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

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)