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#227 – Part 3 Of Star Wars And Spirituality: Old & New Testament Comparisons And Darth Vader With Ike’s Flame

This conversation is the conclusion of the 3-part discussion Mike & Ike had on Star Wars & spirituality! After parts 1 & 2, the duo’s discussion continues with Mike comparing the Old & New Testaments to the Jedi’s mindset in certain eras of Star Wars, how good vs evil is portrayed in Star Wars, one’s emotional connection to Star Wars, the dark side and more!

Before listening to this episode, go to Ike’s Flame for part 1: https://pod.fo/e/227cd5 & part 2: https://pod.fo/e/227cd4

Ike also appeared on episode 174 of GCC and Mike appeared on Ike’s Flame in September 2022: https://tinyurl.com/4jnh3vc2

Find Ike’s Flame on the usual podcast apps, on Instagram @IkesFlameASWA and on Etsy: etsy.com/uk/shop/ikesflamepodcast

Tune into Clone Wars Conversations every month, where Dave, Maff & Mike discuss each episode of the 2008 The Clone Wars series through every season in chronological order, found on this very feed!

Check out the 1000th episode of Comics In Motion which also marks the 6 year anniversary, where Mike spoke with Chris, Dave, Max & Tony to celebrate this milestone and answer listener questions! Podcast Link: https://pod.fo/e/22046f – Video Link: https://youtu.be/OqFFFehte5A

The previous GCC episode was the return of Alex Hart to talk about movies with Mike! In more detail, the duo discussed their favourite movies since the start of 2023, including Barbenheimer, Poor Things & Dune – they also talk about the lack of recent comedy films and how modern comedy has changed, the joys of cinema and several of Alex & Mike’s cinema experiences and they wrap up with their brief thoughts of Dune Part 2 (no spoilers) with a few film recommendations – this is one for the movie lovers!

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

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

#222 P1 – Mansfield And The Monarchy: Queens, Always Recording & England Versus Christianity With Tony Farina

Author, educator, podcaster and all-round great guy Tony Farina is back to GCC for an extra special 2 hour long conversation spanning all sorts of topics!

This week is part 1 of their conversation (part 2 will be out next week but is available now for all Patreons) and in this part there are several tangents but the duo begin by discussing the idea of recording every waking moment and mobile/cell phone access, before the monarchy comes up including Elizabeth I, II and Mary Queen Of Scots which flows into England’s impact on world religion, the whole bizarre concept of having a Royal Family and this part ends with a “what-if” scenario!

Next week, in part 2, Mike & Tony first discuss close political voting and political apathy, but they then talk about the importance of language & compassion and delve back into religion from a moral perspective, before delving into Tony’s first published novel; Welcome To Mansfield. They talk about the journey Tony has been on since the book’s release, the upcoming audiobook release and how music had an impact on his writing of the Austen Chronicles and it’s importance to the characters within the novels. Their conversation concludes with what 2024 holds for Tony in the book & podcasting world!

Tony mentioned many things in this conversation including;

The library website https://search.worldcat.org, the TV series Victoria, the podcasts Cover To Cover by Chris Franjola and Mandatory Music & CD by Max Byrne on Comics In Motion, plus the musical artists Eric Hutchinson and Matt Nathanson.

Also the books; The Circle by Dave Eggers, Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari, Lamb by Christopher Moore and The Future Of Us by Jay Asher & Carolyn Mackler. The article I Don’t Want To Be Right by Maria Konnikova: https://www.newyorker.com/science/maria-konnikova/i-dont-want-to-be-right

Tony has been on GCC numerous times, the last two were episodes 195 (introducing his first Jane Austen Novel) and 219 (for Buffy Revisited).

Find Tony’s site here: https://www.arfarina.com, his podcast Indie Comics Spotlight is found on Comics In Motion: https://podfollow.com/comicsinmotion & find his book Welcome To Mansfield wherever you buy books! You can hear the playlists for Tony’s novels on Spotify or his website: https://www.arfarina.com/music.html

Last week’s GCC episode was the official beginning of Clone Wars Conversations, where Dave, Maff, Megan & Mike delve into all 22 episodes of season 1 of The Clone Wars. They talk animation, favourite episodes, best arcs, high & low points of the series, villains, clone personalities, a lack of dramatic tension and more!

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If you want FREE BONUS CONTENT, please screenshot your reviews & ratings of the show and send them to Mike via social media or email and he’ll send you an episode of Afterthoughts of your choosing!

MORE GUEST SPOTS & FREE CONTENT:

Mike (& Megan) appeared on Spider-Dan & The Secret Bores to compare the two Day of The Dead movies Coco & The Book Of Life: https://pod.fo/e/1fdd53

Mike appeared on Back To The Filmography to talk about Jason Statham’s only animated movie to date; Gnomeo & Juliet: https://pod.fo/e/1f9f28

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

#174 Pt 2 – Another Big Star Wars Discussion: TV Shows, Books, Religion & Spirituality And Sequels With Ike’s Flame

It’s time to continue Mike’s Star Wars conversation with Ike’s Flame! They talk the sequel trilogy, what Star Wars means to them, how spirituality & religion connect with Star Wars and so much more!

This week is part 2 and the duo’s discussion continues with Ike’s rankings of the 3 Sequel Trilogy movies and they discuss some of the issues with the 3 movies, the briefly talk about Star Wars: Resistance before delving into Ike’s favourite books including the Thrawn & Queen’s trilogies, before delving into some of Mike’s comic recommendations and Ike then explains how Star Wars connects to his Christianity while also allowing him to escape into the galaxy far, far away!

Last week was part where Ike starts by saying why he created his podcast and what Star Wars means to his family, their conversation then turns to video games, before discussing The Clone Wars & Ahsoka. Their attention soon turns to the live-action series and Andor (no spoilers for Andor within) and the duo also discuss Visions! Ike then talks about his favourite non-Star-Wars fandoms (Marvel & LOTR), their favourite SW era and more!

Ike’s Site: https://podpage.com/ikes-flame

Find Ike’s Flame on Twitter & Instagram @IkesFlame

Find Ike’s Flame wherever you listen to podcasts: https://podfollow.com/1610227499

Ike’s podcast with Big T & Lil T: https://pod.fo/e/144b95

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

Last episode, two of the creative minds behind the REBURN comic; creator/writer Alyson Shelton and artist Elise McCall, spoke with Mike about why Alyson decided to make Reburn and how Elise became involved, which leads onto how the two figured out how the many characters would look, 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 facial expressions, and more!

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 0-110 are out now, in ep 110 Mike tackles the final batch of Crimson Reign comics, in ep 109 Mike delves into the Rise Of Kylo Ren comics where Ben Solo bleeds his lightsaber crystal and in ep 108 Mike tackled the penultimate collection of the Crimson Reign crossover 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

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#52 Pt 2 – Do Satanists Believe In Hell?: Consciousness, Aleister Crowley, AI & The BBC Interview w/ Magister Bill M

This week continues Mike’s chat with Bill M, a Magister of the Church Of Satan where they discuss the many misconceptions about the Church, it’s beliefs and it’s practices along with many other fruitful topics!

Misconceptions surrounding Aleister Crowley are discussed as well as Bill & the church’s view on the afterlife and consciousness, Bill’s opinions & dealings with artificial intelligence, how people hate being wrong, issues with close-minded intellectual’s mindsets, the satanic sins, numerology, Bill’s BBC interview and many other topics!

Be sure to go back & check out part 1 of their chat if you haven’t already, where Bill & Mike talk about how Satanists do not worship Satan (or any deity for that matter), the origin of Lucifer, the “music of Satan”, Bill’s podcast “The Devil’s Mischief” and it’s associated network “Radio-Free Satan”, where many of the misconceptions surrounding the church came from including the “Satanic Panic”, what 666 means to Satanists, the discrimination many Satanists face and being “out of the closet” with their own religion and so much more!

Church Of Satan – Bill M’s podcast The Devil’s Mischief – Radio Free Satan

Last episode Mike spoke with the American comedian Myq Kaplan which started with them discussing Myq’s name and then flows into all manner of things, including using alternative words when speaking, why Myq started stand-up comedy, his musical passions, both of their perspectives on growth, how important nature is, the potential mind-controlling qualities of psilocybin mushrooms, if people actually have free will, the benefits of being nice, the uses of meditation & changing one’s thought processes, the zen proverb “Chop Wood, Carry Water” and it’s meaning, as well as many more fruitful topics!

Promo by Breakdown From The Couch

Genuine Chit-Chat is now 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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#52 Pt 1 – Understanding The Church Of Satan: Misconceptions, The Satanic Panic, 666 & The Devil’s Mischief w/ Magister Bill M

This week Mike talks to Bill M, a Magister of the Church Of Satan surrounding the many misconceptions about the Church, it’s beliefs and it’s practices along with many other fruitful topics!

In part 1 of their chat, Bill & Mike talk about how Satanists do not worship Satan (or any deity for that matter), the origin of Lucifer, the “music of Satan”, Bill’s podcast “The Devil’s Mischief” and it’s associated network “Radio-Free Satan”, where many of the misconceptions surrounding the church came from including the “Satanic Panic”, what 666 means to Satanists, the discrimination many Satanists face and being “out of the closet” with their own religion, the illuminati, geographical locations of Satanists and so much more is all discussed!

Part 2 will be released next week where their chat regarding the church continues along with talks of Alistair Crowley, Bill & the church’s view on the afterlife and consciousness, artificial intelligence gets mentioned, how people hate being wrong, issues with close-minded intellectual’s mindsets, the satanic sins, numerology and many other topics so be sure to tune in for that!

Church Of Satan – Bill M’s podcast The Devil’s Mischief – Radio Free Satan

Last week Mike spoke with the American comedian Myq Kaplan which started with them discussing Myq’s name and then flows into all manner of things, including using alternative words when speaking, why Myq started stand-up comedy, his musical passions, both of their perspectives on growth, how important nature is, the potential mind-controlling qualities of psilocybin mushrooms, if people actually have free will, the benefits of being nice, the uses of meditation & changing one’s thought processes, the zen proverb “Chop Wood, Carry Water” and it’s meaning, as well as many more fruitful topics!

Promo by Release The Clowns

Genuine Chit-Chat is now 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.

GCC #9 Part 2 – Dom Fullwood – Religious Extremism, Atheism & Christianity

In part 2 of Mike & Dom’s chat, they continue their discussion on gun laws, plus they speak about war, religious extremism (and how first world countries are often the cause of people getting involved with extremism), their opinions on religion – with Mike being an atheist and Dom being a christian it makes for a great discussion!

In Part 1 they speak about airsoft (as it’s one of Dom’s passions and Mike wants to try it sometime), animals in zoos and if it’s ever okay to hunt animals (Mike & Dom have differing views on the matter) and how guns should be handled by government both in the UK & in the US.

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