The Socially Distant Sports Bar

The Socially Distant Sports Bar

Join Elis James, Mike Bubbins and Steff Garrero in Award winning Podcast "The Socially Distant Sports Bar". It's a Comedy & Sports Podcast, but you don't have to like Sports to LOVE it. Comedians Elis James (BBC 5Live, Sky TV's Fantasy Football League) & Mike Bubbins (BBC's Mammoth) are "Unreasonably hilarious" The Telegraph. "Elis James, Mike Bubbins and Steff Garrero created a haven where they ramble on about classic clips and random recollections." The Guardian Known to fans as Distant Pod it has won awards at the Sports Podcast Awards & Pod Bible Awards. Hosts of "Down The Clubhouse" on TNT Sport another Comedy & Sports show. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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October 14, 2025 7 mins

Bit of a reminder — our contract with Wondery has ended, which means the ad support that kept the free podcast feed running has disappeared.

While we work out the next steps, we’re releasing The Patreon Tapes — a special run of 5 episodes that will never be available for free anywhere else.

These episodes are our way of keeping the pod alive while we rebuild — and they’re only available to our supporters on Patreon.

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This week’s episode is Patreon-only.

Our contract with Wondery has ended, which means the ad-supported free feed is on pause — so for now, The Patreon Tapes episodes will never be available here. They’re exclusively for the amazing people who back us on Patreon.

👉 To hear the full show (and the next ones), join us at patreon.com/distantpod.

We’re even offering 25% off your first subscription with the code ACD83.

Patreon is the on...

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September 30, 2025 9 mins

🚨 Bit of a change! 🚨

As we explained last week, our contract with Wondery has been terminated – which means the ad support that kept this free feed alive has gone.

While we work out how to bring the free version of the pod back, for the next few weeks full episodes will only be available on Patreon.

👉 Join us here: patreon.com/distantpod

💸 Use the code ACD83 for 25% off your first subscription.

This week’s full episode is The Pat...

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September 23, 2025 11 mins

This week’s full episode is only on Patreon.

Our Wondery contract has been terminated, which means the ad support that kept this free feed alive has gone.

But don’t panic — we’re still making the pod every week, and for the next 4 weeks all episodes will be Patreon-only.

⚠️ The Patreon Tapes will NEVER be available for free anywhere.

👉 Join us: patreon.com/distantpod

💸 Code ACD83 = 25% off your first subscription

Patreon is the only th...

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September 18, 2025 31 mins

Episode 282: Gold Top

Elis James (Elis & John, Oh What A Time), Mike Bubbins (Mammoth), and Steff Garrero are back with another week of sporting clips, documentaries, books, and plenty of nonsense.

PART 1

PART 2

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September 16, 2025 72 mins

Episode 282: Gold Top

Elis James (Elis & John, Oh What A Time), Mike Bubbins (Mammoth), and Steff Garrero are back with another week of sporting clips, documentaries, books, and plenty of nonsense.

PART 1

PART 2

PART...

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September 13, 2025 10 mins

🎙️ Welcome to Pint-Sized Distant Pod!


🏆 VOTE FOR US!

We're up for the Listeners’ Choice Award at the British Podcast Awards: we’re in the Top 6 and you can vote for us again, even if you have already done so!

👉 Take 20 seconds to do it here: britishpodcastawards.com/voting

Tell your mates, your boss, your gran. Let’s win this thing. Diolch!

We’ve dived deep into our archive to bring you the best stories, hilarious anecdotes, and...

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September 11, 2025 52 mins

Episode 281: He’s Trying To Say Sorry

Elis James (Elis & John, Oh What A Time), Mike Bubbins (Mammoth), and Steff Garrero are back with another week of classic clips, documentaries, books, and total nonsense.

🎉 LAST CHANCE TO VOTE!

It’s the final push for the British Podcast Awards Listeners’ Choice Award – and we’d love your support. It only takes 30 seconds, and it really means the world to us.

👉 Vote here: www.britishpodcast...

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September 9, 2025 61 mins

Episode 281: He’s Trying To Say Sorry

Elis James (Elis & John, Oh What A Time), Mike Bubbins (Mammoth), and Steff Garrero are back with another week of classic clips, documentaries, books, and total nonsense.

🎉 LAST CHANCE TO VOTE!

It’s the final push for the British Podcast Awards Listeners’ Choice Award – and we’d love your support. It only takes 30 seconds, and it really means the world to us.

👉 Vote here: www.britishpodcast...

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September 7, 2025 1 min

🚨 Last Chance to Vote 🚨


Today’s the FINAL day to vote for The Socially Distant Sports Bar in the British Podcast Awards.

We’re not just trying to scrape into the Top 10 — we want to smash our way to the Top Spot. 🥈➡️🥇

Mike’s even recorded a special voice note to encourage you lot. 🎙️😂

👉 Vote here before midnight:

https://www.britishpodcastawards.com/voting

Over the last three years you’ve carried us from Top 20 → Top 5 → 2nd p...

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September 6, 2025 14 mins

🎙️ Welcome to Pint-Sized Distant Pod!


🏆 VOTE FOR US!

We're up for the Listeners’ Choice Award at the British Podcast Awards – and your vote genuinely helps.

👉 Take 20 seconds to do it here: britishpodcastawards.com/voting

Tell your mates, your boss, your gran. Let’s win this thing. Diolch!

We’ve dived deep into our archive to bring you the best stories, hilarious anecdotes, and unforgettable moments from The Socially Distant Spo...

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September 4, 2025 34 mins

Episode 280: When’s It Going Out?

This week features cycling farewells, Lions, rugby memories, and plenty of sporting oddities.

Vote for us in the Listeners’ Choice Award at the British Podcast Awards – it only takes 30 seconds and really helps us out: https://www.britishpodcastawards.com/voting

And don’t forget – the full story behind our titles (and loads of bonus content) is only available on Patreon.com/distantpod.

Part 1

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September 2, 2025 79 mins

Episode 280: When’s It Going Out?

This week features cycling farewells, Lions, rugby memories, and plenty of sporting oddities.

Vote for us in the Listeners’ Choice Award at the British Podcast Awards – it only takes 30 seconds and really helps us out: https://www.britishpodcastawards.com/voting

And don’t forget – loads of bonus content is only available on Patreon.com/distantpod.

Part 1

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August 30, 2025 6 mins

🎙️ Welcome to Pint-Sized Distant Pod!

We’ve dived deep into our archive to bring you the best stories, hilarious anecdotes, and unforgettable moments from The Socially Distant Sports Bar. Perfect for newcomers, these curated clips are a great way to explore the highlights from earlier episodes.

🚀 Wondery+ and Patreon Perks

Enjoy early access and ad-free listening as part of your Wondery+ or Patreon Subscription.

📌 This Week’s Clip:

T...

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August 28, 2025 93 mins

🎙️ Episode 279: The Best Of Hoffi Pod

🏆 VOTE FOR US!

We’re up for the Listeners’ Choice Award at the British Podcast Awards. Your vote genuinely makes a huge difference:

👉 britishpodcastawards.com/voting

About This Episode

Over on Patreon we’ve recorded 25 episodes of Hoffi Pod – our spin-off where we chat about the things we really love.

This week, we’re bringing you the best bits from across those episodes – the funniest moments, ...

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August 26, 2025 99 mins

🎙️ Episode 279: The Best Of Hoffi Pod

🏆 VOTE FOR US!

We’re up for the Listeners’ Choice Award at the British Podcast Awards. Your vote genuinely makes a huge difference:

👉 britishpodcastawards.com/voting

About This Episode

Over on Patreon we’ve recorded 25 episodes of Hoffi Pod – our spin-off where we chat about the things we really love.

This week, we’re bringing you the best bits from across those episodes – the funniest moments, ...

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August 23, 2025 11 mins

🎙️ Welcome to Pint-Sized Distant Pod!

We’ve dived deep into our archive to bring you the best stories, hilarious anecdotes, and unforgettable moments from The Socially Distant Sports Bar. Perfect for newcomers, these curated clips are a great way to explore the highlights from earlier episodes.

🚀 Wondery+ and Patreon Perks

Enjoy early access and ad-free listening as part of your Wondery+ or Patreon Subscription.

📌 This Week’s Clip:

T...

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August 21, 2025 30 mins

🎙️ Episode 278: Double Custard

🏆 VOTE FOR US!

We’re up for the Listeners’ Choice Award at the British Podcast Awards – and your vote genuinely helps.

👉 britishpodcastawards.com/voting

Tell your mates, your postie, and the bloke in Greggs. Let’s win this.

💡 About that title…

You won’t understand why this episode is called Double Custard unless you’re a Patreon. It comes from a glorious moment in this week’s subscriber-only section ...

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August 19, 2025 75 mins

🎙️ Episode 278: Double Custard

🏆 VOTE FOR US!

We’re up for the Listeners’ Choice Award at the British Podcast Awards – and your vote genuinely helps.

👉 britishpodcastawards.com/voting

Tell your mates, your postie, and the bloke in Greggs. Let’s win this.

💡 About that title…

You won’t understand why this episode is called Double Custard unless you’re a Patreon. It comes from a glorious moment in this week’s subscriber-only section ...

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August 16, 2025 14 mins

🎙️ Welcome to Pint-Sized Distant Pod!

We’ve dived deep into our archive to bring you the best stories, hilarious anecdotes, and unforgettable moments from The Socially Distant Sports Bar. Perfect for newcomers, these curated clips are a great way to explore the highlights from earlier episodes.

🚀 Wondery+ and Patreon Perks

Enjoy early access and ad-free listening as part of your Wondery+ or Patreon Subscription.

📌 This Week’s Clip:

T...

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