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Heseltine’s Mace (pt 2)

Ep. 705
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Elis James, Mike Bubbins and Steff Garrero return with another episode of The Socially Distant Sports Bar — a podcast that uses sport to talk about life, culture, history and whatever else comes up.


Part 2 of this week’s episode — a documentary and a book used mainly as springboards for stories and digressions.


PART 2


  • Steff Documentary: Carts of Darkness
  • A cult documentary following people experiencing homelessness in Vancouver, who race shopping carts down steep hills while collecting bottles — blending danger, humour and a deeply human look at life on the edge of society.
  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zi-f_J6hV-g
  • Mike Book: Gypsy Jem Mace by Jeremy Poolman
  • A boxing biography Mike chose on the podcast over a year ago — and still hasn’t finished reading.
  • https://www.worldofbooks.com/en-gb/products/gypsy-jem-mace-book-jeremy-poolman-9780233002255




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