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#453 - Greg Sankey
July 19, 2024 17:40 - 18 minutes - 16.5 MBAs originally heard on ESPN Austin, Southeastern Conference commissioner Greg Sankey chats with Trey Elling at SEC Media Days in Dallas. Topics include: Greg's sense of humor (0:00) Schloss to Texas (1:52) Greg's coaching background (3:21) Learning from mistakes (4:11) Private Equity in college sports (6:45) Student athletes as school employees (9:48) Leadership (16:47)
#452 - Phil Elwood on ALL THE WORST HUMANS
July 10, 2024 13:25 - 59 minutes - 54.3 MBPR mercenary Phil Elwood chats with Trey Elling about ALL THE WORST HUMANS: HOW I MADE NEWS FOR DICTATORS, TYCOONS, AND POLITICIANS. Topics include: The book's origin (0:00) His start in DC (2:31) Sinking bodies (5:32) Exploiting the airline industry (9:56) Helping the Gaddafis (13:13) An assist for Qatar's World Cup bid (17:34) Sportswashing (21:31) Any press is NOT good press (25:25) "Let's go, Brandon" (27:29) A visit from the FBI (30:11) Linkedin (36:33) "Start with the crazy...
#451 - Rich Vos
July 01, 2024 00:27 - 34 minutes - 31.4 MBComedian Rich Vos chats with Trey Elling, prior to his headlining weekend at the Comedy Mothership. Topics include: Spoiled kids (0:00) The Mothership (9:54) The TOUGH CROWD crew (15:17) Bill Hicks & Patrice O'Neal (19:17) Going sober (28:52)
#450 - Ted Cruz
June 28, 2024 11:11 - 16 minutes - 15.3 MBUS 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)
#449 - Roseanne Barr
June 15, 2024 20:14 - 22 minutes - 20.4 MBThe legendary Roseanne Barr chats with Trey Elling, ahead of her headlining shows at Cap City Comedy Club on June 17th, 18th, and 19th. Topics include: Austin & Texas (0:00) Independent thought (4:38) Bill Hicks (7:15) Parenting in 2024 (9:06) Belligerent technology usage (12:40) Cancel culture (14:22) Political correctness in comedy (16:22) An ode to standup (20:00)
#448 - Aries Spears
June 14, 2024 13:37 - 32 minutes - 29.5 MBComedian and actor Aries Spears chats with Trey Elling, ahead of his headlining shows at Cap City Comedy Club from June 13th thru 16th. Topics include: Austin's standup scene (0:00) Aries' current hour (1:45) Seeing a lot of adult things as a kid (3:36) Eddie Murphy (9:08) Political correctness in comedy (14:32) The Spears & Steinberg podcast (17:28) Too many 'aw shucks' moments (18:57) Admitting mistakes (20:15) Being ok with silence on stage (25:29) Mike Tyson vs Jake Paul (27:19...
#447 - Michael Carbonaro
June 11, 2024 17:49 - 13 minutes - 11.9 MBMagician Michael Carbonaro chats with Trey Elling, ahead of his June 16th show at Austin's Paramount Theatre. Topics include: The "Lies On Stage" Tour (0:00) A Zoom card trick (3:23) A love/hate relationship with magic (5:45) Political correctness in comedy (7:43) The live show (11:32)
#446 - Brian Posehn
June 07, 2024 11:38 - 27 minutes - 25 MBComedian and actor Brian Posehn chats with Trey Elling, ahead of his shows at Creek and the Cave. Topics include: Austin, TX (0:00) Brian's new comic, Grommets (3:39) 8th grade graduations & the like (10:22) Interviewing Geezer Butler of Black Sabbath (16:43) The new hour (21:23) Brian's skater past (22:40) An ode to standup (24:57)
#445 - Mike Vecchione
June 04, 2024 11:15 - 25 minutes - 23.6 MBComedian Mike Vecchione chats with Trey Elling, prior to his headlining shows at the Comedy Mothership. Topics include: Back at The Mothership (0:00) Philly --> NYC (2:24) Teaching special education (8:25) Philly sports insanity (14:03) Comedy crowds (23:14)
#444 - Viggo Mortensen on THE DEAD DON'T HURT
June 02, 2024 12:39 - 19 minutes - 17.9 MBFilmmaker Viggo Mortensen chats with Trey Elling about THE DEAD DON'T HURT, a new Western he wrote, directed, starred in, and scored. Topics include: His mom's influence on the story (0:00) Vicky Krieps as the female antagonist (2:38) Acting is playing (4:34) Collaboration (5:36) The non-linear structure (7:44) Getting the horseback riding right (11:28) Believability (13:04) What he learned making this film (16:11) An ode to filmmaking (17:48)
#443 - Phil Rosenthal
May 31, 2024 15:14 - 25 minutes - 23.2 MBPhil Rosenthal, star of Netflix's Somebody Feed Phil and creator of Everybody Loves Raymond, chats with Trey Elling, prior to his annual appearance at the ATX TV Festival. Phil also co-hosts the podcast, Naked Lunch. And he's written two books, Somebody Feed Phil The Book and Just Try It!, a children's book co-authored with his daughter, Lily. Topics include: Chicago (0:00) A love for television (2:46) Meeting Bruce Springsteen (7:14) Meeting Larry David (10:03) Phones at the dinner ta...
#442 - Nellie Bowles on MORNING AFTER THE REVOLUTION
May 30, 2024 11:11 - 52 minutes - 47.6 MBNellie Bowles, currently a writer for The Free Press and formerly with The New York Times, chats with Trey Elling about MORNING AFTER THE REVOLUTION: DISPATCHES FROM THE WRONG SIDE OF HISTORY. Topics include: The book's goal (0:00) CHAZ! Seattle's Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone (2:55) Cancel Culture (12:21) Black Lives Matter (15:03) San Francisco (28:06) Trans lives matter (37:15) Optimistic or pessimistic about things? (48:37)
#441 - Jackie Fabulous
May 25, 2024 22:47 - 35 minutes - 32.6 MBComedian Jackie Fabulous chats with Trey Elling, ahead of her headlining shows at Creek and the Cave. Topics include: Travel headaches (0:00) Getting on stage in a variety of places (7:26) Standup etiquette (11:15) Austin, TX...Jackie's future home??? (14:44) Tattoos (29:40) An ode to standup (32:28)
#440 - Chad Daniels
May 21, 2024 11:11 - 28 minutes - 26 MBComedian Chad Daniels chats with Trey Elling, ahead of his headlining shows at the Comedy Mothership. Topics include: The Comedy Mothership (0:00) Minnesota sports & Kirk Cousins (2:41) Sports heckling (9:05) Fatherhood (12:27) Opening for Mitch Hedberg (19:57) Odes to Minnesota and standup (24:29)
#439 - TJ Miller
May 17, 2024 11:11 - 35 minutes - 32.5 MBComedian and actor TJ Miller chats with Trey Elling, prior to his shows at Creek & The Cave on May 17th and 18th. Topics include: TJ's warthog (0:00) Dad's brain surgery (2:08) Austin, TX (4:20) Big city living (7:42) NYC's rough edges (15:59) City bikes and scooters (18:01) Standup at Red Rocks (23:29) Arrested in Austin (26:51) TJ's Crowd Sorcerer Tour (28:25) An ode to standup (31:22)
#438 - Serj Tankian on DOWN WITH THE SYSTEM
May 14, 2024 16:11 - 47 minutes - 43.9 MBMusician Serj Tankian, best known as front man for System Of A Down, chats with Trey Elling about DOWN WITH THE SYSTEM: A MEMOIR (OF SORTS). Topics include: His family in the Armenian Genocide (0:00) The Lebanon Civil War (4:48) Being an immigrant kid (7:38) The music epiphany (10:32) Dad's helpful advice (13:11) "System Of A Down" meaning (15:05) Rick Rubin (16:47) His first visit to Armenia (19:47) Criticizing the US, post-9/11 (21:31) Spurning the Grammys (24:55) B.Y.O.B. (28:2...
#437 - Max Marshall on AMONG THE BROS
May 12, 2024 16:11 - 56 minutes - 51.5 MBInvestigative writer Max Marshall chats with Trey Elling about AMONG THE BROS: A FRATERNITY CRIME STORY. Topics include: Initially chasing this story (0:00) The Xanax/benzo epidemic (3:10) Introducing Mikey & Rob (7:26) Mike & Rob sling Xanax (10:12) Zach Kligman enters the picture (14:11) Mikey & Waka Flocka (20:08) The police get involved (24;37) Rob flips on Mikey (28:21) Talking to Mikey in prison (34:47) Not getting to speak with Rob (38:17) Zach Kligman's fascinating "innoce...
#436 - Cedric Burnside
May 07, 2024 11:11 - 36 minutes - 33.4 MBGrammy-winning blues musician Cedric Burnside chats with Trey Elling, ahead of his May 9th-11th tour stops in Houston, Austin, and San Antonio. Topics include: His new album, HILL COUNTRY LOVE (0:00) Evolving as a musician (3:21) His granddad, RL Burnside (7:53) His meek childhood (11:18) Making it through the hard times (13:33) Juke joints (16:34) Describing hill country blues (18:44) Playing in Austin (20:26) Winning a Grammy (23:18) His cameo in BLACK SNAKE MOAN (26:25) Kitchen...
#435 - Nimesh Patel
May 03, 2024 00:43 - 32 minutes - 29.4 MBComedian Nimesh Patel chats with Trey Elling, prior to his show at the Paramount Theatre on May 3rd. Topics include: His newest hour (0:00) The importance of family (7:18) Doing theaters & playing Austin (9:02) A unique path to touring in 2021 (13:30) Luck (18:20) Approval from Chris Rock (23:46) A big question (27:37) An ode to standup (29:31)
#434 - Steve Byrne
May 01, 2024 16:44 - 38 minutes - 35 MBComedian & filmmaker Steve Byrne chats with Trey Elling, ahead of his headlining shows at the Comedy Mothership. Topics include: USO tours (0:00) Comedy in Austin (3:45) Standup thriving b/c funny movies aren't? (8:00) Steve's current filmmaking projects (13:48) The Pittsburgh Steelers (20:59) Steve vs Bobby Kelly (23:52) The Mothership and working to create funny (27:20) An ode to standup (32:30)
#433 - Dave Claassen & Paul Grzybowski on ENCAPSULATE
April 30, 2024 11:11 - 52 minutes - 47.6 MBENCAPSULATE and Atlanta Mushroom Festival founders Paul Grzybowski and Dave Claassen chat with Trey Elling about their amazing supplement, the quarterly festival, and more. Topics include: Paul's background (0:00) Dave's background (3:46) The start of ENCAPSULATE (6:28) Reishi mushroom benefits (14:07) Lion's mane mushrooms (15:56) Cordyceps mushrooms (16:58) Chaga mushrooms (18:00) Shiitake mushrooms (18:46) Turkey tail mushrooms (19:59) The Atlanta Mushroom Festival (22:56) Emor...
#432 - Erik Griffin
April 27, 2024 16:11 - 1 hour - 56.5 MBComedian, actor, and podcaster Erik Griffin chats with Trey Elling, ahead of his headlining shows at the Comedy Mothership. Topics include: QBs & football (0:00) Parenting a newborn (15:37) Mortality as a parent (20:01) Gun technology lagging (25:07) Parenting challenges (29:06) Matt Rife (52:52) I'm Dying Up Here (56:06) An ode to standup (59:51)
#431 - Alex Garland, et al on CIVIL WAR
April 22, 2024 02:06 - 4 minutes - 3.79 MBTrey Elling chats with writer/director Alex Garland, as well as cast members Cailee Spaeny & Wagner Moura, ahead of the SXSW world premiere of CIVIL WAR. Alex Garland (0:00) Cailee Spaeny (0:46) Wagner Moura (1:58)
#430 - Cheech & Chong, et al on CHEECH AND CHONG'S LAST MOVIE
April 20, 2024 21:20 - 5 minutes - 4.87 MBTrey Elling chats with the people responsible for the new documentary, CHEECH AND CHONG'S LAST MOVIE, during the film's red carpet premiere at SXSW. Guests include: Cheech Marin & Tommy Chong (0:00) John Paul DeJoria (1:15) Robbi Chong (1:36) David Bushell (3:27)
#429 - Paul Conyers
April 20, 2024 19:22 - 23 minutes - 21.4 MBComedian Paul Conyers chats with Trey Elling, ahead of his Moontower Comedy Fest show at Cap City Comedy Club on Saturday, April 20th at 10pm. Topics include: The Sacramento Kings (0:00) A hoops background (1:33) Being tall kinda sucks (4:37) The greatest standup bombing story ever? (8:18) Performing in Austin, TX (12:44) Connecting with Nate Jackson (17:37) Brock Purdy & SF (18:48)
#428 - Jesse Eisenberg, Zellner Bros on SASQUATCH SUNSET
April 19, 2024 14:26 - 6 minutes - 5.98 MBTrey Elling chats with the cast & writers/directors at the SXSW world premiere of SASQUATCH SUNSET. The film hits theaters on April 19th. Guests include: Jesse Eisenberg (0:00) David Zellner (0:49) Nathan Zellner (1:16) Christophe Zajac-Denek (1:49)
#427 - Brad Williams
April 18, 2024 03:19 - 40 minutes - 37.2 MBComedian Brad Williams chats with Trey Elling, ahead of his show during Moontower Comedy Fest at the Paramount Theatre on April 19th. Topics include: Intro (0:00) Moontower (2:18) Living the good life (8:03) The Denver Broncos (11:57) The NFL (17:23) Out to sea with Chris Jericho (24:36) Brad's OJ joke (28:47) The Spinal Tap sequel (30:56) The Comedy Mothership (32:16) An ode to standup (36:32)
#426 - Ms. Pat
April 17, 2024 12:26 - 25 minutes - 22.9 MBComedian Ms. Pat chats with Trey Elling, ahead of her Moontower Comedy Fest show at the Paramount Theatre on April 18th. Topics include: Intro (0:00) Getting used to theaters (2:21) Standup crowd etiquette (4:13) Childhood (9:02) Having hard conversations (13:06) Customer service for dealing (15:35) Richard Pryor & Bill Cosby (17:40) Celebrity (21:50) An ode to standup (23:33)
#425 - Ari Shaffir
April 16, 2024 03:02 - 33 minutes - 30.8 MBComedian Ari Shaffir chats with Trey Elling, prior to his Wrong Side of History Tour stop at Moontower Comedy Fesitval in Austin, TX on April 20th and special taping in Washington DC on April 26th & 27th. Ari also premiered his new podcast, You Be Trippin', in March. Topics include: Intro (0:00) The Dallas Cowboys (1:57) Personal sports highlights (4:02) Hanging with Tiger Woods (9:01) Watching cockfights (11:12) State of Origin (17:13) You Be Trippin' (19:12) The Kobe tweet & cancel...
#424 - Alan Ruck on FERRIS BUELLER'S DAY OFF
April 13, 2024 04:17 - 20 minutes - 19.2 MBActor Alan Ruck chats with Trey Elling, ahead of his screening of FERRIS BUELLER'S DAY OFF during Moontower Comedy Fest at the Paramount Theatre on April 13th. Topics include: Austin, TX (0:00) John Hughes (2:38) Chicago (5:57) Ferris Bueller's Day Off (11:03) Egypt...land (17:52) Succession (18:00)
#423 - Martin Urbano
April 12, 2024 03:58 - 32 minutes - 30.1 MBComedian Martin Urbano chats with Trey Elling, prior to the taping of his new special during the Moontower Comedy Festival at Austin's Stateside Theatre on Sunday, April 14th. Texas roots (0:00) Filming his first hour (6:10) Lived in Austin (9:01) Moving to NYC (14:41) Working at a wax museum (16:06) Jimmy Fallon (21:18) Post-Tonight Show (22:48) An ode to standup (25:18)
#422 - Margaret Cho
April 10, 2024 04:27 - 20 minutes - 18.5 MBComedian Margaret Cho chats with Trey Elling, prior to her Moontower Comedy Festival show at the Paramount Theatre on April 11th. Topics include: Performing in Austin (0:00) Network TV Execs suck (5:17) Evolving as a standup (7:42) "Gay face" (9:54) Armenian food (13:20) Her upcoming Broadway show (15:29) The big question (16:36) Sam Rockwell (17:32) An ode to standup (18:33)
#421 - Sinkane on WE BELONG
April 08, 2024 02:21 - 20 minutes - 19 MBAhmed Gallab, aka Sinkane, chats with Trey Elling during SXSW 2024. Sinkane's new album, WE BELONG, hit stores on April 5th, blending funk, afrobeat, disco, southern gospel, Sudanese pop, and more. Topics include: The new album (0:00) Learning to be a front man (2:55) Singing falsetto (9:32) Ohio State (12:02) Performance art (17:46) WE BELONG (19:45)
#420 - Rick Doblin's Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy 101
April 06, 2024 21:17 - 46 minutes - 42.4 MBRick Doblin, founder and president of the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS), chats with Trey Elling. Topics include the potential medicinal benefits of... Intro (0:00) Cannabis (2:16) MDMA (9:55) Ibogaine (24:56) Psilocybin (31:56) Qualified psychedelic therapists (37:32) Total eclipses (42:39)
#420 - Rick Doblin's Psychedelic Assisted Therapy 101
April 06, 2024 21:17 - 46 minutes - 42.4 MBRick Doblin, founder and president of the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS), chats with Trey Elling. Topics include the potential medicinal benefits of... Intro (0:00) Cannabis (2:16) MDMA (9:55) Ibogaine (24:56) Psilocybin (31:56) Qualified psychedelic therapists (37:32) Total eclipses (42:39)
#419 - Ian Fidance
April 05, 2024 23:16 - 24 minutes - 22.3 MBComedian Ian Fidance chats with Trey Elling, prior to his shows at Creek & The Cave on April 5th and 6th.
#418 - George Wallace
April 05, 2024 01:45 - 32 minutes - 29.3 MBLegendary 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)
EP #417 - Tony Hawk
April 04, 2024 04:04 - 18 minutes - 17.4 MBSkateboarding legend Tony Hawk chats with Trey Elling, ahead of DARKSLIDES & SECRET TAPES: AN EVENING WITH TONY HAWK & RODNEY MULLEN at ACL Live on April 7th. Topics include: Parenting (0:00) That pesky broken femur (1:46) Darkslides & Secret Tapes (4:32) The skateboarding community (6:34) BACK II THE FUTURE & hoverboards (8:35) Skateboarding purists & the X Games (10:08) Skateboarding as a metaphor for life (11:56) Parenting and social media (12:28) Traveling the world with kids (1...
#417 - Tony Hawk
April 04, 2024 04:04 - 18 minutes - 17.4 MBSkateboarding legend Tony Hawk chats with Trey Elling, ahead of DARKSLIDES & SECRET TAPES: AN EVENING WITH TONY HAWK & RODNEY MULLEN at ACL Live on April 7th. Topics include: Parenting (0:00) That pesky broken femur (1:46) Darkslides & Secret Tapes (4:32) The skateboarding community (6:34) BACK II THE FUTURE & hoverboards (8:35) Skateboarding purists & the X Games (10:08) Skateboarding as a metaphor for life (11:56) Parenting and social media (12:28) Traveling the world with kids (1...
#416 - Robert Kelly
April 03, 2024 03:40 - 40 minutes - 36.6 MBComedian Robert Kelly chats with Trey Elling, ahead of his headlining shows at the Comedy Mothership on April 5th & 6th. Topics include: Eclipses (0:00) Hanging in the woods (3:33) Kids and their feelings (14:04) The border (21:56) The Comedy Mothership (24:26) Current projects (30:57) Steve Byrne (35:12)
#415 - John Oates
April 01, 2024 13:57 - 34 minutes - 31.5 MBLegendary musician John Oates chats with Trey Elling during SXSW 2024. Topics include: Attending the first SXSW (0:00) Starting out in the music biz (1:30) Willie Nelson (5:15) The solo career (6:17) The story behind "Get Your Smile On" (7:42) "Maneater" (11:00) Taking a 10-year break in 1986 (13:16) Failing at country music (18:25) Artificial intelligence (20:50) Electric cars (23:35) Making music & telling stories live (25:33) His new album, Reunion (28:53) Mortality & the aft...
#414 - Bootsy Collins
March 30, 2024 00:15 - 17 minutes - 15.9 MBTrey Elling chats with the legendary Bootsy Collins and up-and-coming musician Fantaazma during SXSW 2024. Bootsy premiered his new single at South By. "The Influencers" features Fantaazma, Snoop Dogg, Wiz Khalifa, and more. Topics include: How Bootsy and Fantaazma met (0:47) The One (3:05) Bootsy's alien encounter (8:17) "The Influencers" (12:54) Bootsy gives a nickname to Trey (16:03)
#413 - Gyllenhaal, McGregor, Et Al on ROAD HOUSE
March 27, 2024 00:55 - 12 minutes - 11.1 MBTrey Elling chats with the cast of ROAD HOUSE, ahead of the film's premiere at SXSW 2024. The guests included Jake Gyllenhaal, Connor McGregor, Daniela Melchior, Jessica Williams, Billy Magnussen, BK Cannon, Dominique Columbus, Breland, and Bob Menery. Topics include: Intro (0:00) Jake & Connor teaching each other (0:58) Remaking a classic (2:52) Modern Jeff Healy (4:25) Last real fight (5:15) Filming in the DR (8:22) Fighting Connor in real life (9:16)
#412 - Skeet Ulrich on PARISH
March 23, 2024 21:22 - 21 minutes - 19.6 MBActor Skeet Ulrich chats with Trey Elling, prior to the March 31st premiere of PARISH on AMC. Ulrich is also driving the honorary pace car prior to NASCAR's EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix at Circuit of the Americas in Austin, TX on March 24th. Topics include: Skeet's deep connection to NASCAR (0:00) Having open-heart surgery at 10 (4:15) Driving the honorary pace car (8:52) His mischievous Parish character (10:38) Getting the Cajun accent right (13:17) A passion for woodworking (15:34)...
#411 - Bobcat Goldthwait
March 22, 2024 22:13 - 28 minutes - 26 MBComedian and filmmaker Bobcat Goldthwait chats with Trey Elling, ahead of his shows at Vulcan Gas Company on March 22nd & 23rd. Topics include: Bobcat the standup comedian (0:00) The early days (1:19) Testing new material (4:24) ATX standup (6:02) Finding hid true voice on stage (8:50) Directing the Jimmy Kimmel Show (11:46) Befriending Robin Williams (14:31) Making World's Greatest Dad (16:58) Bobcats Mike Tyson story (20:31) Hitting it big in LA (22:50) Remembering Bill Hicks (2...
#410 - Jermaine Dupri & Luther Campbell on FREAKNIK
March 22, 2024 04:41 - 9 minutes - 8.87 MBJermaine Dupri & Luther Campbell chat with Trey Elling about FREAKNIK: THE WILDEST PARTY NEVER TOLD, ahead of the Hulu documentary's world premiere at SXSW 2024. Topics include: Why this story needs to be told (0:00) What Freaknik was all about (2:20) Jermaine's Super Bowl outfit (5:24) The direction of college football (6:46)
#409 - Thomas Haden Church on ACCIDENTAL TEXAN
March 11, 2024 03:09 - 14 minutes - 13 MBActor Thomas Haden Church chats with Trey Elling about ACCIDENTAL TEXAN, which opened in theaters on March 8th. Topics include: Accidental Texan (0:00) The Texas Hill Country (1:41) Self-sabotage as a young actor (5:52) Total eclipse of bachelor party? (9:04)
#408 - Robert Smigel
March 10, 2024 04:30 - 55 minutes - 50.5 MBRobert Smigel has made people laugh though SNL, Conan, Leo on Netflix, and much more. He chats with Trey, ahead of his appearances at SXSW 2024, to discuss four decades of creating comedy. Topics include: Austin, TX (0:00) Chicago (2:13) SNL (11:13) Replacing Lorne Michaels (19:45) Triumph (22:01) Norm (25:39) Imitating Norm (28:01) Is comedy harder in 2024? (29:43) Cancel culture & comedy (38:12) Armenia (42:07) Watching movies in a theater (43:30) Shameless promotion time (51:4...
#407 - Evan Turner
March 08, 2024 06:37 - 23 minutes - 21.6 MBFormer pro baller Evan Turner chats with Trey Elling, ahead of Evan and Andre Iguodala bringing their Point Forward podcast to SXSW on March 10th for a conversation with Megan Rapinoe. Topics include: Da Bears (0:00) Jay Cutler (2:16) Austin, TX (4:14) Interviewing Megan Rapinoe at SXSW (5:51) Post-NBA adjustment (6:41) Starring at THE Ohio State (9:40) Staying in school (12:36) Parenting in 2024 (15:10) Learning how to be a pro (17:08) The AAU system (18:12) Moving the 3-point li...
#406 - Stephen Root on OFFICE SPACE
March 07, 2024 04:41 - 21 minutes - 19.9 MBEmmy-nominated actor Stephen Root chats with Trey Elling, ahead of the 25th anniversary reunion of the Office Space cast & crew at SXSW 2024. Topics include: Making Office Space (0:00) NewsRadio (6:53) Improv in Barry (8:14) Mike Judge's brilliance (9:51) Betting on yourself (11:15) The end of Barry (14:09) Working with Norm MacDonald (16:24) Rebooting King of the Hill (17:39) The Lasting legacy of Office Space (19:54)