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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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00:50:33

#211 - Florence Williams on HEARTBREAK

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2022/02/08

Journalist, author, and podcaster Florence Williams chats with Trey Elling about HEARTBREAK: A PERSONAL AND SCIENTIFIC JOURNEY. The book weaves Florence's personal struggle to understand the abrupt ending of her 25-year marriage with a search for the health science of relationships that flourish and, more importantly, dissolve.

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00:30:31

#210 - Brian Cox on PUTTING THE RABBIT IN THE HAT

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2022/02/03

Emmy-winning actor Brian Cox chats with Trey Elling about PUTTING THE RABBIT IN THE HAT. Questions include: What inspired the book's title? (1:18) Brian was eight when his dad died. How did his life change after that? (3:50) Why did a schoolyard fight in grade school provide him with his first lesson on acting? (5:22) When and why did Shakespeare begin to click for him? (8:24) Considering Brian played the first Hannibal Lecktor in the 1986 film MANHUNTER, why has he never discussed the role

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00:53:53

#209 - Bill Snyder on BILL SNYDER

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2022/02/01

College football hall-of-famer and former Kansas State head coach Bill Snyder chats with Trey Elling about BILL SNYDER: MY FOOTBALL LIFE AND THE REST OF THE STORY. Questions include: Did his desire to help others come from his own upbringing? (2:52) Who was Dr. Norris Patterson, and how did he help change the trajectory of Bill's life? (4:21) Why did he decide to take over a Kansas State program that was considered to be one of the worst in college football history? (8:57) What was his first

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01:02:06

#208 - Dr. Carl Erik Fisher on THE URGE

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2022/01/25

Addiction psychiatrist and bioethics scholar Carl Erik Fisher, M.D., chats with Trey Elling about THE URGE: OUR HISTORY OF ADDICTION. Questions include: When and why did the word 'addiction' come to be? (2:09) How did the ancient Greeks think about addiction? (3:39) Why is a period from around 1500-1800 known as the "psychoactive revolution? (5:33) Why were women supposedly spontaneously combusting in mid-18th century London? (8:10) When and why did the concept of temperance shift from

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01:01:16

#207 - Bill Hayes on SWEAT

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2022/01/20

Acclaimed writer and photographer Bill Hayes chats with Trey Elling about SWEAT: A HISTORY OF EXERCISE. Questions include: When did the word 'exercise' come to be? (2:03) The ancient Greeks literally collected the sweat of their best athletes. How did they do so, and what did they use the perspiration for? (7:54) Why was the book DE ARTE GYMNASTICA, originally written in the 1500s, the centerpiece of the story Bill told in SWEAT? (10:43) Why did GYMNASTICA not consider sports to be exercise

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00:54:37

#206 Jo Wimpenny on AESOP'S ANIMALS

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2022/01/18

Zoologist and science writer Jo Wimpenny chats with Trey Elling about AESOP'S ANIMALS: THE SCIENCE BEHIND THE FABLES. Questions include: From "The Crow and the Pitcher", why did one researcher refer to corvids as "feathered apes" in 2004? (4:50) Inspired by "The Wolf in Sheep's Clothing", are there animals more likely than wolves to use deception in capturing prey? (14:09) Based on "The Ass Carrying the Image", ancient cultures lauded donkeys. So why did our collective opinion about them change

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00:10:39

#205 - Tye Sheridan on THE TENDER BAR

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2022/01/14

Actor Tye Sheridan chats with Trey Elling about the new Amazon Prime film, THE TENDER BAR, co-starring Ben Affleck and directed by George Clooney. Questions include: What sort of prep goes into a role where he plays the author and main character of a film based on a memoir? (1:27) Based on his character's belief that getting into Yale was a "lucky break," what is a lucky break from Tye's career, and how did he handle things after getting past the idea that he didn't belong? (4:19) His character

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01:09:47

#204 - Sullivan & Blaschko on THE GOOD LIFE METHOD

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2022/01/11

University of Notre Dame philosophy professors Meghan Sullivan & Paul Blaschko chat with Trey Elling about THE GOOD LIFE METHOD: REASONING THROUGH THE BIG QUESTIONS OF HAPPINESS, FAITH, AND MEANING. Questions include: What is the Good Life Method? (1:25) What is our function as humans? (4:05) How does 'bullshit' keep one from the good life? (7:08) Why are philosophers so enamored with 'caves' as a metaphor? (15:12) How important is financial wealth for the good life? (18:01) Why is

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00:10:40

#203 - Tony Hale on POUPELLE OF CHIMNEY TOWN

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2022/01/06

Primetime Emmy-winning actor Tony Hale chats with Trey Elling about the new animated film, POUPELLE OF CHIMNEY TOWN, for which Tony voiced the title character. Questions include: What is POUPELLE OF CHIMNEY TOWN? (01:01) Does he seek out projects with positive, uplifting themes in 2021? (01:57) Based on his character's secret skill, what surprising skill does Tony possess? (03:34) What is Tony's biggest fear? (04:41) Since his character got jumped in the film, when was the last time Tony got

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00:14:20

#202 - Julie C. Henry on WISDOM FROM THE WILD

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2022/01/04

Former zoo & aquarium senior leader and leadership consultant Julie C. Henry chats with Trey Elling about WISDOM FROM THE WILD: THE NINE UNBREAKABLE LAWS OF LEADERSHIP FROM THE ANIMAL KINGDOM. What is leadership? (00:57) What is the mangrove method, as it relates to change? (01:17) What does Julie mean by, "one person's spider is another's sea otter"? (04:02) Why are baby sea turtles worth remembering during difficult changes? (04:56) What can leaders learn from the relationship between

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00:32:50

#201 - Uma Naidoo, MD on THIS IS YOUR BRAIN ON FOOD

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2021/12/21

Nutritional psychiatrist, professional chef, and nutritional specialist Dr. Uma Naidoo chats with Trey Elling about THIS IS YOUR BRAIN ON FOOD: AN INDISPENSABLE GUIDE TO THE SURPRISING FOODS THAT FIGHT DEPRESSION, ANXIETY, PTSD, OCD, ADHD, AND MORE. Learn all about the foods and beverages that can have a positive or negative impact on mental health issues such as: Depression (05:06) Anxiety (12:31) PTSD (18:08) ADHD (20:29) Dementia & brain fog (21:20) OCD (24:35) Bipolar disorder

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00:15:08

#200 - Sean Baker on RED ROCKET

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2021/12/16

Award-winning filmmaker Sean Baker, whose credits include THE FLORIDA PROJECT and TANGERINE, chats with Trey Elling about RED ROCKET. The dark comedy stars Simon Rex as an aging porn star who returns to his hometown and a cadre of people from his past, most of whom are leery of parasitic ways. Questions include: Why did he chose Texas City, TX as the film's locale? (01:32) How did he land on Simon Rex to play the lead? (03:05) What convinced Sean to cast Suzanna Son as 'Strawberry'? (04:28)

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00:47:53

#199 - Emily Willingham on THE TAILORED BRAIN

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2021/12/14

Journalist and science writer Emily Willingham chats with Trey Elling about THE TAILORED BRAIN: FROM KETAMINE, TO KETO, TO COMPANIONSHIP, A USER'S GUIDE TO FEELING BETTER AND THINKING SMARTER. Questions include: Why does the brain burn so much energy, even when it isn't doing much? (03:04) Can brain game apps translate to increased performance in real life? (10:41) Do any drugs enhance cognitive load, a la Bradley Cooper in Limitless? (13:53) How much does exercise help with cognition? (14:45)

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00:57:48

#198 - Amanda Ellison on SPLITTING

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2021/12/09

Durham University psychologist and neuroscientist Amanda Ellison chats with Trey Elling about SPLITTING: THE INSIDE STORY ON HEADACHES. Topics include: The common mechanism of most headaches Brain freeze Why sinus congestion causes headaches Snot Cluster headaches Migraines Dehydration as a catalyst for headaches

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00:58:27

#197 - Bartow J. Elmore on SEED MONEY

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2021/12/07

Award-winning professor and writer Bart Elmore chats with Trey Elling about SEED MONEY: MONSANTO'S PAST AND OUR FOOD FUTURE. Questions include: What does Coca Cola have to do with Monsanto's earliest days? When did Monsanto get into agricultural chemicals and pesticides? Was Monsanto actively covering up the potential harms of the chemicals the produced 50+ years ago? What is the Technology Use Agreement (TUA) Monsanto requires farmers to sign who use their genetically engineered seeds? How

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00:33:15

#196 - Michael Shellenberger on SAN FRANSICKO

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2021/12/02

Environmental & social justice advocate, journalist, and bestselling author Michael Shellenberger chats with Trey Elling about SAN FRANSICKO: WHY PROGRESSIVES RUIN CITIES. Questions include: What caused San Francisco's problem with homelessness to worsen over the past decade? (00:47) Why did then-mayor Gavin Newsom's 10-year plan to combat homelessness fail so miserably? (03:00) How do people misinterpret Portugal as a utopia for drug decriminalization/legalization? (05:09) What did he

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01:04:21

#195 - Bob Saget

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2021/12/01

Standup comedian, director, actor, and bestselling author Bob Saget chats with Trey Elling for episode #4 of our NO BOOKS REQUIRED series, ahead of his show at Austin's Paramount Theatre on Friday night. Questions include: How did it feel when Mitzi Shore passed him at the Comedy Store in the late 1970s? What are his memories of the late Bill Hicks? Why did he end up in one of the most memorable scenes in HALF BAKED? Did the studio as that they tone down the film DIRTY WORK to avoid an 'R'

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00:19:23

#194 - Oliver Stone on JFK REVISITED

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2021/11/22

Oscar-winning filmmaker Oliver Stone chats with Trey Elling about JFK REVISITED: THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS. The documentary organizes revelations from the most recent batch of declassified documents of Kennedy's assassination, combined with prior evidence, to debunk the Warren Commission's final report on the killing. while also showing who did it and why. JFK REVISITED premieres on Showtime on the 58th anniversary of John F. Kennedy's murder in Dallas.

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00:44:00

#193 - Paul Offit on YOU BET YOUR LIFE

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2021/11/18

Paul A. Offit, MD, an attending physician in the Division of Infectious Diseases & the director of the Vaccine Education Center at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, a professor of vaccinology and pediatrics at the University of Pennsylvania, and member of the FDA's vaccine advisory committee chats with Trey Elling about YOU BET YOUR LIFE: FROM BLOOD TRANSFUSIONS TO MASS VACCINATION, THE LONG AND RISKY HISTORY OF MEDICAL INNOVATION. Questions include: Did any ethical issues arrive with

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00:27:55

#192 - Leonard Maltin on STARSTRUCK

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2021/11/16

Renowned film critic and historian Leonard Maltin chats with Trey Elling about STARSTRUCK: MY UNLIKELY ROAD TO HOLLYWOOD. Topics include: What was the first film that made him fall in love with movies? (02:47) How did he start expressing his passion for tv and cinema through the media? (07:15) How did he land the Entertainment Tonight gig in the 1980s? (14:06) Why did Burt Reynolds threaten to punch him out at the Golden Boot Awards? (16:30) What is the film class he has taught at USC for

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