The Socially Distant Sports Bar

Elis James, Mike Bubbins and Steff Garrero return with another trip to The Socially Distant Sports Bar — catching up on life, sport and culture with strong opinions and zero expertise.

PART 1

Elis and Mike catch up on their week, with the usual modern cultural references of Michael Heseltine and Karen Carpenter, before diving into the sporting moments that caught their attention.
Elis: Reflecting on the career of Aaron Ramsey
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pki069juAH8
Mike: Emma Hayes on understanding menstrual cycles in elite women’s sport
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DW7ZwC6P-ZC/?igsh=MW44M3JibXNvdGo1aQ==
Steff: Diego Maradona — and his unique relationship with the football
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iqzXw3fygBg

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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 “Stuck In The Middle With Poo”

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Part 2 of this week’s episode — where the lads go deeper into the stories behind sport.

🎧 PART 2
Elis Documentary: The Overlap – Gareth Bale
https://youtu.be/4HgfuJZVLHU?si=AAo7eHu2TliEND_4
Steff Book: Runner’s World (Harry Styles edition)
https://www.runnersworld.com/uk/training/motivation/a70591239/harry-styles-marathon-haruki-murakami/?HearstNode=4F5F33FA2B5A7B34D4836F928AC01875D0201F6E0AB1D217C710F7BBF55D826D&utm_source=crm&utm_term=SUBS_N&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=RNW_N_20260303_HS

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Elis James, Mike Bubbins and Steff Garrero are back with another episode of The Socially Distant Sports Bar — covering everything from elite sport to complete nonsense.

The lads catch up on the week and dive into the best (and weirdest) sporting clips they’ve found:
Elis: Wales losing to Waikato
https://x.com/apsmrugby/status/2035398365630890338?s=46&t=neS5hOG2rnBndx5FBpAv6g
Mike: Jimmy Arias forehand
https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1ASoPigCyb/?mibextid=wwXIfr
Steff: West Brom – Pride of the Midlands
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DUgJ5U-EffT/?igsh=cTF1Y29ndjhudGht

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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 our spin off podcast Hoffi Pod - you can only access that podcast via patreon.com/distantpod

🛍️ NEW MERCH ALERT
We’ve launched a brand new merch store — mugs, hoodies, prints and more!
If you fancy supporting the pod that way, head here 👇
🛒 sdsb2025.myshopify.com

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