Elis James, Mike Bubbins and Steff Garrero are back with another episode of The Socially Distant Sports Bar — covering everything from elite sport to complete nonsense.

The lads catch up on the week and dive into the best (and weirdest) sporting clips they’ve found:

Elis: Wales losing to Waikato

https://x.com/apsmrugby/status/2035398365630890338?s=46&t=neS5hOG2rnBndx5FBpAv6g

Mike: Jimmy Arias forehand

https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1ASoPigCyb/?mibextid=wwXIfr

Steff: West Brom – Pride of the Midlands

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DUgJ5U-EffT/?igsh=cTF1Y29ndjhudGht

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A weekly mix of sporting brilliance, nostalgia and complete nonsense.

🎧 PART 2 (Early & Ad-Free)

Mike Documentary:

Final Siren: Inside the AFL

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/video/detail/B0GHP5F7Q3/ref=atv_dp_share_cu_r

Elis Book:

Austerity Britain — David Kynaston

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Austerity-Britain-1945-1951-Tales-Jerusalem/dp/0747599238

AND Alternative Wales https://www.alternativewales.com/shop

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This week on The Socially Distant Sports Bar, Elis James, Mike Bubbins and Steff Garrero bring you another batch of sporting clips, chaos and commentary — from world-class brilliance to complete nonsense.

🎧 PART 1

Elis: Tadej Pogacar is the greatest

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DWOPjUeieCR/?igsh=aXh4ZmhqNHNsb3ps

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DWLtnkrAaEF/?igsh=MWp6NzQ4bW8xNDR5aw==

Steff: Harry Styles

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DUsge_gDACm/?igsh=MWppZ2ltdGVqcXdvdA==

Mike: Every Sports Doc

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DVnFBqAk2Yx/?igsh=N3RyNjVmNDE2cXIx

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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 Episode 228: It’s Kissing Time

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Night One at The New Theatre (Pt 2)

Part 2 of our LIVE Cardiff show — and the crowd (and hosts) are a few drinks deeper…

https://www.hackneyempire.co.uk/events/the-socially-distant-sports-bar-live

Featuring:

Steff: Hull KR crowd

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DU85KI8DsbY/?igsh=MWlqMzJ3eG9xdWFkZA==

Steff: Perfect for Running

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/DkRc0SIdO0k

Elis: High Jump

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DVrDTyAjio4/?igsh=Y3liMWRsMzEyMGYz

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Night One at The New Theatre (Pt 1)

Elis James – the king of Welsh podcasting – joins forces with TV’s Tony Mammoth, Mike Bubbins, and ARIA award-winning producer Steff Garrero for a LIVE episode of The Socially Distant Sports Bar, recorded at the New Theatre in Cardiff in front of a sold-out crowd.

🚨 LAST REMAINING LIVE DATES 🚨

London's Hackney Empire TONIGHT is the ONLY show left — and tickets are almost gone.

https://www.hackneyempire.co.uk/events/the-socially-distant-sports-bar-live

This is Part 1 — the first half of the show, with:

Mike: Golf

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DVedLLGksz8/?igsh=cDk5a25ieDg4Mm91

Elis: Sir Alec

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DV7J6eOgsQf/?igsh=MWlsNTJlNnFyZWxyeQ%3D%3D

Mike: Karma

https://youtube.com/shorts/bIXPZwGUgW4?si=Jk3u2KnMWNK0mYnE

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Subscribe on Apple Podcasts.

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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 Episode 211

Come and see us LIVE in London on Tuesday and Wednesday https://www.hackneyempire.co.uk/events/the-socially-distant-sports-bar-live

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Episode 305: Mainland

Still gloriously obsessed with sport’s weirdest, funniest and most fascinating moments, Distant Pod continues to documentaries and books that make sport so compelling.

🎟️ Hackney tickets - see us live next week

https://www.hackneyempire.co.uk/events/the-socially-distant-sports-bar-live

🎤 Mike tour:

https://mikebubbins.com/

❤️ Tops Off Vic fundraiser:

https://www.justgiving.com/page/kelly-bubbins-2?utm_medium=FR&utm_source=EM&utm_campaign=020

🎧 PART 2

Steff’s documentary this week is The Track, a deep dive into Bosnia and the luge.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/video/detail/B0G5647BLG/ref=atv_sr_fle_c_sr09b671_1_1_1?sr=1-1&pageTypeIdSource=ASIN&pageTypeId=B0G56Q2S17&qid=1772611735930

Mike’s book this week is slightly closer to home — Mike’s Wales Youth Rugby Programme... Bubbs' Sliding Doors moment.

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Episode 305: Mainland

Three hundred episodes in and still finding brilliance in the strangest corners of sport, Distant Pod is the weekly podcast where Elis James, Mike Bubbins and Steff Garrero bring you the best clips, books and documentaries they’ve found.

🎟️ Watch us live in Hackney:

https://www.hackneyempire.co.uk/events/the-socially-distant-sports-bar-live

🎤 Mike is on tour in 2026:

https://mikebubbins.com/

❤️ Donate in memory of podcast legend Tops Off Vic:

https://www.justgiving.com/page/kelly-bubbins-2?utm_medium=FR&utm_source=EM&utm_campaign=020

🎧 PART 1

Mike kicks things off with Tiger vs Boulder, a clip that perfectly captures the unpredictability (and occasional absurdity) of nature meeting sport.

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DUTUF39EfBb/?igsh=MXg0NmdidHQzYWprZg=

Elis brings a nostalgic gem — “And Ninian Park looks more like the San Siro!”

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ny-Za-ryGuk

Steff rounds out Part 1 with a pair of clips from Canada

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DUyT1FQDtoX/?igsh=dzdrZGx3enQycmx6

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/naGpZhyJP0s

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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.

Come and see us LIVE in London in April https://www.hackneyempire.co.uk/events/the-socially-distant-sports-bar-live

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Still gloriously obsessed with the brilliance and absurdity of sport, Distant Pod continues to explore the clips, stories and ideas that make sport endlessly fascinating.

🎟️ Hackney tickets:

https://www.hackneyempire.co.uk/events/the-socially-distant-sports-bar-live

🎤 Mike tour:

https://mikebubbins.com/

❤️ Tops Off Vic fundraiser:

https://www.justgiving.com/page/kelly-bubbins-2?utm_medium=FR&utm_source=EM&utm_campaign=020

🎧 PART 2

Elis’s documentary pick is Jim Mills: Jacko’s Sporting Almanac, a deep dive into one of sport’s great collectors and chroniclers.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/b08qggc1?partner=uk.co.bbc&origin=share-mobile

Steff’s book this week is Good Coach, Bad Coach by Simon Harling, exploring what separates effective coaching from the rest — and what really drives performance.

https://store.simonharling.blog/

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