Distraction Pieces, with Scroobius Pip, is one 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, Karl Pilkington, Michaela Coel, Louis Theroux, Tim Key and many more. Available on acast, iTunes and all good podcast outlets. Download, subscribe, rate & review now! Hosted on Acast. See a ...
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This podcast offers a global, unconventional perspective on the US election and is hosted by anthropologists Vito Laterza & Louis Römer. Engaging commentary on what Kamala Harris, Tim Walz, Donald Trump, JD Vance and other political players say, but also how they say it - the vibes, the emotions, the drama.
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Have you ever wondered how the content on your screen got there? Who created it, owns it, and how can you do it too? If you're a content creator, filmmaker, producer, artist, or just love scrolling through entertainment, you've probably asked yourself these questions and more. Join Entertainment & Intellectual Property attorney, Pete Salsich - The Screen Lawyer – and his occasional guests as they explore different aspects of screen content. From intellectual property protection and busines ...
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Hello, my name is Amal and I am a doctor and musician. The Creative Medicine Podcast explores the connection between creativity and health and each episode is a conversation with an inspiring guest delving deep in to their creative journey and how they use creativity to improve health & well-being.
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This podcast is an access all areas pass to the entire entity that is Home and Away. It’s a place to discuss the current stories, characters and history of the series, plus it also offers an unparalleled opportunity for fans to get an insight into the making of this Iconic Australian show from the very special people who work behind the scenes. This is a forum where we pay homage to H&A’s past and present. Jason Smith was part of the Home and Away family for 4 years playing Robbie Hunter and ...
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#199: Ian Dundas Part II (Enerplus/Chord) - Merging Enerplus for $3.8 Billion, The El Paso Days & New Opportunities Ahead
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Greetings, and welcome back to the podcast. This episode we are joined by Mr. Ian Dundas - Board Member & advisor to the Chief Executive Officer of Chord Energy - a Houston based energy company listed on New York Stock Exchange, with a market cap of ~$8 billion. Mr. Dundas previously served as a Director and President & Chief Executive Officer of E…
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Business Mentoring for Filmmakers: Saint Louis Filmworks #218
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In this episode of The Screen Lawyer Podcast, host Pete Salsich interviews Mary Kay Sheets, the Executive Director of Saint Louis Filmworks, a nonprofit dedicated to supporting emerging filmmakers in Saint Louis. They delve into the organization's origins and mission, which began in 2020 with the goal of centralizing local creative talent and promo…
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Poppy Hillstead • Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip #593
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Welcome, welcome, welcome to the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! This week Pip is joined by the wonderful writer, podcaster, artist and filmmaker POPPY HILLSTEAD! Poppy's been in the game for a minute and you will very likely know and appreciate her fine work in the podcasting realm (including Gossipmongers, Has Entered The Chat and …
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#198: Charlie Locke (Lake Louise) - Ski Resorts, Oil Wells & Mountaineering: 50 Years of Entrepreneurship & Adventure
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Greetings & welcome back to the podcast. This episode we are joined by Mr. Charlie Locke - Owner of the Lake Louise Ski Resort, and the Locke Stock & Barrel Company Ltd. which includes (among other investments) ranching interests & oil and gas production in the Bearspaw Area, west central Alberta, and in Montana. Mr. Locke was also one of Canada’s …
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Joey Page • Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip #592
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Welcome, welcome, welcome to the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! This week Pip is joined by the hilarious comic and podcaster JOEY PAGE! It's a genuine pleasure to listen to Joey recount not only his past journey but present path and explorations, and it sounds like it has been a very eventful road. A huge and wide ranging chat with …
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#197: Scott Saxberg (Cache Island) - New Creative Projects, Growing Crescent Point to $18 Billion & What’s Next on the Horizon
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Greetings & welcome back to the podcast. This episode we are joined by Mr. Scott Saxberg - President and Chief Executive Officer of Cache Island Corp., a private energy company based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Before founding Cache Island, Scott was a Co-Founder of Crescent Point Energy and was President and CEO of the company from 2003 to 2018. …
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Jane Powell (STAMMA) • Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip #591
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Welcome, welcome, welcome to the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! This week Pip is joined by JANE POWELL, chief executive of STAMMA! You could file this episode under "people you might not know but will be glad you now do" - it's one of those awesome episodes where Pip chats to someone who tends to steer clear of the spotlight, like m…
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#196: Doomberg Part II - An Update on Doomberg, The Myth of Peak Oil & Why Nuclear Energy Has Reached an Inflection Point
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Greetings & welcome back to the podcast. This episode we are joined by the co-founder of Doomberg – an anonymous news publication that provides in-depth analysis on energy, finance & geopolitics - highlighting information missing from mainstream media. Through a process of continuous improvement, Doomberg has grown to the #1 paid finance newsletter…
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Alice Lowe & Nick Frost • Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip #590
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Welcome, welcome, welcome to the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! This week Pip is joined by two extra special guests - the awesome actor/director ALICE LOWE and fabulous actor NICK FROST! A bit of a formal way of introducing these two wonderful people but they really are two absolute treasures of cinematic and televisual goodness. Al…
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#195: David Smith (Advantage/Wajax) - The Gulf Canada Days, Ventures in Midstream & What Drives Value in Infrastructure
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Greetings & welcome back to the podcast. This episode we are joined by Mr. David Smith - board member of Advantage Energy, Wajax Ltd., & former CEO of Keyera Corp. Mr. Smith has over 38 years of experience in the western Canadian oil and gas industry. Mr. Smith had an extensive career at Keyera Corp. and played a key role its formation, evolution a…
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Harry Lawtey (Part 2 of 2) • Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip #589
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Welcome, welcome, welcome to the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! This week Pip is joined by the excellent actor, style icon and show friend HARRY LAWTEY! We can safely say that the 'show friend' addition is a two way street too, as Harry was listening back in his drama school days! So it's a real treat that Pip gets to chat to Harry,…
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Harry Lawtey (Part 1 of 2) • Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip #589
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Welcome, welcome, welcome to the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! This week Pip is joined by the excellent actor, style icon and show friend HARRY LAWTEY! We can safely say that the 'show friend' addition is a two way street too, as Harry was listening back in his drama school days! So it's a real treat that Pip gets to chat to Harry,…
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The Walz-Vance debate unpacked: consensus and conflict in middle America
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Behind the veneer of civility that cloaked the 2 October US vice presidential debate, there are radical differences that can't be reconciled. Key topics: - Fact-checking and post-truth: the CBS News debate moderators couldn't fact-check the vice presidential candidates, but, weirdly enough, candidates were encouraged to fact-check each other. - JD …
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#194: Kyla Lawson (Stack Technologies) - Software Tools in Energy, Tech in Calgary & Why User Interface is Essential for Business
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Greetings & welcome back to the podcast. This episode we are joined by Kyla Lawson - co-founder of Stack Technologies - a technology company focused on the energy sector - based in Calgary, Alberta Canada. Stack Technologies products include Petro Ninja, the BOE Report, BOE Intel, and A.I. tool titled "Edith" - which (among other things) helps comp…
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Hollie McNish • Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip #588
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Welcome, welcome, welcome to the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! This week Pip is joined by long term Pip and show friend, the amazing poet and author HOLLIE McNISH! It's not Hollie's first go-round here on Distraction Pieces, but the sightings are definitely many years apart so this is a welcome return. Hollie's an incredible writer…
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#193: Jordan Zinberg (Bedford Park Capital) - Bottom Up Stock Picking, Entrepreneurship in Alberta & Why Canadian Small-Caps Present Opportunity
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Greetings & welcome back to the podcast. This episode we are joined by Jordan Zinberg - President and CEO of Bedford Park Capital - an independent investment firm located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Mr. Zinberg has over 15 years of investment industry experience including portfolio management and trading, and has served as a director of both priva…
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Trump, Copyright, and the Music Debate in Political Rallies #217
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In this episode of The Screen Lawyer Podcast, host Pete Salsich dives into the controversy surrounding the use of music in political campaigns, particularly focusing on the Trump campaign's repeated use of copyrighted songs without proper permissions. He discusses the legal complexities of blanket licenses from organizations like ASCAP and BMI, the…
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Stuart Goldsmith • Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip #587
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Welcome, welcome, welcome to the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! This week Pip is joined by the comedian's comedian and Comedian's Comedian maker STUART GOLDSMITH! One of the hardest working comedian podcasters in the country joins Pip to lock forces and really go in on all things across the spectrum of comedy and way beyond... You'l…
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The Harris-Trump debate unpacked: empathy vs hate
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We compare two radically different visions for America in the 10 September presidential debate. We talk about the ideas, the emotions and the communication tactics. Key topics: - Harris’ opportunity economy is aimed at a broad coalition of middle classes, workers and small business owners. Republicans identify as “working class” even when they are …
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#192: Tim McMillan (Garrison Strategy) - Reading Political Tea Leaves, Social License vs. Public Acceptance & Why Advocacy is Important in a Democratic Society
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Greetings & welcome back to the podcast. This episode we are joined by Hon. Tim McMillan- partner at Garrison Strategy - a government and public relations firm that offers advice to the resource sector on government policies/regulations, along with economic/political campaign analysis. Mr.McMillan has decades of experience at senior political level…
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Jamali Maddix • Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip #586
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Welcome, welcome, welcome to the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! This week Pip is joined, once more, by the brilliant and very funny comic, podcaster and host JAMALI MADDIX! * AUDIO ODDITY IN PIP'S CHANNEL FROM AROUND 4m - 6m30s! It comes and goes but won't trouble you too much... A glorious return mission for the homie Jamali, as he…
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From Russia with love: Putin's interference in the US election
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In this episode: - Russian interference and Tenet Media: paying American right-wing influencers to do what they already do; pro-Trump commentator Dave Rubin’s journey from left to right, or why libertarians ally with the far right. - Operation Doppelganger: impersonating mainstream media and mixing fact and fiction to sow division in US domestic po…
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#191: Hon. Jason Kenney (18th Premier of Alberta) - A Few Reflections on 30 Years of Federal & Provincial Politics
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Greetings & welcome back to the podcast. This episode we are joined by Mr.Jason Kenney - 18th Premier of Alberta, and former Canadian Federal Cabinet Minister. A brief history of Mr.Kenney's accomplishments & experience include: -18th Premier of Alberta from 2019 until 2022, and the leader of the United Conservative Party (UCP) from 2017 until 2022…
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From San Francisco to St. Louis: Tim Breitbach on Filmmaking #216
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In this episode of The Screen Lawyer Podcast, host Pete Salsich sits down with Tim Breitbach, founder of Optimal Entertainment, to discuss his journey from a creative director in San Francisco to a filmmaker and entrepreneur in St. Louis. Tim shares his experience co-founding Content Films and directing "Dopamine," which premiered at the 2003 Sunda…
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Frankie Boyle • Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip #585
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Welcome, welcome, welcome to the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! This week Pip is joined, once more, by the always fabulous and funny comic, podcaster, author, host and producer, FRANKIE BOYLE! Frankie's name has carried through the decades of comedy, and even a moment of listening to him in conversation reveals a really cool, calm a…
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#190: Tristan Goodman (EPAC) - Provincial vs. Federal Jurisdiction, Attracting Investment Capital & What Makes Good Energy Policy
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Greetings & welcome back to the podcast. This episode we are joined by Tristan Goodman - President of The Explorers and Producers Association of Canada (EPAC), a national lobby group representing Canada’s top oil and gas entrepreneurs. EPAC represents over 140 member companies, who spend billions of dollars annually across Canada - directly employi…
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Rosco McClelland • Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip #584
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Welcome, welcome, welcome to the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! This week Pip is joined by the very funny comic ROSCO McCLELLAND! A delicious ep featuring the Fringe star, who joins Pip for a really great chat on all things comedy, but by no means limited to... Tangents are the order of the day, and good god do we have 'em for ya. C…
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#189: Dick Brown (Kathairos) - The Business Case for Methane Reduction: 185,000 Tonnes of C02 & How Producers Can Benefit
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Greetings & welcome back to the podcast. This episode we are joined by Dick Brown - President & CEO of Kathairos - a Methane reduction company based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Kathairos technology is used by more than 55 major oil and gas producers in 17 North American shale basins, and is on track to generate $50MM in revenues by year end. To da…
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Indie Filmmaking: From Theaters to Amazon and Tubi #215
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In this episode of The Screen Lawyer Podcast, host Pete Salsich interviews Saint Louis filmmaker Bruce Carlton Cunningham Jr., who shares his journey from actor to independent filmmaker. Cunningham discusses the challenges of wearing multiple hats in low-budget productions, the importance of marketing, and the complexities of film distribution. He …
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Phil Wang • Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip #583
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Welcome, welcome, welcome to the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! This week Pip is joined by the incredibly funny comic PHIL WANG! ...a comic who, at time of podcast release, has a Netflix special VERY near on the horizon (if the horizon can be considered a near and far thing). This is a really fun chat bringing all the goodness you w…
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Democrats vs Republicans: two styles of populism compared
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We discuss two different styles and visions of populism - the Democrats vs the Republicans. Kamala Harris accepts the nomination as presidential candidate at the Democratic National Convention, Tim Walz is a "man of the people", Trump and Vance's weird politics focuses on doom and gloom and how to save Americans from catastrophe. Lack of engagement…
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#188: Jim Davidson (Topaz/ATB Financial) - An Optimistic Perspective: 40 Years of Energy Banking and a Few Lessons Learned
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Greetings & welcome back to the podcast. This episode we are joined by Jim Davidson - director of Topaz Energy, ATB Financial, the Business Council of Alberta, the Creative Destruction Lab, the Economic Futures Council of Junior Achievement, the Fraser Institute and the Modern Miracle Network. Mr. Davidson's principal occupation is a Corporate Dire…
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Thomas Coombes • Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip #582
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Welcome, welcome, welcome to the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! This week Pip is joined by the acting treasure who is currently starring in 'Death Of England: Michael' - it's THOMAS COOMBES! On that subject, you'll hear a lot about Death Of England in this ep as Thomas breaks down the prep and schedule of the whole thing (three indi…
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#187: Geri Greenall (Cascade Trading) - A Few Insights from Private Equity, Trading & Junior E&P Companies
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Greetings & welcome back to the podcast. This episode we are joined by Ms. Geri Greenall - COO of Cascade Trading - a commodity trading platform of wholesale electricity, natural gas & environmental products. Ms. Geri Greenall was a founding member of the management team and the Chief Financial Officer of Spartan Delta Corp. from December 2019 to D…
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AI, Copyright, and the ‘NO FAKES Act' #214
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In this episode of The Screen Lawyer Podcast, Pete Salsich dives into a recent U.S. Copyright Office report that highlights the potential inadequacy of current laws to address the challenges brought by AI, particularly in the areas of deepfakes and digital replicas. The episode also discusses the "NO FAKES Act," a bipartisan legislative initiative …
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The Soundman Jim Episode • Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip #581
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Welcome, welcome, welcome to the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! This week Pip is joined by podcast pal and Hardcore Listing homie STU WHIFFEN to celebrate the life of one of the most unconventional but most memorable soundpeople in the game, who sadly passed on in the middle of this year - SOUNDMAN JIM! You'll notice that there are …
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