#210 – Do You Like Pumpkin Spice? Seasonal Drinks, Megan’s Tastes And Returning From Manchester With Megan

This week is another special with Megan & Mike, where they are driving home from Manchester and wanted to talk about their pumpkin spice lattes, their coffee preferences, Christmas pudding, the many flavours Megan does & doesn’t like, their time in the city, the show they saw and more!

Episodes with M&M (not in the car) like this come out every week on https://Patreon.com/GenuineChitChat – M&M talk movies, TV shows, live performances and about their road trips, so if you want to support Mike & Megan you can do-so for only £1 per month, or give a one-off donation at Kofi, and you will receive bonus episodes: https://ko-fi.com/genuinechitchat!

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

Megan’s Instagram handle is @GrittsGetsFit if you want to follow her!

Star Wars: Ahsoka has now finished, so you can check out ever episode of th discussion shows where Mike & a different guest each week talk about each episode – listen on the podcast feed of Comics In Motion or watch on YouTube; https://pod.fo/e/1ee8f3 & https://youtu.be/D_CsRBhWx58

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The previous episode of GCC featured Brian Curcio, explaining why he & his partner Myles created Rapunzl before Mike asks questions surrounding the use of financial literacy, why there is such a gap in people’s financial knowledge, Brian’s opinions on investments and cryptocurrencies, what financial freedom is, how these questions can affect society as a whole and so much more – this conversation will hopefully widen people’s horizons on their own finances and get you to ask many questions yourselves!

MORE FREE CONTENT:

5 episodes of Mike, Maff & Dave’s show; Rebels Reviewed is out now, so listen to their thoughts on seasons 1, 2, 3 & 4 and a bonus prediction/wrap-up episode, all found on any podcast app and on YouTube: https://pod.fo/e/1defff – https://youtu.be/BrZrvENUlTM

Mike spoke with Thomas Rochester of Reckless Rebellion to talk about the 3 Thrawn book trilogies: ⁠https://pod.fo/e/1df29c⁠

Mike also appeared on Star Wars Timeline to talk about Ahsoka, as part of the #RoadToAhsoka: https://youtu.be/-qo3tVHyC1U 

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 0-137 are out now; 137 continues with the 2020 main Star Wars comics, ep 136 finishes all High Republic Phase 2 comics with THR Adventure Vol 2 and ep 135 is the second volume of Phase 2 High Republic comics! 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 or Instagram – Twitter – Facebook – YouTube – Stitcher – Podbean – Spotify

Star Wars: Comics In Canon – What Is Life Day? Han & Chewie’s Holiday Special; Anthology Stories About Wookiees, Sarlaccs And During The High Republic Era! (Life Day #1: Paid On Delivery, Gift Of Light & Deck The Halls) – Ep 83

HAPPY LIFE DAY! To celebrate this special time of year, Mike embarks on the Life Day anthology comic, which contains a total of four stories! As well as giving plenty of information on Life Day, Mike goes through each of the stories (3 of which include Han & Chewie), providing connections to many things, including Chewie’s family & culture, Sarlaccs, the Arcona species and more!

The main story is set somewhere after Return Of The Jedi but before The Force Awakens, while Deck The Halls is set in the High Republic era (231BBY), Paid On Delivery is between Solo (10BBY) & A new Hope (0BBY) and Gift Of Light is set within the original trilogy (0ABY-4ABY).

This episode was originally released on the feed of Comics In Motion in December 2021!

Life Day 1 was released 24th November 2021. The main story/framing sequence is written by Cavan Scott, with Ivan Fiorelli as artist and Chris Sotomayor as colour artist. Regarding Deck The Halls, Justina Ireland is the writer with Georges Jeanty as penciller, Victor Olazaba as inker and Pete Pantazis as colour artist. Paid On Delivery was written by Steve Orlando with Paul Fry as artist and Alex Sinclair as colour artist. Gift Of Light was written by Jody Houser with Kei Zama as artist and Ruth Redmond as colour artist.

In the last ep (82), Mike embarked on the final issues of the War Of The Bounty Hunters crossover event. In the finale, Qi’ra meets Leia, Boba & Valance try to retrieve the carbonite-frozen Han Solo, Aphra finds an ancient dark side artifact, Vader punishes the Hutt Council, IG-88 is rebuilt and more! Plus Mike gives additional info on the Knights Of Ren, the various IG droids, a “Thought Dowser” as well as plenty of other connections!

If you want to support Mike, you can rate/review the show on Spotify, Apple Podcasts & other podcast apps, you can share the show or go to Mike’s Patreon for 1 episode of “Afterthoughts” a week, plus there several Star Wars Legends book reviews (& plot overviews) and more; go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://patreon.com/genuinechitchat⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠     

Mike, Maff & Dave’s new show; Rebels Reviewed is out now, listen on any podcast app or watch on YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://pod.fo/e/166659⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  – ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://youtu.be/oVXItTYLe68⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  

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Mike is also the host of a podcast called Genuine Chit-Chat where he’s spoken with Star Wars authors Kevin Shinick, Cavan Scott, Claudia Gray and more! Find all of Mike’s social media & links at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠linktr.ee/GenuineChitChat⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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

Intro theme arranged by Mike Burton, backing music by Eric Matyas at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.soundimage.org

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Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
05:09 Personnel
05:42 Life Day Explained
09:33 Crawl
10:37 Present Story
14:16 Deck The Halls
16:47 Paid On Delivery
22:51 Gift Of Light
25:08 Finale Of Main Story
26:46 Outro

#180 – Disney Discussions Christmas Edition: 5 Fun Festive Films With Mike, Megan, Ria Carrogan & Spider-Dan

As 2022 comes to a close, it’s time for a Disney Discussions Christmas special, where your four hosts tackle 5 “classic” movies; A Nightmare Before Christmas, The Muppet Christmas Carol, Santa Clause 1 & 2 and Ernest Saves Christmas! We lightly compare these movies to each other, confirming which are our favourites and why, if they have stood the test of time, how they deal with the holiday season and they give a sneak peek into what 2023 holds for the Disney Discussions!

If you missed them, go back and listen to their previous Disney Discussions; the first, second & fourth are episodes 155, 163 & 176 of Genuine Chit-Chat and their third discussion is on Spider-Dan & The Secret Bores in late September 2022: https://pod.fo/e/143657! Or you can visit this YouTube playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLcO1Ib_BGD8ajqsEDJPAYC0DSuIUqa26e

Ria’s Twitter & Instagram: @RiaCarrogan – Ria’s initiative; “Femme On…” is found on the feed of Comics In Motion, along with the shows Pop Guerrillas & Indie Comics Spotlight here: https://anchor.fm/comics-in-motion-podcast

You can find Spider-Dan’s show, Patreon & further information on his website https://spiderdanandthesecretbores.com or follow him on social media: Twitter: @Dan_Bores – Instagram: @Spiderdansecretbores

Find Megan on Instagram: @GrittsGetsFit or at https://Patreon.com/GenuineChitChat

Promo by Alyson Shelton of Reburn, to hear more about Reburn, listen to episodes 159 & 173 of GCC or go to https://www.reburncomic.com 

The last episode of GCC (179) had the return of Radhika Rao, to talk about her travels around India, reconnecting with her family, food & culture and they talk more about Buddhism, karma, happiness, religion, morality and so much more!

Check out Mike’s Patreon, where he releases at least 1 episode of his & Megan’s “Afterthoughts” a week (with over 100 out), 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     

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

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 0-115 are out now, in ep 115 Mike talks about the Star Wars comics that details how the second Death Star was first discovered by the Rebels, then in ep 114, Mike delved into the 5 Bounty Hunters comics after Crimson Reign and in 113 Mike tackled the 5 Starlight short stories! 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 recently guested on:

Comics In Motion to talk about the finale of the Star Wars show Andor series here: https://pod.fo/e/151fa9  

Comics In Motion (again) to talk about the Tales Of The Jedi animated series here: https://pod.fo/e/152525  

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

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#179 – Are You Happy Today? Defining Karma, Finding Meaning & Visiting Family In India With Radhika Rao

Radhika Rao returns to GCC to talk about her travels around India, reconnecting with her family, food & culture and Buddhism, karma and happiness.

In more detail, the conversation begins with a short discussion on Christmas, before Radhika delves into her time reconnecting with her family in India, how Indian culture somewhat differs from American culture and they talk about how important food is for cultures & connecting with each other. Radhika & Mike then talk about karma; it’s definition and the misconceptions around it, Radhika then talks about her Buddhist chanting & connection to the universe, the concept of God, the pros & cons of religion, balancing asceticism & hedonism and more!

Radhika’s last GCC appearance was episode 169, listen on this feed or watch the video version on YouTube: https://youtu.be/3XP9pqtUP0o

Radhika’s Site: http://radhikarao.org  – Her Instagram is @radhikarao77 – LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/radhika-rao-2764598 – IMDb: https://imdb.com/name/nm9895468 – The Organisation Soka Gakkai International: https://sokaglobal.org   – Radhika also recommends the Buddhability podcast and the comedian Ari Eldjárn. At around 38 minutes, Radhika mentioned the site https://www.sgi-usa.org  

Thanks again to Tonya Todd for connecting Mike & Radhika! http://mstonyatodd.com  

The last episode of GCC (178) featured Frank Burton, who returned for his fifth GCC appearance, to talk about his podcast with David Ivar of Herman Dune; Not On Top, as well as writing his book “Brollywood” during the COVID lockdown, plus alternate versions of celebrities, the Ragbag world, reviewing service stations, becoming famous and answering the question; What Is Brollywood?

Check out Mike’s Patreon, where he releases at least 1 episode of his & Megan’s “Afterthoughts” a week (with over 100 out), 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     

To hear to a free Patreon episode, check out the first in Mike & Megan’s Tom Hanks watch 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 0-115 are out now, in ep 115 Mike talks about the Star Wars comics that details how the second Death Star was first discovered by the Rebels, then in ep 114, Mike delved into the 5 Bounty Hunters comics after Crimson Reign and in 113 Mike tackled the 5 Starlight short stories! 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 recently guested on:

Comics In Motion to talk about the finale of the Star Wars show Andor series here: https://pod.fo/e/151fa9  

Comics In Motion (again) to talk about the Tales Of The Jedi animated series here: https://pod.fo/e/152525  

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

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#76 Pt 2 – ASMR Is Bad Podcast Etiquette: Teacher Problems, Music Taste & Plenty Of Nonsense With Nick & Ciara

This week Mike is once again joined by Nick & Ciara of the This Is The Best Thing podcast (also joined by Mike’s girlfriend and self-proclaimed co-host, Megan), to talk about their show as well as hundreds of other tangents & ramblings – this is definitely a show for the sillier members of the audience!

In this week’s part, the four’s tangentical chat starts with a discussion on boybands continues with a talk on Disney films, why Nick started two podcasts, Ciara’s & Mike’s time on YouTube when they were younger, some issues that come from being a teacher, how Megan got into being a teacher and how she met Nick, Frankie Valli & Rick Astley are discussed followed by a longer discussion of music taste in general, intellectual property and much more nonsense!

In case you missed last week, in part 1 of their chat they discuss a huge matter of random things, but in brief; West Side Story-style clicking in schools was discussed (as both Nick & Megan are teachers), Nick’s solo show, why Nick & Ciara started a podcast as well as what it’s all about, censorship in Eminem lyrics, Michael Jackson’s child Blanket, Nick’s identity crisis followed by his dislike of Love Actually, favourite Christmas movies, Robbie Williams & Take That, Kanye West’s Jesus Is King merchandise, favourite restaurants, eating badly and many other topics!

Link To Nick & Ciara’s Show – Link To Nick’s Solo Show

In case you missed it, in the last episode of GCC, Mike collaborated with Scott, Chris & Dave of the 20^th Century Geek, Comics In Motion & VHS Strikes Back podcasts for an instalment in the Journey To The Rise Of Skywalker! In part 1, they discuss Episodes 7 & 8 (The Force Awakens & The Last Jedi), regarding plot details, characters, how they compare to the previous 6 movies in the Skywalker Saga, which of the two movies they each prefer, some of the best & worst parts of the new trilogy and more! In part 2 they speculate on what they believe is to come in Episode IX including “Bendemption”, how Palpatine will be involved, what will happen to Leia, Rey and much more!

Promo by The One Where Show

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.

#76 Pt 1 – “This Is The Best Thing”: Christmas Movies, Identity Crisis & Michael Jackson’s Blanket With Nick & Ciara

This week Mike is joined by Nick & Ciara of the This Is The Best Thing podcast (also joined by Mike’s girlfriend and self-proclaimed co-host, Megan), to talk about their show as well as hundreds of other tangents & ramblings – this is definitely a show for the sillier members of the audience!

Part 1 of their chat they discuss a huge matter of random things, but in brief; West Side Story-style clicking in schools was discussed (as both Nick & Megan are teachers), Nick’s solo show, why Nick & Ciara started a podcast as well as what it’s all about, censorship in Eminem lyrics, Michael Jackson’s child Blanket, Nick’s identity crisis followed by his dislike of Love Actually, favourite Christmas movies, Robbie Williams & Take That, Kanye West’s Jesus Is King merchandise, favourite restaurants, eating badly and so much more!

In part 2, the four’s tangentical chat continues with a talk on Disney films, Ciara’s & Mike’s youth on YouTube, the issues of being a teacher, how Megan got into being a teacher, Frankie Valli’s impact on music followed by a longer discussion on music & music taste in general, intellectual property and much more nonsense, so if you liked this week, be sure to tune in next week!

Link To Nick & Ciara’s Show – Link To Nick’s Solo Show

In case you missed it, in the last episode of GCC, Mike collaborated with Scott, Chris & Dave of the 20^th Century Geek, Comics In Motion & VHS Strikes Back podcasts for an instalment in the Journey To The Rise Of Skywalker! In part 1, they discuss Episodes 7 & 8 (The Force Awakens & The Last Jedi), regarding plot details, characters, how they compare to the previous 6 movies in the Skywalker Saga, which of the two movies they each prefer, some of the best & worst parts of the new trilogy and more! In part 2 they speculate on what they believe is to come in Episode IX including “Bendemption”, how Palpatine will be involved, what will happen to Leia, Rey and much more!

Promo by Just Conversations Podcast

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

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

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

#44 –Dreaming Of A White Moustache: Jolly Music, Lots Of Food & The Love & Hates Of Christmas With TJ & Bradley

This week, in the first GCC Christmas special, Mike talks to two of his favourite people (and past guests) TJ Cummings & Bradley Hobby! Their chat delves into a variety of subjects as they pop-up and disappear into the distance; these 3 talk about their loves & hates of the holiday season as well as a whole mess of other things – the short film Dark Dungeons, Mike’s different facial hair colours, their love of the Legend of Zelda franchise and more are all intertwined with Christmas movies, music, food, decorations & presents!

As well as the above, TJ & Mike’s love for the Sia Christmas album is discussed, along with Super Mario Galaxy, the illustrious Batninja, Tim Burton movies, Bradley’s “messy” school trip, mind-control, the Mean Girls movie, South Park, Marvel, fairy lights and to top it off, Megan comes in at the end to bring a David Hasselhoff story – Merry Hoffmas!

For any grinches out there, last week Mike spoke with just TJ about every subject apart from Christmas so if you’re sick of this holiday cheer be sure to check it out! A few things discussed are: immortality, the age of consent, homosexuality, traumatic events that can affect growth, having children/adopting along with what can affect a child’s social behaviour from changes earlier in life, our perception of nature, how wi-fi signals affect bees, the many different senses of animals, how religion & the energy of life intertwine, animal language and so much more!

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

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

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