Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip

Welcome, welcome, welcome to episode 240 of the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! You asked for it… The universe provided… Ladies and gentlemen, make some noise for the Bard Of Salford, the living legend - that’s right, this week Pip is joined by JOHN COOPER CLARKE! “If I was a band I would have split up years ago…” Hopefully you are aware of the fellow and his work, but if that’s not...

Welcome, welcome, welcome to episode 239 of the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! A long, long awaited meet up here as Pip is joined by the Most Valuable Person in this whole MMA business… It’s the phenomenal MICHAEL VENOM PAGE! “I’m very present when I’m fighting, and it sounds weird to say but I’m not emotionally in the fight...” Of course, MMA heads by now will just be clicking or...

Welcome, welcome, welcome to episode 238 of the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! Today marks the long, patiently awaited return appearance from the acting and writing superhero who is KILLING it left, right, center and diagonal - it’s Michaela Coel! What exactly HASN’T she been doing since she was last on? Good lord… Michaela is unquestionably smashing it right now (and has been for...

Welcome, welcome, welcome to episode 237 of the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! Long awaited and hugely exciting longform chat awesomeness with the Prodigy legend LIAM HOWLETT! AS WE CONTINUE… So you’ve had a nice taste of side A - well you’ll be pleased to know side B is everything you would want it to be, as Liam concludes the story so far while hinting at the road ahead. Here we...

Welcome, welcome, welcome to episode 237 of the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! Long awaited and hugely exciting longform chat awesomeness with the Prodigy legend LIAM HOWLETT! “…I like tension in music… and I think the stage is where it manifests itself…” A rare one right here folks, as Liam spends a good chunk of time chatting with Pip on all things Prodigy and solo, spanning the...

Welcome, welcome, welcome to episode 236 of the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! A fully bearded throwdown for you this week, yes people this is the one you’ve been so patiently waiting for - Pip is joined by the gawds SAGE FRANCIS and B DOLAN aka EPIC BEARD MEN! A full power meeting of the beards right here, which is exactly like sitting in with the trio as they get their chat on. T...

Welcome, welcome, welcome to episode 235 of the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! A celebration of good, honest home cooking right here this week as Pip is joined by the marvellous chef and author GIZZI ERSKINE! Absolutely great from the beginning, this chat with Gizzi is a full on entertaining and buzzy one with so much packed into the hour-ish run time! You wouldn’t have known she w...

Welcome, welcome, welcome to episode 234 of the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! A super scientifical smash this week, a long awaited one at that, as Pip is joined by the phenomenal Dr Kate Devlin - master of all that is AI, computer science and areas where these meet human sexuality. Pip’s been hinting at this for a good while, as he knew after recording that it was already one of h...

Welcome, welcome, welcome to episode 233 of the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! Pure actorial and directorial treats for you this week, a real powerhouse flooded with gems and gold nuggets… People, Pip is joined by DESIREE AKHAVAN! Gems and gold nuggets all over the place. A real pleasure of a chat, as Desiree talks openly and honestly about every aspect of her creative process and...

Welcome, welcome, welcome to episode 232 of the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! A full on entertaining and thoroughly interesting catch up here with the multi-disciplined and outrageously talented musician JOSH WELLER! You may well have caught Josh on brother/sister podcasts Hardcore Listings and Off The Beat And Track, and if so that will have only endeared you to the fella all the...

Welcome, welcome, welcome to episode 231 of the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! Pure acting awesomeness for your enjoyment this week, as Pip is joined by the Mancunian master - it’s DOMINIC MONAGHAN! Where to even start… Take your pick! Lost. Lord Of The Rings. FlashForward. Wild Things. Or maybe you would like to go with Star Wars? Good lord, Dominic is killing it on many levels an...

Welcome, welcome, welcome to episode 229 of the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! This episode’s a full on treat for you wrestle fans - and indeed, non-wrestle fans - Pip is joined by former teacher turned pro wrestler, the pride of Wales - it's EDDIE DENNIS! The ‘wrestle fans’ part is obvious… Something of a no-brainer if you will. The reason it’s a treat for the non-wrestle fans, or...

Welcome, welcome, welcome to episode 229 of the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! You are gonna love this one, maybe as much as Pip did recording it - ladies and gentlemen, this week’s guest is the incredible bionic arm queen Angel Giuffria! So much goodness contained in one episode, it’s hard to know where to begin… You may have seen Angel in Hunger Games, or maybe Goliath, or caught...

Welcome, welcome, welcome to episode 228 of the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! A full on writing and directing masterclass right here as Pip is joined one of the busiest bigshots in the Hollywood multiverse, DREW PEARCE! While you may not see Drew acting alongside big screen pals like Tom Cruise and Robert Downey Jr, by god he is busy working on scripts, rewrites, edits and all tha...

Welcome, welcome, welcome to episode 227 of the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! A perfect repeat performance for you this episode as Pip is joined by close personal pal and multi talented spoken word contemporary KATE TEMPEST to tell some stories and catch up in general! An excellently timed slot for Kate, hot on the release of her new book ‘Running Upon The Wires’, so you can expec...

Welcome, welcome, welcome to episode 226 of the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! A perfect movie based follow up to the incredible previous episode with Spike Lee, as Pip is joined by director Bart Layton and actor Barry Keoghan - both of ‘American Animals’! An amazing chance to catch up with the pair as Pip rocks it tag-team style, starting the podcast with director Bart Layton and...

Welcome, welcome, welcome to episode 225 of the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! It feels strange to refer to this episode as a bonus as it’s a full on spectacular - nevertheless, here is your Friday bonus as Pip is joined by the living legend director that is SPIKE LEE! While Spike is getting his promotion grind on for his new film BlacKkKlansman (which you should make efforts to se...

Welcome, welcome, welcome to episode 224 of the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! A joyous encounter with the long time mate of Pip’s, the UK’s hit making rapper heavyweight EXAMPLE! Very much in line with the awesome chat involving Professor Green in last week’s episode, this time Pip has a chance to get proper in with Example, as they go over just about everything, literally. Inspir...

Welcome, welcome, welcome to episode 223 of the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! This week brings the long awaited and truly awesome guest Professor Green to the guest microphone, the rapper turned documentarian and so much more! As always with the Distraction Pieces Podcast, the chat does most definitely NOT focus on the main aspect you might be expecting, but covers a crazy amount...

Welcome, welcome, welcome to episode 222 of the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! Proper wrestling excitement this episode as Pip is joined by Russell Lissack of Bloc Party, Sam Duckworth of Get Cape Wear Cape Fly and Stuart Tourle to chat about nothing but wrestling and why they adore it so… This episode co-incides with the release of wrestling homie and podcast network alumni Jim Sm...

Welcome, welcome, welcome to episode 221 of the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! Some good old fashioned comedy gold for you this episode, as Pip is joined by Anglo-Canadian sensation Tony Law! Well - it would be a lie to say the entire episode is 100% comedy… While Tony is heavily schooled in the trade of standup and panel, his life hasn’t been one long standing ovation by any means...

Welcome, welcome, welcome to episode 220 of the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, please recharge your drinks and ensure you have a party popper ready - it’s Pip’s birthday and we are gonna do it UP this episode! Please join Pip and old mate Brett Goldstein (Superbob! Corner Boys! Films To Be Buried With podcast!) as they go IN on the Scroobius Pips (the only coc...

Welcome, welcome, welcome to episode 219 of the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! After a few weeks of hype, now is the time to see whether this hype is warranted… Well, spoiler alert - IT IS. Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome to the grand piano set centre-stage which has been polished to within an inch of its life - Chilly Gonzales! A chance to indulge in some pure musical poetry...

Welcome, welcome, welcome to episode 218 of the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! A double edged sword, or double sided stamp, or two way street, however you want to look at it this week, as Pip is joined by comedian and actor Dan Skinner AKA Angelos Epithemiou!  Whether you know Dan for his acting work in ‘Notes On Blindness’ or ‘High Rise’ (or his solid filmography at that), or...

Welcome, welcome, welcome to a special BONUS episode of the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! A very special bonus indeed as this is NOT the usual format, people… Stay tuned - here’s the deal… You’ll hear what’s what in the intro, which will explain EVERYTHING in detail and the whole premise of this bonus, but essentially this is the other side of a ‘Mum-Off’ edition of the world famo...