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

Comedian Ari Shaffir chats with Trey Elling, prior to his Wrong Side of History Tour stop at Moontower Comedy Fesitval in Austin, TX on April 20th and special taping in Washington DC on April 26th & 27th. Ari also premiered his new podcast, You Be Trippin' , in March. Topics include: Intro (0:00) The Dallas Cowboys (1:57) Personal sports highlights (4:02) Hanging with Tiger Woods (9:01) Wa...

Actor Alan Ruck chats with Trey Elling, ahead of his screening of FERRIS BUELLER'S DAY OFF during Moontower Comedy Fest at the Paramount Theatre on April 13th. Topics include: Austin, TX (0:00) John Hughes (2:38) Chicago (5:57) Ferris Bueller's Day Off (11:03) Egypt...land (17:52) Succession (18:00)

Comedian Martin Urbano chats with Trey Elling, prior to the taping of his new special during the Moontower Comedy Festival at Austin's Stateside Theatre on Sunday, April 14th. Texas roots (0:00) Filming his first hour (6:10) Lived in Austin (9:01) Moving to NYC (14:41) Working at a wax museum (16:06) Jimmy Fallon (21:18) Post-Tonight Show (22:48) An ode to standup (25:18)

Comedian Margaret Cho chats with Trey Elling, prior to her Moontower Comedy Festival show at the Paramount Theatre on April 11th. Topics include: Performing in Austin (0:00) Network TV Execs suck (5:17) Evolving as a standup (7:42) "Gay face" (9:54) Armenian food (13:20) Her upcoming Broadway show (15:29) The big question (16:36) Sam Rockwell (17:32) An ode to standup (18:33)

Ahmed Gallab, aka Sinkane , chats with Trey Elling during SXSW 2024. Sinkane's new album, WE BELONG , hit stores on April 5th, blending funk, afrobeat, disco, southern gospel, Sudanese pop, and more. Topics include: The new album (0:00) Learning to be a front man (2:55) Singing falsetto (9:32) Ohio State (12:02) Performance art (17:46) WE BELONG (19:45)

Rick Doblin, founder and president of the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS) , chats with Trey Elling. Topics include the potential medicinal benefits of... Intro (0:00) Cannabis (2:16) MDMA (9:55) Ibogaine (24:56) Psilocybin (31:56) Qualified psychedelic therapists (37:32) Total eclipses (42:39)

Comedian Ian Fidance chats with Trey Elling, prior to his shows at Creek & The Cave on April 5th and 6th.

Legendary comedian George Wallace chats with Trey Elling, ahead of his shows at Cap City Comedy Club on April 5th & 6th. Topics include: Performing in Austin (0:00) Making it in comedy (4:51) The key to selling (9:12) Waiting in line for food (13:01) Hanging with Larry David (16:58) Working new material (18:25) Self-promotion (22:29) Traveling & airplanes (24:08) The last question (27:53)

Skateboarding legend Tony Hawk chats with Trey Elling, ahead of DARKSLIDES & SECRET TAPES: AN EVENING WITH TONY HAWK & RODNEY MULLEN at ACL Live on April 7th. Topics include: Parenting (0:00) That pesky broken femur (1:46) Darkslides & Secret Tapes (4:32) The skateboarding community (6:34) BACK II THE FUTURE & hoverboards (8:35) Skateboarding purists & the X Games (10:08) Skate...

Comedian Robert Kelly chats with Trey Elling, ahead of his headlining shows at the Comedy Mothership on April 5th & 6th. Topics include: Eclipses (0:00) Hanging in the woods (3:33) Kids and their feelings (14:04) The border (21:56) The Comedy Mothership (24:26) Current projects (30:57) Steve Byrne (35:12)

Legendary musician John Oates chats with Trey Elling during SXSW 2024. Topics include: Attending the first SXSW (0:00) Starting out in the music biz (1:30) Willie Nelson (5:15) The solo career (6:17) The story behind "Get Your Smile On" (7:42) "Maneater" (11:00) Taking a 10-year break in 1986 (13:16) Failing at country music (18:25) Artificial intelligence (20:50) Electric cars...

Trey Elling chats with the legendary Bootsy Collins and up-and-coming musician Fantaazma during SXSW 2024. Bootsy premiered his new single at South By. "The Influencers" features Fantaazma, Snoop Dogg, Wiz Khalifa, and more. Topics include: How Bootsy and Fantaazma met (0:47) The One (3:05) Bootsy's alien encounter (8:17) "The Influencers" (12:54) Bootsy gives a nickname to...

Trey Elling chats with the cast of ROAD HOUSE , ahead of the film's premiere at SXSW 2024 . The guests included Jake Gyllenhaal , Connor McGregor , Daniela Melchior , Jessica Williams , Billy Magnussen , BK Cannon , Dominique Columbus , Breland , and Bob Menery . Topics include: Intro (0:00) Jake & Connor teaching each other (0:58) Remaking a classic (2:52) Modern Jeff Healy (4:25) Last re...

Actor Skeet Ulrich chats with Trey Elling, prior to the March 31st premiere of PARISH on AMC . Ulrich is also driving the honorary pace car prior to NASCAR's EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix at Circuit of the Americas in Austin, TX on March 24th. Topics include: Skeet's deep connection to NASCAR (0:00) Having open-heart surgery at 10 (4:15) Driving the honorary pace car (8:52) His mischievou...

Comedian and filmmaker Bobcat Goldthwait chats with Trey Elling, ahead of his shows at Vulcan Gas Company on March 22nd & 23rd . Topics include: Bobcat the standup comedian (0:00) The early days (1:19) Testing new material (4:24) ATX standup (6:02) Finding hid true voice on stage (8:50) Directing the Jimmy Kimmel Show (11:46) Befriending Robin Williams (14:31) Making World's Greatest Dad (...

Jermaine Dupri & Luther Campbell chat with Trey Elling about FREAKNIK: THE WILDEST PARTY NEVER TOLD , ahead of the Hulu documentary's world premiere at SXSW 2024 . Topics include: Why this story needs to be told (0:00) What Freaknik was all about (2:20) Jermaine's Super Bowl outfit (5:24) The direction of college football (6:46)

Actor Thomas Haden Church chats with Trey Elling about ACCIDENTAL TEXAN , which opened in theaters on March 8th. Topics include: Accidental Texan (0:00) The Texas Hill Country (1:41) Self-sabotage as a young actor (5:52) Total eclipse of bachelor party? (9:04)

Robert Smigel has made people laugh though SNL, Conan, Leo on Netflix, and much more. He chats with Trey, ahead of his appearances at SXSW 2024, to discuss four decades of creating comedy. Topics include: Austin, TX (0:00) Chicago (2:13) SNL (11:13) Replacing Lorne Michaels (19:45) Triumph (22:01) Norm (25:39) Imitating Norm (28:01) Is comedy harder in 2024? (29:43) Cancel culture & comedy (38...

Former pro baller Evan Turner chats with Trey Elling, ahead of Evan and Andre Iguodala bringing their Point Forward podcast to SXSW on March 10th for a conversation with Megan Rapinoe . Topics include: Da Bears (0:00) Jay Cutler (2:16) Austin, TX (4:14) Interviewing Megan Rapinoe at SXSW (5:51) Post-NBA adjustment (6:41) Starring at THE Ohio State (9:40) Staying in school (12:36) Parenting in 2024...

Emmy-nominated actor Stephen Root chats with Trey Elling, ahead of the 25th anniversary reunion of the Office Space cast & crew at SXSW 2024 . Topics include: Making Office Space (0:00) NewsRadio (6:53) Improv in Barry (8:14) Mike Judge's brilliance (9:51) Betting on yourself (11:15) The end of Barry (14:09) Working with Norm MacDonald (16:24) Rebooting King of the Hill (17:39) The Lasting...

Comedian Steve Treviño chats with Trey Elling, prior to his Good Life Tour to Bass Concert hall in Austin, TX on March 8th . Topics include: Moving back to Texas (0:00) Working out new material (4:03) Youth sports (6:28) Non-offensive standup (16:44) Kids and cussing (19:49) Theaters vs clubs (23:39) Helicopters For Heroes (28:27) Renae, aka Captain Evil, joins in (30:34)

Comedian Mark Normand chats with Trey Elling, ahead of his Ya Don't Say tour stopping in Austin on March 1st & 2nd . Topics include: His career blowing up (0:00) Austin, TX (1:52) Brian Simpson (2:47) The Comedy Mothership (3:22) Larry David (5:31) The We Might Be Drunk podcast (8:36) Bodega Cat Whiskey (10:18) Shane Gillis on SNL (11:32) Two 'taboo' words that are back in fashion...

Comedian Christopher Titus chats with Trey Elling, prior to his Feb. 29 - Mar. 2 shows at Cap City Comedy Club . Topics include: Stupid people (0:00) Stupid drivers (2:13) Carrying Monsters (4:51) Dark (standup) comedy (8:17) A Bill Hicks story (10:10) Standup & cancel culture (12:13) A Titus family history lesson (16:01) A boost from Dana Carvey (17:07) Parenting (19:57) A question he's p...

#1 New York Times bestselling author Mark Greaney chats with Trey Elling about THE CHAOS AGENT , the 13th installment in his Gray Man series . Topics include: Focusing on Artificial Intelligence (0:00) Only using actualized technologies (2:59) AI being allowed in military warfare (7:06) Disturbing AI discoveries from his research (10:42) Parenting (13:59) The creative process (17:48) Failure (21:2...

Comedian, podcaster, and actor Bryan Callen chats with Trey Elling, prior to The Fighter And The Kid broadcasting live from Vulcan Gas Company on February 15th at 10pm . Topics include: TFATK live broadcast (0:00) Parenting in 2024 (3:09) The cult of the amateur (8:01) Challenging your kids (11:59) Pursuing of acting (15:53) The theme for his next special (20:05) THE question he's pondering (2...