Legendary 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)

Legendary 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)

The filmmakers behind the sci-fi thriller THE ASTRONAUT chat with Trey Elling on the red carpet, ahead of the movie's world premiere at SXSW!

• Producers Chris Abernathy & Eric Fleischman (0:00)
• Writer & Director Jess Varley (1:43)
• Gabriel Luna (5:27)
• Kate Mara (7:38)

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)

Actor Matthew Rhys and director Babak Anvari chat with Trey Elling on the red carpet at SXSW, prior to the world premiere of HALLOW ROAD, starring Rhys and Rosamund Pike!

• Babak Anvari (0:00)
• Matthew Rhys (3:07)

Comedian Sebastian Maniscalco chats with Trey Elling, prior to his It Ain't Right tour swinging through Texas August 8-11. Topics include:

• Fuddruckers (0:00)
• Bringing the family on tour (2:37)
• Production detail with the arena tour (7:44)
• The Pete and Sebastian Show (11:11)
• Tipping (12:13)
• Bookie on MAX (15:42)
• Getting killed by De Niro (18:00)
• Parenting in 2024 (20:09)
• Corporate gigs (22:42)

The legendary Ice Cube chats with Trey Elling, ahead of his Legends of Hip Hop tour and BIG3 basketball league stopping in San Antonio on August 3-4. Topics include:

• A universal appeal (0:00)
• The BIG3 in 2024 (2:35)
• Gary Payton (6:15)
• Olympic hoops (7:26)
• The BIG3's offer to Caitlin Clark (10:22)
• Fixing the NBA (12:32)
• The Lakers hiring JJ Reddick (17:11)
• A fourth Friday film? (17:47)
• The BS world of entertainment (18:25)

Comedian Frank Castillo chats with Trey Elling, ahead of his headlining show at Sunset Strip Comedy Club in Austin, TX. Topics include:

• Austin, TX (0:00)
• Standup in LA vs the ATX (2:02)
• The Sunset Strip Comedy Club (6:31)
• The Mothership (7:32)
• Roast battles vs crowd work (11:39)
• His current set (15:28)
• Joking about loved ones (17:00)
• Frank roasts Trey (20:13)

Comedian & actor K. Trevor Wilson chats with Trey Elling, ahead of his shows at Cap City Comedy Club. Topics include:

• Austin, TX (0:00)
• A Christmas-themed standup special (2:22)
• One-liners & storytelling (4:39)
• Sushis and sashimis (6:07)
• Havin' a catch w/ the boys (9:19)
• Theaters vs clubs (11:36)
• THE Roast Battle world champ (15:28)
• Trev's current hour (18:33)
• Squirrelly Dan the standup (20:47)

Kentucky head football coach Mark Stoops chats with Trey Elling at SEC Media Days in Dallas. Topics include:

• Excitement for the defense (0:00)
• Inexperience on offense (1:36)
• Coaching the DBs for 2001 Miami (2:40)

Former Georgia Bulldog and NFL All Pro running back Todd Gurley chats with Trey Elling at SEC Media Days in Dallas. Topics include:

• The 2024 Georgia Bulldogs (0:00)
• NIL (2:22)
• Georgia & street racing (4:55)
• Finding a purpose after football (7:06)
• Todd's positive disposition (11:31)
• Fatherhood (12:59)
• North Carolina vs Texas BBQ (13:52)

As originally heard on ESPN Austin, Southeastern Conference commissioner Greg Sankey chats with Trey Elling at SEC Media Days in Dallas. Topics include:

• Greg's sense of humor (0:00)
• Schloss to Texas (1:52)
• Greg's coaching background (3:21)
• Learning from mistakes (4:11)
• Private Equity in college sports (6:45)
• Student athletes as school employees (9:48)
• Leadership (16:47)

PR mercenary Phil Elwood chats with Trey Elling about ALL THE WORST HUMANS: HOW I MADE NEWS FOR DICTATORS, TYCOONS, AND POLITICIANS. Topics include:

• The book's origin (0:00)
• His start in DC (2:31)
• Sinking bodies (5:32)
• Exploiting the airline industry (9:56)
• Helping the Gaddafis (13:13)
• An assist for Qatar's World Cup bid (17:34)
• Sportswashing (21:31)
• Any press is NOT good press (25:25)
• "Let's go, Brandon" (27:29)
• A visit from the FBI (30:11)
• Linkedin (36:33)
• "Start with the crazy. I'll rein you in." (38:08)
• Phil's proudest assignment (45:14)
• The meaning of "power" (48:17)
• The meaning of "truth" (50:22)
• How writing this book helped him personally (56:58)

Comedian Rich Vos chats with Trey Elling, prior to his headlining weekend at the Comedy Mothership. Topics include:

• Spoiled kids (0:00)
• The Mothership (9:54)
• The TOUGH CROWD crew (15:17)
• Bill Hicks & Patrice O'Neal (19:17)
• Going sober (28:52)

US Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) chats with Trey Elling. Topics include:

• NIL in college sports (0:00)
• WADA's lack of Olympic transparency (11:15)
• Texas & Texas A&M resuming their football rivalry (14:35)

Comedian Joe DeRosa chats with Trey Elling at the Creek and the Cave during SXSW 2025. Check out Joe's latest special, I Never Promised You a Rose Garden. Topics include:

• Street food & sandwiches (0:00)
• Work-life balance (7:23)
• Tech reliance (13:24)
• Modern parenting (19:14)
• Modern Austin, TX (23:53)

The legendary Roseanne Barr chats with Trey Elling, ahead of her headlining shows at Cap City Comedy Club on June 17th, 18th, and 19th. Topics include:

• Austin & Texas (0:00)
• Independent thought (4:38)
• Bill Hicks (7:15)
• Parenting in 2024 (9:06)
• Belligerent technology usage (12:40)
• Cancel culture (14:22)
• Political correctness in comedy (16:22)
• An ode to standup (20:00)

Comedian and actor Aries Spears chats with Trey Elling, ahead of his headlining shows at Cap City Comedy Club from June 13th thru 16th. Topics include:

• Austin's standup scene (0:00)
• Aries' current hour (1:45)
• Seeing a lot of adult things as a kid (3:36)
• Eddie Murphy (9:08)
• Political correctness in comedy (14:32)
• The Spears & Steinberg podcast (17:28)
• Too many 'aw shucks' moments (18:57)
• Admitting mistakes (20:15)
• Being ok with silence on stage (25:29)
• Mike Tyson vs Jake Paul (27:19)
• An ode to standup (30:31)

Magician Michael Carbonaro chats with Trey Elling, ahead of his June 16th show at Austin's Paramount Theatre. Topics include:

• The "Lies On Stage" Tour (0:00)
• A Zoom card trick (3:23)
• A love/hate relationship with magic (5:45)
• Political correctness in comedy (7:43)
• The live show (11:32)

Comedian and actor Brian Posehn chats with Trey Elling, ahead of his shows at Creek and the Cave. Topics include:

• Austin, TX (0:00)
• Brian's new comic, Grommets (3:39)
• 8th grade graduations & the like (10:22)
• Interviewing Geezer Butler of Black Sabbath (16:43)
• The new hour (21:23)
• Brian's skater past (22:40)
• An ode to standup (24:57)

Comedian Mike Vecchione chats with Trey Elling, prior to his headlining shows at the Comedy Mothership. Topics include:

• Back at The Mothership (0:00)
• Philly --> NYC (2:24)
• Teaching special education (8:25)
• Philly sports insanity (14:03)
• Comedy crowds (23:14)

Filmmaker Viggo Mortensen chats with Trey Elling about THE DEAD DON'T HURT, a new Western he wrote, directed, starred in, and scored. Topics include:

• His mom's influence on the story (0:00)
• Vicky Krieps as the female antagonist (2:38)
• Acting is playing (4:34)
• Collaboration (5:36)
• The non-linear structure (7:44)
• Getting the horseback riding right (11:28)
• Believability (13:04)
• What he learned making this film (16:11)
• An ode to filmmaking (17:48)

Phil Rosenthal, star of Netflix's Somebody Feed Phil and creator of Everybody Loves Raymond, chats with Trey Elling, prior to his annual appearance at the ATX TV Festival. Phil also co-hosts the podcast, Naked Lunch. And he's written two books, Somebody Feed Phil The Book and Just Try It!, a children's book co-authored with his daughter, Lily.

Topics include:

• Chicago (0:00)
• A love for television (2:46)
• Meeting Bruce Springsteen (7:14)
• Meeting Larry David (10:03)
• Phones at the dinner table (11:54)
• Food: the key to bipartisanship (13:07)
• Phil's books (16:18)
• Favorite ATX food (18:05)
• Norman Lear (21:08)
• An ode to shared meals (23:16)

Nellie Bowles, currently a writer for The Free Press and formerly with The New York Times, chats with Trey Elling about MORNING AFTER THE REVOLUTION: DISPATCHES FROM THE WRONG SIDE OF HISTORY. Topics include:

• The book's goal (0:00)
• CHAZ! Seattle's Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone (2:55)
• Cancel Culture (12:21)
• Black Lives Matter (15:03)
• San Francisco (28:06)
• Trans lives matter (37:15)
• Optimistic or pessimistic about things? (48:37)

Comedian Jackie Fabulous chats with Trey Elling, ahead of her headlining shows at Creek and the Cave. Topics include:

• Travel headaches (0:00)
• Getting on stage in a variety of places (7:26)
• Standup etiquette (11:15)
• Austin, TX...Jackie's future home??? (14:44)
• Tattoos (29:40)
• An ode to standup (32:28)

Comedian Chad Daniels chats with Trey Elling, ahead of his headlining shows at the Comedy Mothership. Topics include:

• The Comedy Mothership (0:00)
• Minnesota sports & Kirk Cousins (2:41)
• Sports heckling (9:05)
• Fatherhood (12:27)
• Opening for Mitch Hedberg (19:57)
• Odes to Minnesota and standup (24:29)

David Ovelowo and Bokeem Woodbine chat with Trey Elling about their  Apple TV+  series, GOVERNMENT CHEESE, ahead of its world premiere at SXSW!

• David Oyelowo (0:00)
• Bokeem Woodbine (4:15)

Comedian and actor TJ Miller chats with Trey Elling, prior to his shows at Creek & The Cave on May 17th and 18th. Topics include:

• TJ's warthog (0:00)
• Dad's brain surgery (2:08)
• Austin, TX (4:20)
• Big city living (7:42)
• NYC's rough edges (15:59)
• City bikes and scooters (18:01)
• Standup at Red Rocks (23:29)
• Arrested in Austin (26:51)
• TJ's Crowd Sorcerer Tour (28:25)
• An ode to standup (31:22)

Musician Serj Tankian, best known as front man for System Of A Down, chats with Trey Elling about DOWN WITH THE SYSTEM: A MEMOIR (OF SORTS). Topics include:

• His family in the Armenian Genocide (0:00)
• The Lebanon Civil War (4:48)
• Being an immigrant kid (7:38)
• The music epiphany (10:32)
• Dad's helpful advice (13:11)
• "System Of A Down" meaning (15:05)
• Rick Rubin (16:47)
• His first visit to Armenia (19:47)
• Criticizing the US, post-9/11 (21:31)
• Spurning the Grammys (24:55)
• B.Y.O.B. (28:22)
• Steal This Album! & "Boom!" (29:16)
• Maintaining creative freedom (31:15)
• Compassionate confrontation (32:12)
• Parenthood (33:48)
• System's ONE Armenia show (37:30)
• Showing Bourdain around Armenia (39:08)
• An ode to America (42:42)
• An ode to making music (43:27)
• An ode to being Armenian (45:46)

Investigative writer Max Marshall chats with Trey Elling about AMONG THE BROS: A FRATERNITY CRIME STORY. Topics include:

• Initially chasing this story (0:00)
• The Xanax/benzo epidemic (3:10)
• Introducing Mikey & Rob (7:26)
• Mike & Rob sling Xanax (10:12)
• Zach Kligman enters the picture (14:11)
• Mikey & Waka Flocka (20:08)
• The police get involved (24;37)
• Rob flips on Mikey (28:21)
• Talking to Mikey in prison (34:47)
• Not getting to speak with Rob (38:17)
• Zach Kligman's fascinating "innocence" (40:27)
• What's next for Max (54:21)

Grammy-winning blues musician Cedric Burnside chats with Trey Elling, ahead of his May 9th-11th tour stops in Houston, Austin, and San Antonio. Topics include:

• His new album, HILL COUNTRY LOVE (0:00)
• Evolving as a musician (3:21)
• His granddad, RL Burnside (7:53)
• His meek childhood (11:18)
• Making it through the hard times (13:33)
• Juke joints (16:34)
• Describing hill country blues (18:44)
• Playing in Austin (20:26)
• Winning a Grammy (23:18)
• His cameo in BLACK SNAKE MOAN (26:25)
• Kitchen skills (28:06)
• Parenting challenges in 2024 (29:30)
• An ode to the blues (34:16)

Comedian Nimesh Patel chats with Trey Elling, prior to his show at the Paramount Theatre on May 3rd. Topics include:

• His newest hour (0:00)
• The importance of family (7:18)
• Doing theaters & playing Austin (9:02)
• A unique path to touring in 2021 (13:30)
• Luck (18:20)
• Approval from Chris Rock (23:46)
• A big question (27:37)
• An ode to standup (29:31)

Comedian & filmmaker Steve Byrne chats with Trey Elling, ahead of his headlining shows at the Comedy Mothership. Topics include:

• USO tours (0:00)
• Comedy in Austin (3:45)
• Standup thriving b/c funny movies aren't? (8:00)
• Steve's current filmmaking projects (13:48)
• The Pittsburgh Steelers (20:59)
• Steve vs Bobby Kelly (23:52)
• The Mothership and working to create funny (27:20)
• An ode to standup (32:30)

ENCAPSULATE and Atlanta Mushroom Festival founders Paul Grzybowski and Dave Claassen chat with Trey Elling about their amazing supplement, the quarterly festival, and more. Topics include:

• Paul's background (0:00)
• Dave's background (3:46)
• The start of ENCAPSULATE (6:28)
• Reishi mushroom benefits (14:07)
• Lion's mane mushrooms (15:56)
• Cordyceps mushrooms (16:58)
• Chaga mushrooms (18:00)
• Shiitake mushrooms (18:46)
• Turkey tail mushrooms (19:59)
• The Atlanta Mushroom Festival (22:56)
• Emory University's Science on Spirituality (29:21)
• Research on spirituality & positive outcomes (34:35)
• ENCAPSULATE's 3rd party testing (40:02)
• Parting thoughts (44:33)

Comedian, actor, and podcaster Erik Griffin chats with Trey Elling, ahead of his headlining shows at the Comedy Mothership. Topics include:

• QBs & football (0:00)
• Parenting a newborn (15:37)
• Mortality as a parent (20:01)
• Gun technology lagging (25:07)
• Parenting challenges (29:06)
• Matt Rife (52:52)
• I'm Dying Up Here (56:06)
• An ode to standup (59:51)

Trey Elling chats with writer/director Alex Garland, as well as cast members Cailee Spaeny & Wagner Moura, ahead of the SXSW world premiere of CIVIL WAR.

• Alex Garland (0:00)
• Cailee Spaeny (0:46)
• Wagner Moura (1:58)

Trey Elling chats with the people responsible for the new documentary, CHEECH AND CHONG'S LAST MOVIE, during the film's red carpet premiere at SXSW. Guests include:

• Cheech Marin & Tommy Chong (0:00)
• John Paul DeJoria (1:15)
• Robbi Chong (1:36)
• David Bushell (3:27)

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 Paul Conyers chats with Trey Elling, ahead of his Moontower Comedy Fest show at Cap City Comedy Club on Saturday, April 20th at 10pm. Topics include:

• The Sacramento Kings (0:00)
• A hoops background (1:33)
• Being tall kinda sucks (4:37)
• The greatest standup bombing story ever? (8:18)
• Performing in Austin, TX (12:44)
• Connecting with Nate Jackson (17:37)
• Brock Purdy & SF (18:48)

Trey Elling chats with the cast & writers/directors at the SXSW world premiere of SASQUATCH SUNSET. The film hits theaters on April 19th. Guests include:

• Jesse Eisenberg (0:00)
• David Zellner (0:49)
• Nathan Zellner (1:16)
• Christophe Zajac-Denek (1:49)

Comedian Brad Williams chats with Trey Elling, ahead of his show during Moontower Comedy Fest at the Paramount Theatre on April 19th. Topics include:

• Intro (0:00)
• Moontower (2:18)
• Living the good life (8:03)
• The Denver Broncos (11:57)
• The NFL (17:23)
• Out to sea with Chris Jericho (24:36)
• Brad's OJ joke (28:47)
• The Spinal Tap sequel (30:56)
• The Comedy Mothership (32:16)
• An ode to standup (36:32)