Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip

3W to the 43rd Episode of The Distraction Pieces Podcast with Journalist, Humorist and Documentary maker, Jon Ronson.Jon has some truly amazing stories from his fantastic career to date and shares them with Pip over 2 amazing and insightful parts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

3W to the 43rd Episode of The Distraction Pieces Podcast with Journalist, Humorist and Documentary maker, Jon Ronson.Jon has some truly amazing stories from his fantastic career to date and shares them with Pip over 2 amazing and insightful parts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome welcome welcome to episode 42 of The Distraction Pieces Podcast.This special episode is brought to you in association with the British Red Cross' Refugee Week.Pip speaks with Ramelle, a refugee forced to leave her native country, to then seek asylum in the UK. Hear her fascinating and truly open story. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Thrice welcome Team 3W, to the 41st episode of The Distractions Pieces Podcast with your host Scroobius Pip and his wonderful guest, singer, songwriter, author, street performer, Dresden Doll and much more, Amanda Palmer.Amanda and Pip, sat backstage pre-gig at London's Union Chapel, discuss the controversy behind Amanda's kickstarter campaign, her wonderful book The Art of Asking, and much more from her amazing career to date. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome welcome welcome to Episode 40!! With this week's guest, Comedian and some time Rapper, Romesh Ranganathan.Romesh and Pip have a hip hop heavy discussion and touch on Romesh's career to date as one of the UK's finest comedians, the development of his live show, the issue of racism in comedy and a full on Comic book nerd out to finish.A great chat that could have gone on for hours. Enjoy our 40th birthday episode! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Thrice welcome (3W)!Episode 3 brings the wonderful Gail Porter to the Distraction Pieces podcast.Gail and Pip discuss everything from her early career as a children's presenter, the pictures of her posterior on the Houses of Parliament to her story as a sufferer of alopecia and depression in her later career.We bring you this podcast in two hour-long parts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Thrice welcome (3W)!Episode 3 brings the wonderful Gail Porter to the Distraction Pieces podcast.Gail and Pip discuss everything from her early career as a children's presenter, the pictures of her posterior on the Houses of Parliament to her story as a sufferer of alopecia and depression in her later career.We bring you this podcast in two hour-long parts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome welcome welcome to your second episode this week with none other than artist extraordinaire Mr Heggie.Pip and Heggie discuss the joys of working for yourself, how Heggie developed his unique and brilliant style and how he ended up collaborating with Pip and Speech Development Records.Pip recorded this interview whilst being tattooed by Mr Heggie himself. Expect to hear the buzz of the tattoo machine!! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome welcome welcome to Episode 37 with, award winning Actor and Comedian, Michael Smiley.Michael tells Pip of his upbringing in Northern Ireland, how he travelled to London to end up being a cycle-courier in both real life and as 'Tyres' in cult-classic Spaced and how he made it from the comedy circuit to become an award-winning actor. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Thrice welcome to episode 36 with The Prince Charles Cinema's very own Mr Paul Vickery.Paul and Pip discuss the joys of the cinema experience, the effectiveness of creative programming and how Paul went from working in film and music videos to being a key part of the institution that is the Prince Charles. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome welcome welcome to EPISODE 35 - Part 2In this episode Pip continues to answer your questions as left on his Facebook wall. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome welcome welcome to EPISODE 35 - Part 1In this episode Pip answers your questions as left on his Facebook wall. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome welcome welcome to Part 2 of Episode 34 with MMA and UFC legend Mr Dan Hardy.Part 2 caters for the hardcore UFC fan and Dan and Pip focus on new fighters, the upcoming card 187 and who's hot right now in the world of MMA and UFC! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome welcome welcome to Part 1 of Episode 34 with MMA and UFC legend Mr Dan Hardy.Pip and Dan discuss Dan's journey to date, the highs and lows of his fighting career, how he became part of the UFC Commentary team and what's next for Dan's already amazing career. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to Episode 33 with the legend that is Mr Howard Marks.Howard provides a wonderful insight into his life as Mr Nice, one of the world's biggest Marijuana smugglers to date and tells the tale of how he went from a high flying lifestyle to prison to then become a touring storyteller, author and DJ. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This is the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip, episode 32, regardless of what Pip says at the start, with Mr Ricki Hall!They discuss Ricki's humble beginnings in the Midlands, through to how he propelled himself into becoming one of the most influential male models the UK has ever seen. Ricki tells Pip the personal tales that lead to his newly found sobriety, shares his highlights to date and what we can expect from Ricki in the near future. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome welcome welcome to Episode 31 with the awesomely lovely Mr Eddy Temple-Morris.In this week's in-depth episode, Pip and Eddy cover Male depression, the importance of looking after one's ears, the magical world of DJing and radio amongst so much more!An absolute joy of a conversation! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We are 30!Welcome welcome welcome to this week's episode with Writer, Producer, Broadcaster and many more things Danny Wallace.Danny tells us of his fantastic beginnings as a student, his spy-hounded upbringing and details his journey through radio to how he became the writer/producer extraordinaire he is today! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome welcome welcome to Episode 29 with the legend that is Mr Paddy Considine.In this episode, Paddy and Pip have an in-depth conversation about Paddy's early beginnings as a photographer, how he stumbled upon acting to become one of the UK's finest actors, writers and Directors, his band Riding The Low and much much more!Tune in! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome welcome welcome to episode 28 with the wonderful Sara Pascoe, comedian extraordinaire.Sara and Pip discuss Sara's beginnings in drama school, her love of books and Stephen Fry and how she fought her way to become one of the country's best stand up comedians! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome welcome welcome to Episode 27 with Enter Shikari's Rou Reynolds.Pip and Rou cover Enter Shikari's amazing beginnings, inclusive of being the second unsigned band ever to sell out London's Astoria (RIP), the joys of touring life and political standings in lyrics and how that relates to their fans.As part of our March madness, this is part 1 one of this week's double bill!! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The second part of this week's double bill brings the legend that is Rob Da Bank to the Distraction Pieces Podcast!Pip and Rob discuss Rob's beginnings as DJ, club promotor and his eventual 12 year career as a Radio 1 DJ and how Sunday Best Recordings, Camp Bestival and Bestival came to be. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome welcome welcome to episode 25 with the amazingly talented Mr Wes Borland.They discuss the reformation of Limp Bizkit, Black Light Burns and Queen Kwong, Wes' art and inspiration, guitar set ups and the joys of loading in vs world tours! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome welcome welcome to EPISODE 24.In this episode Pip answers your questions!! Hear Pip's stories of his eventful career thus far, list his favourite things and talk about much much more in the second of this week's double bill! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome welcome welcome to Episode 23 of the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Pip's guest, Comedian and Writer, Mr Dylan Moran.Dylan and Pip discuss how the desperation of unemployment can lead to comedy, the joys of writing for both stand up and Television and Pip explains how he able to pronounce Dylan's full name...All will be revealed in the the first of this week's double bill! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The second part of this week's double bill is none-other than Barking, Essex's finest Mr Billy Bragg. Billy and Pip discuss everything from Billy's love of the Mince pie, Billy's ongoing political activism and how the singer-songwriter worked his way up through London's pubs and clubs to become a national treasure. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Distraction Pieces Podcast is 21 and who better to join us on our birthday than singer/songwriter extraordinaire Frank Turner!Part one of this week's special double bill, Pip and Frank discuss the Hardcore and Punk music that was so crucial to Frank's musical education and his wondrous journey to headlining Wembley Arena as a solo artist! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In Episode 20 Pip meets the man behind The Streets, The D.O.T. and The Beats recordings; Mike Skinner.Tune in to hear them discuss the joys of having a record label, film, djing and much more! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In Episode 19 Pip speaks with the comedy genius that is Nick Frost.They discuss Nick's love of Electro, his past roles, how he was discovered whilst waiting tables and his forthcoming movie Unfinished Business amongst a feast of other topics. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Just exactly what is Rufus Hound? In episode 18 Pip delves into the mind of his guest to answer that very question.They discuss stand up DVDs, Celebrity Juice, The X Factor and Rufus' solidarity with the NHS amongst a host of other topics!! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to the 17th Distraction Pieces Podcast! Pip's guest this week is wordsmith Kate Tempest. They discuss the trials and tribulations of writing, Kate's Mercury Music Prize nomination for the wonderful album Everybody Down and her amazing journey as a multi-faceted artist to date. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In Episode 16 Pip speaks with British Actor Riz Ahmed about his acting career to date, including his most recent role in 2014's Nightcrawlers, his life as a British Muslim in the entertainment industry, his musical alter-ego Riz MC and much much more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In Episode 15 Pip speaks with comedy legend Stewart Lee about fatherhood, his writing process, his critics, his influences and how he developed the Stewart Lee we see on stage. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In Episode 14 Pip speaks with the fantastic Comedian Josie Long. They discuss Josie's fruitful career in comedy to date, the rise of Britain's female Comedians and her organisation; arts-emergency.org, which focuses on the development and support of new talent in the arts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In Episode 13 Pip speaks with Pheobe and Will of FullFact.org. They discuss how FullFact began, why they began and the work they continue to do in order to inform us and those in power of the truth behind the facts and figures that are used to support reports, headlines and your facebook feeds. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Pip's guest this week is the one and only Killer Mike - one half of rap duo Run The Jewels.Discussing topics from how RTJ have topped the end of year album lists, Mike's personal agenda to influence his local community and businesses to the recent tragedies in Ferguson.Don't miss this one! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Pips guest this week is the fantastic Simon Pegg. They discuss how Simon's career began, his influences, music, comics and loads more in this week's Christmas special.Merry Christmas! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Pips guest this week is Chicago/LA rapper Open Mike Eagle. Discussion ranges from independent hip hop to wrestling to civil rights and many other stops in between. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to the 9th Distraction Pieces podcast. Our guest this week is Strange Famous & Speech Development Records B Dolan. Topics range from rap music to political activism with a stop along the way to discuss Swiss enemas. Hosted by Scroobius Pip Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to the 8th Distraction Pieces podcast. Our guest this week is Jodi Ann Bickley who shares one of the mist inspirational stories of recent years. Just...just listen. Hosted by Scroobius Pip Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to the 7th Distraction Pieces podcast. Our guest this week is comic book legend Warren Ellis. Hosted by Scroobius Pip Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to the 6th Distraction Pieces podcast. Our guest this week is author and mathematician Simon Singh discussing everything from the enigma machine, code breaking and even the hidden mathematics within the Simpsons and Futurama. Hosted by Scroobius Pip Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to the 5th Distraction Pieces podcast. Our guest this week is hip hop legend and founder of Strange Famous Records, Sage Francis. Hosted by Scroobius Pip Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to the 4th Distraction Pieces podcast. Our guest this week is turntable legend, DJ Yoda. Hosted by Scroobius Pip Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to the third Distraction Pieces podcast. Our guest this week is comic book legend Alan Moore (The Watchmen). Hosted by Scroobius Pip. This weeks sponsors: www.onnit.com/scroobiuspip, Redshiftrebels.com and Scroobiuspip.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to the second Distraction Pieces podcast. Our guest this week is Zane Lowe. Hosted by Scroobius Pip. This weeks sponsors: Scroobiuspip.co.uk and Redshiftrebels.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.