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

Trey Elling chats with the cast & writers/directors at the SXSW world premiere of SASQUATCH SUNSET. The film hits theaters on April 19th. Guests include: Jesse Eisenberg (0:00) David Zellner (0:49) Nathan Zellner (1:16) Christophe Zajac-Denek (1:49)

Comedian Brad Williams chats with Trey Elling, ahead of his show during Moontower Comedy Fest at the Paramount Theatre on April 19th. Topics include: Intro (0:00) Moontower (2:18) Living the good life (8:03) The Denver Broncos (11:57) The NFL (17:23) Out to sea with Chris Jericho (24:36) Brad's OJ joke (28:47) The Spinal Tap sequel (30:56) The Comedy Mothership (32:16) An ode to standup (36:32)

Comedian Ms. Pat chats with Trey Elling, ahead of her Moontower Comedy Fest show at the Paramount Theatre on April 18th. Topics include: Intro (0:00) Getting used to theaters (2:21) Standup crowd etiquette (4:13) Childhood (9:02) Having hard conversations (13:06) Customer service for dealing (15:35) Richard Pryor & Bill Cosby (17:40) Celebrity (21:50) An ode to standup (23:33)

Comedian Ari Shaffir chats with Trey Elling, prior to his Wrong Side of History Tour stop at Moontower Comedy Fesitval in Austin, TX on April 20th and special taping in Washington DC on April 26th & 27th. Ari also premiered his new podcast, You Be Trippin', in March. Topics include: Intro (0:00) The Dallas Cowboys (1:57) Personal sports highlights (4:02) Hanging with Tiger Woods (9:01) Watching cockfights (11:12) State of Origin (17:13) You Be Trippin' (19:12) The Kobe tweet & cancel culture (24:25) Basketball (28:14) The Wrong Side Of History Tour (31:30)

Actor Alan Ruck chats with Trey Elling, ahead of his screening of FERRIS BUELLER'S DAY OFF during Moontower Comedy Fest at the Paramount Theatre on April 13th. Topics include: Austin, TX (0:00) John Hughes (2:38) Chicago (5:57) Ferris Bueller's Day Off (11:03) Egypt...land (17:52) Succession (18:00)

Comedian Martin Urbano chats with Trey Elling, prior to the taping of his new special during the Moontower Comedy Festival at Austin's Stateside Theatre on Sunday, April 14th. Texas roots (0:00) Filming his first hour (6:10) Lived in Austin (9:01) Moving to NYC (14:41) Working at a wax museum (16:06) Jimmy Fallon (21:18) Post-Tonight Show (22:48) An ode to standup (25:18)

Comedian Margaret Cho chats with Trey Elling, prior to her Moontower Comedy Festival show at the Paramount Theatre on April 11th. Topics include: Performing in Austin (0:00) Network TV Execs suck (5:17) Evolving as a standup (7:42) "Gay face" (9:54) Armenian food (13:20) Her upcoming Broadway show (15:29) The big question (16:36) Sam Rockwell (17:32) An ode to standup (18:33)

Ahmed Gallab, aka Sinkane, chats with Trey Elling during SXSW 2024. Sinkane's new album, WE BELONG, hit stores on April 5th, blending funk, afrobeat, disco, southern gospel, Sudanese pop, and more. Topics include: The new album (0:00) Learning to be a front man (2:55) Singing falsetto (9:32) Ohio State (12:02) Performance art (17:46) WE BELONG (19:45)

Rick Doblin, founder and president of the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS), chats with Trey Elling. Topics include the potential medicinal benefits of... Intro (0:00) Cannabis (2:16) MDMA (9:55) Ibogaine (24:56) Psilocybin (31:56) Qualified psychedelic therapists (37:32) Total eclipses (42:39)

Comedian Ian Fidance chats with Trey Elling, prior to his shows at Creek & The Cave on April 5th and 6th.