that main question - where’s your head at? With pandemic times still incredibly present and by now pretty much ingrained in our day to day live...
May 09, 2021•1 hr 24 min•Ep. 384
Welcome, welcome, welcome to the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! You are especially welcome to the first in a larger series called ‘Where’s Your Head At?’ - a collage of experiences from pandemic times. Over the next few weeks, you will hear from a huge range of people Pip sat down and had conversations with, but specifically based around that main question - where’s your head at? With pandemic times still incredibly present and by now pretty much ingrained in our day to day lives...
May 04, 2021•1 hr 17 min•Ep. 383
Welcome, welcome, welcome to the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! A very welcome and amazingly informative conversation with neuroscientist, musician and artist SIMON(E) SUN ! Without wanting to risk the simplification and distilling of this incredible chat, just rest assured that it’s one of those very special Distraction Pieces moments that I can safely say will echo through the DPP corridors for episodes to come - so here’s your chance to get in on the ground floor and prepare y...
Apr 27, 2021•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 382
Welcome, welcome, welcome to the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! A properly ace conversation with the insightful and hilarious comic DANIEL SLOSS ! Pip catches Daniel 6 days deep in a 14 day quarantine overseas, which is of course the first item of business! The two compare notes on coping with such stints and methods of how to handle one’s self in isolation. From there on, we hear all about Daniel’s experiences in processing life into art and creativity and the many rewards and p...
Apr 20, 2021•1 hr 22 min•Ep. 381
Welcome, welcome, welcome to the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! A super great chat with KALYN HEFFERNAN of the group WHEELCHAIR SPORTS CAMP ! Whether you know it or now, this is the one you’ve been waiting for. Pip catches up with Kalyn Heffernan of Wheelchair Sports Camp for a full length podcast, which is a beautiful occasion as this means that there are a LOT of people who will make acquaintances with a truly awesome human being, while also being made aware of a bulletproof ba...
Apr 13, 2021•1 hr 17 min•Ep. 380
Welcome, welcome, welcome to the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! A lovely chat with Inbetweeners star and football / MMA enthusiast BLAKE HARRISON ! You might very well know Blake as Neil, from The Inbetweeners - and some of you may know him extremely well as Neil if you’ve seen every episode, so here is a perfect opportunity to get to know Blake as a true and living person behind the script! He and Pip kick off with pandemic privilege and easily transition into work and acting, i...
Apr 06, 2021•1 hr 27 min•Ep. 379
Welcome, welcome, welcome to the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! A great and very cool, calm and collected chat with UK acting royalty who has been a welcome fixture on screens great and small, it’s JOHN SIMM ! While a good gang of you will know John through Human Traffic (I mean come on), or maybe Life On Mars, or perhaps his new show Grace - or let’s face it, his entire film and tv-ography, but he was also in a band for a stretch back then too! All of this is of course covered i...
Mar 30, 2021•58 min•Ep. 378
Welcome, welcome, welcome to the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! Once again, paths that have been log eluding each other have finally converged and here we are, as Pip finally meets the amazing singer songwriter RAG’N’BONE MAN ! Judging by the Youtube views for his single ‘Human’, as one of the billion+ viewers and fans, YOU - dear listener - are probably partly responsible for his astronomic rise to stardom from humble beginning in Uckfield / Brighton. And he we are! The homie is...
Mar 24, 2021•58 min•Ep. 377
Welcome, welcome, welcome to the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! Joining Pip this week for a bonus episode is the gawd, the GOAT, the king bee himself - please welcome Mr B DOLAN! A very welcome return from friend of the podcast B Dolan, and what makes this return even more triumphant and welcome is that B has survived not only another Winter (word to the Strange Famous crew), but an incredible amount of physical pain and endured some proper body wars over the past year. You will ...
Mar 19, 2021•1 hr 23 min•Ep. 376
Welcome, welcome, welcome to the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! A real feelgood dip in the ever-refreshing acting pool for you this week as Pip is joined by national treasure JANE HORROCKS! Not only an actor though, our Jane - she’s been singing forever and more recently has taken her own dip into the equally refreshing pool of podcasting, which is how this whole episode came about. So we all collectively thank the good lord of Pod for that (amen). A really nice chat which takes ...
Mar 17, 2021•54 min•Ep. 375
Welcome, welcome, welcome to the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! Following on from a triple episode week of pure musical commentary, here is a straight up excellent chat with the powerful and acclaimed writer NIKESH SHUKLA! So much to get into on this one, and Nikesh and Pip cram a huge amount into what could certainly go on for a good few more hours. Nikesh’s new book ‘Brown Baby’ is available now with an accompanying podcast, and you’ll hear most of the foundation upon which it ...
Mar 10, 2021•1 hr 22 min•Ep. 374
Welcome, welcome, welcome to the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! Well, at the start of the week and Wednesday, it was hinted about how special this week was going to be. I’m sure you clocked onto what was going on by Wednesday but if you’re not sure by now, let Friday be the day as Pip completes his ‘Behind The Album’ series with the final album from he and Dan Le Sac - ‘Repent Replenish Repeat’. An album of absolute fire from start to end. From the very first ‘h’ of “Huhh know it...
Mar 05, 2021•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 373
Welcome, welcome, welcome to the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! This week is a powerful one, people - not sure how much we should give away at this point but you’re in for SEVERAL TREATS so do keep an eye on those Distraction Pieces Podcast feeds throughout the week… That’s all I’ll tell you for now. I'm sure you're gathering what's happening at this point BUT for those still in the dark - just you wait... I mean there are trilogies, you know you have your Godfathers and your Bac...
Mar 03, 2021•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 372
Welcome, welcome, welcome to the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! This week is a powerful one, people - not sure how much we should give away at this point but you’re in for SEVERAL TREATS so do keep an eye on those Distraction Pieces Podcast feeds throughout the week… That’s all I’ll tell you for now. But - to kick things off correctly, today is the day when Pip goes through in painstaking detail his debut album with Dan Le Sac - yes indeed, ANGLES is the topic of todays ‘Behind T...
Mar 01, 2021•1 hr 14 min•Ep. 371
