Genuine Chit-Chat

Chris Braaten of the I Like To Like Things podcast returns as this week’s guest; him & Mike continue their discussion on positivity, the best kind of “modern man”, family, vulnerablility and other positivity-orientated topics! This week, in part 2, Mike & Chris’s conversation on being a “modern man” continues by discussing vulnerability & crying, admitting when you’re wrong, trying to ensure your...

  Chris Braaten of the I Like To Like Things podcast is this week's guest; him & Mike discuss positivity, the best kind of “modern man”, food, family and other positivity-orientated topics!   In part 1 of their chat, they discuss how Chris became a podcaster, the varieties of American & English culture, and Chris & Mike’s mutual love of different foods (like Mexican & Indian). Chris then recalls a...

BZ The Voice & Steve J Ray return for another thrilling conversation on BZ’s latest project, gratitude, comics books and many other incredible topics! In more detail, the trio discusses BZ’s last Green Lantern movie; In Brightest Day Off before discussing the sequel; In Blackest Night Out, they then talk about how superheroes are never shown to have time off, BZ’s upcoming Avengers & Star Wars pro...

  Francesca Rheannon from the Writer’s Voice podcast is this episode’s guest and she talks with Mike about her near 16-year old radio/podcast show, being a host, representation & so much more!   In more detail, Mike & Francesca discuss how & when Francesca first got into hosting a radio show, speaking with authors on both of their shows, the importance of people of colour & the LGBTQ+ community cr...

In an extra-long special episode of GCC, Mike speaks with Michael McCormick; a masterful puppeteer who has taught puppetry for film & TV at New Mexico State University, worked with Jim Henson on Dark Crystal & Labyrinth and even created the Star Wars character Salacious Crumb! In this conversation, they talk about how Michael first got into puppetry, the influence & reach of Punch & Judy shows, wh...

  The pop punk band Royals return for part 2 of their discussion from last week! Mike speaks with singer/frontman Luke Smithson and bassist Tom Guildford about pop punk, their new EP A Spark To Ignite, music videos and more!   This week is part 2 of the trio’s discussion and they discuss the video & song meaning behind Worldwide Catastrophe, their anticipation for future live shows, the future of...

The pop punk band Royals are this episode’s focus where Mike speaks with singer/frontman Luke Smithson and Tom Guildford; bassist & one of their newest members about pop punk, their upcoming EP release on June 11th, music videos and more! For more detail, part 1 includes why Luke started Royals, how the band is different to other bands Tom & Luke have been in, how covers are put together, what pop...

Gough; the creator of Beernuts Productions, joins Mike for his fifth appearance on the show to talk about his latest film; Book Club & behind the scenes stuff, along with his new podcast! For more detail, in his latest appearance, Gough talks about his 22nd film; Book Club, how he came up with the idea, some of his inspirations for it and some of the highlights (no spoilers) plus Mike & Gough talk...

Matthew B Lloyd; golden-age comic extraordinaire & host of the Classic Comics podcast show (on Comics In Motion) returns as this week’s guest, talking about old comics, Star Wars newspaper strips and more! This week is part 2 of their chat (which was already available to all Patreon supporters of GCC) where Mike & Matt continue to talk about the many strange characters & stories in the 70s/80s Sta...

Matthew B Lloyd, host of the Classic Comics podcast show ( on Comics In Motion ) is this week’s guest, talking about old comics, starting his podcast and Star Wars! In more detail, this week is part 1 of their chat and they discuss how Matt first got into comics and how his love of history pushed him into the golden age of comics (between 1938-1956), why he started a podcast & what it’s all about,...

Tom Everatt; actor, presenter and all-round great conversationalist returns this week to talk about acting, free will & determinism, isolation and more! This episode is part 2 of their chat and it focuses on Tom & Mike discussing free will & determinism, political discourse & idealism, ideaological tribalism, how isolation has affected our ability to communicate, how negativity can become a drain...

Tom Everatt; actor, presenter and all-round great conversationalist is the guest this week, to talk about acting, his life, morality, mutual friends and more! In more detail, Mike & Tom talk about how they both know Tonya Todd (who introduced them) and their time on her show (52 Love podcast), Neil Gaiman is then discussed along with norse mythology, which leads onto a discussion on human’s desire...

Scott Weatherly of the 20th Century Geek podcast and the Stories Out Of Time & Space podcast joins Mike again this week, this time to discuss one of his favourite Marvel comic book characters, who has recently had a live-action TV series starring Oscar Isaac announced; Moon Knight! In more detail, Scott explains Moon Knight’s first appearances, an overview of his character, appearance and potentia...

Scott Weatherly of the 20th Century Geek podcast and the Stories Out Of Time & Space podcast joins Mike again this week, to continue their talk about one of the most influential fantasy/horror writers of the 20th Century; H.P. Lovecraft! This week, in part 2, Scott talks about Alan Moore’s Lovecraftian comic and surviving in Lovecraft’s world, Scott then reads out a short passage from a Lovecraft...

This week Mike is joined by returning guest Scott Weatherly of the 20th Century Geek podcast and the Stories Out Of Time & Space podcast, to talk about one of the most influential fantasy/horror writers who you may have never heard of; H.P. Lovecraft! Part 1 of Mike & Scott’s chat starts with Lovecraft’s life including his bigotry, relationships & death, before talking about Lovecraft’s writing st...

Dominic Pace, aka Gekko The Bounty Hunter from chapters 1 & 3 of The Mandalorian is the special guest this week and Mike is also joined by Glyn Davies who connected them! In more detail, Dominic talks about his role in the Mandalorian, how it’s been touring and meeting members of the Star Wars community, how cool the new special effects LED screen “The Volume” was during filming, the parallels Dom...

Happy April Fools Day! Today Genuine Chit-Chat is involved in the Podcast Switcheroo of 2021 – for this special day, podcasters “swap feeds” for a day meaning this episode is not by Mike at all! Instead, please welcome April & Christine of the Southern Discomfort podcast to talk about drinks, true crime and more! They discuss; Miracle on the Mississippi, leprosy in Louisiana and the history of Lou...

This week’s episode is a special one where Mike teams up with four powerful members of the league of Comics In Motion for a 2 hour long discussion on the 4 hour epic; Zack Snyder’s Justice League! In brief, the gang start with their thoughts on the original 2017 Justice League, before reviewing the Snyder Cut step by step, including the way it was released, it’s plot and characters, favourite & le...

Steve J Ray joins Mike this week for an unexpected discussion on Alan Moore, comic books, heroes & villains, positivity and so much more!   In more detail, the guys start by discussing some of Alan Moore’s works including a spoiler-free conversation on MiracleMan, before they delve into some Superman stories, what makes good heroes & villains, Star Wars comics and Steve’s relationship with comics...

  Rachael Madori returns as this week’s guest, she’s a wine sommelier, ex-porn star, suicide survivor, mental health spokesperson, alternative psychedelic medicine activist and so much more!   For this week (part 2) Mike & Rachael’s conversation delves into Rachael’s sexuality, followed by a more in-depth look into her time in porn including how “porn sex” is different to “normal sex”, why she got...

  Rachael Madori is this week’s guest, she’s a wine sommelier, ex-porn star, suicide survivor, mental health spokesperson, alternative psychedelic medicine activist and so much more!   For part 1 of their chat, Mike & Rachael talk about how Rachael recently broke her leg, before delving into her current career as a wine sommelier & restaurant service manager, what she learned in school about wine...

  Professor Elemental & Steve J Ray join Mike this week for a brilliantly funny discussion on chap-hop, steampunk and more!   In more detail, the Prof explains what chap-hop is, his musical roots and what it’s like performing across the world, the trio then discuss the Prof’s comic book & general indie comics, before delving into weird and brilliant communities, what steampunk is, horror movies, t...

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  Jack of the Just Conversations podcast returns for part 2 of the deep dive into the concept of good & evil, consciousness, “the fountain of existence”, identity & more – continuing the very abstract discussion!   So for this week’s part, the conversation on consciousness continues but please be advised on a trigger warning, as rape is mentioned as an example during the discussion. For clarity, t...

  This week, Mike speaks to Jack of the Just Conversations podcast for a deep dive into the concept of good & evil, identity & more – a very abstract discussion!   Part 1 of their chat starts with the “passive apocalypse” and the polarising political system in America before delving into the main conversation topic; the concept of “good & evil”. Mike & Jack discuss whether “good” or “evil” even ex...