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#230 – What Is Kaijus & Cowboys? Artistic Discipline, Making Money & Putting The Artwork First With Frankie B Washington

Frankie B Washington is an “eclectic artist” and illustrator, working on comics, trading cards, storyboards & co-creator of Kaijus & Cowboys and he speaks with Mike about working freelance in the various artistic industries, the new comic series and more!

In more detail, the podcast begins with Frankie talking about his time in the numerous different industries that utilised his illustration skills and how he turned that into a business, where his discipline came from including previous jobs & art school, what he learned from his mentors, his favourite artistic mediums, plus “nerdy” loves, the previous issues of Kaijus & Cowboys, what he & Matthew Blair have learned from the previous kickstarters, influences, anime and more – this is a conversation for entrepreneurs, comic nerds and everyone in-between!

Kaijus & Cowboys Issue 4 Kickstarter (starting Monday 15^th April): https://kickstarter.com/projects/kaijusandcowboys/kaijus-and-cowboys-4

Frankie B Washington’s Links:

X & Instagram as @frankiebwash and on Facebook as /FrankieBWashington – YouTube: https://youtube.com/@FrankieBWashington

RedBubble Store: https://redbubble.com/people/fbwashington/shop – Frankie’s Freelance page: https://www.freelanced.com/frankiebwashington

Secret Lives Of Villains: https://www.webtoons.com/en/canvas/the-secret-lives-of-villains/list?title_no=8749

Frankie also previously worked on Robot God Akamatsu and mentioned the 3D artist Dope Pope and the manga Gon.

The previous GCC episode was the continuation of Clone Wars Conversations, with the second half of Season 2 (Episodes 12-22)! Dave, Maff & Mike discuss every episode of Clone Wars in this show, making it the perfect Clone Wars companion podcast! Prior to that was a Vegas conversation where Mike & Megan speak with Chris Phelps about his experiences, tips & tricks and more!

To support Mike and hear more from Megan, consider supporting Mike’s podcasting endeavours at https://patreon.com/GenuineChitChat – for only £1 per month, you will get instant access to over 200 episodes of their exclusive Patreon show Afterthoughts and a new episode is released every week!

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GUEST SPOTS:

Mike was chatted Dune 1984 and Part 1 (2021) with the 20^th Century Geek: https://pod.fo/e/227135

Mike was recently on Mandatory Music & CD, talking Weezer: https://pod.fo/e/224890

Mike also featured on the VHS Strikes Back, talking Trainspotting: https://pod.fo/e/22437b

Mike hosted the 1000^th episode of Comics In Motion: https://pod.fo/e/22046f – https://youtu.be/OqFFFehte5A

Find Mike’s other show; Star Wars: Comics In Canon on Spotify & the other podcast apps on the feed of Comics In Motion or on GCC’s YouTube channel. The last episode was a review of the Asajj Ventress/Quinlan Vos book Dark Disciple, while the episode prior (143) was Mike delving into the Free Comic Book Day High Republic comics while ep 142 showcases Darth Vader against Padmé’s handmaidens! Previous episodes include the Hidden Empire crossovers, every canon Star Wars comic by Marvel, full High Republic coverage (book reviews & comics) & much more – https://podfollow.com/comicsinmotion

Find all of Mike’s social media & other links at https://linktr.ee/GenuineChitChat

#175 Pt 2 – How Art Reflects Headspace: Humanity & Nature, Sexuality In Art And Being A Generalist With Elise McCall

Painter, illustrator, comic book artist & expressionist Elise McCall is our returning guest this week, talking about her creative process, inspiration, her many different pieces of art and so much more!

This week is part 2 where Mike & Elise delve deeper into Elise’s artwork shown on her website, including some specific pieces of artwork and how the times in Elise’s life have affected the art she creates, along with Mike’s interpretations of them. The duo then delve into the difference of being a human and being a person; intertwining life with nature, how sexuality is present in Elise’s artwork, what artwork isn’t on her website and why. They also discuss putting work out into the world, podcasts during COVID and the pros & cons of being a generalist.

If you missed it, last week was part 1 of Mike & Elise’s conversation which begins with Elise’s childhood and how it helped develop her love of artistic expression before discussing collaborations and how character creation can work for new projects. Elise then talk about her methods for new projects and in what ways she prefers creating hand-drawn to digital artwork and her joy of painting. Elise also talks about inspiration, why some art styles are more appealing to some than others and more!

Elise’s website: https://elisemccall.com – Reburn: https://reburncomic.com

Elise also appeared on GCC a few weeks ago, for episode 173, talking with Alyson Shelton about their collaborative comic project Reburn!

The last episode of GCC featured a Halloween special where 3 episodes from Megan & Mike’s Patreon show; Afterthoughts, were put together, reviewing Scream, Hocus Pocus and the first 3 Halloween movies! The week before that was Mike’ conversation with Ike’s Flame for a big Star Wars discussion on the sequel trilogy, books, TV shows and more!

Check out Mike’s Patreon, where he releases at least 1 episode of his & Megan’s “Afterthoughts” a week, and during the Spooky Season they’ve been releasing an episode every few days, plus there are unsplit full-length episodes of GCC and more, so if you want to support the show and get more content, check it out at http://patreon.com/genuinechitchat

You can listen to a free Afterthoughts episode here: https://bit.ly/TomHanks1

Intro & outro read by BZ The Voice: http://bzthevoice.com

Find Mike’s other show; Star Wars: Comics In Canon on Spotify & the other podcast apps on the feed of Comics In Motion or on GCC’s YouTube channel. Episodes are out every Saturday; episodes 0-112 are out now, in ep 112 Mike went into the third & final batch of horror anthology stories from Vader’s Castle, in ep 111 Mike delved into the 5-part Obi-Wan mini-series and in ep 110 Mike tackles the final batch of Crimson Reign comics! Previous episodes include the War Of The Bounty Hunters crossover (all 34 tie-in issues), every other canon Star Wars comic by Marvel, the Journals of Old Ben Kenobi, full High Republic coverage (book reviews & comics) & much more – https://podfollow.com/comicsinmotion

Mike’s guest spots:

Mike & Megan recently joined Dan & Ria for another Disney Discussion, this time on the weird movies Disney don’t want you to see (which aren’t even on Disney+)! https://pod.fo/e/143657

Mike went on Ike’s Flame podcast to talk about Phase 1 of The High Republic, listen here: https://pod.fo/e/143ce4

Mike appeared on Frank Burton’s I Like The Sound Podcast here: https://pod.fo/e/143cf0

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#175 Pt 1 – At The Heart Of Creativity: Opening Yourself Up, Painting & The Freedom Of Drawing By Hand With Elise McCall

Painter, illustrator, comic book artist & expressionist Elise McCall is our guest this week, talking about her creative process, inspiration, her many different pieces of art and so much more!

This week is part 1 of Mike & Elise’s conversation (part 2 will be out next week but is already available for all Patreon supporters) and it begins with Elise’s childhood and how it helped develop her love of artistic expression before discussing collaborations and how character creation can work for new projects. Elise then talk about her methods for new projects and in what ways she prefers creating hand-drawn to digital artwork and her joy of painting. Elise also talks about inspiration, why some art styles are more appealing to some than others and more!

Next week for part 2, Mike & Elise delve deeper into Elise’s artwork shown on her website, including some specific pieces of artwork and how the times in Elise’s life have affected the art she creates, along with Mike’s interpretations of them. The duo then delve into the difference of being a human and being a person; intertwining life with nature, how sexuality is present in Elise’s artwork, what artwork isn’t on her website and why. They also discuss putting work out into the world, podcasts during COVID and the pros & cons of being a generalist.

Elise’s website: https://elisemccall.com – Reburn: https://reburncomic.com

Elise also appeared on GCC a few weeks ago, for episode 173, talking with Alyson Shelton about their collaborative comic project Reburn!

You can listen to a free Afterthoughts episode here: https://bit.ly/TomHanks1

Intro & outro read by BZ The Voice: http://bzthevoice.com

Find Mike’s other show; Star Wars: Comics In Canon on Spotify & the other podcast apps on the feed of Comics In Motion or on GCC’s YouTube channel. Episodes are out every Saturday; episodes 0-111 are out now, in ep 111 Mike delved into the 5-part Obi-Wan mini-series, in ep 110 Mike tackles the final batch of Crimson Reign comics and in ep 109 Mike delves into the Rise Of Kylo Ren comics where Ben Solo bleeds his lightsaber crystal! Previous episodes include the War Of The Bounty Hunters crossover (all 34 tie-in issues), every other canon Star Wars comic by Marvel, the Journals of Old Ben Kenobi, full High Republic coverage (book reviews & comics) & much more – https://podfollow.com/comicsinmotion

Mike’s guest spots:

Mike & Megan recently joined Dan & Ria for another Disney Discussion, this time on the weird movies Disney don’t want you to see (which aren’t even on Disney+)! https://pod.fo/e/143657

Mike went on Ike’s Flame podcast to talk about Phase 1 of The High Republic, listen here: https://pod.fo/e/143ce4

Mike & Megan discussed She-Hulk Episode 7 on Comics In Motion’s Feed: https://pod.fo/e/143eaf

Mike appeared on Frank Burton’s I Like The Sound Podcast here: https://pod.fo/e/143cf0

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#173 – Collaborating For The Reburn Comic: Character Creation, Powerful Scenes And Spreading A Message In A Story With Alyson Shelton & Elise McCall

Two of the creative minds behind the REBURN comic are on this week’s episode of GCC; creator/writer Alyson Shelton and artist Elise McCall!

In more detail, the conversation begins with Alyson confirming why she made the comic Reburn and how Elise became involved, which leads onto how the two figured out how the many characters would look, they then mention some easter eggs within the pages of the comics and how certain iconic scenes came together between Elise & Alyson. Alyson then explains what elements of the original Reburn screenplay were included in the comics and why elements were omitted, they also discuss the importance of Elise’s artwork and the importance of facial expressions, and so much more – definitely a conversation for art/comic lovers and prospective future collaborators!

Watch the video version of their conversation here: https://youtu.be/uRyJtZirpxs

Check out Alyson’s first appearance on GCC, on episode 159 and keep an eye out for a future episode with just Elise on it!

Elise’s website: https://elisemccall.com – Reburn: https://reburncomic.com – Alyson’s Site: https://alysonshelton.com – Instagram & Twitter: @ByAlysonShelton – Alyson recently appeared on Femme On Film to discuss sex scenes: https://pod.fo/e/13020e – the show is by Ria Carrogan who also submitted a question to ask Alyson & Elise, find her at @RiaCarrogan on Twitter & Instagram and on the podcast feeds of Comics In Motion and the Pop Guerrillas!

Last week, Mike had Tonya Todd on the show to talk about Banned Books Week which is September 18th–24th and to celebrate, Tonya Todd has released one podcast a day focusing on 7 banned books. Their conversation serves as an introduction to her new show and opens the door for talking about censorship in art.

Check out Mike’s Patreon, where he releases at least 1 episode of his & Megan’s “Afterthoughts” a week, plus there are unsplit full-length episodes of GCC and more, so if you want to support the show and get more content, check it out at http://patreon.com/genuinechitchat

Outro read by BZ The Voice: http://www.bzthevoice.com

Find Mike’s other show; Star Wars: Comics In Canon on Spotify & the other podcast apps on the feed of Comics In Motion or on GCC’s YouTube channel. Episodes are out every Saturday; episodes 0-109 are out now, in ep 109 Mike delves into the Rise Of Kylo Ren comics where Ben Solo bleeds his lightsaber crystal, in ep 108 Mike tackles the fourth batch of the Crimson Reign crossover comics and in 107 Mike delves into the first volume of Han Solo & Chewbacca comics! Previous episodes include the War Of The Bounty Hunters crossover (all 34 tie-in issues), every other canon Star Wars comic by Marvel, the Journals of Old Ben Kenobi, full High Republic coverage (book reviews & comics) & much more – https://podfollow.com/comicsinmotion

Mike’s guest spots:

Mike & Megan recently joined Dan & Ria for another Disney Discussion, this time on the weird movies Disney don’t want you to see (which aren’t even on Disney+)! https://pod.fo/e/143657

Mike & Megan discussed She-Hulk Episode 7 on Comics In Motion’s Feed: https://pod.fo/e/143eaf

Mike appeared on Frank Burton’s I Like The Sound Podcast here: https://pod.fo/e/143cf0

Mike went on Ike’s Flame podcast to talk about The High Republic here: https://pod.fo/e/143ce4

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You can also email Mike at GenuineChitChat@outlook.com with any reviews, comments or suggestions.

#168 – Creating The Millie And Lou Show: Communicating Through Art & Making Friends Like Family With Mandy Wong

Mandy Wong is this week’s guest, she’s an illustrator, art director, character designer, show creator, painter, showrunner and many other things! She & Mike talk about her illustration process, her show Millie And Lou and much more!

In more detail, Mandy talks about how & why she started the show Millie And Lou with her husband Rory, what inspires her and where her passion for illustration came from, she talks about moving from Hong Kong to England and “found family”, what made her sell her art online, how she uses her art to communicate with others (especially when she first moved to England), her process of creating paintings and many other topics are discussed – this episode is available for all ages!

Mandy’s Site (where her art prints are available): https://mandywong.co.uk – Her Instagram is @itsmandywong – Find Millie And Lou On YouTube: https://youtu.be/jN6AdcUEKZU -Millie And Lou’s Website: https://Millieandlou.com – Blue Zoo Animation Studios: https://blue-zoo.co.uk

Mandy mentioned the animes; Sailor Moon, Doraemon, Magical Circle Guru Guru and Goldfish Warning!.

Mandy confirmed the equipment she uses: Kuretake Sumi Brush Pen – Red Barrel, Da Vinci Watercolor Series 418 Petit Gris Pur Paint Brush, Wash/Mop Pure Russian Blue Squirrel Size 3/0 (You Can Get Good Synthetic Versions Too).

She also noted her favourite go-to ink for her line work screenprints is Dr. Ph. Martin’s Black Star India Ink.

For sketching: Mitsubishi Uni 2mm Clutch Pencil MH-500 (she tends to get the coloured leads that are more waxy) & Muji Low Center of Gravity Mechanical Pencil [0.3mm].

To listen to a completely free Patreon episode, check out the first in Mike & Megan’s Tom Hanks rewatch here: https://bit.ly/TomHanks1

In the last episode of GCC (167), Mike spoke with Mary Kenney: Senior Writer for Insomniac Games, Narrative Design Teacher at Indiana University, writer of several IDW Publishing comics and author of her own book Gamer Girls – they discuss her time writing & passion for video games, writing her new book and more!

If you enjoyed this episode, please check out Mike’s Patreon, where he releases at least 1 episode of his & Megan’s “Afterthoughts” a week, plus there’s early access to episodes of GCC and more, so if you want to support the show and get more content, check it out at http://patreon.com/genuinechitchat

Outro read by BZ The Voice: http://www.bzthevoice.com

Find Mike’s other show; Star Wars: Comics In Canon on Spotify & the other podcast apps on the feed of Comics In Motion or on GCC’s YouTube channel. Episodes are out every Saturday; episodes 0-102 are out now, in ep 102 Mike embared on the first volume of the Crimson Reign crossover event, while in ep 101, Mike tackled the final volume of Poe Dameron comics and in 100 Mike answered 20 listener questions! Previous episodes include the War Of The Bounty Hunters crossover (all 34 tie-in issues), every other canon Star Wars comic by Marvel, the Journals of Old Ben Kenobi, full High Republic coverage (book reviews & comics) & much more – https://podfollow.com/comicsinmotion

Mike’s guest spots:
Mike appeared on Spider-Dan & The Secret Bores to talk about Maximum & Absolute Carnage: https://pod.fo/e/13304a
Mike appeared on Indie Comics Spotlight, discussing Cavan Scott’s Shadow Service with Tony, listen on the feed of Comics In Motion! https://pod.fo/e/1259e4
Mike returned to Star Wars Timeline to talk about Villains in each of the SW trilogies here: https://youtu.be/V7382WWkSP0 – they also discuss accents in the Star Wars universe; the original trilogy here: https://youtu.be/1X0PyXkQZGg & the prequel trilogy here: https://youtu.be/3L4qWeYOzhw

Instagram – Twitter – Facebook – YouTube – Stitcher – Podbean – Spotify

You can also email Mike at GenuineChitChat@outlook.com with any reviews, comments or suggestions.

Mandy & Rory’s Show; Millie And Lou, found on YouTube!

#143 – The Man Who Draws Boba Fett: Variant Covers, Timescales & The Life Of A Comic Book Artist With Paolo Villanelli

Paolo Villanelli; Italian comic book artist responsible for drawing many of our favourite characters within the Bounty Hunters comics, Lando: Double Or Nothing and more, is who Mike spoke with this week about what it’s like to be in the profession!

In more detail, Paolo talks about how he got into the career of drawing comic books before talking about what it’s like being one, including timescales, his relationship to the comic writers, colour artists and editors, how much freedom Paolo gets when illustrating including panelling & layout and how drawing ongoing series is easier than one-off issues or mini-series. Paolo also talks about working digitally, how variant covers are commissioned and what he would love to draw & what he hates drawing. The conversation ends with Paolo talking about what he enjoys aside from drawing and some advice to up & coming comic artists!

Find Paolo on Twitter @PaoloVillanelli & Instagram @villanellipaolo

For other Star Wars conversations, check out episode 110 for author Claudia Gray, 121 for actor Dominic Pace (from Mandalorian) and 138 for Alex & Molly of Star Wars Explained!

The video version of this conversation is on GCC’s YouTube channel soon and please subscribe as once we get 100 subscribers, we can change the YouTube channel link!

In the last episode of GCC, number 142, Mike spoke Kim of the Hush! Podcast for a conversation revolving around sex, podcasting and stigmas! In more detail, Kim explains why she started the Hush! Podcast, then the duo discuss intimacy and the importance on emotional connections with your partner as well as a sexual one. They also talk about speaking with your parents about sex, how religion can impact someone’s perspective on losing it, as well as negative terminology and more!

Check out Mike’s Patreon, where he releases 1 or 2 episodes of his “Afterthoughts” a week, plus there are unsplit full-length episodes of GCC, additional photos (including early access to photos of comics for this very show) and more, so if you want to support the show and get more content, check it out at http://patreon.com/genuinechitchat

Find Mike’s other show; Star Wars: Comics In Canon on Spotify & the other podcast apps on the feed of Comics In Motion. Episodes are out every Saturday; episodes 0-77 are out now, in ep 77 Mike tackled the fourth full chapter of the War of The Bounty Hunters, in ep 76 Mike tackled the horror stories Tales From Vader’s Castle for Halloween and then in ep 75 Mike started on the first volume of Bounty Hunters comics! Previous episodes topics include Lando comics, the Journals of Old Ben Kenobi, Kanan Jarrus, Count Dooku, Kylo Ren, Darth Maul, how C-3PO got his red arm, book reviews & more – https://spoti.fi/3sOtqCw

Mike appeared on the Hall of Mears podcast, listen here: https://spoti.fi/3bxgXwS or watch the video version here: https://youtu.be/K5epyHW-TPs

Mike returned to Star Wars Timeline to talk about The Force Awakens here: https://youtu.be/c4VMXeBU3W4 and The Last Jedi here: https://youtu.be/7dGEsdfSMkY

Mike was recently on the Beernuts Productions podcast, listen here: https://spoti.fi/3jpLjpD

Mike along with 5 other members of Comics In Motion discussed Art Spiegelman’s Maus in the 2nd CiM Book Club: https://bit.ly/BC2Maus

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You can also email Mike at GenuineChitChat@outlook.com with any reviews, comments or suggestions.

#113 – Having Fun With IRONTOM: Lyrical Meaning, Imposter Syndrome & The Cult Following With Harry Hayes

This week brings Harry Hayes of IRONTOM to GCC, talking with Mike about band life, writing music and more!

In more detail, Harry talks about how IRONTOM tackles genre and some of the meanings behind their lyrics, the themes of their latest album “Cult Following”, dealing with imposter syndrome, Harry’s favourite aspect of being in a band, “feeling” music, how the band write music, a fun (fictional) story on how IRONTOM started and more!

IRONTOM Site – IRONTOM’s Music– @IronTomBand: Instagram – Twitter – Facebook

The previous episode of GCC; number 112, Mike spoke with Russ Tribe about his upcoming zombie movie Day 66; including why Russ decided to make a zombie film, some of his favourite zombie films, the difference in UK & US zombie movies, how it was to write, direct & act in the movie, Russ’ future plans and more!

Mike was on a recent episode of Indie Comics Spotlight, where he & Tony spoke about Mark Russell’s run of The Lone Ranger comics: https://spoti.fi/3oJsQ7Y

Mike appeared on a recent episode of Comics On Trial, prosecuting Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker against Tony of Indie Comics Spotlight with Mike’s occasional co-host Megan as the judge (6th December): https://spoti.fi/3otJN5I

Mike also appeared on the second episode of Comics On Trial, defending The Phantom Menace against Scott of 20th Century Geek – found on the feed of Comics In Motion

Mike was also on an episode of the Rob And Slim Show, released November 17th!

Mike has another show, called Star Wars: Comics In Canon – all episodes can be found on Comics In Motion’s podcast feed and episodes will be out every Saturday; episodes 0-40 are now out, 40 is about 6 individual stories including R2-D2 killing stormtroopers, 39 is about 4 one-shot Age Of Republic stories and 38 is the comic adaptation of the Thrawn novel! Previous episodes topics include Lando comics, the Journals of Old Ben Kenobi, Count Dooku, Darth Vader, Mace Windu, Darth Vader, Doctor Aphra, The Rise Of Kylo Ren, Darth Maul, how C-3PO got his red arm & more – https://apple.co/39mut2Y

Genuine Chit-Chat is also a part of the Brit Pod Scene – www.britpodscene.com

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You can also email Mike at GenuineChitChat@outlook.com with any reviews, comments or suggestions.

#69 Pt 2 – Subverting Expectations: Dragonball Super, Smash Bros, Dubbed Or Subbed & DIY Gang With ShaoDow

This week is part 2 of the long-awaited chat with the London-based independent rapper, manga author, entrepreneur and occasional ninja, ShaoDow!

This week, Mike & ShaoDow continue their chat, discussing a wide variety of topics, but they begin with ShaoDow’s Kaioken video and link to Dragonball Z/Super, which leads to a long discussion on what ShaoDow & Mike do and do not enjoy about the show as well as Dragonball & Dragonball GT, including what is considered in the new Dragonball canon. ShaoDow & Mike also talk about other anime they enjoy, some live-action adaptations of anime that aren’t as thrilling, the eternal debate over dubbing & subbing before moving on to discuss the upcoming Sonic The Hedgehog movie and Detective Pikachu, plus they then have a lengthy discussion on Super Smash Bros and other video games as well as motivation in life before they finish by discussing DIY gang!

In case you missed it, in part 1, Mike & Shaodow discuss how & why ShaoDow became a full-time rapper before they delve into the process of creating & releasing rap songs, ShaoDow then talks about his time on the high-street selling CDs (& why he no longer does this) followed by discussing ShaoDow’s manga “The Way Of The Shao”, his trip to China, how he got onto Fire In The Booth & his collaboration with Krizz Kaliko of Strange Music! If all of that wasn’t enough, ShaoDow & Mike also discuss ShaoDow’s friend & regular collaborator Zuby, ShaoDow’s track Dropkick Man, instant-gratification culture, ShaoDow winning the 2017 AIM Award for Hardest Working Artist before finishing part 1 with a discussion about Eminem.

ShaoDow’s site – ShaoDow’s New Single Burn Out

In case you missed it, last episode Mike spoke with Calum of Placeholder – a UK metalcore band based in Southampton. Their chat is in two parts and they discussed a great many things, including Calum’s love for Gordon Ramsay, using CDs & streaming nowadays, before talking about all of the music Calum & Mike have been listening to (including Billie Eilish, The Plot In You, Lewis Capaldi & more) before they discuss self-promoting on social media, Placeholder’s three new music videos & their meaning along with the theme of their newest EP ‘Despise Me’, they then speak about misheard song lyrics, some of the negative & positive feedback Calum has received on various social media platforms and much more!

Promo by Ignite The Flame Audio

Genuine Chit-Chat is a part of the Brit Pod Scene, so be sure to check out the other members of the family as well as the BPS podcast – www.britpodscene.com

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You can also email us at GenuineChitChat@outlook.com with any reviews, comments or suggestions.

#69 Pt 1 – London’s Hardest Working Rapper: Fire In The Booth, Burn Out, Writing Manga & Krizz Kaliko With ShaoDow

This week is the long-awaited chat with the London-based independent rapper, manga author, entrepreneur and occasional ninja, ShaoDow!

Their chat begins with how & why ShaoDow became a full-time rapper before they delve into the process of creating & releasing rap songs (including his newest single “Burn Out”). ShaoDow then talks about his time on the high-street selling CDs (& why he no longer does this) followed by discussing ShaoDow’s manga “The Way Of The Shao”, his trip to China & the other places he’s travelled, how he got onto Charlie Sloth’s Fire In The Booth and his collaboration with Krizz Kaliko of Strange Music! If all of that wasn’t enough, ShaoDow & Mike also discuss ShaoDow’s friend & regular collaborator Zuby, ShaoDow’s track Dropkick Man going viral, instant-gratification culture, ShaoDow winning the 2017 AIM Award for Hardest Working Artist before finishing part 1 with a discussion about Eminem.

Part 2 will be out next week at the same time and they discuss a wide variety of topics, but they start discussing ShaoDow’s Kaioken video and link to Dragonball Z/Super, which leads to a long discussion on what ShaoDow & Mike do and do not enjoy about the show as well as Dragonball & Dragonball GT DBZ, before talking about other animes ShaoDow & Mike enjoy, live-action adaptations of anime and dubbing & subbing. They then talk about the upcoming Sonic The Hedgehog movie, Detective Pikachu, they then have a lengthy discussion on Super Smash Bros, they discuss other video games and motivation in life before they finish by discussing DIY gang!

ShaoDow’s site – ShaoDow’s New Single Burn Out

In case you missed it, last week Mike spoke with Calum of Placeholder – a UK metalcore band based in Southampton. Their chat is in two parts and they discussed a great many things, including Calum’s love for Gordon Ramsay, using CDs & streaming nowadays, before talking about all of the music Calum & Mike have been listening to (including Billie Eilish, The Plot In You, Lewis Capaldi & more) before they discuss self-promoting on social media, Placeholder’s three new music videos & their meaning along with the theme of their newest EP ‘Despise Me’, they then speak about misheard song lyrics, some of the negative & positive feedback Calum has received on various social media platforms and much more!

Promo by Ignite The Flame Audio

Genuine Chit-Chat is a part of the Brit Pod Scene, so be sure to check out the other members of the family as well as the BPS podcast – www.britpodscene.com

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You can also email us at GenuineChitChat@outlook.com with any reviews, comments or suggestions.

#68 Pt 1 – Recognising Small & Local Bands: Placeholder, Streaming Music, TV Series & Organising Gigs With Calum Stone

This week marks Mike’s return from his two weeks off while he was in Mexico with returning guest Calum Stone – vocalist & frontman of the UK metalcore band Placeholder!

Part 1 of their chat starts with a discussion on Stranger Things S3 (no spoilers as Mike hadn’t seen it when this was recorded) and Calum’s love for Gordon Ramsay, before discussing Calum being recognised for his music, using CDs and streaming nowadays, before speaking about Placeholder’s new EP for a bit and then talking about all of the music Calum & Mike have been listening (including Billie Eilish, The Plot In You, Lewis Capaldi & more) before they discuss Calum organising gigs for other bands. Their chat finishes off by discussing the importance of supporting local bands, Mike’s story of meeting a member of ‘Woe, Is Me’.

Placeholder’s new EP ‘Despise Me’ can be found on Spotify, Apple Music & the other usual music places.

The three singles from ‘Despise Me’ have music videos that fit together for a narrative so be sure to check those out, with their newest single (also named Despise Me) has Kadeem France from Loathe featured in it too.

Part 2 of their chat will be released next week and they discuss self-promoting on social media, Placeholder’s three new music videos & their meaning along with the theme of their newest release ‘Despise Me’, they then speak about some of the negative & positive feedback Calum has received, how he deals with it and that neither Calum or Mike comment on many things especially on YouTube, Calum’s dream collaboration and much more!

Last week was Mike’s solo pod where he just spoke about his trip to Mexico, a review of the new Lion King, what’s to come and more, however the week before that, he chatted with Amanda Steel – an author of novels, poems & short stories, as well as creating a quarterly written media publication called Printed Words and being one half of the Reading In Bed Podcast!

Promo by American Slacker

Genuine Chit-Chat is a part of the Brit Pod Scene, so be sure to check out the other members of the family as well as the BPS podcast – www.britpodscene.com

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#59 – Don’t Judge A Band By Its Genre: Horror Movies, Music Taste, “Making It” & “Selling Out” With Dan

This week, Dan returns as a guest as although Mike & Dan were chatting for over 2 & a half hours, we’ve split this chat into two standalone episodes!

Mike’s chat with Dan continues this week with a change of subject matter as they talk about Dan’s time as a cameraman at Bestival and some of his work at university, before delving into a discussion regarding music, including Dan’s previous band experience and how bands “make it”, followed by a tangent about the perfect amount of people to watch movies with and some of their favourite horror movies, before getting into bands changing their sound & “selling out”, what one appreciates about their own music taste, “indie music” and the subjective nature of music genres and they finish it all with 3 album recommendations each, so be sure to say ‘til the end if you want to check out 6 new bands of different genres (or check below for ease)!

Last week Dan was on the show and they chatted about movies for the whole thing! They discuss Marvel & DC’s respective universes & recent movies before discussing their favourite Tarantino movies, how filmmakers often give too much exposition, before discussion other notable director’s work such as James Wan’s involvement in the Saw and the Fast & Furious franchise, followed by talks about Blade Runner & the book that inspired it (Do Androids Dream Of Electric Sheep), many other movies are mentioned before the chat is finished with Mike talking about Star Wars!

Before Dan was our guest (two episodes ago), Mike spoke with Frank of the Ragbag podcast about his new book One Hundred and his writing-process, what inspired him to write a 100-chapter short-story book, many of the thought experiments the book delves into, the idea of solitude not being a bad thing, what Frank & Mike define “milking” a series is, as well as discussing bad customer service, the process of recording & releasing an audiobook, what defines consciousness, the importance of community and much more – they even get into conspiracy theories towards the end of part 2!

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Dan recommends: Emergency & I by Dismemberment Plan – Yank Crime by Drive Like Jehu – Four Calender Cafe by Cocteau Twins – Souvlaki by Slowdive

Mike recommends: How To Be A Human Being by Glass Animals – Fear by Arrested Youth – STRENGTH IN NUMB333RS by FEVER 333

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GCC #10 – Alex Hart – Best Movies Of 2017

As a start to 2018, Mike & his buddy Alex talk about their favourite movies from 2017, NO SPOILERS AHEAD so you’re safe to listen without things getting ruined!

Mike & Alex each list their top 5 movies of the year, as well as some honourable mentions and some movies they hated.

Which movies are on their lists and which ones do they hate?

Logan, Disaster Artist, Detroit, Dunkirk, Justice League, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing Missouri and many more are discussed, so if you’re a movie buff, be sure to check this out!

If you like this conversation, make sure you follow Mike & Alex on Instagram (and FB) with their movie page for reviews, steelbooks, trailers and more! – @I_Am_Movies

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GCC #8 – Tom – The Room, The Disaster Artist & Tommy Wiseau

This week, Mike sits down with Tom (from ep 5) to talk about the cult movie “The Room”, the strange unintentional entertainment it brings and it’s biopic starring James & Dave Franco: “The Disaster Artist” where it shows Greg Sustero (Tommy’s friend & author of The Disaster Artist book) & Tommy Wiseau (the strange man who started it all), their friendship and how the movie was conceived & created.

Mike has an Instagram page @I_Am_Movies – where him & his buddy Alex review movies, check it out if you’re interested!

Mike also had a guest appearance on the Christmas Past Podcast too!

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