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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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00:33:55

#523 - Michael Landa on Making Olympic-Level Pet Food

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2025/05/13

Michael Landa is founder & CEO of Austin-based Nulo Pet Food, the top specialty pet food brand on the market. He chats with Trey Elling about building Nulo into what it currently is, how a swimming background helps him in business, and benefitting from the endorsements of Simone Biles, Caeleb Dressel, and other Olympians during the 2024 Paris Games. Other topics include:Starting Nulo (0:00)The pet food industry (4:48)The science (7:31)The high-quality ingredients (11:07)Michael's competitive

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00:39:15

#522 - Pro Pickleball: A Brief, Wild History

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2025/05/06

Filmmakers Ashley Underwood and Craig Coyne chat with Trey Elling about their documentary, DREAMBREAKER: A PICKLEBALL STORY. The film, which is available now on HBO MAX, chronicles the young-but-crazy world of professional pickleball. Topics include:How the film came to be (0:00)The major financial players (3:47)Celebrity team ownerships (11:22)Rising star Paris Todd (14:06)Nudist pickleball (17:24)Pickleball injuries (22:04)Pro pickleball's viability (24:29)Is there a good rivalry

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00:20:58

#521 - Steve-O...Stories Of An Aging Clown

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2025/05/01

Comedian, stuntman, and clown college graduate (yes, really) Steve-O chats with Trey Elling, prior to his headlining shows at Cap City Comedy Club. Topics include:Performing in Austin (0:00)His animal rescue ranch (1:36)Clown College (5:27)MTV touchy about fire (8:27)His current standup show (10:48)Moral limits to podcast ads (14:38)What he fears (16:59)An ode to standup (18:19)

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00:20:04

#520 - Michael Rowland Goes From Standup To ANIMAL...

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2025/04/27

Comedian and actor Michael Rowland chats with Trey Elling, prior to his shows at Cap City Comedy Club. Topics include:His standup arc (0:00)Performing in Austin (5:08)Killing vs bombing & Norm (8:18)Former fat kids (10:24)Health & fitness (12:05)ANIMAL CONTROL (15:35)

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00:37:20

#519 - Felipe Esparza Touches All The Dodger Bases

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2025/04/27

Comedian Felipe Esparza chats with Trey Elling. Topics include:Selling merch for the Dodgers (0:00)The world's worst assistant baseball coach (12:42)Dodgers Stadiu first pitch (17:49)Getting thrown out of Dodgers Stadium x2 (23:45)An ode to standup (31:54)

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00:21:14

#518 - Tim Meadows

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2025/04/25

The legendary Tim Meadows chats with Trey Elling, prior to his headlining shows at Cap City Comedy Club. Topics include:Coaching his son in youth basketball (0:00)Memories of Michael Jordan (5:35)The SNL 50th Anniversary Celebration (9:37)Performing on Broadway (16:02)

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00:39:23

#517 - Pete Holmes

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2025/04/19

Comedian ⁠Pete Holmes⁠ chats with Trey Elling, prior to his show at the ⁠Paramount Theatre⁠ on the closing night of ⁠Moontower Comedy Festival⁠. Topics include:Austin's place in comedy (0:00)'Clean' comedy (5:50)Pete's PG-13 tour (10:41)Brainstorm-to-bit ratio (17:29)Standup bubble? (21:27)Roasting Blake Griffin (23:37)The challenge of fatherhood (26:43)An ode to standup (34:10)

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00:39:43

#516 - Brad Williams

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2025/04/15

Brad Williams chats with Trey Elling, prior to his Moontower Comedy Festival show at the Paramount on April 15th at 7pm!

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00:39:32

#515 - Erik Griffin

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2025/04/12

Comedian, director, and actor Erik Griffin chats with Trey Elling, prior to his headlining shows at the Comedy Mothership. Topics include:The complex challenge of 'making it' in 2025 (0:00)Is radio part of the equation? (6:23)Kill Tony (9:20)The WNBA (14:02)Women's volleyball (18:06)Steph Curry (21:36)Taylor Swift (24:47)Father of a one-year-old (26:45)Erik's evolving role in standup (29:56)Matt Rife (34:50)

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00:15:50

#514 - Alex Garland & Ray Mendoza on WARFARE

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2025/04/11

Alex Garland (28 Days Later, Ex Machina, Civil War) and Ray Mendoza chat with Trey Elling about Warfare. The film, which they co-wrote and -directed, is based on details provided by Ray and his Navy SEAL teammates of a traumatic two-day escape from an civilian home, during the Iraq War in 2006. Topics include:The film's genesis (0:00)Ray getting the call from Alex (2:22)The soundtrack...or lack thereof (3:22)Making it for Elliot (7:12)A story staying true to memories (8:51)Ray's teammates

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00:47:06

#513 - Alex Edelman

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2025/04/08

Comedian ⁠Alex Edelman⁠ is a star on the rise. In 2024, he won an Emmy and a Tony for his special, Just For Us. And he was named one of TIME's 100 Most Influential People. He chats with Trey Elling, prior to his headlining show at the ⁠Paramount Theatre⁠ on April 9th, to kick off ⁠Moontower Comedy Festival⁠. Topics include:Performing in Austin (0:00)Club comic (1:54)Favorite place to perform (5:18)Boston comics (7:21)An incredible 2024 (12:50)The key to a good story (14:41)Standup epiphany

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00:05:34

#512 - Aaron Paul, Eiza Gonzalez, Flying Lotus on...

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2025/04/07

Chatting on the red carpet, ahead of the world premiere of ASH at SXSW 2025, Aaron Paul, Eiza Gonzalez, & Flying Lotus discuss making this new sci-fi/horror/thriller!

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00:06:36

#511 - Paul Rudd, Jenna Ortega, et al on DEATH OF A...

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2025/04/01

Paul Rudd, Jenna Ortega, Richard E. Grant. Will Poulter, Téa Leoni, and Alex Scharfman chat with Trey Elling about DEATH OF A UNICORN on the red carpet, ahead of the film's world premiere at SXSW in Austin, TX!

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00:23:57

#510 - Earthquake

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2025/03/27

Comedian & actor Earthquake chats with Trey Elling, prior to his headlining shows at Cap City Comedy Club, March 28-30. Topics include:30-year, overnight success (0:00)Touring is livin' (5:32)Magic City in Atlanta (8:39)The Washington Commanders (12:14)Shouted out at the Tom Brady roast (13:56)The challenge of parenting (16:20)An ode to standup (20:45)

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00:34:44

#509 - Paul Scheer

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2025/03/25

Actor, comedian, and podcaster Paul Scheer chats with Trey Elling, prior to his live recording of How Did This Get Made at ACL Live at the Moody Theater in Austin, TX on March 25th, 2025. Topics include:Human Giant at SXSW (0:00)A comeback for comedies? (2:38)Paul Rudd (4:23)Still grinding (9:08)How Did This Get Made (11:25)The joys of youth sports... (15:59)...and the perils (24:13)Paul's memoir (26:53)An ode to entertaining (30:56)

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00:35:18

#508 - Jason Wersland, Theragun Inventor

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2025/03/21

Dr. Jason Wersland, Founder/Chief Wellness Officer of Therabody and inventor of the Theragun, chats with Trey Elling during South By Southwest 2025. Topics include:Inventing the Theragun (0:00)Realizing its true customer base (9:25)Using it to prepare, perform, and recover (18:33)Other Therabody products (24:20)Making the Theragun even better (30:20)An ode to the Theragun (34:03)

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00:18:18

#507 - Chris Kattan

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2025/03/15

Actor & comedian Chris Kattan chats with Trey Elling, prior to his show at Cap City Comedy Club on March 15th. Topics include:Chicago (0:00)Standup (2:12)Gay Hitler (4:15)First pitch at Wrigley (5:46)Class clown (8:50)Will Ferrell rapport (10:50)Mr. Peepers (12:34)SNL 50th & Paul McCartney (13:44)An ode to comedy (16:11)

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00:30:58

#506 - Katherine Blanford

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2025/03/11

Katherine Blanford chats with Trey Elling, ahead of her trip to Austin for SXSW and pop-ins at downtown clubs all throughout the week. Topics include:Arrested Development (0:00)Performing in posh Colorado ski towns (2:26)Austin comedy (6:13)Smaller vs bigger venues (10:31)Dave Attell (14:05)The Comedy Mothership (16:53)Ian Edwards (18:49)Next hour almost ready (22:50)Cussing kids (27:28)An ode to standup (29:22)

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00:23:01

#505 - Caeleb Dressel

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2025/03/10

Caeleb Dressel, a nine-time Olympic gold medal swimmer for the US men's team, chats with Trey Elling, prior to his panel discussion at SXSW. Topics include:Discussing peak performance at SXSW (0:00)Merely enjoying being in the water (1:55)Loving his dog and all animals (4:31)His relationship with Nulo Pet Food (5:30)Nutrition (8:15)Florida Gators football (10:44)Eddie Reese, GOAT (15:28)An ode to swimming (18:52)

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00:26:01

#504 - Drew Martin

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2025/03/07

Drew Martin, Executive Senior Associate Athletics Director at the University of Texas-Austin, chats with Trey Elling, prior to his participation at the Hook Em House at Antone's during South By Southwest. Topics include:Explaining his panel discussion (0:00)LHN going digital-only (4:14)Blending new tech at DKR (7:48)Relevant gripes from last season at DKR (12:57)Maintaining the pageantry of college sports (14:01)The orange smoke (16:48)Drone show pyrotechnic trailblazers (18:40)Making a great

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