Trevin & Sawyer In The Morning — 4/24/2026

First Half

📻 Morning X – First Half 📻

🎙️ HOSTS PRESENT

• Sawyer Stull (SPEAKER_05) – Active, handling most segments
• Trevin Smith (SPEAKER_06) – Co-hosting, providing Austin perspective

📰 MORNING X HEADLINES

• Government reclassifies marijuana as less dangerous drug – good for research, doesn’t legalize nationally or clear convictions
• Condom prices rising 30% – Malaysian company Karex (makes Trojan/Durex) citing Iran war supply chain issues
• Amazon packages are bug hotels – cardboard attracts ants, beetles, cockroaches; don’t put on dining tables

🏈 MORNING X SPORTS

NFL Draft Updates:

• Cowboys traded up from 12th to 11th pick, selected safety Caleb Downs from Ohio State
• Texans moved up to 26th pick (from 28th), selected offensive lineman Kalen Rutledge from Georgia Tech

Tonight’s Games:

• Spurs play at 9:30 PM (late Friday night game)
• Rockets vs Lakers in Houston (Rockets lead series 2-0)

NFL Drama:

• Patriots coach Mike Vrabel scandal with reporter Diana Rossini – photos from 2019-2020 surface, child named Michael born year later
• Vrabel going to counseling, Sawyer bets he’ll resign by Monday

🎟️ TICKET GIVEAWAYS

• Modest Mouse tickets – two pairs available, best story wins (512-835-1015)

📞 PHONE CALLERS

❌ No callers featured in first half

😂 DAILY BIT / BANTER

• Water cup discussion – Trevin wants upgrade from Styrofoam, Sawyer’s been using same cup for month and a half
• Nut contamination – Sawyer puts unwanted nuts back in Trevin’s bag
• Compost pile education – Learning about cardboard layers and bug hotels
• Austin ISD Pride Week investigation rant – Sawyer angry about state board member Brandon Hall investigating voluntary lunch activities
• Dual citizenship discussion – Canada accidentally expanded eligibility to great-grandparents for $75 Canadian

🎸 AUSTIN EVENTS

• Eeyore’s Birthday – 61st annual, Saturday at Pease Park, 11 AM to dusk, family-friendly with drum circles
• Austin Blues Festival – Waterloo Park/Moody Amphitheater
• Saturday: Jimmy Vaughn, Gary Clark Jr., Eric Johnson
• Sunday: P-Funk/Parliament Funkadelic, George Clinton

New Music Friday:

• Foo Fighters – new drummer Josh Freese, album “Your Favorite Toy”
• White Denim – “13” with Dawes, Mohawk show June 16th
• Metric – “Romanticizing the Dive” (more synth-heavy)

👤 GUESTS

• John Laird (SPEAKER_03) – Station personality, promotes Homegrown show April 30th at Mohawk
• Features Cormet, Team Trust, Big Bill
• Indoor show, described as “accessible punk” like “modern day Devo”

📝 SUMMARY

The first half of today’s Morning X showcased the hosts’ developing chemistry as Trevin and Sawyer navigated everything from government marijuana reclassification to NFL draft moves. Sawyer demonstrated his passion for sports with detailed coverage of Cowboys and Texans draft picks, while setting up a lunch bet with Trevin over whether Patriots coach Mike Vrabel will resign following a cheating scandal.

The show balanced news with classic Austin content, highlighting this weekend’s nostalgic events including the 61st Eeyore’s Birthday celebration and the Austin Blues Festival featuring heavy-hitters like Jimmy Vaughn and P-Funk. Trevin’s local expertise shone through as he painted these events as throwbacks to “old school Austin” before tech bros and traffic dominated the city.

Sawyer’s comedic background emerged in lighter moments, from ranting about Austin ISD’s Pride Week investigation to discovering the science behind compost piles during a segment about Amazon packages being bug hotels. The chemistry between the veteran Trevin and newcomer Sawyer felt natural, setting up well for their guest John Laird’s appearance to discuss upcoming local music events and the station’s Homegrown showcase.

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Second Half

🎙️ Morning X – Second Half 🎙️

📰 HEADLINES (continued)

Trevin delivering “MorningX Headlines”:

• Meta cutting 10% workforce (~8,000 employees) + closing 6,000 open roles in AI push 📉

• Israel/Lebanon ceasefire extended by 3 weeks 🕊️

• President’s approval rating hits lowest of second term at 39% 📊

• Soldiers used classified info to bet $400K on Maduro’s ouster via prediction markets 💰

🏈 SPORTS (continued)

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🎟️ TICKET GIVEAWAYS (continued)

• One more pair of Modest Mouse tickets still available 🎫

• Looking for “not modest” stories from callers

📞 PHONE CALLERS (continued)

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😂 DAILY BIT (continued)

• Tree of the Year Awards discussion – Austin seeking nominations for city’s best tree 🌳

• Nominations through July 24th, voting starts August 4th at treefolks.com

• Trevin’s cottonwood tree candidacy (despite messy cotton shed)

🍔 AUSTIN FOOD & RESTAURANTS

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🎵 MUSIC DISCUSSION

John Laird weekend music recommendations:

• Ha Ha Laughing (noise rap duo) at Hotel Vegas tonight – new EP “Big Whatever” 🎤

• F Money (punk) also on Hotel Vegas bill

• Mean Jolene at Hole in the Wall tonight

• Austin Blues Festival at Moody Amp (Gary Clark Jr., etc.) 🎸

• King Tuff at 29th Street Ballroom Sunday

• Snail Mail at Stubbs Sunday

• Sound Tribe Sector 9 (two nights)

• Bill Callahan free in-store at End of an Ear Sunday

👤 GUESTS (continued)

John Laird (Side One Track One blogger, Homegrown host):

• Movie talk: Michael Jackson biopic “Michael” – 40% critic score, 96% audience score

• Project Hail Mary recommendation – “best movie of the year so far”

• Trevin’s movie anxiety discussion – last theater film was “Glass” (2019)

• Paramount Theater seating tips for tall people

• Homegrown show preview: 9pm Sunday, discovery focus

• Live Homegrown edition April 30th at Mohawk with Big Bill and Corme

👋 SHOW CLOSE & TOMORROW

• Sawyer’s weekend: Home renovation, windowsill repair for rental inspection 🔨

• Trevin’s weekend: Fence rebuilding with friend Wayne (estimated 3 hours, probably 5-6)

• Prediction: Minimum two Home Depot runs required

• Sunday specialty shows: Chillville, UKTX, Homegrown, Exposure with Forest

• “Sauna weather” expected for weekend activities

📝 SUMMARY (3 paragraphs)

John Laird’s visit dominated the second half, providing extensive entertainment coverage and movie recommendations. His critique of the Michael Jackson biopic sparked discussion about Trevin’s movie-watching anxiety, revealing his last theater experience was “Glass” in 2019. John strongly recommended “Project Hail Mary” as the year’s best film and provided practical theater seating tips for the Paramount.

The music segment showcased Austin’s vibrant scene with John highlighting everything from noise rap duo Ha Ha Laughing at Hotel Vegas to the Austin Blues Festival. His Homegrown radio show preview emphasized local music discovery, while the upcoming live edition at Mohawk promises to continue 101X’s commitment to Austin’s music community.

Weekend home improvement dominated the closing segment, with Sawyer preparing for a rental inspection by repairing dog-chewed windowsills, while Trevin planned a fence reconstruction project. Their realistic expectations about project duration and inevitable hardware store runs provided relatable content, ending the show on a practical, Austin homeowner note while promoting the station’s Sunday specialty programming.