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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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00:56:30

#362 - James Burrows on DIRECTED BY JAMES BURROWS

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2023/08/23

Eleven-time Emmy winner James Burrows chats with Trey Elling about DIRECTED BY JAMES BURROWS: FIVE DECADES OF STORIES FROM THE LEGENDARY DIRECTOR OF TAXI, CHEERS, FRASIER, FRIENDS, WILL & GRACE, AND MORE. Topics include: The best lesson he learned from his dad, Abe (1:15) Entering TV during a transformative time (2:34) Dying with your boots on (5:54) The difficulty of Taxi (10:04) Andy Kaufman (12:27) Louie De Palma (16:11) Having Sam & Diane to hook up in Cheers (17:11) The

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00:52:16

#361 - David Koechner Talks Parenthood, Big Tech, & More

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2023/08/18

Actor & comedian David Koechner chats with Trey Elling, ahead of his headlining shows at Cap City Comedy Club. Topics include: Evolving beliefs in parental influence (0:57) Performing in Austin, TX (10:10) The perils of cell phones (12:45) Some of David's less-discussed roles (23:35) Making Larry David laugh on Curb (30:28) A favorite serious role (33:18) Covid & tech crushing our kids (34:25) Artificial Intelligence (37:40) The key to happiness (44:28) Daily triumphs

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00:07:27

#360 - Indigo Girls on IT'S ONLY LIFE AFTER ALL

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2023/08/15

Amy Ray and Emily Saliers of Indigo Girls chat with Trey Elling, ahead of the South By Southwest premiere of IT'S ONLY LIFE AFTER ALL, a documentary on the band's musical and social impact over more than 35 years. Topics include: Why now felt like a good time for a documentary (1:22) Something that surprised them about their own story (2:54) The 'Indigo Girls' name (6:03)

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01:01:23

#359 - Paul Wadlington on THINKING TEXAS FOOTBALL

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2023/08/10

Inside Texas writer, scholar, and humorist Paul Wadlington chats with Trey Elling about THINKING TEXAS FOOTBALL, his annual preview of the Texas Longhorns football season. Topics include: Why Paul is buying the preseason optimism (2:15) Quinn Ewers (4:59) The UT running backs (9:42) An talented WR corps (13:27) The Texas offensive line (15:45) The second most important TE (20:02) Impressive depth on the D-line (21:59) Anthony Hill (24:30) Replacing Overshown (25:40) The secondary

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00:28:55

#358 - Ben McKenzie on EASY MONEY

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2023/08/04

Austin native & actor Ben McKenzie chats with Trey Elling about EASY MONEY: CRYPTOCURRENCY, CASINO CAPITALISM, AND THE GOLDEN AGE OF FRAUD. Topics include: Finally releasing a book that was nearly two years in the making (1:00) How "The Emperor's New Clothes" & cannabis inspired the book (1:43) What clued him in on crypto as a scam (3:32) Being a skeptic in a sea of crypto hysteria at SXSW 2022 (5:32) Visiting the largest crypto mining facility in the US (10:02)

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00:42:04

#357 - Bryan Callen

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2023/08/03

Comedian, podcaster and actor Bryan Callen chats with Trey Elling, ahead of his headlining shows at Cap City Comedy Club, August 3-5. Topics include: Authors and their books (2:03) The return of BEST OF, WITH BRYAN CALLEN (4:24) The magnificence of the Redwoods (5:31) Awe (9:25) Sharing the stage with Alex Jones at Minds Fest (12:32) Cap City Comedy Club (13:47) Jon Stewart (15:22) Race (16:42) Gavin Newsom (18:32) The new comedy hour (24:05) Hitting 'both' sides of a

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00:17:17

#356 - BT Hayes on EXPECTATIONS

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2023/08/02

High school creative writing teacher and first-time author BT Hayes chats with Trey Elling about EXPECTATIONS. Topics include: The feeling of being published for the first time (0:35) The basis of Expectations (1:32) A timeline for the book (2:10) Enjoying the research (3:28) Picking up teenage dialogue thru his day job (5:33) His fears for his own daughter manifesting in the book (7:25) Have his kids read the book? (9:07) A nervousness in sharing a morbid piece of work (9:24) Why the

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01:33:02

#355 - Joel Thurm on SEX, DRUGS, & PILOT SEASON

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2023/07/31

Legendary former casting director Joel Thurm chats with Trey Elling about SEX, DRUGS, & PILOT SEASON: CONFESSIONS OF A CASTING DIRECTOR. Topics include: Joaquin Phoenix’s influence on the book (0:00:57) Growing up on a dairy farm in Brooklyn, NY (0:02:58) David Merrick’s influence on Joel’s career (0:08:16) How Pearl Bailey got Joel to Hollywood (0:13:03) LSD, a puffy shirt, & Jesus Christ Superstar (0:16:21) Learning how to handle people from Ethel Winant (0:21:12) The Minutes

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00:35:08

#354 - Ali Siddiq Talks Comedy, Grief, Parenting, &...

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2023/07/25

Standup comedian Ali Siddiq chats with Trey Elling, ahead of his headlining shows at Joe Rogan's Comedy Mothership on July 28th & 29th. Ali's new standup special, DOMINO EFFECT II: LOSS, is out now. Topics include: His impressions of the Comedy Mothership (0:54) Focusing on 'loss' in his new special (1:56) Letting your kids lament their trivial problems (4:54) Why he operates the way he does (6:53) The biggest challenge for parents in 2023 (16:36) The importance of

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00:10:52

EP #353 - Jake Johnson on MINX

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2023/07/21

Actor Jake Johnson chats with Trey Elling about MINX, ahead of the season 2 premiere at the ATX TV Festival. The new season premieres on STARZ on July 21st. Topics include: Austin, TX (0:42) Acting in a 1970s period piece (1:27) The story being told in MINX (2:35) Where season 2 picks up (3:34) Jake's first job (4:10) Not putting success over relationships (5:15) A hilariously weird scene from season 1 (7:02) The key to a good story (8:39)

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00:12:50

#352 - AMERICAN BORN CHINESE Red Carpet At SXSW

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2023/07/18

Daniel Wu, Ben Wang, and Gene Luen Yang chat with Trey Elling on the red carpet, ahead of the premiere of Disney's AMERICAN BORN CHINESE at South By Southwest 2023. Luen Yang wrote the original graphic novel that the series is based on, Wang stars as "Jin Wang", and Wu plays "The Monkey King". Gene Luen Yang (1:04) Ben Wang (3:46) Daniel Wu (8:41)

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00:29:19

#351 - Comedy, Fear, Food, & Fun With Brian Simpson

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2023/07/11

Austin-based standup comedian Brian Simpson chats with Trey Elling. Brian regularly performs at Joe Rogan's Comedy Mothership, including hosting "Bottom of the Barrel" on Tuesday nights. And he's taping his new special there August 25th thru 27th. Topics include: Austin's thriving standup scene (1:37) Serving in the Marines (5:40) Taping his special at the Mothership at the end of August (8:02) The first time he went up on stage (9:44) Being starstruck by Tony Woods

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00:40:39

#350 - Ben Carpenter on EVERYTHING FAT LOSS

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2023/07/09

Personal trainer and fitness expert Ben Carpenter chats with Trey Elling about EVERYTHING FAT LOSS: THE DEFINITIVE NO BULLSH*T GUIDE. Topics include: What separates this work from other fat loss books (0:30) Obesity tripling in the last 50 years (2:37) The ‘cafeteria diet’ (6:30) How the game is rigged against food consumers (8:27) Food quality vs quantity (12:35) The perils of ultra-processed foods (14:36) Why quick-fix diets are bad for weight loss (16:23) Exercise and weight loss

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00:23:56

#349 - The Science Behind Why We Choke Under Pressure

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2023/07/07

Neuroscientists Steven Chase & Aaron Batista chat with Trey Elling about research they conducted on monkeys to learn why we struggle to learn under pressure. Topics include: The genesis of this research (1:34) How the monkeys were tested (2:23) The monkeys’ ‘jackpot’ (3:35) What the research found (4:41) The activity in the monkeys’ brains (5:51) The role of the motor cortex (7:41) Examining rhesus macaques over bonobo chimps (9:46) What led Steven and Aaron to studying the brain

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00:44:55

#348 - Mike Glover on PREPARED

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2023/07/04

Former Green Beret and Fieldcraft Survival CEO Mike Glover chats with Trey Elling about PREPARED: A MANUAL FOR SURVIVING WORST-CASE SCENARIOS. Topics include: The book's goal (0:33) Growing up with preparedness (1:11) How preparation saved his life while serving in Iraq (1:52) Defining ‘mindset’ (4:10) The resilience crisis(5:26) The importance of failure (7:50) Fight or flight or...playing possum? (9:34) Combating self-doubt in stressful situations (12:36) How to start contingency

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00:46:23

#347 - Tony Woods Tells Stories

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2023/07/01

Legendary comedian Tony Woods chats with Trey Elling, ahead of his headlining shows at Joe Rogan's Comedy Mothership July 7th-9th. Topics include: Falling asleep in the theater watching Star Wars in 1977 (0:27) Comedy clubs should be uncomfortable (4:39) Posting old ravel photos (6:22) Different ways of touring through Europe (7:33) The evolution of Tony’s jokes (13:11) Fighting a kid with a ‘turkey leg’ arm (14:55) Being ‘off the grid’ (19:40) Seeing a merman in Africa (25:09)

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00:20:44

#346 - T.I. Does Standup

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2023/06/29

Grammy-winning musician, actor, & community activist Tip "T.I." Harris chats with Trey Elling about his 18 months of trying to make it as a standup comedian. Austinites can catch Tip at Cap City Comedy Club on June 29th & 30th. Topics include: What made him want to try standup comedy (0:36) Something that has surprised him about performing standup (3:21) The topics that make up his bits (5:37) Getting booed at the Barclays Center two months in (7:17) Good advice from

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00:35:40

#345 - Rich Vos on Staying Relevant in Comedy

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2023/06/27

Standup comedian Rich Vos chats with Trey Elling, ahead of his headlining shows at Joe Rogan's Comedy Mothership. Topics include: Moving houses (0:40) Remain comedically relevant over decades (4:11) Bert Kreischer's Fully Loaded Comedy Festival (8:40) Woodstock '99 (10:28) Fathering daughters (16:52) A love for standup comedy (21:43) Joe Rogan's Comedy Mothership (24:27) Shooting a new special (29:35) What Rich would tell his younger self (31:37)

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00:14:27

#344 - Ethan Suplee on GOD IS A BULLET

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2023/06/23

Actor Ethan Suplee chats with Trey Elling about his new film, GOD IS A BULLET, which premieres in theaters on June 23rd. Topics include: Too many European weddings this summer (1:34) How he ended up in God Is A Bullet (2:41) Playing a violent, psychopathic character (4:43) Getting extremely tatted up for the role (7:14) Sharing scenes with Jonathan Tucker (8:42) Whether he read the book that spawned this film (9:44) The ideal European vacation (11:56)

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00:52:14

#343 - Kelsy Burke on THE PORNOGRAPHY WARS

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2023/06/11

Award-winning, University of Nebraska-Lincoln sociologist Kelsy Burke, Ph.D., chats with Trey Elling about THE PORNOGRAPHY WARS: THE PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE OF AMERICA'S OBSCENE OBSESSION. Topics include: How she ended up writing this book (0:50) A definition of ‘pornography’ (2:02) The subjectivity of ‘offensive’ (3:33) The genesis of the US porn wars around Civil War times (4:17) George Francis Train as one of the first porn defenders (6:24) J. Edgar Hoover’s “Obscene File”

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