Pod Casty For Me

Jake Serwin, Ian Rhine

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Booking Overview

A left-leaning film culture podcast focused on Steven Soderbergh’s movies (one per episode), using social and political themes—identity, media, power—to unpack the work. Guest writers and creatives help contextualize the films, making the show a strong fit for PR outreach around film criticism, media theory, and cultural/political storytelling.

Metrics

Episodes: 171

Frequency: Biweekly

Rating: 4.7/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1k-10k

Gender skew: Neutral

Location: USA

Contact Information

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Host

Jake Serwin - Host of Pod Casty For Me, a left politics and culture podcast centered on Steven Soderbergh’s films. Co-hosted with Ian Rhine and produced by the show’s team; episodes typically combine film analys...

Ian Rhine - Host of Pod Casty For Me, a left politics and culture podcast about Steven Soderbergh’s films, released every other Friday. Co-hosted with Jake Serwin; episodes are film- and culture-focused and fr...

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

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Typical Credentials:  
Writers/critics or creators with a public-facing track record in film/TV writing, media criticism, interactive/media theory, or cultural commentary; ideally with demonstrated ability to connect a specific Soderbergh work to politics/culture/identity themes.
Required Achievements:  
Published film/TV/media criticism, Authored essays/newsletters or contributed to publications, Public creator presence (e.g., Substack, Letterboxd, Patreon) focused on relevant media theory/culture

Recent Guest Discussions

Esm Holden - Smartphone Aesthetics And Involuntary Holds; Intersections Of Mental Illness, Misogyny, And Transphobia; Plus References To Gavin De Becker And Broader Media/political Context

Comrade Yui - Interactivity And Choose-your-own Structure; Ethics Of Participation; Video Game Theory; Biodigital/aesthetic Angles Of Soderbergh’s Work

Recent Topics

Film, Criticism, Politics, Gender, Transgender

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
Pod Casty For Me
:

PATREON PREVIEW: Mr. Majestyk (1974)

June 12, 2026

This is a preview of a premium episode from our Patreon feed, Paid Costly For Me! Head over to Patreon.com/PodCastyForMe to hear more for just $5 a month. Originally written for Clint Eastwood by friend of the show Elmore Leonard, Richard Fleischer's 1974 Charles Bronson vehicle MR. MAJESTYK is that classic action film setup: a melon farmer accidentally ends up in the middle of a mob hitman's prison transport escape and teams up with a beautiful migrant labor organizer to save his crop. It's ...

Soderbergh Ep. 33: Unsane (2018) with Esmé Holden

June 05, 2026

It'll be a lot easier for everyone if you just listen to our episode on UNSANE, Soderbergh's 2018 shot-on-iPhone experiment that's otherwise a pretty solid thriller! Writer Esmé Holden returns to the show after far too long to talk smartphone aesthetics, involuntary holds, whether all doctors are cops or just most of them, the intersections of mental illness and misogyny and transphobia, and a very special man by the name of Gavin de Becker. Wonderful guest, wonderful conversation, check it o...

PATREON PREVIEW: Good Night, and Good Luck (2005)

May 29, 2026

This is a preview of a premium episode from our Patreon feed, Paid Costly For Me! Head over to Patreon.com/PodCastyForMe to hear more for just $5 a month. George Clooney's second feature - written with his producing partner Grant Heslov - was 2005's GOOD NIGHT, AND GOOD LUCK, a dramatization of newsman Edward R. Murrow's brave stance against Senator Joe McCarthy's anticommunist witch hunt. Well, just against the witch hunt part. And we're not sure it was all that brave - listen and find out. ...

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