Distraction Pieces Podcast

The Distraction Pieces Podcast is a weekly conversational podcast created and hosted by English spoken word poet and hip-hop artist Scroobius Pip. The podcast began on 13 October 2014 and has been released weekly ever since.[1]

Format

The podcasts are usually around one hour in duration and are released every Wednesday. Pip switched to this format from his radio show on Xfm after appearing on The Joe Rogan Experience and hearing other American long-form interview podcasters such as Marc Maron.[2] Speaking with The Observer's Killian Fox, Pip described the podcast as "interesting conversations with interesting people",[3] adding "obviously it's important to have some big names in there, such as Simon Pegg, Alan Moore and Billy Bragg, but we've also had people such as Dr Suzi Gage, who studies recreational drugs and their potential benefits and negatives, and the mortician Carla Valentine talking about the taboo of death. It can get incredibly heavy – we've had debates about race and mental health – but there's also a lot of silly nonsense".[4][5] Pip bookends each episode with monologues in which he mentions sponsors for the show, updates the listener on his work, and reflects on the conversations in the podcasts.

Awards

  • Nominated for the Entertainment with Maple Street Studios award at the British Podcast Awards in 2017.[6]
  • Nominated by the Human Trafficking Foundation for their Anti-Slavery Day media awards for episode 86 (2016)[7]

Distraction Pieces Network

The Distraction Pieces Podcast is the flagship podcast of the eponymous network organised by Pip. Other shows on the network include Brett Goldstein's Films to Be Buried With,[8] Suzi Gage's Say Why to Drugs,[9] Jason Reed's Stop and Search, in association with LEAP UK,[10] and Jim Smallman's Tuesday Night Jaw.

Episodes

Episode Release Date Subject
113 October 2014Russell Brand
222 October 2014Zane Lowe
329 October 2014Alan Moore
45 November 2014DJ Yoda
512 November 2014Sage Francis
619 November 2014Simon Singh
726 November 2014Warren Ellis
83 December 2014Jodi Ann Bickley
910 December 2014B. Dolan
1017 December 2014Open Mike Eagle
1124 December 2014Simon Pegg
1231 December 2014Killer Mike
137 January 2015Full Fact - Will and Phoebe
1414 January 2015Josie Long
1521 January 2015Stewart Lee
1628 January 2015Riz Ahmed
174 February 2015Kate Tempest
1811 February 2015Rufus Hound
1918 February 2015Nick Frost
2025 February 2015Mike Skinner
214 March 2015Frank Turner
225 March 2015Billy Bragg
2311 March 2015Dylan Moran[11]
2412 March 2015Ask Pip
2518 March 2015Wes Borland
2619 March 2015Rob da Bank
2725 March 2015Rou Reynolds
2826 March 2015Sara Pascoe
291 April 2015Paddy Considine
308 April 2015Danny Wallace
3115 April 2015Eddy Temple-Morris
3222 April 2015Ricki Hall
3329 April 2015Howard Marks
346 May 2015Dan Hardy [Part 1]
Dan Hardy [Part 2]
3513 May 2015Ask Pip
3620 May 2015Prince Charles Cinema (Paul Vickery)
3727 May 2015Michael Smiley
3829 May 2015Mr Heggie
393 June 2015Gail Porter [Part 1]
Gail Porter [Part 2]
4010 June 2015Romesh Ranganathan
4117 June 2015Amanda Palmer
4219 June 2015Refugee Week Special - Ramelle
4324 June 2015Jon Ronson [Part 1]
Jon Ronson [Part 2][12]
441 July 2015Flux Pavilion
458 July 2015P.O.S
468 July 2015Dessa
4710 July 2015B. Dolan
4815 July 2015Banquet Records - Jon Tolley
4922 July 2015Neil Maskell
5029 July 2015John Kennedy
513 August 2015Birthday Special with Scroobius Pip's parents
525 August 2015Greenpeace Special [Part 1]
Greenpeace Special [Part 2]
5312 August 2015Suzi Gage
5419 August 2015Huw Stephens
5526 August 2015Carla Valentine
562 September 2015Frank Carter
579 September 2015Tall Dark Friend
5816 September 2015Tom Davis
5918 September 2015Andrew Shim
6023 September 2015Preston
6130 September 2015Garth Ennis
627 October 2015Brett Goldstein & Jon Drever
6314 October 2015Roots Manuva
6421 October 2015Tom Robinson [Part 1]
Tom Robinson [Part 2]
6528 October 2015Akala
664 November 2015Adam Buxton
6711 November 2015DPP Live [Part 1]
DPP Live [Part 2]
6818 November 2015Chris Jericho
6925 November 2015Kurt Sutter [Part 1]
Kurt Sutter [Part 2]
702 December 2015Richard Herring
714 December 2015John Osborne
729 December 2015Dale Vince
7316 December 2015Itch
7423 December 2015End Of Year Review [Part 1]
7524 December 2015End Of Year Review [Part 2]
7630 December 2015End Of Year Review [Part 3]
7731 December 2015End Of Year Review [Part 4]
786 January 2016End Of Year Review [Part 5]
7913 January 2016Ask Pip [Part 1]
Ask Pip [Part 2]
8020 January 2016Robin Ince
8127 January 2016Jason Reed
823 February 2016Kieron Gillen & Jamie McKelvie
8310 February 2016Jim Smallman
8417 February 2016Saul Williams
8524 February 2016Ryan Callanan aka RYCA
862 March 2016Housing For Women Special - Mira
879 March 2016Stephen Graham
8811 March 2016LEAP UK Special
8916 March 2016Blindboy of The Rubberbandits
9023 March 2016Georgina Campbell
9130 March 2016Drunkcast
9130 March 2016Drunkcast [Part 1]
Drunkcast [Part 2]
31 March 2016Drunkcast [Part 3]
926 April 2016Ask Pip
9312 April 2016Carl Barât
9419 April 2016Ed Skrein [Part 1]
Ed Skrein [Part 2]
Bonus24 April 2016Bonus episode
9526 April 2016Michael Socha
963 May 2016Kathy Burke
9710 May 2016Isy Suttie
9817 May 2016Will Ospreay
9924 May 2016David Earl & Joe Wilkinson
10031 May 2016Dan le Sac [Part 1]
1 June 2016Dan le Sac [Part 2]
1017 June 2016Drunkcast [Part 1]
8 June 2016Drunkcast [Part 2]
14 June 2016Drunkcast [Part 3]
10221 June 2016Colin Murray [Part 1]
22 June 2016Colin Murray [Part 2]
10328 June 2016Tom Rosenthal
1045 July 2016James Acaster
10512 July 2016Jordan Stephens (Rizzle Kicks)
10619 July 2016Thomas Coles
10726 July 2016Drunkcast [Part 1]
27 July 2016Drunkcast [Part 2]
Drunkcast [Part 3]
Bonus2 August 2016Birthday Special
1084 August 2016Live from The Leicester Square Theatre [Part 1]
Live from The Leicester Square Theatre [Part 2]
1099 August 2016Live from the Edinburgh Fringe
11011 August 2016Live from Oran Mor, Glasgow
11117 August 2016Brendon Burns
11224 August 2016Marcus Brigstocke
11331 August 2016Limmy [Part 1]
Limmy [Part 2]
1147 September 2016Neil Woods
11514 September 2016Bestival Special [Part 1]
Bestival Special [Part 2]
11621 September 2016Edith Bowman
11728 September 2016Frankie Boyle
1185 October 2016Drunkcast [Part 1]
Drunkcast [Part 2]
Drunkcast [Part 3]
6 October 2016Drunkcast [Part 4]
11912 October 2016Jack Gallagher
12019 October 2016John Bradley
12126 October 2016Dignity in Dying - Lloyd & Mick
1222 November 2016Geoff Lloyd
1239 November 2016Iain Lee
12414 November 2016UFC 205 Roundtable with Chris Glasson & Sam Marshall
12516 November 2016B. Dolan / Knowmore.org
12623 November 2016Distraction Pieces Network Special (Suzi Gage, Jim Smallman, Jason Reed)
12730 November 2016Lauren Laverne
1287 December 2016Robert Sheehan
12914 December 2016Michaela Coel
13021 December 2016Drunkcast Xmas Special [Part 1]
23 December 2016Drunkcast Xmas Special [Part 2]
26 December 2016Drunkcast Xmas Special [Part 3]
28 December 2016Drunkcast Xmas Special[Part 4]
1314 January 2017Rob Parker
13211 January 2017Matt Willis
13318 January 2017James McAvoy
13425 January 2017Garth Jennings
1351 February 2017Homelessness Special [Part 1] - Mustard Tree
Homelessness Special [Part 2] - Haircuts 4 Homeless
1368 February 2017Wim Hof
13715 February 2017Ancilla van de Leest
13822 February 2017Katherine Ryan
1391 March 2017Dave Johns
1408 March 2017Holly Ross (The Lovely Eggs)
14115 March 2017Dan Hardy
14217 March 2017Rory Macdonald
14322 March 2017Susie Wokoma
14429 March 2017James Buckley
1455 April 2017Drunkcast [Part 1]
Drunkcast [Part 2]
6 April 2017Drunkcast [Part 3]
14612 April 2017Polarbear (Steve Camden)
14719 April 2017Kelly Marcel
14826 April 2017Gemma Cairney
1493 May 2017Ask Pip [Part 1]
Ask Pip [Part 2]
15010 May 2017Andrew "Beef" Johnston
15117 May 2017Huey Morgan
15224 May 2017Living Room Spoken Word
15331 May 2017Sofia Boutella
1547 June 2017Neil Fitzmaurice
15514 June 2017Christopher Fairbank [Part 1]
Christopher Fairbank [Part 2]
15621 June 2017Goldie[13]
15728 June 2017Child Soldiers with Wayne Sharrocks
1585 July 2017Destiny 2 Special
15912 July 2017Drunkcast [Part 1]
Drunkcast [Part 2]
13 July 2017Drunkcast [Part 3]
16019 July 2017Laura Dockrill
16126 July 2017Doc Brown
1622 August 2017Alice Lowe
Bonus3 August 2017Birthday Special
1639 August 2017Laurie Penny
16416 August 2017Sofie Hagen
16523 August 2017Ben & Jerry's Special - Rebecca & Melanie
16630 August 2017Aisling Bea
1676 September 2017Will Poulter
16813 September 2017Eddie Izzard
16920 September 2017Souad Mekhennet
17027 September 2017Hugo White of The Maccabees
1714 October 2017Helen Chamberlain
17211 October 2017Michael Fassbender
17318 October 2017Russell Howard
17425 October 2017Armando Iannucci
1751 November 2017S. Craig Zahler
1768 November 2017Live In Dublin [Part 1]
Live In Dublin [Part 2]
17715 November 2017Jean Grae
Bonus17 November 2017Ask Pip [Part 1]
17822 November 2017Jonny Lee Miller
Bonus24 November 2017Ask Pip [Part 2]
17929 November 2017Rick Edwards
1806 December 2017Films Of The Year 2017
18113 December 2017Alex Horne
18220 December 2017Drunkcast [Part 1]
22 December 2017Drunkcast [Part 2]
27 December 2017Drunkcast [Part 3]
3 January 2018Drunkcast [Part 4]
18310 January 2018Lena Headey
18417 January 2018Paloma Faith
18524 January 2018Guz Khan
18626 January 2018We Need To Talk About Wrestling
18731 January 2018Vicky McClure
1887 February 2018Florence Pugh
18914 February 2018Don Letts
19021 February 2018Rutger Bregman
19128 February 2018Chris Ramsey
1927 March 2018Mother's Day Special
1939 March 2018Walk Like A Panther Special
19414 March 2018Steve McNeil
19521 March 2018Patrisse Cullors
19628 March 2018Top 5 Songs That Make You Cry [Part 1]
Top 5 Songs That Make You Cry [Part 2]
1974 April 2018Allen Hughes & Jimmy Iovine
19811 April 2018Alexis Okeowo
19913 April 2018Charlotte Hatherley
20018 April 2018Jess Thom (Tourettes Hero)[14]
20125 April 2018Cedric Bixler-Zavala
2022 May 2018Beans On Toast
2034 May 2018Nick Halkes
2049 May 2018Jamali Maddix
20511 May 2018Coralie Fargeat & Matilda Lutz
20616 May 2018Marc Goddard
20723 May 2018Angles 10th Anniversary w/Dan Le Sac [Part 1]
Angles 10th Anniversary w/Dan Le Sac [Part 2]
20830 May 2018Martin Freeman
2096 June 2018Live @ Wells Comedy Festival
2108 June 2018Ask Pip (Portugal edition)
21113 June 2018Headway special with Natalie Clapshaw
21220 June 2018Jamie Demetriou
21327 June 2018Kate Nash
2144 July 2018Stephen Graham, Neil Fitzmaurice & Dan Cadan
21511 July 2018Joe Cole
21613 July 2018Stuart Whiffen
21718 July 2018Simon Pegg
21825 July 2018Dan Skinner (Angelos Epithemiou)
2191 August 2018Chilly Gonzales
2203 August 2018Birthday Party!
2218 August 2018Tony Law
22210 August 2018Why I Love Wrestling (Roundtable) with Russell Lissack, Sam Duckworth and Stuart Tourle
22315 August 2018Professor Green
22422 August 2018Example
22524 August 2018Spike Lee
22629 August 2018Bart Layton & Barry Keoghan
2275 September 2018Kate Tempest
22812 September 2018Drew Pearce
22919 September 2018Angel Giuffria
23023 September 2018Eddie Dennis
23126 September 2018Dominic Monaghan
2323 October 2018Josh Weller
23310 October 2018Desiree Akhavan
23417 October 2018Dr Kate Devlin
23519 October 2018Gizzi Erskine
23624 October 2018Epic Beard Men (Sage Francis & B. Dolan)
23731 October 2018Liam Howlett [Part 1]
Liam Howlett [Part 2]
2387 November 2018Michaela Coel
23914 November 2018Michael "Venom" Page
24021 November 2018John Cooper Clarke
24123 November 2018Matt Palmer
24228 November 2018David Lowery
2435 December 2018Boots Riley
24412 December 2018Russell Kane
24519 December 2018Drunkcast [Part 1]
20 December 2018Drunkcast [Part 2]
26 December 2018Drunkcast [Part 3]
2 January 2019Drunkcast [Part 4]
Bonus25 December 2018The King's Speech - Christmas Bonus
2469 January 2019Films of the Year 2018
24716 January 2019Eddie Marsan
24823 January 2019Mark Millar
24925 January 2019Adam McKay
25030 January 2019Richard E. Grant
2516 February 2019Joel Edgerton
25213 February 2019Mary J. Blige
25315 February 2019Joe Cornish
25420 February 2019Lolly Adefope
25527 February 2019Stephen Merchant
2566 March 2019Steven Knight
25713 March 2019PC Leon McLeod
25820 March 2019Johann Hari
25922 March 2019Winston Duke
26027 March 2019Jayde Adams
2613 April 2019Jamie East
Bonus5 April 2019Secret Club Bonus
26210 April 2019Ron Perlman
26317 April 2019Zawe Ashton
26424 April 2019Nish Kumar
2651 May 2019Ed Gamble
2668 May 2019Tim Clare
26712 May 2019ME Awareness Special w/ Jason Reed
26815 May 2019Norman Cook AKA Fatboy Slim
26922 May 2019Dexter Fletcher
27029 May 2019Jo Hartley
2715 June 2019Nick Helm
2727 June 2019Two idiots talking MMA in Greggs (with Stu Whiffen)
27312 June 2019Mark Grist & Ross Sutherland
Bonus17 June 2019DPP Flashback - Refugee Week Special w/ Ramelle (Ep. 42)
27419 June 2019Jed Mercurio
27526 June 2019Charlie Brooker
2763 July 2019Danny Boyle
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gollark: Pig latin.
gollark: You could use a one-time pad or something.
gollark: There's some stuff based on elliptic curves and lattices.
gollark: No.

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