🎙️ Episode 277: The Fat Friar

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🎸 Mike – The Wisdom of Ozzy – A chaotic, beautiful life summed up in 38 seconds

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🎤 Elis – Kenny Sansom’s impressions at Euro ’88 – A lost art

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⛷️ Steff – Grass Skiing in Leeds, 1981 – It’s got speed, risk, and Yorkshire

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🎬 Elis’ Documentary – Vive le Tour! (1962) – A poetic, joyful time capsule of the early Tour de France

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📖 Steff’s Book – Call of the Warrior by Gareth A Davies

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🏉 Elis – When a linebacker switches to rugby – This lad might sort out your midfield

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🏟️ Mike – Chiefs vs Brumbies – High-octane, no-frills Super Rugby

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🎬 Steff – Wes Anderson does sport (sort of) – Framing, pacing and peculiar joy

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