Genuine Chit-Chat
By Mike Burton
A weekly podcast hosted by Mike Burton where he searches for interesting guests across the world, having ”Honest Conversations With Interesting People”! With every podcast being something different, there’s no reason not to tune in, with guests, ranging from filmmakers, authors, musicians & travellers, to fellow podcasters, actors, creatives, experts in a variety of fields and everyone in-between! No subject is off limits, so take your pick at the huge back catalogue and dig in to some Genuine Chit-Chat!
Latest episode
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#266 – The Irish Legacy Of The McGuigan Name: Journeying To Find Family Ancestry, Plus The Book You’ve Never Read! With “Superdummy” Paul McGuigan
Paul McGuigan’s second appearance this month is all about his journey to find out more in his Irish ancestry and ends in a place about an unexpected book! In more detail, this episode is the second half of Mike & Paul’s recorded conversation, … -
The 2025 Genuine Chit-Chat Trailer, aka, Where To Start!
This “trailer” is to help new or returning listeners find the best episodes to start with, as with almost 8 years of podcasts, the 350+ episodes can seem daunting, so Mike outlines some stand-out episodes and series, which he has listed below. You ca… -
#265 – Why Do British People Get Married In Vegas? Podcast Hiatus, Experiences In The USA And The Fear Of New Places With “Superdummy” Paul McGuigan
Mike welcomes back “Superdummy” Paul McGuigan for two podcasts; this week is all about getting married in Vegas and the fear (or lack of) in new places, even when people speak the same language! In more detail, Mike & Paul first discuss Paul’s… -
#264 – Clone Wars Conversations Legacy; The Unfinished Episodes, Crystal Crisis On Utapau – Anakin & Obi-Wan’s Relationship After Ahsoka Leaves and A Giant Kyber Crystal!
Clone Wars Conversations continues with the Legacy Multimedia Project, with content following the show’s cancellation in 2014, and in this episode Dave, Maff & Mike delve into the four unfinished episode that make up the Crystal Crisis arc, whic… -
#263 – Why I Read Smutty Romantasy: ACOTAR Vs Fourth Wing, Abroad Weddings And “Being In My Thirsties”, With Jess B Davies
Mike & Jess B Davies of the Femme On Collective joins Mike to talk about smutty romantasy, abroad weddings and getting out of a “reading rut”! In more detail, the duo’s conversation starts with Jess’ involvement in the Femme On Collective, bef… -
Patreon Double Movie Review Special – The Marvels And The Bridget Jones Trilogy Reviewed By Mike & Megan
Today is Mike’s birthday so he’s giving you all two episodes from the Patreon Afterthoughts series he does with his wife Megan, these two are from late 2023 and are of the MCU movie The Marvels and a discussion on the first 3 Bridget Jones movies! … -
#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 En… -
#261 – Clone Wars Conversations Legacy, Darth Maul: Son Of Dathomir Comics – How Did Maul Escape Palpatine After S5 And What Happened To Mother Talzin?
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 seri… -
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… -
#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 r…