Welcome to the second half of this week's Socially Distant Sports Bar with Mike Bubbins, Elis James and Steff Garrero.
This week, Mike's documentary selection takes us back into the life of one of the podcast's most enduring figures.
Michael Owen.
Yes, that Michael Owen.
The man who has already inspired an entire Distant Pod spin-off is back in our lives, and this time we're getting to know him rather better.
Mike: Meet The Owens
Mike has chosen Meet The Owens, the Prime Video documentary series following former England striker and Ballon d'Or winner Michael Owen, his family and their horse racing business.
Away from football, the series gives us a look at Michael's home life, his ambitions in racing and the rather different world he's built since hanging up his boots.
And the big question for Elis, Mike and Steff is whether spending more time with the man himself might actually change their opinions.
After years of Michael Owen's Movie Club, are we finally starting to understand him?
Could this be the beginning of a beautiful friendship?
And, most importantly, does the Movie Club now need a new name?
Almost certainly not.
Steff: Running Up That Hill by Vassos Alexander
Steff heads in an altogether more physically demanding direction with Running Up That Hill, Vassos Alexander's account of the extraordinary world of ultra-distance running.
From mountain races to the legendary Spartathlon, Alexander explores why otherwise sensible people voluntarily sign up to run distances that most of us wouldn't particularly fancy driving.
It's a book about endurance, obsession, adventure and the peculiar satisfaction of discovering just how far your body can go.
And, naturally, the sort of conversations that follow when someone who enjoys running ridiculous distances brings a book about other people running even more ridiculous distances to a podcast.
Michael Owen and ultramarathons. Two very different kinds of endurance.
That's it for the regular feed this week.
If you want Part 3, The Ronaldo of Pigeon Shooting, it's available exclusively to Distant Pod Bonus Club subscribers on Apple Podcasts, along with early and advert-free episodes every Tuesday.
Thanks for listening.
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