The Sport of Life: Chats w/ Comedians, Filmmakers, Sports Figures, Musicians, & Intellectuals
Trey Elling
Recent Episodes
Portugal. The Man singer & songwriter John Gourley chats with Trey Elling, during the bands US tour in support of their new album, Shish. Topics include:
- Making Shish (0:00)
- Falsetto (8:34)
- More on Shish (16:36)
- Living in the Alaskan woods (18:47)
- Dogsledding (24:05)
- Fatherhood (29:48)
- "Feel It Still" (31:58)
- "Sleep Forever" (41:28)
- Appreciating what we have (45:05)
- The Portland Trailblazers (53:28)
Comedian & Impractical Jokers alum Joe Gatto chats with Trey Elling, prior to his shows at Cap City Comedy Club, Dec. 5-7. Topics include:
- A Steve Byrne story (0:00)
- Standup (4:10)
- Parental advice (6:28)
- High school bowling team (9:33)
- Modern parenting challenges (13:10)
- An ode to comedy (16:51)
Rebecca Trent owns the Creek & Cave, one of the most popular comedy clubs in Austin, TX. TJ Miller is a comedian & actor.
They sat down with Trey Elling at the Creek's podcast studio to chat, while munching on some BBQ from Terry Black's. Topics include:
- Standup-radio connection (0:00)
- Love for Rebecca (5:30)
- Rebecca's background (8:40)
- Rebecca's Colin Quinn story (12:26)
- Altruistic vs people pleaser (16:48)
- Comedy and boundaries (18:11)
- TJ's open mic story (25:52)
- Running a comedy club in Austin (37:07)
- Rebecca & TJ share a story (42:02)
- An ode to standup comedy (48:13)
David Zucker's film credits include AIRPLANE!, THE NAKED GUN, and more. He's also written two best-sellers...SURELY YOU CAN'T BE SERIOUS: THE TRUE STORY OF AIRPLANE! and BEFORE THE INVENTION OF SMILING: THE INCREDIBLE JOURNEY OF THE ZUCKER FAMILY FROM HORSE & BUGGY TO INDOOR PLUMBING.
He chats with Trey Elling during a break from a national tour to celebrate the 45-year anniversary of AIRPLANE!. Topics include:
- Donating Davy Crockett artifacts to the Alamo (0:00)
- THE KENTUCKY FRIED MOVIE (8:01)
- AIRPLANE! (13:05)
- Teaching a comedy Master Class (16:33)
- Back to AIRPLANE! (19:00)
- David the best-selling author (24:20)
- An ode to making people laugh (28:22)
Jordan Hicks is a Lifetime Longhorn who played ten years in the NFL, including winning a Super Bowl with the Philadelphia Eagles in 2017. He chats with Trey Elling after having returned to Austin with his wife and kids on a full-time basis, to talk football, leadership, and his foundation that looks to empower kids with disabilities. Topics include:
- Fatherhood (0:00)
- True Strength Ability Awareness (2:47)
- Leadership keys (9:51)
- Mack Brown & the red banquet (16:15)
- More on True Strength (19:31)