#38 - Aaron Franklin on FRANKLIN STEAK

12/03/19 • 30 min

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

Aaron Franklin of Franklin Barbecue joins Trey Elling & Brad Kellner to discuss his book, FRANKLIN STEAK: DRY AGED. LIVE FIRED. PURE BEEF. The conversation includes the value of a good butcher, various ways to cook a steak, when to salt before cooking, grass versus grain-fed beef, and more.

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#37 - Admiral William McRaven on SEA STORIES

Retired US Navy admiral William McRaven joins Trey Elling to discuss his book, SEA STORIES: MY LIFE IN SPECIAL OPERATIONS. The conversation includes the worst part about "hell week" during his Navy SEAL training and why that experience remains so valuable, what it means to "serve", being face-to-face with Saddam Hussein following his capture, how he used the movie HOOSIERS to inspire his men before they took down Osama bin Laden, his time as chancellor of the University of Texas System, what his wife Georgeann means to him, and more.

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#39 - Jonathan Rowson on THE MOVES THAT MATTER

Chess Grandmaster and three-time British Chess Champion Jonathan Rowson joins Trey Elling to discuss his book, THE MOVES THAT MATTER: A CHESS GRANDMASTER ON THE GAME OF LIFE. The conversation includes why chess is such a great metaphor for life, evolving from someone who is learning from failure to a person who is educating thru success, how teaching a child the game of chess can benefit him or her for life, whether computers are more of a positive or negative for chess, and more.