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The Socially Distant Sports Bar

The Socially Distant Sports Bar

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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 episodes


Part 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 Guardian


Better known as Distant Pod, the show is a multi-award winner, created and produced by ARIA Gold Award winner Steff Garrero

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Episodes
  • Keysey: Pint Size

    Keysey: Pint Size
    May 23 2026

    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 “Adam Hurrey”



    🛍️ 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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    15 mins
  • Back To Basics (pt 2)

    Back To Basics (pt 2)
    May 21 2026

    👉 Subscribe on Apple Podcasts for Part 3 bonus content.


    Part 2 of The Socially Distant Sports Bar, where the conversation turns to the stories behind sport.

    Join Elis James and Mike Bubbins as they deep dive into sports.


    This week, the focus is on cycling legend Eddy Merckx, using a classic documentary as a starting point, alongside a book exploring participation and inclusion in sport.

    As ever, you don’t need to have seen or read anything — the discussion goes where it goes.


    PART 2
    • Elis Documentary: Eddy Merckx: The Greatest Show on Earth (1975) https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=Oqs__6rfk9c&t=2208s&ra=m
    • Steff Book: Breaking The Grass Ceiling by Patricia Gregory
    • https://amzn.to/4d0ZmOC




    🛍️ 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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    27 mins
  • Back To Basics (pt 1)

    Back To Basics (pt 1)
    May 19 2026

    Elis James (Elis James & John Robins), Mike Bubbins (Mammoth) and Steff Garrero bring you another episode of The Socially Distant Sports Bar — sport, stories and whatever else comes up.


    PART 1

    The usual mix of catch‑up and clips — from early 90s nostalgia to gymnastics for all and things that just make no sense.

    • Elis: Old Scores 1991
    • https://www.instagram.com/reel/DYAglNyorvk/?igsh=bTRtZGRldHZ6bnY5
    • Mike: Preston at The Riddell Warehouse
    • https://www.instagram.com/reel/DXaUpSfDxOl/?igsh=bGptMHI1YW02OGd3
    • Steff: Love This
    • https://www.instagram.com/reel/DUdfAczjgTv/?igsh=MTJvZXR6Y3JqamxzZA==



    👉 For early, ad‑free listening and bonus content, subscribe on Apple Podcasts.



    🛍️ 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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    1 hr and 2 mins
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Loosely about sport and absolutely brilliant. Constantly laughing, just like sitting at the bar with your mates having a chat about sports that takes you in a dozen different directions. Absolutely brilliant

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One way to ruin your YouTube algorithm! Best to start from the start but each episode

Laugh a minute. Very little sport

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Just brilliantly funny and really engaging, all three men are so funny and great chemistry between them.

Laughter out loud funny

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