Comedian and author Sam Tallent chats with Trey Elling about standup and his debut novel, RUNNING THE LIGHT. Topics include: Typical radio interviews (1:05) Joe Rogan's Comedy Mothership (3:08) Gary Clark Jr (4:49) Austin's comedy scene (7:22) Doug Stanhope (9:18) Daily life in Bisbee, AZ (10:58) Inspirations for RUNNING THE LIGHT (12:10) Sam's love for writing (15:47) Authors who influence Sam (18:39) Having comics read different chapters for the audio book (19:54) A favorite memory from Sam's recent trip to France (23:11) Making Ecuadorians laugh with limited Spanish (28:05) Unwritten rules of watching standup comedy in person (28:42)