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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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00:14:20

#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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00:34:06

#191 - Anna Lembke on DOPAMINE NATION

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2021/11/11

Renowned psychiatrist and medical director of Stanford Addiction Medicine Dr. Anna Lembke chats with Trey Elling about DOPAMINE NATION: FINDING BALANCE IN THE AGE OF INDULGENCE. Questions include: What is dopamine, and what does popular culture get wrong about it? (01:27) How does the dopamine economy play into the compulsive abuse of substances and activities? (03:59) How has helicopter parenting contributed to the rise of compulsive behaviors? (05:42) Is mental illness that requires

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00:29:59

#190 - Alan Cumming on BAGGAGE

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2021/11/09

Tony-winning actor of stage and screen, singer, activist, and writer Alan Cumming chats with Trey Elling about BAGGAGE: TALES FROM A FULLY PACKED LIFE. Questions include: Why was he in such a bad headspace at the age of 29, and what led him to changing his course? (04:46) Around this time, he and his brother confronted their dad about the abuse he subjected them to. How'd that go? (07:03) How big was it to land the role of Sandy Frink in ROMY AND MICHELLE'S HIGH SCHOOL REUNION? (09:55) What was

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00:45:46

#189 - Joe Lee on FORGIVENESS

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2021/11/04

Cartoonist, illustrator, writer, and former circus clown Joe Lee chats with Trey Elling about the graphic novel he wrote and illustrated, titled FORGIVENESS: THE STORY OF EVA KOR, SURVIVOR OF THE AUSCHWITZ TWIN EXPERIMENTS. Joe shares the details of Eva's life, which proves inspirational as a result of unfathomable trauma and tragedy at the hands of the Nazis during World War II.

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00:52:22

#188 - Bill Schutt on PUMP

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2021/11/02

Zoologist and bestselling author Bill Schutt chats with Trey Elling about PUMP: A NATURAL HISTORY OF THE HEART. Their discussion starts the importance of the hearts and circulatory systems of blue whales, horseshoe crabs, squids and octopuses, giraffes, crocodiles, and bats. Plus the ins and outs of the human heart, including the evolution of our understanding of this crucial muscular organ.

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00:49:22

#187 - Josiah Hesse on RUNNER'S HIGH

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2021/10/29

Cannabis journalist Josiah Hesse chats with Trey Elling about RUNNERS HIGH: HOW A MOVEMENT OF CANNABIS-FUELED ATHLETES IS CHANGING THE SCIENCE OF SPORTS. The guys discuss the physiology behind "the runner's high", the comprehensive nature of our internal cannabinoid system, the demonization of cannabis in the early 1900s after it had been used as a plant medicine for thousands of years, research over the past 70 years that is correcting the 'lazy stoner' trope, the convoluted logic behind World

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00:30:11

#186 - Cassandra Quave on THE PLANT HUNTER

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2021/10/26

Dr. Cassandra Leah Quave, who serves as the herbarium curator and associate professor of dermatology and human health at Emory University, chats with Trey Elling about THE PLANT HUNTER: A SCIENTIST'S QUEST FOR NATURE'S NEXT MEDICINES. The book chronicles Dr. Quave's efforts to unite Eastern and Western medicines through an understanding of the medicinal powers of plants, a path inspired by her own experience in dealing with unique medical difficulties since birth.

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00:59:14

#185 - Rick Ridgeway on LIFE LIVED WILD

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2021/10/21

Adventurer, mountaineer, writer, filmmaker, and environmentalist Rick Ridgeway chats with Trey Elling about LIFE LIVED WILD: ADVENTURES AT THE EDGE OF THE MAP. Rick tells Trey about numerous jaw-dropping experiences he's gone through in the mountains, oceans, and everywhere in between. Occasionally these expeditions would literally become life-and-death, with Rick surviving while his friends did not. How did he cope with such traumas, and what lessons did he learn along the way? Rick discusses these

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00:54:24

#184 - Myke Cole on THE BRONZE LIE

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2021/10/19

Intel, military, and law enforcement veteran and bestselling author Myke Cole chats with Trey Elling about THE BRONZE LIE: SHATTERING THE MYTH OF SPARTAN WARRIOR SUPREMACY. In both the book and this chat, Cole explains why much of what modern society believes about this seemingly-superhuman group of people in ancient times is greatly exaggerated.

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00:34:11

#183 - Richard A Williams on FIXING FOOD

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2021/10/14

Former FDA high-ranking official and expert on food safety and nutrition Richard A. Williams chats with Trey Elling about FIXING FOOD: AN FDA INSIDER UNRAVELS THE MYTHS AND THE SOLUTIONS. Williams provides a comprehensive look at the bureaucracy behind decisions made at the agency responsible for food and drug safety in the US. The rationale and influence behind policies aren't always pure, which led to RIchard arguing from a statistical argument why something did (or didn't) make sense for the

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