Personal stories as well as facts/observations about business, history, economics, film, cars and music and daily life that are interesting to me. Email [email protected] with questions, comments. Want to support the podcast? Well, you could subscribe. If that's just too much of a commitment at this point, hey, I understand. If you'd rather just do a one-off, my email address for both PayPal and Venmo is [email protected] and I'm going to use the money to buy bourbon. Or a coup ...
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Distraction Pieces with Scroobius Pip is one of the UK's biggest and longest running independent podcasts. Previous guests include Michael Fassbender, Mary J Blige, Stephen Graham, Florence Pugh, Spike Lee, Lena Headey, Stewart Lee, Kathy Burke, Dizzee Rascal, Aisling Bea, Kano, Adam Buxton, Vicky McClure, Peter Capaldi, Michaela Coel, Louis Theroux, Tim Key and many more. Available on acast, iTunes and all podplaces. Download, subscribe, rate & review now! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/pri ...
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A podcast about the best and the worst of country music by Grady Smith.
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The Corwin Amendment Would Have Changed U.S. History Completely From The 1860's Onward!
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8:57Send us a text The Corwin Amendment was offered to the southern states before Civil War hostilities really got going, in an effort to keep the United States together, and would have enshrined the constitutional right to own slaves in perpetuity. The House of Representatives passed it, the Senate passed it, and it went to the states for ratification…
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My Grandmother Makes A Big Impression On A Young Me
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14:36Send us a text My grandmother and mother get into a contretemps over my upbringing, with my grandmother offering her unsolicted advice to my mother about how to bring up boys. Support the showBy Doc Moore
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The Cop Was Worried About Our Safety Until He Found Out We Were From New Orleans
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5:11Send us a text Road trip to Memphis from New Orleans and a Memphis cop scolds us for being in a dangerous neighborhood at 3 AM..... Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitt…
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Mary J. Blige (What's The 411? / The Umbrella Academy / Queen of Hip Hop Soul) • Friday Rewind
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44:38emocleW, emocleW, emocleW to the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! This is your bonus FRIDAY REWIND episode! Today, we catch up with Mary J. Blige, originally episode 252 from 2019-02-13. Original writeup below: ––––––––––––––––––––––––– “…When you give your all, you win…” Absolute solid gold crown wearing greatness for you here, as Pi…
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Oldsmobile Toronado Redux And The Stories That Go With Both Cars
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29:51Send us a text I owned two Oldsmobile Toronados, a 1966 and a 1967. I loved both cars, loved driving both cars, and put many thousands of pleasurable miles on each one. Here are two stories connected to the 1966 Toronado and one story that belongs to my time with the 1967 Toronado. Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, a…
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Grace Neutral: transcending the tattoo universe with inclusivity and safety (Femme Fatale Tattoo) #616
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1:22:13Welcome, welcome, welcome to the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! This week Pip is joined by GRACE NEUTRAL, founder of FEMME FATALE TATTOO! Of course, as with all intros, it is impossible to sum up Grace by a role or a title. Grace is also a force of energy and natural spring of positivity in the wide world of the tattoo, as you will …
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I Ask A Guy How It's Going and Things Could Definitely Be Better
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3:30Send us a text Random guy rates his life on a scale of 1-5. Support the showBy Doc Moore
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Send us a text Our brains don't have a "Delete" function; you''re stuck with whatever got shoved in there when you were a kid. Your mind and personality are both like soft clay when you are a child - very malleable, easily shaped. And if you had some awful stuff going on in those early years, and you became a little misshapen, it's tough to make yo…
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Alan Moore (Swamp Thing / V For Vendetta / Watchmen) • Friday Rewind
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1:30:18emocleW, emocleW, emocleW to the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! This is your bonus FRIDAY REWIND episode! Today, we catch up with Alan Moore, originally episode 3 from 2014-10-29. A huge episode in the Distraction Pieces canon, as Pip caught up with Alan - at time of publishing - over a decade ago in Alan's house. It was the early d…
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Climate activist ROSIE HAMPTON (Climate Solutions For Realists miniseries Part 4) #615
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55:30Welcome, welcome, welcome to the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! This is part 4 of an April-long miniseries curated by Pip entitled 'Climate Solutions For Realists'. Our fourth guest is climate activist ROSIE HAMPTON. Hopefully by now, if you've caught all four of the episodes in this miniseries (which will have slotted in seamlessly…
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The Same Unusual Reason Destroyed Marilyn Monroe's Marriages to Joe Dimaggio and Arthur Miller
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3:30Send us a text Two famous husbands who were very different men, but their problem with Marilyn was the same. Support the showBy Biff Moore
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Remittance - A Little Unknown Movie That Is A Cinematic Jewel
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7:20Send us a text Short review of "Remittance", a drama about an OFW working as a maid in Singapore and her family's betrayal of her. Support the showBy Biff Moore
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How To Change Your Name On Your U.S. Green Card
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20:41Send us a text The explanation of the step-by-step process required to change your legal name on your United States Green Card, including the necessary forms and fees. Also covers the in-person biometric visit to a USCIS facility. Current as of April 17, 2025. Support the showBy Biff Moore
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John Cooper Clarke (The Bard Of Salford / The Luckiest Guy Alive / Chickentown) • Friday Rewind
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58:00emocleW, emocleW, emocleW to the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! This is your bonus FRIDAY REWIND episode! Today, we catch up with John Cooper Clarke, originally episode 240 from 2018-11-21. Original writeup below! ––––––––––––––––––––––––– “If I was a band I would have split up years ago…” Hopefully you are aware of the fellow and h…
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Greenpeace CEO AREEBA HAMID (Climate Solutions For Realists miniseries Part 3) #614
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46:12Welcome, welcome, welcome to the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! This is part 3 of an April-long miniseries curated by Pip entitled 'Climate Solutions For Realists'. Our third guest is Greenpeace CEO AREEBA HAMID. A really great chance to hear from someone who could not be more involved with Greenpeace, in a capacity which has Areeba…
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Sofia Boutella (Rebel Moon / Cimax / Kingsman) • Friday Rewind
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1:12:33emocleW, emocleW, emocleW to the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! This is your bonus FRIDAY REWIND episode! Today, we catch up with Sofia Boutella, originally episode 153 from 2017-05-31. A great catchup to - at time of typing - like 8 years ago, when Pip and Sofia met up in LA for this really nice conversation. A great time capsule t…
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The Last Picture Show - Two Supporting Actors Make This A Cinematic Classic
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5:19Send us a text Ben Johnson and Cloris Leachman, two actors at different stages in their careers, make this American film classic, directed by Peter Bogdanovich, really stand out in terms of emotional impact. Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, ne…
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Climate journalist DAISY DUNNE (Climate Solutions For Realists miniseries Part 2) #613
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50:23Welcome, welcome, welcome to the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! This is part 2 of an April-long miniseries curated by Pip entitled 'Climate Solutions For Realists'. Our second guest is climate journalist DAISY DUNNE. A really fascinating and inspiring chat here with Pip and Daisy, following on from last week's episode with James Ske…
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Important Changes to the U.S. Spouse Green Card Application Process - APRIL 2025
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5:10Send us a text The degree of difficulty has been increased regarding the process for approval of a green card for your foreign spouse. These requirements are in effect going forward from now (April 2025). Support the showBy Biff Moore
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Mike Skinner (The Streets / The Beats Recordings / The DOT) • Friday Rewind
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1:16:40emocleW, emocleW, emocleW to the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! This is your bonus FRIDAY REWIND episode! Today, we catch up with Mike Skinner, originally episode 20 from 2015-02-25. Mike and Pip caught up - at time of typing - over a decade ago (!) to check in on all things Streets, music, labels, life, the whole thing. A wide rang…
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Just Stop Oil's JAMES SKEET (Climate Solutions For Realists miniseries Part 1) #612
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53:50Welcome, welcome, welcome to the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! This is part 1 of an April-long miniseries curated by Pip entitled 'Climate Solutions For Realists'. Our first guest is JAMES SKEET of JUST STOP OIL. You likely had an instant reaction when you saw 'Just Stop Oil'. You may have also felt something when you saw the name …
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Automation and AI Together Will Be The Real Job Killers
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7:07Send us a text Lots of talk about how other countries are stealing all of America's jobs, but the combination of AI and automation is going decimate certain job segments in the next 10, 15 years. American AI and American automation will be putting millions of Americans out of work. Support the showBy Doc Moore
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Martin Freeman (The Office/ The Hobbit / Fargo) • Friday Rewind
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31:41emocleW, emocleW, emocleW to the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! This is your bonus FRIDAY REWIND episode! Today, we catch up with Martin Freeman, originally episode 208 from 2018-05-30. Original writeup below! ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– From those younger, earlier days where we first met Martin in his classic role…
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Alex Horne: a cosy broadcast from the Taskmaster caravan (Taskmaster / The Horne Section / No More Jockeys) #611
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1:11:35Welcome, welcome, welcome to the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! This week Pip is joined by ALEX HORNE of TASKMASTER & THE HORNE SECTION! Looking back over Alex's previous appearance on Distraction Pieces, all those years ago back in 2017, it looks like this encore meetup happens in exactly the same way - in the caravan, under a revo…
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Will the Mar-A-Lago Accord Work Like the Plaza Accord?
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22:30Send us a text Although little-known at the time, and almost completely unknown to anyone except economists now, in 1985 some very smart economists from the Reagan Administration and then the subsequent George Bush Sr. Administration, and Japan, and several Western European nations, hammered out the Plaza Accord (so-called because the meeting happe…
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Send us a text A quick overview of what's good and bad about being retired in the Philippines. Can you live like a king there for $1000 USD a month? Um, no. Is it paradise? Again, no. But it's still worth strong consideration. Email [email protected] with questions, comments. Want to support the podcast? My email address for both PayPal (don…
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Send us a text I meet Bo Diddley on a plane and things go so wrong. Email [email protected] with questions, comments. Want to support the podcast? My email address for both PayPal (don't get spooked by the ETNA logo) and Venmo is [email protected] and I'm going to use the money to buy bourbon. Or a couple of better wireless microphone…
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Send us a text Yeah, me too. But I started thinking about it in 2017, and I've done quite a bit of due diligence around that goal since then. The main driver of my search for another country is economic for me; I'm looking for a place where I can live a decent life, maybe even a good life, on the limited retirement income I have available to me at …
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Kathy Burke (Where There's A Will There's A Wake / Blitz / Nil By Mouth) • Friday Rewind
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1:24:48emocleW, emocleW, emocleW to the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! This is your bonus FRIDAY REWIND episode! Today, we catch up with Kathy Burke, originally episode 96 from 2016-05-03. Original writeup below! ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Such a nice chat with Pip and Kathy, as we get to join and listen in on all aspect…
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Joe Talbot (Idles): fighting the good fight, but peacefully #610
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1:08:28Welcome, welcome, welcome to the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! This week Pip is joined by JOE TALBOT of IDLES for an encore episode! An in person episode for this follow up appearance, as the first time round was a Zoom-er in the heat of the lockdown times. So much has changed, for the band, for Joe himself, and the world on the wh…
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Send us a text Brief overview of Al Hirt, the famous trumpet player from New Orleans Support the showBy Doc Moore
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Jimmie Rodgers, Tommy James and Morris Levy - How They're Connected
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11:57Send us a text The short recounting of the life-changing bizarre incident that happened to the pop singer Jimmie Rodgers in 1967. Support the showBy Doc Moore
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Send us a text I love classic cars and I've owned dozens of these kinds of cars in my life so far. I've gotten a lot of pleasure from my interest in classic cars. However, when someone (usually some old guy) starts telling you how much better cars were "back in the day", send him this link. Support the show…
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Robert Sheehan (The Umbrella Academy / Young Offenders / Mortal Engines) • Friday Rewind
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1:04:51emocleW, emocleW, emocleW to the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! This is your bonus FRIDAY REWIND episode! Today, we catch up with Robert Sheehan, originally episode 128 from 2016-12-17. Original writeup below! ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– As ever it's a heavyweight slammer of an episode as this week's guest of honou…
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Kate Nash & Maedb Joy: sex work is work, and not exclusive to artistry #609
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1:23:47Welcome, welcome, welcome to the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! This week Pip is joined by two very special guests - musician and actor KATE NASH and multi-discipline performer and activist MAEDB JOY! An absolutely crucial episode at any given moment, but especially poignant now with things as they are. This description will of cour…
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Cosmo Jarvis (Shogun / Calm With Horses / Lady Macbeth) • Friday Rewind
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57:34emocleW, emocleW, emocleW to the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! This is your bonus FRIDAY REWIND episode! Today, we catch up with Cosmo Jarvis, originally episode 316 from 2020-03-11. Original writeup below! ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Following on perfectly from last week’s episode with Niamh Algar, in that she an…
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John Robins: the many moods of podcasting, mental health, and Wordle (Elis & John / How Do You Cope / Howl) #608
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1:14:55Welcome, welcome, welcome to the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! This week Pip is joined by comic and podcaster and friend to us all, JOHN ROBINS! A naturally evolving podcast which goes from subject to subject while remaining focused and sober at all times. It's almost as if the two people being recorded are podcast professionals. W…
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Florence Pugh (We Live In Time / Midsommar / Don't Worry Darling) • Friday Rewind
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1:14:49emocleW, emocleW, emocleW to the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! This is your bonus FRIDAY REWIND episode! Today, we catch up with Florence Pugh, originally episode 188 from 2018-02-07. Original writeup below! ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– A powerful conversation, full of energy and positivity and just pure satisfying…
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Frank Carter: becoming a Sex Pistol and living a thousand lives (Gallows / Ratlesnakes / Pure Love / Rose Of Mercy) #607
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1:08:03Welcome, welcome, welcome to the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! This week Pip is joined by frontman of Gallows, Rattlesnakes, and now Sex Pistols, FRANK CARTER! It's been a very hectic decade, with a huge amount of the good being balanced out by the bad, but Frank's been present through it all and managed to keep one of the coolest …
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Erik Bakich joins Bump and Run to talk start of baseball season and this weekends Carolina/Clemson series.By foxsportsspartanburg
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Riz Ahmed (Sound Of Metal / Nimona / Venom) • Friday Rewind
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1:16:52emocleW, emocleW, emocleW to the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! This is your bonus FRIDAY REWIND episode! Today, we catch up with Riz Ahmed, originally episode 16 from 2015-01-28. This episode is now over ten years old, at time of the Friday Rewind edition. So - NEEDLESS TO SAY though I'll say it anyway - that's a whole ten years of…
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Cody Frost: from bedroom to tattoo studio to stage, leaving no genre unchecked (Anatomy / Alligator / Process) #606
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1:08:37Welcome, welcome, welcome to the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! This week Pip is joined by genre hopping but always heavy musician CODY FROST! Cody's journey takes root in the days of the Kerrang cover CD, which will have influenced many like minded folk into the heavier side of musical styles (they've come a long way since AD/DC on…
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Michael Fassbender (The Killer / Shame / Kneecap / X-Men) • Friday Rewind
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43:54emocleW, emocleW, emocleW to the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! This is your bonus FRIDAY REWIND episode! Today, we catch up with Michael Fassbender, originally episode 172 from 2017-10-11. Below is the original writeup for this episode - enjoy a fascinating look back at really great one from a bunch of years ago... So much has happ…
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Ayesha Hussain: Stuntwoman making actual history in front of us (Deadpool & Wolverine / Gladiator II / The Acolyte) #605
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1:25:51Welcome, welcome, welcome to the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! This week Pip is joined by the first South Aisan stuntwoman in Europe, AYESHA HUSSAIN! It doesn't hurt to start with a legit history making credential, but let's not limit Ayesha's work to simply that... This chat is one that locks in so much of what has been bubbling i…
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Roots Manuva (UK Hip Hop legend) • Friday Rewind
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1:04:29emocleW, emocleW, emocleW to the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! This is your bonus FRIDAY REWIND episode! Today, we catch up with Roots Manuva, originally episode 63 from 2015-10-14. Perhaps the greeting on this one should be "Well(come) Well(come) Well(come)"... Your chance to re-Witness the debut appearance of Roots Manuva on the …
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Christopher Macarthur-Boyd: Fringes, podcasts and the journey through comedy (Here Comes The Guillotine) #604
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1:15:22Welcome, welcome, welcome to the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! This week Pip is joined by Scotland's comic champ CHRISTOPHER MACARTHUR-BOYD! You will surely know Christopher from the Here Comes The Guillotine podcast with comedy pals Frankie Boyle and Susie McCabe (and if not, you won't go wrong by jumping in), but if CMB isn't som…
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Brett Loftis and Jordan Ferrell Discuss the Importance of Nascar's return to historic Bowman Gray.By foxsportsspartanburg
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Howard Marks (Mr. Nice) • Friday Rewind
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1:30:29emocleW, emocleW, emocleW to the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! This is your bonus FRIDAY REWIND episode! Today, we catch up with Howard Marks, originally episode 33 from 2015-04-29. An amazing episode which was recorded approximately a year before Howard died, which details so much of his life, legacy, his legal scrapes and all sor…
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TV Shows Of The Year 2024: featuring John & Joel of The Dream Factory #603
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1:09:02Welcome, welcome, welcome to the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! An episode celebrating the past year of television, from streamers to terrestrials - it's TV Of The Year 2024 with Joe & Joel! (Producer Buddy here - I've once again recklessly recycled a previous writeup for this one because my original is still entirely apt - dates ha…
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Coralie Fargeat (The Substance / Revenge) & Matilda Lutz (Revenge / Magpie) • Friday Rewind
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50:16emocleW, emocleW, emocleW to the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! This is your bonus FRIDAY REWIND episode! Today, we catch up with filmmaker Coralie Fargeat (The Substance / Revenge) and actor Matilda Lutz (Revenge / Magpie), originally episode 205 from 2018-05-11. Below is the original writeup for context: ––––––––––––––––––––––––– …
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