The Patreon Tapes 5: Splinter
The Socially Distant Sports Bar
Nata Media
4.8 • 3.3K Ratings
🗓️ 20 October 2025
⏱️ 135 minutes
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Summary
🎧 The Patreon Tapes 5: Splinter
This week’s episode is only available on Patreon.
Our contract with Wondery ended abruptly, which means for now, the full pod lives exclusively on Patreon while we figure out what’s next.
👉 Join us here: patreon.com/distantpod
💸 25% off your first subscription with the code ACD83
Or, if you don’t want to subscribe, you can buy individual episodes — including this one — from our Patreon shop.
🛍️ patreon.com/distantpod/shop
THIS WEEK
It’s the final instalment of The Patreon Tapes — our special run of Patreon-only episodes that will never appear on the free feed.
🎙️ Featuring:
- Mike’s heartwarming Cardiff Rugby sensory pack
- Elis’ rat on the pitch chaos
- Steff’s World Conker Championships deep dive
- Doc: Confessions of a Steroid Gang
- Book: Escape by John Smith
- Plus plenty more from the world of sport, friendship and nonsense
🗣️ A QUICK HEADS UP
You’ll start to hear some ads returning to free feed episodes this week — that’s part of how we’re working to bring the main podcast back properly. Thanks for sticking with us while we get things sorted ❤️
💬 THANK YOU
If you’ve supported us through The Patreon Tapes — by subscribing, buying episodes individually, or picking up some merch — you’ve genuinely kept the show alive.
🎟️ Tour 2026 – tickets at distantpod.com/live
🛍️ Support us with merch – https://sdsb2025.myshopify.com
🛍️ 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 👇
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Hello! |
| 0:01.0 | Hello! |
| 0:02.0 | Right, we've got some good news for you lot. |
| 0:05.0 | We are taking the socially distance sports bar out on the road again. |
| 0:09.0 | Yes, actual real-life shows, us, microphones, an audience, probably a few unrepeatable stories from Mike. |
| 0:16.0 | Absolutely lush. |
| 0:18.0 | Oh my God, that's my dream day as well. |
| 0:22.3 | Yes, and those are the highlights of the night. |
| 0:24.4 | Thank you very much. |
| 0:25.3 | But we want you to come and join us. |
| 0:26.9 | There will be stories that we can't put out on the podcast, no doubt. |
| 0:29.8 | Plenty of nonsense and a few surprises as well. |
| 0:32.4 | So they took 10 grand over the bar yesterday. |
| 0:35.0 | They're only like 40 minutes. |
| 0:36.3 | Yes. |
| 0:37.5 | And fair play, because from what |
| 0:39.3 | I can tell, the bar stuff is a |
| 0:41.2 | harassed old lady called Margaret. |
| 0:44.2 | Hate you, lot, I can tell you. |
| 0:46.3 | So grab your tickets now at distantpod.com |
| 0:48.9 | 4 slash live. They're going fast. |
| 0:51.3 | There are about 50 tickets left for the two nights |
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