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The Socially Distant Sports Bar

The Socially Distant Sports Bar

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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
  • Darllen a Rhedeg (pt 1)

    Darllen a Rhedeg (pt 1)
    Apr 14 2026

    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



    🛍️ 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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    1 hr and 8 mins
  • Searching: Pint Size

    Searching: Pint Size
    Apr 11 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 Episode 228: It’s Kissing Time





    🛍️ 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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    10 mins
  • Night One at The New Theatre (Pt 2)

    Night One at The New Theatre (Pt 2)
    Apr 9 2026

    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


    👉 For Part 3 (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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    52 mins
All stars
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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

Quality

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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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