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258: The 5th Anniversary (Pt 1)
🎉 The Socially Distant Sports Bar – 5th Anniversary Special! 🎙️ Episode 258
Elis James (Elis & John, Oh What A Time), Mike Bubbins (Mammoth), and Steff Garrero are back for a very special episode – celebrating five incredible years of the podcast!
From our very first episode to now, it’s been five years of sporting chaos, niche nostalgia, and barely relevant tangents. This week, we’re marking the occasion in style:
🎸 Brand New Theme Tunes – The incredible Secret Guitarist has recorded fresh theme tunes just for us!
🎥 Live Stream Recording – Our Patreon members got to watch this episode recorded live!
🎂 Five Years of Nonsense – Half a decade of barely-researched sporting takes.
✨ THIS WEEK’S SHOW – Don’t Miss It!
This week, we’ve got everything:
⚽ Football tea troubles
🎸 College football anthems
📚 A must-read book which clearly isn’t about sports & an eye-opening sports doc
📌 PART 1 (OUT WEDNESDAY):
🫖 Duncan Ferguson Hates the Tea at Flint Town United – Turns out Big Dunc isn’t just tough on defenders… he’s got very strong opinions on a cuppa.
🤝 Roy Keane’s Reluctant Handshake – Peak Keano. A masterclass in absolute refusal.
🎶 Tom Petty’s "Won’t Back Down" at Florida Gators – An American sports anthem at its best. Goosebumps guaranteed.
📌 PART 2 (OUT FRIDAY):
📽️ Documentary – 26.2 to Life – A fascinating deep dive into the San Quentin Prison Marathon.
📖 Book – Postwar by Tony Judt – Elis’ pick this week is a monumental book on European history – sport might feature, but we can’t promise.
📌 PART 3 (PATREON EXCLUSIVE):
🎤 Sometimes Maybe Good… – One of the greatest football press conference moments of all time.
🏈 Jon Gruden on Andrew Luck – The most Gruden clip ever.
⚽ Shithousery at Dennis Bergkamp’s Testimonial – Even a testimonial isn’t safe from peak football nonsense.
🎧 How to Get Even More of the Pod
💡 Join Patreon for Bonus Content!
Want more clips, more chaos, and more laughs? Patreon is the best way to support the pod and get extra content every week:
🎙️ Bonus Episodes – 30 minutes of exclusive nonsense every week.
🎬 Hoffi Pod & Michael Owen’s Movie Club – Two of the best bonus pods, included in your membership.
🎁 Gift Memberships – Treat a mate to quality nonsense.
💰 Support the Pod – Every penny helps keep the show running (and funds Mike’s ever-growing collection of ‘70s leisurewear).
👉 Join the £8 or £10 Patreon tiers today and unlock it all!
🎥 Bonus Podcasts – Only on Patreon!
🍿 Michael Owen’s Movie Club – Reviewing sports films, from classics to absolute disasters. Expect strong opinions, dodgy acting, and a lot of unexpected tangents.
🎧 Hoffi Pod – Elis and Steff dig into their favourite non-sports clips, while Mike provides… let’s just call it enthusiastic commentary.
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Not into Patreon? Wondery+ gives you:
🔹 Early access – Listen every Tuesday before anyone else.
🔹 Ad-free episodes – Just the good stuff, no interruptions.
🎂 FIVE YEARS OF SPORTING NONSENSE – THANK YOU FOR LISTENING! 🎉
Here’s to the next five years… Enjoy the episode! 🎙️
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