The Sport of Life: Comedy, Film, Sports, and Music

By Trey Elling

Trey Elling chats with comedians, filmmakers, sports figures, musicians, and authors about their stories.... more

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How many episodes does The Sport of Life: Comedy, Film, Sports, and Music have?

The podcast currently has 496 episodes available.

The Sport of Life: Comedy, Film, Sports, and Music episodes:

January 03, 2025#493 - Garret Price on YACHT ROCK: A DOCUMENTARY
Filmmaker Garret Price chats with Trey Elling about his new doc on MAX, YACHT ROCK: A DOCKUMENTARY. Topics include:
A Gen-Xer Making a Yacht Rock doc (0:00)

Working with Bill Simmons (2:28)

Defining Yacht Rock (4:42)

The starting point (7:20)

Steely Dan (9:21)

Michael McDonald & Kenny Loggins (10:23)

Christopher Cross (11:34)

"What a Fool Believes" (12:58)

Yacht Rock & Hip Hop (14:40)

MTV killing Yacht Rock (16:03)

Toto and "Africa" (17:23)

Donald Fagen (20:49)

Appearing on camera (25:07)

An ode to Yacht Rock (26:04)

An ode to filmmaking (26:45)
...more
28min
December 27, 2024#492 - Keith Robinson
Comedian Keith Robinson chats with Trey Elling, prior to his shows at The Comedy Mothership. Check out Keith's latest special, DIFFERENT STROKES, on YouTube! Topics include:
Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn (0:00)

Getting it from other comedians (5:26)

Patrice O'Neal (10:41)

Different Strokes (13:29)

Mitzi and The Comedy Store (18:03)

The Comedy Cellar (19:38)

Messing with Bobby Kelly in Brazil (24:11)

Fatherhood (27:01)

An ode to standup (28:45)
...more
34min
December 26, 2024#491 - Patrick Warburton
Patrick Warburton (Puddy in Seinfeld, Joe Swanson in Family Guy, Lemony Snicket in A Series of Unfortunate Events) chats with Trey Elling about (re)starting a standup career at 60! Patrick headlines Cap City Comedy Club, December 27th-29th. Topics include:
Getting back into standup, 40 years later (0:00)

The Comedy Store in the mid-1980s (8:21)

Barry Sonnenfeld (10:35)

Doing blow with Robin Williams & Kinison (15:05)

Giving a speech at the JuCo he failed out of (21:14)

Pearl Jam (23:27)

Pissing Larry David off (27:10)

Fatherhood (29:00)

An ode to standup (32:02)
...more
35min
December 17, 2024#490 - Kelvin Banks
Texas Longhorns' Outland- & Lombardi-winning offensive lineman Kelvin Banks chatted with Trey Elling at SEC Media Days, ahead of the 2024 season. Topics included:
Leadership (0:00)

Texas o-line thoughts (1:11)

SEC ready? (3:16)

BBQ reviews (4:03)
...more
6min
December 15, 2024#489 - Jahdae Barron
Texas Longhorns defensive back and Jim Thorpe Award winner Jahdae Barron chatted with Trey Elling at SEC Media Days, prior to the 2024 season. Topics included:
Coming back for one more year (0:00)

Personal accountability (0:51)

Ledership (2:57)

Cornerback? (3:36)

Optimism for 2024 (4:27)

The new CFB video game (5:00)
...more
6min
December 14, 2024#488 - Jeff Schaffer
Jeff Schaffer is Larry David's Larry David, thank to the crucial role he played as Larry's writing partner for Curb Your Enthusiasm, along with writing credits for Seinfeld and creating The League with his wife, Jackie. He joins Trey Elling to talk about:
His beloved Seahawks (0:00)

Going on tour with. Larry David (3:55)

What would Larry do? (9:24)
...more
16min
December 12, 2024#487 - Chris Myers
Emmy-winning sports broadcaster Chris Myers chats with Trey Elling about his autobiography, THAT DESERVES A WOW: UNTOLD STORIES OF LEGENDS AND CHAMPIONS, THEIR WINS AND HEARTBREAKS. Topics include:
The book's impetus (0:00)

Starting in radio (1:35)

Interviewing Ali as a teen (3:06)

Thanking Johnny Carson (4:43)
A part of Sportscenter's golden era (8:32)

The art of interviewing (11:04)

Asking OJ if he was a murderer (14:13)

Being friends with Bill Murray (16:44)
...more
22min
December 05, 2024#486 - Nick Swardson
Comedian Nick Swardson chats with Trey Elling, prior to his Toilet Head tour coming to Austin's Paramount Theatre on December 5th. Topics include:
Sam Darnold's revival w/ the Vikings (0:00)

Nick's history with the ATX (5:21)

Robbed by a friend (6:35)

The Forrest Gump of Comedy? (9:46)

Sports fanatics (13:16)

The Toilet Head tour (19:11)

Existentialism & starting standup (20:30)

First pitches (26:25)

An ode to standup (28:45)
...more
36min
December 04, 2024#485 - Kelsey Cook
Comedian Kelsey Cook chats with Trey Elling, prior to her headlining shows at Cap City Comedy Club on December 6th & 7th. Topics include:
The Butterfly Effect in Sports (0:00)

Public confrontations (4:07)
Entitlement (8:13)

An ode to standup (10:03)
...more
14min
November 29, 2024#484 - Shane Stiles
Texas BBQ veteran Shane Stiles chats with Trey Elling about his restaurant, Stiles Switch. Topics include:
The Live BBQ Capitol of the World (0:00)

The process (2:33)

The early days (4:37)

Collaborating & adapting (6:36)

Stiles' non-brisket meats (9:05)

Their sides (11:54)

The 12 Meats of Christmas (14:19)

Fond memories (17:36)

Dave Grohl, the customer (20:24)

Stiles Switch outside of Central Texas? (23:18)

Aggies & Longhorns playing in football again (24:31)

Home grilling (29:50)

An ode to Stiles Switch (30:42)
...more
33min

FAQs about The Sport of Life: Comedy, Film, Sports, and Music:

How many episodes does The Sport of Life: Comedy, Film, Sports, and Music have?

The podcast currently has 496 episodes available.

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