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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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00:23:16

#391 - Natasha Leggero

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

2024/01/20

Comedian Natasha Leggero chats with Trey Elling, ahead of her headlining shows at Cap City Comedy Club. Topics include: Cap City Comedy Club (0:00) Parenting challenges in 2024 (4:37) Millennials and their feelings (11:56) The happiest "animal" (13:05) Pivotal moments in life (16:09) Who she's currently jamming to (20:21) The importance of standup (21:44)

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00:23:43

#390 - Joe DeRosa

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2024/01/19

Comedian, writer, and sandwich maker Joe DeRosa chats with Trey Elling, ahead of his headlining shows at the Comedy Mothership. Topics include: The Comedy Mothership (0:00) The greatness of sandwiches (2:53) Ingredient distribution & bread (6:57) Texas BBQ or breakfast tacos? (11:54) Covering the Texas Senate in 2001 (15:23)

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00:23:50

#389 - Billy Walters Shares His Sports Betting Secrets!

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2024/01/17

In this bonus episode with sports betting icon Billy Walters, the guys discuss some specifics from the two chapters Billy spent detailing his system for sports gambling success in his memoir, GAMBLER: SECRETS FROM A LIFE AT RISK. You can hear part one of their conversation HERE. Topics include: Why he'd share such valuable info (0:00) The value of the half-point (4:19) Home field advantage (6:35) When to bet the money line (13:15) Sports betting money management (15:45) Taxation of

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01:28:54

#388 - Billy Walters on GAMBLER

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

2024/01/14

Iconic sports bettor Billy Walters chats with Trey Elling about GAMBLER: SECRETS FROM A LIFE AT RISK. Topics include: Intro (0:00) Why Billy wrote it (1:10) His grandmother's importance (2:14) Pool hall childhood (3:43) Billy's first bet (4:55) His grandmother's death (7:12) Becoming a teen husband/dad (9:03) Getting good at selling cars (14:27) The first trip to Vegas (18:36) Near-death experience (19:44) Why his wife Susan is so important (22:00) Fighting Guy

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00:33:46

#386 - Marlon Wayans

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2024/01/05

Actor, writer, & comedian Marlon Wayans chats with Trey Elling, ahead of his headlining shows at Cap City Comedy Club in Austin on January 5th & 6th. Topics include: Marlon's standup evolution (0:00) Finding your voice (2:31) Keenan's compliment (5:17) The stage is therapy (7:00) Damon Wayans (11:32) Requiem For A Dream (16:05) The world needs the Wayans...& vice versa (20:16) Entertainment needs risk-takers (24:38) The brilliance of God Loves Me (26:50) Trans

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00:24:29

#387 - Steve Rannazzisi

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2024/01/05

Comedian & actor Steve Rannazzisi chats with Trey Elling, ahead of his headlining shows at the Comedy Mothership, January 5th - 7th. Topics include: Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!! (0:00) The New York Giants (2:55) Good offensive line play (6:41) Performing at the Mothership (12:25) Comedy crowd etiquette (14:30) Moving back to New York (22:49)

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00:32:37

#385 - Reggie Watts on GREAT FALLS, MT

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2024/01/04

Comedian, musician, & writer Reggie Watts chats with Trey Elling about GREAT FALLS, MT: FAST TIMES, POST-PUNK WEIRDOS, AND A TALE OF COMING HOME AGAIN. Topics include: Why now was a good time to write a memoir (0:00) Reggie's first social hack in Great Falls, MT (1:31) Two people crucial to Reggie's growth as a kid (3:13) A complicated relationship w/ dad (6:00) "Because I said so" (7:34) Reggie's "Breakfast Club" experiment (9:33) A revelation in

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00:21:08

#384 - Tony Rock on Comedy, Parenthood, & Hoops...

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

2023/12/24

Comedian Tony Rock chats with Trey Elling, ahead of his headlining shows at Cap City Comedy Club. Topics include: Intro (0:00) Newspaper background (3:03) Parenthood (5:23) Hoops conspiracies (10:03) The Comedy Mothership (13:57) Dealing with hecklers (15:41) A timeline for Ton'y next special (17:19)

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00:09:28

#383 - Chavo Guerrero on THE IRON CLAW

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2023/12/21

Former pro wrestler Chavo Guerrero Jr chats with Trey Elling about serving as the wrestling coordinator and playing "The Sheik" in THE IRON CLAW. The film tells the tragic story of the Von Erich family, in and out of the wrestling ring. Topics include: How Chavo got involved in the film (0:00) His initial responsibility (1:21) Getting the wrestling scenes right (3:01) Which star was most natural in the ring (5:09) Serving as a liaison for the Von Erichs (6:35) What he loves

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00:31:22

#382 - Louis Katz...Comedian & Bidet Purveyor

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2023/12/20

Comedian Louis Katz chats with Trey Elling, ahead of his headlining shows at Creek & The Cave on Dec. 22nd & 23rd. Topics include: Louis' new special, PRESENT TENSE (0:00) Starting comedy in SF (3:28) Performing in Austin (6:11) The Comedy Mothership (12:41) Getting married in 2023 (13:48) Japan's brilliance (15:07) Bidet talk (18:32) Performing in China & Russia (20:02) Skankfest (23:25) Helping comedy club noobs (25:01) Music recommendations (27:57)

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00:25:53

#381 - Felipe Esparza on the Mothership, Hushpuppies,...

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

2023/12/16

In episode #381, comedian Felipe Esparza chats with Trey Elling, ahead of his headlining shows at the Comedy Mothership. Topics include: Performing at the Mothership (0:00) Little Boy & Fat Man (3:16) Conspiracy theories (4:18) TikTok rabbit holes (5:47) Hush puppies (7:24) Mexican food variations (8:54) South Padre (12:32) A near-decapitation in Austin (15:00) Famous homeless people (17:19) Bigfoot (19:20) La Llorna (20:32) UFOs (21:45)

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00:44:29

#380 - Matthew Odam on ATX's Best New Food in 2023

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2023/12/14

Austin American Statesman & Austin360.com food critic and reporter Matthew Odam chats with Trey Elling about his 2023 Austin Dining Guide. The guide details the 20 best new restaurants in Central Texas and three Austin 360 Food Hall of Fame inductees. Topics include: An overview of this year's guide (0:00) Ezov (2:12) Uptown Sports Club (6:20) Este (9:58) Ramen Del Barrio (12:51) Wee's Cozy Kitchen (15:18) Underdog (16:42) Holiday on 7th (18:47) Uchi in the HOF (23:05)

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00:35:39

#379 - Owen Smith on Watching, Playing, Coaching, &...

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2023/12/08

Comedian Owen Smith chats with Trey Elling, prior to his headlining shows at The Comedy Mothership on December 8th & 9th. Topics include: Selling out the Mothership (0:00) Raising young kids (1:11) Why Owen loves LeBron (2:36) Personal sports highlights (8:50) Attending Notre Dame (14:28) Coaching youth sports (17:34) Reffing youth sports (22:21) Mothership expectations (25:48) Standup goals (26:47) Writers' strike memories (29:27)

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00:29:04

#378 - John Crist on Standup Nuances

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2023/12/07

Comedian John Crist chats with Trey Elling, ahead of his headlining show at ACL Live at the Moody Theater in Austin on December 8th. Topics include: Different standup venues (0:00) Knowing your audiences (2:55) Unwritten rules of standup (7:17) Nashville's standup scene (13:46) John's ridiculous cancellation (18:40) "Christian comedian" (25:26)

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00:28:44

#377 - Donnell Rawlings on Reaching Standup...

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

2023/11/28

Comedian Donnell Rawlings chats with Trey Elling, ahead of his headlining shows at Joe Rogan's Comedy Mothership on December 1st thru 3rd. Topics include: Trey's apology to Donnell (0:00) Cancel culture (1:13) Raising resilient kids in 2023 (5:50) The Comedy Mothership (10:48) The power of laughter (13:10) Comedy Club unwritten rules (14:27) Achieving standup enlightenment (18:48) What he loves about Einstein & Marley (24:05) What he wants to be remembered for, other

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01:01:52

#376 - Sean Patton on Standup, Soaking, Sports, & More

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2023/11/24

Comedian Sean Patton chats with Trey Elling, ahead of his headlining shows at Creek & The Cave on November 25th and 26th. Topics include: Calling the Comedy Cellar home (1:07) The legitimacy of 'soaking' (3:17) Sean's karaoke injury (5:51) New Orleans (15:01) Comedy Club etiquette (20:42) Giving the audience what you want (26:11) Being a New Orleans Saints fan (29:26) Baton Rogue tamping Sean's love for LSU (45:23) FX picking up a new comedy Sean stars in

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00:24:34

#375 - Faizon Love on 40 Years Of Making People Laugh

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2023/11/18

Comedian and actor Faizon Love chats with Trey Elling, ahead of his headlining shows at Cap City Comedy Club. Topics include: Snoop Dogg forcing Faizon to retire from weed (0:00) Where he draws his standup material from (4:00) Having his first kid at 50 (4:33) The difficult art of standup comedy (7:23) Starting his standup career at the Comedy Store in the mid-1980s (10:11) Faizon's first encounter with Richard Pryor (13:25) Sam Kinison (14:31) Comparing standup and comedic acting

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00:41:37

#374 - Sam Tripoli on Conspiracies of Sports & Beyond

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

2023/11/17

Comedian & podcaster Sam Tripoli chats with Trey Elling, ahead of his Tin Foil Hat Comedy show at the Vulcan Gas Company on November 17th. Topics include: Armenians unite! (0:00) His show with Eddie Bravo at Vulcan (2:17) The LA comedy scene is down (4:25) Would Sam move out of California (7:32) Austin vs Cali homelessness (10:00) American politics (12:51) Sports conspiracies (26:39)

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00:38:41

#373 - Ed Begley Jr on TO THE TEMPLE OF...

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2023/11/12

Actor & environmentalist Ed Begley Jr chats with Trey Elling about his new memoir, TO THE TEMPLE OF TRANQUILITY...AND STEP ON IT! Topics include: Carrie Fisher's influence on this book (0:00) What Ed Begley Sr was like as a dad (1:37) Smoking a joint with Charles Manson (2:44) Doing standup with Michael Richards at the Comedy Store in its first week (4:36) How a cop routine got him into trouble (6:10) Having John Lennon fanboy on Ed (9:49) Working for Norman Lear in the 1970s

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00:26:38

#372 - Alonzo Bodden On The Ins & Outs Of Standup

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

2023/11/04

Alonzo Bodden chats with Trey Elling, before his headlining shows at the Comedy Mothership in Austin, TX. Topics include: His initial impressions of the Mothership (0:00) Austin's comedy crowds (3:40) Performing for the military (7:33) Dealing with a heckling klansman (9:41) Performing outside the US (13:54) Expectations for this year's LA Clippers (17:12) Electric and driverless vehicles (20:54)

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