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

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)

Comedian ⁠Dave Landau⁠ chats with Trey Elling, prior to his headlining shows at the ⁠Comedy Mothership⁠. Topics include: Fatherhood, literally (0:00) Lacking a political team (7:55) Covid lunacy (13:20) State-mandated car breathalyzers (21:31) Odes to America & comedy (28:41)

Evolutionary biologist ⁠⁠Richard Dawkins⁠⁠ chats with Trey Elling, ahead of his ⁠⁠US tour stop⁠⁠ in Austin at ⁠⁠ACL Live at the Moody Theatre⁠⁠ on ⁠⁠September 7th⁠⁠. Topics include: ⁠⁠The Genetic Book of the Dead⁠⁠ (0:00) His teaching roots (2:28) The letter to his 10-year-old daughter (5:33) Sports ball! (9:01) Adapt, or die like the dinosaurs? (12:25) Admitting a mistake (16:21) Memes (17:45) Favorite animal? (18:43) Muddling basic language (20:08) Happiness (23:23) An ode to science (24:58)

Comedian Kevin Herrera chats with Trey Elling, prior to his headlining shows at Cap City Comedy Club. Topics include: A meteoric rise in standup (0:00) Family life (13:13) Sports talk (16:45)

Comedian ⁠Ali Siddiq⁠ chats with Trey Elling, prior to his headlining show at the ⁠Comedy Mothership⁠. Topics include: Ali's surfing accident (0:00) ⁠The Domino Effect⁠ (24:29) Carving his own path (38:06) An ode to standup (56:45)

Comedian Alonzo Bodden chats with Trey Elling, prior to his headlining shows at the Comedy Mothership. Topics include: The Olympics (0:00) The 1992 Dream Team (2:24) Lebron (4:40) 3v3 & the NBA (8:07) Hanging with Jordan (12:05) Joe Rogan (16:25) Standup comedy (19:45) Our airplanes falling apart (21:18) Getting fired mid-gig (23:24) Moving from LA to Vegas (28:03)

Comedian and actor Godfrey chats with Trey Elling, prior to his headlining shows at Vulcan Gas Company in Austin, August 9th-11th. Topics include: Staying positive (0:00) Parenting (2:20) Respecting elders (4:59) Snoop Dogg at the Olympics (6:26) Comedy is the great equalizer (10:33) Learning from Bill Cosby (17:35) Boxing analogy (20:35) A love for wordplay (23:36) Learning from Seinfeld (26:24) Imitation origins (20:46) His current set (38:39) An ode to standup (40:30)

Podcaster & comedian Jason Ellis chats with Trey Elling, prior to his headlining show at Cap City Comedy Club on August 8th. Topics include: Going cowboy (0:00) Fearing & learning to do standup (2:06) Performing at Cap City (10:05) Olympic skateboarding (14:42) Kangaroos (15:41) Being illiterate (19:17) An ode to standup (21:37)