Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip

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Jack Sexsmith (part 1/2) • Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip #290 Oct 01, 2019

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Welcome, welcome, welcome to episode 290 of the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! Part 1 of an extensive 2 parter here for you with the wrestling phenomenon JACK SEXSMITH!

“I’ll be the sex guy, then…”

So much to talk about that Pip and Jack went in for almost two hours on this one! As you’ll hear, two hours barely even scratches the surface as there is just so much ground to cover… They begin at the end, Memento style, with Jack’s recent injury which resulted in his retirement, and so you will hear everything around that and what led up to it. A lot to get through in this first part, but it includes nom de plumes and pseudonyms, setting the scene of his career changing injury, working hurt all the time, Rip Tide, making amends with the occasionally troubling past of wrestling, his teen years as a devout Christian, his years in the Progress dojo (aka ProJo), meeting Edward Dennis and Sebastian, his brushes with a very different wrestling name altogether, how he indeed got his name (the story may surprise you), “Sexually frivolous, morally ambiguous”, his LGBTQ connections and lifestyles and all that entails, effecting change through character, winning over crowds with comedy, the joy of battle raps, and the eventual move to super strong style. How much more than that? TONS. You’ll see. Too much to just skim over here - go in and enjoy!

EPISODE LINKS:

• JACK on TWITTER

• JACK vs DAVID STARR @ RIPTIDE

• JACK on LAST WORD ON PRO WRESTLING

• JACK on DEFIANT WRESTLING FANDOM

THIS EPISODES SPIRIT ANIMALS:

• DPP #222 • Why I Love Wrestling (Roundtable)

• DPP #186 • We Need To Talk About Wrestling

LINKS FOR SCROOBIUS PIP & SPEECH DEVELOPMENT:

• SCROOBIUS PIP on TWITTER!

• SCROOBIUS PIP on INSTAGRAM!

• SCROOBIUS PIP on PATREON!

• POD BIBLE!

• SPEECH DEVELOPMENT RECORDS

• DISTRACTION PIECES NETWORK on FACEBOOK

• DISTRACTION PIECES NETWORK on INSTAGRAM

• NEW LISTENERS TAKE NOTE • You can find the full DISTRACTION PIECES episode list HERE!

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Louis Theroux • Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip #289 Sep 24, 2019

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Welcome, welcome, welcome to episode 289 of the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! A long awaited full length conversation this week with all time favourite documentarian and author LOUIS THEROUX!

The conversation starts right up top with pseudonyms and nom-de-plumes the moment Louis joins Pip, and things don’t let up from there - Pip and Louis cover much ground in an hour which slips by gently and easily, covering Louis’ love of golden age hip hop and early wishes to be a rapper, the early days of being mates with Adam Buxton and Joe Cornish and trading tapes with Buckles, Gorky’s Zygotic Mynci and Welsh prog, listening to podcasts on his bike, his ‘curiosity before judgment’ approach, appearing a couple of time on the Joe Rogan podcast and how that was in retrospect, being less tolerant of nonsense these days, family life and focus, getting involved with the subjects on his old shows, his early days at TV Nation, asking the obvious questions, differences and benefits of working with a crew or solo, the fallout of the infamous Jimmy Saville episode, the existential byproduct of writing, that glorious episode of the Adam Buxton podcast and generally seeing friends doing well. Awesome from beginning to end, enjoy!

Pip Outro Thoughts: WeAreLizards 28th September @ The Book Club - the DrunkCast gang on the White Wine Question Time podcast with Kate Thornton - check the Pod Bible Podcast - Jack Sexsmith on the podcast next week

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EPISODE LINKS:

• LOUIS on TWITTER

• GOTTA GET THEROUX THIS

• LOUIS on NETFLIX

• LOUIS on THE BBC

• LOUIS on ADAM BUXTON'S PODCAST

THIS EPISODES SPIRIT ANIMALS:

• DPP #20 • Adam Buxton

• DPP #253 • Joe Cornish

LINKS FOR SCROOBIUS PIP & SPEECH DEVELOPMENT:

• WE ARE LIZARDS • September 28th @ The Book Club

• SCROOBIUS PIP on TWITTER!

• SCROOBIUS PIP on INSTAGRAM!

• SCROOBIUS PIP on PATREON!

• POD BIBLE!

• SPEECH DEVELOPMENT RECORDS

• DISTRACTION PIECES NETWORK on FACEBOOK

• DISTRACTION PIECES...

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Kano • Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip #288 Sep 17, 2019

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Welcome, welcome, welcome to episode 288 of the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! A powerful get together this week as Pip sits down with rapper actor kingpin KANO!

A really fun and engaging sit-down with the two, as Pip catches Kano in the midst of a promo run which leads us nicely into the whole thing - from the cycle beginning and ending (and then beginning again), his time served at the notorious Deja Vu station back in the day, teaming up with Mike Skinner and the inspiration Mike had on his live shows (along with dancehall culture in Jamaica), his brother getting him into DJing and emceeing, roots beyond grime, not being scared of ‘off’ days, getting in the zone in the studio, being tuned into society and understanding the mechanics of it, speaking truth to power, addressing problems on wax, conversations through music, importance of sport and non musical activities, being in a computer game, going HAM on his fourth callback for Top Boy, practice making perfect and rehearsing for his Royal Albert Hall show! Pop ten bottles of escapism for this one - get very involved!

Pip Outro Thoughts: sneaky backtrack edit involving a Ghetts thing you should peep - Louis Theroux up next week!

• Don't forget to submit your favourite Distraction Pieces episode from 2019 on your iTunes review to enter a draw to win a signed Distraction Pieces book!

EPISODE LINKS:

• KANO on TWITTER

• KANO on THE INTERNET

• HOODIES ALL SUMMER

• TOP BOY on NETFLIX

• GHETTS on JAMALI MADDIX's PODCAST

THIS EPISODES SPIRIT ANIMALS:

• DPP #20 • Mike Skinner

• DPP #12 • Killer Mike

LINKS FOR SCROOBIUS PIP & SPEECH DEVELOPMENT:

• WE ARE LIZARDS • September 28th @ The Book Club

• SCROOBIUS PIP on TWITTER!

• SCROOBIUS PIP on INSTAGRAM!

• SCROOBIUS PIP on PATREON!

• POD BIBLE!

• SPEECH DEVELOPMENT RECORDS

• DISTRACTION PIECES NETWORK on FACEBOOK

• DISTRACTION PIECES NETWORK on INSTAGRAM

• NEW LISTENERS TAKE NOTE • You can find the full DISTRACTION PIECES episode list HERE!

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Frank Turner • Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip #287 Sep 10, 2019

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Welcome, welcome, welcome to episode 287 of the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! What a treat this week, as Pip is joined for the triumphant return of the UK’s folk punk legend FRANK TURNER!

…and about time too, as it’s been over 250 episodes since they last had a proper chat! As you can hear, the gap immediately disappears as they pick up effortlessly and gain quick ground about what’s been happening in their lives in the interim. Expect to hear all about the Frank Turner years, moving with ease through such topics as the parallels of touring and wedding organisation, the effects of extensive touring on a person’s life, the blowout cycle and mental health, tour PTSD and habit forming, the perils of talking about fame while being very self aware, cultural satnav and tour hacks, “grebos”, the plus side of the internet in terms of hunting for music, gateway bands, festival thoughts, the punk and non-punk ethos of opening for anyone, and most importantly - his 8TH SOLO ALBUM! With that comes his newfound respect for podcasters, the issue of a man writing about women and then where the path goes from here. PACKED AND AWESOME is what it is. You enjoy yerself!

Pip's Outro Thoughts: Speech Development giveaway! • WeAreLizards 28th September - Pod Bible podcast and magazine!

EPISODE LINKS:

• FRANK on TWITTER

• FRANK on THE INTERNET

• FRANK's 'TALES FROM NO MAN'S LAND' podcast

• NO MAN'S LAND album

• SISTER ROSETTA live

THIS EPISODES SPIRIT ANIMALS:

• DPP #21 • Frank Turner

• DPP #202 • Beans On Toast

LINKS FOR SCROOBIUS PIP & SPEECH DEVELOPMENT:

• SCROOBIUS PIP on TWITTER!

• SCROOBIUS PIP on INSTAGRAM!

• SCROOBIUS PIP on PATREON!

• POD BIBLE!

• SPEECH DEVELOPMENT RECORDS

• DISTRACTION PIECES NETWORK on FACEBOOK

• DISTRACTION PIECES NETWORK on INSTAGRAM

• NEW LISTENERS TAKE NOTE • You can find the full DISTRACTION PIECES episode list HERE!

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Tez Ilyas • Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip #286 Sep 03, 2019

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Welcome, welcome, welcome to episode 286 of the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! A grand chat this week with standup comic, show host and mate of Guz Khan, it’s TEZ ILYAS!

“let them come on the journey...”

Hitting on many angles this week of all things comedy, shows, politics, geography and race, Pip and Tez go full on at all this and more from the comfort of a hotel room. I wonder how many hotel rooms are being used as makeshift podcast studios right now… Anyway - awesome stuff as Tez drops science upon so much - Guz’s ‘Man Like Mobeen’, his own ‘Tez O’ Clock’ show, Fringe experiences be they good or bad, hitting it off with Pip on Twitter (the platform upon which they both go IN on later on in the podcast!), being a very proficient dancer, the immigrant mentality, being exposed to middle class white Britain, reading ahead of his level but plateauing, joining a standup comedy course, developing those comedy chops over time, letting people make the leap with references and the art of relatability, his stint in the home office, wokeness and politics, achievement trumping politics in the Asian community, his friendship with Guz and working relationship, the importance of finding good people to work with and the camaraderie that is needed, and whether it’s possible to develop a pro-Brexit monologue for his own show! Rammed. You’ll love it.

Pip's Outro Thoughts: how ace this week was – the return of Frank Turner!

EPISODE LINKS:

• TEZ on TWITTER

• TEZ on THE INTERNET

• The Tez O' Clock Show

• Man Like Mobeen

• Tez's TEDX talk!

THIS EPISODES SPIRIT ANIMALS:

• DPP #264 • Nish Kumar

• DPP #185 • Guz Khan

LINKS FOR SCROOBIUS PIP & SPEECH DEVELOPMENT:

• SCROOBIUS PIP on TWITTER!

• SCROOBIUS PIP on INSTAGRAM!

• SCROOBIUS PIP on PATREON!

• POD BIBLE!

• SPEECH DEVELOPMENT RECORDS

• DISTRACTION PIECES NETWORK on FACEBOOK

• DISTRACTION PIECES NETWORK on INSTAGRAM

• NEW LISTENERS TAKE NOTE • You can find the full DISTRACTION PIECES episode list HERE!

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Serge Pizzorno • Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip #285 Aug 27, 2019

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Welcome, welcome, welcome to episode 285 of the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! Proper rock royalty right here this week for you, as Pip is joined by Kasabian guitarist SERGE PIZZORNO!

A lovely musical geekout this week, as if the occasion was ever not needed, as Pip sits down with the axeman to go through a whole slew of goodness, from career beginnings right up to the present. So with that in mind, expect to hear it all including Serge’s love of film and how he sees music visually, a year off of Kasabian, working on his solo project The SLP and coming back to Kasabian refreshed, collab action with Little Simz, self perception, the excitement of equipment as a young’un right up to being not as young, working with Slowthai, the joy of motorway services (strong shouts to Westmoreland - I see you), the importance of changing up headspaces, the influence of David Byrne especially on live shows and setup, Celebrity Gogglebox, Mark Ronson, the internal voice when making decisions, how sports and music don’t need to be mutually exclusive, Brit-Pop and the induction of Oasis, his entirely understandable love of Warp Records, fearlessness of being on stage with Kasabian, unlocking doors to rooms of swagger, transformations into character on stage and how important the year 2016 was to Leicester football (and indeed the world). Action packed. Enjoy.

OH YEAH - bonus organic "Just a band" out in the wild at 30:44. EARS PEELED!

Pip Outro Thoughts: Thou Shalt Always Kill – the Pod Bible Podcast

EPISODE LINKS:

• SERGE on TWITTER (The SLP)

• FAVOURITES by THE SLP featuring Little Simz

• KASABIAN

• THAT GOAL on Soccer AM!

THIS EPISODES SPIRIT ANIMALS:

• DPP #237 • Liam Howlett

• DPP #223 • Professor Green

LINKS FOR SCROOBIUS PIP & SPEECH DEVELOPMENT:

• SCROOBIUS PIP on TWITTER!

• SCROOBIUS PIP on INSTAGRAM!

• SCROOBIUS PIP on PATREON!

• POD BIBLE!

• SPEECH DEVELOPMENT RECORDS

• DISTRACTION PIECES NETWORK on FACEBOOK

• DISTRACTION PIECES NETWORK on INSTAGRAM

• NEW LISTENERS TAKE NOTE • You can find the full DISTRACTION PIECES episode list HERE!

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Joseph Gilgun • Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip #284 Aug 20, 2019

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Welcome, welcome, welcome to episode 284 of the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! The fabulous JOE GILGUN is this week’s guest, star of THIS IS ENGLAND, PREACHER and currently BRASSIC!

Indeed - this is the week, people. Pip’s been hyping it up for a while now, rightfully so, as Joe is an awesome guest who fits right in like hands to a pair of gloves. And boy howdy do Pip and Joe get into it all… From his appearances on the brilliant Two Shot Podcast, to his own dealing with bipolar (including the importance of having characters who deal with the condition but not as their only character asset), not being the condition you have, working with the powerful Shane Meadows and the many actors under his expansive wings, his bipolar purchase decisions (including parrots and many, many pairs of trainers), living in a derelict house in the woods, social media and its many pitfalls including reasons for him to not use it, all his acting work from Corrie to Brassic and all in between, the lush countryside of the Midlands, being a ‘tall poppy’ - the one who isn’t allowed to get above his station back in the days, learning words through context clues, learning the hard way with a strict teacher, the freedom of taking ideas to Sky, and dealing with memory problems. Yes it’s rammed. Yes you’ll enjoy it. GO IN!

Pip Outro Thoughts: Joe’s incredible openness – White Wine Question Time – the Podbible podcast which is out NOW!

EPISODE LINKS:

• JOSEPH on TWITTER (not often!)

• JOSEPH on THE INTERNET

• JOSEPH on IMDB

• BRASSIC

• PREACHER

THIS EPISODES SPIRIT ANIMALS:

• DPP #231 • Dominic Monoghan

• DPP #226 • Bart Layton & Barry Keoghan

LINKS FOR SCROOBIUS PIP & SPEECH DEVELOPMENT:

• SCROOBIUS PIP on TWITTER!

• SCROOBIUS PIP on INSTAGRAM!

• SCROOBIUS PIP on PATREON!

• POD BIBLE!

• SPEECH DEVELOPMENT RECORDS

• DISTRACTION PIECES NETWORK on FACEBOOK

• DISTRACTION PIECES NETWORK on INSTAGRAM

• NEW LISTENERS TAKE NOTE • You can find the full DISTRACTION PIECES episode list HERE!

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Stu Whiffen & Adam Richardson • Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip #283 Aug 17, 2019

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Welcome, welcome, welcome to episode 283 of the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! BONUS BUSINESS TIME for you today as Pip is joined by podcasters Stu Whiffen (Hardcore Listing, Off The Beat & Track, Podbible) and Adam Richardson (Hardest Part Of The Ring, Podbible) to talk all things ‘POD N’ MIX’ and Podbible podcast!

A lot to cram in on this special bonus but get it in they do, as Adam and Stu - seasoned podcasters and presenters themselves - get deep into what to expect with the upcoming ‘Pod N’ Mix’ shows! On that subject, allow me to present you with relevant links right this second:

HARDCORE HOUSE PARTY (Hardcore Listing vs Birthday Girls House Party)

Saturday September 7th • 4.30pm • Acast Stage (Hall 2) • Kings Place, 90 York Way, London N1 9AG

HARDEST PART OF THE JAW (Hardest Part Of The Ring vs Tuesday Night Jaw)

Sunday September 8th • 2pm • Acast Stage (Hall 2) • Kings Place, 90 York Way, London N1 9AG

So expect those to be absolute dynamite, you’ll love em. Get your tickets in early as they’ll be a gonner VERY soon… In other news though, you can expect this podcast to hit upon all things wrestling (not obsessively so though, so don’t worry if you’re a non-wrestling fan), podcasting, the Podbible issue 4 launch, the overlap of interests in wrestling and MMA with Adam and Stu, the setting up of the new Podbible Podcast and the excitement of making a thing which hasn’t been done before, the various folks getting on board with it, the business side and translating from physical to podcast! I’m also delighted to say that I’ll be editing / producing the podcast (this is Buddy Peace talking), and I can promise you that, as a hardened podcast fanatic myself, you’ll get everything you need from the podcast in a truly bite-size format. It’s gonna be wonderful to unleash it on the greater podcast listening public! So yeah, a ton here to enjoy by way of bonus action. We spoil ya up in the Distraction Pieces Laboratories but you are WORTH IT. Enjoy!

EPISODE LINKS:

• ADAM on TWITTER

• STU on TWITTER

• PODBIBLE on TWITTER

• POD N' MIX

• PODBIBLE PODCAST

LINKS FOR SCROOBIUS PIP & SPEECH DEVELOPMENT:

• SCROOBIUS PIP on TWITTER!

• SCROOBIUS PIP on INSTAGRAM!

• SCROOBIUS PIP on PATREON!

• PODBIBLE!

• SPEECH DEVELOPMENT RECORDS

• DISTRACTION PIECES NETWORK on FACEBOOK

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Sara Pascoe • Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip #282 Aug 13, 2019

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Welcome, welcome, welcome to episode 282 of the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! A real treat this week as Pip is joined by comedian, podcaster and author SARA PASCOE! She’s back by popular demand!

A LOT has happened since episode 28 of Distraction Pieces. Yes indeed - it was March 2015 when she and Pip last episoded together, and so much life has happened since. And you know what? That is exactly what they’re going to get into right here in front of your very ears on this episode. It’s the Sarah Pascoe re-up! As Pip mentions in the intro, they go into some topics in some detail which are certainly worthy of trigger warning, so do be adequately prepared. You are of course in safe hands though, as they get into some really fascinating conversation including Taskmaster and the dynamics within, the joy of a new dog and the ensuing awesomeness and madness, the parallel joys of borrowing a dog, society at large and raising children, models of society, politics, unethical social experiments, her brand new book ‘Sex Power Money’ and accompanying podcast, the many facets of sex work and the misunderstandings of the industry, “don’t yuck someone’s yum”, her ‘Lads Lads Lads’ tour, the beauty of having outlets and places for seriousness and silliness, mixed messages of heckling and non-heckling and the gift of a good heckle and her show ‘Last Woman On Earth’. ENOUGH FOR YA?!? Enjoy!

Pip outro notes: The greatness of this very episode - Podbible podcast and physical version - Joe Gilgun up next!

EPISODE LINKS:

• SARA on TWITTER

• SEX POWER MONEY book

• SEX POWER MONEY podcast

• SARAH in London

THIS EPISODES SPIRIT ANIMALS:

• DPP #278 • Konnie Huq

• DPP #260 • Jayde Adams

LINKS FOR SCROOBIUS PIP & SPEECH DEVELOPMENT:

• SCROOBIUS PIP on TWITTER!

• SCROOBIUS PIP on INSTAGRAM!

• SCROOBIUS PIP on PATREON!

• POD BIBLE!

• SPEECH DEVELOPMENT RECORDS

• DISTRACTION PIECES NETWORK on FACEBOOK

• DISTRACTION PIECES NETWORK on INSTAGRAM

• NEW LISTENERS TAKE NOTE • You can find the full DISTRACTION PIECES episode list HERE!

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Matt Richards • Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip #281 Aug 06, 2019

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Welcome, welcome, welcome to episode 281 of the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! Absolute wrestling heaven this week as Pip is joined by commentator, host and new Tuesday Night Jaw presenter MATT RICHARDS!

Pure perfection for the wrestling heads here, and a whole bunch for the non-wrestling heads aside too… Recorded at the Book Club (home to Pip’s ‘WeAreLizards’ night but on this occasion, exponentially quieter) on Matt’s birthday no less, this is a great sit down to help you get better acquainted with the new host of the Distraction Pieces Network’s very own TUESDAY NIGHT JAW! As you can plainly hear from the opening moments, Matt’s a lovely guest and certainly a very welcome voice to the network. Not only a gaming festival host, he’s done his time outside the ring but also inside the ring, and has an all rounder knowledge that puts him in a perfect position to take the reigns of something so specifically wrestling focused. From his 48,000 hours on Football Manager 2010, to online UFC and wrestling, to fighting and the narratives attached, to Progress and Jim Smallman, to the role as a fan of MMA, to his deep knowledge and understanding of wrestling, how luck and hard work are not mutually exclusive, how the roots of Tuesday Night Jaw are in positivity, NXT UK controversies and happiness, fulfilment and gratefulness. So much to enjoy.

Pip outro notes: More on wrestling / WWE 205 Live / Full Sail / NXT UK / Jim Smallman’s next path / Jack Sexsmith

EPISODE LINKS:

• MATT on TWITTER

• TUESDAY NIGHT JAW

• HARDEST PART OF THE JAW - details here!

THIS EPISODES SPIRIT ANIMALS:

• DPP #83 • Jim Smallman of PROGRESS

• DPP #119 • Jack Gallagher

LINKS FOR SCROOBIUS PIP & SPEECH DEVELOPMENT:

• SCROOBIUS PIP on TWITTER!

• SCROOBIUS PIP on INSTAGRAM!

• SCROOBIUS PIP on PATREON!