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The Socially Distant Sports Bar

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The Socially Distant Sports Bar
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  • The Socially Distant Sports Bar

    Cryogenics: Pint Size

    27/06/2026 | 10 mins.
    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 Michael Owen’s Movie Club - one of our bonus podcasts over on 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

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
  • The Socially Distant Sports Bar

    Aussie Mike

    25/06/2026 | 46 mins.
    Elis James, Mike Bubbins and Steff Garrero return for another episode of The Socially Distant Sports Bar.
    You might know Elis from his podcast with John Robins "Elis & John" and Mike from his sitcom "Mammoth"

    Mike brings in an interview with Aussie Rules player Mark “Jacko” Jackson, the cult figure who became known for his personality, performances and unpredictable energy - hence the title of the episode...
    https://youtu.be/LxOljBVil2g

    Elis has chosen the book Wide Eyed and Legless by Jeff Connor, the story of the ANC-Halfords cycling team at the Tour de France. It is a tale of ambition, suffering, optimism and the brutal reality of trying to compete at the highest level of professional cycling.
    https://www.amazon.co.uk/Wide-Eyed-Legless-Inside-Tour-France-ebook/dp/B0050OM2Z2/ref=books_amazonstores_desktop_mfs_aufs_ap_sc_dsk_0?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_w=TaqD0&content-id=amzn1.sym.f9a1288a-66fe-4587-95f9-1387021c317b&pf_rd_p=f9a1288a-66fe-4587-95f9-1387021c317b&pf_rd_r=259-5073092-2401103&pd_rd_wg=D0aaA&pd_rd_r=cf6814ff-c64b-4c0d-a011-af8be33054fa

    Expect cycling pain, Australian chaos, sporting nostalgia and the usual Distant Pod detours.

    🛍️ 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

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
  • The Socially Distant Sports Bar

    Peanuts, Caffeine, Acting

    23/06/2026 | 1h 10 mins.
    Welcome to this week’s Socially Distant Sports Bar.

    It's an award-winning comedy and sports podcast hosted by Elis James, Mike Bubbins and Steff Garrero.
    It is a show about sport, but not just scores and fixtures. Each week the boys use clips, documentaries, books and sporting stories as a way into funny, nostalgic and unpredictable conversations about life, Wales, friendship, family, old telly and the strange emotional pull of sport.
    Elis James is a comedian and broadcaster known for Elis & John while Mike Bubbins is a comedian and actor known for Mammoth.

    This week, the boys are looking at rugby size and the perfect breakfast.

    Clips
    Mike: Victor Matfield and John Kirwan
    https://www.instagram.com/reel/DYgfrHvRV-Z/?igsh=eDJ1NzNzaGIxMHNx
    Steff: Have A…
    https://www.instagram.com/reel/DYS7ITjxAlO/?igsh=ajB6MHVwNXpucmh1
    Elis: Any cars coming?
    https://www.instagram.com/reel/DZGDoCzNHsT/?igsh=MWRnbDlqemVrbnFjdw==

    🛍️ 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

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
  • The Socially Distant Sports Bar

    Jonny: Pint Size

    20/06/2026 | 17 mins.
    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.

    🛍️ 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

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
  • The Socially Distant Sports Bar

    Elis’ Homecoming Gig (pt 2)

    18/06/2026 | 56 mins.
    Part 2 of the live show from Carmarthen’s Lyric Theatre.

    Elis James returns to Carmarthen for a special live recording of The Socially Distant Sports Bar, joined by Mike Bubbins and producer Steff Garrero.

    After a short interval — and a pizza in the dressing room — the second half picks up with the crowd fully involved and the conversation that bit looser.

    This time, the lads take in 1970s wrestling and sports fandom at its most intense, Elis tries to work out exactly what wakeboarding is, and Steff brings in a story about how a Welsh rugby player’s Filipino parents ended up settling in Llanelli.

    PART 2
    Steff: The best story
    https://www.instagram.com/reel/DXXKYemi6Pw/?igsh=dWdmd2xjbTR5aGt5

    Mike: Football (and wrestling) fan
    https://www.facebook.com/share/r/1AzGhX3kE9/?mibextid=wwXIfr

    Elis:
    https://x.com/memechaotic/status/2047333423090434051?s=46&t=neS5hOG2rnBndx5FBpAv6g

    👉 Subscribe on Apple Podcasts for bonus content.

    🛍️ 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

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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About The Socially Distant Sports Bar
The Socially Distant Sports Bar is an award-winning comedy podcast hosted by Elis James, Mike Bubbins and Steff Garrero — and you don’t need to like sport to be completely hooked.Elis is the king of Welsh podcasting & Mike Bubbins is TV’s Tony Mammoth.Each week you get two episodesPart 1 is fast, funny and chaotic — a stream of clips, sporting moments and internet oddities pulled apart with strong opinions and zero expertise.Part 2 slows things down with a documentary and book recommendation, diving into the stories that make sport so compelling.“Elis James and Mike Bubbins are unreasonably hilarious.” — The Telegraph“A haven where they ramble on about classic clips and random recollections.” — The GuardianBetter known as Distant Pod, the show is a multi-award winner, created and produced by ARIA Gold Award winner Steff Garrero Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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