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The Socially Distant Sports Bar
155: Some Of My Best Friends Are Trees (Pt 1)
Ep. 207
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Welcome to this week's Socially Distant Sports Bar with Elis James, Mike Bubbins and Steff Garrero.
This is Part 1 of this week’s episode.
Part 2 is out every week on Fridays.
If you want to listen to the full podcast every TUESDAY, including bonus content not available on the free version, then head to either https://anchor.fm/nata-media/subscribe or https://www.patreon.com/distantpod
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DOWN THE CLUBHOUSE
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THIS WEEK’S EPISODE
PART 1 (PUBLISHED ON WEDNESDAY)
Steff: Coal Carrying in 1970s https://twitter.com/BBCArchive/status/897827810470838272?s=20
And now https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=95ZoLf1IfLU
Mike: Tiger and Cub
https://twitter.com/StinaSternberg/status/1468738485314019334?t=eQ4TVBwsH8e5pZXIZ ist nd3lw&s=19
Elis: Frank Bough singing The Sporting Event of the Year https://youtu.be/iufH8zANsXo
PART 2 (PUBLISHED ON FRIDAY)
Steff Documentary: Good Sport, Something in the Water. https://open.spotify.com/episode/32sHAENj1OLNqAGgyUCiuG?si=e556203810ec4fa4
Mike Book: Longy by Sean Long https://www.amazon.co.uk/Longy-Brawls-Scandal-Autobiography-League/dp/1843581884
PATREON/SPOTIFY EXTRA SECTION
SECOND ROUND OF CLIPS (ONLY via https://anchor.fm/nata-media/subscribe & https://www.patreon.com/distantpod )
Steff: World Baseball Classic finally takes off https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UDYN2PE_9Wg
Mike: Keane on Ferguson ❤️
https://www.instagram.com/reel/CmEMO_0uRAS/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=
Elis: Nathan Broaaadheeeeeaaad!
https://twitter.com/tmdxv_/status/1639810212591706118?s=48&t=PAKSef5GvxSAfrbWQEDfew
https://twitter.com/cymru/status/1640256042377306113?s=46&t=2ACXO9mf4KKw8km2uN-muA
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