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147: Cwtchella (Pt 1)
Ep. 183
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PART 1 (PUBLISHED ON WEDNESDAY)
FIRST ROUND OF CLIPS
Steff: Portia Woodman-Wickliffe https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GNxi_ssB2Ws
Elis: Bill McClaren
https://www.facebook.com/190920832771/posts/pfbid0sYBrQyYp6jUoznm4HiejczCXVseqdjyZTfKMurRwuzqqF96kUCmi4RkuMofjd64il/?app=fbl
Mike. Sheffield Wednesday ball boy
https://twitter.com/itvcalendar/status/1622663920098975759?s=46&t=n-WpZCCr4Ll9OY1096sRcw
PART 2 (PUBLISHED ON FRIDAY)
Mike Documentary: Codebreaker, 1992
https://fb.watch/ixHfUlMFts/
Elis Book: Play Forever by Dr Kevin Stone https://www.amazon.co.uk/Play-Forever-Recover-Injury-Thrive-ebook/dp/B09MT1M1WC
PATREON/SPOTIFY EXTRA SECTION
SECOND ROUND OF CLIPS (ONLY via https://anchor.fm/nata-media/subscribe & https://www.patreon.com/distantpod )
Steff: “Wild” Swimming 1972 style https://fb.watch/iwBJhM4Rz8/
Mike: USA Rugby LEague
https://twitter.com/russos1991/status/1622830864681033731?s=46&t=XxeT7lEBRJXvlfSxIfEYHA
Elis: Frank Rothwell, the most northern man ever
https://www.instagram.com/reel/ChPSnNFoIsM/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=
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