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The Socially Distant Sports Bar

The Socially Distant Sports Bar

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Join Elis James, Mike Bubbins and Steff Garrero in Award winning Podcast "The Socially Distant Sports Bar". It's a Comedy & Sports Podcast, but you don't have to like Sports to LOVE it.


Comedians Elis James (BBC 5Live, Sky TV's Fantasy Football League) & Mike Bubbins (BBC's Mammoth) are "Unreasonably hilarious" The Telegraph.


"Elis James, Mike Bubbins and Steff Garrero created a haven where they ramble on about classic clips and random recollections." The Guardian


Known to fans as Distant Pod it has won awards at the Sports Podcast Awards & Pod Bible Awards. Hosts of "Down The Clubhouse" on TNT Sport another Comedy & Sports show.

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Episodes
  • KenCafé: Pint Size
    Mar 1 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 one is from Episode 188: A Mug Of KenCafé


    Check out our brand-new merch store here:

    🛒 sdsb2025.myshopify.com

    Grab a mug, hoodie, t-shirt (or all three!) and help keep the pod going in style.

    Click here for a NORD VPN deal

    https://nordvpn.com/distant


    CLICK HERE TO SEE CRWST's SELECTION

    https://crwst.cymru/collections/shop-all


    🛍️ 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



    🎟️ TOUR 2026

    Live shows are coming!

    🎫 Tickets available now at distantpod.com/live




    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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    11 mins
  • Maybe Start With Public Speaking (pt 2)
    Feb 27 2026
    Episode 300: Maybe Start With Public Speaking

    Distant Pod is a weekly podcast where Elis James, Mike Bubbins, and Steff Garrero dive into the best (and worst) clips, documentaries, books, and sporting moments they’ve discovered that week.


    🏃‍♂️ CHARITY RUN

    Steff is running the Tokyo Marathon for Orchid Cancer.

    👉 Donate here: https://www.justgiving.com/page/the-socially-distant-sports-bar-podcast-5


    🎧 PART 2 – Episode 300

    • Elis Documentary: Flo Jo: A Daughter’s Love
    • https://watch.amazon.co.uk/detail?gti=amzn1.dv.gti.6fda2c47-6ef2-415d-ab31-d889eacc240b
    • Steff Book/Find: Lee Child using footballers’ names in Jack Reacher books
    • https://www.reddit.com/r/footballcliches/comments/1gnw5d7/footballers_names_in_jack_reacher_things_again/


    🔒 Upgrade to Distant Pod Bonus Club on Apple for early, ad-free Parts 1 & 2 — and get Part 3 as exclusive bonus content.

    Click here for a NORD VPN deal

    https://nordvpn.com/distant


    CLICK HERE TO SEE CRWST's SELECTION

    https://crwst.cymru/collections/shop-all


    🛍️ 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



    🎟️ TOUR 2026

    Live shows are coming!

    🎫 Tickets available now at distantpod.com/live




    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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    33 mins
  • Maybe Start With Public Speaking (pt 1)
    Feb 25 2026

    Distant Pod is a weekly podcast where Elis James, Mike Bubbins, and Steff Garrero dive into the best (and worst) clips, documentaries, books, and sporting moments they’ve discovered that week. From iconic brilliance to complete nonsense, each episode is a fast-moving, funny tour through sport, culture, and the strange corners of the internet — with zero expertise required and strong opinions guaranteed.


    🏃‍♂️ CHARITY RUN


    Steff is running the Tokyo Marathon for Orchid Cancer, raising vital funds for men’s cancer research and support.

    👉 Donate here: https://www.justgiving.com/page/the-socially-distant-sports-bar-podcast-5


    🎧 PART 1 – Episode 300 (Free)

    • Elis: Sign language
    • https://www.instagram.com/reel/DTmdmaxCsBP/
    • Steff: No tracksuits
    • https://www.instagram.com/reel/DSphmvCCsWD/
    • Mike: Kirk Cousins
    • https://www.instagram.com/reels/DSYbctrjBG4/

    🔒 Want more? Join Distant Pod Bonus Club on Apple Subscriptions for early, ad-free Parts 1 & 2 — plus Part 3 exclusively as bonus content.

    Click here for a NORD VPN deal

    https://nordvpn.com/distant


    CLICK HERE TO SEE CRWST's SELECTION

    https://crwst.cymru/collections/shop-all


    🛍️ 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



    🎟️ TOUR 2026

    Live shows are coming!

    🎫 Tickets available now at distantpod.com/live




    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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    59 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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