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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.

comedy comedy interviews

All Episodes

00:52:00

#442 - Nellie Bowles on MORNING AFTER THE REVOLUTION

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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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00:38:13

#434 - Steve Byrne

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2024/05/01

Comedian & filmmaker Steve Byrne chats with Trey Elling, ahead of his headlining shows at the Comedy Mothership. Topics include: USO tours (0:00) Comedy in Austin (3:45) Standup thriving b/c funny movies aren't? (8:00) Steve's current filmmaking projects (13:48) The Pittsburgh Steelers (20:59) Steve vs Bobby Kelly (23:52) The Mothership and working to create funny (27:20) An ode to standup (32:30)

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00:52:00

#433 - Dave Claassen & Paul Grzybowski on ENCAPSULATE

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2024/04/30

ENCAPSULATE and Atlanta Mushroom Festival founders Paul Grzybowski and Dave Claassen chat with Trey Elling about their amazing supplement, the quarterly festival, and more. Topics include: Paul's background (0:00) Dave's background (3:46) The start of ENCAPSULATE (6:28) Reishi mushroom benefits (14:07) Lion's mane mushrooms (15:56) Cordyceps mushrooms (16:58) Chaga mushrooms (18:00) Shiitake mushrooms (18:46) Turkey tail mushrooms (19:59) The Atlanta Mushroom Festival

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01:01:40

#432 - Erik Griffin

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2024/04/27

Comedian, actor, and podcaster Erik Griffin chats with Trey Elling, ahead of his headlining shows at the Comedy Mothership. Topics include: QBs & football (0:00) Parenting a newborn (15:37) Mortality as a parent (20:01) Gun technology lagging (25:07) Parenting challenges (29:06) Matt Rife (52:52) I'm Dying Up Here (56:06) An ode to standup (59:51)

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00:04:08

#431 - Alex Garland, et al on CIVIL WAR

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2024/04/22

Trey Elling chats with writer/director Alex Garland, as well as cast members Cailee Spaeny & Wagner Moura, ahead of the SXSW world premiere of CIVIL WAR. Alex Garland (0:00) Cailee Spaeny (0:46) Wagner Moura (1:58)

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00:05:19

#430 - Cheech & Chong, et al on CHEECH AND CHONG'S...

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2024/04/20

Trey Elling chats with the people responsible for the new documentary, CHEECH AND CHONG'S LAST MOVIE, during the film's red carpet premiere at SXSW. Guests include:Cheech Marin & Tommy Chong (0:00) John Paul DeJoria (1:15) Robbi Chong (1:36) David Bushell (3:27)

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00:23:19

#429 - Paul Conyers

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2024/04/20

Comedian Paul Conyers chats with Trey Elling, ahead of his Moontower Comedy Fest show at Cap City Comedy Club on Saturday, April 20th at 10pm. Topics include: The Sacramento Kings (0:00) A hoops background (1:33) Being tall kinda sucks (4:37) The greatest standup bombing story ever? (8:18) Performing in Austin, TX (12:44) Connecting with Nate Jackson (17:37) Brock Purdy & SF (18:48)

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00:06:31

#428 - Jesse Eisenberg, Zellner Bros on SASQUATCH SUNSET

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2024/04/19

Trey Elling chats with the cast & writers/directors at the SXSW world premiere of SASQUATCH SUNSET. The film hits theaters on April 19th. Guests include: Jesse Eisenberg (0:00) David Zellner (0:49) Nathan Zellner (1:16) Christophe Zajac-Denek (1:49)

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00:40:36

#427 - Brad Williams

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2024/04/18

Comedian Brad Williams chats with Trey Elling, ahead of his show during Moontower Comedy Fest at the Paramount Theatre on April 19th. Topics include:Intro (0:00) Moontower (2:18) Living the good life (8:03) The Denver Broncos (11:57) The NFL (17:23) Out to sea with Chris Jericho (24:36) Brad's OJ joke (28:47) The Spinal Tap sequel (30:56) The Comedy Mothership (32:16) An ode to standup (36:32)

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00:25:00

#426 - Ms. Pat

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2024/04/17

Comedian Ms. Pat chats with Trey Elling, ahead of her Moontower Comedy Fest show at the Paramount Theatre on April 18th. Topics include:Intro (0:00) Getting used to theaters (2:21) Standup crowd etiquette (4:13) Childhood (9:02) Having hard conversations (13:06) Customer service for dealing (15:35) Richard Pryor & Bill Cosby (17:40) Celebrity (21:50) An ode to standup (23:33)

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00:33:40

#425 - Ari Shaffir

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2024/04/16

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) Watching cockfights (11:12) State of Origin (17:13) You Be Trippin' (19:12) The Kobe

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00:20:59

#424 - Alan Ruck on FERRIS BUELLER'S DAY OFF

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2024/04/13

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)

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00:32:50

#423 - Martin Urbano

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2024/04/12

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)

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