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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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00:48:03

#94 - Daniel E. Lieberman on EXERCISED

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2020/12/29

Harvard paleoanthropologist Dan Lieberman chats with Trey Elling about EXERCISED: WHY SOMETHING WE NEVER EVOLVED TO DO IS HEALTHY AND REWARDING, including: how our activity levels compare to primates and modern hunter/gatherers, whether sitting is the new smoking, the legitimacy of ten-thousand steps and eight hours of sleep, the benefits of walking, running, and resistance training, how exercise can help with cancer and mental health issues, and more.

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00:32:52

#93 - Gary Taubes on THE CASE FOR KETO

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2020/12/22

Award-winning, science and health journalist and author Gary Taubes chats with Trey Elling about THE KASE FOR KETO: RETHINKING WEIGHT CONTROL AND THE SCIENCE AND PRACTICE OF LOW-CARB/HIGH-FAT EATING, including: why this book is meant for people suffering from obesity, the roles of hormones and metabolic flexibility with obesity, an explanation of ketones, whether protein intake should be limited when eating keto, and more.

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00:48:55

#92 - Dilip Jeste on WISER

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2020/12/15

Dr. Dilip Jeste chats with Trey Elling about WISER: THE SCIENTIFIC ROOTS OF WISDOM, COMPASSION, AND WHAT MAKES US GOOD, including: the definition of wisdom, how to quantify wisdom, the importance of prosocial attitudes and behaviors, wise decision-making, the uniquely human quality of self-reflection, the future or wisdom, and more.

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00:21:13

#91 - Big Freedia on BIG FREEDIA

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2020/12/10

Big Freedia chats with Trey Elling about BIG FREEDIA: GOD SAVE THE QUEEN DIVA, including: what sparked Freedia's love of performing on stage, coming out to mamma as a freshman in high school, how a mountain-of-a-man named KT helped launch Freedia's solo career, surviving getting shot AND Hurricane Katrina, the origins of twerking, creating a documentary that demands action after Freedia's brother died from gun violence, and more.

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00:32:47

#90 - Dennis McDougal on OPERATION WHITE RABBIT

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2020/12/08

Dennis McDougal chats with Trey Elling about OPERATION WHITE RABBIT: LSD, THE DEA, AND THE FATE OF THE ACID KING, the story of William Leonard Pickard's rise to become one of the top acid cooks on the planet, his eventual capture by the DEA that plays out like a scene from BREAKING BAD, and an unexpected bit of redemption in the end.

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00:35:01

#89 - Melissa Maerz on ALRIGHT, ALRIGHT, ALRIGHT

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2020/12/03

Melissa Maerz chats with Trey Elling about ALRIGHT, ALRIGHT, ALRIGHT: THE ORAL HISTORY OF RICHARD LINKLATER'S DAZED AND CONFUSED, including: the parallels between the film and Linklater's actual high school experience in small-town Texas, how the actors lived out an Austin summer camp for young adults away from the cameras, stories behind several memorable scenes, Linklater's fight with the studio over the soundtrack and their marketing of DAZED as stoner flick, and more.

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00:57:43

#88 - David Herzberg on WHITE MARKET DRUGS

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2020/12/01

David Herzberg chats with Trey Elling about WHITE MARKET DRUGS: BIG PHARMA AND THE HIDDEN HISTORY OF ADDICTION IN AMERICA, including: details of the three different "pharmaceutical" drug crises in America since the 1870s, the main drug(s) of choice in each era, big pharma's role in fueling each, the successes and failures of various reform efforts, and more.

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00:25:52

#87 - Jim Gray on TALKING TO GOATs

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2020/11/24

Jim Gray chats with Trey Elling about TALKING TO GOATs: THE MOMENTS YOU REMEMBER...AND THE STORIES YOU NEVER HEARD, including: how his first ever interview was with The Greatest, an example of Ali's magnetism, life lessons from Al Davis, not shitting John Madden about talking sports with Richard Nixon, fallout from his infamous interview with Pete Rose, chatting with Ray Charles after 9/11 and watching him perform "America the Beautiful", why he admired his own father so much, and more.

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00:24:08

#86 - Lou Diamond Phillips on THE TINDERBOX

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2020/11/19

Lou Diamond Phillips chats with Trey Elling about THE TINDERBOX: SOLDIER OF INDIRA, including: how this book was inspired by the Hans Christian Andersen story and his wife Yvonne's illustrations, receiving early support from LONGMIRE author Craig Johnson, having fun with wordplay, the key to a good story, and more. Plus, they play a game of "Internet Fact Check".

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00:48:42

#85 - Ronen Givony on NOT FOR YOU

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2020/11/17

Ronen Givony chats with Trey Elling about NOT FOR YOU: PEARL JAM AND THE PRESENT TENSE, including: the unfathomable success Pearl Jam experienced in their first days and weeks as a band, when they became "political", the fight with Ticketmaster, critiques of most albums in their catalog, which of their three drummers is the best, and more.

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00:38:16

#84 - André Gregory on THIS IS NOT MY MEMOIR

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2020/11/13

André Gregory chats with Trey Elling about THIS IS NOT MY MEMOIR, including: actor Errol Flynn helping to salvage his reputation as a kid, realizing he was a good storyteller, discovering a love for theater, maneuvering through East Berlin in the 1950s, putting on an interactive play that was so wild that it caused a paralyzed woman to walk, the origins and difficulties of MY DINNER WITH ANDRÉ, why making it to 80 was like graduating college, and more.

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00:49:47

#83 - John O. Brennan on UNDAUNTED

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2020/11/10

John O. Brennan chats with Trey Elling about UNDAUNTED: MY FIGHT AGAINST AMERICA'S ENEMIES, AT HOME AND ABROAD, including: two international trips that shaped his youth, (passed) lie detector tests and (failed) disguises early in his time with the CIA, his evolution within the Agency, the overall moral failings surrounding the Rendition, Detention, and Interrogation program; working for Barack Obama before and during his presidency, modernizing the Agency as CIA director, the Russian election

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00:29:57

#82 - Matthew McConaughey on GREENLIGHTS

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2020/11/06

Matthew McConaughey chats with Trey Elling about GREENLIGHTS, including: how Longview, TX taught him to dream, the importance of receiving validation from his dad when pursuing acting, his recollection of the 'naked bongos' arrest, why it's crucial for opposing viewpoints to meet in the middle, memories from TRUE DETECTIVE, what "The Eyes of Texas" song means to him, and more.

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00:29:24

#81 - Katherine M. Gehl on THE POLITICS INDUSTRY

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2020/11/03

Katherine Gehl chats with Trey Elling about THE POLITICS INDUSTRY: HOW POLITICAL INNOVATION CAN BREAK PARTISAN GRIDLOCK AND SAVE OUR DEMOCRACY, including: how the current setup benefits a select few while neglecting many, an example from more than a century ago when the people had to wrest back democracy, and viable solutions to fix elections and the legislative process.

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00:45:40

#80 - Témoris Grecko on KILLING THE STORY

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2020/10/29

Témoris Grecko chats with Trey Elling about KILLING THE STORY: JOURNALISTS RISKING THEIR LIVES TO UNCOVER THE TRUTH IN MEXICO, including: why 'cartel' and 'war on drugs' are misleading terms, the tragic stories of several journalists who were murdered for reporting the truth, how reporters' lives are not only threatened by organized gangs but also by government officials, and more.

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00:31:31

#79 - Sam Acho on LET THE WORLD SEE YOU

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2020/10/28

Sam Acho chats with Trey Elling about LET THE WORLD SEE YOU: HOW TO BE REAL IN A WORLD FULL OF FAKES, including: how he went from a no-name recruit to receiving a scholarship offer from Pete Carroll and USC, why Calais Campbell is partially responsible for Sam's marriage, receiving free Chipotle for a year, the importance of mourning, what "The Eyes of Texas" means to him, and more.

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00:20:11

#78 Annie Duke on HOW TO DECIDE

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2020/10/27

Annie Duke chats with Trey Elling about HOW TO DECIDE: SIMPLE TOOLS FOR MAKING BETTER CHOICES, including: why so many people who make decisions for a living have hard time explaining how, accounting for luck, when past experience misleads the decision maker, how hard decisions become easy, quit-to-itiveness, and more.

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00:28:43

#77 - Roman Mars on THE 99% INVISIBLE CITY:

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2020/10/22

Roman Mars chats with Trey Elling about THE 99% INVISIBLE CITY: A FIELD GUIDE TO THE HIDDEN WORLD OF EVERYDAY DESIGN, including: why stairways to nowhere are named after a former pro baseball player, the origin and danger of padlocks placed on bridges out of love, how cats are the inspiration for road reflectors, the greatness of those dancing inflatable tubes, Austin's moontowers, international internet connections spanning the depths of our oceans, Busta Rhymes Island, and much more.

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00:27:25

#76 Jocko Willink on DISCIPLINE EQUALS FREEDOM...

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2020/10/20

Jocko Willink chats with Trey Elling about the expanded edition of DISCIPLINE EQUALS FREEDOM: FIELD MANUAL Mk1-MOD1, including a variety of no-nonsense advice for getting things done, and whether he indulges in donuts from time to time.

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00:23:25

#75 - Steve Madden on THE COBBLER

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2020/10/15

Steve Cobbler chats with Trey Elling about THE COBBLER: HOW I DISRUPTED AN INDUSTRY, FELL FROM GRACE, AND CAME BACK STRONGER THAN EVER, including: what he learned from working his first jobs In shoes, why getting cut off was the best thing his dad ever did for him, how standup comedy inspired the 'Steve Madden' label, hooking up with Jordan Belfort, whether doing time in "Club Fed" was as cush as the nickname suggests, the many forms of creativity, and much more.

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