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259: Part Pity, Part Disdain (Pt 2)
🎙️ Welcome to The Socially Distant Sports Bar – Episode 259
Elis James (Elis & John, Oh What A Time), Mike Bubbins (Mammoth), and Steff Garrero return for another round of sporting chaos, wild tangents, and barely-researched brilliance.
This week? Public toilet jeopardy, rugby referee rage, George Foreman defying time, a YA novel about running, and one of the most terrifying away ends in football. Just another week in the Bar.
“Like a sports podcast, if the sport was optional.”
✨ What’s on This Week’s Episode?
📌 PART 1 (OUT WEDNESDAY):
Elis:
🚽 The Dangers of Going for a Piss – When nature calls mid-game, chaos can follow.
🧟 Mordor Away – A genuinely terrifying away end. Orcs probably booed.
Mike:
🗣️ Angus Gardner: RefChaos – Mike breaks down one of the greatest ref moments in rugby.
📌 PART 2 (OUT FRIDAY):
🏋️♂️ Documentary: Dorian Yates – The Original Mass Monster
Old-school bodybuilding, big weights, bigger intensity.
📚 Book: Ghost by Jason Reynolds
A fast, sharp young adult novel about running, fear, and finding your pace in life.
📌 PART 3 (PATREON EXCLUSIVE):
Steff:
🥊 Foreman – 21 Years Apart – George Foreman becomes world champ in '73… and again in '94. Unbelievable.
🧠 Quade Cooper on Communication – Chill, thoughtful, and unexpectedly deep.
⚽ Panama Beat USA – Underdogs, upsets, and pure CONCACAF energy.
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