Welcome, welcome, welcome to the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! Pip joins forces this week with the incredible actor TAHAR RAHIM! You may have been introduced to him through the astonishing ‘Un Prophete’, and most recently you may have seen trailers for the new project ‘The Mauritanian’ - whatever the case, get better acquainted with this awesome human who goes boldy into the craft with a fearlessness and courage that translates directly through the screen. He goes into detail ab...
Feb 24, 2021•52 min•Ep. 370
Welcome, welcome, welcome to the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! Another overdue one right here but somehow the perfect time to connect, this one’s a powerful catchup with Pip and one woman podcast squadron RENAY RICHARDSON! Renay is the CEO of Broccoli Content, and the Twitter bio says it all: “Production company creating opportunities for minority talent” - which gives you a strong idea of what’s happening over there in the Broccoli towers. Renay put together a five point pact l...
Feb 19, 2021•59 min•Ep. 369
Welcome, welcome, welcome to the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! It’s been a minute getting this one ready, as he and Pip go way back but the time has finally come - people, please welcome the airwave ray of sunshine NIHAL ARTHANAYAKE! Less ‘overdue’ and more ‘inevitable’, this one, as the two have some ace history together and have been in similar orbits for a good while. It’s a great time to catch Nihal, as thoughts have taken shape over the past year of pandemical times and whi...
Feb 17, 2021•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 368
Welcome, welcome, welcome to the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! Keep it locked, world - you're about to enter the mind of the one ASIM CHAUDHRY! ...also known as Chabuddy G from People Just Do Nothing (or 'Girthy Geeza' on Twitch) - yes people, this is a wonderful meeting between Pip and Asim, as they catch up initially about all things Twitch with Asim being very much in the pocket of Big Streaming. Just messing - he runs a very awesome channel on there which you are strongly en...
Feb 12, 2021•1 hr 17 min•Ep. 367
Welcome, welcome, welcome to the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! It's the second coming of the ramblechat master, the long awaited return of ADAM BUXTON everybody! Were we ever so young... Episode 66 was the last time Pip and Adam met up, back in those faded Kodachrome / Polaroid days of wayback where everything smelled like freshly cut grass, and there was a slight chill in the air but you could feel that Summer was around the corner, we were all having picnics, I think some of u...
Feb 10, 2021•1 hr 18 min•Ep. 366
Welcome, welcome, welcome to the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! Another very long awaited, most anticapted episode this week as Pip chats with old pal and esteemed multi-disciplined podcaster / poet / author MUSA OKWONGA! But it doesn’t even end there, as you’ll hear - and why should it? Musa has played the long game, the marathon approach, with his career and we find him at a place of peace and spiritual restfulness. A fortune place to be in right now, but rest assured as his go...
Feb 03, 2021•1 hr 34 min•Ep. 365
Welcome, welcome, welcome to the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! Well overdue conversation times for you this week as Pip catches up with the brilliant actor STEVEN CREE! With a mutual friend in Films To Be Buried With homie Brett Goldstein (and many more mutual pals besides), you know you’ll be in great company if you’re unfamiliar with Steven. From the beginning on, it’s all Grade A material ranging from necessary pandemic catchups (this was recorded around Xmas 2020 by the way)...
Jan 27, 2021•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 364
Welcome, welcome, welcome to the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! Some perfect acting distraction for you this week as Pip is joined by the bright shining acting star STACY MARTIN! You may know Stacy’s work already which will stand you in good stead to enjoy this brilliant, sprawling and all-encompassing chat with Pip and Stacy, but if not you’re in for a treat with the bonus of making a new pal by the end! Stacy’s been holding it down on the stage and screen for a minute - you may...
Jan 20, 2021•56 min•Ep. 363
Welcome, welcome, welcome to the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! Some perfect acting distraction for you this week as Pip is joined by the fantastic SACHA DHAWAN! A lovely meeting between Pip and Sacha, and with the two not having crossed paths previously this is a really nice chat which branches out into a fully fledged tree of chat. As I carry on, I’m all too aware that I did just type “tree of chat” but I’m committing to it. Beginning with the big topics and meandering graceful...
Jan 13, 2021•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 362
Welcome, welcome, welcome to the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! BONUS! Pip’s media cup was overflowing with 2020 goodness, so he went ahead and made a bonus episode to catch all the gems that 2020’s television had to offer and HERE IT IS! As with the films of the year episode, this is all Pip’s opinion and you may indeed share differing ones, but this might alert you to some good times that you might not have been aware of before. You’ll enjoy this for sure! QUICK NOTE! This is p...
Jan 08, 2021•24 min•Ep. 361
Welcome, welcome, welcome to the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! The very happiest new year to you, dear Distraction Pieces listener! We are now in 2021 World, with a whole new 12 months ahead of us until we do the merry go round all over again, but when you think about for even a split second, isn’t it insane how much can happen in those twelve months? Even in a day?! Well, while none of us can slow the hands of time, we can most certainly take a minute to just sit right there, a...
Jan 06, 2021•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 360
Welcome, welcome, welcome to the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! Dearest Distraction Pieces crew (or Team 3W as we used to call each other!), you are in for a solid gold treat this week. And next week. Yes, it’s that time of year when Pip casts his eye over the year’s events, while trying to make sense of the wreckage… And this year, good lawd was there a lot of it. So he has enlisted the help of a good friend of his - that’s right - you’ve seen the episode description already so ...
Dec 30, 2020•1 hr 17 min•Ep. 359
Welcome, welcome, welcome to the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! Dearest Distraction Pieces crew (or Team 3W as we used to call each other!), you are in for a solid gold treat this week. And next week. Yes, it’s that time of year when Pip casts his eye over the year’s events, while trying to make sense of the wreckage… And this year, good lawd was there a lot of it. So he has enlisted the help of a good friend of his - that’s right - you’ve seen the episode description already so ...
Dec 23, 2020•59 min•Ep. 359
Welcome, welcome, welcome to the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! As tradition would usually dictate, Pip would meet up with Kae and Polar for some form of Xmas drinks in whatever formation was available, but WHAT WITH THINGS AS THEY ARE, zoom provided the medium for it all to happen which now means that we get to hear what happens behind the curtain! A great chance to listen to what’s been happening in this year of years with Pip’s old time pals (and surely favourites of yourselve...
Dec 18, 2020•59 min•Ep. 358
Welcome, welcome, welcome to the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! As tradition would usually dictate, Pip would meet up with Kae and Polar for some form of Xmas drinks in whatever formation was available, but WHAT WITH THINGS AS THEY ARE, zoom provided the medium for it all to happen which now means that we get to hear what happens behind the curtain! A great chance to listen to what’s been happening in this year of years with Pip’s old time pals (and surely favourites of yourselve...
Dec 16, 2020•55 min•Ep. 358
Welcome, welcome, welcome to the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! Pure comedy fun times which we most certainly all need right about now, as Pip is joined by Mark, Broden and Zachary of Australian comedy crew AUNTY DONNA! Have you heard of Aunty Donna yet? Chances are you are a diehard dyed in the wool Auntyhead, but perhaps you may have only just seen that Netflix square scrolling sideways in your field of vision as recent as today - or maybe this is the first time you’ve heard th...
Dec 09, 2020•1 hr 28 min•Ep. 357
Welcome, welcome, welcome to the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! IT'S THE TWELVE DAYS OF PIPMAS! Pip shall explain all within this nice and tiday, efficient and to the point bonus episode but essentially, you wanna get over to the Pip Patreon page STAT and get in on the goodies going on this month. It will either cost you a buck, or you'll feel the creative spirit rise within you and you'll become a lifelong supporter - who can say?! Either way you'll get treated to some extra spe...
Dec 04, 2020•10 min
Welcome, welcome, welcome to the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! Cinematic perfection is upon us once more, as Pip finally aligns schedules with the incredible and inspiring actor MYANNA BURING! It’s another great one folks, but I mean when has the Distraction Pieces Podcast ever been less than? That was rhetorical. But seriously… Anyway - here’s a beautiful chance to enjoy a wonderful chat across the internet lines with MyAnna, who you will know from one of the most intense films...
Dec 02, 2020•1 hr 31 min•Ep. 356
Welcome, welcome, welcome to the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! An ALMOST in person DPP right here - well, Pip and the guest being in the same city, in a country far far away from their respective homesteads anyway - please enjoy a brilliantly upfront and honest chat with actor RAHUL KOHLI! I say upfront and honest - basically it’s one where sentiments aren’t hinted at, and feelings and thoughts are addressed in a mature and adult manner. He and Pip are currently in Vancouver, Ca...
Nov 25, 2020•1 hr 26 min•Ep. 355
Welcome, welcome, welcome to the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! Another in the long line of Distraction Pieces episodes right here following the “about bloody time” theme - people, please be upstanding in welcoming Hugo and Seapa from Kurupt FM / People Just Do Nothing / Chattin’ Sh*t podcast! A nice long chat with the dup, featuring so many topics it’s incredibly difficult knowing where to start with this writeup… Well, rest assured that the main points get properly dealt with -...
Nov 18, 2020•1 hr 16 min•Ep. 354
Welcome, welcome, welcome to the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! Without a doubt, an episode that’s been a long time in the making - at last, Pip catches up with national trasure, poet, writer and lyricist BENJAMIN ZEPHANIAH! Pure enjoyment from the Birmingham legend as he and Pip catch up and talk about all things poetry but so much more… Beginning at the beginning of time itself, they move through viruses, “unpredictable” times, nature, the meat industry, finance and politics, s...
Nov 11, 2020•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 353
Welcome, welcome, welcome to the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! Let the cinematic streak be unbroken, as Pip chats with the second brother combo on the podcast - it’s the directorial duo of THE BLAINE BROTHERS! You may be familiar with the two from previous works such as Nina Forever (which was HIGH on a previous Pip’s films of the year list), and maybe you’ve already become aware of the Sara Pascoe series Out Of Her Mind (featuring Pip himself), but if not - prepare to investiga...
Nov 04, 2020•1 hr 23 min•Ep. 352
Welcome, welcome, welcome to the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! The cinematic spirit is maintained wonderfully this week as Pip chats over zoom with director BEN WHEATLEY! With Ben’s new film ‘Rebecca’ blessing screens on Netflix (and selected bigger screens), it’s a perfect time to catch the director and Pip crams a lot into his time with him… Everything ranging from the zoom press junket (and how it is infinitely preferable to the alternative), influences on a granular level, e...
Oct 28, 2020•57 min•Ep. 351
Welcome, welcome, welcome to the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! What better way to follow last episode’s acting aceness than with another UK treasure, yes indeed Distraction Pieces famsquad it is the brilliant TARON EGERTON! As with so many of these episodes featuring the UK acting crew, there is an over-riding spiritual link by way of Stephen Graham, so props must be given to him first off! This one feels like another ‘long time coming’ episode, where it was just a matter of tim...
Oct 20, 2020•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 350
Welcome, welcome, welcome to the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! The perfect actorial masterclass and relaxed chat scenario as Pip meets the glorious MAXINE PEAKE! Kicking things off with reflections of pandemic and lockdown times (essential to check in up top!), Pip and Maxine get into the whole acting biz and it’s a thrilling old journey - from acting itself and what it’s like being around yourself as an actor, to London fatigue and burnout, to venues in Manchester and up North,...
Oct 13, 2020•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 349
Welcome, welcome, welcome to the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! Metalheads rejoice, as you are about to hear a properly great chat with Pip and COREY 'MF' TAYLOR of SLIPKNOT! While Corey may be in a relaxed and certainly not on-stage mode for the chat, that’s probably the perfect setting as we get to hear from the engaged, stoic and reflective Corey. Beginning with all things pandemic and quarantine, it’s actually the perfect place to start as a lot of his new material was record...
Oct 06, 2020•50 min•Ep. 348
Welcome, welcome, welcome to the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! One for not only the hip hop heads but also the cookery crew as Pip gets deep in the rap kitchen with ACTION BRONSON! There’s no doubt about it, Action has done a ton in the past decade and by the looks of it all, had a goddamn blast while doing it. But he’s always kept a very decent squad around him and stayed on track and focused, as you can tell by his insane output and varied resumé. Here’s a chance to catch up w...
Sep 29, 2020•52 min•Ep. 347
Welcome, welcome, welcome to the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! A grime spectacular right here for you this week by way of a full length chat with GHETTS! “I cannot act as someone’s time machine…” Science and gems at every turn this week, from one of the UK’s veterans in the game. In a chat that goes into not just music, expect to hear about this nation of complainers of ours, performing the last show in the UK pre-lockdown, not being able to listen to his old stuff, appreciation...
Sep 22, 2020•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 346
Welcome, welcome, welcome to the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! Please be very welcome to take your seats for a very great chat with Pip and the fantastically funny comic FERN BRADY! Aceness from the get go, with up-top talk about being heckled in Essex (a tale as old as time), thoughts on the Fringe (Edinburgh, but doevtails nicely with actual hairdresser chat later on), selling out and advertising and what all of that means, judging other artists and comics for selling the ware...
Sep 15, 2020•1 hr 16 min•Ep. 345
Welcome, welcome, welcome to the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! One of the episodes you’ve either been waiting for a while to align, or one that you didn’t realise you were looking forward to until it dropped - this week Pip is joined by none other than UK rap and grime superstar DIZZEE RASCAL! Such a great chat with the two, covering all kinds of bases including how he could have been an actor, the lessons learned through pirate radio and the transferrable skills absorbed throug...
Sep 08, 2020•1 hr 17 min•Ep. 344
