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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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00:27:54

#482 - Jim O'Heir on WELCOME TO PAWNEE

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2024/11/22

Emmy-winning actor Jim O'Heir, best known as Jerry from PARKS & REC, chats with Trey Elling about WELCOME TO PAWNEE: STORIES OF FRIENDSHIP, WAFFLES, AND PARKS AND RECREATION. Topics include: Auditioning for Ron Swanson (0:00) #2ing himself, on camera (7:34) Getting permission for some stories (12:07) Learning to kiss from Rob Lowe (16:42) Throwing a 1st pitch at Wrigley (19:15) An ode to PARKS & REC (25:07)

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00:29:42

#481 - Beth Stelling

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2024/11/14

Comedian Beth Stelling chats with Trey Elling, ahead of her shows at Creek and the Cave in Austin. Topics include:Similar last names (0:00) Living in Chicago (2:30) Field hockey (6:24) The weirdness of the Biz (14:43) Turning over material (22:19)

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00:28:03

#480 - JD McPherson

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2024/11/08

Musician JD McPherson chats with Trey Elling, prior to bringing his Nite Owls tour and children's book tour through Austin. Topics include:The Night Owls tour (0:00) Fatherhood (2:54) The music biz (7:46) SOCKS, the kids' book (10:57) Socks, the Xmas gift (14:43) SOCKS, the album (17:48) Playing with Plant & Krauss (23:06) An ode to music (25:33)

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00:26:01

#479 - Greg Fitzsimmons

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2024/11/07

Comedian Greg Fitzsimmons chats with Trey Elling, following the release of his Netflix special, YOU KNOW ME. Topics include: Greg's Mets fandom (0:00) Radio in the genes (5:21) Eulogizers for hire (8:47) His offspring hearing his work (11:15) YOU KNOW ME (15:36) Summer Olympics jokes (17:30) Greg's Bill Hicks story (21:26) An ode to standup (23:18)

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00:49:42

#478 - Dane Cook

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2024/11/01

Comedian Dane Cook chats with Trey Elling, ahead of his Fresh New Flavor Tour stopping in Austin at ACL Live at the Moody Theater on November 3rd. Topics include:Middle-aged & working out (0:00) Crowd work (4:20) The Fresh New Flavor tour (11:42) Dane's healthy disposition on life (14:52) Austin's comedy scene (20:00) Bill Hicks (23:15) Losing a Comedy Contest to Stanhope (25:31) Grief (28:45) Apologizing to Dane (41:35) An ode to standup (46:32)

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00:30:41

#477 - Donnell Rawlings

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2024/10/24

Comedian ⁠Donnell Rawlings⁠ chats with Trey Elling, prior to his headlining shows at the ⁠Comedy Mothership⁠. Topics include:Adapting with the times (0:00) Kill Tony & P-Diddy (9:59) Parenting (19:33) An ode to standup (27:31)

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00:09:02

#476 - Wiley Wiggins on Playing "Mitch" in DAZED &...

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2024/10/22

Video game designer & actor ⁠Wiley Wiggins⁠ chats with Trey Elling, during the 30th anniversary celebration and 4K restoration screening of DAZED & CONFUSED. Topics include:Linklater (0:00) Playing "Mitch" (1:23) Live as a game developer (4:34) The lasting impact of DAZED (7:32)

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00:36:15

#475 - Nate Jackson

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2024/10/19

Comedian ⁠Nate Jackson⁠ chats with Trey Elling, amidst his ⁠Super Funny World Tour⁠. Topics include: The opposite of imposter syndrome (0:00) Owning the Super Funny Comedy Club in Tacoma, WA (8:58) The current tour (20:33) Lesson learned (24:06) Roasting Trey (30:10) An ode to standup (30:46)

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00:23:59

#474 - Kevin Nealon

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2024/10/18

Comedian & actor ⁠Kevin Nealon⁠ chats with Trey Elling, prior to his nationwide tour swinging thru ⁠Cap City Comedy Club⁠ in Austin on October 18th thru 20th. Topics include:A passion for standup (0:00) The early days (1:57) Parenting (9:46) Kevin's football career (12:13) Hedberg & Hicks (14:22) Norm Macdonald (16:40) An ode to standup (21:49)

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00:33:14

#473 - Ralph Barbosa

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2024/10/15

Comedian Ralph Barbosa chats with Trey Elling, in the midst of his 2024 theater tour. Topics include:The Texas State Fair (0:00) Rodeos (5:30) Animal cruelty (8:58) Turning 28 (10:19) Standup (12:25) Recording his second special (19:28) More standup (23:13) Parenting (27:09) An ode to standup (31:06)

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00:27:16

#472 - Dustin Nickerson

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2024/10/11

Comedian Dustin Nickerson chats with Trey Elling, ahead of his shows at Cap City Comedy Club, October 11th-13th. Topics include: Performing in Austin (0:00) Fatherhood (2:26) E-bikes (4:44) Sports! (8:25) The Washington Huskies (12:56) The Denver & Austin airports (20:44) An ode to standup (23:55)

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00:10:05

#471 - Milla Jovovich on DAZED & CONFUSED at 30

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2024/10/10

Actor, musician, and model Milla Jovovich chats with Trey Elling at the 30th anniversary celebration and 4K restoration of DAZED & CONFUSED in Austin. Topics include: Austin, 30 years ago (0:00) Music (1:37) An intoxicated blur (3:26) The changing world (4:48) The film's lasting legacy (8:50)

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00:32:08

#470 - Jared Freid

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2024/09/27

Comedian & podcaster Jared Freid chats with Trey Elling, prior to his headlining shows at Cap City Comedy Club. Topics include:Coming back to Austin (0:00) NYC, currently (4:52) Food recs, generally (8:58) Jared's new hour (18:45) Throwing out a first pitch (20:36) Rich guy fantasy camp (24:40)

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00:41:43

#469 - David Cross

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2024/09/25

Comedian & actor David Cross chats with Trey Elling, early in Cross's End of the Beginning of the End tour. Topics include: Performing in theaters (0:00) Meth-heads (4:11) The 2024 Atlanta Braves (11:04) David's southern accent (13:30) Cutting his comedy teeth in 1980s Boston (15:22) Doing Machu Picchu with Odenkirk (21:57) Doing meet-and-greets (31:23) An ode to standup (37:37)

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00:38:05

#468 - Armen Keteyian on THE PRICE

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2024/09/18

Armen Keteyian is an 11-time Emmy-winning investigative journalist and the author or coauthor of six New York Times bestsellers. He chats with Trey Elling about his latest book, THE PRICE: WHAT IT TAKES TO WIN IN COLLEGE FOOTBALL'S ERA OF CHAOS. Topics include:The current state of sports media (0:00) An overview of the new book (5:05) The NCAA's backstory (9:04) How the NCAA failed CFB (12:55) Mark Emmert (17:08) An eventual split in college football (19:37) College coaching

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00:30:02

#467 - Ryan Sickler

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2024/09/13

Comedian & podcaster ⁠Ryan Sickler⁠ chats with Trey Elling, prior to his headlining show at ⁠Vulcan Gas Company⁠ on September 13th. Topics include:A passion for podcasting (0:00) Baltimore (5:47) The Ravens (7:36) Comedy! (17:43) Parenting in 2024 (22:53) An ode to standup (26:56)

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00:33:54

#466 - Dave Landau

The Sport of Life: Chats w/ Comedians, Filmmakers,... ·

2024/09/10

Comedian ⁠Dave Landau⁠ chats with Trey Elling, prior to his headlining shows at the ⁠Comedy Mothership⁠. Topics include:Fatherhood, literally (0:00) Lacking a political team (7:55) Covid lunacy (13:20) State-mandated car breathalyzers (21:31) Odes to America & comedy (28:41)

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00:27:07

#465 - Richard Dawkins

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2024/09/06

Evolutionary biologist ⁠⁠Richard Dawkins⁠⁠ chats with Trey Elling, ahead of his ⁠⁠US tour stop⁠⁠ in Austin at ⁠⁠ACL Live at the Moody Theatre⁠⁠ on ⁠⁠September 7th⁠⁠. Topics include:⁠⁠The Genetic Book of the Dead⁠⁠ (0:00) His teaching roots (2:28) The letter to his 10-year-old daughter (5:33) Sports ball! (9:01) Adapt, or die like the dinosaurs? (12:25) Admitting a mistake (16:21) Memes (17:45) Favorite animal? (18:43) Muddling basic language (20:08) Happiness (23:23) An ode to

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00:21:40

#464 - Kevin Herrera

The Sport of Life: Chats w/ Comedians, Filmmakers,... ·

2024/08/23

Comedian Kevin Herrera chats with Trey Elling, prior to his headlining shows at Cap City Comedy Club. Topics include:A meteoric rise in standup (0:00) Family life (13:13) Sports talk (16:45)

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01:23:42

#463 - Ali Siddiq

The Sport of Life: Chats w/ Comedians, Filmmakers,... ·

2024/08/21

Comedian ⁠Ali Siddiq⁠ chats with Trey Elling, prior to his headlining show at the ⁠Comedy Mothership⁠. Topics include: Ali's surfing accident (0:00) ⁠The Domino Effect⁠ (24:29) Carving his own path (38:06) An ode to standup (56:45)

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