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

Actor Skeet Ulrich chats with Trey Elling, prior to the March 31st premiere of PARISH on AMC. Ulrich is also driving the honorary pace car prior to NASCAR's EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix at Circuit of the Americas in Austin, TX on March 24th. Topics include: Skeet's deep connection to NASCAR (0:00) Having open-heart surgery at 10 (4:15) Driving the honorary pace car (8:52) His mischievous Parish character (10:38) Getting the Cajun accent right (13:17) A passion for woodworking (15:34) That big question (18:38)

Comedian and filmmaker Bobcat Goldthwait chats with Trey Elling, ahead of his shows at Vulcan Gas Company on March 22nd & 23rd. Topics include: Bobcat the standup comedian (0:00) The early days (1:19) Testing new material (4:24) ATX standup (6:02) Finding hid true voice on stage (8:50) Directing the Jimmy Kimmel Show (11:46) Befriending Robin Williams (14:31) Making World's Greatest Dad (16:58) Bobcats Mike Tyson story (20:31) Hitting it big in LA (22:50) Remembering Bill Hicks (23:52) Directing standup (25:29) Performing standup (26:50)

Jermaine Dupri & Luther Campbell chat with Trey Elling about FREAKNIK: THE WILDEST PARTY NEVER TOLD, ahead of the Hulu documentary's world premiere at SXSW 2024. Topics include: Why this story needs to be told (0:00) What Freaknik was all about (2:20) Jermaine's Super Bowl outfit (5:24) The direction of college football (6:46)

Actor Thomas Haden Church chats with Trey Elling about ACCIDENTAL TEXAN, which opened in theaters on March 8th. Topics include: Accidental Texan (0:00) The Texas Hill Country (1:41) Self-sabotage as a young actor (5:52) Total eclipse of bachelor party? (9:04)

Robert Smigel has made people laugh though SNL, Conan, Leo on Netflix, and much more. He chats with Trey, ahead of his appearances at SXSW 2024, to discuss four decades of creating comedy. Topics include: Austin, TX (0:00) Chicago (2:13) SNL (11:13) Replacing Lorne Michaels (19:45) Triumph (22:01) Norm (25:39) Imitating Norm (28:01) Is comedy harder in 2024? (29:43) Cancel culture & comedy (38:12) Armenia (42:07) Watching movies in a theater (43:30) Shameless promotion time (51:49) Where's Triumph? (53:50)

Former pro baller Evan Turner chats with Trey Elling, ahead of Evan and Andre Iguodala bringing their Point Forward podcast to SXSW on March 10th for a conversation with Megan Rapinoe. Topics include: Da Bears (0:00) Jay Cutler (2:16) Austin, TX (4:14) Interviewing Megan Rapinoe at SXSW (5:51) Post-NBA adjustment (6:41) Starring at THE Ohio State (9:40) Staying in school (12:36) Parenting in 2024 (15:10) Learning how to be a pro (17:08) The AAU system (18:12) Moving the 3-point line back (19:47) The big question (20:33)

Emmy-nominated actor Stephen Root chats with Trey Elling, ahead of the 25th anniversary reunion of the Office Space cast & crew at SXSW 2024. Topics include: Making Office Space (0:00) NewsRadio (6:53) Improv in Barry (8:14) Mike Judge's brilliance (9:51) Betting on yourself (11:15) The end of Barry (14:09) Working with Norm MacDonald (16:24) Rebooting King of the Hill (17:39) The Lasting legacy of Office Space (19:54)

Comedian Steve Treviño chats with Trey Elling, prior to his Good Life Tour to Bass Concert hall in Austin, TX on March 8th. Topics include: Moving back to Texas (0:00) Working out new material (4:03) Youth sports (6:28) Non-offensive standup (16:44) Kids and cussing (19:49) Theaters vs clubs (23:39) Helicopters For Heroes (28:27) Renae, aka Captain Evil, joins in (30:34)

Comedian Mark Normand chats with Trey Elling, ahead of his Ya Don't Say tour stopping in Austin on March 1st & 2nd. Topics include: His career blowing up (0:00) Austin, TX (1:52) Brian Simpson (2:47) The Comedy Mothership (3:22) Larry David (5:31) The We Might Be Drunk podcast (8:36) Bodega Cat Whiskey (10:18) Shane Gillis on SNL (11:32) Two 'taboo' words that are back in fashion (12:46) A downtown Austin lunch rec (15:38) The current tour (17:04)

Comedian Christopher Titus chats with Trey Elling, prior to his Feb. 29 - Mar. 2 shows at Cap City Comedy Club. Topics include: Stupid people (0:00) Stupid drivers (2:13) Carrying Monsters (4:51) Dark (standup) comedy (8:17) A Bill Hicks story (10:10) Standup & cancel culture (12:13) A Titus family history lesson (16:01) A boost from Dana Carvey (17:07) Parenting (19:57) A question he's pondering (27:19)