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The Sport of Life: Chats w/ Comedians, Filmmakers, Sports Figures, Musicians, & Intellectuals

43 books in the library with interviews on this podcast.

From Trey Elling

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Trey Elling interviews people about the stories behind their work. Guests include comedians, filmmakers, musicians, authors, and sports figures. That range connects creative careers with athletic experience. The interview format keeps individual lives and perspectives at the center. Its subjects extend beyond sport despite the program’s title.

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Books featured on The Sport of Life: Chats w/ Comedians, Filmmakers, Sports Figures, Musicians, & Intellectuals

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Greenlights

byMatthew McConaughey

Interviewed on The Sport of Life: Chats w/ Comedians, Filmmakers, Sports Figures, Musicians, & Intellectuals

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Cover of The Socrates Express: In Search of Life Lessons from Dead Philosophers

The Socrates Express: In Search of Life Lessons from Dead Philosophers

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Cover of Fuzz: When Nature Breaks the Law

Fuzz: When Nature Breaks the Law

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Cover of Different: Gender Through the Eyes of a Primatologist

Different: Gender Through the Eyes of a Primatologist

byFrans De Waal

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Cover of Red Carpet: Hollywood, China, and the Global Battle for Cultural Supremacy

Red Carpet: Hollywood, China, and the Global Battle for Cultural Supremacy

byErich Schwartzel

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Cover of The Zoologist’s Guide to the Galaxy: What Animals on Earth Reveal About Aliens– and Ourselves

The Zoologist’s Guide to the Galaxy: What Animals on Earth Reveal About Aliens– and Ourselves

byArik Kershenbaum

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Cover of How Innovation Works: And Why It Flourishes in Freedom

How Innovation Works: And Why It Flourishes in Freedom

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Cover of Jellyfish Age Backwards: Nature’s Secrets to Longevity

Jellyfish Age Backwards: Nature’s Secrets to Longevity

byNicklas Brendborg

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Cover of Chaos: Charles Manson, the CIA, and the Secret History of the Sixties

Chaos: Charles Manson, the CIA, and the Secret History of the Sixties

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Cover of Apocalypse Never: Why Environmental Alarmism Hurts Us All

Apocalypse Never: Why Environmental Alarmism Hurts Us All

byMichael Shellenberger

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Cover of How to Make an Apple Pie from Scratch: In Search of the Recipe for Our Universe, from the Origins of Atoms to the Big Bang

How to Make an Apple Pie from Scratch: In Search of the Recipe for Our Universe, from the Origins of Atoms to the Big Bang

Interviewed on The Sport of Life: Chats w/ Comedians, Filmmakers, Sports Figures, Musicians, & Intellectuals

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Cover of Butts: A Backstory

Butts: A Backstory

byHeather Radke

Interviewed on The Sport of Life: Chats w/ Comedians, Filmmakers, Sports Figures, Musicians, & Intellectuals

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Cover of The Lords of Easy Money: How the Federal Reserve Broke the American Economy

The Lords of Easy Money: How the Federal Reserve Broke the American Economy

byChristopher Leonard

Interviewed on The Sport of Life: Chats w/ Comedians, Filmmakers, Sports Figures, Musicians, & Intellectuals

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Cover of Life’s Edge: The Search for What It Means to Be Alive

Life’s Edge: The Search for What It Means to Be Alive

Interviewed on The Sport of Life: Chats w/ Comedians, Filmmakers, Sports Figures, Musicians, & Intellectuals

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Cover of Alright, Alright, Alright: The Oral History of Richard Linklater’s Dazed and Confused

Alright, Alright, Alright: The Oral History of Richard Linklater’s Dazed and Confused

byMelissa Maerz

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Cover of Seven and a Half Lessons About the Brain

Seven and a Half Lessons About the Brain

byLisa Feldman Barrett

Interviewed on The Sport of Life: Chats w/ Comedians, Filmmakers, Sports Figures, Musicians, & Intellectuals

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Cover of Humankind: A Hopeful History

Humankind: A Hopeful History

byRutger Bregman

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Cover of Exercised: Why Something We Never Evolved to Do is Healthy and Rewarding

Exercised: Why Something We Never Evolved to Do is Healthy and Rewarding

byDaniel E. Lieberman

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Cover of This is How They Tell me the World Ends: The Cyberweapons Arms Race

This is How They Tell me the World Ends: The Cyberweapons Arms Race

byNicole Perlroth

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Cover of The Secret History of Food: Strange but True Stories About the Origins of Everything We Eat

The Secret History of Food: Strange but True Stories About the Origins of Everything We Eat

Interviewed on The Sport of Life: Chats w/ Comedians, Filmmakers, Sports Figures, Musicians, & Intellectuals

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Cover of On Animals

On Animals

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Cover of Seed Money: Monsanto’s Past and Our Food Future

Seed Money: Monsanto’s Past and Our Food Future

byBartow Elmore

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Cover of Smashing the Liquor Machine: A Global History of Prohibition

Smashing the Liquor Machine: A Global History of Prohibition

byMark Lawrence Schrad

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Cover of The Splendid and the Vile: A Saga of Churchhill, Family and Defiance During the Blitz

The Splendid and the Vile: A Saga of Churchhill, Family and Defiance During the Blitz

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Cover of The Unseen Body: A Doctor’s Journey Through the Hidden Wonders of Human Anatomy

The Unseen Body: A Doctor’s Journey Through the Hidden Wonders of Human Anatomy

byJonathan Reisman

Interviewed on The Sport of Life: Chats w/ Comedians, Filmmakers, Sports Figures, Musicians, & Intellectuals

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Cover of Drunk: How We Sipped, Danced, and Stumbled Our Way to Civilization

Drunk: How We Sipped, Danced, and Stumbled Our Way to Civilization

byEdward Slingerland

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Cover of If Nietzsche Were a Narwhal: What Animal Intelligence Reveals About Human Stupidity

If Nietzsche Were a Narwhal: What Animal Intelligence Reveals About Human Stupidity

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Cover of Heartbreak: A Personal and Scientific Journey

Heartbreak: A Personal and Scientific Journey

byFlorence Williams

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Cover of Salmon Wars: The Dark Underbelly of Our Favorite Fish

Salmon Wars: The Dark Underbelly of Our Favorite Fish

byCatherine CollinsandDouglas Frantz

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Cover of Spies, Lies, and Algorithms: The History and Future of American Intelligence

Spies, Lies, and Algorithms: The History and Future of American Intelligence

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Cover of Chaos Under Heaven: Trump, Xi, and the Battle for the Twenty-First Century

Chaos Under Heaven: Trump, Xi, and the Battle for the Twenty-First Century

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Cover of Extraterrestrial: The First Sign of Intelligent Life Beyond Earth

Extraterrestrial: The First Sign of Intelligent Life Beyond Earth

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Cover of Hooked: Food, Free Will, and How the Food Giants Explot Our Addictions

Hooked: Food, Free Will, and How the Food Giants Explot Our Addictions

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Cover of San Fransicko: Why Progressives Ruin Cities

San Fransicko: Why Progressives Ruin Cities

byMichael Shellenberger

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Cover of Tangled Up in Blue: Policing the American City

Tangled Up in Blue: Policing the American City

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Cover of Gory Details: Adventures From the Dark Side of Science

Gory Details: Adventures From the Dark Side of Science

byErika Engelhaupt

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Cover of Made Men: The Story of Goodfellas

Made Men: The Story of Goodfellas

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Cover of The Urge: Our History of Addiction

The Urge: Our History of Addiction

byCarl Erik Fisher

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Cover of The Bronze Lie: Shattering the Myth of Spartan Warrior Supremacy

The Bronze Lie: Shattering the Myth of Spartan Warrior Supremacy

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Cover of The Case for Keto: Rethinking Weight Control and the Science and Practice of Low-Carb / High-Fat Eating

The Case for Keto: Rethinking Weight Control and the Science and Practice of Low-Carb / High-Fat Eating

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Cover of Ageless: The New Science of Getting Older Without Getting Old

Ageless: The New Science of Getting Older Without Getting Old

byAndrew Steele

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Cover of Sweet in Tooth and Claw: Stories of Generosity and Cooperation in the Natural World

Sweet in Tooth and Claw: Stories of Generosity and Cooperation in the Natural World

byKristin Ohlson

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Cover of Dirt: Adventures in Lyon as a Chef in Training, Father, and Sleuth Looking for the Secret of French Cooking

Dirt: Adventures in Lyon as a Chef in Training, Father, and Sleuth Looking for the Secret of French Cooking

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