# Mainland (pt 1) Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-socially-distant-sports-bar-1223016/mainland-pt-1 Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-socially-distant-sports-bar-1223016/mainland-pt-1.md Podcast: [The Socially Distant Sports Bar](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-socially-distant-sports-bar-1223016) Published: 2026-03-30T23:21:00+00:00 Episode link: https://shows.acast.com/the-socially-distant-sports-bar/episodes/mainland-pt-1 Audio file: https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/68e81932d798804c9ef004e3/e/69ca7d0d98052f52e8b681a5/media.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-socially-distant-sports-bar-1223016/episodes/mainland-pt-1 Duration seconds: 4587 ## Resource Episode 305: Mainland Three hundred episodes in and still finding brilliance in the strangest corners of sport, Distant Pod is the weekly podcast where Elis James, Mike Bubbins and Steff Garrero bring you the best clips, books and documentaries they’ve found. 🎟️ Watch us live in Hackney: https://www.hackneyempire.co.uk/events/the-socially-distant-sports-bar-live 🎀 Mike is on tour in 2026: https://mikebubbins.com/ ❀️ Donate in memory of podcast legend Tops Off Vic: https://www.justgiving.com/page/kelly-bubbins-2?utm_medium=FR&utm_source=EM&utm_campaign=020 🎧 PART 1 Mike kicks things off with Tiger vs Boulder , a clip that perfectly captures the unpredictability (and occasional absurdity) of nature meeting sport. https://www.instagram.com/reel/DUTUF39EfBb/?igsh=MXg0NmdidHQzYWprZg= Elis brings a nostalgic gem β€” β€œAnd Ninian Park looks more like the San Siro!” https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ny-Za-ryGuk Steff rounds out Part 1 with a pair of clips from Canada https://www.instagram.com/reel/DUyT1FQDtoX/?igsh=dzdrZGx3enQycmx6 https://www.youtube.com/shorts/naGpZhyJP0s πŸ”’ Subscribe to Distant Pod Bonus Club on Apple Podcasts for early, ad-free Parts 1 & 2 β€” plus Part 3 as exclusive bonus content every week. πŸ›οΈ NEW MERCH ALERT We’ve launched a brand new merch store β€” mugs, hoodies, prints and more! If you fancy supporting the pod that way, head here πŸ‘‡ πŸ›’ sdsb2025.myshopify.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-socially-distant-sports-bar-1223016/episodes/mainland-pt-1/transcription-requests` β€” Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-socially-distant-sports-bar-1223016/mainland-pt-1.md` β€” Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.