DEFUND THE POLICE: Discussed • Friday Rewind
Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip
Scroobius Pip
4.7 • 2.6K Ratings
🗓️ 23 January 2026
⏱️ 50 minutes
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Summary
emocleW, emocleW, emocleW to the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip!
This is your bonus FRIDAY REWIND episode! Today, we look back at the Defund The Police two-part discussion, originally episode 330 from 2020-06-19.
Original writeup below:
A very timely and hugely informative one for you this week, as Pip is joined by two guests, one after the other. The first is Alex S. Vitale (professor of sociology at Brooklyn College, US), followed by Dr Adam Elliott-Cooper (University Of Greenwich, humanities and social science department).
With everything we’ve seen over the last month in most recent history, one sentiment and statement that’s been gaining traction is “Defund The Police”. On face value and without any further research or intrigue, this could come across in an entirely different way than it is supposed to. Pip did a good amount of digging, and after being passed along to appropriate potential guests, meetings were set up and he arrived at two people who are well versed and well equiped to speak on the issue. In the interest of balance, he speaks to Alex from the US, where the issue is very pertinent and pressing and also has very different implications for society there, and also Adam from the UK, who goes into what this means for the UK and the nuances involved.
It’s a complex matter for sure, but along with the accompanying links from Pip to break down what’s been talked about, and a comprehensive conclusion, you’ll hopefully be way more up on the subject than you might have been previously, and have a good understanding on what it means to say ‘defund the police’. Be informed, share, and enjoy.
ALEX's ARTICLE in THE GUARDIAN
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| 0:00.0 | Emmo Clue, Emoclue, Emmo Clue. |
| 0:02.8 | And welcome to the distraction pieces, Rewind. |
| 0:05.7 | We've got a fun one for you today. |
| 0:08.0 | It feels relevant at the moment, all right? |
| 0:10.5 | It feels relevant at the moment. |
| 0:12.0 | And I hope everyone's okay, particularly all my listeners in America. |
| 0:15.9 | It's mad times. |
| 0:17.6 | Probably all the madder since I recorded this intro. |
| 0:21.8 | So, geez. |
| 0:23.5 | This week's rewind. |
| 0:25.2 | In June, I think, of 2020 during the pandemic, |
| 0:30.0 | the phrase and movement defund the police started. |
| 0:35.5 | And I didn't completely understand it. |
| 0:37.8 | So I decided to do a special episode called Defund the Police Disgust. |
| 0:44.7 | And I spoke to experts on the subject, |
| 0:48.5 | Professor Alex Vitale and Dr Adam Elliott Cooper. |
| 0:52.7 | And yeah, I've been thinking about it a lot recently |
| 0:54.5 | because a lot of the things that they said |
| 0:56.4 | feel ever more relevant and prevalent. |
| 1:00.4 | So, yeah, have a listen to this. |
| 1:03.9 | If you missed it at the time, have a listen. |
| 1:05.7 | If you caught it at the time, have a little refresh. |
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