Back Talk 1 9 '26 Hamnet

By John DeSando,

Published January 6, 2026 at 8:35 AM EST

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HAMNET_FP_00281 Jacobi Jupe stars as Hamnet and Paul Mescal as William Shakespeare in director Chloé Zhao’s HAMNET, a Focus Features release. Credit: Courtesy of Focus Features / © 2025 FOCUS FEATURES LLC

Back Talk (produced by It’s Movie Time)
Film Reviewed on Podcast: Hamnet

by host John DeSando and guest, Mary Yerina

Back Talk (produced by It’s Movie Time) is an extension of the long-running, award-winning movie review show It's Movie Time, which airs Fridays at 3:01 and 8:01 PM on WCBE 90.5 FM, Columbus, Ohio. Hosted by John DeSando, the podcast version features additional content and banter with guests.

It’s Movie Time has won numerous national awards including LA Press Club, MarCom, Communicator, Hermes, and Silver Microphone honors. Back Talk is listed by Feedspot in the top 10 NPR movie podcasts.
John DeSando, a Los Angeles Press Club first-place winner for National Entertainment Journalism, is also host of NPR’s WCBE’s Cinema Classics. Contact him at JohnDeSando52@gmail.com

Guest: Mary Yerina is a community volunteer serving on the board of Neighborhood Bridges and the executive committee of The ProMusica Sustaining Board.