The Sport of Life: Chats w/ Comedians, Filmmakers, Sports Figures, Musicians, & Intellectuals

Comedian ⁠Nate Jackson⁠ chats with Trey Elling, amidst his ⁠Super Funny World Tour⁠ . Topics include: The opposite of imposter syndrome (0:00) Owning the Super Funny Comedy Club in Tacoma, WA (8:58) The current tour (20:33) Lesson learned (24:06) Roasting Trey (30:10) An ode to standup (30:46)

Comedian & actor ⁠Kevin Nealon⁠ chats with Trey Elling, prior to his nationwide tour swinging thru ⁠Cap City Comedy Club⁠ in Austin on October 18th thru 20th. Topics include: A passion for standup (0:00) The early days (1:57) Parenting (9:46) Kevin's football career (12:13) Hedberg & Hicks (14:22) Norm Macdonald (16:40) An ode to standup (21:49)

Comedian Ralph Barbosa chats with Trey Elling, in the midst of his 2024 theater tour . Topics include: The Texas State Fair (0:00) Rodeos (5:30) Animal cruelty (8:58) Turning 28 (10:19) Standup (12:25) Recording his second special (19:28) More standup (23:13) Parenting (27:09) An ode to standup (31:06)

Comedian Dustin Nickerson chats with Trey Elling, ahead of his shows at Cap City Comedy Club , October 11th-13th. Topics include: Performing in Austin (0:00) Fatherhood (2:26) E-bikes (4:44) Sports! (8:25) The Washington Huskies (12:56) The Denver & Austin airports (20:44) An ode to standup (23:55)

Actor, musician, and model Milla Jovovich chats with Trey Elling at the 30th anniversary celebration and 4K restoration of DAZED & CONFUSED in Austin. Topics include: Austin, 30 years ago (0:00) Music (1:37) An intoxicated blur (3:26) The changing world (4:48) The film's lasting legacy (8:50)

Comedian & podcaster Jared Freid chats with Trey Elling, prior to his headlining shows at Cap City Comedy Club . Topics include: Coming back to Austin (0:00) NYC, currently (4:52) Food recs, generally (8:58) Jared's new hour (18:45) Throwing out a first pitch (20:36) Rich guy fantasy camp (24:40)

Comedian & actor David Cross chats with Trey Elling, early in Cross's End of the Beginning of the End tour . Topics include: Performing in theaters (0:00) Meth-heads (4:11) The 2024 Atlanta Braves (11:04) David's southern accent (13:30) Cutting his comedy teeth in 1980s Boston (15:22) Doing Machu Picchu with Odenkirk (21:57) Doing meet-and-greets (31:23) An ode to standup (37:37)

Armen Keteyian is an 11-time Emmy-winning investigative journalist and the author or coauthor of six  New York Times  bestsellers. He chats with Trey Elling about his latest book, THE PRICE: WHAT IT TAKES TO WIN IN COLLEGE FOOTBALL'S ERA OF CHAOS . Topics include: The current state of sports media (0:00) An overview of the new book (5:05) The NCAA's backstory (9:04) How the NCAA failed CFB...

Comedian & podcaster ⁠Ryan Sickler⁠ chats with Trey Elling, prior to his headlining show at ⁠Vulcan Gas Company⁠ on September 13th. Topics include: A passion for podcasting (0:00) Baltimore (5:47) The Ravens (7:36) Comedy! (17:43) Parenting in 2024 (22:53) An ode to standup (26:56)

Comedian ⁠Dave Landau⁠ chats with Trey Elling, prior to his headlining shows at the ⁠Comedy Mothership⁠ . Topics include: Fatherhood, literally (0:00) Lacking a political team (7:55) Covid lunacy (13:20) State-mandated car breathalyzers (21:31) Odes to America & comedy (28:41)

Evolutionary biologist ⁠⁠Richard Dawkins⁠⁠ chats with Trey Elling, ahead of his ⁠⁠US tour stop⁠⁠ in Austin at ⁠⁠ACL Live at the Moody Theatre⁠⁠ on ⁠⁠September 7th⁠⁠ . Topics include: ⁠⁠ The Genetic Book of the Dead ⁠⁠ (0:00) His teaching roots (2:28) The letter to his 10-year-old daughter (5:33) Sports ball! (9:01) Adapt, or die like the dinosaurs? (12:25) Admitting a mistake (16:21) Memes (17:45)...

Comedian Kevin Herrera chats with Trey Elling, prior to his headlining shows at Cap City Comedy Club . Topics include: A meteoric rise in standup (0:00) Family life (13:13) Sports talk (16:45)

Comedian ⁠Ali Siddiq⁠ chats with Trey Elling, prior to his headlining show at the ⁠Comedy Mothership⁠ . Topics include: Ali's surfing accident (0:00) ⁠ The Domino Effect ⁠ (24:29) Carving his own path (38:06) An ode to standup (56:45)

Comedian Alonzo Bodden chats with Trey Elling, prior to his headlining shows at the Comedy Mothership . Topics include: The Olympics (0:00) The 1992 Dream Team (2:24) Lebron (4:40) 3v3 & the NBA (8:07) Hanging with Jordan (12:05) Joe Rogan (16:25) Standup comedy (19:45) Our airplanes falling apart (21:18) Getting fired mid-gig (23:24) Moving from LA to Vegas (28:03)

Comedian and actor Godfrey chats with Trey Elling, prior to his headlining shows at Vulcan Gas Company in Austin, August 9th-11th . Topics include: Staying positive (0:00) Parenting (2:20) Respecting elders (4:59) Snoop Dogg at the Olympics (6:26) Comedy is the great equalizer (10:33) Learning from Bill Cosby (17:35) Boxing analogy (20:35) A love for wordplay (23:36) Learning from Seinfeld (26:24)...

Podcaster & comedian Jason Ellis chats with Trey Elling, prior to his headlining show at Cap City Comedy Club on August 8th. Topics include: Going cowboy (0:00) Fearing & learning to do standup (2:06) Performing at Cap City (10:05) Olympic skateboarding (14:42) Kangaroos (15:41) Being illiterate (19:17) An ode to standup (21:37)

Comedian Sebastian Maniscalco chats with Trey Elling, prior to his It Ain't Right tour swinging through Texas August 8-11. Topics include: Fuddruckers (0:00) Bringing the family on tour (2:37) Production detail with the arena tour (7:44) The Pete and Sebastian Show (11:11) Tipping (12:13) Bookie on MAX (15:42) Getting killed by De Niro (18:00) Parenting in 2024 (20:09) Corporate gigs (22:42)

The legendary Ice Cube chats with Trey Elling, ahead of his Legends of Hip Hop tour and BIG3 basketball league stopping in San Antonio on August 3-4. Topics include: A universal appeal (0:00) The BIG3 in 2024 (2:35) Gary Payton (6:15) Olympic hoops (7:26) The BIG3's offer to Caitlin Clark (10:22) Fixing the NBA (12:32) The Lakers hiring JJ Reddick (17:11) A fourth Friday film? (17:47) The BS w...

Comedian Frank Castillo chats with Trey Elling, ahead of his headlining show at Sunset Strip Comedy Club in Austin, TX. Topics include: Austin, TX (0:00) Standup in LA vs the ATX (2:02) The Sunset Strip Comedy Club (6:31) The Mothership (7:32) Roast battles vs crowd work (11:39) His current set (15:28) Joking about loved ones (17:00) Frank roasts Trey (20:13)

Comedian & actor K. Trevor Wilson chats with Trey Elling, ahead of his shows at Cap City Comedy Club. Topics include: Austin, TX (0:00) A Christmas-themed standup special (2:22) One-liners & storytelling (4:39) Sushis and sashimis (6:07) Havin' a catch w/ the boys (9:19) Theaters vs clubs (11:36) THE Roast Battle world champ (15:28) Trev's current hour (18:33) Squirrelly Dan the st...

Kentucky head football coach Mark Stoops chats with Trey Elling at SEC Media Days in Dallas. Topics include: Excitement for the defense (0:00) Inexperience on offense (1:36) Coaching the DBs for 2001 Miami (2:40)

Former Georgia Bulldog and NFL All Pro running back Todd Gurley chats with Trey Elling at SEC Media Days in Dallas. Topics include: The 2024 Georgia Bulldogs (0:00) NIL (2:22) Georgia & street racing (4:55) Finding a purpose after football (7:06) Todd's positive disposition (11:31) Fatherhood (12:59) North Carolina vs Texas BBQ (13:52)

As originally heard on ESPN Austin, Southeastern Conference commissioner Greg Sankey chats with Trey Elling at SEC Media Days in Dallas. Topics include: Greg's sense of humor (0:00) Schloss to Texas (1:52) Greg's coaching background (3:21) Learning from mistakes (4:11) Private Equity in college sports (6:45) Student athletes as school employees (9:48) Leadership (16:47)

PR mercenary Phil Elwood chats with Trey Elling about ALL THE WORST HUMANS: HOW I MADE NEWS FOR DICTATORS, TYCOONS, AND POLITICIANS . Topics include: The book's origin (0:00) His start in DC (2:31) Sinking bodies (5:32) Exploiting the airline industry (9:56) Helping the Gaddafis (13:13) An assist for Qatar's World Cup bid (17:34) Sportswashing (21:31) Any press is NOT good press (25:25) &q...

Comedian Rich Vos chats with Trey Elling, prior to his headlining weekend at the Comedy Mothership . Topics include: Spoiled kids (0:00) The Mothership (9:54) The TOUGH CROWD crew (15:17) Bill Hicks & Patrice O'Neal (19:17) Going sober (28:52)