The Sport of Life: Chats w/ Comedians, Filmmakers, Sports Figures, Musicians, & Intellectuals

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)

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)

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)

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)

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 has become hell (24:52) Why Jimbo failed with A&M (30:37) Saban's maniacal ways (33:18)

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)

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)

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 science (24:58)

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)

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)