{"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":"Roy Big‑Castle (pt 1)","slug":"roy-big-castle-pt-1","published_at":"2026-06-02T23:28:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-socially-distant-sports-bar-1223016/roy-big-castle-pt-1","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-socially-distant-sports-bar-1223016","url":"https://shows.acast.com/the-socially-distant-sports-bar/episodes/roy-bigcastle-pt-1","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/68e81932d798804c9ef004e3/e/6a1d70cf626f8869c388c796/media.mp3","summary":"The Socially Distant Sports Bar is a comedy podcast hosted by Elis James (Elis James & John Robins) and Mike Bubbins (Mammoth), alongside Steff Garrero — offering a funny, curious take on sport, culture and the stories that surround them. You don’t need to love sport — or even understand it — to enjoy it. For early, ad‑free listening and bonus content, subscribe on Apple Podcasts. Young Aaron Rai https://www.instagram.com/reel/DYeqDfMs4Pw/?igsh=MWVraGU5bXgwOWQ2bw== Mary Tyler Moore https://www.instagram.com/reel/DVbYabtDtxJ/?igsh=ZnkycmhveW96cmg%3D Stewards https://www.instagram.com/reel/DYPq_qBNpMD/?igsh=MWpienB6cXVlNTM5cg== 🛍️ 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":"The Socially Distant Sports Bar is a comedy podcast hosted by Elis James (Elis James & John Robins) and Mike Bubbins (Mammoth), alongside Steff Garrer…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3375,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-socially-distant-sports-bar-1223016/episodes/roy-big-castle-pt-1/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/roy-big-castle-pt-1.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}