The Sport of Life: Chats w/ Comedians, Filmmakers, Sports Figures, Musicians, & Intellectuals
Trey EllingTrey Elling chats with comedians, filmmakers, sports figures, musicians, and authors about their stories.
| Publishes | Twice weekly | Episodes | 517 | Founded | 7 years ago |
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| Number of Listeners | Categories | ComedyComedy Interviews | |||
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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:... more
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... more
Comedian and Impractical Jokers alum Sal Vulcano chats with Trey Elling, prior to his show at ACL Live at the Moody Theater on Sunday, February 1st.
The guys discuss Sal's many years as a comic, his revered special, Terrified, fatherhood, vulnerabil... more
Comedian and actor Jay Pharoah chats with Trey Elling about their shared past as fat kids, allowing himself to be vulnerable as a comic, lessons learned from six years at SNL, and what he loves about standup!
Comedian & actor Rhys Darby (Flight of the Conchords, Our Flag Means Death, Yes Man, the Jumanji reboot) chats with Trey Elling about his standup philosophies and some highlights from his film career. Topics include:
* Refamiliarizing with standup ... more
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 (0:0... more
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... more
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:
* ... more
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- Excellent podcast
As a book reader, I enjoy this podcast immensely. Trey is an excellent host and interviewer; he knows how to let the guest speak and share their views
I highly recommend this podcast and I’m now a frequent listener. Great job and five stars.
Apple Podcasts5chadinabhanchadi
United States3 years ago - Great conversations
This podcast provides a richer context for the books I’ve read. Really great and deep discussions without being pretentious. Really well done
Apple Podcasts5mcgolisUnited States4 years ago - Great insights into authors' ideas, views and books
If you are into non-fiction books, this podcast is a cool, insightful and fun way to discover new works and authors, or rediscover old ones (I so enjoyed a recent episode with Oliver Stone). From big pharma to brains to the cosmos to amazing power of the sea, Trey covers a broad range of topics in an engaging way and hearing the authors explain their ideas, motivations etc is a real treat. Catch an episode with an author or topic of interest and chances are you'll be back for more.
Apple Podcasts5Lucid_One
Canada5 years ago - PHARMA interesting episode
I just discovered this pod and glad I did. Fascinating how EVIL the Sacklers are and the phrase “ The man who drugged the WORLD”
Popped into my head when Gerald Posner told us about how Arthur Sackler made Valium the #1 drug for a record 15 yrs with deceptive marketing. Now to explore more episodes 👍👍
Apple Podcasts5ejb1893United States5 years ago - Great Interviewer & Interviewees
Trey is a master of interviews and has a knack for sourcing incredibly good content. I listened to him often on his Austin sports radio show and was always very impressed with his interviews and who he was able to bring on the show. He’s well prepared and asks really good questions on the fly. I can sense from the interviewees that they’re impressed with his questions. It’s absolutely worth giving it a shot.
Apple Podcasts5Doobie2122United States5 years ago - Worth your time!
Trey’s the best. Long time listener to his radio shows. Trey makes these interviews super compelling to listen to.
Apple Podcasts5Wagner4934United States5 years ago - Great interviews
Trey is great at interviewing anybody because he does his homework. The interviews are entertaining, insightful and amusing.
Apple Podcasts4cff1031United States5 years ago - Cousin Sal interview was great!
Trey does the work to make this an enjoyable interview for all. Made me excited to start reading the book! Will check out the others!
Apple Podcasts5J WalburgerUnited States5 years ago - Interviewing without ego.
Trey excels at egoless interviewing. Clean, concise, smart questions that allow the authors to highlight their intent and real thoughts absent Elling injecting any agenda. This is substantive, meaningful conversation at its best.
Apple Podcasts5YoManConanUnited States5 years ago - Great Interviewer & Interviewees
Trey is a master of interviews and has a knack for sourcing incredibly good content. I listened to him often on his Austin sports radio show and was always very impressed with his interviews and who he was able to bring on the show. He’s well prepared but also asks really good questions on the fly. It’s absolutely worth giving it a shot.
Apple Podcasts5Doobie2122United States5 years ago - Wonderful Podcast
Trey is the best interviewer I’ve every heard. The interviews are really really good. He asks hard, informative and leading questions during the interviews. I think all of the people being interviewed are impressed by his questions. The podcast always lead me to a new book to read.
Apple Podcasts5D_LimeUnited States5 years ago - Surprising side effects!
I listened to five episodes and my penis gained 1.25 inches! I highly recommend this podcast!
Apple Podcasts5A very pleased gentleman 333United States6 years ago - Wonderful Podcast
The interviews are really really good. He asks hard, informative and leading questions during the interviews. I think all of the people being interviewed are impressed by his questions. The interviews always lead me to a new book to read.
Apple Podcasts5D_LimeUnited States6 years ago - Great Podcast
This podcast was recommended to me by a friend and I’ve really enjoyed it - it’s a great quick listen while commuting with all sorts of of different topics!
Apple Podcasts5cop0403United States6 years ago - Stories and Advice We Need
I heard about this podcast through Twitter, and while I'm admittedly not one to read nonfiction this podcast got me hooked, pulling in some of my favorite writers and directors to give excellent tips I plan on using. The Sonnenfeld episode stunned me with the darkness and hilarity of some of those stories, and left me feeling happy I saw this show advertised. This is definitely a recommendation for anyone interested in books, sports, health, money, cooking, and just good interviews: Give this sh... more
Apple Podcasts5JacklondonhasfallenUnited States6 years ago
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Recent guests on this podcast include:
1. John Gourley
2. Alex Ferreira
3. Elizabeth Berkley
4. Patton Oswalt
5. Joey McGuire
6. Brett Yormark
7. Tom Hollister
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