Emmy-winning actor Jim O'Heir, best known as Jerry from PARKS & REC, chats with Trey Elling about WELCOME TO PAWNEE: STORIES OF FRIENDSHIP, WAFFLES, AND PARKS AND RECREATION. Topics include: Auditioning for Ron Swanson (0:00) #2ing himself, on camera (7:34) Getting permission for some stories (12:07) Learning to kiss from Rob Lowe (16:42) Throwing …

Comedian Beth Stelling chats with Trey Elling, ahead of her shows at Creek and the Cave in Austin. Topics include: Similar last names (0:00) Living in Chicago (2:30) Field hockey (6:24) The weirdness of the Biz (14:43) Turning over material (22:19)

Musician JD McPherson chats with Trey Elling, prior to bringing his Nite Owls tour and children's book tour through Austin. Topics include: The Night Owls tour (0:00) Fatherhood (2:54) The music biz (7:46) SOCKS, the kids' book (10:57) Socks, the Xmas gift (14:43) SOCKS, the album (17:48) Playing with Plant & Krauss (23:06) An ode to music (25:33)…

Comedian Greg Fitzsimmons chats with Trey Elling, following the release of his Netflix special, YOU KNOW ME. Topics include: Greg's Mets fandom (0:00) Radio in the genes (5:21) Eulogizers for hire (8:47) His offspring hearing his work (11:15) YOU KNOW ME (15:36) Summer Olympics jokes (17:30) Greg's Bill Hicks story (21:26) An ode to standup (23:18)…

Comedian Dane Cook chats with Trey Elling, ahead of his Fresh New Flavor Tour stopping in Austin at ACL Live at the Moody Theater on November 3rd. Topics include: Middle-aged & working out (0:00) Crowd work (4:20) The Fresh New Flavor tour (11:42) Dane's healthy disposition on life (14:52) Austin's comedy scene (20:00) Bill Hicks (23:15) Losing a C…

Comedian ⁠Donnell Rawlings⁠ chats with Trey Elling, prior to his headlining shows at the ⁠Comedy Mothership⁠. Topics include: Adapting with the times (0:00) Kill Tony & P-Diddy (9:59) Parenting (19:33) An ode to standup (27:31)

Video game designer & actor ⁠Wiley Wiggins⁠ chats with Trey Elling, during the 30th anniversary celebration and 4K restoration screening of DAZED & CONFUSED. Topics include: Linklater (0:00) Playing "Mitch" (1:23) Live as a game developer (4:34) The lasting impact of DAZED (7:32)

Comedian ⁠Nate Jackson⁠ chats with Trey Elling, amidst his ⁠Super Funny World Tour⁠. Topics include: The opposite of imposter syndrome (0:00) Owning the Super Funny Comedy Club in Tacoma, WA (8:58) The current tour (20:33) Lesson learned (24:06) Roasting Trey (30:10) An ode to standup (30:46)

Comedian & actor ⁠Kevin Nealon⁠ chats with Trey Elling, prior to his nationwide tour swinging thru ⁠Cap City Comedy Club⁠ in Austin on October 18th thru 20th. Topics include: A passion for standup (0:00) The early days (1:57) Parenting (9:46) Kevin's football career (12:13) Hedberg & Hicks (14:22) Norm Macdonald (16:40) An ode to standup (21:49)…

Comedian Ralph Barbosa chats with Trey Elling, in the midst of his 2024 theater tour. Topics include: The Texas State Fair (0:00) Rodeos (5:30) Animal cruelty (8:58) Turning 28 (10:19) Standup (12:25) Recording his second special (19:28) More standup (23:13) Parenting (27:09) An ode to standup (31:06)…

Comedian Dustin Nickerson chats with Trey Elling, ahead of his shows at Cap City Comedy Club, October 11th-13th. Topics include: Performing in Austin (0:00) Fatherhood (2:26) E-bikes (4:44) Sports! (8:25) The Washington Huskies (12:56) The Denver & Austin airports (20:44) An ode to standup (23:55)

Actor, musician, and model Milla Jovovich chats with Trey Elling at the 30th anniversary celebration and 4K restoration of DAZED & CONFUSED in Austin. Topics include: Austin, 30 years ago (0:00) Music (1:37) An intoxicated blur (3:26) The changing world (4:48) The film's lasting legacy (8:50)

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…