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

Video game designer & actor ⁠Wiley Wiggins⁠ chats with Trey Elling, during the 30th anniversary celebration and 4K restoration screening of DAZED & CONFUSED. Topics include: Linklater (0:00) Playing "Mitch" (1:23) Live as a game developer (4:34) The lasting impact of DAZED (7:32)

Comedian ⁠Nate Jackson⁠ chats with Trey Elling, amidst his ⁠Super Funny World Tour⁠. Topics include: The opposite of imposter syndrome (0:00) Owning the Super Funny Comedy Club in Tacoma, WA (8:58) The current tour (20:33) Lesson learned (24:06) Roasting Trey (30:10) An ode to standup (30:46)

Comedian & actor ⁠Kevin Nealon⁠ chats with Trey Elling, prior to his nationwide tour swinging thru ⁠Cap City Comedy Club⁠ in Austin on October 18th thru 20th. Topics include: A passion for standup (0:00) The early days (1:57) Parenting (9:46) Kevin's football career (12:13) Hedberg & Hicks (14:22) Norm Macdonald (16:40) An ode to standup (21:49)

Comedian Ralph Barbosa chats with Trey Elling, in the midst of his 2024 theater tour. Topics include: The Texas State Fair (0:00) Rodeos (5:30) Animal cruelty (8:58) Turning 28 (10:19) Standup (12:25) Recording his second special (19:28) More standup (23:13) Parenting (27:09) An ode to standup (31:06)

Comedian Dustin Nickerson chats with Trey Elling, ahead of his shows at Cap City Comedy Club, October 11th-13th. Topics include: Performing in Austin (0:00) Fatherhood (2:26) E-bikes (4:44) Sports! (8:25) The Washington Huskies (12:56) The Denver & Austin airports (20:44) An ode to standup (23:55)

Actor, musician, and model Milla Jovovich chats with Trey Elling at the 30th anniversary celebration and 4K restoration of DAZED & CONFUSED in Austin. Topics include: Austin, 30 years ago (0:00) Music (1:37) An intoxicated blur (3:26) The changing world (4:48) The film's lasting legacy (8:50)

Comedian & podcaster Jared Freid chats with Trey Elling, prior to his headlining shows at Cap City Comedy Club. Topics include: Coming back to Austin (0:00) NYC, currently (4:52) Food recs, generally (8:58) Jared's new hour (18:45) Throwing out a first pitch (20:36) Rich guy fantasy camp (24:40)

Comedian & actor David Cross chats with Trey Elling, early in Cross's End of the Beginning of the End tour. Topics include: Performing in theaters (0:00) Meth-heads (4:11) The 2024 Atlanta Braves (11:04) David's southern accent (13:30) Cutting his comedy teeth in 1980s Boston (15:22) Doing Machu Picchu with Odenkirk (21:57) Doing meet-and-greets (31:23) An ode to standup (37:37)

Armen Keteyian is an 11-time Emmy-winning investigative journalist and the author or coauthor of six New York Times bestsellers. He chats with Trey Elling about his latest book, THE PRICE: WHAT IT TAKES TO WIN IN COLLEGE FOOTBALL'S ERA OF CHAOS. Topics include: The current state of sports media (0:00) An overview of the new book (5:05) The NCAA's backstory (9:04) How the NCAA failed CFB (12:55) Mark Emmert (17:08) An eventual split in college football (19:37) College coaching has become hell (24:52) Why Jimbo failed with A&M (30:37) Saban's maniacal ways (33:18)

Comedian & podcaster ⁠Ryan Sickler⁠ chats with Trey Elling, prior to his headlining show at ⁠Vulcan Gas Company⁠ on September 13th. Topics include: A passion for podcasting (0:00) Baltimore (5:47) The Ravens (7:36) Comedy! (17:43) Parenting in 2024 (22:53) An ode to standup (26:56)