#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

Sign up to the Pop Culture Collective newsletter here to keep up to date with Mike and other incredible creator’s many releases: https://pccnewsletter.com 

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/1defffhttps://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

#209 –  Delving Into Spooky Season: Why Horror Films Are Appealing And A Trip To Manchester With Megan

This week is a special where Mike & Megan drove up to Manchester and decided to talk about Spooky Season with why Megan likes watching horror films in October, some of their favourites (discussing Saw, Halloween, Scream & more), their trip to Manchester 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

Sign up to the Pop Culture Collective newsletter here to keep up to date with Mike and other incredible creator’s many releases: https://pccnewsletter.com 

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/1defffhttps://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 0-136 are out now; 136 finishes all High Republic Phase 2 comics with THR Adventure Vol 2, ep 135 is the second volume of Phase 2 High Republic comics and in ep 134 Mike tackles the one-shot: Quest Of The Jedi! 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 – Tales From Vader’s Castle: Spooky Stories From Fortress Vader, Halloween Special! Featuring Lina Graf, Ewoks, Dooku, Obi-Wan, Kanan Jarrus & Hera Syndulla, Vampires, Ghosts & More! – Ep 76

HAPPY HALLOWEEN! For ep 76 & to celebrate this spooky time of year (when this episode was originally released), Mike is delving into the canon comics by IDW Publishing; Tales From Vader’s Castle – 5 stories with many familiar faces, character information & connections all perfect for the Halloween season including Lina Graf, Hera & Kanan, Han & Chewie, Ewoks, Obi-Wan & Dooku, ghosts, vampire-bats, sacrifices and a whole bunch of references & connections to Star Wars and famous horror movies!

The continuous story is set somewhere in the original trilogy era (between 0ABY – 4ABY) and the other stories are all over the prequel & original trilogy era! The writer for these comics was Cavan Scott and Derek Charm is the artist & colour artist for the continuous story. The guest artists are Chris Fenoglio, Kelley Jones, Corin Howell, Robert Hack & Charles Paul Wilson III and the guest colour artists are Chris Fenoglio, Michelle Madsen, Valentina Pinto, Charlie Kirchoff & Michael Devito.

Please note this episode was first released in October 2021 on the podcast feed of Comics In Motion!

Issue 1 was released 3rd October 2018, Issue 5 was released 31st October 2018, the trade paperback collection was released May 2019 and the hardcover collection of this & the sequel collection Return To Vaders Castle was released January 2021.

Keep an eye on Mike’s other podcast; Genuine Chit-Chat where Mike has released an hour-long conversation with artist Paolo Villanelli!

Check out episode 74 of SWCIC for the story of how & why Vader’s Castle was built!

Shout-out to Alex Hart for buying these comics for Mike, check out his Instagram @Modern_Day_Exploration

Also go listen to the last episode of SWCIC where Beilert Valance returns! After his mutilation from imperial service, the cyborg bounty hunter returns in a new comic series, joined by many famous bounty hunters including Bossk, Boba Fett & more! Listen as Mike takes you through the plot of this first volume, showing how a job that went wrong has caused a war between two syndicates; The Mourner’s Wail & The Broken Clan, but things are not how they seem… Plus Mike gives background information on Bossk (including his beliefs in the “scorekeeper”), featured planets, species and more!

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  

Subscribe to the Pop Culture Collective Newsletter for weekly updates on both of Mike’s shows and plenty of other incredible creators, here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://pccnewsletter.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠   

Subscribe to Mike’s YouTube channel to see video versions of his conversations, discussion with Star Wars creators, playlists filled with episodes of GCC & SWCIC and more: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://youtube.com/GenuineChitChat⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  

Guest spots Mike has recently been involved in:

On Stevie B’s YouTube to talk Star Wars: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://youtu.be/McbWHBMZQxM⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  

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

Mike is also the host of a podcast called Genuine Chit-Chat where he speaks with a different guest each week about a wide array of topics where no subject is off limits. He has spoken with authors Kevin Shinick, Cavan Scott, Claudia Gray and more – GCC can be listened to in the same place you’re listening to this show, so there’s no excuse to not check it out!

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

Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
00:49 Info & Personnel
03:24 Issue 1
19:57 Issue 2
27:37 Issue 3
34:10 Issue 4
41:49 Issue 5
46:35 Coming Up
57:49 Outro

Spooky Special: Halloween 1-3, Scream (1996) & Hocus Pocus!

As we’re nearing Halloween (and Mike & Megan are off to Disneyland Paris), here are 3 episodes taken from Mike’s Patreon where he & Megan watch some classic Halloween movies! Hear their thoughts on these classics, let us know what you thought and if you want to hear their thoughts on the various sequels, other movies & TV shows and want to support the show, please consider supporting on Patreon for only £1 a month!

Last episode, Mike spoke with Ike’s Flame, discussing the many live-action & animated series, favourite eras, non-Star-Wars franchises they enjoyed as well as talking about the sequel trilogy, what Star Wars means to them, how spirituality & religion connect with Star Wars and so much more!

Mike’s Patreon releases at least 1 episode of his & Megan’s “Afterthoughts” a week, plus Star Wars Legends book reviews, discussions about holidays & events, unsplit full-length episodes of GCC and more here: http://patreon.com/genuinechitchat  

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

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 0-111 are out now, in ep 111 Mike tackles the Obi-Wan mini-series spanning major events in his life, 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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