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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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00:34:06

#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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00:31:05

#182 - Susan Orlean on ON ANIMALS

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2021/10/12

New Yorker staff writer and bestselling author Susan Orlean chats with Trey Elling about ON ANIMALS. Questions include: Why does she feel a lifelong connection with animals? (01:10) Why is she most interested in animals that straddle the line between domesticated and wild? (03:03) How does someone get comfortable enough with a lion to keep it as a pet? (14:54) What impresses her most about mules? (19:32) Why are rabbits the only animals we keep as pets and also readily eat? (25:12)

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00:32:33

#181 - Laurie Woolever on BOURDAIN

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2021/10/07

Writer and editor Laurie Woolever chats with Trey Elling about BOURDAIN: THE DEFINITIVE ORAL BIOGRAPHY. Laurie spent nearly a decade working as Anthony Bourdain's assistant and co-author, before his suicide in 2018. BOURDAIN is a result of conversations with a multitude of important people in Tony's life as a child, aimless college student, lover, cook, addict, writer, tv personality, father, celebrity, and more.

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00:33:33

#180 - Mary Roach on FUZZ

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2021/10/05

Investigative storyteller and bestselling author Mary Roach chats with Trey Elling about FUZZ: WHEN NATURE BREAKS THE LAW.

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01:02:02

#179 - Mark Lawrence Schrad on SMASHING THE LIQUOR...

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2021/09/30

Villanova political science professor Mark Lawrence Schrad chats with Trey Elling about SMASHING THE LIQUOR MACHINE: A GLOBAL HISTORY. The guys discuss the history of temperance and prohibition as a tool of the oppressed in: Russia Sweden Germany Great Britain India The United States And as a bonus, Mark shares a story of drinking too much vodka, on a train from Russia to the Ukraine, that you don't want to miss!

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00:30:41

#178 - Leigh Cowart on HURTS SO GOOD

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2021/09/28

Science journalist Leigh Cowart chats with Trey Elling about HURTS SO GOOD: THE SCIENCE AND CULTURE OF PAIN ON PURPOSE. Questions include: What is pain? (01:26) Why do endorphins help explain why pain can feel good? (02:25) How do fMRI scans differ between the brains of masochists and non when dealing with pain? (08:11) What do people get wrong about capsaicin, the chemical that causes the hot spice in peppers? (15:24) Why does she tend to notice how attention changes perception? (20:36)

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00:58:27

#177 - William Stixrud and Ned Johnson on WHAT DO YOU...

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2021/09/23

Clinical neuropsychologist William Stixrud and PrepMatters founder Ned Johnson chat with Trey Elling about WHAT DO YOU SAY? HOW TO TALK WITH KIDS TO BUILD MOTIVATION, STRESS TOLERANCE, AND A HAPPY HOME. The book serves as the follow-up to their 2018 bestseller, THE SELF-DRIVEN CHILD.

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00:52:45

#176 - Harry Cliff on HOW TO MAKE AN APPLE PIE FROM...

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2021/09/21

Particle physicist Dr. Harry Cliff chats with Trey Elling about HOW TO MAKE AN APPLE PIE FROM SCRATCH: IN SEARCH OF THE RECIPE FOR OUR UNIVERSE, FROM THE ORIGIN OF ATOMS TO THE BIG BANG. Questions include: Why is carbon the David Bowie of the periodic table? (09:58) How did Einstein prove the existence of atoms in 1905? (11:56) What makes Ernest Rutherford one of the greatest experimental physicists of all time? (16:34) Why is an English lab trying to make a (twinkle, twinkle little) star on

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01:01:27

#175 - Ben Milligan on BY WATER BENEATH THE WALLS

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2021/09/16

Benjamin H. Milligan, an active member of the US Navy SEALs from 2001-2009, chats with Trey Elling about BY WATER BENEATH THE WALLS: THE RISE OF THE NAVY SEALS. The book chronicles the US military special forces and individuals who helped shape what ultimately became the US Navy SEALs.

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00:55:48

#174 - Matt Siegel on THE SECRET HISTORY OF FOOD

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2021/09/15

Food writer Matt Siegel chats with Trey Elling about THE SECRET HISTORY OF FOOD: STRANGE BUT TRUE STORIES ABOUT THE ORIGINS OF EVERYTHING WE EAT. Learn all about the histories of: Vanilla (05:54) Ice cream (09:58) America's connection to apple pie (20:46) Cereal (22:57) Dildo bread (27:03) Corn (31:51) Honey (37:12) Fast food (45:24) Rebranded seafood like whore's eggs (49:12) Olive oil (51:27)

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00:22:13

#173 - Docs on Pod #7 - Nick Scown on TOO SOON

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2021/09/14

Filmmaker Nick Scown chats with Trey Elling about TOO SOON: COMEDY AFTER 9/11, which Scown co-directed with Julie Seabaugh. The film examines how September 11th affected the comedy scene, and th comedians and jokes responsible for the artform's rebirth in the weeks, months, and years that followed.

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01:02:27

#172 - Frank Rose on THE SEA WE SWIM IN

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2021/09/09

Storytelling expert Frank Rose chats with Trey Elling about THE SEA WE SWIM IN: HOW STORIES WORK IN A DATA-DRIVEN WORLD.

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