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

Musician Serj Tankian, best known as front man for System Of A Down, chats with Trey Elling about DOWN WITH THE SYSTEM: A MEMOIR (OF SORTS). Topics include: His family in the Armenian Genocide (0:00) The Lebanon Civil War (4:48) Being an immigrant kid (7:38) The music epiphany (10:32) Dad's helpful advice (13:11) "System Of A Down" meaning (15:05) Rick Rubin (16:47) His first visit to Armenia (19:47) Criticizing the US, post-9/11 (21:31) Spurning the Grammys (24:55) B.Y.O.B. (28:22) Steal This Album! & "Boom!" (29:16) Maintaining creative freedom (31:15) Compassionate confrontation (32:12) Parenthood (33:48) System's ONE Armenia show (37:30) Showing Bourdain around Armenia (39:08) An ode to America (42:42) An ode to making music (43:27) An ode to being Armenian (45:46)

Investigative writer Max Marshall chats with Trey Elling about AMONG THE BROS: A FRATERNITY CRIME STORY. Topics include: Initially chasing this story (0:00) The Xanax/benzo epidemic (3:10) Introducing Mikey & Rob (7:26) Mike & Rob sling Xanax (10:12) Zach Kligman enters the picture (14:11) Mikey & Waka Flocka (20:08) The police get involved (24;37) Rob flips on Mikey (28:21) Talking to Mikey in prison (34:47) Not getting to speak with Rob (38:17) Zach Kligman's fascinating "innocence" (40:27) What's next for Max (54:21)

Grammy-winning blues musician Cedric Burnside chats with Trey Elling, ahead of his May 9th-11th tour stops in Houston, Austin, and San Antonio. Topics include: His new album, HILL COUNTRY LOVE (0:00) Evolving as a musician (3:21) His granddad, RL Burnside (7:53) His meek childhood (11:18) Making it through the hard times (13:33) Juke joints (16:34) Describing hill country blues (18:44) Playing in Austin (20:26) Winning a Grammy (23:18) His cameo in BLACK SNAKE MOAN (26:25) Kitchen skills (28:06) Parenting challenges in 2024 (29:30) An ode to the blues (34:16)

Comedian Nimesh Patel chats with Trey Elling, prior to his show at the Paramount Theatre on May 3rd. Topics include: His newest hour (0:00) The importance of family (7:18) Doing theaters & playing Austin (9:02) A unique path to touring in 2021 (13:30) Luck (18:20) Approval from Chris Rock (23:46) A big question (27:37) An ode to standup (29:31)

Comedian & filmmaker Steve Byrne chats with Trey Elling, ahead of his headlining shows at the Comedy Mothership. Topics include: USO tours (0:00) Comedy in Austin (3:45) Standup thriving b/c funny movies aren't? (8:00) Steve's current filmmaking projects (13:48) The Pittsburgh Steelers (20:59) Steve vs Bobby Kelly (23:52) The Mothership and working to create funny (27:20) An ode to standup (32:30)

ENCAPSULATE and Atlanta Mushroom Festival founders Paul Grzybowski and Dave Claassen chat with Trey Elling about their amazing supplement, the quarterly festival, and more. Topics include: Paul's background (0:00) Dave's background (3:46) The start of ENCAPSULATE (6:28) Reishi mushroom benefits (14:07) Lion's mane mushrooms (15:56) Cordyceps mushrooms (16:58) Chaga mushrooms (18:00) Shiitake mushrooms (18:46) Turkey tail mushrooms (19:59) The Atlanta Mushroom Festival (22:56) Emory University's Science on Spirituality (29:21) Research on spirituality & positive outcomes (34:35) ENCAPSULATE's 3rd party testing (40:02) Parting thoughts (44:33)

Comedian, actor, and podcaster Erik Griffin chats with Trey Elling, ahead of his headlining shows at the Comedy Mothership. Topics include: QBs & football (0:00) Parenting a newborn (15:37) Mortality as a parent (20:01) Gun technology lagging (25:07) Parenting challenges (29:06) Matt Rife (52:52) I'm Dying Up Here (56:06) An ode to standup (59:51)

Trey Elling chats with writer/director Alex Garland, as well as cast members Cailee Spaeny & Wagner Moura, ahead of the SXSW world premiere of CIVIL WAR. Alex Garland (0:00) Cailee Spaeny (0:46) Wagner Moura (1:58)

Trey Elling chats with the people responsible for the new documentary, CHEECH AND CHONG'S LAST MOVIE, during the film's red carpet premiere at SXSW. Guests include: Cheech Marin & Tommy Chong (0:00) John Paul DeJoria (1:15) Robbi Chong (1:36) David Bushell (3:27)

Comedian Paul Conyers chats with Trey Elling, ahead of his Moontower Comedy Fest show at Cap City Comedy Club on Saturday, April 20th at 10pm. Topics include: The Sacramento Kings (0:00) A hoops background (1:33) Being tall kinda sucks (4:37) The greatest standup bombing story ever? (8:18) Performing in Austin, TX (12:44) Connecting with Nate Jackson (17:37) Brock Purdy & SF (18:48)