Genuine Chit-Chat

Updated: 07 Sep 2025 • 400 episodes
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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!

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For his eighth appearance on GCC, Tony talks about his published adaptation of Sense & Sensibility! In more detail, Mike & Tony talk about the second instalment in The Austen Chronicles; That Other Dashwood Girl. The duo talk about why Tony focused on a little-known character, how writing this differed to writing Welco

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Author & podcaster Seth Singleton joins Mike to dive deep into the question; why do we write? Video version here: https://youtu.be/vuWAZK6iypY  Although Seth & Mike have many mutual friends, this is their first podcast together! In more detail; Seth & Mike talk about getting in one’s own way and “the cost of failure”,

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Author, filmmaker, poet, podcaster and truly inspirational person Alyson Shelton returns to GCC to discuss the 200th episode of Where I’m From! In more detail; Alyson joins Mike on GCC for the fourth time to talk about her four year journey through her poetry-inspired show Where I’m From, where she has a different gues

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Cocktail-creating entrepreneur Sam Espensen speaks about her love of Young Sherlock Holmes and film at Forbidden Worlds Film Festival, and more! Video version here: https://youtu.be/ep9-7v_D0zQ  Espensen Spirit’s social media is all @EspensenSpirit Espensen Spirit has been making exceptional spirits in East Bristol for

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Veteran volunteer Kinza Drewett speaks about her time volunteering at The Forbidden Worlds Film Festival, favourite Disney movies, musicals and more! Video version here: https://youtu.be/CWaYWf-6k0A  Kinza’s Instagram: www.instagram.com/kinzaleah Find more questions to Kinza on Spider-Dan’s podcast feed very soon: http

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Legendary producer Gale Anne Hurd answers our questions at The Forbidden Worlds Film Festival! Video version here: https://youtu.be/IqpzoUBZXsE In more detail, a group of press each ask Gale Anne Hurd questions during FWFF and this is the first half of the roundtable! Questions are varied and come from several creators

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