Talking: Press & Podcasts

Mike loves to pretend to know what he’s talking about in interviews and on podcasts. To schedule a conversation or book him as a guest, email press.cavastories@gmail.com.

Mike talked about hometowns and horror movies and hunting for meaning in both, with Jim Graham for the alumni magazine of one of his alma maters, Daytona State College.

READ the article (pgs. 36-37).

Mike talked about parental anxiety and the anchoring effects of pop culture with Joey Santos of Ask Flagler.

READ the story.

Mike spoke about how horror (and comedy) can be used as Trojan horses to explore deep human longings in a conversation with reporter Charles Guarria, of Hometown News.

READ the article.

Mike broke down his favorite horror films, talked about creative nonfiction writing, growing up and how fear can be used as a power for good with reporter Brian McMillan, in a video interview for the Palm Coast Observer.

WATCH the full conversation, below.

Or READ the print version.

Mike spoke with UK radio host Ruth O’Reilly about pop culture addiction and the life lessons to be learned from horror films, on Allfm 96.9.

LISTEN to the podcast version of the interview.

For two years, Mike and Brian reevaluated the top films and Academy Award nominees from 1999-2009 (and beyond), in a weekly podcast, as well as talked trivia, top fives and a whole lot more.

(130 episodes, released 2021-2023)

BROWSE THE FULL CATALOG.

2000: IN THE MOOD FOR LOVE … and Noodles Best Picture This

The characters in director Wong kar-Wai's "In the Mood for Love," which recently ranked No. 5 on the BFI's Sight and Sound poll of the Greatest Films of All Time, crave human connection — but they'll settle for a good meal. In this episode, Mike and Brian explore physical vs. emotional hunger; the various ways that Wong kar-Wai uses framing, color and slow-motion to communicate desire and/or loneliness; and how playing make-believe can draw us closer while simultaneously distancing us from deep life experiences. Agree or disagree with our takes? EMAIL bestpicturethis@gmail.com.
  1. 2000: IN THE MOOD FOR LOVE … and Noodles
  2. 1966: You + Me = Us in PERSONA
  3. 1963: Slipping through the Subconscious in 8 1/2
  4. 1953: Time Flies in TOKYO STORY
  5. 1975: The #1 Film of All Time: JEANNE DIELMAN