Distraction Pieces Podcast With Scroobius Pip

More welcomes, more booze, more banter - we're going in, people - Empire Strikes Back-ing it up in here... It's the DrunkCast part 2 of 3!!! Another few rounds of bar-room banterbrawl action, with your by now fairly steaming host and our liquored up cohorts, all in line with part 1 and perhaps even a little looser, but all awesome podcast entertainment and in places, podcast GOLD! Films, MMA, pop culture treats and perhaps a lil' more MMA crowbarred in for balance... Step aboard, stay aboard, do your thing - enjoy!  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Welcome / Welcome / Welcome (rapped fast with a mouthful of scampi) to your first 0.3-recurring of episode 91 of the powerful Distraction Pieces Podcast! It's a DrunkCast! They're going in AGAIN! Join your - at this point in the trilogy - sober-ish host Scroobius Pip and his good mates Stu Whiffen (Pink Toothbrush, We.Are.Lizards) & Chris Glassen (Redshift Rebels, We.Are.Lizards) down in Stu's bar 'The Whiff Inn' as they recreate history in podcast form, by revisiting that magical harmony that we witnessed back at the end of year DPP specials! A fantastic back and forth and full on banter jam touching on all sorts - MMA (naturally), films, music, wrestling, podcasting, all that goodness. And it's only part 1! Go in. There are two more coming along. Be ready...  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

(welcome) WELCOME w-e-l-c-o-m-e (trying to match Pip's impulse to change that cadence at the start) to your 90th episode of the Distraction Pieces Podcast, featuring the wonderful and crazy skilled Georgina Campbell! A bright and breezy chat to match the time of year, with a super nice back and forth between Georgina and Pip covering all the good stuff, from her being talent-scouted in the street, to her earlier roles and influences, her awards win for 'Murdered By My Boyfriend', and the back catalogue of goodness as well as the - forward? - catalogue of greatness down the road... Such a nice, uplifting and inspiring chat from one of the UK's finest. Georgina Campbell is your new best friend!  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Here. Have a welcome. In fact, nah brother man, here have three. Okay fair enough, no Mr Wendall references going forward. Please welcome this week's truly unique and fascinating guest, it's Limerick's own Blindboy from The Rubberbandits! An absorbing and engaging chat with a very interesting character, who plays half of the Irish comedy music duo who perform and roam the earth with plastic bags over their faces. If you are unfamiliar with the two, let Blindboy take you through it himself as we become acquainted with the very deep thinking and articulate performer, and get an insight into the iceberg-like hidden depths of their songs, how their popularity became a weight on their shoulders which they shook off and refreshed, their forward thinking and evolved points of view and how they really work the humour as a trojan horse (outside) (you'll get it) for their progressive thinking. Oh and Baudrillard and Sartre get a shout out too yo. Excellent stuff. Also - sound note - it may sound scarily like... &

All of the welcomes and a very merry Friday to you, and for making it to the end of the week here is a bonus Distraction Pieces Podcast to rock and shock your pre-weekend listening entertainment... It's a LEAP UK exclusive, and their formal introduction into the DISTRACTION PIECES NETWORK! (More on that particular nugget to come in due course...) All shall be made clear in Pip's introduction and indeed, outroduction, but essentially this is a fairly rough and ready recording snatched from a post-Houses Of Parliament appearance from the LEAP collective as they celebrated up in Waterstones in Tottenham Court Road, London! It was a worthwhile recording, as we hear from a number of LEAP affiliates and their experiences and hopes for future change on the whole, and what can be done / is being done toward that. A perfect addition to DPP episode 81 with Jason Reed of LEAP. Enjoy the weekend!  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Not one, not two, but THREE welcomes upon you as standard to episode 87 of the Distraction Pieces Podcast, with Kirby's own cinema superstar Mr Stephen Graham! Full on good time chatter goodness from Pip and Stephen as they get along like old pals (with one very important thing in common - no spoilers here yo, you'll find out), and we glean much from Stephen's diverse acting career. From his beginnings as a self proclaimed scally out on the streets to his acting school progressions right up to his well earned and crazy great roles in some gigantic cinema smashes like Snatch, Pirates Of The Caribbean, This Is England and starring in the massive Boardwalk Empire as none other than Al Capone. AND starring alongside our very own Pip too in the forthcoming 'Taboo'! A lovely chat, with a lovely guy. Distract yerself fully with this one folks.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Welcome, welcome, welcome to episode 86 of the Distraction Pieces Podcast, a special with Housing For Women and guest Mira! Pip breaks down the full process of what it took to get to the interview/chat stage with guest Mira in the intro (including the discussions with Comic Relief/Sport Relief and Housing For Women), which will prime you perfectly for what follows. And indeed, what follows from guest Mira is awfully hard to take in but a truly valuable, and an ultimately inspiring tale of what can happen after being swept up in a wave of unfairness, abuse, incredible mistreatment and a web of terrible people. Heavy, unflinchingly honest and very upfront, but a story that might have otherwise gone unheard - and Mira is a wonderful, positive person to share a Distraction Pieces Podcast with. A truly encouraging story which shows how much projects like Housing For Women's 'Re-Place' initiative can help lives be rebuilt and restructured. Thank you to Comic Relief and Sport Relief, Housing For Women and the... &

Welcome, welcome, welcome to episode 85 of the Distraction Pieces Podcast, dripping with paint and resin and all manner of art materials, fresh from a visit to the studios of Ryan Callanan aka RYCA! Crazy inspiring stuff as Pip links up with RYCA to dig deeper into his works - but the focus today is, of course, the absolutely stunning Scroobius Pip toy!!! Beautiful. Catch the images while you listen on Acast! On top of that, get acquainted with RYCA as you hear his origins in 2D and 3D art, the Victorian signwriting scene and his 'Poptorian' take on it, his collaborations with many including Fatboy Slim, his own mad toy/model collection/obsession, hip hop, and generally just a unique insight into such an awesome but somewhat niche artistic field of toy/print/art making! So much ground covered. Get to it... ...and GET THAT PIP TOY!!! You WILL want one.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Welcome, welcome, welcome to all of you over at Team 3W! Please enjoy episode 84 of the powerful, the almighty Distraction Pieces Podcast with this week's guest, Saul Williams! Heavyweight verbal artillery is locked and loaded as Pip goes head to head with Saul and covers more ground than the run-time allows, venturing topics including his massive and awesome new multi-media project 'Martyr Loser King' (and his body of work as a whole), the wide and scary world of technology and where the developments lead and leave us, anthropology and society as a whole from micro to macro, police violence in the US over the last couple of years and much further back, and - oh goddamn, just play the bloody thing. It's a brilliant one. You better call Saul.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This right here is the WWW. Welcome Welcome Welcome. No WWE, no WWF. It's episode 83 of the Distraction Pieces Podcast with comedian and 1/3 of PROGRESS Wrestling, Jim Smallman! Full on behind and in front of the scenes wrestling talk with Jim and Pip, and a huge amount of knowledge and science for the hardcore fan and the unacquainted. Hear about the humble beginnings of PROGRESS, the ups and downs of being a three-man UK indie wrestling company (and moving venue to venue), the process of 'booking' shows and the writing/planning process, and all manner of pure wrestling nerd greatness that will absolutely pin you - fan or pre-fan!  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Once, twice, and thrice WELCOME to episode 82 of the wicked and the divine Distraction Pieces Podcast, featuring comic book writer and illustrator supremes Kieron Gillen and Jamie McKelvie! Pure nerd heaven and comic book bliss right here, as Pip chats with the pair of comic book heroes (in a more physical real world sense) about their own origin stories, previous work (of which there is a LOT to dig through), their current projects including - of course - 'The Wicked + The Divine' (which you will surely have seen gracing many book shelves and displays around town on any given day), and influences (including but certainly not limited to Warren Ellis among others). Ah, so much more. Jump in and drift away on this one - comic book heaven for ya this week...  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

WELCOME / WELCOME / WELCOME to episode 81 of the Distraction Pieces Podcast, featuring drug policy writer and LEAP.org co-ordinator Jason Reed! Maybe you are unfamiliar with Jason, but prepare for all that to change over the course of his chat with Pip. Watch his documentary 'The Culture High' now or later (it'll surely happen one way or another), and join in on this enlightening chat touching on his extensive drug-based blog work, the greater global drug issues/wars/laws, and just SO much fascinating information on all the facets of the drugs which surround us and our daily life. When you've listened to this you will certainly be well versed in way more than you bargained for - ENJOY.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

WELCOME WELCOME WELCOME to episode 80 of the Distraction Pieces Podcast, and the first guest of 2016 - it's Robin Ince! A thoroughly engaging chat with Pip and Robin, covering bases which you would expect (and demand) from someone so well versed in comedy writing and performance - everything from his comedy origin story entangled with Ricky Gervais through to performing in Edinburgh and the issues therein, and of course his prolific podcasting output which includes his amazing 'Infinite Monkey Cage' show (with the also awesome Brian Cox). Oh there's tons more, get involved!  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Three welcomes upon you and good on you for returning for MORE - here is your second and final part of episode 79 of the Distraction Pieces Podcast! Picture Pip pacing back and forth in his deluxe cottage out there in Stanford Le Hope, little bobble hat balanced immaculately upon his domepiece with some deluxe beard adornments jingling with every footstep (more on those later...), asking himself question after question submitted by the good folks out there (maybe some of y'all), and answering them with all the might he can muster... Ladies and gentlemen, spend some time with your intrepid host and bask in that warm homely glow that is the second half of episode 79 - Better Call Pip!  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Welcome, welcome, welcome to 2016! BUT - more urgently - episode 79 of the Distraction Pieces podcast! With all this fallout from the festive period and the traditional winding down and winding up of the big machine, Pip has made it clear that rest is not an option within the DPP dojo. As such, you are now treated to a big old fashioned two parter jam with the man himself - a thorough Q&A dispatch from Pip Manor covering all sorts, so go in and dig deep and enjoy this upfront and personal question answering session from the comfort of his home and your headphones.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Welcome, welcome, welcome to episode 78 of the battered, bruised and all disheveled Distraction Pieces podcast! Welcome aboard to 2016! Same crew (Chris of Redshift Rebels, Stu of Pink Toothbrush/We.Are.Lizards and the Pip the boss), different year - this is the final instalment of the roundup of 2015, and since the booze intake has been steady throughout all five episodes, you can expect some good back and forths and fancy footwork as standard! Actually it's not quite as sloppy as you may imagine. A good share of previous Distraction Pieces episode recommendations, some good old fashioned reminiscing on the awesome and awful, and a very much more detailed Pip-solo disclaimer at the start which almost serves as its own podcast. Heavy stuff. Let us start as we mean to most certainly not go on! A new year salute to all, and thank you as ever for your support and ears - much love from the Distraction Pieces Podcast!  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Welcome, welcome, welcome to episode 77 of the rough and rugged Distraction Pieces podcast! Not done yet - not even close (well, a little closer)... Same crew (Chris of Redshift Rebels, Stu of Pink Toothbrush/We.Are.Lizards and the Pip the governor), same location, only this time with even more booze inside em and additional pizza too, you know the getdown - banter, riffing and friendly savagery, but it's all love as this New Year's Eve gets underway in proper Distraction Pieces style and fashion - go in on this!!! (Misophonia warning for the first 20 minutes or so...)  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Welcome, welcome, welcome to episode 76 of this ever so festive Distraction Pieces podcast! It seems we're through the looking glass here, people... With the same crew consisting of Chris (Redshift Rebels), Stu (Pink Toothbrush/We.Are.Lizards) and the overlord Pip, this is the perfect time in this run-up to new year to join in on more furious banter, ruthless bickering and heavyweight back and forth in this year's end roundup. Podcast chat, MMA talk, films, music, the whole bit... Oh and some pizza discussion. You know the science - get involved!  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Welcome, welcome, welcome to episode 75 of the mad Christmassy Distraction Pieces podcast! We're getting in deeper now... And we're not even halfway through the year... More tangents, more booze, and more of the year's goodness/badness to delve into from Pip and his pals Stu (Pink Toothbrush/We.Are.Lizards) and Chris (Reshift Rebels), and a lot of entertaining banter and the standard bickering as we join in on this delightful roundup of the past twelve months. Oh there is MUCH more to come... Hold on tight... The Distraction Pieces is treating you lovely this Xmas Eve! HAVE A GREAT ONE, PEOPLE!  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Welcome, welcome and thrice welcome to episode 74 of the hella festive Distraction Pieces podcast! The whole show has been sufficiently draped in tinsel and adorned with all manner of decorations befitting the season and you're in a for nothing but treats from here on, as we ride out 2015 in pure elegance and style... Here is the first of the YEAR REVIEW roundups, where Pip is joined by close pals Chris Glassen (founder of Redshift Rebels and OG sponsor of the podcast) and Stu Whiffen (founder of the legendary Pink Toothbrush clubnight and co-runner of Pip's We.Are.Lizards clubnight) to run through the year's events and chat hard about what they liked and maybe didn't like so much... Many topics, even more tangents and lots of, in their words, "mugging each other off". You can join in the mugging off from the comfort of your own surroundings, of course. Go in on this one and stay closely tuned for the following rundowns! MAD TREATS IN STORE...  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out informat