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Genuine Chit-Chat
by Mike Burton
A podcast hosted by Mike Burton - ”Honest Conversations With Interesting People”. Every podcast is about something different with a different guest, talking about people’s passions. As well as conversations with content creators, Mike also speaks with authors, entrepreneurs, filmmakers and more, speaking about everything, from movies & morals, to life experiences & science - no subject is off limits!
Episodes
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The MPT Book Club – Pilot Episode: Reviewing The Life & Adventures Of Hudy McGuigan by Hugh Harkin
Genuine Chit-Chat is back with a new quarterly show that will be airing in 2027 – a book club featuring Mike, Tony (A.R.) Farina and “Superdummy” Paul McGuigan! Initially recorded in 2025, this episode is the “pilot” where our trio review a book originally written in 1841 by Hugh Harkin, but was...
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275 - Stuck In An Airport, As A Blind Man: Filmmaker Talks Costume Gags, Working With Young Actors, Narrative Comedies & More - Mr X and Trick Or Treat With Gough of Beernuts Productions
Genuine Chit-Chat is back, and what better way to finish a hiatus than to have Gough of Beernuts Productions return for his tenth visit? Mike & Gough talk about his newest two films; the narrative-driven “Mr X” and the gag-filled sketches in “Trick Or Treat”, including working with younger…
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Kinza Talks About The Film Festival Community And Pushing Herself Out Of Her Comfort Zone - Part 2 At Forbidden Worlds Film Festival 2026
It’s time for the final interview from Forbidden Worlds Film Festival 2026! Kinza returns for another interview, and this time she talks about widening her film knowledge, the amazing community at Forbidden Worlds Film Festival, getting out of her comfort zone and more! This is part 2 of the...
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Ben Lewis Talks About The Value Of Physical Media, No Wrong Film Opinions And “See This If” - Part 2 At Forbidden Worlds Film Festival 2026
It’s time for interview number two from Forbidden Worlds Film Festival 2026! Ben talks about what film means to him, which leads into a discussion on physical media and that there are no wrong film opinions! This is part 2 of the interview with Ben, for part 1, go to Spider-Dan & The Secret…
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Sam Espensen Returns To Talk About The Underrated Fantasy Movie Ladyhawke & Ray Harryhausen – Part 2 With Espensen Spirit At Forbidden Worlds Film Festival 2026
It’s time for the first, of three, interviews from Forbidden Worlds Film Festival 2026! Sam Espensen returns to talk about the 1985 medieval fantasy movie; Ladyhawke! As well as discussing what the movie means to Sam, the characters within and the genre as a whole, she talks about Ray…
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The Medieval Dragon/Alien Movie Starring Harvey Keitel That No One Saw: Star Knight, also known as The Knight Of The Dragon (1985) - Forbidden Worlds Film Festival 2026 (Final Review)
We’re onto the final review of Forbidden Worlds Film Festival 2026! We move onto review number 13, where Dan & Mike discuss the relatively unheard of 1985’s Star Knight (The Knight of the Dragon); a Spanish-made, English-language movie starring Harvey Keitel, about a space ship being mistaken for…
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The Movie That Inspired Disney’s Aladdin: The Thief Of Bagdad (1940) Review - Forbidden Worlds Film Festival 2026
We’re onto the Day 4 of Forbidden Worlds Film Festival; the final day! We move onto review number 9 (both reviews from Day 3 are on Spider-Dan’s feed), where Dan & Mike discuss 1940’s The Thief Of Bagdad; a movie that heavily inspired Disney’s Aladdin, as it too was based on the story from One...
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The First Movie Fully In Sámi (Indigenous European Language): Pathfinder (1987) Review - Forbidden Worlds Film Festival 2026
We move onto review number 7, where Dan & Mike discuss 1987 movie Pathfinder (not the Karl Urban remake)! The movie is spoken in a Sámi language and is the first of it’s kind, based on an old Sámi legend, made by Norwegian director Nils Gaup. Over the coming weeks, be sure you subscribe & tune…
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An Underrated Genre-Blending French Hit: Brotherhood Of The Wolf (2001) Review - Forbidden Worlds Film Festival 2026
Review for day 2 of Forbidden Worlds Film Festival commences! We move onto review number 5 and Dan & Mike discuss the Director’s Cut of the 2001 horror/period-drama/mystery/action movie (that was inspired by the Beast of Gévaudan, while serving as inspiration for the FromSoftware game…
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Is This The Worst Film Mike Has Ever Seen? Clan Of The Cave Bear (1985) Review – Forbidden Worlds Film Festival 2026
The Forbidden Worlds Film Festival coverage continues! Still on the first day of the festival, this is review number 3, for the 1985 Neanderthal movie; Clan Of The Cave Bear! Over the coming weeks, be sure you subscribe & tune into both podcast feeds (or YouTube channels) so you don’t miss any of...
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A Bonkers Japanese Movie: Legend Of The Eight Samurai (1983) Review – Forbidden Worlds Film Festival 2026 (Day 1)
The Forbidden Worlds Film Festival coverage BEGINS! Mike & Spider-Dan have reviewed 13 movies from the film festival, and have 6 interviews to release. The first review of the weekend is 1985’s Ladyhawke, on the feed of Spider-Dan & The Secret Bores, but this is review number 2, for the 1983...
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Life Update 2, Patreon Episode & Free Bonus Content: Casino Royale Review & More!
Mike updates you on his output, notes the new free Patreon tier and includes a free review of Casino Royale starts around the 6 minute mark! Mike appeared on Back To The Filmography, talking Matthew McConaughey on Interstellar, tune in here: https://pod.fo/e/3b9a62 Mike has continued to release...
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Life Update!
Mike has some exciting news to share, along with confirmation when you’ll be receiving new episodes of this show! If you want to support Mike while he takes a short break and receive access to a massive catalogue of bonus episodes, including several for Spooky Season, please consider supporting…
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274 P2 – Exploring Ralph Ellison In The Modern Era: The Shadow & Act Essays Are Still Worryingly Relevant, With Tony Holt Jr
Educator & podcaster Tony Holt Jr continues his thoughts on Ralph Ellison’s essays; Shadow and Act this week! This massive conversation had to be split in two (all Patreon supporters had both parts two weeks ago), but this week in part 2, Tony & Mike’s discussion on Ellison’s writing style...
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The Pop Guerrillas Are Back! The Pop Guerrillas 2.0 Trailer
Pop Guerrillas are back with Dan B returning, joined by 3 new Guerrillas; Maff, Paul & Tony Holt Jr! New episodes will be popping up very soon so keep your eyes (& ears out) for a whole new wave of Pop Guerrillas content coming your way, find them by searching on any podcast app or by clicking...
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274 P1 – Exploring Ralph Ellison In The Modern Era: The Shadow & Act Essays Are Worryingly Relevant, With Tony Holt Jr
Educator & podcaster Tony Holt Jr returns to GCC to talk about the first of Ralph Ellison’s essays; Shadow and Act! This massive conversation had to be split in two (all Patreon supporters already have it in full), but this week in part 1, Tony & Mike discuss Ellison’s writing style and the value…
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273 – Disney Discussions 16: Sleeping Beauty & Maleficent: Aurora Growing Up, Angelina Jolie, Villian Origin Stories And Mr Chanterelle!
Disney Discussions is back with a comparison between 1959’s Sleeping Beauty & 2014’s Maleficent! Sleeping Beauty may be a classic but it’s a movie Mike had never seen; tune in to hear his thoughts as well as the other’s on this 65 year old movie and the 11 year old prequel/retelling from the...
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272 – Video Gaming & Fatherhood: Immersion, Japanese Culture & Time Management With Dan Belgrave (Dark Ronin)
Gaming & fatherhood are the main topics this week with the amazing Dan Belgrave! Dan & Mike have collaborated in the past on GCC, the podcast Superheroes For Dummies and more, but this week they’re honing-in on two incredibly important aspects of Dan’s life; being a dad and video games! In their...
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271 – Sense & Sensibility In The Modern Age: Emotional Beats For The Forgotten Sister In That Other Dashwood Girl, With Tony A.R. Farina
For his eighth appearance on GCC, Tony talks about his published adaptation of Sense & Sensibility! In more detail, Mike & Tony talk about the second instalment in The Austen Chronicles; That Other Dashwood Girl. The duo talk about why Tony focused on a little-known character, how writing this...
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270 – Why We Write: Getting In Our Own Way, The Cost Of Failure And Comics Lit, With Seth Singleton
Author & podcaster Seth Singleton joins Mike to dive deep into the question; why do we write? Video version here: https://youtu.be/vuWAZK6iypY Although Seth & Mike have many mutual friends, this is their first podcast together! In more detail; Seth & Mike talk about getting in one’s own way and...
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269 – Celebrating Where I’m From 200: Creating Poetry, Praising George Ella Lyon And Talking Meaningful Connections With Alyson Shelton
Author, filmmaker, poet, podcaster and truly inspirational person Alyson Shelton returns to GCC to discuss the 200th episode of Where I’m From! In more detail; Alyson joins Mike on GCC for the fourth time to talk about her four year journey through her poetry-inspired show Where I’m From, where…
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FWFF - Sam Espensen talks The Forbidden Worlds Film Festival, Young Sherlock Holmes, Espensen Spirit & More!
Cocktail-creating entrepreneur Sam Espensen speaks about her love of Young Sherlock Holmes and film at Forbidden Worlds Film Festival, and more! Video version here: https://youtu.be/ep9-7v_D0zQ Espensen Spirit’s social media is all @EspensenSpirit Espensen Spirit has been making exceptional…
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FWFF - Volunteering At Forbidden Worlds Film Festival, Plus Disney Movies, Musicals & More, With Kinza Drewett
Veteran volunteer Kinza Drewett speaks about her time volunteering at The Forbidden Worlds Film Festival, favourite Disney movies, musicals and more! Video version here: https://youtu.be/CWaYWf-6k0A Kinza’s Instagram: www.instagram.com/kinzaleah Find more questions to Kinza on Spider-Dan’s…
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FWFF - Who Inspires Gale Anne Hurd? Plus The Abyss, Roger Corman & Sequels - Forbidden Worlds Film Festival
Legendary producer Gale Anne Hurd answers our questions at The Forbidden Worlds Film Festival! Video version here: https://youtu.be/IqpzoUBZXsE In more detail, a group of press each ask Gale Anne Hurd questions during FWFF and this is the first half of the roundtable! Questions are varied and…
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FWFF - Talking Alex Garland, Favourite Films & More With Faith Roswell: Movie Monsters Of The Deep Author
Faith Roswell at The Forbidden Worlds Film Festival talks about her favourite movies and book! In the first of Mike & Dan’s FWFF interviews, they had the pleasure of speaking with Faith Roswell about her book; Movie Monsters Of The Deep, who her Film Festival legend would be, a deep see movie few...
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The Controversial Japanese Moby Dick Adaptation No One Talks About: The Whale God Review At Forbidden Worlds Film Festival
The Forbidden Worlds Film Festival reviews conclude with 1962’s Japanese Moby Dick adaptation; The Whale God Mike & Spider-Dan delve into the 1962 kaiju/Moby Dick movie The Whale God, which Mike was hugely looking forward to watching but it has some controversial topics within – although it’s not...
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The Best Mermaid Film You’ve Never Seen (Or Heard Of): She Creature Review - Stan Winston’s 2001 Creature Feature At Forbidden Worlds Film Festival
The Forbidden Worlds Film Festival coverage continues with their secret movie reveal; 2001’s She Creature! Mike & Spider-Dan delve into Sebastian Gutierrez’s 2001 mermaid movie; She Creature (also known as Mermaid Chronicles Part 1), starring Carla Gugino, Rufus Sewell and Rya Kihlstedt! They...
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The Best JAWS Rip-Off? Orca The Killer Whale Review: Jawspoitation At Forbidden Worlds Film Festival
The Forbidden Worlds Film Festival coverage continues with a review of Orca: The Killer Whale! Mike & Spider-Dan continue their coverage of the Forbidden Worlds Film Festival 2025 with Michael Anderson’s 1977’s (JAWS rip-off) killer whale movie called Orca! They discuss it in-depth and talk about...
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Battle Beyond The Stars Review - Forbidden Worlds Film Festival With Spider-Dan
The Forbidden Worlds Film Festival continues with a Battle Beyond The Stars review! Mike & Spider-Dan continue their coverage of the Forbidden Worlds Film Festival 2025 with Roger Corman’s 1980 sci-fi (Star Wars rip-off) Battle Beyond The Stars; they discuss it in-depth and talk about the…
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FWFF Day One: The Big Picture Documentary By Arthur Cauty Review - Forbidden Worlds Film Festival With Spider-Dan
It’s the first day of the Forbidden Worlds Film Festival and we review The Big Picture Documentary! In this special episode, Mike & Spider-Dan talk about their first day at the film festival, where a documentary about Bristol’s Megascreen premiered, made by Arthur Cauty, called The Big Picture!…
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268 – Writing Black Panther & How It Changed Sci-fi: Afrofuturism, Supporting African Authors & The Intergalactic Empire of Wakanda With Suyi Davies Okungbowa
Suyi Davies Okungbowa is this week’s guest, to talk about his latest book, Black Panther: The Intergalactic Empire Of Wakanda, African authors, science fiction and more! In more detail; Mike & Suyi first talk about Suyi incorporates “twoness” in his writing and his implementation of it in the…
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The Forbidden Worlds Film Festival Preview: Coverage & What’s To Come On Genuine Chit-Chat
In this special episode Mike talks about the next three interviews he will be releasing on GCC as well as the huge amount of content he’ll be releasing at the end of May for the Forbidden Worlds Film Festival! From 28th May to 1st June, Mike & Spider-Dan will be at the Forbidden Worlds Film...
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267 – Young Sherlock Holmes 40th Anniversary Review: Forbidden Worlds Film Festival And More!
Mike has been busy releasing review & discussions of Star Wars: Andor Season 2, but has taken a quick break to review the 1985 movie Young Sherlock Holmes, directed by Barry Levinson and written by Chris Columbus! In more detail, it’s the 40th Anniversary of the movie and as Mike is attending the...
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New Show Announcement: Star Wars Chit-Chat! Plus Andor Review/Breakdown And Revenge Of The Sith Commentary
All of Mike's future Star Wars content will be released on the feed of Star Wars Chit-Chat (formerly Comics In Canon), found here: https://podfollow.com/starwarschitchat or watch the YouTube videos here: https://youtube.com/@starwarschitchat There's already two new episodes on there right now…
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Baking Fails, Gelato Vs Ice Cream, Weird Food Festivals And More - Monthly M&M 5: Desserts!
WE'RE BACK! In the fifth episode of Mike & Megan’s show, they talk about Ice Cream & Desserts (submitted by Tonya)! They talk about favourite flavours of ice cream, Italian gelato and stracciatella, before talking about desserts, with plenty of Megan's baking stories. Watch the video version…
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#266 – The Irish Legacy Of The McGuigan Name: Journeying To Find Family Ancestry, Plus The Book You’ve Never Read! With “Superdummy” Paul McGuigan
Paul McGuigan’s second appearance this month is all about his journey to find out more in his Irish ancestry and ends in a place about an unexpected book! Video version here: https://youtu.be/r1zW5Heyv6s In more detail, this episode is the second half of Mike & Paul’s recorded conversation, where...
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The 2025 Genuine Chit-Chat Trailer, aka, Where To Start!
This “trailer” is to help new or returning listeners find the best episodes to start with, as with almost 8 years of podcasts, the 350+ episodes can seem daunting, so Mike outlines some stand-out episodes and series, which he has listed below. You can also contact Mike @GenuineChitChat on social...
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#265 – Why Do British People Get Married In Vegas? Plus Audiobooks V Books, A Podcast Hiatus And The Fear Of New Places With “Superdummy” Paul McGuigan
Mike welcomes back “Superdummy” Paul McGuigan for two podcasts; this week is all about getting married in Vegas and the fear (or lack of) in new places, even when people speak the same language! Watch the video version here: https://youtu.be/x_Uf_t7VO0o In more detail, Mike & Paul first discuss...
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#264 – Clone Wars Conversations Legacy; The Unfinished Episodes, Crystal Crisis On Utapau – Anakin & Obi-Wan’s Relationship After Ahsoka Leaves and A Giant Kyber Crystal!
Clone Wars Conversations continues with the Legacy Multimedia Project, with content following the show’s cancellation in 2014, and in this episode Dave, Maff & Mike delve into the four unfinished episode that make up the Crystal Crisis arc, which were fully voice-acted and had been almost fully...
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#263 – Why I Read Smutty Romantasy: ACOTAR Vs Fourth Wing, Abroad Weddings And “Being In My Thirsties”, With Jess B Davies
Mike & Jess B Davies of the Femme On Collective joins Mike to talk about smutty romantasy, abroad weddings and getting out of a “reading rut”! In more detail, the duo’s conversation starts with Jess’ involvement in the Femme On Collective, before delving into their love of reading and processing...
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Patreon Double Movie Review Special – The Marvels And The Bridget Jones Trilogy Reviewed By Mike & Megan
Today is Mike’s birthday so he’s giving you all two episodes from the Patreon Afterthoughts series he does with his wife Megan, these two are from late 2023 and are of the MCU movie The Marvels and a discussion on the first 3 Bridget Jones movies! Next week will be back to normal, he already has…
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#262 – Why I Moved To Canada: The Journey From England & Wales, Working In Nature And Camp Tidnish, With Alex Hart
Mike & his good friend Alex Hart talk about Alex’s move to Canada, what he likes there and the importance of his current job! In more detail, Alex talks about why he loves the nature of Canada, before explaining his decade-long journey from England to Wales to Canada, with several trips to Asia &...
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#261 – How Did DARTH MAUL Escape Palpatine? What Is The Clone Wars Legacy Project? And Mother Talzin Dead?
Clone Wars Conversations continues with the Legacy Multimedia Project, where content was released from unused Clone Wars episodes following the show’s cancellation in 2014, and in this episode Dave, Maff & Mike delve into the 4-issue comic series Darth Maul: Son Of Dathomir! In detail, this comic...
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Patreon Triple Movie Review Special – Tarzan, Inside Out 2 and Ponyo Reviewed By Mike & Megan
Mike is all tied up this week, so here are three episodes from his Patreon with Afterthoughts with Megan, reviewing Tarzan (1999), Inside Out 2 and Studio Ghibli’s Ponyo! If you want to support the show and get bonus content (like this) every week and get early access, support on Patreon:...
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#260 – What Can Invisible Man Teach Us About Black America? Code-Switching, Perspectives And Comparing To Black Panther With Anthony D Holt Jr (Tony Holt)
Mike is honoured to welcome Anthony D Holt Jr (Tony Holt), to talk about the relevance of Ralph Ellison’s 1962 novel Invisible Man to today’s society, what we can learn and why Tony wrote an essay comparing it to Black Panther! You don’t need to read Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison to understand...
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#259 P2 – The Last 10 Years Of Star Wars: The Disney Era, Comics Crossover Events And Potential DID Characters! With Douglas Vincent
Douglas Vincent; the third member of the Douglas Vincent DID System returns to continue his discussion with Mike, where they nerd out about Star Wars! This week, in part 2, Doug gives his thoughts on the Sequel Trilogy, noting his favourite film of the three and then following this, they talk…
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#259 P1 – Escaping Into Star Wars Since ‘77: Taping Off The TV, “The Dark Years” And The Special Editions With Douglas Vincent
GCC welcomes Douglas Vincent; the third member of the Douglas Vincent DID System to speak with Mike, but this time we’re taking a break from speaking in-depth about DID and are just nerding out about Star Wars, in two parts! This week, in part 1, Doug & Mike start by speaking about Douglas’ first...
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#258 – Turning Negative Feedback Into A Movie: Comedic Editing, Local Heroes And The Harsh Reality Of Re-enactment Acting With Gough Of Beernuts Productions
GCC returns to form with a laughter-filled interview with Gough Of Beernuts Productions, for his annual appearance on the show! Gough & Mike’s conversation starts with the Beernuts Productions podcast before the duo delve into Gough’s latest two mockumentary comedy files; The Harsh Reality Of...
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#257 – Clone Wars Conversations Season 6 Pt 4 (E11-13): Yoda Meets Darth Bane, Learns How To Become A Force Ghost And Foresees Order 66 With Qui-Gon’s Help, All In The Lost Season Finale!
Clone Wars Conversations continues with Dave, Maff & Mike discussing the final 3 episodes of “The Lost Season”, which features Yoda being guided by Qui-Gon Jinn on a journey to worlds strong in the force, to prepare him for what comes after the Clone Wars! In more detail, Dave, Maff & Mike first...
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#256 – Clone Wars Conversations Season 6 Pt 3 (E8-10): The Mystery Of Sifo Dias Revealed And Jar Jar Binks Has A Girlfriend? Plus Mace Windu, Yoda’s Exile And Mother Talzin’s Return
Clone Wars Conversations continues with a collection of 3 episodes; one two-parter about a mission with Jar Jar Binks & Mace Windu, while the third episode unravels the mystery surrounding Sifo Dias, as we near the end of Season 6! In more detail, Dave, Maff & Mike discuss Jar Jar’s love interest...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
A podcast hosted by Mike Burton - ”Honest Conversations With Interesting People”. Every podcast is about something different with a different guest, talking about people’s passions. As well as conversations with content creators, Mike also speaks with authors, entrepreneurs, filmmakers and more, speaking about everything, from movies & morals, to life experiences & science - no subject is off limits!
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