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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
  • Mike Wants Free Shirts: Pint Size

    Mike Wants Free Shirts: Pint Size
    Sep 19 2026

    Welcome to Pint-Sized Distant Pod.

    We've been back through our archive of episodes and we've selected our favourite stories, anecdotes and funny bits.

    If you're new to the pod, then feel free to use these as a jump off point to find your way around our earlier episodes.

    This clip is taken from "Episode 289: Snoring"




    🛍️ 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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    9 mins
  • Raygun & Sammy Sex

    Raygun & Sammy Sex
    Sep 17 2026

    It's another pick from the Netfllix "Untold" series for the "Documentary of the Week". It features Rachel Gunn "Raygun" and her appearance in the breakdancing competions at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Mike, Elis and Steff talk about her rise to the Olympic stage, how someone who described herself as a "dorky white woman who's an academic" ended up being globally humiliated after her performance at the Games.


    Steff Documentary: Raygun, Breaking Badly https://www.netflix.com/watch/82048542?trackId=284616272&tctx=NaN%2C1%2Cc5ae2730-71a4-43c2-b000-9cd65f7e67a9%2Cc5ae2730-71a4-43c2-b000-9cd65f7e67a9%7C%3DeyJwYWdlSWQiOiJlYzBlZjRhYS0zNGE4LTQ4NzUtYjZiNC01MGZlMzk0Y2NmOWMvMS8vdW50b2xkLzAvMCIsImxvY2FsU2VjdGlvbklkIjoiMiJ9%2C%2C%2C%2C%2C82048542%2CVideo%3A82048542%2CminiDpPlayButton


    Elis Book: Football in Sun and Shadow https://link.amazon/B0flqyW7r






    🛍️ 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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    49 mins
  • No Readmission

    No Readmission
    Sep 15 2026

    Welcome to another week in the world of Mike Bubbins, Elis James and Steff Garrero at the Socially Distant Sports Bar.


    If you've ever had a day that promised so much and turned into a living hell then you will sympathise with Elis' attempt to watch Swansea City at Southampton. It's straight out of a bad sitcom. Mike reveals why he thinks he has Phil Bennett's Barbarians blazer in his bar which leads to reminiscing about Kim Cattrall on the back of a motor bike, there is a connection....honestly.


    The lads chat about Katie Taylor boxing in front of a sell-out crowd at Croke Park, some rugby nostalgia from 1953 and they talk about the great Sean Fitzpatrick, one of the legenfs of rugby union.


    Mike:Sean and Ardie

    https://www.instagram.com/reel/DclpZm0NIkN/?stkn=MXFjb3k0enRkejVyNA==


    Steff: Katie Taylor https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/boxing/articles/c5yjr8pp0jwo


    https://www.instagram.com/reel/Dc63ebVDiiV/?stkn=MXdwZXg2bXN2YXZseQ==


    https://www.instagram.com/reel/Dc62YnfoWEO/?stkn=MWpqY2V2bWVpcmV4bw==


    https://www.instagram.com/reel/Dc65DgVJPEt/?stkn=cXE3ZnpyZ3k4azM=


    Elis Cardiff beat New Zealand, 1953

    https://www.instagram.com/reel/Dc1cKJYILtn/?stkn=NXhnNWxmcDl4a Wg=





    🛍️ 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 21 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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