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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

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01:18:45

#282 - Douglas London on THE RECRUITER

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2022/09/13

Spy. Spook. Intelligence officer. However you label him, Douglas London spent 34 years with the CIA, working as a field operative in countries outside of the United States, establishing relationships with foreign nationals who could help the US with highly sensitive information. And he's sharing his story with Trey Elling as told in THE RECRUITER: SPYING AND THE LOST ART OF AMERICAN INTELLIGENCE. The book is part memoir, part how-to-spy guide, and part critique of how and why the CIA lost its way

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00:18:32

#281 - Anthony Michael Hall on THE CLASS

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2022/09/08

Legendary actor Anthony Michael Hall chats with Trey Elling about his new film THE CLASS. Topics include: THE CLASS as a sort of spiritual sequel to THE BREAKFAST CLUB (0:38) Taking a page from John Hughes with rehearsals (5:00) Playing a school administrator, and remembering Paul Gleeson (8:53) Humanizing the authority figures (13:17) Acting class memories (14:59)

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00:43:21

#280 - Evan Puschak on ESCAPE INTO MEANING

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2022/09/06

Evan Puschak, the guy responsible for the wildly popular The Nerdwriter channel on YouTube, chats with Trey Elling about ESCAPE INTO MEANING: ESSAYS ON SUPERMAN, PUBLIC BENCHES, AND OTHER OBSESSIONS. Topics include: Coming into his own as a writer (1:46) Lessons learned from Emerson (6:35) Articulating like Jerry Seinfeld (10:03) The brilliance of standup comedy (12:43) Facebook's true customers (15:37) The greatness of public benches (23:38) Why Venice, Italy is Evan's favorite place

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00:20:09

#279 - David James talks standup, Alamo, murdering...

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2022/09/01

Philly-based standup David James chats with Trey Elling, a head of his shows at Cap City Comedy Club from Sept. 2nd - 4th. Topics include: Getting fired from a paper company (0:25) Working as a parole officer (2:35) His standup journey (4:33) Tik Tok standup "comedians" (5:57) Remembering the Alamo while murdering Bills fans in Buffalo (7:36) David's terrible NYE in San Antonio (13:29) What he hates about Philly (17:13)

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00:05:08

#278 - Trey Elling on getting fired

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2022/08/30

Trey takes a break from interviews to discuss his recent departure from 104.9 The Horn, a sports radio station in Austin, TX where he hosted a midday show for the past five-plus years.

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00:48:41

#277 - TJ English on DANGEROUS RHYTHMS (part 2)

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2022/08/25

Journalist, screenwriter, and New York Times bestselling author TJ English chats with Trey Elling about DANGEROUS RHYTHMS: JAZZ AND THE UNDERWORLD. In the second of a two-part conversation with TJ, topics include: Jazz thriving through the Great Depression (0:15) How gangsters "mobbed up" jukeboxes during the Great Depression (2:40) Frank Sinatra as the main figure in the book's second half (4:40) Sinatra's mom providing him an 'in' with the Hoboken, NJ mafia (6:16) Frank using the mob to

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00:50:53

#276 - TJ English on DANGEROUS RHYTHMS (part 1)

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2022/08/23

Journalist, screenwriter, and New York Times bestselling author TJ English chats with Trey Elling about DANGEROUS RHYTHMS: JAZZ AND THE UNDERWORLD. In the first of a two-part conversation with TJ, topics include: Why the birth of jazz was about more than merely creating a new sort of language (3:10) How lynchings helped form a bond Sicilian club owners and black jazz musicians in early-1900s New Orleans (6:29) The origins of the term 'jazz' (10:22) "Jellyroll" Morton (14:06) The influence of

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00:58:46

#275 - Randy Lanier on SURVIVAL OF THE FASTEST

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2022/08/16

Legendary race car driver and marijuana smuggler Randy Lanier chats with Trey Elling about SURVIVAL OF THE FASTEST: WEED, SPEED, AND THE 1980s DRUG SCANDAL THAT SHOCKED THE SPORTS WORLD. The book details how Randy became one of the most lucrative international marijuana traffickers in US history during the 1980s, part of which coincided with his rapid ascent in professional auto racing, before it all came crashing down.

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00:18:32

#274 - Earthquake

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2022/08/12

Comedian, actor, and radio host Earthquake chats with Trey Elling, ahead of his shows at Cap City Comedy Club. Topics include: Today's kids being bored by the childhood entertainment of the past (0:44) Cancel culture (4:21) Why Washington DC cranks out so many funny comedians (5:17) How he was shaped by serving 11 years in the Air Force (6:41) Audience members attacking comedians (9:00) Will Smith going after Chris Rock at the Oscars (10:31) How he got the name "Earthquake" (11:18)

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00:45:03

#273 - Mike Leach

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2022/08/11

Mississippi State head coach Mike Leach, aka "the Bill Murray of College Football", chats with Trey Elling ahead of the 2022 season. Topics include: The collective impact of conference realignment, NIL, and possible playoff expansion on the sport (1:52) Wanting to chat with Elon Musk (20:13) Mike's offseason (23:33) Pikes Peak & Buffalo Bill trivia (28:33) Craziness in the Florida Keys (35:16) Bigfoot (38:36) Previewing Mississippi State football's upcoming season (42:52)

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00:44:35

#272 - Justin Gregg on IF NIETZSCHE WERE A NARWHAL

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2022/08/09

Dolphin social cognition expert and science writer Justin Gregg chats with Trey Elling about IF NIETZSCHE WERE A NARWHAL: WHAT ANIMAL INTELLIGENCE REVEALS ABOUT HUMAN STUPIDITY.

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01:00:39

#271 - Nate Ebner on FINISH STRONG

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2022/08/04

Super Bowl champion and US Rugby Olympian Nate Ebner chats with Trey Elling about FINISH STRONG: A FATHER'S CODE AND A SON'S PATH. The book tells the story of Nate's special relationship with his father growing up, his dad's tragic murder, and how Nate used the lessons learned from his dad to walk on at Ohio State Buckeyes football, win three Super Bowls with the New England Patriots, and represent US Rugby at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio. Nate and Trey discuss some of those details.

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00:23:11

#270 - Comedian Jeff Ross

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2022/08/02

Comedian Jeff Ross, aka the Roastmaster General, chats with Trey Elling, prior to his shows at Cap City Comedy Club on August 4 - 6. Topics include: Jeff's status as an elder statesman in standup (1:59) Performing bits that have nothing to do with trash-talking (3:04) How losing Bob Saget and Gilbert Gottfried affected his comedy (3:45) Disappearing airport etiquette (4:43) Jeff growing to love dogs during the pandemic (5:36) A lack of hecklers at his shows (7:51) Jeff connecting with

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00:32:15

#269 - Bryan Callen philosophizes on comedy, life

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2022/07/28

Comedian, podcaster, writer, and actor Bryan Callen chats with Trey Elling, ahead of his standup shows at Cap City Comedy Club on July 28, 29, & 30. Topics include: Performing in Austin (4:12) Pronoun- & trans-politics (6:58) Interviewing Sammy "the Bull" Gravano (15:16) Upcoming standup special & cranking out new material (17:36) Standup in the 'cancel culture' era (18:54) Getting back into standup in 2005 (24:13) Places he won't go with his comedy (25:32) Failure

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00:32:28

#268 - Rebecca Rolland on THE ART OF TALKING WITH...

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2022/07/26

Speech pathologist, writer, and Harvard lecturer Rebecca Rolland chats with Trey Elling about THE ART OF TALKING WITH CHILDREN: THE SIMPLE KEYS TO NURTURING KINDNESS, CREATIVITY, AND CONFIDENCE IN KIDS.

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00:40:56

#267 - Ron Shelton on THE CHURCH OF BASEBALL

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2022/07/21

Legendary filmmaker Ron Shelton chats with Trey Elling about THE CHURCH OF BASEBALL: THE MAKING OF BULL DURHAM: HOME RUNS, BAD CALLS, CRAZY FIGHTS, BIG SWINGS, AND A HIT. The book is part memoir, part screenwriting/directing masterclass, and part oral history of one of the best sports movies ever made.

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00:54:52

#266 - Nicklas Brendborg on JELLYFISH AGE BACKWARDS

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2022/07/19

Molecular biologist Nicklas Brendborg chats with Trey Elling about JELLYFISH AGE BACKWARDS: NATURE'S SECRETS TO LONGEVITY. Topics include: Why we age (:51) How a certain jellyfish ages backwards (1:29) The unique aging of salmon (2:26) Large animals outliving small ones (3:17) The curious case of the naked mole rat (4:19) Genetics and lifespan (6:49) Why eradicating major diseases wouldn't extend average lifespan (9:20) Distinguishing the queen bee from worker bees (12:04) Antioxidant

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00:53:41

#265 - Frantz & Collins on SALMON WARS

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2022/07/14

Investigative journalists Douglas Frantz and Catherine Collins chats with Trey Elling about SALMON WARS: THE DARK UNDERBELLY OF OUR FAVORITE FISH. Topics include: The genesis of this book (0:49) How the farmed salmon industry is like Big Tobacco and Big Ag rolled into one (3:04) How embedded farmed salmon is in our food supply (5:27) Properly labelling seafood (7:16) The evolution of commercial salmon farming (8:21) The Canadian government's role in the rise in that country's open-net farms

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00:27:51

#264 - Mary Lynn Rajskub on FAME-ISH

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2022/07/12

Actress, comedian, and writer Mary Lynn Rajskub chats with Trey Elling about FAME-ISH: MY LIFE AT THE EDGE OF STARDOM. Topics include: Covid as the inspiration to write this book (1:10) Making the ranch dressing at Denny's (2:32) Find a home as a young performer in LA (8:15) The evolution of her standup (13:36) The key to acting dead (20:37) Her million-dollar mansion that housed a women's commune and anus-less dog (21:39) Writing about personally difficult experiences (23:08)

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00:35:02

#263 - Hans Kim on his journey in standup comedy

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2022/07/08

Comedian Hans Kim chats with Trey Elling, prior to the standup showcase he's hosting at Vulcan Gas Company on July 10th. Topics include: Kill Tony discovering him (2:19) Life changing massively in the last year-plus (3:33) Moving to Austin (5:28) His standup experience in NYC (6:41) Getting comfortable on stage (8:44) Being funny as a kid (11:20) Layers of being funny (13:06) Continually honing his craft (14:48) Opening for Joe Rogan, in front of 17,000 people (19:40) Performing

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