Gemma and Matty reflect on 2021, chatting about how it was for them, as well as some of the year's stammering highlights, including Joe Biden becoming President and STAMMA's campaigns. They look ahead to what's coming next year, such as the STAMMAFest in August. Listen to the end as they pay tribute to one of the charity's longest-standing members, Roy Tranckle, who passed away last month. Read more about Roy at stamma.org/roytranckle

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Seasons greetings from Around the Block!

In part 2 of our special with Scroobius Pip, the actor, rapper and podcaster goes back to his childhood and explains how his parents instilled in him a belief that stammering wouldn't hold him back. He still has down days with his speech though, and talks about his mental health and how he deals with it.

Hosts Gemma & Matty ask about the big name guests he's had on his podcast, and Pip tells us how his stammer can make people feel at ease.

Check out and subscribe to Scroobius Pip's podcast Distraction Pieces to listen to his back catalogue, with guests including Louis Theroux, Mary J Blige, Romesh Ranganathan and many more!

Around The Block is a podcast from STAMMA, the British Stammering Association. Visit stamma.org to become a member (for free) and to get support using our webchat.

Gemma & Matty chat to the awesome Scroobius Pip for part 1 of a  2-part special edition to celebrate International Stammering Awareness Day (22nd October).

Scroobius Pip is an actor, rapper, STAMMA patron and host of Distraction Pieces, the podcast where he's interviewed tons of big names like Louis Theroux, Jimmy Carr, Fearne Cotton, Nish Kumar and Jess Thom aka Tourettes Hero. He chats about his TV and film career, and how his stammer has shaped and affected it. Pip also gives his views on how stammering is represented in the media, coinciding with STAMMA's campaign 'No Diversity Without Disfluency' (find out more and sign the petition).

Warning: There are a couple of swears. Part 2 coming soon.

STAMMA, the British Stammering Association, is the national UK charity for people who stammer and their supporters. Go to stamma.org to find out more, become a member (for free) and start a webchat or helpline call.