277: The Fat Friar (Pt 1)

🎙️ Episode 277: The Fat Friar🏆 VOTE FOR US! We're up for the Listeners’ Choice Award at the British Podcast Awards – and your vote genuinely helps.👉 Take 20 seconds to do it here: britishpodcastawards.com/votingTell your mates, your boss, your gran. Let’s win this thing. Diolch!📍 PART 1🎸 Mike – The Wisdom of Ozzy – A chaotic, beautiful life summed up in 38 seconds ▶️ Watch here🎤 Elis – Kenny Sansom’s impressions at Euro ’88 – A lost art ▶️ Watch here⛷️ Steff – Grass Skiing in Leeds, 1981 – It’s got speed, risk, and Yorkshire ▶️ Watch here📍 PART 2🎬 Elis’ Documentary – Vive le Tour! (1962) – A poetic, joyful time capsule of the early Tour de France ▶️ Watch on Dailymotion📖 Steff’s Book – Call of the Warrior by Gareth A Davies Stories of combat sports, warrior culture, and mind over matter ▶️ Buy here📍 PART 3🏉 Elis – When a linebacker switches to rugby – This lad might sort out your midfield ▶️ Watch here🏟️ Mike – Chiefs vs Brumbies – High-octane, no-frills Super Rugby ▶️ Watch here🎬 Steff – Wes Anderson does sport (sort of) – Framing, pacing and peculiar joy ▶️ Watch here🎟️ THE 2026 LIVE TOUR – TICKETS AVAILABLE NOW!📍 Tour Dates:Fri 20 March – Cardiff, New TheatreSat 21 March – Cardiff, New TheatreTue 7 April – London, Hackney EmpireWed 8 April – London, Hackney EmpireFri 24 April – Carmarthen, Lyric Theatre🎫 Book here: distantpod.com/live🚀 JOIN US ON PATREON🎧 Extra episodes 📼 Michael Owen’s Movie Club 🎤 Hoffi Pod 🎟️ Early access to tour tickets 💌 Gifting available👉 patreon.com/distantpodThe Socially Distant Sports Bar – Like a sports podcast. But in the same way Ozzy Osbourne is like a life coach.🛍️ NEW MERCH ALERTWe’ve launched a brand new merch store — mugs, hoodies, prints and more!If you fancy supporting the pod that way, head here 👇🛒 sdsb2025.myshopify.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.