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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
  • The Hackney Half LIVE
    Jul 7 2026
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    The Hackney Half LIVE


    Description

    Welcome to Part 1 of this week’s Socially Distant Sports Bar with Elis James, Mike Bubbins and Steff Garrero.

    This is the first half of our live show from the Hackney Empire on Wednesday 8th April, recorded in front of a crowd of some people.


    Our very special guest was the brilliant Charlie Baker — comedian, actor, singer, sports obsessive and one of the funniest live performers around. Charlie joins the boys on stage for a night of clips, stories, songs, sport and the kind of chaos that can only happen when this podcast is allowed inside a proper theatre.


    Was the Hackney Empire completely full? No. Was it spiritually full? Absolutely. Was the half that turned up better than the half that didn’t? Without question.


    Clips


    Mike: F’ing Hockey

    https://www.instagram.com/reel/DOn1UyMjXf0/?igsh=OXZpMXkxd29pc2Vp

    Elis: Goose

    https://www.instagram.com/reel/DKcazlzoWFo/?igsh=MnYzbXVrMWI2M3Zw

    Charlie: Ski Sunday theme

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jOEO_fgG3-I


    The second half of the show is called The Exeter CEOs LIVE and will be out on Friday.


    If you want even more, subscribe to Distant Pod Bonus Club on Apple Podcasts.

    This week’s bonus is My Hard Work And Nature, a Q&A with Mike and Elis answering questions sent in by subscribers.



    🛍️ 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







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    55 mins
  • S Your Pants: Pint Size
    Jul 4 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 You're On Drugs, Old Man





    🛍️ 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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    13 mins
  • Navy Blue Fleece Bikini
    Jul 2 2026

    Welcome to Friday’s Socially Distant Sports Bar with Elis James, Mike Bubbins and Steff Garrero.


    Elis brings in Kevin Bridges: In Search of the Beautiful Game, a documentary about football, comedy and the strange hold the game has on people.


    Steff has chosen Humans Not Robots: When Elite Sport and Real Life Collide by Michail Antonio, a book about the human reality behind elite sport — pressure, expectation, identity, vulnerability and what happens when real life crashes into professional performance.


    The Socially Distant Sports bar features Mike Bubbins from TV's Mammoth and Elis James from the "Elis & John" podcast. It's a funny podcast with sport at it's core.

    Subscribe to Distant Pod Bonus Club on Apple Podcasts and you’ll get Wednesday and Friday episodes early and advert-free every Tuesday. AND you'll get a bonus episode every single week. https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-socially-distant-sports-bar/id1503926981



    🛍️ 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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    33 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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