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#184 P2 – Ranking The Weezer Discography: Favourite Tracks, Album Variation & Sound Changes With Tony Farina

Tony returns to GCC for the second half of a 2 hour-long discussion on the rock band everyone knows, but few know well; Weezer!

This week is part 2 where Mike & Tony spend the majority of the conversation continuing their Weezer album rankings (excluding the Teal covers album); discussing the many sound changes of the band & some highlights and then towards the end they then give their top 5 Weezer tracks! This conversation is for anyone who likes music; whether you’ve barely heard of Weezer or are a superfan, this is a great listen!

In case you missed part 1, Mike & Tony talk about when they first heard Weezer and why they decided to go through their entire discography, plus they give some bio information on the band, talk about why the band are popular, including why so many “fans” don’t listen passed their second album (which relates to the SNL sketch linked below). Towards the end of part 1, Mike & Tony begin their ranking of Weezer’s albums!

Thanks to Spider-Dan, Dave Horrocks, Blake Byles & Max Byrne for their comments in part 1!

The Weezer SNL sketch: https://youtu.be/ab5WvwfLuLM

Go to Tony’s website for updates on his books, podcasts & everything else: https://www.arfarina.com

Tony has appeared on episodes 71 & 88 of GCC and Mike has appeared on Indie Comics Spotlight several times; on the 2022 episodes Miracleman & Shadow Service and the 2021 episodes Flintstones, Billionaire Island & Second Coming!

Keep an eye out on the Comics In Motion podcast feed and Genuine Chit-Chat’s YouTube channel for a new show; Star Wars Rebels Reviewed, coming soon!

Check out Mike’s Patreon, where he releases at least 1 episode of his & Megan’s “Afterthoughts” a week, and in October they released 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

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

The previous episode of GCC (183) brought the 7th appearance of Gough from Beernuts Productions! Gough spoke about his 2 newest comedy films; The Kidnapping & Couples Therapy, how filming in 2022 was compared to previous years, sketch comedy, Hawaiian shirts and more!

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 0-119 are out now, in ep 119 Mike delved into Darth Vader comics where he finds himself face-to-face with Padmé’s double; Sabé! In ep 118 Mike delved into the new horror anthology; Tales From The Rancor Pit and in 117 Mike delved into Aphra’s Spark-Eternal possessed story! Previous episodes include the War Of The Bounty Hunters & Crimson Reign crossovers, 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:

Indie Comics Spotlight to talk Miracleman Books 1-4: https://pod.fo/e/156d91

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

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#81 Pt 2 – Find Solutions, Not Excuses: Practice, Stillness & Recognising The Positives With Maxwell Ivey

This week Mike’s chat with Maxwell Ivey, The Blind Blogger about losing his vision, his podcast, his books, his travel experiences and much more is continued!

In part 2 Maxwell talks about his blog “The Blind Blogger” and his podcast “What’s Your Excuse? Show”, doing things for himself & working solo, the value of practicing your craft as well as “stillness”, learning from negative experiences, Maxwell’s time in the carnival business and many other topics as well as Maxwell singing at the end!

In case you missed it, part 1 of their chat starts with Maxwell discussing his many pursuits and how he lost his vision, the importance of accepting a helping hand, how some people have mistreated him due to his blindness, the books he’s written, modern meditation, his work ethic and much more!

Maxwell’s Site The Blind Blogger – His Podcast “What’s Your Excuse? Show”

In case you missed the last episode, Mike spoke with Tracey Maxfield about bullying, mental health & her book Escaping The Rabbit Hole; in more detail, Tracey recounts her journey through nursing and what led her to her nervous breakdown & her journey through acute depression, this is followed by a discussion on the seriousness of bullying in both school & the workplace and how severely it can affect someone’s mental health, the social stigmas that continue to persist victims of bullying, Tracey’s motto of “Engage | Educate | Empower”, potential causes of school shootings, the definition of “bullycide” and many more things are discussed!

Intro Plug by Play Comics

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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Writing 40 Songs In Six Months – The Life Of A Musician: Playing Shows & Collaboration – GCC #35 with Conner Cherland

This week Mike is joined by singer/songwriter Conner Cherland to celebrate & discuss Conner’s newest release “The Choices Of John Still”, as well as a look into how the process of songwriting & touring come together and more!

Conner’s site – The Choices Of John Still EP is now available on Spotify & iTunes!

As well as the above, Conner says who his dream collaborations would be with, along with how “The Rare Occasions” band helped Conner with his latest release. Conner then talks about the finances of being a musician & how to find time for it all, how he writes 40 songs in six months and how he decides which to use on his releases, his touring set-up, his opinion on Spotify, Bring Me The Horizon, his “singing-gram” and much more, in an introduction to Conner Cherland great for all music lovers!

Last week Mike was joined by fellow podcaster Frank, they discussed Frank’s Ragbag Podcast (which is a great music-based podcast) and the freedom of podcasting, followed by their opinions on art & music, how Frank got into being an author and info about his book releases before discussing the bulk of the chat; Frank’s epilepsy (finished off by a discussion about mental illness & medication).

Promo by Pop Culture Nickel

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Life Lessons From The Prudish Punk – GCC #13 Part 1 – Clickbait, Censorship, Religion & Too Much Cereal

Mike & his guest Jonny, chat about all matter of things in part 1 of this tangential podcast, varying from YouTubers & their inappropriate videos & use of clickbait (Logan Paul for example), when is censorship for younger audiences necessary, sex education, earworms, religion, a lot of cereal and much, much more!

If you like hearing two friends having a laugh about a little bit of everything and a whole lot of nothing, be sure to give this week a listen!
Part 2 will be released next week!

Last week’s podcast was the second of the “Science But Simple” mini-series, which was about gravity, the moon, tides and how the sun works. Science But Simple explains of how things seen everyday work in an easy-to-digest manner in less than an hour, so be sure to check that out if you’re interested!

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