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

Trey Elling chats with comedians, filmmakers, sports figures, musicians, and authors about their stories.

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00:15:44

#454 - Todd Gurley

The Sport of Life: Chats w/ Comedians, Filmmakers,... ·

2024/07/24

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)

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00:18:02

#453 - Greg Sankey

The Sport of Life: Chats w/ Comedians, Filmmakers,... ·

2024/07/19

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)

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00:59:15

#452 - Phil Elwood on ALL THE WORST HUMANS

The Sport of Life: Chats w/ Comedians, Filmmakers,... ·

2024/07/10

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) "Let's go, Brandon" (27:29) A visit from the FBI (30:11) Linkedin

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00:34:15

#451 - Rich Vos

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2024/07/01

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)

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00:16:45

#450 - Ted Cruz

The Sport of Life: Chats w/ Comedians, Filmmakers,... ·

2024/06/28

US Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) chats with Trey Elling. Topics include:NIL in college sports (0:00) WADA's lack of Olympic transparency (11:15) Texas & Texas A&M resuming their football rivalry (14:35)

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00:22:14

#449 - Roseanne Barr

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2024/06/15

The legendary Roseanne Barr chats with Trey Elling, ahead of her headlining shows at Cap City Comedy Club on June 17th, 18th, and 19th. Topics include:Austin & Texas (0:00) Independent thought (4:38) Bill Hicks (7:15) Parenting in 2024 (9:06) Belligerent technology usage (12:40) Cancel culture (14:22) Political correctness in comedy (16:22) An ode to standup (20:00)

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00:32:13

#448 - Aries Spears

The Sport of Life: Chats w/ Comedians, Filmmakers,... ·

2024/06/14

Comedian and actor Aries Spears chats with Trey Elling, ahead of his headlining shows at Cap City Comedy Club from June 13th thru 16th. Topics include: Austin's standup scene (0:00) Aries' current hour (1:45) Seeing a lot of adult things as a kid (3:36) Eddie Murphy (9:08) Political correctness in comedy (14:32) The Spears & Steinberg podcast (17:28) Too many 'aw shucks' moments (18:57) Admitting mistakes (20:15) Being ok with silence on stage (25:29) Mike Tyson

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00:13:00

#447 - Michael Carbonaro

The Sport of Life: Chats w/ Comedians, Filmmakers,... ·

2024/06/11

Magician Michael Carbonaro chats with Trey Elling, ahead of his June 16th show at Austin's Paramount Theatre. Topics include:The "Lies On Stage" Tour (0:00) A Zoom card trick (3:23) A love/hate relationship with magic (5:45) Political correctness in comedy (7:43) The live show (11:32)

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00:27:19

#446 - Brian Posehn

The Sport of Life: Chats w/ Comedians, Filmmakers,... ·

2024/06/07

Comedian and actor Brian Posehn chats with Trey Elling, ahead of his shows at Creek and the Cave. Topics include:Austin, TX (0:00) Brian's new comic, Grommets (3:39) 8th grade graduations & the like (10:22) Interviewing Geezer Butler of Black Sabbath (16:43) The new hour (21:23) Brian's skater past (22:40) An ode to standup (24:57)

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00:25:48

#445 - Mike Vecchione

The Sport of Life: Chats w/ Comedians, Filmmakers,... ·

2024/06/04

Comedian Mike Vecchione chats with Trey Elling, prior to his headlining shows at the Comedy Mothership. Topics include:Back at The Mothership (0:00) Philly --> NYC (2:24) Teaching special education (8:25) Philly sports insanity (14:03) Comedy crowds (23:14)

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00:19:35

#444 - Viggo Mortensen on THE DEAD DON'T HURT

The Sport of Life: Chats w/ Comedians, Filmmakers,... ·

2024/06/02

Filmmaker Viggo Mortensen chats with Trey Elling about THE DEAD DON'T HURT, a new Western he wrote, directed, starred in, and scored. Topics include: His mom's influence on the story (0:00) Vicky Krieps as the female antagonist (2:38) Acting is playing (4:34) Collaboration (5:36) The non-linear structure (7:44) Getting the horseback riding right (11:28) Believability (13:04) What he learned making this film (16:11) An ode to filmmaking (17:48)

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00:25:19

#443 - Phil Rosenthal

The Sport of Life: Chats w/ Comedians, Filmmakers,... ·

2024/05/31

Phil Rosenthal, star of Netflix's Somebody Feed Phil and creator of Everybody Loves Raymond, chats with Trey Elling, prior to his annual appearance at the ATX TV Festival. Phil also co-hosts the podcast, Naked Lunch. And he's written two books, Somebody Feed Phil The Book and Just Try It!, a children's book co-authored with his daughter, Lily.Topics include: Chicago (0:00) A love for television (2:46) Meeting Bruce Springsteen (7:14) Meeting Larry David (10:03) Phones at the

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00:52:00

#442 - Nellie Bowles on MORNING AFTER THE REVOLUTION

The Sport of Life: Chats w/ Comedians, Filmmakers,... ·

2024/05/30

Nellie Bowles, currently a writer for The Free Press and formerly with The New York Times, chats with Trey Elling about MORNING AFTER THE REVOLUTION: DISPATCHES FROM THE WRONG SIDE OF HISTORY. Topics include: The book's goal (0:00) CHAZ! Seattle's Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone (2:55) Cancel Culture (12:21) Black Lives Matter (15:03) San Francisco (28:06) Trans lives matter (37:15) Optimistic or pessimistic about things? (48:37)

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00:35:36

#441 - Jackie Fabulous

The Sport of Life: Chats w/ Comedians, Filmmakers,... ·

2024/05/25

Comedian Jackie Fabulous chats with Trey Elling, ahead of her headlining shows at Creek and the Cave. Topics include: Travel headaches (0:00) Getting on stage in a variety of places (7:26) Standup etiquette (11:15) Austin, TX...Jackie's future home??? (14:44) Tattoos (29:40) An ode to standup (32:28)

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00:28:24

#440 - Chad Daniels

The Sport of Life: Chats w/ Comedians, Filmmakers,... ·

2024/05/21

Comedian Chad Daniels chats with Trey Elling, ahead of his headlining shows at the Comedy Mothership. Topics include:The Comedy Mothership (0:00) Minnesota sports & Kirk Cousins (2:41) Sports heckling (9:05) Fatherhood (12:27) Opening for Mitch Hedberg (19:57) Odes to Minnesota and standup (24:29)

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00:35:29

#439 - TJ Miller

The Sport of Life: Chats w/ Comedians, Filmmakers,... ·

2024/05/17

Comedian and actor TJ Miller chats with Trey Elling, prior to his shows at Creek & The Cave on May 17th and 18th. Topics include: TJ's warthog (0:00) Dad's brain surgery (2:08) Austin, TX (4:20) Big city living (7:42) NYC's rough edges (15:59) City bikes and scooters (18:01) Standup at Red Rocks (23:29) Arrested in Austin (26:51) TJ's Crowd Sorcerer Tour (28:25) An ode to standup (31:22)

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00:47:59

#438 - Serj Tankian on DOWN WITH THE SYSTEM

The Sport of Life: Chats w/ Comedians, Filmmakers,... ·

2024/05/14

Musician Serj Tankian, best known as front man for System Of A Down, chats with Trey Elling about DOWN WITH THE SYSTEM: A MEMOIR (OF SORTS). Topics include: His family in the Armenian Genocide (0:00) The Lebanon Civil War (4:48) Being an immigrant kid (7:38) The music epiphany (10:32) Dad's helpful advice (13:11) "System Of A Down" meaning (15:05) Rick Rubin (16:47) His first visit to Armenia (19:47) Criticizing the US, post-9/11 (21:31) Spurning the Grammys (24:55)

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00:56:15

#437 - Max Marshall on AMONG THE BROS

The Sport of Life: Chats w/ Comedians, Filmmakers,... ·

2024/05/12

Investigative writer Max Marshall chats with Trey Elling about AMONG THE BROS: A FRATERNITY CRIME STORY. Topics include: Initially chasing this story (0:00) The Xanax/benzo epidemic (3:10) Introducing Mikey & Rob (7:26) Mike & Rob sling Xanax (10:12) Zach Kligman enters the picture (14:11) Mikey & Waka Flocka (20:08) The police get involved (24;37) Rob flips on Mikey (28:21) Talking to Mikey in prison (34:47) Not getting to speak with Rob (38:17) Zach Kligman's

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00:36:26

#436 - Cedric Burnside

The Sport of Life: Chats w/ Comedians, Filmmakers,... ·

2024/05/07

Grammy-winning blues musician Cedric Burnside chats with Trey Elling, ahead of his May 9th-11th tour stops in Houston, Austin, and San Antonio. Topics include: His new album, HILL COUNTRY LOVE (0:00) Evolving as a musician (3:21) His granddad, RL Burnside (7:53) His meek childhood (11:18) Making it through the hard times (13:33) Juke joints (16:34) Describing hill country blues (18:44) Playing in Austin (20:26) Winning a Grammy (23:18) His cameo in BLACK SNAKE MOAN (26:25) Kitchen

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00:32:09

#435 - Nimesh Patel

The Sport of Life: Chats w/ Comedians, Filmmakers,... ·

2024/05/03

Comedian Nimesh Patel chats with Trey Elling, prior to his show at the Paramount Theatre on May 3rd. Topics include:His newest hour (0:00) The importance of family (7:18) Doing theaters & playing Austin (9:02) A unique path to touring in 2021 (13:30) Luck (18:20) Approval from Chris Rock (23:46) A big question (27:37) An ode to standup (29:31)

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