Film discussion: The Hustler
with host John DeSando, guest host Mary Yerina, and guest Lisa Maggard.
Award-winning Cinema Classics discusses great movies then and now. From films, genres, directors, and actors to everything else in between, the hosts don't always agree, but they are always fun and informative.
The extended discussion on Double Take from WCBE 90.5 FM's The Podcast Experience:
https://www.wcbe.org/podcast/double-take/2026-06-29/double-take-july-2-26-the-hustler
Cinema Classics is regularly broadcast at 8:01 pm Thursday on WCBE 90.5 FM and streaming at WCBE.org. Stay connected on Facebook and podcast Double Take, which is listed by Feedspot in the top 10 NPR movie podcasts, on WCBE and Tune In. John DeSando, a Los Angeles Press Club first-place winner for National Entertainment Journalism, is also host of NPR’s It’s Movie Time broadcast out of WCBE. Contact him at JohnDeSando52@gmail.com.
Guest Host Mary Yerina is a community volunteer serving on the board of The Sphinx Alumni Society of Ohio State and the executive committee of The ProMusica Sustaining Board.
Guest Lisa Maggard is a Columbus fan who loves watching and talking about film in her retirement.
Notes:
Show Notes for The Hustler
Read The Hustler by Walter Tevis and The Extraordinary Life of an Ordinary Man: A Memoir
by Paul Newman - both available at the Columbus Metropolitan Library (Libby app).
In addition to being one of the greatest actors from Ohio (or anywhere), Paul Newman was a World War II veteran. He was inducted into the Ohio Department of Veterans Services Hall of Fame in 1999.