Comedian & podcaster Jared Freid chats with Trey Elling, prior to his headlining shows at Cap City Comedy Club. Topics include: Coming back to Austin (0:00) NYC, currently (4:52) Food recs, generally (8:58) Jared's new hour (18:45) Throwing out a first pitch (20:36) Rich guy fantasy camp (24:40)

Comedian & actor David Cross chats with Trey Elling, early in Cross's End of the Beginning of the End tour. Topics include: Performing in theaters (0:00) Meth-heads (4:11) The 2024 Atlanta Braves (11:04) David's southern accent (13:30) Cutting his comedy teeth in 1980s Boston (15:22) Doing Machu Picchu with Odenkirk (21:57) Doing meet-and-greets (3…

Armen Keteyian is an 11-time Emmy-winning investigative journalist and the author or coauthor of six New York Times bestsellers. He chats with Trey Elling about his latest book, THE PRICE: WHAT IT TAKES TO WIN IN COLLEGE FOOTBALL'S ERA OF CHAOS. Topics include: The current state of sports media (0:00) An overview of the new book (5:05) The NCAA's b…

Comedian & podcaster ⁠Ryan Sickler⁠ chats with Trey Elling, prior to his headlining show at ⁠Vulcan Gas Company⁠ on September 13th. Topics include: A passion for podcasting (0:00) Baltimore (5:47) The Ravens (7:36) Comedy! (17:43) Parenting in 2024 (22:53) An ode to standup (26:56)

Comedian ⁠Dave Landau⁠ chats with Trey Elling, prior to his headlining shows at the ⁠Comedy Mothership⁠. Topics include: Fatherhood, literally (0:00) Lacking a political team (7:55) Covid lunacy (13:20) State-mandated car breathalyzers (21:31) Odes to America & comedy (28:41)

Evolutionary biologist ⁠⁠Richard Dawkins⁠⁠ chats with Trey Elling, ahead of his ⁠⁠US tour stop⁠⁠ in Austin at ⁠⁠ACL Live at the Moody Theatre⁠⁠ on ⁠⁠September 7th⁠⁠. Topics include: ⁠⁠The Genetic Book of the Dead⁠⁠ (0:00) His teaching roots (2:28) The letter to his 10-year-old daughter (5:33) Sports ball! (9:01) Adapt, or die like the dinosaurs? (1…

Comedian Kevin Herrera chats with Trey Elling, prior to his headlining shows at Cap City Comedy Club. Topics include: A meteoric rise in standup (0:00) Family life (13:13) Sports talk (16:45)

Comedian ⁠Ali Siddiq⁠ chats with Trey Elling, prior to his headlining show at the ⁠Comedy Mothership⁠. Topics include: Ali's surfing accident (0:00) ⁠The Domino Effect⁠ (24:29) Carving his own path (38:06) An ode to standup (56:45)

Comedian Alonzo Bodden chats with Trey Elling, prior to his headlining shows at the Comedy Mothership. Topics include: The Olympics (0:00) The 1992 Dream Team (2:24) Lebron (4:40) 3v3 & the NBA (8:07) Hanging with Jordan (12:05) Joe Rogan (16:25) Standup comedy (19:45) Our airplanes falling apart (21:18) Getting fired mid-gig (23:24) Moving from LA…

Comedian and actor Godfrey chats with Trey Elling, prior to his headlining shows at Vulcan Gas Company in Austin, August 9th-11th. Topics include: Staying positive (0:00) Parenting (2:20) Respecting elders (4:59) Snoop Dogg at the Olympics (6:26) Comedy is the great equalizer (10:33) Learning from Bill Cosby (17:35) Boxing analogy (20:35) A love fo…

Podcaster & comedian Jason Ellis chats with Trey Elling, prior to his headlining show at Cap City Comedy Club on August 8th. Topics include: Going cowboy (0:00) Fearing & learning to do standup (2:06) Performing at Cap City (10:05) Olympic skateboarding (14:42) Kangaroos (15:41) Being illiterate (19:17) An ode to standup (21:37)…

Comedian Sebastian Maniscalco chats with Trey Elling, prior to his It Ain't Right tour swinging through Texas August 8-11. Topics include: Fuddruckers (0:00) Bringing the family on tour (2:37) Production detail with the arena tour (7:44) The Pete and Sebastian Show (11:11) Tipping (12:13) Bookie on MAX (15:42) Getting killed by De Niro (18:00) Pare…

The legendary Ice Cube chats with Trey Elling, ahead of his Legends of Hip Hop tour and BIG3 basketball league stopping in San Antonio on August 3-4. Topics include: A universal appeal (0:00) The BIG3 in 2024 (2:35) Gary Payton (6:15) Olympic hoops (7:26) The BIG3's offer to Caitlin Clark (10:22) Fixing the NBA (12:32) The Lakers hiring JJ Reddick …

Comedian Frank Castillo chats with Trey Elling, ahead of his headlining show at Sunset Strip Comedy Club in Austin, TX. Topics include: Austin, TX (0:00) Standup in LA vs the ATX (2:02) The Sunset Strip Comedy Club (6:31) The Mothership (7:32) Roast battles vs crowd work (11:39) His current set (15:28) Joking about loved ones (17:00) Frank roasts T…

Comedian & actor K. Trevor Wilson chats with Trey Elling, ahead of his shows at Cap City Comedy Club. Topics include: Austin, TX (0:00) A Christmas-themed standup special (2:22) One-liners & storytelling (4:39) Sushis and sashimis (6:07) Havin' a catch w/ the boys (9:19) Theaters vs clubs (11:36) THE Roast Battle world champ (15:28) Trev's current …

Kentucky head football coach Mark Stoops chats with Trey Elling at SEC Media Days in Dallas. Topics include: Excitement for the defense (0:00) Inexperience on offense (1:36) Coaching the DBs for 2001 Miami (2:40)

Former Georgia Bulldog and NFL All Pro running back Todd Gurley chats with Trey Elling at SEC Media Days in Dallas. Topics include: The 2024 Georgia Bulldogs (0:00) NIL (2:22) Georgia & street racing (4:55) Finding a purpose after football (7:06) Todd's positive disposition (11:31) Fatherhood (12:59) North Carolina vs Texas BBQ (13:52)…

As 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:…

PR 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 (21:3…

Comedian 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)

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)

The 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…

Comedian 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 (17:2…

Magician 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)

Comedian 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)…

Comedian 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)

Filmmaker 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 (1…

Phil 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. Topi…

Nellie 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 (2…

Comedian 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)…

Comedian 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)

Comedian 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 Sorcere…

Musician 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) …

Investigative 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)…

Grammy-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)…

Comedian 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)…

Comedian & 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…

ENCAPSULATE 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 mushro…

Comedian, 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)…

Trey 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)

Trey 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)

Comedian 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 Jacks…

Trey 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)

Comedian 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 Come…

Comedian 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:…

Comedian 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 …

Actor 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)

Comedian 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) A…

Comedian 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 (17:3…

Ahmed 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:…