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🎙 The Socially Distant Sports Bar – Episode 272: Due In No Small Part To Barbara Bush (Pt 1) 🗳️ VOTE FOR US – British Podcast Awards We’d love your support in the Listeners’ Choice Award at the British Podcast Awards. 🗳️ Vote here Elis James (Elis & John, Oh What A Time), Mike Bubbins (Mammoth), and Steff Garrero are back with another expertly chaotic dive into the world of sport — this time featuring Serie A glory, Barbara Nicklaus, Spartan scraps, McTominay madness, and one of the great Sean Dyche clips. “Like a sports podcast, if sport was filtered through pub chat, obscure clips, and occasional tears.” 🎧 What’s In This Week’s Episode? PART 1 🟢 Steff: Scott McTominay – Goals, grit, and glory Instagram clip Post-match scenes Goal montage 🟢 Mike: Barbara Nicklaus tribute from Jack Watch on Instagram 🟢 Elis: Sampdoria win Serie A in 1991 Italian football history 📚 Documentaries & Books (PART 2 – Out Friday) 🎥 Mike Doc: Spartan Bare Knuckle – raw and brutal Watch on YouTube 📖 Elis Book: The Turning Season: DDR-Oberliga Revisited by Michael Wagg Grab it here 🏉 More Clips (PART 3 – Patreon Exclusive) 👉 Subscribe for bonus episodes every week and early live show access at patreon.com/distantpod 🟢 Steff: Tears Instagram clip 🟢 Mike: France vs Australia – Rugby League, 1964 Watch the vintage clip 🟢 Elis: Sean Dyche, football philosopher Watch on X 🗳️ VOTE FOR US – British Podcast Awards We’d love your support in the Listeners’ Choice Award at the British Podcast Awards. 🗳️ Vote here 🎟️ 2026 LIVE TOUR – Tickets On Sale Now! We’re hitting the road with a brand-new live show in 2026! 📍 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 🎫 Grab your tickets now → 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.