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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66: Outsprinting Mozart

The Socially Distant Sports Bar

07/05/21 • 148 min

Mike, Elis and Steff are going on tour in Autumn of 2021 and you can buy tickets via the links on https://www.distantpod.com/live This Week’s Show Steff’s Documentary Choice: Get Shirty https://www.itv.com/hub/get-shirty/2a4732a0001 Elis’ Book Choice: Keane: The Autobiography by Roy Keane https://amzn.to/2UXdJOl First Round of Clips Mike: Billericay Town 'Shut your eyes!" https://youtu.be/sELCq3NRFdM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KpKKilemq0I https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mtcLKAGN-II Elis: Fan causes enormous crash at the Tour de France https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IscAGay8IsY Steff: Lauren Price https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XwbkihJt3vo Second Round of Clips (via https://www.patreon.com/distantpod ) Steff: Cavendish winning Stage 3 at the Tour De France https://twitter.com/LeTour/status/1409897467366227971 https://twitter.com/Eurosport_UK/status/1409891686118010883 https://twitter.com/itvcycling/status/1409892742881234948 https://twitter.com/itvcycling/status/1409892397098672128 Mike: Choir practicing at a Porthcawl U12 match https://twitter.com/mini_rugby/status/1400911473149452291?s=19 Elis: All 97 goals John Charles scored in Serie A https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ykvQIsQmpgA Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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Episode 117: Use Your Probes On Newbon

The Socially Distant Sports Bar

07/18/22 • 118 min

Mike Bubbins, Elis James and Steff Garrero will be performing LIVE at the Motorpoint Arena in Cardiff on February 3rd 2023. Tickets for the original date in 2022 are still valid - and if you haven’t bought a ticket yet they are available via https://motorpointarenacardiff.co.uk/whats-on Head over to the Distant Pod Shop to help Steff out... and pick up our new Admiral x Distant Pod merchandise click on these links... Because he wore them on BT Sport's "Down The Clubhouse" we can only sell these until July 31st... After that they will be gone... https://sdsb.beyondmerch.co.uk/products/admiral-white-chevron-sports-shirt https://sdsb.beyondmerch.co.uk/products/admiral-sash-sports-shirt This Week's Show Elis’ Documentary Choice: Losers The Miscast Champion. https://www.netflix.com/watch/80198245?trackId=14170286 Steff’s Book Choice: The Uncomfortable Truth About Racism by John Barnes https://amzn.to/3Rosjai First Round of Clips Mike clip: Remarkable baseball kid https://fb.watch/dwHzYJ3jug/ Adam Bender backstory https://youtu.be/GrKuLHDiZrY Steff Clip: John Aldridge v Mexico in 1994 World Cup https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wSJVL74OlQk Elis: Amazing bit of volleyball https://twitter.com/BeachVBWorld/status/1544546686126608387 Second Round of Clips (via https://anchor.fm/nata-media/subscribe & https://www.patreon.com/distantpod ) Elis: Football kits https://twitter.com/MundialMag/status/1545344333120937984 Steff Clip: Filbert Bayi smashes the 1500m world record https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i3BhcZZYTQQ Mike: Ian Wight on Alan Sugar https://twitter.com/ianwright0/status/1546799724178595841?s=21&t=4nDpMnMoN1hq73LIz1TAhA Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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48: Paper Pants

The Socially Distant Sports Bar

03/02/21 • 155 min

Mike Bubbins, Elis James and Steff Garrero meet in the bar every Tuesday to chat... for bonus content head to www.patreon.com/distantpod Steff's Documentary Choice: Free Solo https://amzn.to/3bOqlMz Elis’ Book Choice:The Mixer: The Story of Premier League Tactics, from Route One to False Nines by Michael Cox https://amzn.to/3b647Gv This week’s clips Mike: Mike Kearney and Stephen Garcia at Anfield. https://youtu.be/6HysSJr9-54 Mike: Eric Morecombe commentating on Luton Town vs Bristol City, December 1973 https://youtu.be/dfpLU3y5AX4 Steff: Long Jumping Redefined https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fp7BclslUyo Steff: Lake Tahoe hosts NHL https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b9eMxBKpt0s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gU5L-0CqyDc Elis: The great Edgar Davids makes his debut for Barnet https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oW1SwgQ29JU Elis: Usain Bolt wins 100m gold at the 2008 Olympics https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-urnlaJpOA Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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Best Of Distant Pod 1

The Socially Distant Sports Bar

12/29/20 • 110 min

Elis James, Mike Bubbins and Steff Garrero set up a bar in March of 2020. Every week they chat about Sport. Only Sport. Nothing else. These are the best bits of 2020. www.distantpod.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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Episode 186, Part 2: No Such Thing As A Fish

The Socially Distant Sports Bar

11/17/23 • 33 min

Welcome to this week's Socially Distant Sports Bar with Elis James, Mike Bubbins and Steff Garrero. This is Part 2 of this week’s episode. Part 1 is out every week on Wednesdays/Fridays. If you want to listen to the full podcast every TUESDAY, including 30 MINS of bonus content not available on the free version, then head to either https://anchor.fm/nata-media/subscribe or https://www.patreon.com/distantpod FUNDRAISER FOR MATTHEW Please click on this link and help Matthew out with a couple of quids pounds https://www.gofundme.com/f/glioblastoma-dcvaxl-immunotherapy-vaccine?member=30383007&sharetype=teams&utm_campaign=p_na+share-sheet&utm_medium=social&utm_source=whatsapp NO SUCH THING AS A FISH This week it’s a GUEST EPISODE and Elis, Mike & Steff invited Anna Ptaszynski and James Harkin from No Such Thing As A Fish to join them in the bar. You can listen to No Such Thing As A Fish here https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/no-such-thing-as-a-fish/id840986946 They are two of the QI Elves who create QI and have written a book about sports called “Everything to Play For: The QI Book of Sports” https://www.qi.com/ This week’s episode Javelin Technique https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ul6dCL2vOkk German Bobsleigh https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RPzpZMC_CcQ The battle of the sexes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HFxO6SQj5Kg&ab_channel=tennisfamer (from 1m25s) The balloon world cup https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iiigz06_lvM 1971 Women’s World Cup https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kaO_xj_vuD4 Tug of War https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fUittk2bfDg Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

238: Sex Radio (Pt 2)

The Socially Distant Sports Bar

11/15/24 • 37 min

Welcome to The Socially Distant Sports Bar!

Join Elis James (Fantasy Football League), Mike Bubbins (Mammoth), and Steff Garrero as they bring you another deep dive into sports, life, and everything in between.

This is Part 2 of this week's episode – catch Part 1 every Wednesday and Part 2 every Friday. Want early access and ad-free listening? Subscribe to WONDERY+ and get both parts every Tuesday without the interruptions.

Looking for even more?

Patreon subscribers get 30 minutes of exclusive bonus content every week! Head over to Patreon and unlock loads of extra laughs.

Patreon Shop Alert!

You can now buy individual episodes of Distant Pod, Hoffi Pod, and the infamous Michael Owen’s Movie Club. Head to the Patreon Shop and grab your favourite episodes today!

THIS WEEK’S SHOW

PART 1 (OUT ON WEDNESDAY)

Mike: Saquon Barkley

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DB7NvBpvg8H/?igsh=MWI2MGFoaWpxOWZwdg==

Elis: David James saving a mascot’s penalty

https://x.com/upshottowers/status/1849837280086642813?s=46&t=neS5hOG2rnBndx5FBpAv6g

Steff: North Korean Women’s Football

U20 Final https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wCAzx3bWJ5Y

U17 Final https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7g4hckWv3pM

( Background article https://www.theguardian.com/football/2024/sep/26/north-korea-football-golden-generation-womens-world-cup )

PART 2 (OUT ON FRIDAY)

Mike Documentary: Scrum V Top 5 https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m0024tcx/scrum-v-scrum-v-top-5-1-sam-warburton

Steff Book: The Sporting Spirit by George Orwell https://www.orwellfoundation.com/the-orwell-foundation/orwell/essays-and-other-works/the-sporting-spirit/

PART 3 PATREON SECTION

(ONLY via https://www.patreon.com/distantpod )

Steff: World Series Fan Interference https://www.youtube.com/shorts/tTLcUAOYfqA

Elis: Swalec Cup Final 1997

https://x.com/apsmrugby/status/1851622819911651632?s=46&t=neS5hOG2rnBndx5FBpAv6g

Mike: The England rugby kit man

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DB1h36yKkVh/?igsh=cWMyMzV3YjViOGI1

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Episode 195, Part 2: Pork Baguette Club

The Socially Distant Sports Bar

01/19/24 • 52 min

Welcome to this week's Socially Distant Sports Bar with Elis James, Mike Bubbins and Steff Garrero. This is Part 2 of this week’s episode. Part 1 is out every week on Wednesdays. If you want to listen to the full podcast every TUESDAY, including 30 MINS of bonus content not available on the free version, then head to https://www.patreon.com/distantpod FUNDRAISER FOR MATTHEW Please click on this link and help Matthew out with a couple of quids pounds https://www.gofundme.com/f/glioblastoma-dcvaxl-immunotherapy-vaccine?member=30383007&sharetype=teams&utm_campaign=p_na+share-sheet&utm_medium=social&utm_source=whatsapp MICHAEL OWEN’S MOVIE CLUB & HOFFI POD Every month we produce TWO bonus podcasts for the top two levels of our Patreon. Michael Owen’s Movie Club is Elis, Mike and Steff talking about a Sports Movie they’ve watched. Hoffi Pod is the boys talking about clips they like which are nothing to do with Sports. Head to https://www.patreon.com/distantpod and sign up for the £8 or £10 levels today! PUPPETS ON YOUTUBE “Puppet” Paul Melin has been busy creating puppet versions of our funniest moments on Distant Pod. Head over to our YouTube Channel, SUBSCRIBE AND CLICK ON THE BELL to see the latest episode whenever it gets published. https://www.youtube.com/thesociallydistantsportsbar THIS WEEK’S SHOW PART 1 (OUT ON WEDNESDAY) Mike: JPR https://x.com/bbcsportwales/status/1744475476968554675?s=46 Elis: Klopp on Beckenbauer https://twitter.com/LFC/status/1744768324498538819 Steff: Beckenbauer using just the outside of his boot https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pysz6xvh4Dw (you don’t need to watch it all to get the point) PART 2 (OUT ON FRIDAY) Elis Documentary: JPR https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0h3y0w4 Steff Book: We Lose Every Week by Andrew Lawn https://amzn.to/3NULEzS PART 3 PATREON SECTION (ONLY via https://www.patreon.com/distantpod ) Elis: Wolves first team training with the under 8s https://twitter.com/Football__Tweet/status/1744747436185178274 Mike:Mike: Danny Blanchflower https://fb.watch/ocf895cHId/ Steff: Colin Walker 1970 https://www.bbc.co.uk/archive/football_colin_walker/zkx3f4j Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Made Of Pottery: PS100

The Socially Distant Sports Bar

10/20/24 • 10 min

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 “ 84: The Alexandra Theatre, Birmingham (a)”

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223: Bob Harris (Pt 2)

The Socially Distant Sports Bar

08/02/24 • 30 min

Welcome to this week's Socially Distant Sports Bar with Elis James (Fantasy Football League), Mike Bubbins (Mammoth) and Steff Garrero (nothing else really).

Please vote for us at the British Podcast Awards 2024 https://www.britishpodcastawards.com/voting

This is Part 2 of this week’s episode.

Part 1 is out every week on Wednesdays.

If you want to listen to both parts every TUESDAY without the adverts, then subscribe via WONDERY+.

If you’re after 30 MINS of bonus content as well, then head to https://www.patreon.com/distantpod

WHISPERING BOB HARRIS

This week it’s a GUEST EPISODE and Elis, Mike & Steff invited broadcasting legend Bob Harris into the bar.

Bob and his son Miles present their own loosely football-based podcast called A Game Of No Halves https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/a-game-of-no-halves/id1722552807

Bob also presents The Country Show on Radio 2 https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006x527

And you can look into Bob’s full archive on his website https://www.bobharris.org/

THIS WEEK’S SHOW

Bob: Ronaldo v Porto https://x.com/manutd/status/1117778883137425408?s=48&t=RuzfP1LV_DvOkvhOd5I2Gw

Bob: Miles (Expired Film Club) - AIK Gothenburg

https://www.tiktok.com/@expiredfilmclub/video/7339570400629722401

Bob: Miles (Expired Film Club) - Manchester United

https://www.instagram.com/expiredfilmclub/reel/C7Znnj_oUAs/

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230: Private Jets & Carling (Pt 2)

The Socially Distant Sports Bar

09/20/24 • 38 min

Welcome to this week's Socially Distant Sports Bar with Elis James (Fantasy Football League), Mike Bubbins (Mammoth) and Steff Garrero.

This is Part 2 of this week’s episode.

Part 1 is out every week on Wednesdays.

If you want to listen to both parts every TUESDAY without the adverts, then subscribe via WONDERY+.

If you’re after 30 MINS of bonus content as well, then head to https://www.patreon.com/distantpod

PATREON SHOP

As well as signing up for our Patreon Episode’s monthly or annually, you can now buy Individual episodes of Distant Pod, Hoffi Pod AND Michael Owen’s Movie Club.

Head to https://www.patreon.com/distantpod/shop and buy an episode today!

THIS WEEK’S SHOW

PART 1 (OUT ON WEDNESDAY)

Elis: Paisley pitches https://x.com/1968tv/status/1830715407269011679?s=46&t=neS5hOG2rnBndx5FBpAv6g

Mike: Reggie Jackson

https://www.instagram.com/reel/C8kFR8jptlE/?igsh=MXFuM2huamc1YnN1cg=

Steff: Hoka shoe designer wins UTMB https://www.youtube.com/shorts/dm5kGswQjY4

https://www.runnersworld.com/uk/gear/shoes/a62031898/vincent-bouillard-utmb/

PART 2 (OUT ON FRIDAY)

Elis Documentary: The Longest Feud: Chappell v Botham https://amzn.to/3zkG7ym

Mike Book: Before They Were Packers by Denis Gullickson & Carl Hansen https://amzn.to/3ZlPY1F

PART 3 PATREON SECTION

(ONLY via https://www.patreon.com/distantpod )

Mike: Cardiff City 1977 training

https://instagram.com/p/C9ucdDMtI1x/

Elis: Pontypool, 1988

https://x.com/jackorugby/status/1830594552425513118?s=46&t=neS5hOG2rnBndx5FBpAv6g

Steff: The Original Partridge, Garry Richardson https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0jpcthb

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0jnx7tb

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