Best James Chung Podcasts (2026)

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Episode 380: Christopher Chung, Game Designer 33:01

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Chris is the designer of Lanterns: The Harvest Festival, Spell Smashers, and My Little Pony: Festival of Lanterns. He's also the developer of the My Little Pony Deck-building Game. When he's not designing games, he's working too often to design more games. He's a big fan of the Blue Jays, Maple Leafs, Pho, and Sleep Token (not necessarily in that o…

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2025 Roundup w/Joe Talbot & Grace Neutral • Part 2 of 2 #651 57:55

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Welcome, welcome, welcome to the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! This week Pip is joined by the fabulous duo of JOE TALBOT (Idles) and GRACE NEUTRAL (tattoo legend)! Part 2 of 2! Folks used to the yearly custom of the DrunkCast need not go thirsty, for this is the season of powerful teamups on the podcast in order to celebrate the ye…

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New Years PLAYLIST 2026 56:52

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Send us a text New years playlist Alexz Johnson. Seasons. Marty Jennings smolders Aly & Aj. Sirens Daniel owen pieces of my soul Hollow Sage &the 3 mild Islanders aftermath Dylan owen blister box Not a planet please don’t go Daniel Owen grown up with hollow-sage Evan Bieber - market kids Jeremy , Jonathan emotional hotrod Amble Hunt petty ways The …

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2025 Roundup w/Joe Talbot & Grace Neutral • Part 1 of 2 #651 1:08:46

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Welcome, welcome, welcome to the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! This week Pip is joined by the fabulous duo of JOE TALBOT (Idles) and GRACE NEUTRAL (tattoo legend)! Part 1 of 2! Folks used to the yearly custom of the DrunkCast need not go thirsty, for this is the season of powerful teamups on the podcast in order to celebrate the ye…

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Episode 379: Dan Wegiel, Holmgard Games 32:55

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Dan Wegiel a business executive based outside of Boston, Massachusetts in the States. He is a lifelong fan of the fantasy / sci-fi genre and strategy board games and wanted to be a writer and game developer when he was a kid. His love of games was rekindled 8 years ago and he was inspired to design his own games, which he did at a pace of one a yea…

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interview with Maddie Hicks pageant Queen recored on zoom 32:38

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Send us a text interview with Maddie Hicks pageant Queen recorded on zoom Support the show (C) By DJ Daniel Owen | 2025By with DJ DAN

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#408 How to Make a Few MORE Billion Dollars: Brad Jacobs 43:29

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In 2024 Brad Jacobs wrote the book How to Make a Few Billion Dollars. In the book Brad explains how he built 8 separate billion dollar companies and other lessons from his 40+ year career as an elite entrepreneur. In the two years since Brad has made a few MORE billion dollars and so the sequel to his first book is: How to Make a Few MORE Billion D…

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The Life of Jesus 34:39

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The Life of Jesus as told in the book Jesus: A Biography of a Believer by Paul Johnson. This episode was originally published on Christmas Eve 2023.By David Senra

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Christmas Drinks w/Musa Okwonga & Polarbear • Part 2 of 2 #650 52:07

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Welcome, welcome, welcome to the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! This week Pip is joined by friends of the podcast and friends in life MUSA OKWONGA and POLARBEAR! Part 2 of 2! Otherwise known as the 'elevated' Drunkcast with 100% less rowdiness and very little if any drunkenness! So an entirely respectful affair all in all (shoutouts…

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Christmas Drinks w/Musa Okwonga & Polarbear • Part 1 of 2 #650 55:46

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Welcome, welcome, welcome to the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! This week Pip is joined by friends of the podcast and friends in life MUSA OKWONGA and POLARBEAR! Part 1 of 2! Otherwise known as the 'elevated' Drunkcast with 100% less rowdiness and very little if any drunkenness! So an entirely respectful affair all in all (shoutouts…

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Episode 378: ZAZU Games X 2, Content Creator 34:32

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Zazu is here to help you host game nights. His focus is on connecting and growing the tabletop gaming community through his love board games and people. As far as he can tell, boardgames are the best way to connect, compete and spend time with friends, family and strangers alike. You can check out his previews, Top Lists, Gameplay, Design, LIVE str…

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Episode 97 - Toronto Under Construction with Sarah Segal from Simplydbs, Jasmine Young from Zonda Urban, and Jane Renwick from RenwickCorp 1:41:27

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In this episode of Toronto Under Construction, Ben welcomes the first-ever all-female panel to the podcast: Sarah Segal (Simplydbs), Jasmine Young (Zonda Urban), and Jane Renwick (RenwickCorp). From shifting consumer expectations to urban planning bottlenecks, generational change, and leadership at the executive level, this conversation unpacks whe…

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Stephen Merchant (The Office / Logan / Fighting With My Family) • Friday Rewind 1:25:58

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emocleW, emocleW, emocleW to the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! This is your bonus FRIDAY REWIND episode! Today, we catch up with Stephen Merchant, originally episode 255 from 2019-02-27. Original writeup below: “…you realise you’re sort of somewhere between Rocky and A Star Is Born” An absolute legend right here, in not only TV, st…

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TV Of The Year 2025 w/John & Joel (of The Dream Factory podcast) #649 1:22:23

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Welcome, welcome, welcome to the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! This week Pip is joined by John & Joel of the wonderful Dream Factory podcast to talk TV of the year for 2025! Not a "top 10" as such, this is more of a run-down of a lot of the incredible TV that we have been blessed with this year, in what has turned out to be a very …

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Episode 377: Nate Jenne, Last Night Games 33:10

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Nate Jenne loves cycling, running, skiing, and especially making things. Due to his love of making things, Nate has designed many games, all with his brother Jake. At the end of 2021 they founded the publishing company Last Night Games to share their creations with the world. To check out Last Night Games’ portfolio, click here: https://lastnightga…

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#407 Bruce Springsteen Repairs the Hole in Himself 1:12:53

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A viciously unhappy childhood causes Bruce Springsteen to retreat into work in an extreme way as he searches for success (and control). He channels his pain into focus and drive and gets everything he thought he wanted. He didn’t yet know he was lying to himself. He will find that out soon. He falls into a deep depression. One that almost leads to …

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Bill Bailey (Vaudevillean / Black Books / Buzzcocks) • Friday Rewind 1:03:44

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emocleW, emocleW, emocleW to the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! This is your bonus FRIDAY REWIND episode! Today, we catch up with Bill Bailey, originally episode 292 from 2019-10-16. With Bill’s new appreciation of the early morning start, and enjoying those gems that are the early hours of the day, he joins Pip for some ace earlier…

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Infinite Coles: show me to your crowd (son of Ghostface Killah / Black Girl Magic / SweetFaceKillah) #648 59:59

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Welcome, welcome, welcome to the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! This week Pip is joined by the fabulous musician and icon INFINITE COLES! For those unfamiliar, yes Infinite Coles is the son of Ghostface Killah of Wu Tang - just to address that particular genetic detail! Though Infinite is in no way staying in what we now know as the…

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Episode 96 - Toronto Under Construction with Bob Blazevski from Blaze Urban, Sasha Cucuz from Greybrook Realty & Jake Cohen from The Daniels Corporation 1:31:19

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In this episode of Toronto Under Construction, Ben is joined by Bob Blazevski (Blaze Urban), Sasha Cucuz (Greybrook Realty), and Jake Cohen (The Daniels Corporation) for a wide-ranging conversation on the state of real estate development in the GTA. From the impacts of the 2025 federal budget to the shifting economics of condo and rental projects, …

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Episode 376: Alban Nanty, Thematic Games 30:50

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Alban has worked in the Video Game Industry most of his career as Gameplay/AI Programmer. More recently he decided to expand his skills in the board game industry, by designing and publishing several boardgames: Minigolf Designer, Dinodocus and Paragliders (now in Kickstarter). His board game company, named Thematic Games, aims at publishing very t…

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Jordan Gray (Transaction / Tall Dark Friend / Edinburgh Fringe) • Friday Rewind 1:18:18

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emocleW, emocleW, emocleW to the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! This is your bonus FRIDAY REWIND episode! Today, we catch up with Jordan Gray, originally episode 57 from 2015-09-09. Jordan's been a long term friend (and Tall Dark Friend) of the podcast and Pip for many years, and seeing their development in not only career but perso…

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Thursday Dec 4th 2025 playlist New 43:08

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Send us a text THUR DEC 4 2025 if this is your first time listing to my podcast. Please Give us a good Review if you like what you hear . I am so excited for 2026 because new interviews and we will be posting more on Patreon very soon to grow our community . Evan Bieber Marker Kids King of the Sky Adam Clack Mary Jennings your way Again Grace pleas…

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#406 Christian von Koenigsegg 45:59

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Christian von Koenigsegg is unapologetically in the pursuit of greatness. Koenigsegg builds some of the fastest and most expensive cars on Earth, has a cult-like following, and relentlessly seeks out challenges he can innovate on. After building his company for more than 30 years, his love and passion for his craft is still as strong as ever. This …

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Bilal Zafar: can't knock the hustle, or the day job (Got A Problem Mate podcast / Cakes special / Twitch) #647 1:03:36

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Welcome, welcome, welcome to the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! This week Pip is joined by show pal, comic and podcaster BILAL ZAFAR! A return mission for Bilal who is always welcome aboard, and a lovely chance for anyone less acquainted to become fast friends. Bilal's carving out a really special and unique path in comedy, mixing t…

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Episode 375: Matthew Rodela, Twisted Trumpets Designer 31:15

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Matthew Rodela is an entrepreneur, musician, and game designer based in Frederick Maryland. He started designing games in 2020 with a focus on building strategy games around musical themes. His first published game, Twisted Trumpets, is a whimsical tile laying game about building crazy Dr. Seuss-like horns with various ways to score. The game is be…

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SUNDAY NOV 30th 2025 " NEW PLAYLIST" 35:17

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Send us a text Nate Chung project wilderness Final single Daniel Owen Growing up - Now and Than Adam clack king of the sky - single Dave Tanner Be together Gypsy & me Cast your stones Hollow-sage & the 3 mile islanders phone line Oh Starling : NOEL The Snow Globes All the lights Mary Jennings little Drummer boy Support the show (C) By DJ Daniel Owe…

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Tan Sri Andrew Sheng - This is a war of elephants 23:25

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In this episode of the *Asia Pacific Business Forum Podcast*, we speak with Tan Sri Andrew Sheng, one of Asia’s most respected voices on finance, governance, and global economic policy. A former central banker and financial regulator, Tan Sri Sheng brings a lifetime of insight into the shifting power dynamics shaping Asia’s response to global trade…

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Self Esteem (A Complicated Woman / Prima Face / Prioritise Pleasure) • Friday Rewind 59:26

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emocleW, emocleW, emocleW to the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! This is your bonus FRIDAY REWIND episode! Today, we catch up with Self Esteem, originally episode 455 from 2022-06-01. Original writeup below: A huge episode right here, spraypaint-style in content in that it contains so much more than the runtime might suggest. The mag…

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Ben Foster: the quest to find the character vibration (Christy out 28th Nov) #646 38:02

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Welcome, welcome, welcome to the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! This week Pip is joined by the fabulous actor BEN FOSTER! Ben's been making a huge amount of power moves out there on the big screen, and carries an unmistakeable presence which makes each role totally unique. Whether you started off on the marvelous Hell Or High Water,…

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Red Bull's Billionaire Maniac Founder 59:48

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I'm reposting one of my favorite founder stories. If you listened to this first time I recommend listening again. If you missed this before, you're about to hear one of the wildest founder stories of all time. A few surprising things I learned from reading about Dietrich Mateschitz, founder of Red Bull: 1. He started the company when he was 41 year…

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Episode 374: Jeff & Andrew, Road to Infamy (R2i) Games 32:40

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Jeffrey Chin and Andrew Nerger are old high school friends from Chicago living out their dream as game designers, publishers, and co-owners of R2i Games. They design light to medium weight games with easy-to-learn rules and strategic gameplay. Famous for titles such as Canvas, Crypt, After Nova, and Fromage. Their newest title, Pop Art, their newes…

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Benjamin Zephaniah (writer / poet / actor / 1958-2023) • Friday Rewind 1:03:07

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emocleW, emocleW, emocleW to the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! This is your bonus FRIDAY REWIND episode! Today, we catch up with Benjamin Zephaniah, originally episode 353 from 2020-11-11. Original writeup below: Pure enjoyment from the Birmingham legend as he and Pip catch up and talk about all things poetry but so much more… Begi…

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interview with ben potter 43:30

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Send us a text Hes a musican from Australia Support the show (C) By DJ Daniel Owen | 2025By with DJ DAN

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Alex Winter: a lifelong excellent adventure (Bill from Bill & Ted / Lost Boys / Adulthood) #645 45:22

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Welcome, welcome, welcome to the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! This week Pip is joined by the legendary actor and director ALEX WINTER! As you will of course know, Alex was Keanu's co-star in the Bill & Ted series which is something he does not shy away from, but there is a whole lifetime of being a fully rounded person since then.…

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#405 How Rockefeller Worked 58:00

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This episode covers the insanely valuable company-building principles of John D. Rockefeller—and nothing else. I spent over 40 hours reading (and rereading) this obscure biography of Rockefeller that costs $1,000 I then spent several days editing down 25 pages of notes from the book. I deleted everything that was not How Rockefeller Works Episode s…

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Episode 373: Zev Shlasinger, Play to Z Games 43:53

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Zev Shlasinger has been in the hobby game industry for almost 30 years. He founded Z-Man Games in 1999, sold it in 2011, then worked for the new owners until mid-January 2016. At the end of January, he took the position of Director of Board Games with Wizkids. Some of the titles you might be familiar with are: Pandemic, Fantasy Realms, Agricola, Si…

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Saturday November 15 2025 - playlist - New 1:09:41

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Send us a text SAT NOV 15th 2025 Playlist Mary Jennings down in the desert Brett newski what are you smoking ? Fame and fiction not the one for you Amble Haunt petty ways Alica solo Lucky Brent Heuser Addicted 2 Ur Good Times Evan Bieber Market kids AND AD ONEGUYSOUNDSYSTIME Dum blonde tender green life This wild life History Don’t Believe in Ghost…

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Liam Howlett (The Prodigy) • Friday Rewind 1:43:12

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emocleW, emocleW, emocleW to the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! This is your bonus FRIDAY REWIND episode! Today, we catch up with Liam Howlett, originally episode 237 (a 2 parter) from 2018-10-31. Original writeup below: “…I like tension in music… and I think the stage is where it manifests itself…” A rare one right here folks, as L…

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Episode 95 - Toronto Under Construction with Eric Lascelles from RBC Asset Management, James Marple from TD Economics and Peter Norman from Altus Group 1:27:56

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In this episode of Toronto Under Construction, Ben is joined by three of Canada's top economists to break down the macroeconomic forces shaping the housing market in 2025 and beyond: Eric Lascelles (RBC Global Asset Management), James Marple (TD Economics), and Peter Norman (Altus Group). The conversation covers interest rate cuts, Canada’s economi…

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Why AI Voices in Arc Raiders is a Problem 16:56

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Arc Raiders is a PvPvE third-person extraction shooter that’s been developed and published by Embark Studios that released October 30 2025. The game has come under scrutiny after Eurogamer released their review of Arc Raiders and criticized the use of AI voice actors. Tim Sweeney, CEO of Epic Games, responded to this review with AI positive sentime…

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Edgar Wright: the man behind The Running Man returns! (The Running Man / Baby Driver / Scott Pilgrim) #644 1:04:48

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Welcome, welcome, welcome to the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! This week Pip is joined once more by the phenomenal director and true film lover EDGAR WRIGHT! Edgar is what we call a friend of the podcast. He can come and sleep on the couch at a moment's notice, we'll help him move house, drive him to the airport, whatever he wants.…

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Episode 372: Travis Chance, Game Designer 33:18

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Travis started making games in 2013. He cofounder Action Phase Games, where he designed and published a number of games including the first Aeon’s End release. After selling Action Phase, he started Kolossal Games, whose first release was Western Legends. From there he went on to be a senior designer at CMON. In the last 12 years he’s worked on ove…

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My conversation with Todd Graves 2:00:55

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Todd Graves is one of my favorite living founders. He owns over 90% of Raising Canes — a business that is worth at least $20 billion. Todd's maxim is "Do one thing and do it better than anyone else." It is impossible not to be inspired by his terminator levels of determination. I hope you enjoy our conversation as much as I did. Episode show notes:…

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Helen Chamberlain (Soccer AM / animal rescue hero) • Friday Rewind 1:13:39

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emocleW, emocleW, emocleW to the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! This is your bonus FRIDAY REWIND episode! Today, we catch up with Helen Chamberlain, originally episode 171 from 2017-10-04. Original writeup below: A real lovely one this week as Pip properly catches up with his old mate and TV presenting legend Helen Chamberlain! "No-…

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Harry Baker: your poet best friend! (pre-order the new book 'Tender' now / Something Borrowed podcast) #643 1:11:08

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Welcome, welcome, welcome to the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! This week Pip is joined by the absolute whirlwind of joy and good vibes, the poet HARRY BAKER! A meeting which is also a reunificiation, as Pip and Harry go back a good many years in the scene. Admittedly their time has been separated over the years, but that's the beau…

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Peter Drysdale — A Struggle Between Two Conceptions of the World 26:57

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In this episode of the Asia Pacific Business Forum Podcast, we speak with Peter Drysdale, Emeritus Professor of Economics at The Australian National University, a leading authority on Asia-Pacific economic integration, and an intellectual architect of APEC, the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation organization whose leaders met in South Korea three da…

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Episode 371: Andreas & Viktor, Murdoch Games 31:10

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Murdoc Games consists of childhood friends Viktor Kadziolka and Andreas Kobari. Both fans of games and movies, the two of them have been playing all sorts of games together for as long as they can remember. Competing against each other in old NES and arcade games, engaging in epic roleplaying campaigns, and of course, having lots of board game nigh…

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#404 How Larry Ellison Thinks 1:02:21

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This episode covers the unique way Larry Ellison thinks. I spent over 40 hours reading (and rereading) this book on Ellison written by Matthew Symonds. ⁠ I then spent several days editing down 40 pages of notes into a one-hour nonstop stream of Larry Ellison's ideas. Episode sponsors: ⁠Ramp⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ gives you everything you need to control spend, wa…

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Akala (rapper / poet / activist / author) • Friday Rewind 1:44:23

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emocleW, emocleW, emocleW to the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! This is your bonus FRIDAY REWIND episode! Today, we catch up with Akala, originally episode 65 from 2015-10-28. Original writeup below: Pip and Akala cover lots in this in depth and honest chat, including the history of racism throughout Shakespearean text, the developm…

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Craig Mazin: delivering script notes and dropping science on the small and big screen (Chernobyl / The Last Of Us / Scriptnotes Podcast) #642 1:14:56

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Welcome, welcome, welcome to the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! This week Pip is joined by the incredible screenwriter, showrunner, producer and dungeon master CRAIG MAZIN! Craig is a self proclaimed Pipster! Which bodes incredibly well as an opening gambit right there... This is such a treat of an episode which anyone possessing an…