Genuine Chit-Chat

Mike has announced a new series that will be airing on Comics In Motion’s podcast feed and at youtube.com/genuinechitchat ! It will be called Star Wars Rebels Reviewed and four episodes will release throughout 2023, each discussing a season of the show, with Dave Horrocks & Maff. As Mike didn’t want to leave you lovely listeners empty-handed, he has also included two episodes of Afterthoughts from...

Mike has taken a break for the Holiday Season so here is an episode of “Afterthoughts” from his Patreon where he & Megan review the recent MCU movie; Black Panther: Wakanda Forever – they compare it to the first film, speak about Chadwick Boseman, discuss the cultures shown within and more! If you enjoyed this episode, consider going to http://patreon.com/genuinechitchat , where at least 1 episode...

As 2022 comes to a close, it’s time for a Disney Discussions Christmas special, where your four hosts tackle 5 “classic” movies; A Nightmare Before Christmas, The Muppet Christmas Carol, Santa Clause 1 & 2 and Ernest Saves Christmas! We lightly compare these movies to each other, confirming which are our favourites and why, if they have stood the test of time, how they deal with the holiday season...

Radhika Rao returns to GCC to talk about her travels around India, reconnecting with her family, food & culture and Buddhism, karma and happiness. In more detail, the conversation begins with a short discussion on Christmas, before Radhika delves into her time reconnecting with her family in India, how Indian culture somewhat differs from American culture and they talk about how important food is...

Frank returns for his fifth GCC appearance, to talk about writing a book during, that is also set in, the UK COVID lockdown, plus alternate versions of celebrities, the Ragbag world and answering the question; What Is Brollywood? This week, in part 2, the duo discuss celebrities appearing in Brollywood in more depth, including Benedict Cumberbatch & “famous-man-who-cannot-be-named-for-legal-reason...

Frank returns for his fifth GCC appearance, to talk about his podcast with David Ivar of Herman Dune, writing a book during, that is also set during, the UK COVID lockdown, plus alternate versions of celebrities, the Ragbag world and answering the question; What Is Brollywood? In more detail, this week is part 1 of their conversation (part 2 is out now on Patreon) where they start by discussing Fr...

To celebrate the Era Of Geek’s 50th episode, it’s a crossover special! The tables have turned as Mike speaks with self-proclaimed “Superdummy”; Paul about his geeky life, why he started his podcast & what he’s learned from having it, and so much more! This episode is on both feeds so do Paul a favour and go subscribe to Era Of Geek and listen to this episode there! Paul’s Site: https://superdummy....

  For the fourth instalment of Disney Discussions, everyone’s favourite pod-squad is back with their thoughts on four more Disney movies, this time it’s Megan hosting to talk Disney/Pixar Péliculas (movies in Spanish)! Tune in to hear them talk UP, Inside Out, Wall-E & Coco, discussing how they compare, common themes among them, why they’re the squad’s respective favourites and much more! Megan al...

Painter, illustrator, comic book artist & expressionist Elise McCall is our returning guest this week, talking about her creative process, inspiration, her many different pieces of art and so much more! This week is part 2 where Mike & Elise delve deeper into Elise’s artwork shown on her website, including some specific pieces of artwork and how the times in Elise’s life have affected the art she...

Painter, illustrator, comic book artist & expressionist Elise McCall is our guest this week, talking about her creative process, inspiration, her many different pieces of art and so much more! This week is part 1 of Mike & Elise’s conversation (part 2 will be out next week but is already available for all Patreon supporters) and it begins with Elise’s childhood and how it helped develop her love o...

  As we're nearing Halloween (and Mike & Megan are off to Disneyland Paris), here are 3 episodes taken from Mike's Patreon where he & Megan watch some classic Halloween movies! Hear their thoughts on these classics, let us know what you thought and if you want to hear their thoughts on the various sequels, other movies & TV shows and want to support the show, please consider supporting on Patreon...

It’s time to continue Mike’s Star Wars conversation with Ike’s Flame! They talk the sequel trilogy, what Star Wars means to them, how spirituality & religion connect with Star Wars and so much more! This week is part 2 and the duo’s discussion continues with Ike’s rankings of the 3 Sequel Trilogy movies and they discuss some of the issues with the 3 movies, the briefly talk about Star Wars: Resist...

It’s time for another Star Wars conversation and this week brings Ike’s Flame talking about what Star Wars means to him, the many TV series, how spirituality & religion connect with Star Wars and so much more! This week is part 1 of Mike & Ike’s conversation (part 2 will be out next week but is already available for all Patreon supporters), Ike starts by saying why he created his podcast and what...

  Two of the creative minds behind the REBURN comic are on this week’s episode of GCC; creator/writer Alyson Shelton and artist Elise McCall!   In more detail, the conversation begins with Alyson confirming why she made the comic Reburn and how Elise became involved, which leads onto how the two figured out how the many characters would look, they then mention some easter eggs within the pages of...

Mike has been hit with the flu this week so won't be releasing an episode, sorry to all of our amazing listeners, next week should be back to normal. On Comics In Motion’s podcast feed (& Mike’s YouTube channel), he and JAC are hosting a Andor discussion show every week, check out episode 1 here:  https://pod.fo/e/141a41  or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/xqHYUdjwaco   Listen to Megan's appearance o...

  September 18th–24th is Banned Books Week, so to celebrate, Tonya Todd is releasing one podcast a day focusing on 7 banned books and this conversation serves as an introduction to her new show and opens the door for talking about censorship in art.   In more detail, the conversation begins with Tonya explaining why she started the new podcast, how the idea came about, Tonya then confirms the 7 bo...

The C word, language, poetry and all things literature are the focus of this GCC episode where Mike is joined by Ada McCartney discussing her poems, Yoga and much more! This week, for part 2, the discussion on the swear word Cunt goes into full-swing! Ada talks about her chapbook release “Cunt Poems” and why she wrote a collection of poems surrounding the word, how the UK & US view the word differ...

  All things literature are the focus of this week’s GCC episode where Mike is joined by Ada McCartney discussing her love of poetry, books and swear words, especially “the C bomb” (which is mainly discussed in the second half)!   This week is part 1 of their discussion (all Patreon supporters already have access to part 2), where Ada explains how she started listening to and guesting on podcasts...

Mike is away this week, so he’s released a special episode from Patreon where he and Megan talk about their puppy (this was recorded in June 2022) before they discuss their trip to the Isle Of Wight, specifically their experience being Zookeepers For A Day at the Wildheart Animal Sanctuary, along with a few other things they for up to! Let us know - have you been to the Isle Of Wight and the Wildh...

Discussing “Man’s Best Friend” continues in this episode; Megan & Mike discuss with Dave Horrocks what it’s like owning a dog, training, naming, dog-related media and more! This week, for part 2, the discussion regarding naming dogs continues, before talking about some negative interactions with dogs, dogs’ habits & quirks, fireworks are spoken about, how one should respond to a dog doing somethin...

“Man’s Best Friend” is the topic of the conversation this episode; Megan & Mike discuss with Dave Horrocks what it’s like owning a dog, training, naming, related media and more! Part 1 of these 3 dog lovers’ conversation starts with their earliest memories of these furry friends, before recounting how Dave got Tasha and how Megan & Mike got Willow, their experiences of training puppies, going on w...

Radhika Rao is this week’s guest, she speaks with Mike about Buddhism, her life’s journey, theatre acting and more! Mike & Radhika’s conversation begins with Radhika explaining what Buddhism is to her and how it has become such an integral part of her life. Radhika then talks about how theatrical and improvisational performance has helped her in both her Buddhist journey and in life, she then expl...

  Mandy Wong is this week’s guest, she’s an illustrator, art director, character designer, show creator, painter, showrunner and many other things! She & Mike talk about her illustration process, her show Millie And Lou and much more!   In more detail, Mandy talks about how & why she started the show Millie And Lou with her husband Rory, what inspires her and where her passion for illustration cam...

  Mary Kenney: Senior Writer for Insomniac Games, Narrative Design Teacher at Indiana University, writer of several IDW Publishing comics and author of her own book Gamer Girls is this week’s guest, and her & Mike have a bunch to discuss!   In more detail, Mary confirms how she first got into video games and how she eventually became a writer of them. Mary also confirms some details of her time cr...

This week is a special episode taken from Mike’s Patreon where Mike & Megan talk about their trip to Malta, plus they also talk about languages and a few other silly subjects along the way! This was initially released in April of 2022, so certain things they reference are out-of-date for when this episode is released. If you enjoyed this episode, please check out Mike’s Patreon, where he releases...