248: Sparky’s Thighs (Pt 2)
The Socially Distant Sports Bar
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4.8 • 3.3K Ratings
🗓️ 24 January 2025
⏱️ 44 minutes
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Summary
🎙️ Welcome to The Socially Distant Sports Bar – Sparky’s Thighs
Elis James (Elis & John, Oh, What A Time), Mike Bubbins (Mammoth), and Steff Garrero are back with a thigh-slappingly good episode filled with rugby legends, iconic football moments, and behind-the-scenes stories you won’t hear anywhere else. In Episode 248: Sparky’s Thighs, the lads dive into the career of Welsh football great Mark Hughes, plus a whole lot more.
✨ What’s in This Week’s Episode?
This week, you’ll hear about:
- The magic and power of Mark Hughes in Welsh football history
- NFL’s behind-the-scenes action with Rich Russo
- Rugby brilliance from France v Wales 1987
- The rise (and fall) of Freddy Adu, the original football prodigy
- Hidden gems like Gypsy Jem Mace and Olympic rugby triumphs
If you love a mix of sports history, quirky stories, and gut-busting banter, this episode is for you!
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- Part 1: Out Wednesday
- Part 2: Out Friday
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🎉 THIS WEEK’S SHOW – Don’t Miss It!
PART 1 (OUT WEDNESDAY):
- Mike: Rich Russo and the NFL production truck – Watch here
- Elis: France v Wales, 1987 – Watch here
- Steff: Freddy Adu, football’s young prodigy – Watch here and here
PART 2 (OUT FRIDAY):
- Elis’ Documentary: Legends of Welsh Sport: Mark Hughes – Watch here
- Mike’s Book Recommendation: Gypsy Jem Mace by Jeremy Poolman – Get it here
PART 3 (PATREON EXCLUSIVE):
- Mike: Sushila Meena’s inspiring story – Watch here
- Elis: Mark Delaney’s unforgettable Cardiff v Chester moment in 1998 – Watch here
- Steff: Dupont winning Olympic gold in rugby sevens – Watch here
📺 TV Suggestions for More from Mike and Elis:
- Mike’s Throwback Special: Watch on BBC iPlayer
- Elis’ Derwydd Special: Watch here
✨ Get ready for another unforgettable episode of The Socially Distant Sports Bar! 🎉
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| 0:00.0 | Wonderry Plus is better than ever with updates just for our UK listeners. |
| 0:03.9 | Wondry Plus subscribers can listen to episodes of the socially distance sports bar early and ad-free. |
| 0:08.4 | Join Wondry Plus in the Wondry app or on Apple Podcasts. |
| 0:13.1 | Start your free trial now. |
| 0:17.4 | Hello there. Welcome to the socially distant sports bar. Before we get into the podcast, |
| 0:22.4 | for real, I want to point you in the direction of some stand-up specials that I think you |
| 0:27.2 | will like because you are listening to the socially distant sports bar, which means you |
| 0:31.4 | probably like Mike Bubbins and you probably like Ellis James. They have both got stand-up |
| 0:36.5 | specials that are available for you to watch right now. |
| 0:39.6 | If you head to the I-player, the BBC I-player, you can find Mike Bubbin's throwback |
| 0:45.9 | stand-up special that was out over Christmas, and it is still there available for you to watch. |
| 0:51.7 | Get involved in it is the throwback tour that Mike toured in 2023, |
| 0:57.6 | and it is the last time you'll be doing that material. |
| 1:00.4 | So if you want to see that, then you better watch it. |
| 1:03.9 | Ellis's special is on S4C, but you can watch it on the I player as well. |
| 1:09.6 | So if you search for Ellis James and Derwith, |
| 1:12.9 | which is spelled D-E-R-W-Y-D, Derwith, it is in Welsh, but as somebody who doesn't speak |
| 1:20.1 | Welsh particularly well, I followed it with the subtitles and it's very, very good. Very, very funny. |
| 1:26.1 | Mr. Earith's stuff is very, very good. If you don't. Mr. Earth stuff is very, very good. |
| 1:27.9 | If you don't know who Mr. Earith is, it doesn't really matter. |
| 1:30.2 | So if you want to watch Ellis' special, search for Ellis James. |
| 1:33.5 | It's something that he pulled together over the course of the past year. |
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