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

Comedian Greg Fitzsimmons chats with Trey Elling, prior to his latest headlining weekend at the Comedy Mothership. Topics include:Judd Apatow (0:00)Writing for Crashing on HBO (3:27)Writing books vs scripts (7:42)Total eclipse of the heart (9:23)An epiphany with standup (15:03)Awe (18:33)Favorite books (22:47)Hatred for California (25:31)Tulsa, OK & Bob Dylan (27:21)Larry Charles interruption (30:04)

Actor & comedian Marlon Wayans chats with Trey Elling, prior to his headlining shows at Cap City Comedy Club, June 5th thru 7th!

Caeleb Dressel, a swimmer for the US men's team and one of the most decorated gold medalists in Olympic history, chats with Trey Elling, as he ramps back up for competition. Topics include:Re-thinking training for LA in 2028 (0:00)Ryan Lochte (17:29)"Sacrificing" for your kids (21:14)Parenting challenges (29:11)Florida Gator sports (38:26)Personal "Florida Man" stories (48:09)Nulo partnership (51:28)

Actor, Director, and comedian Jay Mewes chats with Trey Elling, prior to his shows at Cap City Comedy Club on May 31st & June 1st. Topics include:Standup is hard (0:00)Fatherhood (10:21)Memories of DOGMA at 25 (23:02)

Comedian & Golden Globe-winning actor Ramy Youssef chats with Trey Elling on the red carpet, ahead of the SXSW premiere of his new animated series on Amazon Prime, #1 HAPPY FAMILY USA. Topics include:Unshared art (0:00)% of ideas that work (2:09)The new series (3:54)

Comedian & award-winning actor Lavell Crawford chats with Trey Elling. about highlights from FOUR decades in entertainment! Topics include:Living in Houston, TX (0:00)Too Funny To Open (4:13)Trash-talking Michael Jordan (7:04)Starting & growing as a standup (10:05)Intimidating Mike Tyson (18:08)Getting BREAKING BAD (23:30)Working with Bob Odenkirk (30:47)Getting BETTER CALL SAUL (33:11)An ode to standup (39:41)

University of Texas at Austin Vice President and Director of Athletics Chris Del Conte chats with Trey Elling. Topics include:The upcoming Horns Up fundraiser (0:00)How to make A+ hires (3:37)Leaders lead...and apologize (10:33)That $35-to-40-million figure (15:59)The future of the CFP (20:11)Success in the SEC (23:42)

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 nature (15:00)Michael's entrepreneurial spirit (18:40)Swimming helping in business (20:17)Nulo's current goals (22:34)Failure & the lesson learned (25:43)Endorsed by Olympians! (27:48)"Integrity is the new transparency" (30:19)

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? (28:16)Popularity at a local level (34:38)Does Trey think pro pickleball will work? (37:45)

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)