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153: I Will Make An Absolute Star Out Of That Cow There (Pt 1)

Ep. 201
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 DISTANT POD LIVE  We’re playing Islington Assembly Hall in London on 22nd May 2023. We're opening this year's Podcast Show LIVE festival. https://tourlink.to/SDSPTPS FAT WHITES x DISTANT POD If you want to help us fund defibrillators in locked cabinets outside sports clubs around the country then click on this link to buy our new range of Coffees: Distant Pod x Fat Whites. You can buy 3 different roasts - Mike’s is called The Barryista, Elis’ is The Paper Pants Ripper and Steff’s is The 3am Run Club. https://fatwhites.square.site/  MIKE’S TOUR Mike is currently on Tour - head to www.mikebubbins.com to see when he’s visiting your area. DOWN THE CLUBHOUSE You can watch us on BT Sport's Down The Clubhouse https://www.bt.com/sport/watch/bt-sport-shows/down-the-clubhouse    THIS WEEK’S EPISODE PART 1 (PUBLISHED ON WEDNESDAY)  Elis: Ken Owens https://twitter.com/s4cchwaraeon/status/1624363476457033731?s=48&t=uNibw1Rz4C06KXzqFRbrEA Steff: Stuart Broad v Neville and Carragher https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pxZ2RisaAp8  Mike. Canucks Clip https://twitter.com/brink_thinker/status/1636168187451457538?s=46&t=WOTqzD_z9n9xMX6zmRy4xw PART 2 (PUBLISHED ON FRIDAY)  Mike Documentary: Le Mans 100 Years of Passion, on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJRXdWAwqpI  Elis Book: How I Won the Yellow Jumper: Dispatches from the Tour de France by Ned Boulting https://www.amazon.co.uk/How-Won-Yellow-Jumper-Dispatches/dp/0224083368/ref=asc_df_0224083368/?tag=googshopuk-21&linkCode=df0&hvadid=311011848126&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=15586105678653308617&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9045353&hvtargid=pla-561768252142&psc=1&th=1&psc=1  PATREON/SPOTIFY EXTRA SECTION SECOND ROUND OF CLIPS (ONLY via https://anchor.fm/nata-media/subscribe & https://www.patreon.com/distantpod ) Elis: Newcastle penalty https://twitter.com/thomaswhartley/status/1637719451817725952 Steff: The Jann Mardenborough Story https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JThaiRKJMzc   https://www.youtube.com/watchd?v=_jUYYF0VxwM  Mike. Canada, half time RWC 87 https://twitter.com/apsmrugby/status/1619380759294537732?s=46&t=K7TsVqplRsRKsaTqZPz4Qg Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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