249: Exiting The Ralgex Era (Pt 1)
The Socially Distant Sports Bar
Nata Media
4.9 • 3.1K Ratings
🗓️ 29 January 2025
⏱️ 74 minutes
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Summary
🎙️ Welcome to The Socially Distant Sports Bar – Episode 249
Elis James (Elis & John, Oh What A Time), Mike Bubbins (Mammoth), and Steff Garrero are back with another episode of sporting nonsense, barely-researched opinions, and jaw-dropping clips. This week’s show dives into everything from rugby legends to the ridiculous sexism still alive in sport. Grab a pint and settle in – it’s going to be a good one.
“Sounds like a bunch of children bantering about a teacher in detention.”
✨ What’s on This Week’s Episode?
Here’s what we’ve got lined up:
- Buccaneers' balls – Mike unravels an NFL mystery.
- Eddie Hall gets a kicking – Elis explores the highs and lows of being a strongman.
- Sexism in sport: Steff brings us the jaw-dropping tale of a female ski jumper who won a set of towels instead of cash.
- Plus: rugby nostalgia, foggy NFL games, Brian Clough’s political moment, and much more!
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🎉 THIS WEEK’S SHOW – Don’t Miss It!
PART 1 (OUT WEDNESDAY):
- Mike: The Buccaneers’ bizarre ball situation – Watch here
- Elis: Eddie Hall gets a kicking – Watch here
- Steff: A ski jumper wins a major competition and gets... towels. Yes, really – Watch here
PART 2 (OUT FRIDAY):
- Steff’s Documentary: The Fog Bowl – Watch here
- Elis’ Book Recommendation: Go To War by Jon Spurling – Get it here
PART 3 (PATREON EXCLUSIVE):
- Mike: NFL officials being as NFL as it gets – Watch here
- Steff: A deeper dive into the ski jumper’s shocking treatment – Watch here
- Elis: Brian Clough at the 1988 Labour Party Conference – Watch here
📺 Stand-Up Specials on TV from Mike and Elis:
- Mike’s Throwback Special: Watch on BBC iPlayer
- Elis’ Derwydd Special: Watch here
✨ Get ready for another week of sporting chaos and sharp observations, only at 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 | Wonderly 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. |
| 0:17.0 | Hello there. Welcome to the socially distant sports bar. Before we get into the podcast, |
| 0:22.0 | for real, I want to point you in the direction of some stand-up specials that I think you |
| 0:26.9 | will like because you are listening to the socially distant sports bar, which means you |
| 0:31.0 | probably like Mike Bubbins and you probably like Ellis James. They have both got stand-up specials. |
| 0:36.7 | They're available for you to watch right now. |
| 0:39.3 | If you head to the I-player, the BBC I-player, you can find Mike Bubbin's throwback |
| 0:45.6 | stand-up special that was out over Christmas, and it is still there available for you to watch. |
| 0:51.2 | Get involved in it is the throwback tour that Mike toured in 2023, |
| 0:57.2 | and it is the last time you'll be doing that material. |
| 1:00.0 | So if you want to see that, then you better watch it. |
| 1:03.6 | Ellis's special is on S-4C, but you can watch it on the I-player as well. |
| 1:09.3 | So if you search for Ellis James and Derwith, |
| 1:12.6 | which is spelled D-E-R-W-Y-D, |
| 1:16.1 | Derwith, it is in Welsh, |
| 1:18.1 | but as somebody who doesn't speak Welsh particularly well, |
| 1:21.6 | I followed it with the subtitles, |
| 1:23.4 | and it's very, very good. |
| 1:24.7 | Very, very funny. |
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