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Star Wars: Skeleton Crew Ep 4 Review: Coming Of Age, Clone Wars, Life Lessons And Neel’s Character – “Can’t Say I Remember No At Attin” With Maff

Episode 4 of Star Wars: Skeleton Crew has landed; “Can’t Say I Remember No At Attin” and this week’s guest for the discussion show is Maff – he talks about Neel, responsibility, life lessons and more, as well as thoughts on previous live-action Star Wars projects!

In more detail, Mike & Maff first talk about Maff’s thoughts on the other live-action shows, before delving into what this episode showed about the crew’s characters and where this journey will take them. As well as diving deep into the characters, the duo talk about the lessons this story can teach a younger audience, as well as meaningful moments in one’s life when growing up, where the story will go from here, SM-33, and as Maff is a cohost of Clone Wars Conversations, plenty of references to the prequel-era animated show are made too – tune in then subscribe so you don’t miss next week’s episode with another guest!

Dave, Maff & Mike, discuss episodes of The Clone Wars animated series every month and they’re nearing the end of Season 6, so tune in wherever you’re listening to this or you can watch on YouTube! https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLcO1Ib_BGD8Y79aRWUxSWwdy3eyNrbXBl&si=fBj8GSeS3xZDLlsI

Mike has been involved with many other Star Wars podcasts, including several Star Wars interviews, such as Mike Chen on episode 234 of GCC about his novel Star Wars: Brotherhood and he returns on episode 246 to talk about his latest novel with Marvel; What If Marc Spector Was Host To Venom? Ep 234 found here: https://pod.fo/e/23d985 & https://youtu.be/pQA0QvC5qa0 and ep 246 found here: https://pod.fo/e/279547 & https://youtu.be/PAEmwuhG2gw

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

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

Support Mike on Patreon for weekly bonus audio content and early access, all from only £1 per month: https://patreon.com/GenuineChitChat

Mike’s Recent Other Podcast Appearances:
Mike recently appeared on JAC’s Back To The Filmography podcast, tune in here: https://pod.fo/e/28e32e
Mike and Megan appear on Spider-Dan’s podcast to talk about the Princess Diana movie Spencer as part of “Alter-Nativity Stories”: https://pod.fo/e/2916c6
Mike appeared on Spider-Dan & The Secret Bores for their top 5 small cast movies, listen here: https://pod.fo/e/289237
On the VHS Strikes Back’s Dragonslayer episode: https://pod.fo/e/28f73f

Star Wars: Skeleton Crew Premiere Review: (Ep 1 & 2): The Vibe, The Characters, Predictions And The High Republic, With Thomas Rochester

As we enter the holiday season, a new Star Wars project has emerged; Skeleton Crew! This show is being compared to The Goonies, but does it deserve this comparison? Mike & this week’s guest Thomas discuss this and more in episodes This Could Be A Real Adventure And Way, Way Out Past The Barrier!

Listen on any podcast app or watch here: https://youtu.be/k00J2aTz5zk

In more detail, Mike & Thomas begin by recapping their thoughts on Acolyte & other live-action SW projects, then around the 10 minute mark, they delve into the two episodes of Skeleton Crew. Mike & Thomas talk about the vibe of the show and its inspirations, how the characters work, the stakes and the aesthetics (especially the many aliens seen in the show). The duo also give some predictions and seem intent on bringing up The High Republic at any turn – tune in for a tangent-fuelled talk about likes, dislikes and wildest theories!

Find Thomas Rochester’s social media, podcast, short film and more here: https://linktr.ee/tcrochesteract

Reckless Rebellion Jeopardy (quiz): https://open.spotify.com/episode/30yd0EHwZe7MrFpNziO5z7?si=ViTBd5nSSxC_INSaVsN0qg

In August last year, Mike spoke with Thomas Rochester on his show Reckless Rebellion to talk about the 3 Thrawn book trilogies: ⁠https://pod.fo/e/1df29c⁠

Thomas also appeared on episode 211 of Genuine Chit-Chat to talk about the soul, prophetic dreams and more: https://pod.fo/e/1fa55b

Mike has been involved with many other Star Wars podcasts, including several Star Wars interviews, such as Mike Chen on episode 234 of GCC about his novel Star Wars: Brotherhood and he returns on episode 246 to talk about his latest novel with Marvel; What If Marc Spector Was Host To Venom? Ep 234found here: https://pod.fo/e/23d985 & https://youtu.be/pQA0QvC5qa0 and ep 246 found here: https://pod.fo/e/279547 & https://youtu.be/PAEmwuhG2gw

Mike, Dave & Maff discuss episodes of The Clone Wars animated series every month and they’re nearing the end of Season 6, so tune in wherever you’re listening to this and you can even watch on YouTube! https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLcO1Ib_BGD8Y79aRWUxSWwdy3eyNrbXBl&si=fBj8GSeS3xZDLlsI

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

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

Support Mike on Patreon for weekly bonus audio content and early access, all from only £1 per month: https://patreon.com/GenuineChitChat

Mike’s Recent Other Podcast Appearances:

Mike appeared on Spider-Dan & The Secret Bores for their top 5 small cast movies, listen here: https://pod.fo/e/289237

Plus Mike and his wife Megan will also appear on Spider-Dan’s pod to talk Spencer as part of “Alter-Nativity Stories”, and look out for his appearance on Back To The Filmography talking Glory Daze!

Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
01:40 Acolyte Discussion
08:06 Skeleton Crew Review & Theories
01:24:00 Outro, Plugs & More High Republic

100th Episode Spectacular – 20 Listener Questions; Canon & Legends, Theories & Series, Favourites, Facts & More! Q&A Special

IT’S THE 100TH EPISODE OF MIKE’S STAR WARS SHOW, SO HE & BEN (OF STAR WARS TIMELINE) ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS! Over the last few weeks, listeners of Star Wars: Comics In Canon have submitted their questions for Mike & Ben to answer; these questions range from favourite characters to theories to their wants of the future to downright silliness! Tune in for a wide range of topics all within the Star Wars universe, perfect for fans of any calibre!

Mike’s appearance on Era Of Geek: ⁠https://spoti.fi/3nLumHS⁠ & ⁠https://youtu.be/r1o53g69Gi0⁠

Ben’s appearance on Era Of Geek: ⁠https://spoti.fi/3nOrMRj⁠

The Ralph McQuarrie Concept Art: ⁠https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/starwarsrebels/images/f/f8/Ralph_mcquarrie_concept_art_heroes.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20140821023921⁠

Mike has guested on Ben’s show Star Wars Timeline numerous times, check out this YouTube playlist to see all the times these two have collaborated: ⁠https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLcO1Ib_BGD8YrSCDRvJqyPJQ6X1f_StxT⁠ – please also subscribe to Mike’s YouTube channel while you’re at it, so you can watch video versions of his conversations, playlists filled with episode of GCC & SWCIC and more: ⁠https://youtube.com/channel/UClQvgois9knDkFvjqcpoQtw⁠

A huge thank you to everyone who submitted questions: @Dan_bores (Spider-Dan & The Secret Bores), Tony Farina (⁠https://arfarina.com⁠), @BlakeByles, @MsTonyaTodd, @MaxyByrne (Mandatory Marvel&DC/Music&CD), @IAmJACsMusings (Back To Filmography, Seasons Greeting & Pop Guerrillas), @PaulDaMac (Era of Geek), @Andy_Review, @RealBrettScott (Marvel Plus), @Testmonkey6k (Brian Ivanhoe), @TCRochesterACT (Thomas Carter Rochester), @RecklessRebels (Reckless Rebellion). In the last ep of SWCIC, Mike released spoiler-free book review from the High Republic era; the junior novel Mission To Disaster by Justina Ireland! As with all of Mike’s book reviews, he starts by giving his spoiler-free thoughts, then provides some minor plot details and confirms the book’s themes, then nearer the end he provides a brief description of the whole plot, confirming characters who appear and more spoiler-y details! This review is perfect for any fans of The High Republic!

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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
03:43 20 Questions
2:51:05 Outro

Star Wars 100th Episode Spectacular – 20 Listener Questions; Canon & Legends, Theories & Series, Favourites, Facts & More!

Watch the full video version of their conversation here: https://youtu.be/x-uPb7Hs8hg

Find Ben at Star Wars Timeline: https://youtube.com/starwarstimeline – Facebook: https://facebook.com/groups/starwarstimeline – Twitter: https://twitter.com/SWT_Channel

Mike talks about Star Wars Vision S1 with Megan, Ria & JAC here: https://pod.fo/e/100f26 & https://youtu.be/WinPBda605o

Mike’s appearance on Era Of Geek: https://spoti.fi/3nLumHS& https://youtu.be/r1o53g69Gi0

Ben’s appearance on Era Of Geek: https://spoti.fi/3nOrMRj

The Ralph McQuarrie Concept Art: https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/starwarsrebels/images/f/f8/Ralph_mcquarrie_concept_art_heroes.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20140821023921

Mike has guested on Ben’s show Star Wars Timeline numerous times, check out this YouTube playlist to see all the times these two have collaborated: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLcO1Ib_BGD8YrSCDRvJqyPJQ6X1f_StxT – please also subscribe to Mike’s YouTube channel while you’re at it, so you can watch video versions of his conversations, playlists filled with episode of GCC & SWCIC and more: https://youtube.com/channel/UClQvgois9knDkFvjqcpoQtw

A huge thank you to everyone who submitted questions: @Dan_bores (Spider-Dan & The Secret Bores), Tony Farina (https://arfarina.com), @BlakeByles, @MsTonyaTodd, @MaxyByrne (Mandatory Marvel&DC/Music&CD), @IAmJACsMusings (Back To Filmography, Seasons Greeting & Pop Guerrillas), @PaulDaMac (Era of Geek), @Andy_Review, @RealBrettScott (Marvel Plus), @Testmonkey6k (Brian Ivanhoe), @TCRochesterACT (Thomas Carter Rochester), @RecklessRebels (Reckless Rebellion)

In last week’s episode of SWCIC, Mike released spoiler-free book review from the High Republic era; the junior novel Mission To Disaster by Justina Ireland! As with all of Mike’s book reviews, he starts by giving his spoiler-free thoughts, then provides some minor plot details and confirms the book’s themes, then nearer the end he provides a brief description of the whole plot, confirming characters who appear and more spoiler-y details! This review is perfect for any fans of The High Republic!

To listen to one of Mike’s Patreon episodes for free, check out the first in Mike & Megan’s Tom Hanks rewatch here: https://bit.ly/TomHanks1

To hear Mike’s exclusive canon book reviews on Last Shot, Dark Disciple & A New Dawn, plus the Legends books Shatterpoint, Darth Bane & Darth Plagueis as well as the movie & TV “Afterthoughts” episodes, support the show at http://patreon.com/genuinechitchat

Please subscribe to Mike’s YouTube channel to see video versions of his conversations, playlists filled with episode of GCC & SWCIC and more: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClQvgois9knDkFvjqcpoQtw

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

#57 – Black Holes & Revelations: Correct Terminology, Space & The Scientific Method – Science But Simple 7 With Josh Murray

It’s time for more science in your life, so get ready for the seventh addition of “Science But Simple”!

This week, Mike’s favourite scientist, Josh, returns to talk about misconceptions surrounding scientific terminology including mass/weight, hypothesis/theory, that “supermassive” doesn’t necessarily mean large in size and Freudian slips are even mentioned! In addition to terminology, Josh explains what black holes are, why the new image of a black hole is being talked about, how forces work against each other and more!

If you haven’t already checked it out, we lightly recommend listening to the second addition of Science But Simple (episode #12 of GCC) where Josh explains gravity, The Sun, The Moon, orbit and a few other things in slightly less depth than in this release.

For any newcomers, Science But Simple is a mini-series on Genuine Chit-Chat mostly about Josh explaining the fundamentals of things we see in our everyday lives in an easy-to-digest manner – episodes 6, 12, 18, 25, 38 & 47 are all Science But Simple releases, so if you enjoyed this chat, be sure to check those out too!

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#56 Pt 2 – People Look For Meaning In Chaos: Recording An Audiobook, Conspiracy Theories & Commuting With Frank Burton

This week continues Mike’s chat with author & fellow podcaster, Frank Burton regarding his new book: One Hundred.

This week is part 2 of their chat and their discussion surrounding One Hundred continues, where they start with discussing different people’s perspectives, commuting, not requiring fruitful conversations with strangers all the time, bad customer service, the process of recording & releasing an audiobook, what defines consciousness, if life has meaning or if it’s purely chaos, Frank’s religious views, the importance of community and much more – they even get into conspiracy theories towards the end!

Part 1 was released last week so if you haven’t checked that out, be sure to listen first! Part 1 primarily focuses on Frank’s writing-process, what inspired him to write a 100-chapter short-story book, the central themes of the book, many of the thought experiments the book delves into, the idea of solitude not being a bad thing, why the world of One Hundred is such an interesting one, what Frank & Mike define “milking” a series is (using examples of Star Wars & Doctor Who), Frank’s storytelling history & many other fruitful topics!

You can listen to One Hundred for free (name your price to download) on bandcamp.

Frank’s podcast – Frank’s site, including his books & more – Frank’s appearance on BBC Ouch regarding his epilepsy

Frank has been on the podcast before – in episode 34 Frank discussed his podcast, art & music, how he became an author, his epilepsy & the many misconceptions surrounding it, as well as much more!

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Debunking Misconceptions: Cancer, Big Pharma & GMOs – GCC #18 – Science, But Simple

Mike talks to Josh for another episode of the Science But Simple mini-series and this week they debunk scientific misconceptions! They delve into what cancer actually is, how it works and our treatments & why there isn’t a “cure-all” for cancer, followed by what “Big Pharma” is and the conspiracy around them somehow having the cure to diseases and holding them back, along with the method for testing & releasing new medicines for the public. They then finish off with what GMOs are (genetically modified organisms), more specifically regarding the food we eat, including how seedless grapes exist and why there’s little to worry about!

“Science But Simple” is mostly about explaining the fundamentals of things we see in our everyday lives in an easy-to-digest manner.

If you enjoyed this episode, be sure to check out the other two episodes of “Science But Simple” – the first episode is #6 of the GCC podcast and is all about how light bulbs work, energy & enthalpy, while the second episode is #12, which discusses how gravity works, the tide, the moon, how the sun works/why it’s hot & more!

Last week, Mike spoke to Wayne, a Palaeontologist and they talk about fossils, dinosaurs, mass extinction events, giant insects and much more, so be sure to check that out too!

Regarding “Big Pharma” and the way CBD oil has helped those with many medical issues, Mike speaks with Carla, who has Crohn’s Disease, in episode 7 of GCC so be sure to check out that for another perspective too!

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