Elis James (Elis James & John Robins), Mike Bubbins (Mammoth) and Steff Garrero bring you a LIVE episode of The Socially Distant Sports Bar, recorded at the iconic Hackney Empire in London in front of an audience.

This is Distant Pod on stage — bigger, louder and slightly more chaotic.

PART 2

• Mike: Tom Cillo, 58
• https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1KWtuPBS5J/?mibextid=wwXIfr

• Steff: Bradford on Avon RFC
• https://www.instagram.com/reel/DWddeCSCF-D/?igsh=MTJoa2Yzbnc3MGtieQ==

• Elis: Too Fast
• https://www.instagram.com/p/B5BNNbGAysx/?igsh=aGhueWx2d3loNjNi

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Elis James (Elis James & John Robins), Mike Bubbins (Mammoth) and Steff Garrero bring you a LIVE episode of The Socially Distant Sports Bar, recorded at the iconic Hackney Empire in London in front of a "packed" audience.

This is Distant Pod on stage — bigger, louder and slightly more chaotic.

PART 1

The first half of the live show, as the lads ease into proceedings before things inevitably escalate.

• Elis: Robot Wars
• https://www.instagram.com/reel/DWW_DmXiI_z/?igsh=MWZ4ZDVpcm5xNGx3OQ%3D%3D

• Mike: Actors can’t throw
• https://www.instagram.com/reel/DWjvy9YibzB/?igsh=MTFxYXhpN2VnY3RoOQ==

• Steff: March Madness
• https://www.instagram.com/reel/DWjWd0LjoVh/?igsh=MWh5aWN1NTNvdGw3Yw==

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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 “Danny Wallace”

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Elis James (Elis James & John Robins), Mike Bubbins (Mammoth) and producer Steff Garrero return for another episode of The Socially Distant Sports Bar. 

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Part 2 slows things down — slightly — for a classic Sports Bar deeper dive.

PART 2

Mike Documentary: Ivor Allchurch

A look at the “Golden Boy of Welsh Football” — a Swansea and Newcastle legend who represented Wales at the 1958 World Cup.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MxyTRf8qTJg

Elis Book / Reading: Phil Stead’s Substack

Thoughtful sports writing and football culture essays, recommended by Elis.

https://philstead.substack.com/

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Elis James (Elis James & John Robins), Mike Bubbins (Mammoth) and producer Steff Garrero return for another episode of The Socially Distant Sports Bar — where sport, culture and conversational cul‑de‑sacs collide.

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PART 1

The lads catch up on the week before wandering into a discussion that starts with sport and ends somewhere deep inside a Carry On film.

Mike and Elis take in an England cricketer having a go at Major League Baseball, Elis continues his fascination with cockles, and things slowly spiral from there.

• Mike: Hockey at 81
• https://www.instagram.com/reel/DWOnZwHjV4V/?igsh=MTF6OGx3aXV4czNmZQ==
• Elis: Jon Welsh lives every prop’s dream — very briefly
• https://www.instagram.com/reel/DXCgqWxhgTI/?igsh=aW03eWM1cXh1MHl5
• Steff: Harry Brook tries his hand at baseball
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tleXz33ilb4

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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 “Sugared Alpen”

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Elis James, Mike Bubbins and Steff Garrero return with another episode of The Socially Distant Sports Bar — a podcast that uses sport to talk about life, culture, history and whatever else comes up.

Part 2 of this week’s episode — a documentary and a book used mainly as springboards for stories and digressions.

PART 2

• Steff Documentary: Carts of Darkness
• A cult documentary following people experiencing homelessness in Vancouver, who race shopping carts down steep hills while collecting bottles — blending danger, humour and a deeply human look at life on the edge of society.
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zi-f_J6hV-g
• Mike Book: Gypsy Jem Mace by Jeremy Poolman
• A boxing biography Mike chose on the podcast over a year ago — and still hasn’t finished reading.
• https://www.worldofbooks.com/en-gb/products/gypsy-jem-mace-book-jeremy-poolman-9780233002255

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Elis James, Mike Bubbins and Steff Garrero return with another trip to The Socially Distant Sports Bar — catching up on life, sport and culture with strong opinions and zero expertise.

PART 1

Elis and Mike catch up on their week, with the usual modern cultural references of Michael Heseltine and Karen Carpenter, before diving into the sporting moments that caught their attention.

• Elis: Reflecting on the career of Aaron Ramsey
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pki069juAH8
• Mike: Emma Hayes on understanding menstrual cycles in elite women’s sport
• https://www.instagram.com/reel/DW7ZwC6P-ZC/?igsh=MW44M3JibXNvdGo1aQ==
• Steff: Diego Maradona — and his unique relationship with the football
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iqzXw3fygBg

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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 “Stuck In The Middle With Poo”

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Part 2 of this week’s episode — where the lads go deeper into the stories behind sport.

🎧 PART 2

Elis Documentary: The Overlap – Gareth Bale

https://youtu.be/4HgfuJZVLHU?si=AAo7eHu2TliEND_4

Steff Book: Runner’s World (Harry Styles edition)

https://www.runnersworld.com/uk/training/motivation/a70591239/harry-styles-marathon-haruki-murakami/?HearstNode=4F5F33FA2B5A7B34D4836F928AC01875D0201F6E0AB1D217C710F7BBF55D826D&utm_source=crm&utm_term=SUBS_N&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=RNW_N_20260303_HS

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