{"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":"Steaming Cocks (pt 1)","slug":"steaming-cocks-pt-1","published_at":"2026-05-05T23:16:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-socially-distant-sports-bar-1223016/steaming-cocks-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/steaming-cocks-pt-1","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/68e81932d798804c9ef004e3/e/69f888fa8dd960ac61d7a951/media.mp3","summary":"Elis James ( Elis James & John Robins ), Mike Bubbins ( Mammoth ) and producer Steff Garrero return for another episode of The Socially Distant Sports Bar — where sport, culture and conversational cul‑de‑sacs collide. 👉 For early, ad‑free listening and bonus content, subscribe on Apple Podcasts. PART 1 The lads catch up on the week before wandering into a discussion that starts with sport and ends somewhere deep inside a Carry On film. Mike and Elis take in an England cricketer having a go at Major League Baseball, Elis continues his fascination with cockles, and things slowly spiral from there. Mike: Hockey at 81 https://www.instagram.com/reel/DWOnZwHjV4V/?igsh=MTF6OGx3aXV4czNmZQ== Elis: Jon Welsh lives every prop’s dream — very briefly https://www.instagram.com/reel/DXCgqWxhgTI/?igsh=aW03eWM1cXh1MHl5 Steff: Harry Brook tries his hand at baseball https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tleXz33ilb4 🛍️ 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 ( Elis James & John Robins ), Mike Bubbins ( Mammoth ) and producer Steff Garrero return for another episode of The Socially Distant Sports…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4136,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-socially-distant-sports-bar-1223016/episodes/steaming-cocks-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/steaming-cocks-pt-1.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}