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Genuine Chit-Chat
The Podcast With Honest Conversations And Interesting People!
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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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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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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 Ultimate Preview: Forbidden Worlds Film Festival Coverage & What’s To Come On Genuine Chit-Chat, With Spider-Dan
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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Monthly M&M 5: Ice Cream & Desserts – Baking Fails & Italian Gelato
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. Let us know what you think…
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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! In more detail, this episode is the second half of Mike & Paul’s recorded conversation, where they talk about Paul’s journey to discover more…
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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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Star Wars: 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 …...
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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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Star Wars: Clone Wars Conversations Legacy, Darth Maul: Son Of Dathomir Comics – How Did Maul Escape Palpatine After S5 And What Happened To Mother Talzin?
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 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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What Is Disney World Really Like? A Month In America Part 4 – Magic Kingdom, Hollywood Studios And Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge
Mike & Megan were in America for a month and recorded numerous podcasts while out there, talking about their experiences in Vegas, Yosemite, Bakersfield, Orlando with theme parks and more! In this release, M&M talk about their first 2 days at Disneyworld Florida, which included most of the main...
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Visiting Universal Studios In California: A Month In America Part 3 – Bakersfield, Los Angeles, Harry Potter, Studio Tour And Medieval Times
Mike & Megan were in America for a month and recorded numerous podcasts while out there, talking about their experiences in Vegas, Yosemite, Bakersfield, Orlando with theme parks and more! Mike rambles in the intro until around 4 minutes 30, so skip ahead if you want to get right into the...
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#244 – Clone Wars Conversations Season 4 Pt 3 (E19-22): The Nightsister Massacre, Dathomir And Maul’s Return
Clone Wars Conversations continues with the third & final part of Season 4 “Battle Lines” (episodes 19-22)! Dave, Maff & Mike have split this season up into 3 so the trio can discuss certain arcs and individual episodes of The Clone Wars in more detail to make this Clone Wars companion podcast…
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Our Honeymoon In Yosemite: A Month In America Part 2 – The Wawona Point Hike, Bass Lake, The Valley And Staying In A Trailer!
Mike & Megan were in America for a whole month and recorded numerous podcasts while out there, talking about their experiences in Vegas, Yosemite, Bakersfield, Orlando with theme parks and more! In this release, M&M talk about their second week in the USA, where they spent their time in Yosemite...
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We Got Married In Vegas: A Month In America Part 1 – A Vegas Wedding, The Grand Canyon, The Food & Fremont Street!
Mike & Megan were off in America for a whole month and recorded numerous podcasts while out there, talking about their experiences in Vegas, Yosemite, Bakersfield, Orlando with theme parks and more! To listen while watching a photo slideshow, click here: https://youtu.be/dJVmWZtLzVs In this...
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#243 – Jaws & Saving Private Ryan – Reviewing Two Spielberg Movies: Patreon Afterthoughts Special
Mike and Megan are in America getting married so here’s a special release consisting of two episodes from their catalogue of Afterthoughts episodes, where they talk about two movies directed by Steven Spielberg! M&M review Jaws and Saving Private Ryan and if you like this, check out...
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#242 – Deadpool & Wolverine Review: Patreon Afterthoughts Special
Mike and Megan are in America getting married so here’s a special release that was just going to be for Patreon but M&M decided to release it to you all anyway: their review of Deadpool & Wolverine! If you like this, check out https://patreon.com/GenuineChitChat where for only £1 per month…
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#241 – Star Wars: Clone Wars Conversations Season 4 Pt 2 (E11-18): Obi-Wan The Bounty Hunter, Anakin The Slaver And Ahsoka In Deathwatch!?
Clone Wars Conversations continues with the second part (of three) of Season 4 “Battle Lines” (episodes 11-18)! Dave, Maff & Mike have split this season up into 3 so the trio can discuss certain arcs and individual episodes of The Clone Wars in more detail to make this Clone Wars companion…
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Monthly Mike & Megan: Childhood Cartoons (Ep 4) – Animated Morning Shows, Cartoon Network & The Weirdness Of The 90s!
In the fourth episode of Mike & Megan’s show, they talk about Cartoons (submitted by Maff), specifically from their childhoods! As well as discussing the many great shows on Cartoon Network, Nickelodeon & Disney, (including The Powerpuff Girls and Dragonball Z) M&M reminisce about getting up…
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#240 – Why I Still Love Teaching: Language Fluency, Sympathy And Changing The Education System, With Renés Lophanor
This week’s guest is Mike’s languages teacher from over 14 years ago, who has recently written a book about the education system; Renés Lophanor! In more detail, this was an in-person interview where Mike & Renés talk about Renés’ many years in teaching, why it’s so important for people to learn…
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#239 – Disney Discussions 13: Dogs! Fox And The Hound & Lady And The Tramp, With Spider-Dan & Ria
It’s all about dogs! In this episode of Disney Discussions, it was Megan’s pick, so we tackled the animated classics Fox And The Hound (1981) and Lady And The Tramp (1955)! Watch the video version here: https://youtu.be/9oJPoMQwhTs In more detail, Megan starts by explaining why she chose these…
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Monthly Mike & Megan: Parenting (Ep 3) – Childhoods, Behaviour, Their Future, & More!
The third episode of Mike & Megan’s show continues with an episode all about Parenting, as submitted by Tony (A.R.) Farina! M&M discuss what their childhoods, their thoughts on becoming parents in the future, children’s behaviours and more! Let us know what you think and please submit your topics...
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#237 – Bringing Jane Austen To Life Through Audio: Choosing Voices, Powerful Narration And The Challenges Of A Shared Universe With Ada McCartney & Tony (A.R.) Farina
This week Mike speaks with Tony (A.R.) Farina & Ada McCartney; Tony is author of the Austen Chronicles while Ada has performed/recorded for both audiobooks thus far! In more detail, the trio discuss how Ada & Tony met, why Ada was chosen to perform each of The Austen Chronicles audiobooks and the...
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#236 – Clone Wars Conversations Season 3 Pt 2 (E12-22): Nightsisters & Savage Opress, The Prophecy Of The Mortis Gods, Tarkin Meets Anakin & Ahsoka Saves Chewbacca!
Clone Wars Conversations continues with the second half of Season 3 (Episodes 12-22)! Dave, Maff & Mike discuss every episode of Clone Wars in this show, making it the perfect Clone Wars companion podcast! In more detail, the trio discuss four story-arcs within these 12 episodes, starting with…
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#235 – What Is Dissociative Identity Disorder? Misconceptions, Harmful Representation & More, Explained By Someone With DID – With Leyna (Of The Doug Vincent System)
This week brings a special episode where Mike speaks with Leyna; she is one of several alters in the Doug Vincent System, to explain the condition of Dissociative Identity Disorder (trigger warning: suicidal thoughts & self-harm are briefly discussed in this conversation). In more detail, Leyna...
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Monthly Mike & Megan: Pantomimes (Episode 2) – What’s A Pantomime And Megan’s Experience In One
The new show continues! Mike & Megan’s monthly discussions continue with their thoughts on pantomimes. Pantomimes are a traditional British comedy/musical/theatrical performance with several unusual elements to them (which you’ll have to listen to hear about) and Megan also performed in a…
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#234 – Mike Chen on Writing Star Wars Brotherhood: “The Quiet Moments”, Anakin Skywalker, Moon Knight & Venom And Live Indie Music With Mike Chen Writer
Sci-fi author Mike Chen joins GCC to talk about his numerous novels, including Star Wars: Brotherhood, his love of live music and more! Watch the video version of their conversation here: https://youtu.be/pQA0QvC5qa0 In more detail, the conversation starts with Mike Chen talking about why he…
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