Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip

WELCOME WELCOME WELCOME TO 2017!!! Happy new year to all Distraction Pieces crew (and non-crew, it's all love this year), we hope you had a phenomenal start to it all and saw off the remainder of last year's mayhem and carnage appropriately. Here's to the goodness and greatness ahead for all!SPEAKING OF WHICH... Here's a proper slice of Distraction Pieces Podcast confection for your ears, featuring very special guest Rob Parker! Maybe you know him... It's possible you don't... Nevertheless - prepare to make a new friend in this professional rugby player-turned-actor, as he gives you the full - the VERY full - scoop on everything Rob, from his upbringing right on through to the present day, where you will find him co-starring with your vibrant host Mr Scroobius Pip (and acting titanium Tom Hardy and Stephen Graham) in the upcoming 'Taboo'!A fascinating rundown, ranging from how he made it into the world of pro-sports via an award-winning and braggadocios schoolmate, his biking interests which date back... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

WASSSUUUP WASSSUUUP WASSSUUUP to this, your fourth and therefore FINAL DrunkCast podcast of 2016 with your three very wise and verrry drunken men (that'll be Scroobius Pip, Chris Glasson and Stu Whiffen), and the two equally drunken souls who accompany the trio (Brett Goldstein and Romesh Ranganathan - actually Romesh is considerably more drunk than everyone else)! Ladies and gentlemen, please enjoy the final quarter of the mayhem...So what do we have here... Well - you know the routine. And this time the gang started with the best of intentions to give you a full and comprehensive rundown, month by month, of the year, but as you will hear, these best intentions quickly unravel into untraceable tangents, full on banter assault and general intoxicated insanity... The views are not on the fence, the punches are not pulled... 'Tis the season for the world to be put to rights by the Distraction Pieces fellowship, so join in and come aboard - grab a ringside seat, secure your snacks and nestle into that... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Triple welcome upon you as standard, as we enter the twilight hour with our fully refreshed cohorts in this, the third part of the OFFICIAL year in review - the absolute ONLY official year in review at that. Don't bother checking into whether that's true or not, just know that. DrunkCast season is now upon us!...so I said to my sensai...Season greetings to each and every one of you, however you get down at this time of year, whether you identify with annual gift giving day or not, as you are all cordially invited to engage in further inebriated ramblings (and indeed structured, cohesive and logical debate, conversation and sensible exchanges of thought - bigups to 'Alterntive Chris') with ROMESH RANGANATHAN, BRETT GOLDSTEIN and your regular DrunkCast homies CHRIS GLASSON, STU WHIFFEN and yer host SCROOBIUS PIP! Alas, we are not in the salubrious confines of the Whiff Inn for this one, but deep in the Soho Radio labs - all good though - you can expect some full on UFC/MMA chat (at Brett and Romesh's... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome 1, welcome 2, and welcome 3 (you had five welcomes on the last episode, come on now) to the Distraction Pieces Podcast five-man drunken pile-up, it's the end of year DrunkCast Xmas Special! SCROOBIUS PIP! CHRIS GLASSON! STU WHIFFEN! ROMESH RANGANATHAN! BRETT GOLDSTEIN!Yes indeed, another instalment in the batch with more gossip, more thought experiment games (this one involving death which is - as you'll hear - a good'un to try out at the xmas table this year) and a bunch more awesomeness to get you in the - or accelerate your - seasonal mood! Too much to summarise here, you know the deal by now - drunkenness levels have increased, laughter is becoming more raucous and everyone's getting mugged off... No-one is safe... So pull up a chair, hold your drink close and stand well back - it's rowdy in there... But very entertaining... Get you some!ROMESH RANGANATHAN - https://twitter.com/RomeshRangaBRETT GOLDSTEIN - https://twitter.com/brettgoldsteinCHRIS GLASSON -... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome, Welcome, Welcome, Welcome, Welcome - consider yourself quintupley welcomed as this week you are served with FIVE drunken Distraction Pieces members! Yes indeed... It is that time of year... Light the fires... Sketch the pentagram on the floor in chalk... Lock up the doors... Lift your skinny fists like antennas to heaven... For it is the DRUNKCAST CHRISTMAS YEAR REVIEW! Not a review of Christmas necessarily, but you get the idea eh.Join the ever present black bearded Santa himself Scroobius Pip as he is accompanied by his two long serving elves (unfair - 'Co-Santas' let's call them) and DrunkCast stalwarts CHRIS GLASSON and STU WHIFFEN to form the basis of the triumvirate... Add to that comedian and podcaster ROMESH RANGANATHAN! And then add some of comedian and actor BRETT GOLDSTEIN! And look at that, you have the first of a very generous handful of DrunkCast offerings to alcoholize your seasonal merriment perfectly.Pure gossip, good times and - at this point - tipsy banter (let's see how... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

WWW EEE LLL CCC OOO MMM EEE (all three welcomes wrapped up right there) to episode ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY NINE of the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! Full on DPP greatness is assured as ever, as Pip catches up with the insanely awesome UK acting/writing/poetical treasure Michaela Coel!From her early days knocking around Tower Hamlets in a pentecostal upbringing, and how a psalm triggered her interests in poetry, Michaela gets deep into what added up to her present day self, as a multi-talented and well respected TV heavy hitter - from her take on reading and books in general, to spirituality and where she's at with it all now, drama school, reality TV, Uber and its complex personal social code of conduct, how she was discovered on stage, right through to where we find her now as star of 'Aliens', 'Chewing Gum' (and writer of, of course) and 'Black Mirror'... A perfect and full on satisfying listen so go on and get on that immediately!• MICHAELA COEL SOCIAL MEDIA!• Twitter -... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome, welcome, welcome to episode ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY EIGHT of the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! Lovely to have you aboard. As ever it's a heavyweight slammer of an episode as this week's guest of honour is television and big screen's Robert Sheehan!A delightful peek behind the curtain of the wild hectic acting game with Ireland's very own Robert, who drops gold at every step of this awesome chat with Pip. Everything from battling his caffeine demons, growing up in the easy to say and hard to spell Portlaoise, his acting career ladder and what each step entailed, his starring role on the amazing 'Misfits', his insane and dream (nightmare?)-like experiences on the set of his new film 'Jet Trash' (out on Friday 9th December!), and all kinds of nail-biting gossip from all over the set of his frenetic journey! Grand stuff - super energetic and inspiring goodies right here from a glowing gem of an actor. GET IN TO IT.• ROBERT SHEEHAN on TWITTER - https://twitter.com/RobMSheehan• His... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome, welcome, WELCOME (shouted that last one) to episode 127 of the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! This week is a sureshot slammer as Pip is joined by the long-hinted at national treasure Lauren Laverne!A perfect broadcasting-based chat as Pip and Lauren get along like old mates, venturing easily back and forth into her past and present and covering all necessary awesomeness along the way. We get all the scoops on her early days with pop band Kenickie (surely at least a few of you out there are still holding onto a comprehensive back catalogue), her humble but broadminded Sunderland upbringing in a 'cultural tardis' surrounded by all kinds of music, the cynicism poured over programmes like 'Geordie Shore' and such like, her illustrious career in both television and radio, which currently finds her comfortably holding the fort down on her BBC 6Music slot and boasting a 2 million-plus listenership, and her website The Pool, which is a fantastic female-centric website that demands your... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome. Welcome. Welcome. WELCOME. Yes indeed, an additional welcome is necessary this week as you are treated to FOUR Distraction Pieces Network reps right here - it's episode 126 of Distraction Pieces and it is the DISTRACTION PIECES NETWORK SPECIAL!Join your regular host Scroobius Pip and the presenters of the amazingly informative (award winning!) drug education podcast Say Why To Drugs (Dr Suzi Gage), the super superb wrestling show Tuesday Night Jaw (Jim Smallman) and the LEAP UK podcast Stop And Search (Jason Reed) in a perfect podcast pileup, for all kinds of gossip, show notes, the highs of being part of the network over the past year and all manner of banter brilliance from the crew who deliver gold in every respective episode. If you haven't peeped any of the episodes from this lot yet, my god - get involved! Enjoy!!!Here's where you can find everyone:• SAY WHY TO DRUGS with Dr Suzi Gage: https://www.acast.com/saywhytodrugs• Dr Suzi Gage on Twitter: https://twitter.com/soozaphone•... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome, welcome, welcome to your one hundred and twenty-fifth episode of the all knowing, all seeing and all conquering Distraction Pieces Podcast with your host Scroobius Pip! A solid gold slammer this week as you have become accustomed to by now, with Strange Famous and Speech Development's very own B. Dolan!B's third visit to the Distraction Pieces labs is on official business, this time not specifically involving rap music but focused more on the current efforts to get the incredibly important Knowmore.org site up and running to maximum power. You may have heard of Knowmore and how it offers an invaluable resource to the public, by way of providing information about the ethics of companies and corporations that would otherwise be very difficult for the public to get their hands on. It's been operational for around a decade through B. Dolan's efforts and with assistance from a tireless brigade of like-minded and well-intentioned helpers, but now is the time to get this incredible resource up to the... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.