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

Comedian Hans Kim chats with Trey Elling, prior to the standup showcase he's hosting at Vulcan Gas Company on July 10th. Topics include:

• Kill Tony discovering him (2:19)
• Life changing massively in the last year-plus (3:33)
• Moving to Austin (5:28)
• His standup experience in NYC (6:41)
• Getting comfortable on stage (8:44)
• Being funny as a kid (11:20)
• Layers of being funny (13:06)
• Continually honing his craft (14:48)
• Opening for Joe Rogan, in front of 17,000 people (19:40)
• Performing at the Vulcan Gas Company (22:34)
• Comedy club etiquette (24:13)
• Headlining clubs outside of Austin (26:01)
• Standup influences (28:00)
• Having his standup dreams become reality so abruptly (29:24)

Erin Brockovich joins Trey Elling to discuss SUPERMAN'S NOT COMING: OUR NATIONAL WATER CRISIS AND WHAT WE THE PEOPLE CAN DO ABOUT IT, including: the importance of stick-to-itiveness in fighting for such a cause, how Richard Nixon shows that the issue of clean water goes beyond politics, empowering communities with Community Health Book, the heartbreaking-but-inspiring story of Jeremy and Janey Ensminger, and more.

US Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) chats with Trey Elling. Topics include:

• NIL in college sports (0:00)
• WADA's lack of Olympic transparency (11:15)
• Texas & Texas A&M resuming their football rivalry (14:35)

Former world champion debater Bo Seo chats with Trey Elling about GOOD ARGUMENTS: HOW DEBATE TEACHES US TO LISTEN AND BE HEARD. Topics include:

• Bo's goal with the book (0:27)
• Why disagreement is valuable in human interaction (2:30)
• Bo's outright avoidance of conflict changing in 2005 (4:52)
• The importance of topic analysis for debate (10:38)
• Why 'truth' and 'importance' are debate's two burdens of proof to convince a listener (15:49)
• Counterclaims as an embodiment for justifiable hope, according to Aristotle (28:14)
• Why rhetoric has such a negative connotation, and what good rhetoric looks like (32:02)
• Four qualifications that determine whether an argument is worth pursuing (37:02)
• How to disarm a name-calling bully in a debate (44:46)
• The greatest lesson he learned while coaching debate (48:10)
• Side-switching as another tool to prepare for debate (54:42)

Legendary comedian George Wallace chats with Trey Elling, ahead of his shows at Cap City Comedy Club on April 5th & 6th. Topics include:

• Performing in Austin (0:00)
• Making it in comedy (4:51)
• The key to selling (9:12)
• Waiting in line for food (13:01)
• Hanging with Larry David (16:58)
• Working new material (18:25)
• Self-promotion (22:29)
• Traveling & airplanes (24:08)
• The last question (27:53)