Trevin & Sawyer In The Morning — 2026-05-19
Trevin & Sawyer In The Morning | Austin, TX | Tuesday, May 19, 2026
🎙️ First Hour
Here is my analysis of this portion of the transcript:
Topics Covered
- Spotify logo change (00:00:49–00:03:32): Trevin went on a rant about people complaining about Spotify’s new disco ball logo for its 20th anniversary, arguing the outrage is misplaced and ridiculous. He also plugged Qobuz as an alternative music streaming service.
- Spurs vs. OKC — NBA Western Conference Finals Game 1 (00:04:24–00:05:56): Covered Victor Wembanyama’s dominant performance as San Antonio beat Oklahoma City in Game 1.
- WalletHub’s best budget-friendly US summer travel destinations (00:05:56–00:08:54): Trevin revealed WalletHub’s top five list, with Austin coming in at number three. The hosts quibbled over the rankings, particularly questioning Honolulu and Washington DC as “budget” picks.
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Austin/Texas Sports Covered
- San Antonio Spurs defeated the Oklahoma City Thunder 122–115 in Game 1 of the NBA Western Conference Finals (00:04:24)
- Victor Wembanyama put up 41 points and 24 rebounds (00:04:51)
- Trevin mockingly referred to OKC as “OKC FC” for flopping, comparing them to a soccer club (00:05:04)
- Shea Gilgeous-Alexander and Alex Caruso (A&M product) were called out by name with unflattering commentary (00:05:23–00:05:30)
- Chet Holmgren was mocked for his appearance, compared to Dracula and Kevin Parker (00:05:50–00:05:56)
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Austin Events, Concerts, or Local Happenings Mentioned
- Blues on the Green was mentioned as an upcoming event, with hospitality passes available to give away (00:03:40)
- Smashing Pumpkins tickets were teased as an upcoming giveaway (00:03:32)
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Funny Moments, Bits, or Memorable Exchanges
- Trevin’s escalating rage over logo complaints, culminating in “chop off these people’s feet” and “give them a club foot” (00:02:31–00:02:36) — classic dry Trevin overreaction bit
- The “loser is a rebrand of logo” wordplay joke landed with mild confusion from the room (00:03:07–00:03:23)
- Trevin describing Wembanyama as an alien “wanted by state authorities for ripping the heart out of 18,203 civilians and showing it to them” was a strong cold open to the sports segment (00:04:25–00:04:39)
- Sawyer guessing “your couch” and then “the neighborhood pool” as top budget travel destinations, both of which Trevin acknowledged were correct in spirit but not on the list (00:06:11–00:06:30)
- Trevin calling out his co-host (presumably John/SPEAKER_00) for spending $165 on food that gave him diarrhea over three meals, with Trevin refusing to hear the details (00:07:29–00:07:42)
- Trevin’s mock outrage at Honolulu appearing on a “budget” travel list — “I want to strangle whoever made this list” (00:08:43–00:08:53)
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Ticket Giveaways or Contests
- Smashing Pumpkins tickets were mentioned as something the show has to give away (00:03:32)
- Hospitality passes for Blues on the Green were also teased (00:03:39–00:03:44)
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Summary
The show opened with a short ad for Meanwhile Brewing Company before jumping straight into Trevin’s rant about people complaining online about Spotify’s new disco ball logo, released to mark the platform’s 20th anniversary. Trevin was characteristically dismissive and hyperbolic, arguing that Spotify’s original logo wasn’t worth defending in the first place and pivoting to a plug for Qobuz as a higher-quality music streaming alternative. The bit wrapped with a wordplay joke connecting “logo” to “loser” before transitioning into a tease of the show’s upcoming giveaways.
The sports segment opened with Trevin giving a theatrical, alien-invasion-style recap of Victor Wembanyama’s historic Game 1 performance against Oklahoma City in the Western Conference Finals — 41 points and 24 rebounds in a 122–115 Spurs victory. Trevin took clear delight in OKC’s first playoff loss, taking shots at Shea Gilgeous-Alexander, Alex Caruso, and Chet Holmgren along the way. The segment had a loose, comedic energy with a brief audio mishap when a song cue cut out unexpectedly.
The final segment in this portion covered WalletHub’s ranking of the top five most budget-friendly US summer travel destinations: Atlanta (No. 1), Orlando (No. 2), Austin (No. 3), Washington DC (No. 4), and Honolulu (No. 5). Austin’s inclusion at number three prompted a reaction from Trevin’s co-host, who pushed back by pointing out he’d spent $165 on food over the weekend — a moment that devolved into a diarrhea joke. Trevin expressed genuine skepticism at Honolulu being considered budget-friendly, closing the segment with exasperated frustration at the list’s credibility.
⏰ Second Hour
Here is the analysis of this portion of the show:
Topics Covered
- Stephen Colbert’s final week on The Late Show
- Austin FC coaching changes and poor season performance
- A poll about what people would do if they could freeze time
- Brendan Soresby, Texas Tech QB gambling investigation
- Yelp’s Top 100 BBQ Restaurants in the US, with Austin representation
- Ella Langley’s Billboard chart history
- Texas primary runoff election reminder
- National Pizza Party Day and pizza topping debate
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Austin & Texas News
- Austin FC head coach Nico Estévez and Rodolfo Burrell fired; Dave Arnaout named interim coach [00:10:27–00:11:01]
- Austin FC noted as the only MLS team without a road win this season; record at 3-6-5 [00:11:24–00:11:33]
- Early voting underway for Texas primary runoff elections; election day is Tuesday, May 26 [00:20:32–00:20:43]
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Sports Topics
- Austin FC coaching staff fired after a struggling season; owner Anthony Precourt said the club needs a “new direction” [00:10:27–00:10:45]
- Trevin’s take/joke: Austin FC should sell to Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhinney, referencing their success with Wrexham [00:11:03–00:11:17]
- Sawyer’s quip about Austin FC: “Different town” when Precourt mentioned a new direction [00:10:36]
- Texas Tech QB Brendan Soresby being investigated for gambling; placed thousands of bets on obscure events including Turkish basketball, Romanian soccer, and the Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest; got in trouble for betting on Indiana football games as a freshman in 2022 [00:14:43–00:16:05]
- Cavs vs. Knicks Game 1, Eastern Conference, tipping off at 7pm Central [00:11:39–00:11:43]
- Passing mention that Texas is not performing well in the SEC Baseball Tournament [00:19:51]
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Austin Music, Venue & Event Mentions
- Ella Langley’s song “Choosin’ Texas” referenced in context of Billboard chart success; not a local event but Austin-adjacent given the Texas theme [00:19:32–00:21:26]
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Food & Restaurant Discussions
- Yelp’s Top 100 BBQ Restaurants in the US discussed at length [00:16:42–00:19:26]
- Franklin Barbecue: #6 on the list
- Interstellar Barbecue: #21 on the list
- KG Barbecue (food truck on Manor): described as an Egyptian-Texas BBQ mashup; Sawyer’s personal recommendation
- La Barbecue: #64; noted for starting as a pop-up at a Quickie Pickie on Cesar Chavez
- Terry Black’s BBQ on Riverside/Barton Springs: notably absent from the list; hosts discussed it as the most Instagrammed BBQ spot but not necessarily the best
- Lockhart BBQ spots mentioned: Black’s, Smitty’s, Kreuz Market, and Snow’s in Lexington
- Sawyer declared Austin “the new barbecue capital of the world” [00:18:43–00:18:53]
- National Pizza Party Day (the previous Friday) discussed; management did not provide pizza for the staff [00:20:44–00:21:27]
- Pizza topping debate: cheese only, pepperoni, and veggie options discussed [00:22:07–00:22:27]
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Funny Bits, Debates & Memorable Moments
- Trevin’s freeze-time plan: sleep in after his alarm, then “crop dust” a rival studio across the hall every day and let them blame each other for the mystery smell — calling himself a “false flag farter” [00:12:20–00:13:08]
- Sawyer confusing “freeze time” with “turn back time,” leading to Trevin repeatedly correcting him while Sawyer refused to accept the distinction [00:13:33–00:14:16]
- Trevin joking that the reason The Late Show is ending is because Sawyer doesn’t watch it [00:10:22–00:10:25]
- Sawyer’s Cher impression joke: “You just chop yourself in the throat” [00:13:43–00:13:46], prompting Trevin to say if he could freeze time he’d make that never happen
- Sawyer dubbing Brendan Soresby his “favorite college athlete of all time” for gambling on obscure events like Romanian soccer and Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest [00:14:43–00:15:42]
- The pizza party debate ending with Sawyer being called out for giving vegetarians both the cheese pizza AND the veggie pizza [00:22:21–00:22:27]
- Hosts lamenting that management failed to provide pizza for National Pizza Party Day, referencing a “Mr. Gaddy’s” as a former source of office food morale [00:21:13–00:21:30]
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Pop Culture & National News
- Stephen Colbert’s final week on The Late Show; “worst of” episode aired the previous night [00:09:30–00:10:16]
- Jon Stewart, Steven Spielberg, and David Byrne appearing that night
- Bruce Springsteen scheduled for Wednesday’s show
- Final show Thursday with a surprise guest/format
- Ella Langley’s “Choosin’ Texas” is in its 10th week at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100; only 4% of songs in the chart’s 67-year history have achieved that [00:19:59–00:20:12]
- Ella Langley also holding the #2 spot with “Be Her,” making her the first true country artist to hold the top two spots on the Hot 100 for multiple weeks [00:20:14–00:20:25]
- Ella Langley’s ACM Awards success briefly mentioned [00:19:26–00:19:35]
- WalletHub.com affordable summer vacation rankings briefly referenced [00:09:23–00:09:29]
- Mention of Hawaii vs. Costa Rica as vacation options [00:09:11–00:09:12]
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Summary
This segment opened with Trevin’s headlines covering the final week of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, including a notable guest lineup before Thursday’s finale. The hosts also touched on Austin FC’s turbulent season, with owner Anthony Precourt announcing a new direction and both head coach Nico Estévez and Rodolfo Burrell being fired, leaving Dave Arnaout as interim coach heading into the World Cup break. Sawyer quipped that “a new direction” meant a new city, and Trevin suggested selling the team to Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhinney given their Wrexham success. A lighthearted segment followed in which the hosts debated what they’d do if they could freeze time, sparked by a poll showing 86% of people would do something illegal — leading to Trevin’s elaborate “false flag farter” scheme and a prolonged argument over whether freezing time and turning back time are the same thing.
The sports desk brought a standout bit from Sawyer about Texas Tech QB Brendan Soresby, who is under investigation for gambling while in a rehab program at age 20. Rather than treating it as a scandal, Sawyer celebrated Soresby’s eclectic betting portfolio — Turkish basketball, Romanian soccer, doubles tennis, and the Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest — before noting the actual violation was betting on his own team’s games as a freshman at Indiana. The segment was one of the more energetic of the portion. From there, Trevin ran through Yelp’s newly released Top 100 BBQ list, highlighting four Austin restaurants on the list including Franklin Barbecue at #6 and Interstellar at #21, while expressing surprise that Terry Black’s didn’t make the cut despite being the most Instagrammed BBQ spot in the country.
The segment wrapped up with national pop culture news — Ella Langley’s historic Billboard run with “Choosin’ Texas” and a reminder about Texas primary runoff early voting — before devolving into a debate about pizza party logistics after Trevin noted management had failed to mark National Pizza Party Day with actual pizza. The pizza topping discussion ended on a comedic note when Sawyer was called out for effectively giving vegetarians two of the three pizza options, to Trevin’s visible frustration.
🏁 Final Hour
Topics Covered in the Final Portion
- Pizza preferences and debate (quantity vs. quality at parties, best cheese pizza in Austin)
- NBA Western Conference Finals: San Antonio Spurs vs. Oklahoma City Thunder, Game 1
- Victor Wembanyama’s historic playoff performance
- Rolling Stone’s 100 Greatest Punk Rock Albums list and disagreements with its rankings
- Elon Musk’s $150 billion lawsuit against OpenAI being dismissed by a federal jury
- TSA’s rotisserie chicken social media stunt/challenge
- Debate about eating a whole rotisserie chicken on a plane
- Planning a potential social media video segment involving rotisserie chickens
Closing News Stories and Sports Updates
- [00:24:05] Sports: Spurs defeated the Thunder 122–115 in Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals; Wembanyama posted 41 points and 24 rebounds, becoming the youngest player in NBA playoff history to record a 40-20 game at age 22
- [00:28:41] News: Elon Musk’s $150 billion lawsuit against OpenAI and Sam Altman was dismissed after a nine-member jury deliberated less than two hours, finding Musk had missed the required filing deadline
- [00:29:41] News: TSA launched a social media challenge encouraging travelers to bring as many rotisserie chickens through security as possible, sparking mockery from both hosts
Funny Closing Moments and Memorable Quotes
- [00:24:05] Trevin describing Wembanyama as “the giant Winnebago” and calling his 30-foot shot “basically an arm’s-length distance for that freak”
- [00:24:30] “A lot of thunder, no lightning last night” — Trevin’s dig at the OKC Thunder
- [00:29:29] On the jury’s fast verdict: “You know how they really came to a verdict? They had it spit out an answer — ’cause out in California, that’s what you use to pass the bar”
- [00:30:44] Trevin imagining content creators buying cheap Austin-to-Dallas flights just to challenge themselves to eat eight rotisserie chickens before landing
- [00:33:50] Sawyer calling Trevin out: “Y’all hear that? Trevon’s a chicken — Trevon’s a big old bach bach chicken”
- [00:34:32] On making the Instagram handle harder to find: “Yeah, let’s make it harder to find”
- The extended bit about Trevin eating rotisserie chicken “right over the sink, the way God intended”
How the Show Wrapped Up / Previews of Upcoming Segments
- [00:31:52] The hosts floated a “Full-Fed Friday” social media video idea — a time-lapse competition to see who can finish a rotisserie chicken fastest, contingent on Trevin getting a smoked rotisserie chicken from Whole Foods downtown by end of week
- [00:34:44] Sawyer announced he will be performing at Cap City Comedy Club Thursday, Friday, and Saturday for Chris Porter shows; Saturday is nearly sold out
- Social media plugs: Sawyer at @SawyerStull, Trevin at @TrevonOnTheRadio, show at @The101XMorning (with some on-air confusion about the exact handle/underscore)
- Sign-off at [00:35:36] with “Have a great day, thanks for hanging”
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Summary
The final stretch of the May 19 edition of *Trevin & Sawyer In The Morning* opened with a lighthearted pizza debate, with the hosts trading takes on party pizza strategy and Sawyer declaring Hoboken Pie downtown as Austin’s gold standard for a plain cheese slice. The conversation flowed naturally into Sawyer’s sports segment, where Trevin delivered an enthusiastic and colorful breakdown of Victor Wembanyama’s jaw-dropping Game 1 performance against the Oklahoma City Thunder — 41 points, 24 rebounds, a historic 40-20 playoff game at just 22 years old — before pivoting into an extended rant about Rolling Stone’s 100 Greatest Punk Rock Albums list. Trevin took particular issue with the omission of The Clash’s *Combat Rock*, the low placement of MC5 and Bad Brains, the inclusion of Nirvana’s *Nevermind* in a punk context, and the overall ranking logic, calling the list “asinine” and threatening to “snap his laptop in half.”
The news segment brought a quick rundown of Elon Musk’s failed $150 billion lawsuit against OpenAI, which a jury dismissed in under two hours on procedural grounds, prompting Trevin to joke that the verdict was probably just AI-generated anyway. The segment that generated the most energy, however, was a TSA story about the agency challenging travelers to bring as many rotisserie chickens through security as possible. Both hosts found the stunt absurd, and it spiraled into a hilarious back-and-forth about whether either of them could eat an entire rotisserie chicken — with Trevin adamantly refusing to do it on camera unless it was a fresh smoked chicken from the Whole Foods downtown on Sixth Street.
The show closed on a warm, chaotic note, with the hosts half-seriously committing to a “Full-Fed Friday” rotisserie chicken eating challenge for social media, debating the logistics of the show’s Instagram handle, and Sawyer plugging his upcoming stand-up performances at Cap City Comedy Club Thursday through Saturday for the Chris Porter shows — noting Saturday was nearly sold out. Trevin signed off plugging the show’s social accounts amid continued banter, and the episode ended with a simple, easy “Have a great day, thanks for hanging.”
Analysis generated from archived transcripts. Hosts: Trevin Smith and Sawyer Stull. Morning X — Austin, TX.
