Welcome, welcome, welcome to the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! This week Pip is joined by doctor and musician NISHANT JOSHI ! You might fancy including 'whistleblower' in that description too but only if you use it in the appropriate manner okay? Dr Nishant has been a busy person in ever so many ways since the pandemic began around a quarter of a decade ago (to give it that sense of close history), being a doctor on the frontline during one of the biggest health emergencies of o...
Jun 06, 2023•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 516
Welcome, welcome, welcome to the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! This week Pip is joined by national treasure and rabbit hole journalist, author and podcaster JON RONSON ! Rabbit-hole journalist is of course used in loving jest, as he kind of says the same himself in the course of the podcast. Jon loves a rabbit hole. And it's evident in his work which is pure story-upon-story heaven for the curious minded among us, which will of course appeal to those with a liking for Louis Ther...
May 30, 2023•1 hr•Ep. 515
Welcome, welcome, welcome to the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! This week Pip is joined by Twitch legend BALMER to talk all things parenting and indeed, Twitch! The term 'Twitch legend' is doing all sorts of work there, and for those uninitiated, you may need some assistance. Twitch is the livestreaming platform for people to either observe or take part in art, sports, gaming, music, every conceivable activity that can be filmed essentially. Within appropriate broadcast law, obvs...
May 23, 2023•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 514
Welcome, welcome, welcome to the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! This week Pip is joined by Florence & Reed from the almighty COME CURIOUS podcast ! Of course, the podcast is one aspect of both of their wide and varied skillset, but it's a hugely important and awesome element - even in terms of reframing 'sex positive' as 'sex honest'. Florence and Reed have been making power moves in the world of sex work, including being active within it, fighting for rights and equality, an...
May 16, 2023•1 hr 14 min•Ep. 513
Welcome, welcome, welcome to the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! This week Pip is joined by show favourite, renowned comic and now grand producer JAMES ACASTER ! Some might consider this a kind of trojan horse episode, in that it's not wall to wall "Let's talk about comedy and Taskmaster" - no, this time, Pip catches up with James about his new role as producer and orchestrator behind the new sprawling music project 'Temps'! The project itself is a truly adventurous step to bring ...
May 09, 2023•1 hr 17 min•Ep. 512
Welcome, welcome, welcome to the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! This week Pip is joined by the awesome writer, podcaster, curator and film critic ANNA BOGUTSKAYA ! Hopefully you will know Anna and her prolific works at this point but in the event that you've been caught napping, this is a perfect introduction to the encyclopedic film lover herself... This is the perfect episode for all cinephiles, covering so many elements of the on-screen universe and much of the psychology behi...
May 02, 2023•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 511
Welcome, welcome, welcome to the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! This week Pip is joined by Drunkast and Hardcore Listing mates CHRIS & STU ! The theme of this week is simple but has vast potential for pure world building... Pip invited Chris and Stu along to do some good old fashioned stuntcasting - where you basically re-cast films and TV shows with a cast of your own assemblage. The results? Chaotic and amazing. But ALWAYS grounds for debate and good old fashioned chat. A w...
Apr 25, 2023•1 hr 31 min•Ep. 510
Welcome, welcome, welcome to the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! This week Pip is joined by the warm, ace and uplifting actor JOHNNY HARRIS ! Johnny's been incredibly busy over the last few decades, as a quick glimpse at his storied IMDB page will display. So of course you can expect to hear a ton of good old fashioned acting chat right here. But on top of that, you'll also be treated to a ton of good old fashioned friendly and uplifting back and forth too. Johnny's interests and ...
Apr 18, 2023•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 509
Welcome, welcome, welcome to the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! This week Pip is joined by the excellent and hilarious comic JOHN KEARNS ! You might know John from his appearances on Taskmaster. You might know John from his memorable appearance on stage as a comedian (rocking the false teeth and wig). But here's a perfect chance to get to know John as the human behind it all, the master at the controls. It's a brilliant chat which covers all the ground you would hope for, but als...
Apr 11, 2023•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 508
Welcome, welcome, welcome to the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! This week Pip is joined by veteran true crime comedy podcast trio DRUNK WOMEN SOLVING CRIME ! ...of course the three women in question who form the trio have names - Taylor, Hannah and Catie - and all three are here to chat all things podcasts, origin stories and more! A lot more, by the way. It's a joy to hear the team catch up and talk about all the things that maybe even people who listen to DWSC aren't up to spee...
Apr 04, 2023•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 507
Welcome, welcome, welcome to the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! This week Pip is joined by Enter Shikari's ROU REYNOLDS ! ...and if you remember all the way back to episode 27 where Rou made his debut on Distraction Pieces, you will know that his name is pronounced "Rou like cow, not Rou like moo". But that aside - we welcome back Rou, in this excellent episode which delves into so much more than music. Situating ourselves immediately in the surroundings of Pip's old uni town of ...
Mar 28, 2023•59 min•Ep. 506
Welcome, welcome, welcome to the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! This week Pip is joined by director BRANDON CRONENBERG ! If half of that name rings bells to those of you not versed too hard in the cinema world, you are indeed correct - Brandon's father is David, who you will surely be familiar with in some way! Brandon's been carving a unique niche in the horror scene with some truly psychedelic adventures in the genre, and you'll be happy to know that he goes into a lot of the t...
Mar 22, 2023•37 min•Ep. 505
Welcome, welcome, welcome to the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! This week Pip is joined by the incredible screenwriter BISHA K. ALI ! An absolute must listen episode, firstly for those interested and invested in the acting and cinema/television kingdom, but also for those who want to hear a straight up brilliant episode full of honesty, truth and heart. Of course you get the shop talk - process, creativity, the whole science of it all (and the Marvel multiverse of course)- which ...
Mar 15, 2023•1 hr 19 min•Ep. 504
Welcome, welcome, welcome to the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! This week Pip is joined by the brilliant actor and musician NATALIA TENA ! The instant connection that will be of note to Distraction Pieces Network followers, is that Natalia starred next to Brett Goldstein in Superbob - which hopefully you will have seen by now! BUT - consider that something of a sidebar to this conversation as here, we get to hear everything about Natalia in a solo capacity. From boat life, to min...
Mar 08, 2023•58 min•Ep. 503
Welcome, welcome, welcome to the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! This week Pip is joined by the duo of incredible poet and filmmaker SAUL WILLIAMS and stellar actor and playwright ANISIA UZEYMAN ! Saul is back on the Distraction Pieces couch for his second appearance in the show's history (first time was incredible), and as you can well imagine, you're in for treats galore. Not only that, you can double up on said treats by adding the wonderful Anisia Uzeyman into the mix, as the ...
Mar 01, 2023•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 502
Welcome, welcome, welcome to the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! This week Pip is flying solo to answer a flurry of questions from YOU , the listeners and viewers! In keeping with Distraction Pieces tradition, Pip likes to have a week to himself from time to time and here we are, deep in mid-February, to open up the mailbag. Even saying 'mailbag' is such a nostalgia trigger for most of us. Didn't that kind of thing die out not long after the 90's arrived? What was it replaced by? ...
Feb 22, 2023•48 min•Ep. 501
Welcome, welcome, welcome to the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! Join Pip and producer Buddy Peace in a 'quincentenary' celebration as the podcast reaches episode 500! PART 2 of 2! Pip and myself don't often sit down and recount the archives of the Distraction Pieces Podcast in an official capacity. We might refer back to episodes here and there, or talk in a bizarre shorthand only decipherable by us about certain prior events and occurances in the past. But this time we sat down ...
Feb 17, 2023•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 500
Welcome, welcome, welcome to the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! Join Pip and producer Buddy Peace in a 'quincentenary' celebration as the podcast reaches episode 500! PART 1 of 2! Pip and myself don't often sit down and recount the archives of the Distraction Pieces Podcast in an official capacity. We might refer back to episodes here and there, or talk in a bizarre shorthand only decipherable by us about certain prior events and occurances in the past. But this time we sat down ...
Feb 15, 2023•1 hr 17 min•Ep. 500
Welcome, welcome, welcome to the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! This week Pip is joined by Glasgow-based rapper, author and activist DARREN McGARVEY aka LOKI ! A thoroughly engaging and informative chat to light a fire under you right here, as Pip connects with Darren and jumps in the deep end from the very start! That's how we like it. It's actually perfect because Darren has a lot to say, all of which is guided towards society and shining a light on some of the sides of it that...
Feb 08, 2023•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 499
Welcome, welcome, welcome to the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! This week Pip is joined by acting superhero AMAR CHADHA-PATEL ! Hopefully you will have encountered Disney+'s 'Willow' by now (previously known as the enigmatic 'UNTITLED DISNEYPLUS PROJECT'), or perhaps even the movie 'Dashcam' - if not, and you're yet to become familiar with Amar, this is a wonderful opportunity to make a fast friend and discover someone who you'll certainly want to keep up on... This is an awesome...
Feb 01, 2023•1 hr 29 min•Ep. 498
Welcome, welcome, welcome to the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! Friends, colleagues, contemporaries... The time has come once more. That time is DRUNKAST TIME ! PART 5! Some of you will legitimately have been waiting all year for this one. I GET IT. It's understandable. What other times of year do you get to hear Pip, Chris and Stu get together and drink and shout and cry and solve the world's problems and generally create podcast gold? Exactly. It is a time to be treasured, hono...
Jan 27, 2023•1 hr 29 min•Ep. 497
Welcome, welcome, welcome to the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! Friends, colleagues, contemporaries... The time has come once more. That time is DRUNKAST TIME ! PART 4! Some of you will legitimately have been waiting all year for this one. I GET IT. It's understandable. What other times of year do you get to hear Pip, Chris and Stu get together and drink and shout and cry and solve the world's problems and generally create podcast gold? Exactly. It is a time to be treasured, hono...
Jan 26, 2023•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 497
Welcome, welcome, welcome to the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! Friends, colleagues, contemporaries... The time has come once more. That time is DRUNKAST TIME ! PART 3! Some of you will legitimately have been waiting all year for this one. I GET IT. It's understandable. What other times of year do you get to hear Pip, Chris and Stu get together and drink and shout and cry and solve the world's problems and generally create podcast gold? Exactly. It is a time to be treasured, hono...
Jan 26, 2023•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 497
Welcome, welcome, welcome to the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! Friends, colleagues, contemporaries... The time has come once more. That time is DRUNKAST TIME ! PART 2! Some of you will legitimately have been waiting all year for this one. I GET IT. It's understandable. What other times of year do you get to hear Pip, Chris and Stu get together and drink and shout and cry and solve the world's problems and generally create podcast gold? Exactly. It is a time to be treasured, hono...
Jan 25, 2023•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 497
Welcome, welcome, welcome to the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! Friends, colleagues, contemporaries... The time has come once more. That time is DRUNKAST TIME ! PART 1! Some of you will legitimately have been waiting all year for this one. I GET IT. It's understandable. What other times of year do you get to hear Pip, Chris and Stu get together and drink and shout and cry and solve the world's problems and generally create podcast gold? Exactly. It is a time to be treasured, hono...
Jan 25, 2023•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 497
Welcome, welcome, welcome to the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! This week Pip is joined by English professional wrestler WILLIAM REGAL ! A true wrestling fans dream right here, but as always with these slightly more specific episodes, this is definitely not one strictly for the wrestlers... William Regal is a lovely guest and a treat to have on the podcast, and you can clearly hear the joy in Pip's voice when the two get to speaking. Those who are familiar will know about his cha...
Jan 18, 2023•1 hr 19 min•Ep. 496
Welcome, welcome, welcome to the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! This week Pip is joined by actor LENNY RUSH ! This isn't the first time Pip's had a younger guest on the podcast, going back to the days of the 'Where's Your Head At' series where he chatted to his goddaughter, but this time he joined by young Lenny who is 12 years old at the time of recording. Lenny is an incredible actor who's been on a lot of very highly regarded BBC shows (and more obviously!), and this is a wond...
Jan 13, 2023•32 min•Ep. 495
Welcome, welcome, welcome to the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! This week Pip is joined by national acting treasure RUTH MADELEY ! Pip caught up with Ruth to go in on the actorial sciences in some awesome detail, with Ruth going over some of her amazing roles in an illustrious career and all the 'stuff' that comes with it. Born with spina bifada, she has also worked a ton with the Whizz Kidz charity, so she is very much out there putting in work in the realms of disability repres...
Jan 11, 2023•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 494
Welcome, welcome, welcome to the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! Prepare your snacks accordingly (preferably quiet ones) as Pip runs you through his FILMS OF THE YEAR 2022! Happy and prosperous new years to you all! All of us here at Distraction Pieces wish you a wonderful year ahead in all of your endeavours. Here's hoping for a positive one in 2023. As tradition dictates, here is Pip to deliver his timely rundown of all of the films he saw in 2022, broken down into a criteria of...
Jan 04, 2023•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 493
Welcome, welcome, welcome to the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! This week Pip forms a power throuple with fellow podcasters JOHN & JOEL for the TV SHOWS OF THE YEAR ! A delightful end of year TV roundup from three people who truly know and care about their televisual intake. These are names you can trust, folks. You might know John and Joel from their own film podcast called Dream Factory (the world's greatest user-generated movie creation podcast), which Pip is a true fan of...
Dec 28, 2022•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 492
