Woody Harrelson & McConaughey Brothers? Trevin & Sawyer Break It Down

Trevin & Sawyer In The Morning | Austin, TX | Friday, June 19, 2026

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🎙️ First Hour

Analysis: Trevin & Sawyer In The Morning — June 19, 2026 (First Portion)

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Topics/Stories Covered

• Woody Harrelson/Matthew McConaughey Apple TV show [00:00:14] — Discussion of a rumored comedy series starring the two as fictionalized versions of themselves, possibly discovering they’re brothers. Leads to riffing on True Detective, Nicolas Cage’s *The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent*, and Jon Hamm’s alleged hazing incident at UT Austin.
• World Cup/Mexico advancing [00:03:50] — Luis Romo’s goal gives Mexico the first knockout round berth; USA vs. Australia (“the Socceroos”) match upcoming at lunchtime.
• U.S. Open golf / Wyndham Clark [00:04:27] — Wyndham Clark leading Shinnecock in an “historic” start; Sawyer attempts to spell “Wyndham” without looking.
• Ranch dressing as American cultural export [00:05:13] — Riff on World Cup visitors discovering ranch dressing; TSA guidance on flying ranch home; pivots to Texas barbecue as the better export.
• Carlos Mencia tax fraud charges [00:09:02] — 12 felony counts filed by LA County DA; allegedly failed to report $8.7M in earnings, owing $300K+ in California state taxes; prior IRS liens over $1M.
• Dublin, Ohio robot cop fired [00:10:34] — A $128,000 robot officer (“Dubot”) was let go after making zero arrests and issuing zero tickets in under a year.
• MLB Home Run Derby rule change [00:12:54] — Clock ditched in favor of a swing-based system (20 swings in round one, 15 thereafter); bonus swings if you homer on your last swing.
• MLB draft age proposal [00:13:40] — Players Association proposing to raise draft eligibility to age 20 or two years of college ball; hosts predict a “golden age of college baseball.”
• Rise Against & Alkaline Trio ticket giveaway/trivia [00:13:56] — September 23rd show at Moody Amphitheater on Red River; 101X Concert Series. Sawyer competes in Rise Against trivia, gets the city wrong (guesses LA, answer is Chicago), correctly IDs Matt Skiba’s Blink-182 connection, correctly names the tour *Ricochet*, and nails the Austin connection bonus (Riverboat Gamblers/Draculas).
• Federal student loan interest rate reduction [00:17:05] — Education Department announcing a 1% reduction for borrowers who meet certain criteria; brief discussion of fixed vs. variable rates.

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Austin/Texas News

• 101X Concert Series show — Rise Against and Alkaline Trio at Moody Amphitheater (Red River), September 23rd.
• Jon Hamm UT Austin hazing story [00:02:08] — Trevin recounts Hamm’s alleged fraternity hazing incident at UT that reportedly led to his departure from the university.

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Sports Topics

• World Cup [00:03:50] — Mexico first team to advance to knockout round; USA vs. Australia match airing at lunchtime.
• U.S. Open Golf [00:04:27] — Wyndham Clark leading at Shinnecock Hills.
• MLB Home Run Derby [00:12:54] — New swing-based format replacing the clock system.
• MLB Draft age proposal [00:13:40] — MLBPA pushing to ban high school draftees; hosts enthusiastic about the college baseball implications.

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Austin Events/Concerts

• Rise Against & Alkaline Trio — September 23rd, Moody Amphitheater, Red River. Part of the 101X Concert Series. Tickets approximately $80; show also being given away on-air.
• Young the Giant tickets [00:03:29] — Mentioned as another upcoming giveaway for the day.

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Restaurant/Food Discussions

• Ranch dressing [00:05:13] — Extended bit on ranch as America’s cultural export to World Cup visitors; H-E-B homemade ranch in the produce section praised; Pint House pizza ranch mentioned favorably.
• Texas barbecue [00:07:22] — Trevin nominates BBQ as the best thing to send World Cup tourists home with; a video of a Japanese fan trying a beef rib is referenced warmly.
• In-N-Out and P. Terry’s [00:08:07] — Brief mention of both spots’ special sauces as potential TSA-approved souvenirs.

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Funny Bits / Memorable Exchanges

• Jon Hamm at UT Austin [00:02:08] — Trevin drops the hazing story on Sawyer, who had no idea Hamm briefly attended UT. The bit ends with Trevin suggesting people forgive it because *Mad Men* is too good.
• Wyndham Clark spelling contest [00:04:29] — Sawyer insists he can spell “Wyndham” without looking, fails spectacularly, is accused of cheating. Trevin: *”Cheatin’ only works in two things — trailer park marriages and golf.”*
• “Dubot” pronunciation debate [00:12:23] — Trevin and Sawyer go back and forth on whether the Dublin, Ohio robot cop’s name is “Dubot” or “Dubot,” neither backing down.
• Rise Against trivia face-off [00:14:33] — Sawyer confidently guesses Los Angeles for Rise Against’s hometown, gets it wrong, but redeems himself on every subsequent question including the obscure Austin connection (Riverboat Gamblers). Ends with Sawyer sarcastically offering his winnings to listeners who call in and tell him he’s smart.
• Industrial hot dog roller [00:03:35] — Trevin casually mentions he’s cleaning one in the break room with his own steel wool, calling it “probably the hardest I’ve worked all week.” Sawyer offers to show a trick with a 9-volt battery.

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Guests/Callers

• Jon Laird [00:03:23] — Referenced as an upcoming guest later in the show for a “Disclosure Day” segment; not yet on air in this portion.
• A caller is briefly acknowledged [00:11:39] but not put on air.

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Three-Paragraph Summary

The show opens with Trevin and Sawyer riffing on the newly announced Woody Harrelson/Matthew McConaughey Apple TV comedy, which quickly spirals into a debate about True Detective, a Nicolas Cage meta-movie comparison, and a genuinely surprising sidebar about Jon Hamm’s brief time at UT Austin and a hazing incident serious enough to end his enrollment there. The hosts tease the day’s lineup — Rise Against tickets, Young the Giant tickets, a visit from Jon Laird for “Disclosure Day,” and an industrial hot dog roller Trevin is apparently deep-cleaning — before pivoting into the morning sports segment. Sawyer covers Mexico becoming the first World Cup knockout qualifier, previews the USA vs. Australia match airing at lunch, and stumbles through the spelling of golfer Wyndham Clark’s name during U.S. Open coverage, earning a sharp one-liner from Trevin about cheating only working in “trailer park marriages and golf.”

The middle stretch is dominated by a wonderfully wandering conversation about ranch dressing as America’s unintentional cultural export to World Cup visitors, complete with TSA guidance on flying it home, a philosophical detour into why blue jeans worked on the Soviets, and a heartfelt endorsement of Texas barbecue as the superior send-home gift — anchored by a story about a delighted Japanese fan eating a beef rib. Headlines then cover Carlos Mencia’s 12 felony tax fraud charges in LA (Trevin notes dryly that he was “once a fraud as a comic, now a fraud as a tax man”), and the firing of Dublin, Ohio’s $128,000 robot cop “Dubot,” who managed zero arrests and zero tickets before being let go — a development the hosts found oddly admirable.

The segment closes with MLB news — a new swing-based Home Run Derby format and a Players Association proposal to raise the draft age to 20 — before landing on a Rise Against and Alkaline Trio ticket giveaway for their September 23rd Moody Amphitheater show. Sawyer submits to a Rise Against trivia challenge, confidently whiffs on the band’s hometown (Chicago, not LA), but recovers impressively by correctly naming Matt Skiba’s Blink-182 stint, the tour name *Ricochet*, and even the Austin connection through the Riverboat Gamblers. He magnanimously offers the tickets to any listener who calls in to tell him he’s smart. The segment ends with a brief, inconclusive tease of the Education Department’s new student loan interest rate reduction story.

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⏰ Second Hour

Morning X Transcript Analysis — [00:18:04–00:27:24]

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Topics Covered

• AutoPay/student loans banter (open of segment)
• Guest introduction: Homegrown Live host/booker
• Homegrown Live show announcement
• P. Terry’s I-35 location closing
• Austin Chronicle jokes
• Horoscopes (Austin Chronicle)
• 2026 FIFA World Cup discussion
• World Cup match previews and results
• Texas heat / heat index news (Camp Mabry)

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Austin & Texas News

• P. Terry’s I-35 location closing due to highway expansion — guest mentions it’s reportedly the flagship location; hosts are skeptical of the print source
• Camp Mabry heat index hits 118°F — Sawyer initially mispronounces it “Marbury” (like NBA player Stephon Marbury), leading to a bit; Trevin clarifies the correct pronunciation

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Austin Music, Venue & Event Mentions

• Homegrown Live — tomorrow night (Saturday, June 20, 2026)
• Venue: Chess Club
• Headliner: Day Friend — releasing new single *”Streetlight”* (single release show)
• Also on bill: Third Culture, UAP, and Pinner
• Doors at 6, first band at 7, last band at 8:30 — home by 9:30
• Guest is the host and booker of Homegrown Live (referred to as John)

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Food & Restaurant Discussions

• P. Terry’s — the I-35 location is closing due to road construction
• Hosts note most locations are now 24 hours
• Trevin jokes the early Homegrown show means you can still hit P. Terry’s after and catch them open
• One host jokes: “They should just build the road around it”

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Guests & Interviews

• John — host and booker of Homegrown Live, described as “side one, track one, friend of the radio show”
• Announced the Chess Club show for Saturday night
• Participated in World Cup and sports discussion
• Stayed for the Morning X Sports segment

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Funny Bits & Memorable Host Moments

• [00:18:55] John is introduced as someone who “has paid all of his student loans” — big applause energy
• [00:19:18–00:19:31] Sawyer reveals his jorts philosophy: *”If it gets cold enough, I just sew them back on. I keep my pant legs on me.”*
• [00:20:40–00:20:46] Self-aware joke about their radio station voting itself “Best Radio Station” in a best-of contest — *”It’s gotta be us. We wouldn’t choose anyone else.”*
• [00:20:55–00:20:58] Trevin on the Austin Chronicle: *”Good for two things — bird cages and starting charcoal chimneys.”*
• [00:21:11–00:21:47] Reading Austin Chronicle horoscopes live — Taurus horoscope starts going dark (“don’t indulge in laziness”) and Trevin cuts it off: *”You can stop there. I started getting sad a few sentences ago.”*
• [00:26:43–00:27:11] Sawyer repeatedly mispronounces Camp Mabry as “Marbury” and then “Marberry” — hosts riff on Stephon Marbury and his cheap Old Navy shoes; Sawyer blames a nearby paper mache airplane for the distraction

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Pop Culture & National Topics

• 2026 FIFA World Cup — heavy discussion:
• [00:24:58] USA already won their first match 4-1; face Australia today at 2:00 p.m.
• Other matches: Scotland vs. Morocco at 5, Brazil vs. Haiti at 7:30, Paraguay vs. Turkey at 10 p.m.
• Neymar still absent from Brazil squad
• Recent standout performances: Mbappe (2 goals), Haaland (2 goals), Messi hat trick, Harry Kane brace — plus a gruesome leg injury on a diving player
• John is attending Japan vs. Sweden at AT&T Stadium (Arlington) on Thursday, June 25
• Scottish fans reportedly drank the Sam Adams brewery tap room dry in Boston
• Trevin tells a story about watching a UEFA final at a bar on 5th Street in Austin that ran out of Guinness before the match even started
• Sawyer jokes about sending Turkish players Alper and Şengün home with the Turkey squad
• Soccer’s “flopping” culture debated — John defends it as no different than foul-baiting in the NBA; Sawyer is unconvinced

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Summary

This segment opened with a brief guest introduction as the hosts welcomed John, the host and booker of Homegrown Live, to the studio. He plugged Saturday night’s show at Chess Club, featuring Day Friend’s single release for *”Streetlight”* alongside Third Culture, UAP, and Pinner. The early start time — doors at 6, done by 9:30 — became a running gag about the joys of being in your 40s and still making it to P. Terry’s afterward, which then pivoted into a short discussion about the P. Terry’s I-35 location closing due to highway construction and whether it was truly the flagship store.

The middle of the segment was dominated by 2026 FIFA World Cup talk. John’s upcoming trip to Japan vs. Sweden at AT&T Stadium opened the door for Trevin to push Sawyer on getting into soccer, with mixed results. The hosts ran through the day’s match slate — USA vs. Australia at 2 p.m. being the highlight — and riffed on recent World Cup highlights including Messi’s hat trick, Kane’s brace, and a vivid leg injury. A funny tangent about Scottish fans drinking a Boston Sam Adams tap room completely dry illustrated the passionate (and thirsty) soccer crowd culture, and Sawyer admitted he might be more easily sold on soccer if it involved more NBA-style chaos.

The segment closed with a chaotic but entertaining trip through the Austin Chronicle — Trevin dismissing it as useful only for bird cages and fire starters, a horoscope reading that went sideways fast, and Sawyer mispronouncing Camp Mabry as “Marbury” repeatedly, prompting a Stephon Marbury deep cut and jokes about cheap Old Navy sneakers. The heat index of 118°F at Camp Mabry was the actual news nugget buried in the bit, with Trevin teasing there was more to come on the story as the segment wrapped.

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🏁 Final Hour

Final Segment Analysis — “Trevin & Sawyer In The Morning” (June 19, 2026)

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Topics Covered

• Austin summer heat debate — concrete, heat islands, data centers, urban development
• Whether it’s easier to cool down vs. warm up (heat vs. cold preference)
• AISD budget news: Full-time librarians saved at every campus
• Weekend event recommendations
• Station milestone announcement (50th podcast episode)
• Father’s Day acknowledgment (show airs on Juneteenth/Father’s Day)
• Hot dog roller cleaning and US Soccer watch party at the station
• Rain forecast update (not until 2pm)

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Closing News Update

• AISD Budget: The Austin Independent School District approved a budget that preserves full-time librarians at every campus — framed as a win, though delivered with jokes about librarians looking like Monsters, Inc. characters and a riff on the “most important Dewey Decimal” being .08 (the legal BAC limit)

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Weekend Event Recommendations

• Tonight (Friday):
• ASAP Rocky — “Don’t Be Dumb World Tour” at Moody Center, $75 via Ticketmaster, 7pm, with Mariah the Scientist
• Jeremih + Kali Uchis — $55 tickets, 7pm
• Broncho — “A Decade of Double Vanity” at Radio East, presented by Pune, 8pm, $33 pre-sale
• Saturday:
• Nate Bargatze — Two shows at Moody Center, $25
• MC Chris — at Come and Take It Live, $26, with Mega Ran and Masters of Unlocking

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Guests or Callers

• Sam — Station Promotions and Events Director made an in-studio appearance, confirmed all tickets for the week were given away (including Oliver Tree). Ribbed by the hosts for oversharing about his personal life and for bringing dill pickle beef jerky. Also noted as the one who cleaned the hot dog roller at 6am ahead of a US Soccer watch party

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Funny Closing Moments & Memorable Quotes

• [00:27:50] On heat measurement at the airport: *”There’s only one thing jet fuel can’t melt. And it’s not a thermometer.”*
• [00:29:23] Trevin on loving the heat: *”Put me on a rock and call me a lizard, dude.”*
• [00:28:19] Sawyer on a warm summer breeze: *”Just a fart blowing across your face.”*
• [00:31:46] On librarians: *”What, at the end of the day, is a librarian but if not a cop for books?”*
• [00:35:41] Sam’s self-assessment: *”It’s the hardest I’ve worked on this show in two and a half months.”*
• [00:36:39] Trevin to Sawyer: *”Your skin is thinner than rice paper.”*
• [00:37:05] Sawyer’s Father’s Day wish: *”An ounce of goddamn respect.”*

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How the Show Wrapped Up

The show closed with a small but genuine milestone moment — Sam revealed it was the 50th episode of the Morning X podcast, prompting a brief but warm acknowledgment before Trevin quickly deflated it by pointing out it’s “really just like 10 weeks.” The hosts traded their usual low-grade bickering, with Sawyer complaining Trevin was meaner today than earlier in the week, and Trevin accusing Sawyer of pulling “dad stuff” on Father’s Day. Trevin signed off with a sincere send-off to listeners and dads, while Sawyer characteristically undercut it with *”I hope you have an okay one”* — perfectly encapsulating their dynamic. Final line from Sawyer: “Thanks for hanging with us today. We’ll see you guys Monday.”

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Three-Paragraph Summary

The final segment of the June 19th Morning X opened with a lively and relatable debate about Austin’s brutal summer heat — whether the temperature readings are accurate given all the concrete, data centers, and highway traffic turning the city into a heat island. Trevin defended his love of the heat enthusiastically, while Sawyer remained unconvinced, and the two traded increasingly absurd comparisons, including warm breezes being compared to flatulence and Trevin declaring himself a sun-loving lizard. A brief sponsored bit from “Runberg Farms” — leaning into the heat survival theme with proud cactuses — bridged into the news segment.

Trevin’s headline of the morning was the AISD budget approval preserving full-time librarians at every campus, delivered with the show’s signature mix of genuine local interest and irreverent humor, including riffs on librarians as “book cops,” a joke about the Dewey Decimal System and legal BAC limits, and a mild jab at school censorship. The segment then shifted to a packed weekend events rundown with Sam, the station’s Promotions and Events Director, joining the hosts in-studio. ASAP Rocky at the Moody Center headlined the Friday recommendations, alongside Jeremih and Kali Uchis, Broncho at Radio East, and Saturday options including Nate Bargatze and MC Chris at Come and Take It Live. Sam confirmed all the station’s giveaway tickets for the week had been claimed, and was cheerfully roasted throughout for his personal life overshares and early-morning hot dog roller scrubbing duties.

The show closed on a warm but characteristically chaotic note, with the team marking the 50th episode of the Morning X podcast — a milestone Trevin promptly minimized as “just 10 weeks.” With Father’s Day landing on the same day as Juneteenth, the hosts offered dueling send-offs to dads everywhere: Trevin wishing them peace, Sawyer wishing them an “okay” one. Sawyer’s parting shot — that all he ever wanted for Father’s Day was “an ounce of goddamn respect” — served as the perfect comedic button on a show built entirely around two guys who can’t quite give each other that, but clearly enjoy the ride.

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Analysis generated from archived transcripts. Hosts: Trevin Smith and Sawyer Stull. Morning X — 101X Austin, TX.