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Trevin & Sawyer In The Morning — 2026-05-22

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Trevin & Sawyer In The Morning | Austin, TX | Friday, May 22, 2026

🎙️ First Hour

Here is the analysis of this portion of the transcript:

Topics Covered

  • Opening banter / Sawyer’s rough morning: Sawyer comes in visibly tired and possibly getting sick after a late night following a stand-up show, comparing it to the previous Friday when he was also rough
  • Sawyer’s stand-up show at Cap City Comedy Club: Sawyer performed the night before, described the crowd as rowdy, and mentioned comedian Chris Porter has shows the rest of the weekend
  • Memorial Day weekend mention: Trevin reminds listeners the show is off Monday for Memorial Day
  • Sports roundup: NHL and NBA playoff results, plus a Texas State Bobcats baseball update
  • Spotify’s new ticket access feature: Discussion of Spotify’s plan to give premium subscribers early or exclusive access to concert tickets based on listening habits
  • “Malin” the troll sculpture burned down: A large art installation in Peace Park in Austin was destroyed by fire, with speculation about arson

Main News Headlines Discussed

  • [00:09:23] The Malin troll sculpture in Peace Park was destroyed by fire; Austin Fire received a call just before 5:30 AM after flames were visible from Lamar; the piece cost up to $350,000 and was made from recycled water tower materials from the JJ Pickle Research Campus; the Peace Park Conservancy says they will begin discussions on rebuilding
  • [00:06:02] Spotify announced a new feature allowing premium subscribers access to concert tickets based on their listening habits and streaming activity

Austin/Texas Sports Covered

  • [00:04:25] Texas State Bobcats baseball: Walk-off win over Louisiana (Ragin’ Cajuns) in the Sun Belt Conference Tournament; awaiting their Saturday opponent pending another game result
  • [00:04:50] NHL Playoffs: Montreal Canadiens beat the Carolina Hurricanes 6-2, handing Carolina their first loss of the playoffs; noted the Canadiens had played 14 games and gone to Game 7 twice while Carolina had been 8-0 heading in
  • [00:05:11] NBA Playoffs: New York Knicks defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers

Austin Events, Concerts, or Local Happenings

  • [00:02:04] Sawyer performed stand-up at Cap City Comedy Club the previous night
  • [00:02:39] Comedian Chris Porter has upcoming shows at Cap City Comedy Club through the weekend; listeners encouraged to get tickets
  • [00:04:01] Smashing Pumpkins ticket giveaway teased for later in the show

Funny Moments, Bits, or Memorable Exchanges

  • [00:00:54] Trevin coins “Plop Plop Fizz Fizz Friday” after Sawyer has now had two rough Fridays in a row; notes Sawyer is in better physical shape this week but “way less jovial”
  • [00:01:42] When Sawyer reveals he might be getting sick, Trevin dramatically moves away and declares “no one touches this mic for the rest of the day,” followed by Sawyer pointing out that another host (Lawless) is in right after them
  • [00:03:55] Trevin deadpans that the show was sold as “no show does less heading into a holiday weekend” and notes they are already “one for one” on that promise
  • [00:07:21] Sawyer goes on a comedic rant comparing Spotify’s new ticket gatekeeping to historical authoritarianism, culminating in a joke about “we saw this in 1939, this is called appeasement”
  • [00:08:13] Sawyer suggests that shaving your head to look like Billy Corgan would be a good way to give away the Smashing Pumpkins tickets
  • [00:11:16] After learning Malin was a female name, Trevin says “You burned our lady troll down”

Guests or Phone Callers

Ticket Giveaways or Contests

  • [00:04:01] Trevin teases that they have one last pair of Smashing Pumpkins tickets to give away and says he has an idea for how to do it; the actual giveaway had not yet taken place in this portion

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Summary

This Friday morning opening kicks off with Trevin immediately calling out Sawyer for being in rough shape heading into the show, dubbing it “Plop Plop Fizz Fizz Friday” after Sawyer had a similarly tough previous Friday. Sawyer explains that he performed stand-up at Cap City Comedy Club the night before, pre-gamed at his usual spot the Silver Medal, ran into his boss from KGSR, and stayed out with a friend until 12:30 AM — leaving him about four hours of sleep and possibly coming down with something. He mentions that comedian Chris Porter has more shows at Cap City through the weekend, plugging the venue before pivoting into his sports segment.

Sawyer delivers a quick sports rundown, highlighted by a fun setup-and-punchline bit comparing the battle-tested Montreal Canadiens (14 playoff games, two Game 7s) against the previously unbeaten Carolina Hurricanes — with Montreal winning 6-2 to hand Carolina their first playoff loss. He also mentions the New York Knicks beating the Cavaliers in the NBA, then caps the segment with what he calls the only result that really matters to him: a Texas State Bobcats walk-off win over Louisiana in the Sun Belt Conference Tournament. From there, Sawyer transitions into a spirited rant about Spotify’s new feature that gives premium subscribers priority access to concert tickets based on listening habits, calling it gatekeeping and joking that he’ll loop Mac DeMarco all night to game the algorithm.

The headlines segment brings Austin-local news with the overnight destruction of Malin, the beloved 18-foot troll sculpture in Peace Park made from recycled water tower materials from the UT JJ Pickle Research Campus. Austin Fire responded just before 5:30 AM after callers reported seeing flames from Lamar Boulevard, and the fire had progressed too far before crews could get proper access. The hosts joke about having an alibi and note the sculpture cost up to $350,000 — funded by private donations — and was actually a female-named piece of Scandinavian origin. The Peace Park Conservancy says they will discuss rebuilding, though Sawyer jokes the replacement should probably be made of metal this time. Trevin also teases an upcoming Smashing Pumpkins ticket giveaway and reminds listeners the show is off Monday for Memorial Day.

⏰ Second Hour

Here is the analysis of this portion of the show:

Topics Covered

  • Vandalism/theft of Austin public art/statues
  • Memorial Day weekend plans and cookout food
  • 101X’s “101X 500” countdown special airing over the holiday weekend
  • Death of NASCAR driver Kyle Busch
  • San Antonio Spurs vs. OKC Thunder (Western Conference Finals, Game 3)
  • Austin live music and events for the Memorial Day weekend
  • Stephen Colbert’s final Late Show episode
  • Debate about when it’s acceptable to wear a sports team’s gear as a new fan
  • Dallas Cowboys dig

Austin/Texas News Stories

  • [00:11:43–00:12:16] Discussion about vandalism or theft of Austin public art/statues, referencing the Willie Nelson statue outside Moody Theater and the Stevie Ray Vaughan (SRV) statue
  • [00:13:35–00:13:37] Trevin notes that it seems to rain every Memorial Day weekend in Austin
  • [00:16:34–00:16:45] Spurs vs. OKC Thunder Game 3 of the Western Conference Finals happening tonight in San Antonio; the station had given away tickets

Sports Topics

  • [00:16:14–00:16:18] Kyle Busch, NASCAR driver, passed away at age 41 from medical complications; his final words from a recent race win were played as an audio clip; Sawyer paid tribute by referencing Busch’s famous M&M car sponsorship
  • [00:16:22–00:16:25] Indianapolis 500 mentioned as happening this weekend
  • [00:16:34–00:16:45] Spurs vs. OKC Thunder Game 3 of the Western Conference Finals tonight; Victor Wembanyama referenced
  • [00:22:25–00:22:35] Dak Prescott and the Dallas Cowboys mocked; claim made that CJ Stroud/Houston Texans have more playoff wins than Dak in three years; Dallas Cowboys described as a “curse” on fans since 1995

Austin Music, Venue, and Event Mentions

  • [00:17:10–00:17:13] Shaky Graves and Jonathan Terrell at the Continental Club Late Show tonight, $35, 21+, South Congress
  • [00:17:26–00:17:28] Jason Isbell at the Long Center tonight, two-hour show, tickets $89
  • [00:17:38–00:17:44] MGK and Wiz Khalifa at Germania Insurance Amphitheater tonight, $35 lawn tickets
  • [00:17:46–00:17:54] Shinedown, Coheed and Cambria, and Badflower (referenced as “Blackstone Cherry” — possibly misspoken) at Moody Center tonight, 7 p.m., $53 tickets
  • [00:17:55–00:18:14] Chris Porter at Cap City Comedy Club tonight and Saturday, with John Heft, hosted by Sawyer (two shows each night)
  • [00:18:29–00:18:37] We Are Scientists at Mohawk on Sunday night with Love and Squalor and Full French Film (local Austin band noted), $31 tickets
  • [00:18:38–00:18:44] Echo and the Bunnymen at ACL Live on Monday night, 8 p.m., $53 tickets
  • [00:18:45–00:18:51] Gary Clark Jr. at Antone’s on Monday night, sold out

Food and Restaurant Discussion

  • [00:12:33–00:13:13] Discussion of a survey finding that plain salad is the most popular Memorial Day cookout side dish nationwide, with potato chips second; both hosts express skepticism and prefer more specific salad types (potato salad, macaroni salad, Cobb, etc.)
  • [00:13:40–00:14:05] Trevin says he’d bring drinks (beer, Honest Kids juice boxes for children) to a cookout
  • [00:14:17–00:15:06] Sawyer reveals he makes a specialty deli-style pasta salad (cavatappi/corkscrew pasta, bell pepper, carrots, celery, creamy dressing — secret recipe) and a buffalo chicken dip with blue cheese; brief exchange about blue cheese vs. ranch with wings

Funny Bits, Debates, and Memorable Moments

  • [00:11:53–00:12:16] Sawyer riffs darkly on Austin statue vandalism, joking about putting “actual Willie Nelson” in place of his stolen statue, arming the next mural with a gun to protect itself, and a quip about a store “just letting people steal” — eliciting laughs
  • [00:13:27–00:13:33] Trevin jokes that his contribution to a cookout is “a good attitude and a guaranteed good time,” then pivots to saying he’s bringing rain gear and waders because it always rains on Memorial Day in Austin
  • [00:14:04–00:14:05] One of the hosts (appears to be Trevin) falls out of his chair live on air, prompting Sawyer to narrate it to listeners
  • [00:17:29–00:17:37] Quick joke: “Do you think it’s a requirement to play a long show at the Long Center?” — “Should be.”
  • [00:18:57–00:19:12] Riff on the band name “We Are Scientists” — Sawyer says he’s buying a ticket just to ask what experiments they’re running, and won’t buy merch until they tell him
  • [00:19:14–00:20:22] Stephen Colbert finale discussed; Sawyer mocks the show’s statement that they didn’t do a special finale because “all of their shows were special” — calling it “the most loser thing I’ve ever heard”
  • [00:20:30–00:23:29] Extended and genuinely funny debate about when a new fan can legitimately wear a team’s gear without being a “poser”; Trevin argues Trevin must make a “pilgrimage to Mecca” in San Antonio and buy a $70 shirt there to earn it; they extend the debate to band merch (own the album first), “legacy fans” vs. “Nepo fans,” and Trevin admits he saw the Spurs in San Antonio once — but only because the Rockets were visiting, which Sawyer says doesn’t count

Pop Culture and National News

  • [00:19:15–00:22:22] Stephen Colbert’s final Late Show episode aired; guests included Paul McCartney, Paul Rudd, Brian Cranston, Tim Meadows, Neil deGrasse Tyson, Seth Meyers, Jon Stewart, Jimmy Kimmel, Jimmy Fallon, and John Oliver; the hosts salute Colbert on air

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Summary

This portion of the show opens with Sawyer riffing darkly on a recurring Austin frustration — the vandalism and theft of beloved public art — name-dropping the Willie Nelson statue outside Moody Theater and the SRV statue as examples, and joking that the city should arm the next mural to protect itself. The conversation pivots to Memorial Day weekend, with both hosts reacting with disbelief to a survey claiming plain salad is the most popular cookout side dish nationwide. Sawyer reveals his signature move is a deli-style pasta salad (recipe partly classified) and a buffalo chicken dip, while Trevin jokes his main contribution is beer and Honest Kids juice boxes — a bit that lands even harder when one of the hosts tumbles out of his chair live on air.

The sports block brings a somber moment, as Sawyer reports the death of NASCAR driver Kyle Busch at 41, playing his final post-race interview before the announcement and asking listeners to “pour out a bag of M&Ms” in tribute. The Spurs-Thunder Western Conference Finals Game 3 is teased for that evening, with a nod to Victor Wembanyama and the station having given away tickets. A holiday weekend events rundown follows, packed with Austin shows: Shaky Graves at the Continental Club, Jason Isbell at the Long Center, MGK and Wiz Khalifa at Germania, Shinedown at the Moody Center, We Are Scientists at Mohawk, Echo and the Bunnymen at ACL Live, and a sold-out Gary Clark Jr. at Antone’s — plus Sawyer hosting Chris Porter at Cap City Comedy Club both Friday and Saturday nights.

The final stretch covers Stephen Colbert’s star-studded series finale — with Sawyer declaring the show’s reasoning for not doing a special finale (“all our shows were special”) “the most loser thing I’ve ever heard” — before launching into one of the more entertaining exchanges of the segment: a spirited debate about when a new fan can legitimately wear a team’s gear. Trevin, recently served Spurs content by the algorithm after watching a couple of Wembanyama videos, is told by Sawyer that he must physically travel to San Antonio, attend a game, and pay arena prices for a shirt before he’s earned the right to rep the team. The debate expands into legacy fans, band merch rules, and a Dallas Cowboys pile-on, with the segment ending mid-conversation on a cliffhanger as Sawyer locks eyes with Trevin to deliver what promises to be a verdict.

🏁 Final Hour

Topics Covered in the Final Portion

  • Sports: Houston Rockets/NBA discussion (~00:23:30), Texas State Bobcats baseball walk-off win (~00:24:02), NHL Eastern Conference Finals — Carolina Hurricanes vs. Montreal Canadiens (~00:24:27)
  • New music Friday releases: Eka Vandal’s new album *Looking for People to Unfollow* and the track “Vertical World” (~00:25:17), Bleachers’ new record *Everyone for Ten Minutes* and the track “Dirty Wedding Dress” (~00:26:02), Ed O’Brien of Radiohead (~00:27:04)
  • Update on Peelander-Z’s traffic accident and recovery (~00:27:15), GoFundMe progress (~00:27:59)
  • Celebrity/crime story: Murder-for-hire plot connected to Why Don’t We member Jack Avery and social media personality Gabriella Gonzalez (~00:28:44)
  • Joe Keery surprise appearance with Post Animal in Chicago (~00:33:52)
  • 101X Top 500 countdown programming note (~00:33:33)

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Closing Sports Updates

  • Texas State Bobcats erased a three-run deficit in the ninth inning to walk off and win; they play next on Saturday with increasing chances of making regional play in college baseball (~00:24:02–00:24:23)
  • Carolina Hurricanes began the NHL Eastern Conference Finals against the Montreal Canadiens; Sawyer noted the Hurricanes are 1–17 in the Eastern Conference Final dating back to 2009, and are the fourth team in NHL history to have 10+ days off between playoff games — none of the previous three teams won their next series (~00:24:27–00:25:06)

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Austin Event and Weekend Recommendations

  • Sawyer is hosting comedian Chris Porter at Cap City Comedy Club — two shows Friday night, two shows Saturday (~00:32:52–00:32:57)
  • Bleachers confirmed for ACL Festival in Austin in October (~00:26:59–00:27:03)
  • 101X Top 500 countdown begins at 3 p.m. on the station that same day (~00:33:43–00:33:48)

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Funny Closing Moments and Memorable Quotes

  • Sawyer went on an extended, increasingly unhinged run of boy band puns tied to the murder-for-hire story (~00:30:35–00:31:55): “They lacked one direction,” “you get a big time rush,” “instead of 98 degrees, we were looking for murder in the first degree,” “the hit man was a big old Pussycat Doll,” “nothing to spice a girl’s life up like trying to murder your ex-boyfriend”
  • Sawyer mocking the low-energy Texas State walk-off call: “The Cardiac Cats with one of the least electric calls in broadcasting there. My goodness, buddy. A little more oomph on it.” (~00:24:03–00:24:09)
  • Sawyer watching Bleachers perform on the Today Show with the TV on mute: “I’ve watched him act like he’s Zack De La Rocha from Rage Against the Machine… ripping a mic cord over his shoulder, shouting in suburban moms’ faces. And then I play that, and I hear that’s what he was singing… I can’t take it seriously.” (~00:25:28–00:26:46)
  • Trevin dropping a Stranger Things reference at the end regarding Joe Keery: “Stranger things have happened.” (~00:34:30)
  • Sawyer describing his hosting duties at Cap City: “You only have to see me for ten minutes, and then you get a damn good show… Hello, please laugh. Here are the rules. Here’s a joke. See you later.” (~00:33:01–00:33:09)

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How the Show Wrapped Up

  • Trevin and Sawyer exchanged mutual compliments on the week’s shows (~00:33:27–00:33:32)
  • Reminded listeners to follow the show’s Instagram (@101XMorningX) to access the Peelander-Z GoFundMe link (~00:34:37–00:34:42)
  • Announced they would return on Tuesday due to the Memorial Day holiday weekend (~00:34:43–00:34:45)
  • Signed off with social media handles: Trevin is @TrevinOnTheRadio, Sawyer is @SawyerStoleDrHotDog (~00:34:31–00:34:34)

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Summary

The final portion of the May 22, 2026 edition of *Trevin & Sawyer in the Morning* opened with a sports-heavy stretch, including Sawyer ribbing the unenthusiastic play-by-play call on Texas State’s dramatic walk-off baseball win, and a sobering look at the Carolina Hurricanes’ historically poor record in the Eastern Conference Finals as they opened their series against Montreal. The guys also touched on the NBA, with pointed commentary about the Houston Rockets’ situation heading into next season. From there, Trevin pivoted to New Music Friday, highlighting Eka Vandal’s new record and her upcoming Lollapalooza and Ohana Festival appearances, as well as Bleachers’ new album — which prompted Sawyer to deliver a scathing, hilarious review of Jack Antonoff’s muted Today Show performance.

The show then turned more serious for a moment with a meaningful update on Peelander-Z, the Austin punk band whose members were injured in a serious traffic accident near Albuquerque. The hosts shared good news on their GoFundMe nearly reaching its $22,000 goal and urged listeners to donate via the station’s Instagram. That heartfelt moment gave way to one of the segment’s funniest stretches, as a celebrity murder-for-hire story involving members of the boy band Why Don’t We sent Sawyer into a prolonged, gleefully chaotic series of boy band puns — working in One Direction, Big Time Rush, 98 Degrees, the Pussycat Dolls, the Spice Girls, and the Cheetah Girls, among others — while racing against a music ramp. The bit was a clear highlight of the show’s closing minutes.

The show wrapped up on a warm, loose note. Sawyer plugged his hosting gigs at Cap City Comedy Club for comedian Chris Porter over the weekend, gave a shoutout to bartender Chad, and Trevin noted that Joe Keery had made a surprise reunion appearance with Post Animal at a Twin Peaks show in Chicago. Both hosts reminded listeners that the station’s 101X Top 500 countdown would kick off at 3 p.m. that afternoon, signed off with their social media handles, and wished the audience a happy Memorial Day weekend before announcing they’d be back on Tuesday.

Analysis generated from archived transcripts. Hosts: Trevin Smith and Sawyer Stull. Morning X — Austin, TX.

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