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

Champ Bailey is a Georgia Bulldog, 15-year NFL vet, and member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame.More recently, he's the executive producer of Signing Tony Raymond, a movie about an up-and-coming college football coach who's attempting to sign the top high school recruit in the country. He chats with Trey Elling, ahead of its world premiere at the Austin Film Festival. Topics include:A summary of the film (0:00)The BUSINESS of sports (3:22)Champ's role as EP (11:59)The stellar cast (13:44)Sharing REAL recruiting ridiculousness (17:57)Establishing a culture at Georgia (20:55)Darrell Green FINALLY getting his due (22:43)His kids playing football (24:54)Final thoughts on Tony Raymond (31:16)

Comedian Owen Smith chats with Trey Elling, prior to his headlining shows at Cap City Comedy Club, Oct. 24-26! Topics include:The book he wrote w/ his 9-yr-old (0:00)Early lessons in standup (4:20)Exposing his kids to standup (11:25)Youth sports (21:49)His new TV show, Crutch (28:55)

Comedian & podcaster Sam Tripoli chats with Trey Elling, prior to his headlining shows at the Comedy Mothership in Austin, TX. Topics include:Is Kim Kardashian a witch? (0:00)How Sam got to here in standup (3:39)The Comedy Store's "dead" period (7:25)Paul Mooney (10:53)People attacking Austin's comedy scene (21:18)How to beat "the game" (28:45)Ode to our Armenian roots (30:55)

Two-time Olympic medal-winning freestyle skier Alex Ferreira chats with Trey Elling, months before the 2026 Winter Games in Milano Cortina and shortly after the announcement of his partnership with Nulo! Topics include:Working with Nulo & love for his dog, Brandy (0:00)Prepping for the 2026 Winter Olympics (2:17)A surprising fear (5:15)Recovery tools (6:28)Working better with women (8:05)Sage lessons from Jeremy Bloom (9:37)Favorite book (12:40)Growing up working class in Aspen, CO (14:58)Dad's pro athlete past (16:22)An ode to Nulo and skiing (18:01)

Actor and bestselling author Elizabeth Berkley Lauren chats with Trey Elling, prior to the start of her nationwide tour, celebrating the 30th anniversary of SHOWGIRLS!

Filmmaker Kevin Smith chats with Trey Elling!

Everclear frontman Art Alexakis chats with Trey Elling, during the band's tour in celebration of the 30th Anniversary of their Sparkle and Fade album.

Comedian and actor Patton Oswalt chats with Trey Elling. Topics include:A crazy week (0:00)"Good" movies (6:33)Making Big Fan (12:34)The Royal Tenenbaums (17:40)An ode to standup (23:41)

Ohio State alum and long-time strength & conditioning coach Anthony Schlegel chats with Trey Elling, prior to the season opener between Ohio State and Texas. Topics include:Moving around (0:00)The "joy" of championships (5:56)Youth sports burnout (13:01)In-season resistance training (19:54)Specialization (26:58)Ankle mobility (30:58)Texas-Ohio State (33:56)

Texas Tech head football coach Joey McGuire chats with Trey Elling during Big 12 Media Days at the Star in Frisco.