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]

Distraction Pieces Podcast
Presentation
Genre	comedy podcast, news commentary podcast
Language	English
Production
No. of episodes	698
Publication
Ratings	4.666666666666667/5
Related
Website	www.scroobiuspip.co.uk/distraction-pieces-podcast/

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
1	13 October 2014	Russell Brand
2	22 October 2014	Zane Lowe
3	29 October 2014	Alan Moore
4	5 November 2014	DJ Yoda
5	12 November 2014	Sage Francis
6	19 November 2014	Simon Singh
7	26 November 2014	Warren Ellis
8	3 December 2014	Jodi Ann Bickley
9	10 December 2014	B. Dolan
10	17 December 2014	Open Mike Eagle
11	24 December 2014	Simon Pegg
12	31 December 2014	Killer Mike
13	7 January 2015	Full Fact - Will and Phoebe
14	14 January 2015	Josie Long
15	21 January 2015	Stewart Lee
16	28 January 2015	Riz Ahmed
17	4 February 2015	Kae Tempest
18	11 February 2015	Rufus Hound
19	18 February 2015	Nick Frost
20	25 February 2015	Mike Skinner
21	4 March 2015	Frank Turner
22	5 March 2015	Billy Bragg
23	11 March 2015	Dylan Moran[11]
24	12 March 2015	Ask Pip
25	18 March 2015	Wes Borland
26	19 March 2015	Rob da Bank
27	25 March 2015	Rou Reynolds
28	26 March 2015	Sara Pascoe
29	1 April 2015	Paddy Considine
30	8 April 2015	Danny Wallace
31	15 April 2015	Eddy Temple-Morris
32	22 April 2015	Ricki Hall
33	29 April 2015	Howard Marks
34	6 May 2015	Dan Hardy [Part 1]
		Dan Hardy [Part 2]
35	13 May 2015	Ask Pip
36	20 May 2015	Prince Charles Cinema (Paul Vickery)
37	27 May 2015	Michael Smiley
38	29 May 2015	Mr Heggie
39	3 June 2015	Gail Porter [Part 1]
		Gail Porter [Part 2]
40	10 June 2015	Romesh Ranganathan
41	17 June 2015	Amanda Palmer
42	19 June 2015	Refugee Week Special - Ramelle
43	24 June 2015	Jon Ronson [Part 1]
		Jon Ronson [Part 2][12]
44	1 July 2015	Flux Pavilion
45	8 July 2015	P.O.S
46	8 July 2015	Dessa
47	10 July 2015	B. Dolan
48	15 July 2015	Banquet Records - Jon Tolley
49	22 July 2015	Neil Maskell
50	29 July 2015	John Kennedy
51	3 August 2015	Birthday Special with Scroobius Pip's parents
52	5 August 2015	Greenpeace Special [Part 1]
		Greenpeace Special [Part 2]
53	12 August 2015	Suzi Gage
54	19 August 2015	Huw Stephens
55	26 August 2015	Carla Valentine
56	2 September 2015	Frank Carter
57	9 September 2015	Tall Dark Friend
58	16 September 2015	Tom Davis
59	18 September 2015	Andrew Shim
60	23 September 2015	Preston
61	30 September 2015	Garth Ennis
62	7 October 2015	Brett Goldstein & Jon Drever
63	14 October 2015	Roots Manuva
64	21 October 2015	Tom Robinson [Part 1]
		Tom Robinson [Part 2]
65	28 October 2015	Akala
66	4 November 2015	Adam Buxton
67	11 November 2015	DPP Live [Part 1]
		DPP Live [Part 2]
68	18 November 2015	Chris Jericho
69	25 November 2015	Kurt Sutter [Part 1]
		Kurt Sutter [Part 2]
70	2 December 2015	Richard Herring
71	4 December 2015	John Osborne
72	9 December 2015	Dale Vince
73	16 December 2015	Itch
74	23 December 2015	End Of Year Review [Part 1]
75	24 December 2015	End Of Year Review [Part 2]
76	30 December 2015	End Of Year Review [Part 3]
77	31 December 2015	End Of Year Review [Part 4]
78	6 January 2016	End Of Year Review [Part 5]
79	13 January 2016	Ask Pip [Part 1]
		Ask Pip [Part 2]
80	20 January 2016	Robin Ince
81	27 January 2016	Jason Reed
82	3 February 2016	Kieron Gillen & Jamie McKelvie
83	10 February 2016	Jim Smallman
84	17 February 2016	Saul Williams
85	24 February 2016	Ryan Callanan aka RYCA
86	2 March 2016	Housing For Women Special - Mira
87	9 March 2016	Stephen Graham
88	11 March 2016	LEAP UK Special
89	16 March 2016	Blindboy of The Rubberbandits
90	23 March 2016	Georgina Campbell
91	30 March 2016	Drunkcast
91	30 March 2016	Drunkcast [Part 1]
		Drunkcast [Part 2]
	31 March 2016	Drunkcast [Part 3]
92	6 April 2016	Ask Pip
93	12 April 2016	Carl Barât
94	19 April 2016	Ed Skrein [Part 1]
		Ed Skrein [Part 2]
Bonus	24 April 2016	Bonus episode
95	26 April 2016	Michael Socha
96	3 May 2016	Kathy Burke
97	10 May 2016	Isy Suttie
98	17 May 2016	Will Ospreay
99	24 May 2016	David Earl & Joe Wilkinson
100	31 May 2016	Dan le Sac [Part 1]
	1 June 2016	Dan le Sac [Part 2]
101	7 June 2016	Drunkcast [Part 1]
	8 June 2016	Drunkcast [Part 2]
	14 June 2016	Drunkcast [Part 3]
102	21 June 2016	Colin Murray [Part 1]
	22 June 2016	Colin Murray [Part 2]
103	28 June 2016	Tom Rosenthal
104	5 July 2016	James Acaster
105	12 July 2016	Jordan Stephens (Rizzle Kicks)
106	19 July 2016	Thomas Coles
107	26 July 2016	Drunkcast [Part 1]
	27 July 2016	Drunkcast [Part 2]
		Drunkcast [Part 3]
Bonus	2 August 2016	Birthday Special
108	4 August 2016	Live from The Leicester Square Theatre [Part 1]
		Live from The Leicester Square Theatre [Part 2]
109	9 August 2016	Live from the Edinburgh Fringe
110	11 August 2016	Live from Oran Mor, Glasgow
111	17 August 2016	Brendon Burns
112	24 August 2016	Marcus Brigstocke
113	31 August 2016	Limmy [Part 1]
		Limmy [Part 2]
114	7 September 2016	Neil Woods
115	14 September 2016	Bestival Special [Part 1]
		Bestival Special [Part 2]
116	21 September 2016	Edith Bowman
117	28 September 2016	Frankie Boyle
118	5 October 2016	Drunkcast [Part 1]
		Drunkcast [Part 2]
		Drunkcast [Part 3]
	6 October 2016	Drunkcast [Part 4]
119	12 October 2016	Jack Gallagher
120	19 October 2016	John Bradley
121	26 October 2016	Dignity in Dying - Lloyd & Mick
122	2 November 2016	Geoff Lloyd
123	9 November 2016	Iain Lee
124	14 November 2016	UFC 205 Roundtable with Chris Glasson & Sam Marshall
125	16 November 2016	B. Dolan / Knowmore.org
126	23 November 2016	Distraction Pieces Network Special (Suzi Gage, Jim Smallman, Jason Reed)
127	30 November 2016	Lauren Laverne
128	7 December 2016	Robert Sheehan
129	14 December 2016	Michaela Coel
130	21 December 2016	Drunkcast Xmas Special [Part 1]
	23 December 2016	Drunkcast Xmas Special [Part 2]
	26 December 2016	Drunkcast Xmas Special [Part 3]
	28 December 2016	Drunkcast Xmas Special[Part 4]
131	4 January 2017	Rob Parker
132	11 January 2017	Matt Willis
133	18 January 2017	James McAvoy
134	25 January 2017	Garth Jennings
135	1 February 2017	Homelessness Special [Part 1] - Mustard Tree
		Homelessness Special [Part 2] - Haircuts 4 Homeless
136	8 February 2017	Wim Hof
137	15 February 2017	Ancilla van de Leest
138	22 February 2017	Katherine Ryan
139	1 March 2017	Dave Johns
140	8 March 2017	Holly Ross (The Lovely Eggs)
141	15 March 2017	Dan Hardy
142	17 March 2017	Rory Macdonald
143	22 March 2017	Susie Wokoma
144	29 March 2017	James Buckley
145	5 April 2017	Drunkcast [Part 1]
		Drunkcast [Part 2]
	6 April 2017	Drunkcast [Part 3]
146	12 April 2017	Polarbear (Steve Camden)
147	19 April 2017	Kelly Marcel
148	26 April 2017	Gemma Cairney
149	3 May 2017	Ask Pip [Part 1]
		Ask Pip [Part 2]
150	10 May 2017	Andrew "Beef" Johnston
151	17 May 2017	Huey Morgan
152	24 May 2017	Living Room Spoken Word
153	31 May 2017	Sofia Boutella
154	7 June 2017	Neil Fitzmaurice
155	14 June 2017	Christopher Fairbank [Part 1]
		Christopher Fairbank [Part 2]
156	21 June 2017	Goldie[13]
157	28 June 2017	Child Soldiers with Wayne Sharrocks
158	5 July 2017	Destiny 2 Special
159	12 July 2017	Drunkcast [Part 1]
		Drunkcast [Part 2]
	13 July 2017	Drunkcast [Part 3]
160	19 July 2017	Laura Dockrill
161	26 July 2017	Doc Brown
162	2 August 2017	Alice Lowe
Bonus	3 August 2017	Birthday Special
163	9 August 2017	Laurie Penny
164	16 August 2017	Sofie Hagen
165	23 August 2017	Ben & Jerry's Special - Rebecca & Melanie
166	30 August 2017	Aisling Bea
167	6 September 2017	Will Poulter
168	13 September 2017	Eddie Izzard
169	20 September 2017	Souad Mekhennet
170	27 September 2017	Hugo White of The Maccabees
171	4 October 2017	Helen Chamberlain
172	11 October 2017	Michael Fassbender
173	18 October 2017	Russell Howard
174	25 October 2017	Armando Iannucci
175	1 November 2017	S. Craig Zahler
176	8 November 2017	Live In Dublin [Part 1]
		Live In Dublin [Part 2]
177	15 November 2017	Jean Grae
Bonus	17 November 2017	Ask Pip [Part 1]
178	22 November 2017	Jonny Lee Miller
Bonus	24 November 2017	Ask Pip [Part 2]
179	29 November 2017	Rick Edwards
180	6 December 2017	Films Of The Year 2017
181	13 December 2017	Alex Horne
182	20 December 2017	Drunkcast [Part 1]
	22 December 2017	Drunkcast [Part 2]
	27 December 2017	Drunkcast [Part 3]
	3 January 2018	Drunkcast [Part 4]
183	10 January 2018	Lena Headey
184	17 January 2018	Paloma Faith
185	24 January 2018	Guz Khan
186	26 January 2018	We Need To Talk About Wrestling
187	31 January 2018	Vicky McClure
188	7 February 2018	Florence Pugh
189	14 February 2018	Don Letts
190	21 February 2018	Rutger Bregman
191	28 February 2018	Chris Ramsey
192	7 March 2018	Mother's Day Special
193	9 March 2018	Walk Like A Panther Special
194	14 March 2018	Steve McNeil
195	21 March 2018	Patrisse Cullors
196	28 March 2018	Top 5 Songs That Make You Cry [Part 1]
		Top 5 Songs That Make You Cry [Part 2]
197	4 April 2018	Allen Hughes & Jimmy Iovine
198	11 April 2018	Alexis Okeowo
199	13 April 2018	Charlotte Hatherley
200	18 April 2018	Jess Thom (Tourettes Hero)[14]
201	25 April 2018	Cedric Bixler-Zavala
202	2 May 2018	Beans On Toast
203	4 May 2018	Nick Halkes
204	9 May 2018	Jamali Maddix
205	11 May 2018	Coralie Fargeat & Matilda Lutz
206	16 May 2018	Marc Goddard
207	23 May 2018	Angles 10th Anniversary w/Dan Le Sac [Part 1]
		Angles 10th Anniversary w/Dan Le Sac [Part 2]
208	30 May 2018	Martin Freeman
209	6 June 2018	Live @ Wells Comedy Festival
210	8 June 2018	Ask Pip (Portugal edition)
211	13 June 2018	Headway special with Natalie Clapshaw
212	20 June 2018	Jamie Demetriou
213	27 June 2018	Kate Nash
214	4 July 2018	Stephen Graham, Neil Fitzmaurice & Dan Cadan
215	11 July 2018	Joe Cole
216	13 July 2018	Stuart Whiffen
217	18 July 2018	Simon Pegg
218	25 July 2018	Dan Skinner (Angelos Epithemiou)
219	1 August 2018	Chilly Gonzales
220	3 August 2018	Birthday Party!
221	8 August 2018	Tony Law
222	10 August 2018	Why I Love Wrestling (Roundtable) with Russell Lissack, Sam Duckworth and Stuart Tourle
223	15 August 2018	Professor Green
224	22 August 2018	Example
225	24 August 2018	Spike Lee
226	29 August 2018	Bart Layton & Barry Keoghan
227	5 September 2018	Kae Tempest
228	12 September 2018	Drew Pearce
229	19 September 2018	Angel Giuffria
230	23 September 2018	Eddie Dennis
231	26 September 2018	Dominic Monaghan
232	3 October 2018	Josh Weller
233	10 October 2018	Desiree Akhavan
234	17 October 2018	Dr Kate Devlin
235	19 October 2018	Gizzi Erskine
236	24 October 2018	Epic Beard Men (Sage Francis & B. Dolan)
237	31 October 2018	Liam Howlett [Part 1]
		Liam Howlett [Part 2]
238	7 November 2018	Michaela Coel
239	14 November 2018	Michael "Venom" Page
240	21 November 2018	John Cooper Clarke
241	23 November 2018	Matt Palmer
242	28 November 2018	David Lowery
243	5 December 2018	Boots Riley
244	12 December 2018	Russell Kane
245	19 December 2018	Drunkcast [Part 1]
	20 December 2018	Drunkcast [Part 2]
	26 December 2018	Drunkcast [Part 3]
	2 January 2019	Drunkcast [Part 4]
Bonus	25 December 2018	The King's Speech - Christmas Bonus
246	9 January 2019	Films of the Year 2018
247	16 January 2019	Eddie Marsan
248	23 January 2019	Mark Millar
249	25 January 2019	Adam McKay
250	30 January 2019	Richard E. Grant
251	6 February 2019	Joel Edgerton
252	13 February 2019	Mary J. Blige
253	15 February 2019	Joe Cornish
254	20 February 2019	Lolly Adefope
255	27 February 2019	Stephen Merchant
256	6 March 2019	Steven Knight
257	13 March 2019	PC Leon McLeod
258	20 March 2019	Johann Hari
259	22 March 2019	Winston Duke
260	27 March 2019	Jayde Adams
261	3 April 2019	Jamie East
Bonus	5 April 2019	Secret Club Bonus
262	10 April 2019	Ron Perlman
263	17 April 2019	Zawe Ashton
264	24 April 2019	Nish Kumar
265	1 May 2019	Ed Gamble
266	8 May 2019	Tim Clare
267	12 May 2019	ME Awareness Special w/ Jason Reed
268	15 May 2019	Norman Cook AKA Fatboy Slim
269	22 May 2019	Dexter Fletcher
270	29 May 2019	Jo Hartley
271	5 June 2019	Nick Helm
272	7 June 2019	Two idiots talking MMA in Greggs (with Stu Whiffen)
273	12 June 2019	Mark Grist & Ross Sutherland
Bonus	17 June 2019	DPP Flashback - Refugee Week Special w/ Ramelle (Ep. 42)
274	19 June 2019	Jed Mercurio
275	26 June 2019	Charlie Brooker
276	3 July 2019	Danny Boyle
277	10 July 2019	Inua Ellams
278	17 July 2019	Konnie Huq
279	24 July 2019	Greg Jenner
280	31 July 2019	Cariad Lloyd
281	7 August 2019	Matt Richards
282	14 August 2019	Sara Pasoce
283	18 August 2019	Stu Wiffen & Adam Richardson
284	21 August 2019	Joseph Gilgun
285	28 August 2019	Serge Pizzorno
286	4 September 2019	Tez Ilyas
287	11 September 2019	Frank Turner
288	18 September 2019	Kano
289	25 September 2019	Louis Theroux
290	2 October 2019	Jack Sexsmith [Part 1]
		Jack Sexsmith [Part 2]
291	9 October 2019	Ricky Wilson