With Miska

Teemu Myöhänen! This episode is in Finnish. Teemu is an inspirational and multi-talented media professional. I have known Teemu for a few years now, and finally I get to sit down with him for this podcast. Last year I was a guest on his and Olli Keituri's MeininkiPaja podcast: https://youtu.be/yRwt5IzEDVM Teemu’s With Miska episode can also be found on YouTube channel With Miska Podcast Episodes....

Katri Aksola! This episode is in Finnish. Katri is the CEO of Helsinki Casting in Finland. She has an extensive background in film business, and now she opens up about how she became who she is, and how it is leading a casting agency. Katri’s episode can also be found on YouTube channel With Miska Podcast Episodes. https://youtu.be/Rm2O-Vw7KZA I met Katri few years ago when we were acting together...

Alectra! I met Alectra at Dr Self Tape Studios, where I often go and record my self tape auditions. Alectra worked there and filmed my audition. Alectra’s With Miska episode can also be found on YouTube channel With Miska Podcast Episodes: https://youtu.be/muQBf8bQx6A Alectra is not only an actor, but she has worked as a model for years, and she shares with me how that business is. We also talk ab...

Hanna Kinnunen! This episode is in Finnish. Hanna is a multitalented actor, singer, radio host, journalist, and many other things! Hanna and I have done various improv gigs together and it has always been inspiring to work with her. Hanna’s episode can also be found on YouTube channel: With Miska Podcast Episodes. https://youtu.be/X7Zj6qfZ63U In this discussion we talk about how Hanna got into pro...

Jere Koistinen & Teemu Kantonen! This episode is in Finnish. These guys are true independent filmmakers! Jere has just released his 2nd feature film Insite. Jere and Teemu’s episode can also be found on YouTube channel: With Miska Podcast Episodes. https://youtu.be/5AGqhvX77qw I have known Jere for years and I have followed his journey since his first feature film Ensitreffit, in which I also had...

Michèle Haines! Michèle is a multitalented entertainer, and a very fun person! We met casually at Ismo's stand-up show, and got to know each other a bit there. But now on this podcast we finally get to talk for longer. Michèle’s episode can also be found on YouTube channel: With Miska Podcast Episodes. https://youtu.be/oFuHz3M352g This is a wonderful and relaxed talk between two people who are get...

Deena Odelle Hyatt! Deena is a wonderful and inspiring person who I have run into many times at Dr. Self Tapes in RiTA House co-working space. Deena works at RiTA House, and in her own words she's Fairy Godmother there. She takes care of the members, events and many other things. Deena’s episode can also be found on YouTube channel: With Miska Podcast Episodes. https://youtu.be/VdQ9yj0lThg I hadn'...

Suzan and Zeke Jones! Suzan and Zeke are a wonderful mom and son duo! This is an inspiring conversation with Joneses about how their Hollywood family works together in film business, and how they have been doing it since Zeke was very young. Suzan and Zeke Jones’ episode can also be found on YouTube channel: With Miska Podcast Episodes. https://youtu.be/qKacOG8YAqQ We talk about a wide range of to...

Peter Bean! A wonderful conversation with filmmaker Peter Bean, who is a good friend of mine. Peter’s episode can also be found on YouTube channel With Miska Podcast Episodes. https://youtu.be/17uwxMSbgBo We lived in the same house in North Hollywood 2005-2006. That was an exciting time for both of us. There was a group of people from Miami who moved to Los Angeles at the same time, and we all too...

Olli-Pekka Hiltunen! This episode is in Finnish. This is probably the most personal talk that I have had on this podcast. I have known Olli-Pekka for about 30 years, so we get deep into stuff about our past and present. Olli-Pekka’s episode can also be found on YouTube channel: With Miska Podcast Episodes. https://youtu.be/U1Yj3xB82tk Olli-Pekka is a brass band leader, music teacher, musician, and...

Toby Ganger! An excellent conversation with a rapper, investor, and former child actor! Toby's episode can also be found on YouTube channel: With Miska Podcast Episodes. https://youtu.be/0HJb75VX4MY I met Toby a couple of years ago at a mutual friend's place. We had a nice conversation, but it was a quick one. I got to know about the many things that he does, and has done, but not before recently...

Olli Keituri! This episode is in Finnish. A wonderful and a little bit different talk about doing podcasts, the differences between Finland and America, and electric motors! Olli’s episode can also be found on YouTube channel: With Miska Podcast Episodes. https://youtu.be/SF-834hI4ww Olli is a host of MeininkiPaja podcast, and he and I have mutual friends, but we hadn’t ever met before. Even thoug...

Tom Whalen! An exciting, rambling and nicely weird talk with stand-up comedian Tom Whalen. Tom’s episode can also be found on YouTube channel: With Miska Podcast Episodes. https://youtu.be/tNefG3sBx40 I met Tom on the stand-up comedy circuit in Los Angeles a few years ago. Tom has been at it for several years, and it was great to have him as a podcast guest! Tom tells how it is living in LA, and h...

Mike Cuenca! A conversation with a wonderful filmmaker Mike Cuenca, who was recommended to me by cinematographer Jessica Gallant, with whom we both have worked with. Jessica is currently shooting my feature film Reunion, which is getting done slowly but surely. Mike's episode can also be found on YouTube channel: With Miska Podcast Episodes. https://youtu.be/NTdVnJUzrp4 This is a wonderful, inspir...

Marjo-Riikka Mäkelä! This episode is in Finnish. This is a wonderful and deep talk about being an acting teacher, coordinating love scenes, and saving wild animals! This can also be found on YouTube channel: With Miska Podcast Episodes. https://youtu.be/hbkQwmFDFqI I have known Marjo-Riikka for over 15 years, and she has helped me a lot in making Los Angeles my home. Even though Marjo-Riikka still...

Wilhelmiina Lappi! This episode is in Finnish. Wilhelmiina is a 24-year-old Finnish actor who is currently studying at New York Film Academy in LA. This is a very interesting talk with Wilhelmiina who is in the beginning of her career! This can also be found on YouTube channel With Miska Podcast Episodes. https://youtu.be/rV7k5NxZSdU Wilhelmiina and I met at L.A. Finnish Center briefly, and I didn...

Kelton Jones (+ Suzan Jones) A wonderful and very educational talk with filmmaker and actor Kelton Jones. His producing partner and wife Suzan Jones also stops by at the end. This can also be found on YouTube channel: With Miska Podcast Episodes. https://youtu.be/R0zn8UCm3BY I met Kelton for the first time when we were working on a commercial together a couple of years ago. I remembered him being...

Scott Blugrind! An exciting talk with a very unique and awesome Electric Guitar Comedian Scott Blugrind! This can also be found on YouTube channel: With Miska Podcast Episodes https://youtu.be/z7G8i8MGrCI I saw Scott for the first time when he was the warm-up comic on the reunion of Friends, and there he gave me his guitar pick. Our paths crossed again when he came to L.A. Finnish Center to see Is...

Sara Kay Godot! This my third video podcast, and this can also be found on YouTube channel: With Miska Podcast Episodes. https://youtu.be/cZKcrY901gQ I have known Sara for over 20 years! We went to the same theatre school in Miami, New World School of the Arts. When I started as a freshman she was already a sophomore. We watched all of each other’s college plays, and saw each other every day at sc...

Kristen Lundberg! This my second video podcast, and this can also be found on YouTube channel: With Miska Podcast Episodes. https://youtu.be/FBir17Ho-hM A wonderful and honest talk with Kristen. I visited her place, and we talked in her yard. Kristen has made some big life changes, and this became a very interesting and wide-ranging talk in which Kristen tells about her life in Ohio, and how she w...

Nina! This episode is in Finnish. This my first video podcast, and this can also be found on YouTube channel With Miska Podcast Episodes. https://youtu.be/fzyDYHwOHKs Nina is a good friend of mine, and I have known her for years. She lives in L.A, and has lived here for a long time. She’s an actress, and she does quite a lot of theatre. Much more than many of her (and my) colleagues in Los Angeles...

Ashley Scott Meyers is a filmmaker and a podcaster, and I have been listening to his SellingYourScreenplay.com podcast for a few years now, and I have enjoyed it a lot. Having Ashley as a guest on my podcast is a great opportunity for me to ask him all the questions that I have thought of when I have been listening to his podcast. This is a wonderful talk about the realities of being a filmmaker i...

Today I had a wonderful talk with three guests at the same time! Actor Johanna Anttila connected with us from Finland. She is one of the leads in the movie Couples of Wife Carrying, in which I act in as well. She plays a Finnish competitor in the film. The second guest is Karolyn Castaldo, who is Director of Communications for Sunday River ski resort in Maine. We filmed the movie in Sunday River,...

Evan James Bochetto and Dan Pastewka, along with Brad Kula, are the creators of the comedy film Couples of Wife Carrying. Evan directed and was a co-writer of the film, while Dan is the producer. I play a Finnish wife-carrier Jarkko Karjalainen in the movie. First of all, my apologies for the sound quality of the podcast. We had some sound issues, but you can definitely hear everything. Couples of...

Jukka! This episode is in Finnish. Jukka did sound design for our feature film Insanity (Vihanpidot), which I directed. I didn’t know him beforehand, but we have been staying in quite close contact lately during the post-production and release process of the film. The movie has just been released for streaming in Finland (on Elisa Viihde), Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Iceland and Estonia. Next up we a...