Podcast & Radio

In 2025, I launched Hand Me the Mike, a podcast exploring the work and career of American actor Michael Shannon.

This podcast is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Pocket Casts, YouTube Music, Podchaser, and more.


Phoenix with Daniella Mazzio

Daniella Mazzio joins us for 2015’s PHOENIX. (Podcast, August 2026)

Exiting Through the 2010s | Listen now

FEATURED: Hit Factory
To Die For feat. Daniella Mazzio

“Writer, comedian, and Lydia Tár's former publicist Daniella Mazzio joins to discuss Gus Van Sant's sharp, pitch-black satire of media, true crime, and a patently American brand of late 20th Century celebrity, 'To Die For'. The film is based on the Joyce Maynard novel of the same name, itself inspired by the true life trial of Pamela Smart, who seduced a teenage boy and coerced him and a friend to murder Smart's husband. The film features an excellent ensemble cast, including Joaquin Phoenix, Matt Dillon, Illeana Douglas, and a career-best Nicole Kidman.”

It’s Such a Beautiful Day with Daniella Mazzio

Culture writer Daniella Mazzio joins us to discuss the singular work of Don Hertzfeldt with the legacy of It's Such a Beautiful Day. (Podcast, July 2024)

Exiting Through the 2010s | Listen now

With Cinema Chatham shut down, only two movie theaters remain on the South Side

Even before Cinema Chatham unexpectedly closed last week, it was hard to find a movie theater on the South Side. (Radio, February 2024)

WBEZ Reset | Listen now

Barbenheimer? OppenBarbie? Whatever you call it, the double feature of the season has arrived

Local theaters are selling out, fans are dressing up and the internet is exploding over the movie event of the season. (Radio, July 2023)

WBEZ Reset | Listen now

FEATURED: Four Stars - A Chicago Film Podcast
One Last Score: Thief (1981) with writer Daniella Mazzio

“Jeremy and Paco are joined by culture writer and Hand Me The Mike host Daniella Mazzio to discuss Michael Mann’s Thief (1981).”