269: You’re A Step Away From OnlyFans (Pt 2)

The Socially Distant Sports Bar

Nata Media

Comedy, Game Of Thrones, Rugby, Alt Schwift X, Sports, A Clash Of Kings, Football, Arts, A Song Of Ice And Fire, Sport

4.9 • 3.1K Ratings

🗓️ 20 June 2025

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Summary

🎙 The Socially Distant Sports Bar – Episode 269: LIONS SPECIAL

Elis James (Elis & John, Oh What A Time), Mike Bubbins (Mammoth), and Steff Garrero line up for a full-blooded deep dive into the glorious, chaotic, and occasionally heroic history of the British & Irish Lions.

To celebrate The British & Irish Lions Tour to Australia 2025 the whole episode is devoted to the Lions.

“Like a sports podcast, if the sport was selected on reputation and not form.”

🎟️ We’re Going on Tour in 2026!

Yes, we’re hitting the road with a brand-new live show!

🎫 Grab your tickets now at 👉 distantpod.com/live

📍 Tour Dates:

Fri 20 March 2026 – Cardiff, New Theatre
Sat 21 March 2026 – Cardiff, New Theatre
Tue 7 April 2026 – London, Hackney Empire
Wed 8 April 2026 – London, Hackney Empire
Fri 24 April 2026 – Carmarthen, Lyric Theatre

🦁 This Week – LIONS SPECIAL

📌 PART 1 (OUT WEDNESDAY)

Elis: Lions 1989 Tour – classic footage from a bruising battle with Australia
🔗 Watch on YouTube
Mike: Jamie Tells It Straight – no holding back in this Lions clip
🔗 Watch on Facebook
Steff: Malcolm Thomas, Ken Jones & Lewis Jones – 1950 Tour – proper old-school Lions legends
🔗 Watch vintage footage

📌 PART 2 (OUT FRIDAY)

Elis Documentary: The Lions 1971 – stories, scars, and some seriously good storytelling
🔗 Watch on YouTube
Steff Book: SAS: Forged In Hell by Damien Lewis – Rugby and the SAS… 🔗 Get the book

📌 PART 3 – PATREON EXCLUSIVE

👉 Subscribe at patreon.com/distantpod for bonus episodes, spin-offs, and early access

Elis: JJ Williams in 1977 – raw pace and classic Lions vs All Blacks energy
🔗 Watch JJ in full flight
Steff: Faz Being Faz – a modern Lions leader doing what he does best
🔗 Watch on YouTube
Mike: Siya on Jac – Springbok respect for the Welsh warrior
🔗 Watch the moment

💡 More Every Week

🎧 Patreon – includes:

Weekly bonus content
Michael Owen’s Movie Club & Hoffi Pod
Tour pre-sale + gift memberships

🚀 Wondery+ – early, ad-free episodes every Tuesday

🦁 Whether you're a die-hard fan or just love a retro Lions tour scrap, this week’s ep is full of classics, chaos, and cult heroes – only on 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. Start your free trial now.
0:17.2	Hello, welcome to part two of this week's socially distance sports bar, which is a Lions Tour special.
0:25.9	There is a lot of focus on rugby in this episode, and I think you're going to enjoy it.
0:32.3	But before you enjoy it, we want you to come and join us.
0:40.9	We are doing live shows in 2026. We are doing shows in Carmarthen, in London, and in Cardiff, in March and April of next year. And we would like
0:47.8	you to come along if you have always wanted to watch us live or you have watched us live in
0:53.1	the past. and you thought,
0:54.3	you know what? That was a laugh. Your chances of meeting Ellis and Mike are very, very high.
1:01.9	This is due to the fact that every gig we've done so far, let me think.
1:08.0	Exception of two where we had to get back. But most of the live gigs we've done, Mike will highlight a bar that we are going to after the gig
1:16.7	where he will meet people and Ellis will talk to you for hours and hours and hours
1:21.9	because he likes meeting people.
1:23.9	And Mike loves the fact that you guys like meeting him, and he will buy you pints probably,
1:30.3	which is an odd thing to do, but he enjoys those after gig nights out.
1:35.5	Friday, the 20th of March in Cardiff at the new theatre, Saturday 21st of March at the same venue.
1:42.1	Two gigs in Cardiff.
1:44.0	Homecomers, however you want to look at it, distantpod.com slash. of March at the same venue. Two gigs in Cardiff.
1:46.4	Homecomers, however you want to look at it.
1:50.4	Distantpod.com slash live is where you will find those.
1:53.4	Away trip for me and for Mike.
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