#529 - Marlon Wayans
Actor & comedian Marlon Wayans chats with Trey Elling, prior to his headlining shows at Cap City Comedy Club, June 5th thru 7th!
Jun 05, 2025•22 min•Ep. 529
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Trey Elling chats with comedians, filmmakers, sports figures, musicians, and authors about their stories.
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#528 - Caeleb Dressel Rethinks Training for 2028 Olympics
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)...
May 29, 2025•56 min•Ep. 528
#527 - Jay Mewes Standup-, Fatherhood-, & DOGMA Dogmas
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)
May 28, 2025•31 min•Ep. 527
#526 - Ramy Youssef on The Creative Process & #1 HAPPY FAMILY USA
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)...
May 26, 2025•5 min•Ep. 526
#525 - Lavell Crawford on Trash-Talking Jordan & Tyson, BREAKING BAD Luck, & 35 Years of Standup!
Comedian & award-winning actor Lavell Crawford chats with Trey Elling. about highlights from FOUR decades in entertainment! Topics include: Living in Houston, TX (0:00) Too Funny To Open (4:13) Trash-talking Michael Jordan (7:04) Starting & growing as a standup (10:05) Intimidating Mike Tyson (18:08) Getting BREAKING BAD (23:30) Working with Bob Odenkirk (30:47) Getting BETTER CALL SAUL (33:11) An ode to standup (39:41)...
May 25, 2025•43 min•Ep. 525
#524 - Chris Del Conte on How To Make A+ Hires
University of Texas at Austin Vice President and Director of Athletics Chris Del Conte chats with Trey Elling. Topics include: The upcoming Horns Up fundraiser (0:00) How to make A+ hires (3:37) Leaders lead...and apologize (10:33) That $35-to-40-million figure (15:59) The future of the CFP (20:11) Success in the SEC (23:42)
May 15, 2025•26 min•Ep. 524
#523 - Michael Landa on Making Olympic-Level Pet Food
Michael Landa is founder & CEO of Austin-based Nulo Pet Food , the top specialty pet food brand on the market. He chats with Trey Elling about building Nulo into what it currently is, how a swimming background helps him in business, and benefitting from the endorsements of Simone Biles, Caeleb Dressel, and other Olympians during the 2024 Paris Games. Other topics include: Starting Nulo (0:00) The pet food industry (4:48) The science (7:31) The high-quality ingredients (11:07) Michael's compe...
May 13, 2025•34 min•Ep. 523
#522 - Pro Pickleball: A Brief, Wild History
Filmmakers Ashley Underwood and Craig Coyne chat with Trey Elling about their documentary, DREAMBREAKER: A PICKLEBALL STORY. The film, which is available now on HBO MAX, chronicles the young-but-crazy world of professional pickleball. Topics include: How the film came to be (0:00) The major financial players (3:47) Celebrity team ownerships (11:22) Rising star Paris Todd (14:06) Nudist pickleball (17:24) Pickleball injuries (22:04) Pro pickleball's viability (24:29) Is there a good rivalry? (28:...
May 06, 2025•39 min•Ep. 522
#521 - Steve-O...Stories Of An Aging Clown
Comedian, stuntman, and clown college graduate (yes, really) Steve-O chats with Trey Elling, prior to his headlining shows at Cap City Comedy Club . Topics include: Performing in Austin (0:00) His animal rescue ranch (1:36) Clown College (5:27) MTV touchy about fire (8:27) His current standup show (10:48) Moral limits to podcast ads (14:38) What he fears (16:59) An ode to standup (18:19)...
May 01, 2025•21 min•Ep. 521
#520 - Michael Rowland Goes From Standup To ANIMAL CONTROL
Comedian and actor Michael Rowland chats with Trey Elling, prior to his shows at Cap City Comedy Club . Topics include: His standup arc (0:00) Performing in Austin (5:08) Killing vs bombing & Norm (8:18) Former fat kids (10:24) Health & fitness (12:05) ANIMAL CONTROL (15:35)
Apr 27, 2025•20 min•Ep. 520
#519 - Felipe Esparza's WILD History With The Dodgers
Comedian Felipe Esparza chats with Trey Elling. Topics include: Selling merch for the Dodgers (0:00) The world's worst assistant baseball coach (12:42) Dodgers Stadium first pitch (17:49) Getting thrown out of Dodgers Stadium x2 (23:45) An ode to standup (31:54)
Apr 27, 2025•37 min•Ep. 519
#518 - Tim Meadows
The legendary Tim Meadows chats with Trey Elling, prior to his headlining shows at Cap City Comedy Club . Topics include: Coaching his son in youth basketball (0:00) Memories of Michael Jordan (5:35) The SNL 50th Anniversary Celebration (9:37) Performing on Broadway (16:02)
Apr 25, 2025•21 min•Ep. 518
#517 - Pete Holmes
Comedian Pete Holmes chats with Trey Elling, prior to his show at the Paramount Theatre on the closing night of Moontower Comedy Festival . Topics include: Austin's place in comedy (0:00) 'Clean' comedy (5:50) Pete's PG-13 tour (10:41) Brainstorm-to-bit ratio (17:29) Standup bubble? (21:27) Roasting Blake Griffin (23:37) The challenge of fatherhood (26:43) An ode to standup (34:10)...
Apr 19, 2025•39 min•Ep. 517
#516 - Brad Williams
Brad Williams chats with Trey Elling, prior to his Moontower Comedy Festival show at the Paramount on April 15th at 7pm! Topics include: Kids these days (0:00) Driverless vehicles (3:22) Courtesy honks (7:19) Apologizing to kids (10:18) Standup crowds (12:46) The Denver Broncos (15:28) Russell Wilson's tweets (20:19) Brad's legendary OJ tweet (23:57) Evolving with his audience (26:59) Brad's Spinal Tap 2 Elton John story (31:15) Joking about Brad dying (34:11)...
Apr 15, 2025•40 min•Ep. 516
#515 - Erik Griffin
Comedian, director, and actor Erik Griffin chats with Trey Elling, prior to his headlining shows at the Comedy Mothership . Topics include: The complex challenge of 'making it' in 2025 (0:00) Is radio part of the equation? (6:23) Kill Tony (9:20) The WNBA (14:02) Women's volleyball (18:06) Steph Curry (21:36) Taylor Swift (24:47) Father of a one-year-old (26:45) Erik's evolving role in standup (29:56) Matt Rife (34:50)...
Apr 12, 2025•40 min•Ep. 515
#514 - Alex Garland & Ray Mendoza on WARFARE
Alex Garland ( 28 Days Later, Ex Machina, Civil War ) and Ray Mendoza chat with Trey Elling about Warfare . The film, which they co-wrote and -directed, is based on details provided by Ray and his Navy SEAL teammates of a traumatic two-day escape from an civilian home, during the Iraq War in 2006. Topics include: The film's genesis (0:00) Ray getting the call from Alex (2:22) The soundtrack...or lack thereof (3:22) Making it for Elliot (7:12) A story staying true to memories (8:51) Ray's teammat...
Apr 11, 2025•16 min•Ep. 514
#513 - Alex Edelman
Comedian Alex Edelman is a star on the rise. In 2024, he won an Emmy and a Tony for his special, Just For Us . And he was named one of TIME 's 100 Most Influential People. He chats with Trey Elling, prior to his headlining show at the Paramount Theatre on April 9th, to kick off Moontower Comedy Festival . Topics include: Performing in Austin (0:00) Club comic (1:54) Favorite place to perform (5:18) Boston comics (7:21) An incredible 2024 (12:50) The key to a good story (14:41) Standup epip...
Apr 08, 2025•47 min•Ep. 513
#512 - Aaron Paul, Eiza Gonzalez, Flying Lotus on Sci-Fi/Horror/Thriller ASH
Chatting on the red carpet, ahead of the world premiere of ASH at SXSW 2025, Aaron Paul, Eiza Gonzalez, & Flying Lotus discuss making this new sci-fi/horror/thriller!
Apr 07, 2025•6 min•Ep. 512
#511 - Paul Rudd, Jenna Ortega, et al on DEATH OF A UNICORN
Paul Rudd, Jenna Ortega, Richard E. Grant. Will Poulter, Téa Leoni, and Alex Scharfman chat with Trey Elling about DEATH OF A UNICORN on the red carpet, ahead of the film's world premiere at SXSW in Austin, TX!
Apr 01, 2025•7 min•Ep. 511
#510 - Earthquake
Comedian & actor Earthquake chats with Trey Elling, prior to his headlining shows at Cap City Comedy Club , March 28-30. Topics include: 30-year, overnight success (0:00) Touring is livin' (5:32) Magic City in Atlanta (8:39) The Washington Commanders (12:14) Shouted out at the Tom Brady roast (13:56) The challenge of parenting (16:20) An ode to standup (20:45)...
Mar 27, 2025•24 min•Ep. 510
#509 - Paul Scheer
Actor, comedian, and podcaster Paul Scheer chats with Trey Elling, prior to his live recording of How Did This Get Made at ACL Live at the Moody Theater in Austin, TX on March 25th, 2025. Topics include: Human Giant at SXSW (0:00) A comeback for comedies? (2:38) Paul Rudd (4:23) Still grinding (9:08) How Did This Get Made (11:25) The joys of youth sports... (15:59) ...and the perils (24:13) Paul's memoir (26:53) An ode to entertaining (30:56)...
Mar 25, 2025•35 min•Ep. 509
#508 - Jason Wersland, Theragun Inventor
Dr. Jason Wersland, Founder/Chief Wellness Officer of Therabody and inventor of the Theragun , chats with Trey Elling during South By Southwest 2025. Topics include: Inventing the Theragun (0:00) Realizing its true customer base (9:25) Using it to prepare, perform, and recover (18:33) Other Therabody products (24:20) Making the Theragun even better (30:20) An ode to the Theragun (34:03)...
Mar 21, 2025•35 min•Ep. 508
#507 - Chris Kattan
Actor & comedian Chris Kattan chats with Trey Elling, prior to his show at Cap City Comedy Club on March 15th. Topics include: Chicago (0:00) Standup (2:12) Gay Hitler (4:15) First pitch at Wrigley (5:46) Class clown (8:50) Will Ferrell rapport (10:50) Mr. Peepers (12:34) SNL 50th & Paul McCartney (13:44) An ode to comedy (16:11)...
Mar 15, 2025•18 min•Ep. 507
#506 - Katherine Blanford
Katherine Blanford chats with Trey Elling, ahead of her trip to Austin for SXSW and pop-ins at downtown clubs all throughout the week. Topics include: Arrested Development (0:00) Performing in posh Colorado ski towns (2:26) Austin comedy (6:13) Smaller vs bigger venues (10:31) Dave Attell (14:05) The Comedy Mothership (16:53) Ian Edwards (18:49) Next hour almost ready (22:50) Cussing kids (27:28) An ode to standup (29:22)...
Mar 11, 2025•31 min•Ep. 506
#505 - Caeleb Dressel
Caeleb Dressel , a nine-time Olympic gold medal swimmer for the US men's team, chats with Trey Elling, prior to his panel discussion at SXSW. Topics include: Discussing peak performance at SXSW (0:00) Merely enjoying being in the water (1:55) Loving his dog and all animals (4:31) His relationship with Nulo Pet Food (5:30) Nutrition (8:15) Florida Gators football (10:44) Eddie Reese, GOAT (15:28) An ode to swimming (18:52)...
Mar 10, 2025•23 min•Ep. 505
#504 - Drew Martin
Drew Martin , Executive Senior Associate Athletics Director at the University of Texas-Austin, chats with Trey Elling, prior to his participation at the Hook Em House at Antone's during South By Southwest . Topics include: Explaining his panel discussion (0:00) LHN going digital-only (4:14) Blending new tech at DKR (7:48) Relevant gripes from last season at DKR (12:57) Maintaining the pageantry of college sports (14:01) The orange smoke (16:48) Drone show pyrotechnic trailblazers (18:40) Making ...
Mar 07, 2025•26 min•Ep. 504
#503 - Steve Byrne
Comedian Steve Byrne talks sports, standup, and parenting with Trey Elling, prior to his shows at the Comedy Mothership ! Topics include: Boxing for exercise... (0:00) ...and hockey for sport (1:03) Getting drunk with Jelly Roll (10:31) The Comedy Mothership experience (13:34) The standup grind (17:03) The Matt Rife quandary (23:00) Latest film project (26:49) Parenting challenges and joys (29:01)...
Mar 04, 2025•35 min•Ep. 503
#502 - Chris Myers
Legendary sportscaster Chris Myers , author of THAT DESERVES A WOW , chats with Trey Elling, prior to NASCAR's race at Circuit of the Americas in Austin on March 2nd. Topics include: COTA hosting NASCAR (0:00) A busy February (3:55) The Superdome's magic (5:39) Calling the Westminster Dog Show (8:25) An old soul at a young age (10:53) A passion for interviewing (17:25) Friends with Bill Murray (23:15) Remembering the audience (26:41) Afraid of death? (28:37)...
Feb 28, 2025•31 min•Ep. 502
#501 - Ian Edwards
Comedian Ian Edwards chats with Trey Elling. Topics include: A love for Austin (0:00) LA fires vs 9/11 (2:56) a healthy fear of water & heights (7:38) A new special? (9:40) Better Man & monkeys as humans (11:50) Man U's struggles (14:32) A memorable W & L in sports (22:25) A memorable W & L in life (27:00)
Feb 27, 2025•33 min•Ep. 501
#499 - Valter Longo on FASTING CANCER
Valter Longo , PhD, is director of the Longevity Center at the University of Southern California. He chats with Trey Elling about his new book, FASTING CANCER: HOW FASTING AND NUTRITECHNOLOGY ARE CREATING A REVOLUTION IN CANCER PREVENTION AND TREATMENT . Topics include: Explaining cancer (0:00) Explaining fasting (4:02) Fasting & cancer (7:03) Growth hormone factors & cancer (11:04) Animal protein debate (20:50) Fasting & specific cancers (31:38) The Ketogenic Diet (39:30) The downsi...
Feb 11, 2025•1 hr•Ep. 499
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