The Socially Distant Sports Bar

Night One at The New Theatre (Pt 2)
Part 2 of our LIVE Cardiff show — and the crowd (and hosts) are a few drinks deeper…

https://www.hackneyempire.co.uk/events/the-socially-distant-sports-bar-live
Featuring:
Steff: Hull KR crowd
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DU85KI8DsbY/?igsh=MWlqMzJ3eG9xdWFkZA==
Steff: Perfect for Running
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/DkRc0SIdO0k
Elis: High Jump
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DVrDTyAjio4/?igsh=Y3liMWRsMzEyMGYz

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Night One at The New Theatre (Pt 1)

Elis James – the king of Welsh podcasting – joins forces with TV’s Tony Mammoth, Mike Bubbins, and ARIA award-winning producer Steff Garrero for a LIVE episode of The Socially Distant Sports Bar, recorded at the New Theatre in Cardiff in front of a sold-out crowd.

🚨 LAST REMAINING LIVE DATES 🚨
London's Hackney Empire TONIGHT is the ONLY show left — and tickets are almost gone.

https://www.hackneyempire.co.uk/events/the-socially-distant-sports-bar-live
This is Part 1 — the first half of the show, with:
Mike: Golf
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DVedLLGksz8/?igsh=cDk5a25ieDg4Mm91
Elis: Sir Alec
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DV7J6eOgsQf/?igsh=MWlsNTJlNnFyZWxyeQ%3D%3D
Mike: Karma
https://youtube.com/shorts/bIXPZwGUgW4?si=Jk3u2KnMWNK0mYnE
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Welcome to Pint-Sized Distant Pod.
We’ve been back through our archive of episodes and picked out some of our favourite stories, anecdotes, and funny bits.
If you’re new to the pod, these are a perfect way to dip your toe in and then dive back into the full episodes from our early days.
This is from Episode 211
Come and see us LIVE in London on Tuesday and Wednesday https://www.hackneyempire.co.uk/events/the-socially-distant-sports-bar-live

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Episode 305: Mainland

Still gloriously obsessed with sport’s weirdest, funniest and most fascinating moments, Distant Pod continues to documentaries and books that make sport so compelling.

🎟️ Hackney tickets - see us live next week
https://www.hackneyempire.co.uk/events/the-socially-distant-sports-bar-live
🎤 Mike tour:
https://mikebubbins.com/
❤️ Tops Off Vic fundraiser:
https://www.justgiving.com/page/kelly-bubbins-2?utm_medium=FR&utm_source=EM&utm_campaign=020

🎧 PART 2
Steff’s documentary this week is The Track, a deep dive into Bosnia and the luge.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/video/detail/B0G5647BLG/ref=atv_sr_fle_c_sr09b671_1_1_1?sr=1-1&pageTypeIdSource=ASIN&pageTypeId=B0G56Q2S17&qid=1772611735930

Mike’s book this week is slightly closer to home — Mike’s Wales Youth Rugby Programme... Bubbs' Sliding Doors moment.

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Episode 305: Mainland

Three hundred episodes in and still finding brilliance in the strangest corners of sport, Distant Pod is the weekly podcast where Elis James, Mike Bubbins and Steff Garrero bring you the best clips, books and documentaries they’ve found.

🎟️ Watch us live in Hackney:
https://www.hackneyempire.co.uk/events/the-socially-distant-sports-bar-live
🎤 Mike is on tour in 2026:
https://mikebubbins.com/
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🎧 PART 1

Mike kicks things off with Tiger vs Boulder, a clip that perfectly captures the unpredictability (and occasional absurdity) of nature meeting sport.
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DUTUF39EfBb/?igsh=MXg0NmdidHQzYWprZg=

Elis brings a nostalgic gem — “And Ninian Park looks more like the San Siro!”
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ny-Za-ryGuk

Steff rounds out Part 1 with a pair of clips from Canada
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DUyT1FQDtoX/?igsh=dzdrZGx3enQycmx6
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/naGpZhyJP0s

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