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Life Update!

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2025/11/09

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 at www.patreon.com/GenuineChitChat or https://ko-fi.com/GenuineChitChat Pop Guerrillas … Continue reading "Life Update!"

274 P2 – Exploring Ralph Ellison In The Modern Era:...

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2025/11/02

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 continues! They delve deeper into … Continue reading "274 P2 – Exploring Ralph Ellison In The Modern Era: The Shadow & Act Essays Are Still Worryingly Relevant, With Tony Holt Jr"

The Pop Guerrillas Are Back! The Pop Guerrillas 2.0...

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2025/11/02

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 their trailer and their new content by searching … Continue reading "The Pop Guerrillas Are Back! The Pop Guerrillas 2.0 Trailer Has Landed"

Should Ben Solo Return To Star Wars? #TheHuntForBenSolo

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2025/10/28

Could Ben Solo returning have worked or should Star Wars stop resurrecting characters? Recommended comic reading: Star Wars 6 (2020 Run), The Legacy Of Vader & The Rise Of Kylo Ren (all written by Charles Soule). All seasons of Clone Wars Conversations (including CW Legacy) found here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=uXq2X4YBVzM&list=PLzP-drn-jyjmEQ1R8B-jmy2kaRn38dj62 For the audio-only version & other SW … Continue reading "Should Ben Solo Return To Star Wars? #TheHuntForBenSolo"

Star Wars: Tales Of The Underworld Review: Asajj...

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2025/10/26

Clone Wars Conversations continues with the Tales Of collection; Tales Of The Underworld! In this episode, Dave, Maff & Mike tackle Asajj Ventress’ three animated shorts, set after the Dark Disciple novel, showing her survival and her life after the fall of The Republic. They talk about Dark Disciple connections, the new character Lyco Strata, … Continue reading "Star Wars: Tales Of The Underworld Review: Asajj Ventress Survived Dark Disciple! Plus Clone Wars Connections, New Characters

274 P1 – Exploring Ralph Ellison In The Modern Era:...

Genuine Chit-Chat ·

2025/10/20

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 & … Continue reading "274 P1 – Exploring Ralph Ellison In The Modern Era: The Shadow & Act Essays Are Worryingly Relevant, With Tony Holt Jr"

Tales Of The Empire Review: Barriss Offee’s Fate –...

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2025/10/12

Clone Wars Conversations continues with the animated Tales Of The Empire! In this episode, Dave, Maff & Mike’s Tales of The Empire review delves into Barriss Offee’s episodes after her crimes from the Temple Bombing arc in The Clone Wars. As well as discussing the character & story, our trio delve into the Inquisitor trials, … Continue reading "Tales Of The Empire Review: Barriss Offee’s Fate – The Inquisitorius, The Fourth Sister And A Redemption"

273 – Disney Discussions 16: Sleeping Beauty &...

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2025/10/05

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 villain’s perspective. … Continue reading "273 – Disney Discussions 16: Sleeping Beauty & Maleficent: Aurora Growing Up, Angelina Jolie, Villian Origin Stories And Mr Chanterelle!"

272 – Video Gaming & Fatherhood: Immersion, Lessons,...

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2025/09/21

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 discussion, they talk … Continue reading "272 – Video Gaming & Fatherhood: Immersion, Lessons, Gratification & Time Management With Dan Belgrave (Dark Ronin)"

Star Wars: Tales Of The Jedi Review: Ahsoka’s...

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2025/09/14

Clone Wars may be over, but the Conversations continue with the animated Tales Of The Jedi! In this episode, Dave, Maff & Mike’s Tales of The Jedi review continues with the three episodes focusing on Ahsoka Tano: before, during and after The Clone Wars! Life & Death focuses on Ahsoka as a baby and her … Continue reading "Star Wars: Tales Of The Jedi Review: Ahsoka’s Episodes – As A Baby, Training With Anakin & After Order 66"

271 – Sense & Sensibility In The Modern Age:...

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2025/09/07

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 differed to writing Welcome To Mansfield, … Continue reading "271 – Sense & Sensibility In The Modern Age: Emotional Beats For The Forgotten Sister In That Other Dashwood Girl, With Tony

270 – Why We Write: Getting In Our Own Way, The Cost...

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2025/08/24

Author & podcaster Seth Singleton joins Mike to dive deep into the question; why do we write? 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 “the cost of failure”, tying into how introspection helped Seth … Continue reading "270 – Why We Write: Getting In Our Own Way, The Cost Of Failure And Comics Lit, With Seth Singleton"

Clone Wars Conversations S7 P3: The Siege Of...

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2025/08/17

We’ve made it to the end of The Clone Wars and what a finale to discuss! The final season has concluded; almost two years of watching has culminated to this moment, and there is so much to talk about! As well as expectations and a recap on the disappointment of the Ahsoka’s Walkabout arc, our … Continue reading "Clone Wars Conversations S7 P3: The Siege Of Mandalore & Order 66! Maul Vs Ahsoka And The Finale"

269 – Celebrating Where I’m From 200: Creating...

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2025/08/10

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 she has a different guest on … Continue reading "269 – Celebrating Where I’m From 200: Creating Poetry, Praising George Ella Lyon And Talking Meaningful Connections With Alyson Shelton"

Afterthoughts Special – The Star Wars Holiday Special...

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2025/08/03

Mike is currently in Scotland with Megan, so instead of leaving you dry for content, here’s something released at Christmas of 2024 on his Patreon: a review of the infamous Star Wars Holiday Special! M&M record in 3 parts; before, halfway-through and after the special, so not quite a commentary, sort of an inbetween! Is … Continue reading "Afterthoughts Special – The Star Wars Holiday Special With Megan"

FWFF – Sam Espensen talks The Forbidden Worlds Film...

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2025/07/27

Cocktail-creating entrepreneur Sam Espensen speaks about her love of Young Sherlock Holmes and film at Forbidden Worlds Film Festival, and more! Video version coming soon! Espensen Spirit’s social media is all @EspensenSpirit Espensen Spirit has been making exceptional spirits in East Bristol for a decade, and also has a mobile bar & events company, doing … Continue reading "FWFF – Sam Espensen talks The Forbidden Worlds Film Festival, Young Sherlock Holmes, Espensen Spirit

Star Wars: Clone Wars Conversations S7 P2: Ahsoka’s...

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2025/07/20

We dive into the middle of the final season of the Clone Wars, where Ahsoka does… some things! The final season is upon us! Clone Wars Conversations’ continues with episodes 5-8 of Season 7, making up “Ahsoka’s Walkabout” arc, taking a very different direction to the prior 4 episodes, where battling on the front lines … Continue reading "Star Wars: Clone Wars Conversations S7 P2: Ahsoka’s Walkabout: The Martez Sisters And The Never-Released Episodes"

FWFF – Volunteering At Forbidden Worlds Film...

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2025/07/14

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 podcast feed very soon: https://spiderdanandthesecretbores.com Make sure you check out Dan & Mike’s other coverage at FWFF including more … Continue reading "FWFF – Volunteering At Forbidden

Clone Wars Conversations S7 P1: Introducing The Bad...

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2025/07/06

We dive into the premiere of the final season of the Clone Wars, introducing The Bad Batch! The final season is upon us! Clone Wars Conversations’ delves into the first four episodes of Season 7, making up The Bad Batch arc, introducing an unusual group of clone troopers (Clone Force 99) and their interactions with … Continue reading "Clone Wars Conversations S7 P1: Introducing The Bad Batch, AKA Clone Force 99 In The Final Season Premiere"

FWFF – Who Inspires Gale Anne Hurd? Plus The Abyss,...

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2025/07/03

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 come from several creators, talking about Gale’s mentors & … Continue reading "FWFF – Who Inspires Gale Anne Hurd? Plus The Abyss, Roger Corman & Sequels – Forbidden Worlds

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