Genuine Chit-Chat

Could you climb Mount Kilimanjaro? Jarrod Speed returns to GCC to talk about his experience of attempting a world record attempt by doing an obstacle course at the top of the highest mountain in Africa, as well as confirming the many challenges along the way and what’s in store for him going forward! In more detail, part 1 of their chat starts with Jarrod confirming why he decided to climb Mount K...

  In the first episode of GCC in 2022, Gough of Beernuts Productions returns for his 6th appearance on GCC, and the duo discuss Gough’s latest projects, podcasting and how Gough put together a fake wedding!   In more detail, Gough starts the discussion by talking about the various weddings he has attended, before explaining how he put together the biggest Beernuts comedy film to date, including a...

In the last full episode of GCC in 2021, Ben of the YouTube channel Star Wars Timeline talks to Mike about Russia, mythology, animation, Dune and of course, Star Wars! This week brings part 2 where Mike & Ben’s discussion on Dune continues with some minor spoilers, primarily focusing on the new Dune movie by Denis Villeneuve, how the Dune book compares and how it influenced Star Wars, then the duo...

In the last full episode of GCC in 2021, Ben of the YouTube channel Star Wars Timeline talks to Mike about Russia, mythology, animation, Dune and of course, Star Wars! In more detail for part 1, Ben first explains what his channel Star Wars Timeline is, before Ben & Mike talk about Ben’s early life in Russia and why his parents moved to the USA, confirming some of the cultural similarities, before...

Jesse McKinnell; author of Dead Cats and Anarchy & Other Lies, returns to GCC to discuss some end-of-the-world theories as we near the end of 2021! In more detail, Jesse & Mike confirm what they define as an apocalypse or end-of-the-world situation and a couple of movie examples before delving into their personal opinions on how likely it is that each world-ending situation could occur and what th...

Jamie of the Talking Dad UK podcast is this week’s guest; he talks with Mike about starting his podcast, men’s feelings, cemeteries, music and more! In more detail, Mike & Jamie start by explaining the premise of his podcast as well as why he started it, they then talk about recording spaces, their mutual love of religious architecture and cemeteries before discussing how many men aren’t comfortab...

Richard Lettieri Ph. D; forensic neuropsychologist, psychoanalyst and author joins Mike for an in-depth discussion of his field of work, the human condition and his new book; Decoding Madness! In more detail, Richard begins by explaining why & how he wrote his book, his experience over the last few decades working in the fields of neuropsychology and psychiatry, as well as being an expert witness...

Four Star Wars fans discuss the 9-part anime anthology series set broadly around the Star Wars universe: Visions! JAC, Ria, Mike & Megan all have their own views on anime and on Star Wars; this episode brings forth a great many opinions & perspectives so be prepared! In a bit more detail, the group discuss their first impressions of the trailer & announcement of Visions before delving into the 9 e...

Frank Burton; author, podcaster, voice actor and friend of the show returns for yet another conversation with Mike! The pair discuss Frank’s latest book; Getting Away With It, the process of recording an audiobook, the changes to his show; the Ragbag podcast and more! In more detail, the two Burton’s conversation starts with Frank explaining how the Ragbag podcast is changing in 2022, how Frank ke...

Paolo Villanelli; Italian comic book artist responsible for drawing many of our favourite characters within the Bounty Hunters comics, Lando: Double Or Nothing and more, is who Mike spoke with this week about what it’s like to be in the profession! In more detail, Paolo talks about how he got into the career of drawing comic books before talking about what it’s like being one, including timescales...

  This week Mike sits down with Kim of the Hush! Podcast for a conversation revolving around sex, podcasting and stigmas!   In more detail, Kim explains why she started the Hush! Podcast, then the duo discuss intimacy and the importance on emotional connections with your partner as well as a sexual one, Kim then talks about the variety of guests she’s had, including the kinkiest couple, before tal...

  Three powerful women, one male host, all discussing representation, sexism and Ria’s upcoming show; Femme On Film in one amazing podcast!   This week, in part 2 of their chat, their discussion on representation continues before delving back into the general structure for Femme On Film and some of the films that Ria will tackle, including Jennifer’s Body, before talking about women in horror, sex...

Three powerful women, one male host, all discussing representation, sexism and Ria’s upcoming show; Femme On Film in one amazing podcast! In more detail, Mike sits down with Ria Carrogan, Tonya Todd & his occasional co-host Megan for a discussion from “the female perspective”, it starts with Ria explaining her upcoming show and why she is starting it, how Hollywood seems to forgive white men over...

  Dead cats, anarchy and cynicism are topics merely scratching the surface of what Jesse McKinnell’s works of fiction delve into – Mike had an amazing time speaking with the author from Maine and this conversation is sure to pique your interest of his 2 current books and the ones to come!   In more detail, Mike & Jesse discuss the strange dream Jesse had that started his journey on writing his fir...

  Ria Carrogan: the passionate podcasting extraordinaire is the guest this week and the 2-part conversation bounces between a huge range of topics including coping with depression, random questions (including favourite types of ice), mindset and so much more – a conversation covering couple of darker topics, intertwined with humour & somewhat cheery optimism!   This week is part 2 and their conver...

Ria Carrogan: the new passionate podcasting extraordinaire is the guest this week and the 2-part conversation bounces between a huge range of topics including coping with depression, random questions (including favourite types of ice), mindset and so much more – a conversation covering couple of darker topics, intertwined with humour & somewhat cheery optimism!   In part 1, their conversation star...

The powerhouse of Star Wars couples makes their way onto our feed; Alex & Mollie Damon of Star Wars Explained are this week’s guests and as you can imagine, this conversation is very Star-Wars-ccentric as Mike & Megan talk to one of the few couples who could destroy them when it comes to Star Wars trivia!   Their conversation beings with asking Mollie how she got into Star Wars which leads to thei...

JAC; blogger, teacher, podcaster and film buff returns to join Mike this week for the second part of their massive discussion primarily focusing on movies, with a bit of podcasting & nerdy things intertwined! This week, in part 2 (which was already available to Patreons), JAC & Mike’s discussion on film continues by discussing how consuming & comparing film is different to music, which proceeds to...

  JAC; blogger, teacher, podcaster and film buff joins Mike this week for a massive discussion primarily focusing on movies, with a bit of podcasting & nerdy things intertwined!   In more detail, part 1 of their chat starts with how JAC got involved with Comics In Motion in his podcasting origin story before delving into a superhero movie discussion which then leads into JAC’s day-job as a film st...

Craig Van Slyke; college professor, rancher and host of the Rational Ignorance podcast is this week’s guest and he joins us to talk about his podcast, the value of stoicism, the difficulties he’s experienced in life & how he got through them (with many personal & honest examples) as well as many more topics.   In more detail, Craig starts by talking about how he first heard a podcast, why he start...

While Mike & Megan are on holiday/vacation, they’ve released two of their Patreon episodes on this feed so you lovely listeners aren’t missing out on content! They discuss Watchmen (Director’s Cut) and Little Miss Sunshine – two vastly different films with different reviews, so please tell us what you think! This is taken from https://Patreon.com/GenuineChitChat (released in early 2021) exclusivel...

Mike & Megan went to Wellington in Somerset in June 2021 to go to Sheppy's Cider for a tour of the orchards, to learn about their cider-making process and they also went to the Wellington Monument! This is taken from https://Patreon.com/GenuineChitChat (released in June) and it was recorded in a moving car with a phone – Mike cleaned it up and it is all audible but the audio quality for this isn't...

Moxie LaBouche; trivia guru, author, podcaster & voice actor returns for her third appearance on GCC for another round of UK Vs US to discuss the strange differences between the two cultures with Mike & Megan. The trio ask each other about a great many things including model villages, why americans say “tuna fish”, what high streets are & where downtown is, what is put into coffee; milk or creamer...

Actor Tom Everatt returns for the second half of the two-part conversation with Mike to discuss stagecraft, method acting, being a person and so much more! This week, in part 2, Tom & Mike discuss what method acting is, that people don’t know what they need, psychopaths, human choice, fulfillment, the “human shadow”, free will & determinism, life experiences, learning from mistakes, hazy memories...

Actor Tom Everatt returns for another two-part conversation with Mike to discuss stagecraft, method acting, being a person and so much more! In more detail, this week in part 1 of their chat, Tom starts by explaining what stagecraft & upstaging is, the many ways in how acting on stage is different from on-screen acting and his upcoming role as Henry The Fifth in the Shakespearean play of the same...