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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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00:31:22

#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,...

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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...

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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

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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

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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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00:13:14

#371 - Mark Burg & Oren Koules on SAW X

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2023/10/31

Mark Burg & Oren Koules chat with Trey Elling about SAW X, shortly after the film's premiere at Fantastic Fest 2023. Burg and Koules have produced all ten projects for the franchise, beginning with the original in 2004. Topics include: Making this one for the casual viewer (0:00) The components of making these films (1:04) Contributing ideas on the traps (1:49) Making SAW films for two decades (3:39) Maintaining good relationships with the crew for 20 years (4:58) Killing it on

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00:09:11

#370 - Jesse L. Martin on RE: UNITING

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2023/10/28

Actor Jesse L. Martin chats with Trey Elling about RE: UNITING, ahead of the film's world premiere at the Austin Film Festival on October 28th. Topics include: What drew Jesse to this project (0:58) The film's striking the right emotional cords (2:27) Why Jesse doesn't live with regret (4:25) Movies that make Jesse cry (7:12)

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00:08:50

#369 - Ed Begley Jr. on DON'T TELL LARRY

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2023/10/27

Actor Ed Begley Jr chats with Trey Elling about DON'T TELL LARRY. The dark comedy thriller's world premiere is at the Austin Film Festival on October 27th. Topics include: What initially drew Ed to the film (0:34) Ed as a man of the people (2:57) Taking both comedic and dramatic roles (3:31) Kiel Kennedy as 'Larry' (4:41) Where Ed's sense of humor comes from (6:01) Ed's favorite comedic actor (7:27)

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00:31:06

#368 - Bruce Hornsby on The Grateful Dead, Tupac, &...

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2023/10/26

3x Grammy-winning musician Bruce Hornsby chats with Trey Elling. Topics include: The 25th anniversary of Spirit Trail (0:42) Changing how he played piano for the record (3:47) Taking several new things at once (6:24) The key to telling a story through music (10:43) Appearing in World's Greatest Dad (12:15) Playing with the Grateful Dead (14:45) How Jerry Garcia influenced him (18:06) Bruce's favorite song by The Dead (19:42) Tupac sampling "The Way It Is" (20:40)

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00:23:10

#367 - Ben Folds on Evolving Musically & Creatively

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2023/10/19

Musician Ben Folds chats with Trey Elling, ahead of a stop in Austin on his US theatre tour in support of his new album, What Matters Most. Topics include: How the tour is going (0:42) What he loves about the new album (2:05) Learning to care less about criticism (3:54) Ben's uncompromising artistic integrity (6:42) Evolving on exploring & experimenting (9:15) Producing William Shatner's 2004 album (15:02) If he wants to write a musical (18:33) What Ben loves about Austin

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00:44:47

#366 - Rener Gracie on THE 32 PRINCIPLES

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2023/10/17

Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu expert & advocate Rener Gracie chats with Trey Elling about THE 32 PRINCIPLES: HARNESSING THE POWER OF JIU-JITSU TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESS. Topics include: A 32 principles overview (1:16) BJJ as a blueprint for life (6:59) The Connection Principle (10:11) Detachment as a learned skill (14:25) The Velocity Principle & slowing down (19:25) Rener’s invention and the River Principle (21:19) The Kizushi Principle & the value of “I don’t know” (27:44) The Fork

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00:28:50

#365 - Brad Williams on Standup & Football

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2023/10/04

Comedian Brad Williams chats with Trey Elling, ahead of his headlining shows at Cap City Comedy Club from October 5th thru 7th. Topics include: Performing in Austin (1:09) Cap City Comedy Club & man spas (3:09) Taylor Swift & the NFL (5:26) Russell Wilson and the Denver Broncos (7:02) The Dolphins beating the Broncos by 50 (8:38) The Josh McDaniels era in Denver (10:41) Hitler ruining certain waves and mustaches (12:01) Brad's fondest Broncos memory (14:10) USC Trojans

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00:53:26

#364 - Aaron Franklin on FRANKLIN SMOKE

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2023/09/26

Legendary BBQ pitmaster Aaron Franklin chats with Trey Elling about FRANKLIN SMOKE: WOOD. FIRE. FOOD. Topics include: Why he decided to complete a "trilogy" with this book (2:20) Turning what you love into a career (3:22) Aaron's willingness to share his "secrets" (4:00) How he has evolved with cooking brisket (7:05) What got him interested in the science of cooking BBQ (9:59) Recalling his restaurant's fire in 2017 (11:45) Why he loves about his for-home

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00:33:55

#363 - Sam Tallent on RUNNING THE LIGHT

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2023/09/15

Comedian and author Sam Tallent chats with Trey Elling about standup and his debut novel, RUNNING THE LIGHT. Topics include: Typical radio interviews (1:05) Joe Rogan's Comedy Mothership (3:08) Gary Clark Jr (4:49) Austin's comedy scene (7:22) Doug Stanhope (9:18) Daily life in Bisbee, AZ (10:58) Inspirations for RUNNING THE LIGHT (12:10) Sam's love for writing (15:47) Authors who influence Sam (18:39) Having comics read different chapters for the audio book (19:54) A

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