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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!
Episodes
Sunday Jun 10, 2018
Sunday Jun 10, 2018
This week continues the chat Mike had with Jack, where Jack talks about what it’s like having the condition “heart block” and feeling your heart skipping beats, as well as many other things listed below!
As well as the above, they discuss the technological revolution, climate change, animals & the differences between us and countries who eat animals we’d consider to be pets, veganism, fungi, consciousness, the universe, ancient civilisation, aliens and too many other topics to count!
In part 1 of their chat they discuss Scottish culture, the influence on music black culture has had, the numerous motorcycle accidents Jack has been involved in, the second amendment regarding gun ownership (in America), they talk about their dads (both of whom have passed away), the English language and much more!
Last episode, Mike spoke with Molly, his creative collaborator friend, about why Molly went to university & the education system in general, misconceptions with body language, people with power complexes and those who try to “live through” their children in unhealthy ways, unemployment & the “creative unemployment program”, putting on events for & by young people, productivity and a menagerie of other subjects!
Next week will be the Father’s Day special!
Promo by the Meddling Kids Podcast: http://meddlingkidspod.libsyn.com/
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Sunday Jun 03, 2018
Sunday Jun 03, 2018
Sunday May 27, 2018
Sunday May 27, 2018
This week, Mike continues his chat with Molly, someone who has three different jobs, one of which being a “Creative Collaborator”, which is one of the many things they delve into!
They also continued discussing the intelligence of children (which was touched upon at the end of part 1), unemployment & the “creative unemployment program”, putting on events for & by young people, productivity, being self-employed and loads more, including with a sprinkling of reminiscing about the chavs in Mike & Molly’s secondary school.
In last week’s chat with Molly (in part 1), LOTR & The Hobbit are briefly spoken about, followed by discussions of subjects including the why Molly went to university & the education system in general, misconceptions with body language, people with power complexes and those who try to “live through” their children in unhealthy ways, as well as “Batmolly” & Molly’s thoughts on how superheroes could be considered selfish which links with true altruism, how failure can be healthy and much more!
The last episode of GCC featured Ryan Payne, a guitarist from Scars Of Protest, who Mike speaks with about the music industry, tattoos & piercings, social stigma, difficulties in starting & continuing a band, Spotify, CDs and am abundance of other subjects, so be sure to check that out too!
Molly’s site & social media: www.mollyscarborough.com - @mollyscar on Twitter & Instagram!
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Sunday May 20, 2018
Sunday May 20, 2018
This week, Mike talks to Molly, someone who has three different jobs, one of which being a “Creative Collaborator”, which is one of the many things they delve into!
As well as the above, LOTR & The Hobbit are briefly spoken about, followed by discussions of subjects including why Molly went to university & the education system in general, misconceptions with body language, people with power complexes and those who try to “live through” their children in unhealthy ways, as well as “Batmolly” & Molly’s thoughts on how superheroes could be considered selfish which links with true altruism, how failure can be healthy and much more!
Part 2 will be released next week and includes continued discussions on the above, as well as the intelligence of children (which was touched upon at the end of part 1), unemployment & the “creative unemployment program”, putting on events for & by young people, productivity, being self-employed and loads more, including with a sprinkling of reminiscing about the chavs in Mike & Molly’s secondary school.
Last week’s episode featured Ryan Payne, a guitarist from Scars Of Protest, who Mike speaks with about the music industry, tattoos & piercings, social stigma, difficulties in starting & continuing a band, Spotify, CDs and am abundance of other subjects, so be sure to check that out too!
Molly’s site & social media: www.mollyscarborough.com - @mollyscar on Twitter & Instagram!
Promo by the False Starts podcast, which be found here: http://falsestartspod.podomatic.com/
Sunday May 13, 2018
Sunday May 13, 2018
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Sunday May 06, 2018
Sunday May 06, 2018
This week, Mike talks to Ryan Payne, a musician who has been in numerous alternative bands as a guitarist and a vocalist, who Mike has known since school.
In part 1 of their chat, they discuss tattoos, the stigma surrounding them, the pain of a long session and what tattoos they both have & want to get. Following this, they talk about superhero movies, “guilty pleasures” in music, piercings & face tattoos, the difference in vocal styles and what “unclean” vocals actually are and what being in different bands over the years has been like for Ryan, including reminiscing of the good, and not-so-good times!
Part 2 will be out next week, where they discuss some of the difficulties around being in a band, fluking their way through their passions, writing music, plagiarism and how Ryan unintentionally wrote & released a very similar-sounding song to a big alternative band. They also discuss Spotify and owning CDs, as well as the state of modern music (including the likes of Drake & Post Malone)!
Ryan is the guitarist for the band Scars Of Protest – their music is on Spotify and their latest release is "Celestial" so be sure to check them out - https://www.scarsofprotest.com/
Last week Mike spoke with Erin, a photographer friend of his, about anxiety, photojournalism, the homelessness crisis, support networks, snowboarding, individual & community change, gene memory and much more, so be sure to check that out too.
Promo by the Ragbag podcast which can be found here: https://goo.gl/ia82Wh
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Monday Apr 30, 2018
Monday Apr 30, 2018
This week, continues Mike's chat with Erin, a photographer he’s known since college and this part delves even deeper than last week's!
In part 2 of their chat, they explore ideas surrounding the homelessness crisis, including Erin’s interactions with some of the homeless and what can be done about it. As well as this, they discuss social media and its connection to mental illnesses, support networks, how people don’t seem to compliment one-another anymore, why babies die without proper physical contact, giving back to the community, marketing & design and what they’d do with £1 million, so be sure to tune in then for the rest of this great & important chat.
In last week’s release (Part 1), after discussing what Erin loves about taking photos and what started her intrigue, they then talk about Erin’s trips to France and her new love of snowboarding, followed by a look into anxiety & depression. Through talking about such mental illnesses, the conversation gets onto a wide variety of topics including parenting & childhood, community & individual change and how the two are necessary for the progression of society, as well as gene memory, the stigmas of mental illness & the shame one can feel admitting such things and much more!
The previous episode of GCC featured Mike’s Polish friend Justyna, where in part 1 & 2 they talk about some of the differences between Polish & English culture, why Justyna came from Poland to England, multi-culturalism of Britain & Europe, as well as the political system, speaking other languages, coffee & tea (as Justyna is a massive tea-drinker), as well as religion and how it affects government, being patriotic to your country, being tolerant of others, drug reform and more, so be sure to check both parts of episode 19 out!
Shout-out to Expresso Boys, their podcast can be found here: https://goo.gl/bfMzyS
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Sunday Apr 22, 2018
Sunday Apr 22, 2018
This week, Mike talks with Erin, a photographer he’s known since college and although photography is where the discussion begins, it delves far deeper than anticipated!
After discussing what Erin loves about taking photos and what started her intrigue, they then talk about Erin’s trips to France and her new love of snowboarding, followed by a look into anxiety & depression. Through talking about such mental illnesses, the conversation gets onto a wide variety of topics including parenting & childhood, community & individual change and how the two are necessary for the progression of society, as well as gene memory, the stigmas of mental illness & the shame one can feel admitting such things and much more!
Part 2 is out next week where they explore ideas surrounding the homelessness crisis, social media and its connection to mental illnesses, support networks, how people don’t seem to compliment one-another anymore, why babies die without proper physical contact, giving back to the community, marketing & design and what they’d do with £1 million, so be sure to tune in then for the rest of this great & important chat.
Last week was part 2 of Mike’s chat with his Polish friend Justyna, where in part 1 & 2 they talk about some of the differences between Polish & English culture, why Justyna came from Poland to England, multi-culturalism of Britain & Europe, as well as the political system, speaking other languages, coffee & tea (as Justyna is a massive tea-drinker), as well as religion and how it affects government, being patriotic to your country, being tolerant of others, drug reform and more, so be sure to check both parts of episode 19 out!
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Sunday Apr 15, 2018
Sunday Apr 15, 2018
Want to hear a British guy & Polish girl discuss differences in their countries, their views on being patriotic to one’s country as well as the “separation of church & state” or lack thereof as well as numerous other topics?
Well then be sure to check out part 2 of episode 19 of Genuine Chit-Chat!
In this part, Mike & Justyna continue their discussion on multi-culturalism by talking about British & Polish politics as well as Brexit, as well as religion and how it affects government, being patriotic to your country, being tolerant of others, social media and its effect on the masses as well as reality TV, being famous, Lego, what Justyna misses about Poland and much more!
Last week (part 1) they talk about some of the differences between Polish & English culture, why Justyna came from Poland to England (which was over a year ago), multi-culturalism of Britain & Europe, as well as the political system, speaking other languages, coffee & tea (as Justyna is a massive tea-drinker), police in the UK & Poland, as well as drug reform, their opinions on CBD oil, medical marijuana and many other things, so be sure to check out part 1 if you haven’t already!
The previous episode had Mike & Josh release another instalment of the mini-series “Science, But Simple” where they debunk scientific misconceptions surrounding GMOS (genetically altered organisms aka food), “Big Pharma” & their alleged cures for all diseases and how cancer actually works and why all cancers are different.
Shout-out to Dial M For Movie podcast for the great roasting of GCC on their episode “Pod-Roasting” !
Mike also featured in a "Would You Rather" episode on Steph The Crab's YouTube channel, be sure to check that out too: https://youtu.be/LHzfsU77SFo
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Sunday Apr 08, 2018
Sunday Apr 08, 2018
Do you wonder about Polish culture, like hearing tired-sounding British dudes talking and really dig women with northern/eastern European accents? If you answered yes to any of those, then this week’s Genuine Chit-Chat is perfect for you!
Mike & his friend Justyna talk about some of the differences between Polish & English culture, why Justyna came from Poland to England (which was over a year ago), multi-culturalism of Britain & Europe, as well as the political system, speaking other languages, coffee & tea (as Justyna is a massive tea-drinker), police in the UK & Poland, as well as drug reform, their opinions on CBD oil, medical marijuana and so much more!
This week is part 1 of their chat, part 2 will be released next week!
Mike also featured in a "Would You Rather" episode on Steph The Crab's YouTube channel, be sure to check that out too: https://youtu.be/LHzfsU77SFo
Last week, Mike & Josh released another instalment of the mini-series “Science, But Simple” where they debunk scientific misconceptions surrounding GMOS (genetically altered organisms aka food), “Big Pharma” & their alleged cures for all diseases and how cancer actually works and why all cancers are different.
Promo by And The Losers Are Podcast!
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