259: Part Pity, Part Disdain (Pt 1)

The Socially Distant Sports Bar

🎙️ Welcome to The Socially Distant Sports Bar – Episode 259

Elis James (Elis & John, Oh What A Time), Mike Bubbins (Mammoth), and Steff Garrero return for another round of sporting chaos, wild tangents, and barely-researched brilliance.

This week? Public toilet jeopardy, rugby referee rage, George Foreman defying time, a YA novel about running, and one of the most terrifying away ends in football. Just another week in the Bar.

“Like a sports podcast, if the sport was optional.”

✨ What’s on This Week’s Episode?

📌 PART 1 (OUT WEDNESDAY):

Elis:

🚽 The Dangers of Going for a Piss – When nature calls mid-game, chaos can follow.

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🧟 Mordor Away – A genuinely terrifying away end. Orcs probably booed.

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Mike:

🗣️ Angus Gardner: RefChaos – Mike breaks down one of the greatest ref moments in rugby.

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📌 PART 2 (OUT FRIDAY):

🏋️‍♂️ Documentary: Dorian Yates – The Original Mass Monster

Old-school bodybuilding, big weights, bigger intensity.

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📚 Book: Ghost by Jason Reynolds

A fast, sharp young adult novel about running, fear, and finding your pace in life.

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📌 PART 3 (PATREON EXCLUSIVE):

Steff:

🥊 Foreman – 21 Years Apart – George Foreman becomes world champ in '73… and again in '94. Unbelievable.

🔗 1973 Fight

🔗 1994 Full Fight

🔗 Short Version

🧠 Quade Cooper on Communication – Chill, thoughtful, and unexpectedly deep.

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⚽ Panama Beat USA – Underdogs, upsets, and pure CONCACAF energy.

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