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

Andrew 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)

The 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

Comedian 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)

Josh 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)

Brothers 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)