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The Sport of Life: Chats w/ Comedians, Filmmakers, Sports Figures, Musicians, & Intellectuals
Hosted by Trey Elling · EN
Trey Elling chats with comedians, filmmakers, sports figures, musicians, and authors about their stories.
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#577 - Michael Schur: An exploration of being a BIG FAN
4d ago00:48:57Tap to summarizeEmmy-winning TV creator and writer Michael Schur (SNL, The Office, Parks & Rec, Brooklyn Nine- Nine, The Good Place) chats with Trey Elling about his new book, BIG FAN: TWO FRIENDS, 82,490 MILES, AND THE WILD, WONDERFUL SPORTS WE LOVE.Co-authored with lauded sports writer and friend Joe Posnanski, the book explores what it means to be a fan for sports they love, others that they're unfamiliar with, and some they downright hate!Starting with football (0:00)Darts championships and their bathrooms (6:49)Unrivaled Basketball and 'creating' fandom (11:31)Dead & Co at the Sphere and Wrestlemania (19:29)'Awe' and fandom (26:44)Mike rigging his son's Red Sox love (29:28)Mike's attempt to revive FIELD OF DREAMS (38:39)The question for a sequel for BIG FAN (44:44)The Sport of Life aims for entertaining & informative long-form conversations with comedians, filmmakers, musicians, intellectuals, authors, and sports figures!The website: https://withtreyelling.com/The Sport of Life on ESPN Austin, weekdays from 6-7pm CT: https://www.1027espn.com/show/the-sport-of-life-trey-elling/On Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/withtreyelling/On Twitter: https://x.com/withtreyellingOn Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/withtreyelling
Transcribe →#576 - Ben McKenzie: Why Crypto Is A Scam
May 100:30:53Tap to summarizeBen McKenzie is a filmmaker, actor, and bestselling author of EASY MONEY. He chats with Trey Elling about his superb new documentary, EVERYONE IS LYING TO YOU FOR MONEY, which documents is years-long journey to understand cryptocurrency and the people most responsible for popularizing its rise.For more on the film, including screenings at a city near you, visit their website HERE.The Sport of Life aims for entertaining & informative long-form conversations with comedians, filmmakers, musicians, intellectuals, authors, and sports figures!The website: https://withtreyelling.com/The Sport of Life on ESPN Austin, weekdays from 6-7pm CT: https://www.1027espn.com/show/the-sport-of-life-trey-elling/On Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/withtreyelling/On Twitter: https://x.com/withtreyellingOn Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/withtreyelling
Transcribe →#575 - Andrew McCarthy: Why Male Friendship Is Hard To Come By
Apr 2300:31:44Tap to summarizeAndrew McCarthy is a New York Times bestselling author, travel writer, and filmmaker. He chats with Trey Elling about his newest book, WHO NEEDS FRIENDS: AN UNSCIENTIFIC EXAMINATION OF MALE FRIENDSHIP ACROSS AMERICA. Topics include:The genesis of the book (0:00)Small town America (3:40)Vulnerability (7:33)Have men always struggled to share feelings? (13:54)Lessons learned in Texas (17:23)Men's groups (22:26)Making friends in adulthood (26:40)
Transcribe →#574 - Yakov Smirnoff's Crusade To Find If Comedy Still Wants Him
Apr 1700:58:19Tap to summarizeThe iconic Yakov Smirnoff chats with Trey Elling at Cap City Comedy Club, during the 2026 Moontower Comedy Festival! Topics include:What he's learned from getting back out on the road (0:00)Remaining optimistic with comedy (11:25)Losing his career with the fall of communism (19:03)Living with Sam Kinison & Andrew Dice Clay (26:44)Yakov isn't actually Russian (33:56)Questioning the 'legend' label (35:54)The psychology of laughter in relationships (40:14)Fathering a baby at 75 (44:26)What he hopes to soon learn about standup (46:31)An ode to Mitzi Shore (52:48)An ode to standup (54:42)What he loves about this country (55:56)For more on Yakov, including upcoming tour dates: https://yakov.com/The Sport of Life aims for entertaining & informative long-form conversations with comedians, filmmakers, musicians, intellectuals, authors, and sports figures!The website: https://withtreyelling.com/The Sport of Life on ESPN Austin, weekdays from 6-7pm CT: https://www.1027espn.com/show/the-sport-of-life-trey-elling/On Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/withtreyelling/On Twitter: https://x.com/withtreyellingOn Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/withtreyelling
Transcribe →#573 - Josh Wolf: Putting The Fun In Standup Comedy
Mar 2800:54:46Tap to summarizeComedian Josh Wolf chats with Trey Elling, prior to his latest stop at Cap City Comedy Club in Austin. Topics include:Smedium t-shirt guys (0:00)In-shape grandpa (4:21)Competing against your kids (11:15)Moving someplace completely foreign (21:27)Living in Seattle in the 1990s (32:49)An ode to fatherhood (40:13)An ode to standup (46:04)
Transcribe →#572 - Josh Scherer: How To Keep Making Rad Content
Mar 2300:35:01Tap to summarizeJosh Scherer of Mythical Kitchen chats with Trey Elling, prior to his live taping of Mythical Kitchen at SXSW! Topics include:The art of the interview (0:00)Crushing content creation (9:02)Trey's last meal...Malort (13:37)Football...fantasy and real (16:53)Throwing hammer at UCLA (21:38)Music preferences (28:26)Good books (30:59)Cooking humanely harvested human (32:49)
Transcribe →#571 - Zach & Danny Guarino of the Bread Basket Podcast!
Mar 1900:28:56Tap to summarizeBrothers Danny & Zach Guarino of the Bread Basket podcast chat w/ Trey Elling! Topics include:Brothers in LA (0:00)Most Valuable... (5:39)Least Valuable... (11:29)Hawaii (17:47)Mock-drafting bread (21:21)
Transcribe →#570 - Barry Corbin: The Shakespeare of West Texas
Feb 1700:50:50Tap to summarizeLegendary actor and storyteller Barry Corbin chats with Trey Elling, prior to performing his live show, "An Evening with Barry Corbin", to kick off the Lone Star Cowboy Poetry Gathering in Bastrop on February 18th. Topics include:Shakespeare (0:00)Being Texan (9:31)No Country For Old Men (12:39)Tommy Lee Jones (20:07)Urban Cowboy (22:03)Stir Crazy (30:36)Actors as directors (36:25)Working with Scorsese (40:01)An ode to storytelling (45:25)
Transcribe →#569 - Kenny G: A Philosophy of Performance
Feb 1100:36:55Tap to summarizeLegendary musician Kenny G chats with Trey Elling, just days after performing the National Anthem with Charlie Puth at Super Bowl LX. Topics include:How the Super Bowl op happened (0:00)Pre-show nerves (1:27)First to arrive and last to leave (4:41)Failure (13:11)Obsession with perfection (15:13)Double win at the Super Bowl (20:51)Golf (23:51)His Tiger Woods story (28:23)Favorite romantic song? (31:10)An ode to making music (32:39)
Transcribe →#568 - Sal Vulcano: A More-Than-Practical Standup Comedian
Jan 3100:23:22Tap to summarizeComedian and Impractical Jokers alum Sal Vulcano chats with Trey Elling, prior to his show at ACL Live at the Moody Theater on Sunday, February 1st.The guys discuss Sal's many years as a comic, his revered special, Terrified, fatherhood, vulnerability on stage, a shared disdain for the wind and traffic, and what Sal loves about standup!
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