The Socially Distant Sports Bar

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 “His Guts Split Open And It Was The King Of Spades”

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 an audience.This is Distant Pod on stage — bigger, louder and slightly more chaotic.PART 2Mike: Tom Cillo, 58https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1KWtuPBS5J/?mibextid=wwXIfrSteff: Bradford on Avon RFChttps://www.instagram.com/reel/DWddeCSCF-D/?igsh=MTJoa2Yzbnc3MGtieQ==Elis: Too Fasthttps://www.instagram.com/p/B5BNNbGAysx/?igsh=aGhueWx2d3loNjNi👉 Subscribe on Apple Podcasts for the Part 3 Q&A.

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 1The first half of the live show, as the lads ease into proceedings before things inevitably escalate.Elis: Robot Warshttps://www.instagram.com/reel/DWW_DmXiI_z/?igsh=MWZ4ZDVpcm5xNGx3OQ%3D%3DMike: Actors can’t throwhttps://www.instagram.com/reel/DWjvy9YibzB/?igsh=MTFxYXhpN2VnY3RoOQ==Steff: March Madnesshttps://www.instagram.com/reel/DWjWd0LjoVh/?igsh=MWh5aWN1NTNvdGw3Yw==👉 For early, ad‑free listening and the live Q&A, subscribe on Apple Podcasts.

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”

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 AllchurchA 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=MxyTRf8qTJgElis Book / Reading: Phil Stead’s SubstackThoughtful sports writing and football culture essays, recommended by Elis.https://philstead.substack.com/

Elis James (Elis James & John Robins), Mike Bubbins (Mammoth) and producer Steff Garrero return for another episode of The Socially Distant Sports Bar — where sport, culture and conversational cul‑de‑sacs collide.👉 For early, ad‑free listening and bonus content, subscribe on Apple Podcasts.PART 1The lads catch up on the week before wandering into a discussion that starts with sport and ends somewhere deep inside a Carry On film.Mike and Elis take in an England cricketer having a go at Major League Baseball, Elis continues his fascination with cockles, and things slowly spiral from there.Mike: Hockey at 81https://www.instagram.com/reel/DWOnZwHjV4V/?igsh=MTF6OGx3aXV4czNmZQ==Elis: Jon Welsh lives every prop’s dream — very brieflyhttps://www.instagram.com/reel/DXCgqWxhgTI/?igsh=aW03eWM1cXh1MHl5Steff: Harry Brook tries his hand at baseballhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tleXz33ilb4