The Sport of Life: Chats w/ Comedians, Filmmakers, Sports Figures, Musicians, & Intellectuals
by Trey Elling
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#576 - Ben McKenzie: Why Crypto Is A Scam
May 1, 2026
30m 53s
#575 - Andrew McCarthy: Why Male Friendship Is Hard To Come By
Apr 23, 2026
31m 44s
#574 - Yakov Smirnoff's Crusade To Find If Comedy Still Wants Him
Apr 17, 2026
58m 19s
#573 - Josh Wolf: Putting The Fun In Standup Comedy
Mar 28, 2026
54m 46s
#572 - Josh Scherer: How To Keep Making Rad Content
Mar 23, 2026
35m 01s
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5/1/26 | #576 - Ben McKenzie: Why Crypto Is A Scam✨ | cryptocurrencydocumentary+3 | Ben McKenzie | EASY MONEYEVERYONE IS LYING TO YOU FOR MONEY | — | Ben McKenziecryptocurrency+5 | — | 30m 53s | |
| 4/23/26 | #575 - Andrew McCarthy: Why Male Friendship Is Hard To Come By✨ | The genesis of the bookSmall town America+5 | Andrew McCarthy | WHO NEEDS FRIENDS: AN UNSCIENTIFIC EXAMINATION OF MALE FRIENDSHIP ACROSS AMERICANew York Times+1 | AMERICATexas | male friendshipvulnerability+2 | — | 31m 44s | |
| 4/17/26 | #574 - Yakov Smirnoff's Crusade To Find If Comedy Still Wants Him✨ | comedyoptimism+7 | Yakov Smirnoff | Yakov Smirnoff's tourCap City Comedy Club+3 | — | Moontower Comedy FestivalCap City Comedy Club+3 | — | 58m 19s | |
| 3/28/26 | #573 - Josh Wolf: Putting The Fun In Standup Comedy✨ | Smedium t-shirt guysIn-shape grandpa+5 | Josh Wolf | Cap City Comedy Club | AustinSeattle | — | — | 54m 46s | |
| 3/23/26 | #572 - Josh Scherer: How To Keep Making Rad Content✨ | The art of the interviewCrushing content creation+6 | Josh Scherer | Mythical KitchenUCLA | — | — | — | 35m 01s | |
| 3/19/26 | #571 - Zach & Danny Guarino of the Bread Basket Podcast!✨ | Brothers in LAMost Valuable+3 | Danny GuarinoZach Guarino | the Bread Basket Podcast | LAHawaii | Bread Basket Podcastcomedy+1 | — | 28m 56s | |
| 2/17/26 | #570 - Barry Corbin: The Shakespeare of West Texas✨ | ShakespeareBeing Texan+7 | Barry Corbin | An Evening with Barry CorbinLone Star Cowboy Poetry Gathering+4 | Bastrop | actorstoryteller+2 | — | 50m 50s | |
| 2/11/26 | #569 - Kenny G: A Philosophy of Performance✨ | Super Bowl performancepre-show nerves+7 | Kenny G | the National Anthem | — | musicperformance+3 | — | 36m 55s | |
| 1/31/26 | #568 - Sal Vulcano: A More-Than-Practical Standup Comedian✨ | comedystandup+2 | Sal Vulcano | TerrifiedACL Live+1 | — | Impractical JokersACL Live+1 | — | 23m 22s | |
| 1/30/26 | #567 - Jay Pharoah: How To Go From Fat Kid To Funny Man✨ | comedyvulnerability+2 | Jay Pharoah | SNL | — | fat kidfunny man+2 | — | 23m 59s | |
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| 1/21/26 | #566 - Rhys Darby: How To Stay True To Yourself In Comedy✨ | Refamiliarizing with standupGoing after AI+5 | Rhys Darby | Flight of the ConchordsYes Man+2 | — | comedystandup+2 | — | 18m 54s | |
| 1/18/26 | #565 - Sean Patton: How To Make Standup Special Again | Comedian & actor Sean Patton chats with Trey Elling. Sean is an immensely talented comedic storyteller and one of the most interesting people when it comes to discussing the philosophy of standup. Topics include:Making Standup Special Again (0:00)Crowd work is mostly lazy (7:13)Sean's hobo joke (13:53)Finding his standup voice (21:40)An ode to THE ENGLISH TEACHER (29:44) | — | ||||||
| 1/18/26 | #564 - Damon Wayans Jr: A Surprisingly Robust Career in Standup | Damon Wayans Jr chats with Trey Elling, months before filming his first-ever standup special. But he's been doing it a lot longer than you may realize. Topics include:Deep standup roots (0:00) Open mics (8:26)The easily offended (11:50)THE OTHER GUYS film (15:00)An ode to standup (20:20) | — | ||||||
| 1/7/26 | #563 - Madisen Skinner: Volleyball, Life, & LOVB Season 2! | Heralded volleyballer Madisen Skinner chats with Trey Elling and his daughter Vivian, prior to the start of the second season of LOVB! Madisen and her LOVB Austin teammates captured the league's first ever championship last year! Topics include:Modern rule changes (0:00)LOVB (2:41)Impacting her teams (5:17)Her sister, Avery (7:23)Coach Erik Sullivan (10:12)Those insane hops (12:52)HEB (14:04)Failing (16:46)Future experiences (19:49)Getting into volleyball late (21:27)Jerritt Elliott (23:11)Embracing being a role model (24:04)An ode to volleyball (26:16) | — | ||||||
| 12/31/25 | #562 - Barry Sonnenfeld on RIGHT POSSIBLE PLACE, WORST POSSIBLE TIME (Part 2) | Filmmaker Barry Sonnenfeld joins Trey Elling for the second- of a two-part chat on his book, BEST POSSIBLE PLACE, WORST POSSIBLE TIME: TRUE STORIES FROM A CAREER IN HOLLYWOOD. Topics include:An ode to Patrick Warburton (0:00)The Hollywood machine (3:25)Feedback from Gene Hackman (8:08)Barry's role in FORREST GUMP (9:56)Tommy Lee Jones & toy guns (17:08)Alternate casting for WILD WILD WEST (20:21)Barry's encounter with Bill Murray (26:16)Working with Michael Jackson (34:24)Dealing with liars (39:35)Making his first book into a movie (45:31) | — | ||||||
| 12/29/25 | #561 - Barry Sonnenfeld on BEST POSSIBLE PLACE, WORST POSSIBLE TIME (Part 1) | Filmmaker Barry Sonnenfeld joins Trey Elling for the first- of a two-part chat on his book, BEST POSSIBLE PLACE, WORST POSSIBLE TIME: TRUE STORIES FROM A CAREER IN HOLLYWOOD. Topics include:Writing a second memoir (0:00)Shooting BLOOD SIMPLE in Austin (2:45)The unique look of RAISING ARIZONA (10:25)De Nero instead of Hanks in BIG? (14:07)Making Tommy Lee Jones funny in MEN IN BLACK (17:25)Making Gene Hackman funny in GET SHORTY (20:06)The greatness of Dennis Farina (27:35) | — | ||||||
| 12/25/25 | #560 - Kate Mara, Gabriel Luna, Jess Varley, Et Al on THE ASTRONAUT | 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) | — | ||||||
| 12/24/25 | #559 - Matthew Rhys & Babak Anvari on HALLOW ROAD | 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) | — | ||||||
| 12/22/25 | #558 - Joe DeRosa on Street Food, Tech Threat, Parenting in 2025 | 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) | — | ||||||
| 12/17/25 | #557 - David Oyelowo & Bokeem Woodbine on GOVERNMENT CHEESE | 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) | — | ||||||
| 12/12/25 | #556 - John Gourley: The Man Behind Portugal. The Man | 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) | — | ||||||
| 12/5/25 | #555 - Joe Gatto: From IMPRACTICAL JOKERS to Standup Comedy! | 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) | — | ||||||
| 11/26/25 | #554 - TJ Miller & Rebecca Trent: Friendship, Comedy, & Texas BBQ | 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) | — | ||||||
| 11/24/25 | #553 - David Zucker: How To Make People Laugh Thru Film | 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) | — | ||||||
| 11/18/25 | #552 - Jordan Hicks: Why He Gives Back After A Blessed Football Career | 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) | — | ||||||
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