{"podcast":{"title":"The Socially Distant Sports Bar","slug":"the-socially-distant-sports-bar-1223016","podcast_index_feed_id":1223016,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/68e81932d798804c9ef004e3","website_url":"https://shows.acast.com/the-socially-distant-sports-bar","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/68e81932d798804c9ef004e3/show-cover.jpeg","author":"Nata Media","episode_count":724,"summary":"The Socially Distant Sports Bar is an award-winning comedy podcast hosted by Elis James, Mike Bubbins and Steff Garrero — and you don’t need to like sport to be completely hooked. Elis is the king of Welsh podcasting & Mike Bubbins is TV’s Tony Mammoth. Each week you get two episodes Part 1 is fast, funny and chaotic — a stream of clips, sporting moments and internet oddities pulled apart with strong opinions and zero expertise. Part 2 slows things down with a documentary and book recommendation , diving into the stories that make sport so compelling. “Elis James and Mike Bubbins are unreasonably hilarious.” — The Telegraph “A haven where they ramble on about classic clips and random recollections.” — The Guardian Better known as Distant Pod , the show is a multi-award winner, created and produced by ARIA Gold Award winner Steff Garrero Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-31T10:20:14.993271+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-socially-distant-sports-bar-1223016"},"episode":{"title":"Heseltine’s Mace (pt 2)","slug":"heseltine-s-mace-pt-2","published_at":"2026-04-30T23:17:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-socially-distant-sports-bar-1223016/heseltine-s-mace-pt-2","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-socially-distant-sports-bar-1223016","url":"https://shows.acast.com/the-socially-distant-sports-bar/episodes/heseltines-mace-pt-2","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/68e81932d798804c9ef004e3/e/69ef2c017cba231a07a4935b/media.mp3","summary":"Elis James, Mike Bubbins and Steff Garrero return with another episode of The Socially Distant Sports Bar — a podcast that uses sport to talk about life, culture, history and whatever else comes up. Part 2 of this week’s episode — a documentary and a book used mainly as springboards for stories and digressions. PART 2 Steff Documentary: Carts of Darkness A cult documentary following people experiencing homelessness in Vancouver, who race shopping carts down steep hills while collecting bottles — blending danger, humour and a deeply human look at life on the edge of society. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zi-f_J6hV-g Mike Book: Gypsy Jem Mace by Jeremy Poolman A boxing biography Mike chose on the podcast over a year ago — and still hasn’t finished reading. https://www.worldofbooks.com/en-gb/products/gypsy-jem-mace-book-jeremy-poolman-9780233002255 🛍️ 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 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"Elis James, Mike Bubbins and Steff Garrero return with another episode of The Socially Distant Sports Bar — a podcast that uses sport to talk about life,…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2200,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-socially-distant-sports-bar-1223016/episodes/heseltine-s-mace-pt-2/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-socially-distant-sports-bar-1223016/heseltine-s-mace-pt-2.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}