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

Grammy-winning musician Sheryl Crow and her longtime manager Scooter Weintraub chat with Trey Elling about SHERYL. The documentary on Ms. Crow's premieres May 6th on Showtime. Stephen "Scooter" Weintraub (0:49) Sheryl Crow (3:00)

Renowned primatologist Frans de Waal chats with Trey Elling about DIFFERENT: GENDER THROUGH THE EYES OF A PRIMATOLOGIST. Topics include: The reason for focusing mostly on chimps and bonobos (0:55) Whether young primates make gender-neutral decisions when playing (1:42) The difference between gender and biological sex (6:42) The effects of raising a genderless child on equality (9:21) Emotional differences between primate males and females (12:44) Bonobos as evidence that male dominance is not pre-destined (17:26) Bonobos' erotic tendencies (19:59) Frans' "Faces and Behinds" study (22:54) Female sex drive being exploited in pigeon racing (26:43) The biggest difference between make and female sex drive (29:46) Do primates rape? (31:57) How the 'alpha male' ideal has been misconstrued over time (36:28) Why it takes about one second for us to determine another person's biological sex (39:28) Are primates similar to humans regarding a desire to compete against the same sex? (40:58) Why primate and human males tend to get over conflict quicker than females (45:02) Whether primate males step up to tend to babies if a female isn't around (47:15) Humans, primates, and other animals having sex with no reproductive potential (49:51)

Alex Kurtzman, Jenny Lumet, Naomie Harris, Bill Nighy, and Jimmi Simpson chat with Trey Elling about their new Showtime series, THE MAN WHO FELL TO EARTH. The series is a continuation of the story told in the 1963 Walter Tevis novel and 1976 David Bowie film of the same name. Guest timestamps include: Naomie Harris, who plays "Justin Falls" (1:35) Bill Nighy, who plays "Thomas Jerome Newton" (2:54) Jimmi Simpson, who plays "Spencer Clay" (5:37) Co-creators Alex Kurtzman and Jenny Lumet (9:20)

Comedian, writer, & filmmaker Neal Brennan chats with Trey Elling, ahead of his performances at the Moontower Just For Laughs Austin comedy festival. Topics include: Neal's unique style as a comedian & entertainer (1:45) His newfound love of the foreign film, The Worst Person In the World (4:31) Will Smith's assault of Chris Rock at the Oscars (6:42) If an audience member has ever approached him on stage (7:47) Any topics that he avoids with his standup in 2022 (8:36) People trying to 'cancel' Dave Chappelle (14:27) One of Neal's favorite arguments with Chappelle (18:04) Whether Half Baked was originally conceived as a dark comedy (19:22)

Comedian Mark Normand chats with Trey Elling, prior to his April 20th performance at the Moontower Just For Laughs Austin comedy festival. To purchase tickets, click HERE. Topics include: Austin becoming an epicenter for standup comedy (0:44) Mark growing up in New Orleans (3:48) An audience member going "Will Smith" once when Mark was performing (5:49) The state of comedy in 2022 (7:54) Laughing at our differences (10:42) Previewing the Moontower show, including a Q&A at the end (13:32)

Comedian and actor Donnell Rawlings chats with Trey Elling before his shows at Moontower Just For Laughs, Austin's premiere comedy festival. To purchase tickets or badges for Donnell's shows, click HERE. Topics include: Donnell's fearless mentality when telling jokes on-stage (2:44) Working with David Simon on HBO's The Wire (5:38) How serving in the military shaped him as a person (9:19) Starting standup in Washington DC when it was a hotbed for up-and-coming talent (10:45) That epiphanous moment when he realized comedy as a possible career (12:35) Whether crowd work is a part of his act (14:47) A possible special on the horizon (17:47) Will Smith slapping Chris Rock at the Oscars (19:21) Donnell shares an update on his fortunes (23:11) 

New York Times bestselling author & Eisner-winning writer Ryan North chats with Trey Elling about HOW TO TAKE OVER THE WORLD: PRACTICAL SCHEMES AND SCIENTIFIC SOLUTIONS FOR THE ASPIRING SUPERVILLAIN. Topics include: The book's origin story (0:25) What a science experiment called Biosphere 2 that started in the 1990s tells us about what it takes to operate a secret lair (1:26) Why it wouldn't be wise for an aspiring supervillain to take land by soft force when trying to start his or her own country (5:48) Could bad guys clone dinosaurs like they did in Jurassic Park? (9:19) Why is sulfur dioxide a key in possibly controlling the weather? (14:20) Ryan's defiant opposition to putting political elections on computers (17:28) Why have we not gotten past the crust when attempting to drill to the Earth's core (24:06) The lack of importance in knowing why we age in achieving immortality (30:02) What Ryan wants to be remembered for (36:44)

Director Sam Jones chats with Trey Elling about the new HBO documentary, TONY HAWK: UNTIL THE WHEELS FALL OFF. To hear Trey's chat with Sam and Tony Hawk on the red carpet at SXSW 2022, click HERE. Topics include: The first video Sam shot for the documentary (1:00) Exploring the lesser known aspects of Tony's private life (2:48) Sam's "unfair advantage" of being a part of the Southern California skateboarding scene in the 1980s (4:55) Stacy Peralta and George Powell providing a ton of archival skating footage (7:20) Getting to watch Tony figure something out (8:58) Making the conscious decision to not have Tony comment in modern times about pulling off his X Games 900 in 1999 (10:12) The most surprising thing Sam learned about Tony (11:47) The most difficult question he asked Tony (15:14) Whether Sam worries about Tony and his desire to keep pushing the limits of skateboarding, regardless of his age (18:53) Sam's skateboarding limits in 2022 (21:32) The key to taking good pictures (25:56)

Decentralized Pictures Foundation (DCP) co-founders Roman Coppola, Leo Matchett, and Michael Musante chat with Trey Elling during SXSW 2022 about blockchain philanthropy fueling the discovery of indie filmmakers and the financing of their films. Topics include: An explanation of Decentralized Pictures, or DCP (1:28) What inspires Roman to want to help others (1:52) Blockchain's role in what DCP is trying to do (3:34) Why they're so enthusiastic about DCP (5:00) Roman's experiences working with Wes Anderson (9:20) What is Roman's "Bill Murray story"? (10:06)

Skateboarding legend Tony Hawk and director Sam Jones chat with Trey Elling about the new HBO documentary, TONY HAWK: UNTIL THE WHEELS FALL OFF. The film takes a wide-ranging, definitive look at Hawk’s life and iconic career. Topics include: Sam Jones interview (2:11) The genesis of this documentary (2:11) Approaching Tony’s biggest vulnerabilities (3:32) They to a good question (5:18) Tony Hawk interview (7:06) Tony’s middle name being changed to “Fucking” (7:10) The most vulnerable he felt during filming (7:59) Black Twitter sparing Tony in a hypothetical race war (8:36)