Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip

WELCOME WELCOME WELCOME to episode 73 of the Distraction Pieces Podcast, featuring Itch from The King Blues!A deep back and forth with Pip and Itch as we begin with a slight change to the regular format, and then get straight into a heavy hitting but ultimately uplifting and positive chat which covers all bases from politics home and abroad (triggered by recent events at the time of the podcast), Itch's own activism history, the left and the right and all points in between, all evolving nicely into a hearty discussion about the music business and its internal politics, advertising and the many conflicts it delivers, and of course - Itch's own solo career after the demise (and subsequent reformation) of his group The King Blues! Huge. Get into it. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

WELCOME WELCOME WELCOME to episode 72 of the clean and green Distraction Pieces Podcast, featuring Ecotricity founder Dale Vince!An environmentally enlightening discussion bringing you fully up to speed on how Ecotricity got started and the mentality propelling it forward, with a healthy background on Dale himself and what inspired him to go forward with such a bold and forward thinking energy concept. An information-dense episode, with a full range of energy subjects covered from wind farming to the electric car, and the ever-sensitive subject of meat eating and vegetarianism comes into play too. Take notes! Green Britain! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

WELCOME WELCOME WELCOME to episode 71 of the Distraction Pieces Podcast, featuring Norwich's own poet and writer supreme John Osborne!A thoroughly enjoyable back and forth as Pip uncovers much about John's past, present and future which involves his spoken word career and development, script writing process (right on down to what software he uses), performances and so much more, all wrapped snugly in a healthy obsession with radio which leads directly into his new show 'After Hours'... Tune in and geek out with Pip and John Osborne! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

WELCOME WELCOME WELCOME to episode 70 of the Distraction Pieces Podcast, featuring UK comedy heavyweight Richard Herring!Enjoy this thoroughly engaging chat as Pip gets deep into Herring's comic past, his podcast (on which you will soon hear Pip guest on), his relentless work ethic which involves a good 12 or so shows in 12 years, standup versus writing for television, his working and personal relationship with Stewart Lee, and all underpinned with Pip and Herring's shared experiences with the Edinburgh Fringe festival. A veritable fist of fun right here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome welcome welcome to episode 69 (part 2 of 2) of this full-on double episode motorcade with the powerful Kurt Sutter!Picking up seamlessly where they left off in part 1, Kurt gets all the way deep into his insane body of work, which includes 'The Shield', 'Sons Of Anarchy', 'The Bastard Executioner' and 'Southpaw', to cite a few... The genesis, the process (writing, casting, storyboarding) and all that it entails, as well as all that follows. Honest, personal and heartwarming all the way, all there is for you to do now is gorge yourself on pure Sutter goodness. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

WELCOME WELCOME WELCOME to episode 69 (part 1 of 2) of the un-mess-withable Distraction Pieces Podcast, an impossibly rough and rugged two parter with the mastermind that is Kurt Sutter!Join Kurt (writer, actor, producer and more, responsible for 'Sons Of Anarchy' and 'The Bastard Executioner' to name but two series) and Pip in covering so much terrain in their sprawling discussion that they had to put up a border halfway and as such, here is your first half of the gripping chat... Hitch a ride and jump on the backseat as Kurt gets deep into culture, travel and what the world has to teach us, accents and dialect, history, and scratches the surface on his creations - which you shall be treated to in part 2... Keep it locked... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

WELCOME WELCOME WELCOME to episode 68 of the almighty Distraction Pieces Podcast, featuring the supremely multi-talented wrestler and so much more - it's Chris Jericho!Enjoy this very uplifting and positive conversation between Pip and Jericho as they grapple with topics such as the wrestling world, social media, the limelight in general, holding down several career paths and all manner of podcast gossip - AND - as a bonus you are also treated to the no-longer-lost (found, then) first ten minutes of chat which almost didn't make it! Knock yerself out. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

WELCOME WELCOME WELCOME to PART 2 of episode 67 of the Distraction Pieces Podcast - the interval is DONE and now is the time to return to yer seats...We are now in the Q&A section of this live episode, where we hear from the incredibly well behaved and stunningly attractive audience, asking all manner of Pip and non-Pip related questions and making for a very entertaining roundup to this episode. Time for a Five Guys maybe...? (we are not sponsored by Five Guys...) (...yet...) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

WELCOME WELCOME WELCOME to PART 1 of episode 67 of the Distraction Pieces Podcast, which happens to be the debut LIVE episode recorded in the West End's finest, the Leicester Square Theatre!We join our host Scroobius Pip and a huge roomful of Distraction Pieces heads in the lush confines of the glorious LST, and catch up with Pip as he brings us up to speed on current goings on and related affairs, and after which we then hear from master cross-stitcher, boatman and Dan Le Sac vs Scroobius Pip ultra fan Keith Clark! A truly entertaining discussion and you STILL have part 2 to follow... Go steady... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

WELCOME WELCOME WELCOME to the great and grand episode 66 of the Distraction Pieces Podcast with the all round multi-threat comic king Adam Buxton.A fascinating and sprawling chat (or "genuine chat-ramble" as Adam so perfectly puts it) covering many bases of Adam's illustrious and varied career so far, from back in the day and his work with Joe Cornish as 'Adam and Joe' to his solo endeavours, interests and influences. A full Adam-fix for fans and those not so familiar. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.