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Hosted by Mishu Hilmy · education · EN
Creativity isn’t tidy—it’s risky, chaotic, and full of surprises. It’s full of breakthroughs and breakdowns, moments of flow and moments of doubt. Join Mishu Hilmy for unfiltered conversations with artists, filmmakers, musicians, and fearless makers who thrive in the unknown, embrace imperfection, and create at the edge of possibility.This is your front row seat to the self-doubt, unexpected wins, and messy emotional work of making something real. But craft isn’t just about feeling—it’s about problem-solving, process, and the devotion behind mastery.Subscribe now for weekly episodes that celebrate the unpredictable, the playful, and the deeply human side of making things. Join the mailing list at mischiefpod.comEmail anytime at podcast@ohhmaybe.com and follow us @mischiefpod
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Mischief and Mastery is hosted by Mishu Hilmy. The show has published 56 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "Letting the Work Stay Playful | Victoria Salazar on Sound, Curiosity, and Crossing Mediums" (30 December 2025, 58 minutes), "Staying With the Work | Kyle Anne Grendys on Responsibility, Process, and Letting a Film Grow" (23 December 2025, 55 minutes), and "Color Is a Language | Xanthe Brown on Taste, Translation, and Creative Authority" (16 December 2025, 60 minutes).
Mischief and Mastery publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 55 minutes across 56 episodes.
Booking probability for Mischief and Mastery is 23%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Mischief and Mastery requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Mischief and Mastery's contact route on record: verified email.
The strongest fits for Mischief and Mastery are Artists, Writers & Performers. Mischief and Mastery has an education audience.
Mishu Hilmy hosts Mischief and Mastery, an education podcast with 56 episodes published.
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Episode #55
In this episode, Mishu talks with Victoria Salazar , a sound designer and re-recording mixer at Noisefloor LTD , about developing taste over time and following curiosity across formats without locking yourself into a...
Episode #54
In this episode, Mishu sits down with filmmaker and editor Kyle Anne Grendys to talk about making a documentary from the inside of an experience most people will never encounter. They get into what it means to work...
In this episode, Mishu sits down with editor, colorist, writer, and producer Xanthe Brown to talk about what happens after a year of saying yes to everything — the growth, the at-times exhaustion, and the challenging...
In this episode, Mishu sits down with actor and writer Brynley Halverson to talk about the strange, liberating year where acting work slowed down and the writing door swung wide open. They get into what it means to...
In this episode, Mishu sits down with Chicago-based composer and sound designer Yuxin Lu to talk about slowing down, trusting your musical instincts, and finding your voice between two sonic worlds. They get into what...
Episode #50
In this short post-holiday episode, Mishu quickly walks through thirteen books that have shaped their artistic life. These are the ones they reread, return to, steal from, and lean on when the world feels loud or the...
Episode #49
In this episode, Mishu sits down with filmmaker and producer Dashawna Wright , founder of Choppe Productions, to talk about the quiet heartbreaks and necessary resets that come with a creative life. From the burnout...
Episode #48
In this episode, Mishu sits down with actor and playwright Jordan Gleaves to talk about the jolt of performing in front of a live audience, the intimacy of forgetting a line onstage, and the focus behind keeping a...
Episode #47
In this episode, Mishu sits down with actor, writer, comedian, and filmmaker Ilse Zacharias Rivera to talk about what it means to create your own permission slip. They dig into how her new podcast Ilse Will Say became...
In this episode, Mishu sits down with documentary and experimental filmmaker Shawn Antoine II to talk about honoring family memory through film, the ethics of reconstruction, and how to tell stories when the archive...
In this episode, Mishu sits down with filmmaker and public artist Jack C. Newell to talk about creative longevity, balancing fiction and documentary work, and the myth of having a master plan. Jack shares how “scarcity...
Episode #44
In this episode, Mishu sits down with Chicago-based writer/director and producer Demma Strausbaugh to talk about the tension between creative drive and creative fatigue. They unpack the push and pull of wearing too many...
In this episode, Mishu sits down with Chicago-based actor, singer, and dancer Edwina Luokkola Burckhardt to talk about finding creative freedom after the rigidity of musical theatre. From the pandemic pause to...
Episode #42
In this episode, Mishu sits down with writer and director Sanicole Young to talk about what it means when an idea won’t leave you alone. They chat the discomfort of filmmaking—the stress, the pivoting, the grind—and the...
Episode #41
In this episode, Mishu sits down with indie pop artist and producer Lillian Frances to talk about the pendulum swing between hyper-focus and creative burnout, what Burning Man taught her about play, and the practical...
In this episode, Mishu sits down with Chicago filmmaker Jerry S. Gonzalez to talk about sticking with your strangest ideas, finding validation after quiet festival runs, and the discipline of just getting projects...
In this episode, Mishu sits down with composer and educator Tony Scott-Green to talk about how music moves with people, the discipline of organizing your creative time, and what it means to truly listen in an era of...
Episode #38
In this episode, Mishu sits down with Daisy Allen—writer, performer, and co-screenwriter of the queer stoner comedy Roller Babiez —to talk about what happens when you let an idea spiral into a feature, why sometimes...
In this episode, Mishu sits down with Erica Duffy —founder of Camera Ambassador and longtime champion of Chicago’s film community—to talk about taking leaps before you’re ready, why “fail fast” has become her north...
In this episode, Mishu sits down with colorist, editor, and producer C. Ryan Stemple, CSI to talk about why finishing is its own art form—and why post-production might be the most adaptable corner of the industry right...
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