About this episode
🎙 The Socially Distant Sports Bar – Episode 266 Elis James ( Elis & John , Oh What A Time ), Mike Bubbins ( Mammoth ), and Steff Garrero return with another week of top-tier sporting nonsense, niche nostalgia, and barely relevant tangents. “Like a sports podcast, if the sport was optional.” 🎟️ We’re Going on Tour in 2026! We’re hitting the road with a brand-new live show next year – and tickets are on general sale now! 🔗 Grab yours at distantpod.com/live 📍 Tour Dates: Fri 20 March 2026 – Cardiff, New Theatre Sat 21 March 2026 – Cardiff, New Theatre Tue 7 April 2026 – London, Hackney Empire Wed 8 April 2026 – London, Hackney Empire Fri 24 April 2026 – Carmarthen, Lyric Theatre ✨ What’s On This Week’s Show? 📌 PART 1 (OUT WEDNESDAY) Steff: Slaven 🔗 Watch on Instagram Mike: Will Greenwood praises Allan Bateman 🔗 Watch on Instagram Elis: Have a look at the Ref… 🔗 Watch on X 📌 PART 2 (OUT FRIDAY) Mike Documentary: Ruud Gullit on The Overlap . 🔗 Watch on YouTube Steff Book: Raider – The Raymond Chester Story by Jon Gower A fascinating deep dive into a groundbreaking NFL life. https://www.uwp.co.uk/book/raider-gower/ 🔗 Hay Festival Event 📌 PART 3 – PATREON EXCLUSIVE 🎧 Subscribe at patreon.com/distantpod for: Bonus episodes every week Spin-offs like Michael Owen’s Movie Club & Hoffi Pod Tour presale access Gift memberships Steff: Perfect post-match interview 🔗 Watch on Instagram Mike: The Kop in full voice, 1974 🔗 Watch on Facebook Elis: Doncaster Rovers 🔗 Watch on X 💡 Get More Every Week 📣 Prefer Wondery+? Get early episodes every Tuesday Ad-free listening All the nonsense, no interruptions 🎉 Another week of classic clips, weird sports, and total nonsense – only on The Socially Distant Sports Bar. 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.