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385 - Reggie Watts on GREAT FALLS, MT
December 29, 2023 12:11 - 32 minutes - 29.9 MBComedian, musician, & writer Reggie Watts chats with Trey Elling about GREAT FALLS, MT: FAST TIMES, POST-PUNK WEIRDOS, AND A TALE OF COMING HOME AGAIN. Topics include: Why now was a good time to write a memoir (0:00) Reggie's first social hack in Great Falls, MT (1:31) Two people crucial to Reggie's growth as a kid (3:13) A complicated relationship w/ dad (6:00) "Because I said so" (7:34) Reggie's "Breakfast Club" experiment (9:33) A revelation in Cleveland (12:55) Moving to Seattle,...
#384 - Tony Rock on Comedy, Parenthood, & Hoops Conspiracies
December 24, 2023 20:34 - 21 minutes - 19.3 MBComedian Tony Rock chats with Trey Elling, ahead of his headlining shows at Cap City Comedy Club. Topics include: Intro (0:00) Newspaper background (3:03) Parenthood (5:23) Hoops conspiracies (10:03) The Comedy Mothership (13:57) Dealing with hecklers (15:41) A timeline for Ton'y next special (17:19)
#383 - Chavo Guerrero on THE IRON CLAW
December 21, 2023 13:48 - 9 minutes - 8.68 MBFormer pro wrestler Chavo Guerrero Jr chats with Trey Elling about serving as the wrestling coordinator and playing "The Sheik" in THE IRON CLAW. The film tells the tragic story of the Von Erich family, in and out of the wrestling ring. Topics include: How Chavo got involved in the film (0:00) His initial responsibility (1:21) Getting the wrestling scenes right (3:01) Which star was most natural in the ring (5:09) Serving as a liaison for the Von Erichs (6:35) What he loves about the f...
#382 - Louis Katz...Comedian & Bidet Purveyor
December 20, 2023 17:19 - 31 minutes - 28.7 MBComedian Louis Katz chats with Trey Elling, ahead of his headlining shows at Creek & The Cave on Dec. 22nd & 23rd. Topics include: Louis' new special, PRESENT TENSE (0:00) Starting comedy in SF (3:28) Performing in Austin (6:11) The Comedy Mothership (12:41) Getting married in 2023 (13:48) Japan's brilliance (15:07) Bidet talk (18:32) Performing in China & Russia (20:02) Skankfest (23:25) Helping comedy club noobs (25:01) Music recommendations (27:57)
#381 - Felipe Esparza on the Mothership, Hushpuppies, & La Llorna
December 16, 2023 16:32 - 25 minutes - 23.7 MBIn episode #381, comedian Felipe Esparza chats with Trey Elling, ahead of his headlining shows at the Comedy Mothership. Topics include: Performing at the Mothership (0:00) Little Boy & Fat Man (3:16) Conspiracy theories (4:18) TikTok rabbit holes (5:47) Hush puppies (7:24) Mexican food variations (8:54) South Padre (12:32) A near-decapitation in Austin (15:00) Famous homeless people (17:19) Bigfoot (19:20) La Llorna (20:32) UFOs (21:45)
#380 - Matthew Odam on ATX's Best New Food in 2023
December 14, 2023 17:54 - 44 minutes - 40.7 MBAustin American Statesman & Austin360.com food critic and reporter Matthew Odam chats with Trey Elling about his 2023 Austin Dining Guide. The guide details the 20 best new restaurants in Central Texas and three Austin 360 Food Hall of Fame inductees. Topics include: An overview of this year's guide (0:00) Ezov (2:12) Uptown Sports Club (6:20) Este (9:58) Ramen Del Barrio (12:51) Wee's Cozy Kitchen (15:18) Underdog (16:42) Holiday on 7th (18:47) Uchi in the HOF (23:05) Jo's Bakery ...
#380 - Matthew Odam on Best New ATX Food in 2023
December 14, 2023 17:54 - 44 minutes - 40.7 MBAustin American Statesman & Austin360.com food critic and reporter Matthew Odam chats with Trey Elling about his 2023 Austin Dining Guide. The guide details the 20 best new restaurants in Central Texas and three Austin 360 Food Hall of Fame inductees. Topics include: An overview of this year's guide (0:50) Ezov (2:12) Uptown Sports Club (6:20) Este (9:58) Ramen Del Barrio (12:51) Wee's Cozy Kitchen (15:18) Underdog (16:42) Holiday on 7th (18:47) Uchi in the HOF (23:05) Jo's Bakery ...
#379 - Owen Smith on Watching, Playing, Coaching, & Reffing Sports
December 08, 2023 13:30 - 35 minutes - 32.6 MBComedian Owen Smith chats with Trey Elling, prior to his headlining shows at The Comedy Mothership on December 8th & 9th. Topics include: Selling out the Mothership (0:00) Raising young kids (1:11) Why Owen loves LeBron (2:36) Personal sports highlights (8:50) Attending Notre Dame (14:28) Coaching youth sports (17:34) Reffing youth sports (22:21) Mothership expectations (25:48) Standup goals (26:47) Writers' strike memories (29:27)
#378 - John Crist on Standup Nuances
December 07, 2023 17:17 - 29 minutes - 26.6 MBComedian John Crist chats with Trey Elling, ahead of his headlining show at ACL Live at the Moody Theater in Austin on December 8th. Topics include: Different standup venues (0:00) Knowing your audiences (2:55) Unwritten rules of standup (7:17) Nashville's standup scene (13:46) John's ridiculous cancellation (18:40) "Christian comedian" (25:26)
#377 - Donnell Rawlings on Reaching Standup Enlightenment
November 28, 2023 12:11 - 28 minutes - 26.3 MBComedian Donnell Rawlings chats with Trey Elling, ahead of his headlining shows at Joe Rogan's Comedy Mothership on December 1st thru 3rd. Topics include: Trey's apology to Donnell (0:00) Cancel culture (1:13) Raising resilient kids in 2023 (5:50) The Comedy Mothership (10:48) The power of laughter (13:10) Comedy Club unwritten rules (14:27) Achieving standup enlightenment (18:48) What he loves about Einstein & Marley (24:05) What he wants to be remembered for, other than standup (2...
#376 - Sean Patton on Standup, Soaking, Sports, & More
November 24, 2023 12:11 - 1 hour - 56.6 MBComedian Sean Patton chats with Trey Elling, ahead of his headlining shows at Creek & The Cave on November 25th and 26th. Topics include: Calling the Comedy Cellar home (1:07) The legitimacy of 'soaking' (3:17) Sean's karaoke injury (5:51) New Orleans (15:01) Comedy Club etiquette (20:42) Giving the audience what you want (26:11) Being a New Orleans Saints fan (29:26) Baton Rogue tamping Sean's love for LSU (45:23) FX picking up a new comedy Sean stars in (48:40)
#375 - Faizon Love on 40 Years Of Making People Laugh
November 18, 2023 20:04 - 24 minutes - 22.5 MBComedian and actor Faizon Love chats with Trey Elling, ahead of his headlining shows at Cap City Comedy Club. Topics include: Snoop Dogg forcing Faizon to retire from weed (0:00) Where he draws his standup material from (4:00) Having his first kid at 50 (4:33) The difficult art of standup comedy (7:23) Starting his standup career at the Comedy Store in the mid-1980s (10:11) Faizon's first encounter with Richard Pryor (13:25) Sam Kinison (14:31) Comparing standup and comedic acting (1...
#374 - Sam Tripoli on Conspiracies of Sports & Beyond
November 17, 2023 04:29 - 41 minutes - 38.1 MBComedian & podcaster Sam Tripoli chats with Trey Elling, ahead of his Tin Foil Hat Comedy show at the Vulcan Gas Company on November 17th. Topics include: Armenians unite! (0:00) His show with Eddie Bravo at Vulcan (2:17) The LA comedy scene is down (4:25) Would Sam move out of California (7:32) Austin vs Cali homelessness (10:00) American politics (12:51) Sports conspiracies (26:39)
#373 - Ed Begley Jr on TO THE TEMPLE OF TRANQUILITY...AND STEP ON IT!
November 12, 2023 19:56 - 38 minutes - 35.4 MBActor & environmentalist Ed Begley Jr chats with Trey Elling about his new memoir, TO THE TEMPLE OF TRANQUILITY...AND STEP ON IT! Topics include: Carrie Fisher's influence on this book (0:00) What Ed Begley Sr was like as a dad (1:37) Smoking a joint with Charles Manson (2:44) Doing standup with Michael Richards at the Comedy Store in its first week (4:36) How a cop routine got him into trouble (6:10) Having John Lennon fanboy on Ed (9:49) Working for Norman Lear in the 1970s (11:20) ...
#372 - Alonzo Bodden On The Ins & Outs Of Standup
November 04, 2023 02:37 - 26 minutes - 24.4 MBAlonzo Bodden chats with Trey Elling, before his headlining shows at the Comedy Mothership in Austin, TX. Topics include: His initial impressions of the Mothership (0:00) Austin's comedy crowds (3:40) Performing for the military (7:33) Dealing with a heckling klansman (9:41) Performing outside the US (13:54) Expectations for this year's LA Clippers (17:12) Electric and driverless vehicles (20:54)
#371 - Mark Burg & Oren Koules on SAW X
October 31, 2023 15:46 - 13 minutes - 12.1 MBMark Burg & Oren Koules chat with Trey Elling about SAW X, shortly after the film's premiere at Fantastic Fest 2023. Burg and Koules have produced all ten projects for the franchise, beginning with the original in 2004. Topics include: Making this one for the casual viewer (0:00) The components of making these films (1:04) Contributing ideas on the traps (1:49) Making SAW films for two decades (3:39) Maintaining good relationships with the crew for 20 years (4:58) Killing it on social ...
#370 - Jesse L. Martin on RE: UNITING
October 28, 2023 22:55 - 9 minutes - 8.42 MBActor Jesse L. Martin chats with Trey Elling about RE: UNITING, ahead of the film's world premiere at the Austin Film Festival on October 28th. Topics include: What drew Jesse to this project (0:58) The film's striking the right emotional cords (2:27) Why Jesse doesn't live with regret (4:25) Movies that make Jesse cry (7:12)
#369 - Ed Begley Jr. on DON'T TELL LARRY
October 27, 2023 19:55 - 8 minutes - 8.1 MBActor Ed Begley Jr chats with Trey Elling about DON'T TELL LARRY. The dark comedy thriller's world premiere is at the Austin Film Festival on October 27th. Topics include: What initially drew Ed to the film (0:34) Ed as a man of the people (2:57) Taking both comedic and dramatic roles (3:31) Kiel Kennedy as 'Larry' (4:41) Where Ed's sense of humor comes from (6:01) Ed's favorite comedic actor (7:27)
Ed Begley Jr. on DON'T TELL LARRY
October 27, 2023 11:11 - 8 minutes - 8.1 MBActor Ed Begley Jr chats with Trey Elling about DON'T TELL LARRY. The dark comedy thriller's world premiere is at the Austin Film Festival on October 27th. Topics include: What initially drew Ed to the film (0:34) Ed as a man of the people (2:57) Taking both comedic and dramatic roles (3:31) Kiel Kennedy as 'Larry' (4:41) Where Ed's sense of humor comes from (6:01) Ed's favorite comedic actor (7:27)
#368 - Bruce Hornsby on The Grateful Dead, Tupac, & Spirit Trail
October 26, 2023 12:19 - 31 minutes - 28.5 MB3x Grammy-winning musician Bruce Hornsby chats with Trey Elling. Topics include: The 25th anniversary of Spirit Trail (0:42) Changing how he played piano for the record (3:47) Taking several new things at once (6:24) The key to telling a story through music (10:43) Appearing in World's Greatest Dad (12:15) Playing with the Grateful Dead (14:45) How Jerry Garcia influenced him (18:06) Bruce's favorite song by The Dead (19:42) Tupac sampling "The Way It Is" (20:40) Fondest memories o...
#367 - Ben Folds on Evolving Musically & Creatively
October 19, 2023 11:11 - 23 minutes - 21.2 MBMusician Ben Folds chats with Trey Elling, ahead of a stop in Austin on his US theatre tour in support of his new album, What Matters Most. Topics include: How the tour is going (0:42) What he loves about the new album (2:05) Learning to care less about criticism (3:54) Ben's uncompromising artistic integrity (6:42) Evolving on exploring & experimenting (9:15) Producing William Shatner's 2004 album (15:02) If he wants to write a musical (18:33) What Ben loves about Austin (20:54)
#366 - Rener Gracie on THE 32 PRINCIPLES
October 17, 2023 11:11 - 44 minutes - 41 MBBrazilian Jiu-Jitsu expert & advocate Rener Gracie chats with Trey Elling about THE 32 PRINCIPLES: HARNESSING THE POWER OF JIU-JITSU TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESS. Topics include: A 32 principles overview (1:16) BJJ as a blueprint for life (6:59) The Connection Principle (10:11) Detachment as a learned skill (14:25) The Velocity Principle & slowing down (19:25) Rener’s invention and the River Principle (21:19) The Kizushi Principle & the value of “I don’t know” (27:44) The Fork Principle as...
#365 - Brad Williams on Standup & Football
October 04, 2023 15:19 - 28 minutes - 26.4 MBComedian Brad Williams chats with Trey Elling, ahead of his headlining shows at Cap City Comedy Club from October 5th thru 7th. Topics include: Performing in Austin (1:09) Cap City Comedy Club & man spas (3:09) Taylor Swift & the NFL (5:26) Russell Wilson and the Denver Broncos (7:02) The Dolphins beating the Broncos by 50 (8:38) The Josh McDaniels era in Denver (10:41) Hitler ruining certain waves and mustaches (12:01) Brad's fondest Broncos memory (14:10) USC Trojans football (16:...
#364 - Aaron Franklin on FRANKLIN SMOKE
September 26, 2023 11:11 - 53 minutes - 48.9 MBLegendary BBQ pitmaster Aaron Franklin chats with Trey Elling about FRANKLIN SMOKE: WOOD. FIRE. FOOD. Topics include: Why he decided to complete a "trilogy" with this book (2:20) Turning what you love into a career (3:22) Aaron's willingness to share his "secrets" (4:00) How he has evolved with cooking brisket (7:05) What got him interested in the science of cooking BBQ (9:59) Recalling his restaurant's fire in 2017 (11:45) Why he loves about his for-home Franklin Pits (14:33) Aaron ...
#363 - Sam Tallent on RUNNING THE LIGHT
September 15, 2023 11:11 - 33 minutes - 31.1 MBComedian and author Sam Tallent chats with Trey Elling about standup and his debut novel, RUNNING THE LIGHT. Topics include: Typical radio interviews (1:05) Joe Rogan's Comedy Mothership (3:08) Gary Clark Jr (4:49) Austin's comedy scene (7:22) Doug Stanhope (9:18) Daily life in Bisbee, AZ (10:58) Inspirations for RUNNING THE LIGHT (12:10) Sam's love for writing (15:47) Authors who influence Sam (18:39) Having comics read different chapters for the audio book (19:54) A favorite mem...
#362 - James Burrows on DIRECTED BY JAMES BURROWS
August 23, 2023 11:11 - 56 minutes - 51.7 MBEleven-time Emmy winner James Burrows chats with Trey Elling about DIRECTED BY JAMES BURROWS: FIVE DECADES OF STORIES FROM THE LEGENDARY DIRECTOR OF TAXI, CHEERS, FRASIER, FRIENDS, WILL & GRACE, AND MORE. Topics include: The best lesson he learned from his dad, Abe (1:15) Entering TV during a transformative time (2:34) Dying with your boots on (5:54) The difficulty of Taxi (10:04) Andy Kaufman (12:27) Louie De Palma (16:11) Having Sam & Diane to hook up in Cheers (17:11) The inspirat...
#361 - David Koechner Talks Parenthood, Big Tech, & More
August 18, 2023 20:36 - 52 minutes - 47.9 MBActor & comedian David Koechner chats with Trey Elling, ahead of his headlining shows at Cap City Comedy Club. Topics include: Evolving beliefs in parental influence (0:57) Performing in Austin, TX (10:10) The perils of cell phones (12:45) Some of David's less-discussed roles (23:35) Making Larry David laugh on Curb (30:28) A favorite serious role (33:18) Covid & tech crushing our kids (34:25) Artificial Intelligence (37:40) The key to happiness (44:28) Daily triumphs (47:22)
#360 - Indigo Girls on IT'S ONLY LIFE AFTER ALL
August 15, 2023 20:44 - 7 minutes - 6.83 MBAmy Ray and Emily Saliers of Indigo Girls chat with Trey Elling, ahead of the South By Southwest premiere of IT'S ONLY LIFE AFTER ALL, a documentary on the band's musical and social impact over more than 35 years. Topics include: Why now felt like a good time for a documentary (1:22) Something that surprised them about their own story (2:54) The 'Indigo Girls' name (6:03)
#359 - Paul Wadlington on THINKING TEXAS FOOTBALL
August 10, 2023 14:20 - 1 hour - 56.2 MBInside Texas writer, scholar, and humorist Paul Wadlington chats with Trey Elling about THINKING TEXAS FOOTBALL, his annual preview of the Texas Longhorns football season. Topics include: Why Paul is buying the preseason optimism (2:15) Quinn Ewers (4:59) The UT running backs (9:42) An talented WR corps (13:27) The Texas offensive line (15:45) The second most important TE (20:02) Impressive depth on the D-line (21:59) Anthony Hill (24:30) Replacing Overshown (25:40) The secondary (...
#358 - Ben McKenzie on EASY MONEY
August 04, 2023 11:11 - 28 minutes - 26.5 MBAustin native & actor Ben McKenzie chats with Trey Elling about EASY MONEY: CRYPTOCURRENCY, CASINO CAPITALISM, AND THE GOLDEN AGE OF FRAUD. Topics include: Finally releasing a book that was nearly two years in the making (1:00) How "The Emperor's New Clothes" & cannabis inspired the book (1:43) What clued him in on crypto as a scam (3:32) Being a skeptic in a sea of crypto hysteria at SXSW 2022 (5:32) Visiting the largest crypto mining facility in the US (10:02) Seeing the effects of E...
#357 - Bryan Callen
August 03, 2023 11:11 - 42 minutes - 38.5 MBComedian, podcaster and actor Bryan Callen chats with Trey Elling, ahead of his headlining shows at Cap City Comedy Club, August 3-5. Topics include: Authors and their books (2:03) The return of BEST OF, WITH BRYAN CALLEN (4:24) The magnificence of the Redwoods (5:31) Awe (9:25) Sharing the stage with Alex Jones at Minds Fest (12:32) Cap City Comedy Club (13:47) Jon Stewart (15:22) Race (16:42) Gavin Newsom (18:32) The new comedy hour (24:05) Hitting 'both' sides of a taboo subjec...
#356 - BT Hayes on EXPECTATIONS
August 02, 2023 16:01 - 17 minutes - 15.8 MBHigh school creative writing teacher and first-time author BT Hayes chats with Trey Elling about EXPECTATIONS. Topics include: The feeling of being published for the first time (0:35) The basis of Expectations (1:32) A timeline for the book (2:10) Enjoying the research (3:28) Picking up teenage dialogue thru his day job (5:33) His fears for his own daughter manifesting in the book (7:25) Have his kids read the book? (9:07) A nervousness in sharing a morbid piece of work (9:24) Why t...
#355 - Joel Thurm on SEX, DRUGS, & PILOT SEASON
July 31, 2023 11:11 - 1 hour - 85.2 MBLegendary former casting director Joel Thurm chats with Trey Elling about SEX, DRUGS, & PILOT SEASON: CONFESSIONS OF A CASTING DIRECTOR. Topics include: Joaquin Phoenix’s influence on the book (0:00:57) Growing up on a dairy farm in Brooklyn, NY (0:02:58) David Merrick’s influence on Joel’s career (0:08:16) How Pearl Bailey got Joel to Hollywood (0:13:03) LSD, a puffy shirt, & Jesus Christ Superstar (0:16:21) Learning how to handle people from Ethel Winant (0:21:12) The Minutes on CBS...
#354 - Ali Siddiq Talks Comedy, Grief, Parenting, & Sports
July 25, 2023 19:02 - 35 minutes - 32.2 MBStandup comedian Ali Siddiq chats with Trey Elling, ahead of his headlining shows at Joe Rogan's Comedy Mothership on July 28th & 29th. Ali's new standup special, DOMINO EFFECT II: LOSS, is out now. Topics include: His impressions of the Comedy Mothership (0:54) Focusing on 'loss' in his new special (1:56) Letting your kids lament their trivial problems (4:54) Why he operates the way he does (6:53) The biggest challenge for parents in 2023 (16:36) The importance of playing sports (22:4...
EP #353 - Jake Johnson on MINX
July 21, 2023 11:11 - 10 minutes - 9.95 MBActor Jake Johnson chats with Trey Elling about MINX, ahead of the season 2 premiere at the ATX TV Festival. The new season premieres on STARZ on July 21st. Topics include: Austin, TX (0:42) Acting in a 1970s period piece (1:27) The story being told in MINX (2:35) Where season 2 picks up (3:34) Jake's first job (4:10) Not putting success over relationships (5:15) A hilariously weird scene from season 1 (7:02) The key to a good story (8:39)
Jake Johnson on MINX
July 21, 2023 11:11 - 10 minutes - 9.95 MBActor Jake Johnson chats with Trey Elling about MINX, ahead of the season 2 premiere at the ATX TV Festival. The new season premieres on STARZ on July 21st. Topics include: Austin, TX (0:42) Acting in a 1970s period piece (1:27) The story being told in MINX (2:35) Where season 2 picks up (3:34) Jake's first job (4:10) Not putting success over relationships (5:15) A hilariously weird scene from season 1 (7:02) The key to a good story (8:39)
#352 - AMERICAN BORN CHINESE Red Carpet At SXSW
July 18, 2023 11:11 - 12 minutes - 11.8 MBDaniel Wu, Ben Wang, and Gene Luen Yang chat with Trey Elling on the red carpet, ahead of the premiere of Disney's AMERICAN BORN CHINESE at South By Southwest 2023. Luen Yang wrote the original graphic novel that the series is based on, Wang stars as "Jin Wang", and Wu plays "The Monkey King". Gene Luen Yang (1:04) Ben Wang (3:46) Daniel Wu (8:41)
#351 - Comedy, Fear, Food, & Fun With Brian Simpson
July 11, 2023 11:11 - 29 minutes - 26.9 MBAustin-based standup comedian Brian Simpson chats with Trey Elling. Brian regularly performs at Joe Rogan's Comedy Mothership, including hosting "Bottom of the Barrel" on Tuesday nights. And he's taping his new special there August 25th thru 27th. Topics include: Austin's thriving standup scene (1:37) Serving in the Marines (5:40) Taping his special at the Mothership at the end of August (8:02) The first time he went up on stage (9:44) Being starstruck by Tony Woods (11:48) Why so many...
#350 - Ben Carpenter on EVERYTHING FAT LOSS
July 09, 2023 13:57 - 40 minutes - 37.2 MBPersonal trainer and fitness expert Ben Carpenter chats with Trey Elling about EVERYTHING FAT LOSS: THE DEFINITIVE NO BULLSH*T GUIDE. Topics include: What separates this work from other fat loss books (0:30) Obesity tripling in the last 50 years (2:37) The ‘cafeteria diet’ (6:30) How the game is rigged against food consumers (8:27) Food quality vs quantity (12:35) The perils of ultra-processed foods (14:36) Why quick-fix diets are bad for weight loss (16:23) Exercise and weight loss ...
#349 - The Science Behind Why We Choke Under Pressure
July 07, 2023 11:11 - 23 minutes - 21.9 MBNeuroscientists Steven Chase & Aaron Batista chat with Trey Elling about research they conducted on monkeys to learn why we struggle to learn under pressure. Topics include: The genesis of this research (1:34) How the monkeys were tested (2:23) The monkeys’ ‘jackpot’ (3:35) What the research found (4:41) The activity in the monkeys’ brains (5:51) The role of the motor cortex (7:41) Examining rhesus macaques over bonobo chimps (9:46) What led Steven and Aaron to studying the brain (11...
#348 - Mike Glover on PREPARED
July 04, 2023 11:11 - 44 minutes - 41.1 MBFormer Green Beret and Fieldcraft Survival CEO Mike Glover chats with Trey Elling about PREPARED: A MANUAL FOR SURVIVING WORST-CASE SCENARIOS. Topics include: The book's goal (0:33) Growing up with preparedness (1:11) How preparation saved his life while serving in Iraq (1:52) Defining ‘mindset’ (4:10) The resilience crisis(5:26) The importance of failure (7:50) Fight or flight or...playing possum? (9:34) Combating self-doubt in stressful situations (12:36) How to start contingency ...
#347 - Tony Woods Tells Stories
July 01, 2023 23:19 - 46 minutes - 42.5 MBLegendary comedian Tony Woods chats with Trey Elling, ahead of his headlining shows at Joe Rogan's Comedy Mothership July 7th-9th. Topics include: Falling asleep in the theater watching Star Wars in 1977 (0:27) Comedy clubs should be uncomfortable (4:39) Posting old ravel photos (6:22) Different ways of touring through Europe (7:33) The evolution of Tony’s jokes (13:11) Fighting a kid with a ‘turkey leg’ arm (14:55) Being ‘off the grid’ (19:40) Seeing a merman in Africa (25:09) Gett...
#346 - T.I. Does Standup
June 29, 2023 11:11 - 20 minutes - 19 MBGrammy-winning musician, actor, & community activist Tip "T.I." Harris chats with Trey Elling about his 18 months of trying to make it as a standup comedian. Austinites can catch Tip at Cap City Comedy Club on June 29th & 30th. Topics include: What made him want to try standup comedy (0:36) Something that has surprised him about performing standup (3:21) The topics that make up his bits (5:37) Getting booed at the Barclays Center two months in (7:17) Good advice from established comedia...
#345 - Rich Vos on Standup & Life
June 27, 2023 11:11 - 35 minutes - 32.7 MBStandup comedian Rich Vos chats with Trey Elling, ahead of his headlining shows at Joe Rogan's Comedy Mothership. Topics include: Moving houses (0:40) Remain comedically relevant over decades (4:11) Bert Kreischer's Fully Loaded Comedy Festival (8:40) Woodstock '99 (10:28) Fathering daughters (16:52) A love for standup comedy (21:43) Joe Rogan's Comedy Mothership (24:27) Shooting a new special (29:35) What Rich would tell his younger self (31:37)
#345 - Rich Vos on Staying Relevant in Comedy
June 27, 2023 11:11 - 35 minutes - 32.7 MBStandup comedian Rich Vos chats with Trey Elling, ahead of his headlining shows at Joe Rogan's Comedy Mothership. Topics include: Moving houses (0:40) Remain comedically relevant over decades (4:11) Bert Kreischer's Fully Loaded Comedy Festival (8:40) Woodstock '99 (10:28) Fathering daughters (16:52) A love for standup comedy (21:43) Joe Rogan's Comedy Mothership (24:27) Shooting a new special (29:35) What Rich would tell his younger self (31:37)
#344 - Ethan Suplee on GOD IS A BULLET
June 23, 2023 11:11 - 14 minutes - 13.2 MBActor Ethan Suplee chats with Trey Elling about his new film, GOD IS A BULLET, which premieres in theaters on June 23rd. Topics include: Too many European weddings this summer (1:34) How he ended up in God Is A Bullet (2:41) Playing a violent, psychopathic character (4:43) Getting extremely tatted up for the role (7:14) Sharing scenes with Jonathan Tucker (8:42) Whether he read the book that spawned this film (9:44) The ideal European vacation (11:56)
#343 - Kelsy Burke on THE PORNOGRAPHY WARS
June 11, 2023 13:11 - 52 minutes - 47.8 MBAward-winning, University of Nebraska-Lincoln sociologist Kelsy Burke, Ph.D., chats with Trey Elling about THE PORNOGRAPHY WARS: THE PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE OF AMERICA'S OBSCENE OBSESSION. Topics include: How she ended up writing this book (0:50) A definition of ‘pornography’ (2:02) The subjectivity of ‘offensive’ (3:33) The genesis of the US porn wars around Civil War times (4:17) George Francis Train as one of the first porn defenders (6:24) J. Edgar Hoover’s “Obscene File” (8:22) ...
#342 - Bill Walton on THE LUCKIEST GUY IN THE WORLD
June 08, 2023 11:50 - 8 minutes - 7.76 MBBasketball Hall of Famer Bill Walton and director Steve James chat with Trey Elling at the red carpet premiere of THE LUCKIEST GUY IN THE WORLD. This four-episode documentary is the newest addition to ESPN's 30 for 30 franchise and takes a look at Walton's whimsical life on and away from the court. Steve James (0:45) Bill Walton (3:51)
#341 - Tom Papa on WE'RE ALL IN THIS TOGETHER...SO MAKE SOME ROOM
June 06, 2023 11:11 - 39 minutes - 36.6 MBComedian Tom Papa chats with Trey Elling about WE'RE ALL IN THIS TOGETHER...SO MAKE SOME ROOM. Topics include: Performing at the Comedy Mothership (0:37) Whether Tom enjoys writing books (4:38) The idea of being ‘normal’ (6:32) Parenting (9:41) The unwritten rules of #2ing yourself (10:47) Regret (13:37) Dying of jazz and laughter (17:55) Feelings (20:56) The disappearance of basic manners (27:24) Airplane pet peeves (30:04) Coaching the Special Olympics, hypothetically (31:19) T...
#340 - A Bro-Out with Joey, Matthew, and Andy Lawrence
June 04, 2023 14:20 - 26 minutes - 24.7 MBBrothers Joey, Matthew, and Andy Lawrence chat with Trey Elling, ahead of their appearance at the ATX TV Festival, to discuss their Brotherly Love podcast and more. Topics include: Coming to Austin (0:50) Being close as kids, despite a sizable age gap (2:12) How they survived childhood fame (6:07) Their Brotherly Love podcast (9:06) Combatting the hyper-politicized nature of modern times (12:11) Having open-minded conversations (17:00) The brothers' Philly sports fandom (20:30)