Genuine Chit-Chat

Mike Burton
Genuine Chit-Chat

A weekly podcast hosted by Mike Burton - "Honest Conversations With Interesting People". Every podcast is about something different with a different guest, ranging from musicians, authors & travellers, to entrepreneurs, filmmakers, comedians and those suffering with mental illnesses, as well as many more - topics discussed include movies, sex, hobbies, morals, passions, life experiences, science, businesses, politics and more - no subject is off limits!

  1. #262 – Why I Moved To Canada: The Journey From England & Wales, Working In Nature And Camp Tidnish, With Alex Hart

    2D AGO

    #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 & America in-between and why he’s staying in Canada for the time being. Alex open up about his directionless in his youth, how he found ways to work in nature and how that’s culminated into his current role as Camp Director at Easter Seals’ Camp Tidnish in Nova Scotia; “the only fully accessible camp in the province” – this is the perfect conversation for any travellers, lovers of nature or people who may need help in finding a new path in life. Alex’s IG: @underthepiness (www.instagram.com/underthepiness) Easter Seals’ Camp Tidnish Site: https://easterseals.ns.ca/camp-tidnish Alex’s previous GCC appearances: 226 (Top 2023/4 Movies), 77 (2019 Movie Roundup), 37 (Nature), 10 (2017 Movies) 3 (Underrated Movies). If you want to support the show, get bonus content every week and get early access to episodes, support on Patreon: www.patreon.com/GenuineChitChat   The last episode of GCC was part of the Clone Wars Legacy Project and prior to that, Mike spoke with Tony Holt about Invisible Man and it’s relevancy to Black America today, including code-switching and they also make Black Panther comparisons! The week before, Douglas Vincent was on, speaking about his Star Wars journey from 1977 to the Disney era and prior to that was the return of Gough of Beernuts Productions! Mike appeared on Spider-Dan & The Secret Bores for their top 5 small cast movies, listen here: https://pod.fo/e/289237   Mike also appeared on Spider-Dan’s pod with Megan, talking Princess Diana in Spencer: https://pod.fo/e/2916c6   Find all of Mike’s social media & other links at https://linktr.ee/GenuineChitChat Please review/rate, subscribe and share – it helps the show out an incredible amount!

    1h 3m
  2. #261 – How Did DARTH MAUL Escape Palpatine? What Is The Clone Wars Legacy Project? And Mother Talzin Dead?

    MAR 2

    #261 – How Did DARTH MAUL Escape Palpatine? What Is The Clone Wars Legacy Project? And Mother Talzin Dead?

    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 centres around Darth Maul after his capture by Palpatine/Sidious in the fifth season of the Clone Wars following his Mandalore-takeover, noting his torture, escape and the eventual plot that unfolds around Dooku and Mother Talzin, set before the events of Season 7. Our trio discuss each issue in-depth, provide additional context & lore, and talk about how much they enjoyed the comics and if they’re necessary for the overall story of The Clone Wars. Darth Maul: Son Of Dathomir was written by Jeremy Barlow with penciller Juan Frigeri, inker Mauro Vargas and colour artist Wes Dzioba, and was published by Dark Horse in 2014 and re-published by Marvel in 2017. The next 2 releases will continue the Clone Wars Legacy project, with the four unfinished episodes of the Utapau Crystal Crisis next (watch them here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=TdaXc2wzwv4&t=100s) and finishing with the Dark Disciple novel featuring Quinlan Vos & Asajj Ventress! Once completed, the trio will move onto the final (seventh) season of The Clone Wars! For the every previous episode of Clone Wars Conversations, click here: www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLcO1Ib_BGD8Y79aRWUxSWwdy3eyNrbXBl   Mike reviewed every episode of Skeleton Crew with different guests on each ep and Maff & Dave even made appearances: www.youtube.com/watch?v=k00J2aTz5zk&list=PLcO1Ib_BGD8a4NYrwlxivElA2QpTXTpIM The trio have all featured in episodes of JAC’s Back to The Filmography podcast, on season 2 to talk about Matthew McConaughey! Dave talks about Dazed & Confused, Maff does Angels In The Outfield and Mike does Glory Daze! Listen to BttF anywhere you find podcasts: https://podfollow.com/1686261095     Dave, Spider-Dan & Max Byrne speak about the X-Men Age Of Apocalypse comics in their new series on Comics In Motion: https://pod.fo/e/2aa97e Mike appeared on Spider-Dan & The Secret Bores for their top 5 small cast movies, listen here: https://pod.fo/e/289237   Mike also appeared on Spider-Dan’s pod with Megan, talking Princess Diana in Spencer: https://pod.fo/e/2916c6   Maff is @MaffUK78 on Twitter and recently spoke about Conan comics on 20th Century Geek here: https://pod.fo/e/277fbc and spoke about the TMNT story The Last Ronin on Indie Comics Spotlight here: https://pod.fo/e/24c64a You can find Dave on Threads @davehorrocks, or the podcasts Comics In Motion, the VHS Strikes Back: https://linktr.ee/vhsstrikesback and Chris & Dave’s Reality TV Cast: https://anchor.fm/cdrealitycast A few weeks ago on Genuine Chit-Chat & Comics In Motion, Mike interviewed Charles Soule & Ryan Browne about their upcoming Lucky Devils comic! Listen here: https://pod.fo/e/291d48 or watch the video version here: https://youtu.be/K4sUI_zU9L4 Mike has been involved with many other Star Wars podcasts, including interviewing several Star Wars authors; find these wherever you are listening; on any podcast app or YouTube! Find all of Mike’s social media & other links at https://linktr.ee/GenuineChitChat

    1h 29m

  3. FEB 17

    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: www.patreon.com/GenuineChitChat The last episode of GCC had Mike speaking with Tony Holt about Invisible Man and it’s relevancy to Black America today, including code-switching and they also make Black Panther comparisons! The week before, Douglas Vincent was on, speaking about his Star Wars journey from 1977 to the Disney era and prior to that was the return of Gough of Beernuts Productions! Mike’s Recent Guest Spots: Mike appeared on Spider-Dan & The Secret Bores for their top 5 small cast movies, listen here: https://pod.fo/e/289237  Mike recently appeared on JAC’s Back To The Filmography podcast, tune in here:  https://pod.fo/e/28e32e Mike also appeared on Spider-Dan’s pod with Megan, talking Princess Diana in Spencer: https://pod.fo/e/2916c6  Find all of Mike’s social media & other links at https://linktr.ee/GenuineChitChat  Intro & outro read by BZ The Voice: http://bzthevoice.com Don’t forget to share and review the podcast, it helps more than you know!

    42 min
  4. #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)

    FEB 9

    #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 what is discussed in this conversation (although it will bring additional context), as the duo talk about code-switching, the power of understanding someone else’s perspective, identity (both cultural and individual) and Tony’s essay comparing Invisible Man to the 2018 Black Panther run by Ta-Nehisi Coates from Comics Lit Volume 1. Mike & Tony also talk about Tony’s home city of Detroit, other works by Ellison and so much more – this conversation is important to every person on this planet. Although Tony doesn’t have social media, you can find his notable releases and podcast appearances at https://linktr.ee/tonyholtjr Tony mentioned a few things in this conversation, including;Ta-Nehisi Coates’ 2018 Black Panther run; The Intergalactic Empire of Wakanda and his book Between the World and Me.Detroit: I Do Mind Dying, A Study In Urban Revolution by Dan Georgakas & Marvin Surkin.The podcast The Prof G Pod with Scott Galloway.The Detroit-based producer J Dilla and the book about him called Dilla Time by Dan Charnas – since recording, a street in Detroit was officially renamed J Dilla Street, details here: https://hiphopdx.com/news/j-dilla-street-renaming-detroit-common-questlove Find Comics Lit Volume 1 on Amazon or at the below link, you get 10% off with code 4HP10 at checkout (& don’t forget to review): www.accomplishinginnovationpress.com/product/comics-lit-vol-1 Mike also spoke about Comics Lit Vol1  in full with Tonya Todd and Tony Farina in episode 250 of Genuine Chit-Chat! The conversation that sparked Mike picking up Invisible Man was an episode of Tonya Todd’s Banned Books Conversations, found on the podcast feed of the Femme On Collective or here: https://youtu.be/eTdFuragMug?si=yHRxLxILsGkwO2TA The last episode of GCC was Douglas Vincent speaking about his Star Wars journey from 1977 to the Disney era and prior to that was the return of Gough of Beernuts Productions! If you want to support the show and get bonus content & early access, please support on Patreon for at least one exclusive bonus episode every week: www.patreon.com/GenuineChitChat Mike’s Recent Guest Spots:Mike appeared on Spider-Dan & The Secret Bores for their top 5 small cast movies, listen here: https://pod.fo/e/289237 Mike recently appeared on JAC’s Back To The Filmography podcast, tune in here:  https://pod.fo/e/28e32e Mike also appeared on Spider-Dan’s pod with Megan, talking Princess Diana in Spencer: https://pod.fo/e/2916c6  Find all of Mike’s social media & other links at https://linktr.ee/GenuineChitChat  Intro & outro read by BZ The Voice: http://bzthevoice.com Don’t forget to share and review the podcast, it helps more than you know!

    1h 8m
  5. #259 P2 – The Last 10 Years Of Star Wars: The Disney Era, Comics Crossover Events And Potential DID Characters! With Douglas Vincent

    FEB 2

    #259 P2 – The Last 10 Years Of Star Wars: The Disney Era, Comics Crossover Events And Potential DID Characters! With Douglas Vincent

    Douglas Vincent; the third member of the Douglas Vincent DID System returns to continue his discussion with Mike, where they nerd out about Star Wars! This week, in part 2, Doug gives his thoughts on the Sequel Trilogy, noting his favourite film of the three and then following this, they talk about Canon and Legends comics & books, including Aphra and the many crossover events in the 2020 main Star Wars run. Towards the end, Doug talks about lessons within Skeleton Crew (no spoilers) and addresses people’s thoughts about characters some believe have DID traits. If you missed part 1, Doug & Mike started by speaking about Douglas’ first experience with Star Wars and recalling memories of his childhood, including watching half a recording of Empire Strikes Back on VHS! The conversation then lead into the modern era, as Doug explained his experiences with the Prequel Trilogy, plus the duo discussed “The Dark Years” of Star Wars (when barely anything was being released), followed by the steady release of books and comics following the Heir To The Empire trilogy. For an in-depth introduction to Dissociative Identity Disorder (formerly Multiple Personality Disorder), listen to episode 235 of GCC, from June 2024 where Mike spoke with Leyna: https://pod.fo/e/2430ed   And in episode 248, Mike speaks with Louise who continues the DID discussion and shows how the MBTI personality test helped the alters of their system: https://pod.fo/e/2806aa Leyna was also on Tony Farina’s Indie Comics Spotlight, talking about the Elle(s) comic in August 2024: https://open.spotify.com/episode/49lI4Jg6LXMRIcs6fcMtb4?si=-vpeJ5ieQw2cupsuZM-OGQ DID Resources: https://did-research.org - https://did-research.org/did/history/index.html - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4959824 Find Douglas, Leyna & Louise on X: @dougvincent1138 and subscribe to their Substack here: https://substack.com/@dougvincent1138 The last episode of GCC saw the return of Gough of Beernuts Productions for his yearly visit and prior to that were some Clone Wars Conversations and an interview with Charles Soule & Ryan Browne regarding their new comic series Lucky Devils! If you want to support the show and get bonus content & early access, please support on Patreon for at least one exclusive bonus episode every week: www.patreon.com/GenuineChitChat Star Wars: Skeleton Crew has now finished and Mike discussed episodes each week with a variety of guests; listen on the podcast feed of Comics In Motion: https://pod.fo/e/29e526, or watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t7tRGqIoEl0 Mike’s Recent Guest Spots: Mike appeared on Spider-Dan & The Secret Bores for their top 5 small cast movies, listen here: https://pod.fo/e/289237  Mike recently appeared on JAC’s Back To The Filmography podcast, tune in here:  https://pod.fo/e/28e32e Mike also appeared on Spider-Dan’s pod with Megan, talking Princess Diana in Spencer: https://pod.fo/e/2916c6  Find all of Mike’s social media & other links at https://linktr.ee/GenuineChitChat  Don’t forget to share and review the podcast, it helps more than you know!

    45 min

  6. JAN 26

    #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 experience with Star Wars and recalling memories of his childhood, including watching half a recording of Empire Strikes Back on VHS! The conversation then steadily leads into the modern era, as Doug explains his experiences with the Prequel Trilogy, plus the duo discuss “The Dark Years” of Star Wars (when barely anything was being released), followed by the steady release of books and comics following the Heir To The Empire trilogy.In part 2 (out next week, or available now on Patreon) Doug gives his thoughts on the Sequels. Following this, they talk about Canon and Legends comics & books, including Aphra and the many crossover events in the 2020 main Star Wars run. Towards the end, Doug talks about lessons within Skeleton Crew (no spoilers) and addresses people’s thoughts about characters some believe have DID traits. For an in-depth introduction to Dissociative Identity Disorder (formerly Multiple Personality Disorder), listen to episode 235 of GCC, from June 2024 where Mike spoke with Leyna: https://pod.fo/e/2430ed   And in episode 248, Mike speaks with Louise who continues the DID discussion and shows how the MBTI personality test helped the alters of their system: https://pod.fo/e/2806aa DID Resources: https://did-research.org - https://did-research.org/did/history/index.html - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4959824 Find Douglas, Leyna & Louise on X: @dougvincent1138 and subscribe to their Substack here: https://substack.com/@dougvincent1138 The last episode of GCC saw the return of Gough of Beernuts Productions for his yearly visit and prior to that were some Clone Wars Conversations and an interview with Charles Soule & Ryan Browne regarding their new comic series Lucky Devils! If you want to support the show and get bonus content & early access, please support on Patreon for at least one exclusive bonus episode every week: www.patreon.com/GenuineChitChat Star Wars: Skeleton Crew has now finished and Mike discussed episodes each week with a variety of guests; listen on the podcast feed of Comics In Motion: https://pod.fo/e/29e526, or watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t7tRGqIoEl0 Mike’s Recent Guest Spots: Mike appeared on Spider-Dan & The Secret Bores for their top 5 small cast movies, listen here: https://pod.fo/e/289237  Mike recently appeared on JAC’s Back To The Filmography podcast, tune in here:  https://pod.fo/e/28e32e Mike also appeared on Spider-Dan’s pod with Megan, talking Princess Diana in Spencer: https://pod.fo/e/2916c6  Find all of Mike’s social media & other links at https://linktr.ee/GenuineChitChat  Don’t forget to share and review the podcast, it helps more than you know!

    50 min
  7. #258 – Turning Negative Feedback Into A Movie: Comedic Editing, Local Heroes And The Harsh Reality Of Re-enactment Acting With Gough Of Beernuts Productions

    JAN 19

    #258 – Turning Negative Feedback Into A Movie: Comedic Editing, Local Heroes And The Harsh Reality Of Re-enactment Acting With Gough Of Beernuts Productions

    GCC returns to form with a laughter-filled interview with Gough Of Beernuts Productions, for his annual appearance on the show! Gough & Mike’s conversation starts with the Beernuts Productions podcast before the duo delve into Gough’s latest two mockumentary comedy files; The Harsh Reality Of Re-enactment Acting and Local Heroes! They talk about the inspiration for the films, how these films are similar but also different to previous Beernuts films, some of Mike’s favourite moments, new actors Gough has been working with and more – this is a great conversation for any prospective filmmakers, comedians or people who just like a laugh! Make sure you check out Gough’s other appearances on GCC, on episodes 48, 65, 84 (& 85), 105, 126, 150, 183 & 220! Beernuts Social Media; IG: @BeernutsProductions – X: @Beernuts_gough - FB: /BeernutsProductions Beernuts website here: https://beernutsproductions.com –Beernuts YouTube channel with trailers & behind the scenes videos: https://youtube.com/BeernutsProductions For Mike’s appearance on the Beernuts Productions podcast, listen here: https://spoti.fi/3jpLjpD and for Gough’s Q&A episode, tune in here: https://pod.fo/e/2a0de0 The last few episodes of GCC have been Star Wars related, but as 2025 kicks off, GCC is returning to form with more interviews! Star Wars: Skeleton Crew has now finished and Mike discussed episodes each week with a variety of guests; listen on the podcast feed of Comics In Motion: https://pod.fo/e/29e526, or watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t7tRGqIoEl0 Mike’s Recent Guest Spots: Mike appeared on Spider-Dan & The Secret Bores for their top 5 small cast movies, listen here: https://pod.fo/e/289237  Mike recently appeared on JAC’s Back To The Filmography podcast, tune in here:  https://pod.fo/e/28e32e Mike also appeared on Spider-Dan’s pod with Megan, talking Princess Diana in Spencer: https://pod.fo/e/2916c6  Find all of Mike’s social media & other links at https://linktr.ee/GenuineChitChat  Don’t forget to share and review this podcast, it helps an incredible amount!

    1h 12m
  8. #257 – Clone Wars Conversations Season 6 Pt 4 (E11-13): Yoda Meets Darth Bane, Learns How To Become A Force Ghost And Foresees Order 66 With Qui-Gon’s Help, All In The Lost Season Finale!

    JAN 12

    #257 – Clone Wars Conversations Season 6 Pt 4 (E11-13): Yoda Meets Darth Bane, Learns How To Become A Force Ghost And Foresees Order 66 With Qui-Gon’s Help, All In The Lost Season Finale!

    Clone Wars Conversations continues with Dave, Maff & Mike discussing the final 3 episodes of “The Lost Season”, which features Yoda being guided by Qui-Gon Jinn on a journey to worlds strong in the force, to prepare him for what comes after the Clone Wars! In more detail, Dave, Maff & Mike first talk about how this works as the original ending of TCW series (before season 7 was announced), before delving deeper into these Yoda-centric episodes! As well as the return of Liam Neeson as Qui-Gon, the trio talk about Yoda’s foreboding force visions, bizarre force entities & worlds, the Sith world of Moraband/Korriban and the first (& to date only) appearance of Darth Bane on screen, the Rule Of Two, Palpatine’s use of Sith rituals & magick and more! Maff also quizzes Dave & Mike on the Jedi council members nearer the end – can you name them all? Episodes featured; Voices, Destiny & Sacrifice. The next 3 releases of CWC will be about the Clone Wars Legacy project, starting with the Darth Maul: Son Of Dathomir comic, followed by the four unfinished episodes of the Utapau Crystal Crisis (watch them here: youtube.com/watch?v=TdaXc2wzwv4&t=100s) and the Dark Disciple novel featuring Quinlan Vos & Asajj Ventress! Once completed, the trio will move onto the final (seventh) season of The Clone Wars! As Skeleton Crew nears the end, Mike continues his weekly discussion shows, with Dave joining him on the penultimate episode! Maff was also on episode 4 and will join him for the finale! Listen to the latest episode on any podcast app: https://pod.fo/e/29b38e or watch on YouTube: youtube.com/watch?v=KlSNy0_6pKA   Clone Wars Conversations has been releasing monthly since January 21st 2024 on the usual podcast feeds & YouTube (eps 221, 225, 229, 233, 236, 238, 241, 244, 245, 249, 251, 252, 254, 255 & 256 of GCC): https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLcO1Ib_BGD8Y79aRWUxSWwdy3eyNrbXBl  The trio have all featured in recent episodes of JAC’s Back to The Filmography, on season 2 to talk about Matthew McConaughey! Dave talks about Dazed & Confused, Maff does Angels In The Outfield and Mike does Glory Daze! Listen to BttF anywhere you find podcasts: https://podfollow.com/1686261095   Dave is embarking on a new project with Spider-Dan & Max Byrne on the X-Men Age Of Apocalypse comics, so make sure you keep an eye out for that on the feed of Comics In Motion! Mike appeared on Spider-Dan & The Secret Bores for their top 5 small cast movies, listen here: https://pod.fo/e/289237 Mike also appeared on Spider-Dan’s pod with Megan, talking Princess Diana in Spencer: https://pod.fo/e/2916c6 Maff is @MaffUK78 on Twitter and recently spoke about Conan comics on 20th Century Geek here: https://pod.fo/e/277fbc and spoke about the TMNT story The Last Ronin on Indie Comics Spotlight here: https://pod.fo/e/24c64a You can find Dave on Threads @davehorrocks, or the podcasts Comics In Motion, the VHS Strikes Back: https://linktr.ee/vhsstrikesback and Chris & Dave’s Reality TV Cast: https://anchor.fm/cdrealitycast  A few weeks ago on Genuine Chit-Chat & Comics In Motion, Mike interviewed Charles Soule & Ryan Browne about their upcoming Lucky Devils comic! Listen here: https://pod.fo/e/291d48 or watch the video version here: https://youtu.be/K4sUI_zU9L4  Mike has been involved with many other Star Wars podcasts, including interviewing several Star Wars authors; find these wherever you are listening; on any podcast app or YouTube! Find all of Mike’s social media & other links at https://linktr.ee/GenuineChitChat

    1h 27m
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A weekly podcast hosted by Mike Burton - "Honest Conversations With Interesting People". Every podcast is about something different with a different guest, ranging from musicians, authors & travellers, to entrepreneurs, filmmakers, comedians and those suffering with mental illnesses, as well as many more - topics discussed include movies, sex, hobbies, morals, passions, life experiences, science, businesses, politics and more - no subject is off limits!

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  • Creator
    Mike Burton
  • Years Active
    2017 - 2025
  • Episodes
    377
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    Explicit
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    © Copyright 2024 All rights reserved.
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    Genuine Chit-Chat

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