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Trevin & Sawyer In The Morning — 2026-06-01

ByChris

Trevin & Sawyer In The Morning | Austin, TX | Monday, June 1, 2026

🎙️ First Hour

Here is the analysis of this portion of the transcript:

Topics Covered

  • Opening banter about the studio heat and equipment issues
  • Recap of the Austin Record Convention and what each host bought/found there
  • Texas Longhorns baseball regional sweep and upcoming super regional
  • Texas Longhorns women’s softball update and upcoming Women’s College World Series semifinal
  • San Antonio Spurs advancing to the NBA Finals
  • News headline about a United Airlines flight diverted due to a Bluetooth device name
  • National days: National Go Barefoot Day, National Olive Day, National Say Something Nice Day

Austin/Texas Sports Covered

  • [00:01:28] Texas Longhorns baseball swept their regional, defeating Holy Cross, Tarleton, and UC Santa Barbara; they will host Oregon in a best-of-three super regional the following weekend
  • [00:04:30] Texas Longhorns women’s softball went 2-1 over the weekend, beating Mississippi State and Nebraska (with late-game heroics from Katie Stewart) while dropping one to Tennessee; they face Tennessee again in the Women’s College World Series semifinals at 11 a.m. that day
  • [00:04:57–00:06:00] San Antonio Spurs defeated Oklahoma City 111-103 to advance to the NBA Finals for the first time in 12 years; they will face the New York Knicks with Game 1 on Wednesday and home court advantage in San Antonio

Austin Events / Local Happenings Mentioned

  • [00:01:21–00:02:54] The Austin Record Convention was mentioned as a weekend event that Sawyer attended; he described it as the biggest he’d seen, and invited listeners to text in what they bought at 512-835-1015

Funny Moments / Memorable Exchanges

  • [00:01:00–00:01:03] Sawyer jokes that his hair looks good because he didn’t shower that morning
  • [00:01:14–00:01:18] Sawyer quips that it’s a two-man show because “only one of us works at a time”
  • [00:03:25–00:03:29] Sawyer says “always too short, though” about the weekend, then immediately adds “one of my favorite rappers — Too Short” as a punchline, catching Trevin off guard
  • [00:05:20–00:07:32] Extended riff on Governor Greg Abbott posting an AI image of himself dunking on New York Governor Hochul, with jokes about wheelchairs, ramps, and Ted Cruz being bad luck at sporting events
  • [00:07:38–00:08:01] Weezer tie-in: Sawyer connects the Spurs’ 12-year Finals drought to “caller number 12 wins Weezer tickets,” calling it a logical leap held together by radio magic
  • [00:09:25–00:10:57] Bit about National Go Barefoot Day devolving into both hosts taking their shoes off in the sweltering studio, with references to “piggly wigglies,” a Godsmack tattoo, and the threat of producer Ross finding them naked by the 10 o’clock hour

Ticket Giveaways / Contests

  • [00:07:46–00:08:01] Weezer ticket giveaway: caller number 12 wins tickets to see Weezer, tied thematically to the Spurs reaching the NBA Finals for the first time in 12 years; call-in number is 512-835-1015

Summary

This opening segment of Trevin & Sawyer in the Morning kicks off with loose, sweaty banter as the hosts deal with a malfunctioning AC in the studio and joke about the heat becoming a recurring character in the show. Sawyer recaps his weekend at the Austin Record Convention, where he picked up a haul of cassette tapes including Steely Dan, Devo, a Smiths album still in the wrapper, and a copy of Echo and the Bunnymen’s *Porcupine* that his boss dared him to find. Trevin, meanwhile, kept it quieter — sleeping in, watching the Spurs, and attending a four-year-old’s birthday party.

The sports segment covers a big weekend for Longhorn athletics. The Texas baseball team swept their regional with dominant wins over Holy Cross and Tarleton before a closer victory over UC Santa Barbara, setting up a super regional against Oregon. The women’s softball team bounced back from a loss to Tennessee by beating Mississippi State and Nebraska — thanks to a clutch performance from Katie Stewart — and faces a rematch with Tennessee that very morning at 11 a.m. The biggest headline, though, belongs to the San Antonio Spurs, who eliminated Oklahoma City 111-103 and punched their ticket to the NBA Finals for the first time since 2014. The hosts celebrate enthusiastically, roast Governor Abbott’s AI dunking photo, and tie the moment to a Weezer ticket giveaway for caller number 12 — one caller for each year the Spurs waited.

The news segment is brief but memorable, centered on a United Airlines flight from Newark to Spain that turned around mid-ocean after passengers spotted a Bluetooth device named “da bomb.” The culprit turned out to be a 16-year-old who had named his device that long ago and forgotten about it entirely. The hosts close the segment with a chaotic celebration of National Go Barefoot Day, National Olive Day, and National Say Something Nice Day — which results in both Trevin and Sawyer removing their shoes on air, trading sincere-ish compliments, and threatening to be completely undressed by the time their producer Ross checks in at 10 a.m.

⏰ Second Hour

Here is the analysis of this portion of the transcript:

Topics Covered

  • UEFA Champions League final results
  • Austin FC’s MLS break due to the World Cup
  • Scripps National Spelling Bee (referenced as recent)
  • Hardest words for Americans to spell, with a listener spelling bee contest
  • People entering New York City sewers (news story)
  • Monday vs. Sunday as the first day of the week debate
  • Studio AC repair
  • Texas Longhorns baseball regional/super regional update
  • Texas Longhorns women’s softball update
  • San Antonio Spurs reaching the NBA Finals
  • TikTok challenges and a “Dumbass of the Day” segment tease

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Austin or Texas News

  • Austin FC mentioned as on break until July 22nd due to the FIFA World Cup [00:11:19–00:11:25]
  • Texas Longhorns baseball won three straight in regional play, earning a super regional at home in Austin against Oregon [00:20:24–00:20:43]
  • Texas Longhorns women’s softball in the semifinals of the Women’s College World Series in Oklahoma City, with Katie Stewart hitting a go-ahead home run in the sixth inning to beat Nebraska [00:20:44–00:21:12]
  • “Recycle” noted as the word Texans specifically struggle to spell most, with a joke that Texas struggles with recycling in general [00:15:54–00:15:57]

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Sports Topics

  • Austin FC is on a break until July 22nd for the World Cup [00:11:19–00:11:23]
  • UEFA Champions League final: PSG defeated Arsenal on penalty kicks after a draw [00:11:28–00:12:24]
  • Sawyer noted Arsenal won the Premier League this season [00:12:07–00:12:12]
  • Trevin expressed mild disdain for penalty kicks as a tiebreaker [00:11:50–00:11:57]
  • San Antonio Spurs are heading to the NBA Finals for the first time in 12 years, facing the New York Knicks [00:21:11–00:21:17]
  • Players mentioned: Victor Wembanyama, Dylan Harper, Devin Vassell, Keldon Johnson (implied), and Stephon Castle [00:21:18–00:21:24]
  • Sawyer took a shot at Chet Holmgren (“Chet GPT”) and joked about the Thunder’s elimination [00:21:29–00:21:40]
  • Texas Longhorns baseball heading to a super regional hosting Oregon, series starts Friday or Saturday [00:20:37–00:20:42]
  • Texas women’s softball in Women’s College World Series semifinals vs. Tennessee in Oklahoma City [00:20:44–00:21:12]
  • Katie Stewart hit the go-ahead home run in the sixth inning against Nebraska [00:21:04–00:21:07]

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Austin Music, Venue, or Event Mentions

  • Muse tickets were being given away as a prize in the listener spelling bee contest [00:13:15–00:15:49]

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Funny Bits, Debates, or Memorable Moments

  • Sawyer struggled to pronounce “UEFA,” prompting Trevin to quip, “That’s a lot of vowels. You would think Eddie Vedder wrote it.” [00:11:36–00:11:40]
  • Trevin’s mockery of penalty kicks as the “ultimate test of skill” — “You stand there and one of us will miss eventually” [00:11:52–00:11:57]
  • Listener Lee, who disclosed she is dyslexic, attempted to spell words for Muse tickets with mixed results, misspelling “bougie,” “business,” and “tomorrow” before correctly spelling “favorite” and “recycle” to win [00:13:27–00:15:49]
  • Sawyer joked that someone told Lee to “type it in your phone” mid-attempt [00:15:50]
  • Trevin revealed his tattoo artist nearly misspelled “business” on him [00:14:58–00:15:01]
  • The NYC sewer story devolved into a full Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles riff, with the hosts rattling off character names as the supposed identities of the sewer-goers [00:17:13–00:17:28]
  • Sawyer asked about Casey Jones not being mentioned; Trevin suggested Master Splinter was “playing street hockey” [00:17:22–00:17:29]
  • Ivan Ooze was mistakenly attributed to *Ghostbusters 2* by Trevin [00:17:02–00:17:06]
  • Heated (but playful) debate over whether Sunday or Monday is the first day of the week, with both hosts landing firmly on Monday [00:17:56–00:19:55]
  • Trevin noted the irony of Sunday being called part of the “weekend” while also being considered the week’s start by 45% of Americans [00:19:19–00:19:25]
  • Sawyer half-acknowledged Sunday *could* feel like Monday for morning radio hosts [00:19:26–00:19:37]
  • AC repair in the studio was celebrated with a Nolan Ryan bit — imagining the baseball legend fixing the AC unit, with a Robin Ventura callback [00:20:03–00:20:21]
  • Sawyer called Chet Holmgren “Chet GPT” and dismissed him after the Spurs’ win [00:21:29–00:21:30]

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Pop Culture, National News, or Non-Austin Topics

  • UEFA Champions League final: PSG over Arsenal on penalties [00:11:28–00:12:24]
  • Scripps National Spelling Bee referenced, ended in a spell-off on Thursday [00:12:36–00:12:47]
  • Unscrambler.com released data on the most commonly misspelled words in America [00:12:48–00:12:58]
  • People entering NYC sewers in Brooklyn investigated by NYPD [00:16:14–00:17:38]
  • Speculation that it may have been a TikTok challenge [00:21:44–00:21:55]
  • Monday vs. Sunday as first day of the week — survey showing 54% Monday, 45% Sunday, 1% other [00:17:39–00:19:55]
  • Tease of a “Dumbass of the Day” story involving a man named Alan Farrell [00:21:56–00:22:01]

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Summary

This portion of the show opened with a sports-heavy segment, touching on the UEFA Champions League final — won by PSG over Arsenal on penalty kicks — before pivoting to a spirited listener contest tied to the Scripps National Spelling Bee news peg. Caller Lee, who revealed she’s dyslexic, gamely attempted to spell some of America’s most commonly misspelled words for a pair of Muse tickets. After stumbling on “bougie,” “business,” and “tomorrow,” she redeemed herself by correctly spelling “favorite” and sealing the win with “recycle” — the word Texans apparently struggle with most — prompting Sawyer to quip that Texas doesn’t just struggle to recycle, it struggles to spell it too.

The headlines segment delivered a strange national story about groups of people entering and exiting NYC sewers in Brooklyn late at night, which the hosts turned into a lengthy and enthusiastic Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles riff. They followed that with a lighthearted but genuinely contested debate about whether Sunday or Monday is the first day of the week, with both hosts firmly in the Monday camp and baffled by the 45% of Americans who disagree. A brief studio aside celebrated the apparently working air conditioning unit, complete with a Nolan Ryan and Robin Ventura bit.

The segment closed on a strong Texas sports note: the Longhorns baseball team earned a home super regional against Oregon after three straight regional wins, and the women’s softball team advanced to the Women’s College World Series semifinals behind a clutch sixth-inning home run from Katie Stewart. The biggest headline, though, was the San Antonio Spurs punching their ticket to the NBA Finals for the first time in 12 years, setting up a matchup with the New York Knicks — giving Sawyer ample opportunity to mock Chet Holmgren (“Chet GPT”) and celebrate Wembanyama and the Texas squad. The segment ended with a tease for a “Dumbass of the Day” story involving one Alan Farrell.

🏁 Final Hour

Topics Covered in the Final Portion

  • “Dumbass of the Day” (D.O.D.) segment featuring a man named Alan Farrell who smuggled 10 chicken nuggets onto the Millennium Force roller coaster at Cedar Point and ate them on a dare, ultimately getting banned for life [00:22:03–00:24:41]
  • America’s 250th anniversary celebration (“America 250”) losing performers, including the Commodores, Martina McBride, Morris Day, Young MC, and Bret Michaels, with Vanilla Ice and Flo Rida remaining; discussion of the president potentially canceling concerts in favor of a rally [00:24:44–00:26:06]
  • A tech startup offering free home cleaning in exchange for workers wearing cameras to train household robots [00:26:31–00:28:11]
  • Sawyer’s attempt to restart a workout routine [00:29:21–00:30:57]

Closing News Stories / Sports Updates

  • Mention that the Stanley Cup Final begins Tuesday [00:31:00–00:31:06]
  • NBA Finals referenced, with a note that the Larry O’Brien Trophy is back on center court [00:31:07–00:31:12]
  • UT Women’s Softball playing at 11 a.m. that day [00:31:15–00:31:20]
  • Earlier shoutout to the San Antonio Spurs [00:28:49–00:29:12]

Funny Closing Moments / Memorable Quotes

  • “He had nuggets by his big nuggets.” — on Alan Farrell smuggling chicken nuggets in his underwear [00:23:01]
  • Debate over optimal dipping sauce for roller coaster nugget eating, landing on Polynesian for its “gelatinous and oozy” properties vs. ranch being “pure liquid” [00:23:44–00:24:03]
  • “He lost the guy whose band was called, you know, the same thing as this whole political movement.” / “Toilet bowl?” / “Poison.” — on Bret Michaels dropping out of America 250 [00:25:17–00:25:22]
  • “You come home, the robot’s sleeping with your wife.” [00:27:54]
  • “We have AI robots to clean the house at home. They’re called Roomba.” [00:28:09–00:28:11]
  • Sawyer describing his backyard squat rack workout: “It makes me feel like I’m in prison.” / “I’m getting yard time.” [00:30:37–00:30:40]
  • Self-assessment of the show: “Six percent of the time, it works every time.” [00:28:37–00:28:38]

How the Show Wrapped Up

  • Trevin and Sawyer gave themselves a casual congratulatory sign-off, agreeing they “won the Monday” [00:28:41–00:28:44]
  • Social media handles were shared: Trevin at “Trevon on the radio,” Sawyer at “Sora Stahl,” and the show at “101X MorningX” [00:31:22–00:31:25]
  • Standard “see you tomorrow” send-off with no specific teases for upcoming segments [00:31:25]

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Summary

The final stretch of the June 1st show opened with the inaugural “Dumbass of the Day” segment, which quickly became a comedic highlight. The subject, Alan Farrell, had smuggled 10 chicken nuggets onto the Millennium Force roller coaster at Cedar Point — inside his underwear — and attempted to eat them on a dare while the ride hit speeds of 93 mph. He only managed seven, choked on the first hill, and was subsequently banned for life. The hosts riffed enthusiastically on dipping sauce logistics, food safety, and the likely real reason for the ban: Cedar Point’s outrage at losing a $35 chicken strip sale.

The show then moved into a “Morning X Headlines” segment covering the crumbling lineup for America’s 250th birthday celebration in Washington, D.C. With the Commodores, Martina McBride, Young MC, Bret Michaels, and Morris Day all having pulled out, and Vanilla Ice and Flo Rida still on the bill, the hosts had a field day. They speculated that the president might scrap the concerts entirely in favor of a rally, prompting Trevin to deadpan, “No kids want to come to your birthday party, partner.” A follow-up story about a tech startup offering free home cleaning in exchange for filming everything to train AI robots led to jokes about burglary, robot infidelity, and the humble Roomba as the only acceptable alternative.

The show closed on a loose, relaxed note with Sawyer and Trevin chatting about Sawyer’s painful re-entry into working out, a shoutout to the Spurs, and a quick sports rundown noting the Stanley Cup Final starting Tuesday, the NBA Finals, and UT Women’s Softball playing that morning at 11. The two signed off warmly, agreeing they had “won the Monday” — no small feat, they noted, for a slightly hungover show with no air conditioning in the studio.

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

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