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Ep. 52
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Mike Bubbins & Elis James meet up with Steff Garrero at the Sports Bar to chat about "sports"...
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Mike's Documentary Choice: The Merthyr Mermaid.https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000qnb4
Steff’s Book Choice: Curveball: The Remarkable Story of Toni Stone by Martha Ackmann https://amzn.to/2N2Eq0v
Round one of Clips
Elis: Katherine Switzer runs the 1967 Boston Marathon
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fOGXvBAmTsY
Mike: Ernestine Shepherd, 80 year old bodybuilder.
https://youtu.be/hpBo2dl3PBc
Steff: Rose Reilly https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OBmx8QOTxQM
Round 2 of clips (only via www.patreon.com/distantpod
Steff: England cricketers https://player.bfi.org.uk/free/film/watch-england-womens-cricket-eleven-1971-online
Mike: Flo Jo, Seoul 1988.
https://youtu.be/Y9if5aH7XkI
Elis: Martina Navratilova at Wimbledon
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qrHXXahUjWc
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