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The Socially Distant Sports Bar

The Socially Distant Sports Bar

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Summary

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
  • LIVE at the Hackney Empire (Pt 1)

    LIVE at the Hackney Empire (Pt 1)
    May 12 2026

    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==



    👉 For early, ad‑free listening and the live Q&A, subscribe on Apple Podcasts.



    🛍️ 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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    51 mins
  • Danny Wallace: Pint Size

    Danny Wallace: Pint Size
    May 9 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 is from “Danny Wallace”



    🛍️ 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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    8 mins
  • Steaming Cocks (pt 2)

    Steaming Cocks (pt 2)
    May 7 2026

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


    👉 For early, ad‑free listening and bonus content, subscribe on Apple Podcasts.


    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/



    🛍️ 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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    44 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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