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Sounds,29 Apr 2026,58 mins,

Heseltine's Mace (Part 1)

The Socially Distant Sports Bar
Contains very strong language and adult humour

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Join Elis James, Mike Bubbins and Steff Garrero for Part 1 of The Socially Distant Sports Bar. Mike and Elis catch up on their week, with the usual contemporary references — including Michael Heseltine and Karen Carpenter — before turning their attention to sport. They reflect on the career of Aaron Ramsey, unpack a classic Maradona clip that raises questions about what it really means to “use your feet”, and discuss the growing conversation around menstrual cycles in women’s sport. Opinionated, curious and deliberately unexpert.

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