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

Actor and bestselling author Elizabeth Berkley Lauren chats with Trey Elling, prior to the start of her nationwide tour, celebrating the 30th anniversary of SHOWGIRLS!

Filmmaker Kevin Smith chats with Trey Elling!

Everclear frontman Art Alexakis chats with Trey Elling, during the band's tour in celebration of the 30th Anniversary of their Sparkle and Fade album.

Comedian and actor Patton Oswalt chats with Trey Elling. Topics include:A crazy week (0:00)"Good" movies (6:33)Making Big Fan (12:34)The Royal Tenenbaums (17:40)An ode to standup (23:41)

Ohio State alum and long-time strength & conditioning coach Anthony Schlegel chats with Trey Elling, prior to the season opener between Ohio State and Texas. Topics include:Moving around (0:00)The "joy" of championships (5:56)Youth sports burnout (13:01)In-season resistance training (19:54)Specialization (26:58)Ankle mobility (30:58)Texas-Ohio State (33:56)

Texas Tech head football coach Joey McGuire chats with Trey Elling during Big 12 Media Days at the Star in Frisco.

Texas Longhorns safety & team leader Michael Taaffe chats with Trey Elling, during SEC Media Days at the College Football Hall of Fame in Atlanta. Topics include:Book rec (0:00)Key to winning in 2025 (2:05)Personal offseason goals (3:00)Dreams (5:15)Defense even better this year? (6:50)What really matters (7:49)An ode to football (9:35)

Commissioner Brett Yormark chats with Trey Elling, during SEC Media Days at The Star in Frisco. Topics include:Excitement for Big 12 football (0:00)Comfortable on the job (2:03)Things to learn (3:34)The NCAA's role in college sports (4:24)Automatic qualifiers in the CFP (5:44)Closing the financial gap (7:50)Greg Sankey (9:30)

Cardinal Black frontman Tom Hollister chats with Trey Elling, during the band's first-ever US tour, which was nearly completely sold out before it started. Topics include:The current tour (0:00)The totality of Midnight at the Valencia (2:44)Starting with "Ride Home" (4:22)The emotion of "Push/Pull" (7:14)An ode to Tom's daughter with "Adeline" (12:15)The business of being in a band (18:18)Tom's past life as a rugby player (34:35)An ode to the new album (37:30)

The legendary Eddie Pepitone chats with Trey Elling, prior to his headlining shows at the Creek and the Cave in Austin, Aug. 15-16. Topics include:0:00 Small businesses2:11 Validation5:03 Parenting11:22 George Carlin14:01 TWO achilles ruptures18:09 Bodily harm25:12 The drug of comedy28:42 An ode to standup ⁨The Sport of Life aims for entertaining & informative long-form conversations with comedians, filmmakers, musicians, intellectuals, authors, and sports figures!The website: https://withtreyelling.com/The Sport of Life on ESPN Austin, weekdays from 6-7pm CT: https://www.1027espn.com/show/the-sport-of-life-trey-elling/On Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/withtreyelling/On Twitter: https://x.com/withtreyellingOn Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/withtreyelling

Comedian Trae Crowder chats with Trey Elling, prior to his headlining shows at Cap City Comedy Club, Aug. 14-17. Topics include:Sharing a first name, kinda (0:00)Comedy in LA and Knoxville (2:36)Trae's MBA & Psych degrees (7:55)Bonding as former fat kids (12:50)A fan of the Raiders & Vols (17:53)An ode to fatherhood (24:02)An ode to standup (31:55)The Sport of Life aims for entertaining & informative long-form conversations with comedians, filmmakers, musicians, intellectuals, authors, and sports figures!The website: https://withtreyelling.com/The Sport of Life on ESPN Austin, weekdays from 6-7pm CT: https://www.1027espn.com/show/the-sport-of-life-trey-elling/On Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/withtreyelling/On Twitter: https://x.com/withtreyellingOn Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/withtreyelling

Texas Longhorns softball coach Mike White chats with Trey Elling, shortly after leading the program to its first-ever national championship. Topics include:0:00 Life since winning a natty3:50 Men's fast-pitch softball in the 1980s &'90s5:56 Growing up in New Zealand11:04 Moving to the US15:18 Entrepreneurial spirit17:42 Getting into coaching23:24 Learning how to properly instruct26:29 Becoming head coach at Oregon28:15 Quick program turnarounds31:00 Fostering a killer instinct in players33:46 Business lessons for coaching36:55 Controlling emotions38:53 College softball's changing landscape43:59 Odes to coaching & fatherhood45:03 OKC & double birds48:13 Learning from Chris Del Conte49:39 Advice to Steve Sarkisian50:32 Toughest coaching gig ever51:41 ATX food recsThe Sport of Life aims for entertaining & informative long-form conversations with comedians, filmmakers, musicians, intellectuals, authors, and sports figures!The website: https://withtreyelling.com/The Sport of Life on ESPN Austin, weekdays from 6-7pm CT: https://www.1027espn.com/show/the-sport-of-life-trey-elling/On Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/withtreyelling/On Twitter: https://x.com/withtreyellingOn Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/withtreyelling

Comedian Alonzo Bodden chats with Trey Elling, prior to his Aug. 15-17 shows at the Comedy Mothership. Topics include:Life in Vegas (0:00)The Sphere in Vegas (10:42)Getting more personal with his comedy (17:44)Driverless vehicles (22:32)Motorcycle accidents (29:32)Check out Alonzo's work and tour dates: http://www.alonzobodden.com/For tickets to the Comedy Mothership: https://comedymothership.com/The Sport of Life aims for entertaining & informative longform conversations with comedians, filmmakers, musicians, intellectuals, authors, and sports figures!The website: https://withtreyelling.com/The Sport of Life on ESPN Austin, weekdays from 6-7pm CT: https://www.1027espn.com/show/the-sport-of-life-trey-elling/On Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/withtreyelling/On Twitter: https://x.com/withtreyellingOn Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/withtreyelling

Comedian Donnell Rawlings chats with Trey Elling, prior to his return to the Comedy Mothership in Austin, TX. Topics include:Coming for Kill Tony fans (0:00)Crafting that next hour (8:57)Maneuvering the entertainment world (13:01)Evolving as a standup (15:05)Acting (19:01)Returning to Kill Tony? (23:27)Becoming good friends with Dave AFTER Chappelle Show (24:13)The Darius Rucker story (27:06)

Comedian and actor Tom Arnold chats with Trey Elling and shares some memories of his friend Chris Farley. Topics include:Striking up a friendship (0:00)The Chippendales sketch (5:59)How Tom got Sober (7:47)Farley's Performance at Tom's Bachelor Party (9:40)

Comedian Greg Fitzsimmons chats with Trey Elling, prior to his latest headlining weekend at the Comedy Mothership. Topics include:Judd Apatow (0:00)Writing for Crashing on HBO (3:27)Writing books vs scripts (7:42)Total eclipse of the heart (9:23)An epiphany with standup (15:03)Awe (18:33)Favorite books (22:47)Hatred for California (25:31)Tulsa, OK & Bob Dylan (27:21)Larry Charles interruption (30:04)

Actor & comedian Marlon Wayans chats with Trey Elling, prior to his headlining shows at Cap City Comedy Club, June 5th thru 7th!

Caeleb Dressel, a swimmer for the US men's team and one of the most decorated gold medalists in Olympic history, chats with Trey Elling, as he ramps back up for competition. Topics include:Re-thinking training for LA in 2028 (0:00)Ryan Lochte (17:29)"Sacrificing" for your kids (21:14)Parenting challenges (29:11)Florida Gator sports (38:26)Personal "Florida Man" stories (48:09)Nulo partnership (51:28)

Actor, Director, and comedian Jay Mewes chats with Trey Elling, prior to his shows at Cap City Comedy Club on May 31st & June 1st. Topics include:Standup is hard (0:00)Fatherhood (10:21)Memories of DOGMA at 25 (23:02)

Comedian & Golden Globe-winning actor Ramy Youssef chats with Trey Elling on the red carpet, ahead of the SXSW premiere of his new animated series on Amazon Prime, #1 HAPPY FAMILY USA. Topics include:Unshared art (0:00)% of ideas that work (2:09)The new series (3:54)