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🎙 The Socially Distant Sports Bar – Episode 273: Get A Bigger Waist And A Pair Of Socks (Pt 1) 🏆 We’d love your vote! We’re up for the Listeners’ Choice Award at the British Podcast Awards — and we need your support to make it happen. 👉 Cast your vote now: www.britishpodcastawards.com/voting It takes 10 seconds, costs nothing, and means the world to us. Thank you! 🎧 This Week: From Wimbledon legends to touchline rants, rugby tackles to golf caddies… Elis James (Elis & John, Oh What A Time), Mike Bubbins (Mammoth), and Steff Garrero are back for another helping of sporting chaos, heartfelt admiration, and niche nostalgia. “Like a sports podcast… if your uncle ran it from the back of a pub with a dial-up connection.” 📌 PART 1 🟢 Mike: “Proper Rugby” Instagram clip 🟢 Steff: Fred Perry wins Wimbledon – and makes British tennis history Watch on YouTube 🟢 Elis: “You’re too close, man!” Instagram clip 📌 PART 2 (OUT FRIDAY) 🎥 Elis Documentary: No Más – the story behind Roberto Durán's most infamous moment Watch now on Disney+ 📖 Steff Book: Soul by Jonathan Harding Grab a copy 📌 PART 3 – PATREON EXCLUSIVE 🎧 Get access to bonus episodes, spin-offs, and early tour ticket access on 👉 patreon.com/distantpod 🟢 Steff: Brent Stevens Watch here 🟢 Mike: Rory McIlroy on caddie Harry Diamond Instagram reel 🟢 Elis: 800m gold medal warm up room Instagram clip 🎟️ 2026 TOUR DATES – ON SALE NOW! We’re taking the pod on the road with a brand-new live show in 2026. Come for the laughs, stay for the tangents. 📍 Tour Dates: Fri 20 March – Cardiff, New Theatre Sat 21 March – Cardiff, New Theatre Tue 7 April – London, Hackney Empire Wed 8 April – London, Hackney Empire Fri 24 April – Carmarthen, Lyric Theatre 🎫 Tickets → distantpod.com/live Click here for a NORD VPN deal https://nordvpn.com/distant CLICK HERE TO SEE CRWST's SELECTION https://crwst.cymru/collections/shop-all 🛍️ NEW MERCH ALERT We’ve launched a brand new merch store — mugs, hoodies, prints and more! If you fancy supporting the pod that way, head here 👇 🛒 sdsb2025.myshopify.com 🎟️ TOUR 2026 Live shows are coming! 🎫 Tickets available now at distantpod.com/live Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.