Suyi Davies Okungbowa is this week’s guest, to talk about his latest book, Black Panther: The Intergalactic Empire Of Wakanda, African authors, science fiction and more!

In more detail; Mike & Suyi first talk about Suyi incorporates “twoness” in his writing and his implementation of it in the Black Panther novel and how it’s similar, and different, to the comic run by Ta-Nehisi Coates. The duo also talk about Suyi’s relationship with Black Panther, how the Black Panther movie changed the landscape of science fiction, especially for African authors, favourite characters to write, how BP influenced Suyi’s other writing (& vice versa), the biggest challenges in writing the novel, and so much more, including music’s impact on Suyi’s writing process, Suyi’s quote of “Imagining Futures By Reimagining Histories”! This is the perfect conversation for fans of writing, diverse perspectives, music, and of course; Black Panther!

Video version here: https://youtu.be/Bjf-H9CSHpk 

Find Suyi’s Black Panther novel here: www.penguin.co.uk/books/458095/marvel-black-panther-the-intergalactic-empire-of-wakanda-by-okungbowa-suyi-davies/9781529914276

Keep up to date with Suyi @SuyiDavies on Instagram or at his website: https://suyidavies.com

Suyi’s foundation: The Literary Laddership For Emerging African Authors: https://suyidavies.com/fellowship

Suyi’s recent novella is Lost Ark Dreaming and his trilogy; The Nameless Republic will conclude with Season of The Serpent in 2026. His debut novel is David Mogo Godhunter and he’s also written for Stranger Things, Minecraft and more!

Suyi mentioned the Broken Earth series by N. K. Jemisin and Charles Saunders, author of Imaro, plus towards the end Mike mentioned Kwame Mbalia and the Black Boy Joy short story collection that Suyi also contributed towards.

You can find the playlists to Suyi’s Nameless Republic books on his website, the Uptown Funk cover he mentioned is by The Vitamin String Quartet. 

Thanks to Tony Holt Jr for his essay comparing Invisible Man to The Intergalactic Empire Of Wakanda and for AR Farina & Tonya Todd for publishing it in Comics Lit Volume 1: https://accomplishinginnovationpress.com/product/comics-lit-vol-1

Check out Mike’s in-depth reviews, breakdowns & things you missed episodes of Season 2 of Andor, on any podcast app or on YouTube: https://podfollow.com/starwarschitchat & https://youtube.com/@starwarschitchat

All Patreons have been receiving bonus episodes, including a Thunderbolts, Superman III and Superman IV review, as well as early access and more! Support at www.patreon.com/GenuineChitChat or https://ko-fi.com/GenuineChitChat

The last episode of GCC was a preview of the Forbidden Worlds Film Festival and the week before that was Mike’s review of the 1985 movie Young Sherlock Holmes, directed by Barry Levinson and written by Chris Columbus! It’s the 40th Anniversary of the movie and as Mike is attending the Forbidden Worlds Film Festival, where a special showing (& cast Q&A) is happening, he wanted to give the movie a go beforehand!

From 28th May to 1st June, Mike & Spider-Dan will be at the Forbidden Worlds Film Festival to cover all 5 days of the event and hopefully interview some attendees! They talk about some of the films they’ll be reviewing, their podcasts covering it released over the 5 days and more, all in the last week of May, for more information, visit www.forbiddenworldsfilmfestival.co.uk

Guest Spots:

Another episode of Disney Discussions is out where Mike spoke about Lilo & Stitch 1 & 2 with Megan, Spider-Dan, Ria & guest Natalie! https://tinyurl.com/2bs7kker

Mike recently reviewed Superman ’78, Superman II and the Super/Man documentary on the 20th Century Geek podcast: https://pod.fo/e/2bea07

Mike was on Reckless Rebellion to talk about Andor’s Prison Arc from S1, listen here: https://pod.fo/e/2c28cc

Find all of Mike’s social media & other links at https://linktr.ee/GenuineChitChat

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In this special episode Mike talks about the next three interviews he will be releasing on GCC as well as the huge amount of content he’ll be releasing at the end of May for the Forbidden Worlds Film Festival!

From 28th May to 1st June, Mike & Spider-Dan will be at the Forbidden Worlds Film Festival to cover all 5 days of the event and hopefully interview some attendees! They talk about some of the films they’ll be reviewing, their podcasts covering it released over the 5 days and more!

For more information, visit www.forbiddenworldsfilmfestival.co.uk

For visual elements (including the full FWF schedule & more), watch here: https://youtu.be/ITC2BDNk4ZM 

Make sure you follow & subscribe to Spider-Dan’s podcast as much of their coverage will be split between the feeds/YouTube channels! https://spiderdanandthesecretbores.com & www.patreon.com/spiderdanandthesecretbores

Check out Mike’s in-depth reviews, breakdowns & things you missed episodes of Season 2 of Andor, on any podcast app or on YouTube: https://podfollow.com/starwarschitchat & https://youtube.com/@starwarschitchat

All Patreons have been receiving bonus episodes, including reviews on Thunderbolts, Superman III and Superman IV (not Spider-Man as Mike said), as well as early access and more! Support at www.patreon.com/GenuineChitChat or https://ko-fi.com/GenuineChitChat

The last episode of GCC was Mike’s to review of the 1985 movie Young Sherlock Holmes, directed by Barry Levinson and written by Chris Columbus! It’s the 40th Anniversary of the movie and as Mike is attending the Forbidden Worlds Film Festival, where a special showing (& cast Q&A) is happening, he wanted to give the movie a go beforehand!

Guest Spots:

Another episode of Disney Discussions is out where Mike spoke about Lilo & Stitch 1 & 2 with Megan, Spider-Dan, Ria & guest Natalie! https://tinyurl.com/2bs7kker

Mike recently watched Superman ’78 & Superman II for the first time and discussed it on the 20th Century Geek: https://pod.fo/e/2bea07

Mike was on Reckless Rebellion to talk about Andor’s Prison Arc from S1, listen here: https://pod.fo/e/2c28cc

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!

Mike has been busy releasing review & discussions of Star Wars: Andor Season 2, but has taken a quick break to review the 1985 movie Young Sherlock Holmes, directed by Barry Levinson and written by Chris Columbus!

In more detail, it’s the 40th Anniversary of the movie and as Mike is attending the Forbidden Worlds Film Festival, where a special showing (& cast Q&A) is happening, he wanted to give the movie a go beforehand! In this review Mike talks about the characters, special effects, the directorial-style, the connections to adaptations of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s works, the general “vibe” of the movie and so much more! Mike does spoil some aspects of the movie, but leaves some out, to encourage you to check the movie out yourself and make your own mind up!

For visual elements & more, check this out on YouTube: https://youtu.be/hGWEGMW-xKk

Mike is attending the Forbidden Worlds Film Festival with Spider-Dan, to cover all 5 days of the event and hopefully interview some attendees! Find out more information about the Bristol event (28th May – 1st June) here: www.forbiddenworldsfilmfestival.co.uk

Check out Mike’s in-depth reviews, breakdowns & things you missed episodes of Season 2 of Andor, on any podcast app or on YouTube: https://podfollow.com/starwarschitchat & https://youtube.com/@starwarschitchat

All Patreons have bonus episodes every week, early access and more - support at www.patreon.com/GenuineChitChat or https://ko-fi.com/GenuineChitChat

The last two episodes of GCC were Monthly M&M “Desserts & Ice Cream” (including bizarre Italian food festivals and more), and Mike speaking with Paul about Irish heritage, the bizarre life of Hudy McGuigan, life’s endless to-do list, a podcasting hiatus, audiobooks vs books, blowing up sheds and so much more!

Guest Spots:

Another episode of Disney Discussions is out where Mike spoke about Lilo & Stitch 1 & 2 with Megan, Spider-Dan, Ria & guest Natalie! https://tinyurl.com/2bs7kker

Mike recently watched Superman ’78 & Superman II for the first time and discussed it on the 20th Century Geek: https://pod.fo/e/2bea07

Mike was on Reckless Rebellion to talk about Andor’s Prison Arc from S1, listen here: https://pod.fo/e/2c28cc

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!

All of Mike's future Star Wars content will be released on the feed of Star Wars Chit-Chat (formerly Comics In Canon), found here: https://podfollow.com/starwarschitchat or watch the YouTube videos here: https://youtube.com/@starwarschitchat 

There's already two new episodes on there right now; the Andor 3 episode premiere review/breakdown with things you may have missed AND a full Revenge Of The Sith commentary (to listen to while you watch RotS on its 20th anniversary)!

There will be a slight pause in GCC content for the next couple of weeks, but Mike has several interviews booked-in, so announcements will be incoming!

Don't forget to support Mike on Patreon for weekly bonus audio content and early access, (from only £1 per month): https://patreon.com/GenuineChitChat 

And if you haven't already, check out his recent guest spots:

And their discussion on Superman II is also out now! Listen here: https://pod.fo/e/2c614b

Mike was on Reckless Rebellion to talk about Andor’s Prison Arc from S1, listen here: https://pod.fo/e/2c28cc

Find all of Mike’s social media & other links at https://linktr.ee/GenuineChitChat   

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WE'RE BACK! In the fifth episode of Mike & Megan’s show, they talk about Ice Cream & Desserts (submitted by Tonya)! They talk about favourite flavours of ice cream, Italian gelato and stracciatella, before talking about desserts, with plenty of Megan's baking stories.

Watch the video version here: https://youtu.be/1gFZifD-bsU 

Let us know what you think and please submit your topics for future episodes!

M&M were recently in another episode of Disney Discussions, where they spoke about Lilo & Stitch 1 & 2 with Spider-Dan, Ria & guest Natalie! https://tinyurl.com/2bs7kker

The video version will be uploaded to YouTube soon!

Find Megan @GrittsGetsFit on Instagram and find all of Mike’s social media & other links at https://linktr.ee/GenuineChitChat  

All Patreons had access to this 3 weeks ago and will receive the next one soon too, so for early access and other exclusive bonus content, support at www.patreon.com/GenuineChitChat or https://ko-fi.com/GenuineChitChat

The last two episodes of GCC where Mike & Paul speaking about Irish heritage, the bizarre life of Hudy McGuigan, life’s endless to-do list, a podcasting hiatus, audiobooks vs books, blowing up sheds and so much more!

Guest Spots:

And their discussion on Superman II is also out now! Listen here: https://pod.fo/e/2c614b

Mike was on Reckless Rebellion to talk about Andor’s Prison Arc from S1, listen here: https://pod.fo/e/2c28cc

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!

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!

Video version here: https://youtu.be/r1zW5Heyv6s 

In more detail, this episode is the second half of Mike & Paul’s recorded conversation, where they talk about Paul’s journey to discover more of his Irish ancestry & heritage and discuss the strangest book you’ve never heard of! Amidst this, they also speak about doomscrolling, blowing up sheds and other tangent-filled topics – this is a great conversation for any & all listeners!

Last week’s episode was the first half of this conversation where Mike & Paul discuss Paul’s hiatus from podcasting and their reading habits, followed by their times respectively getting married in Vegas, previous experiences in America, safe/unsafe in unfamiliar places and more!

All Patreons had this one week early, so for early access and bonus content, consider supporting Mike at www.patreon.com/GenuineChitChat!

Keep up to date with Paul on his website www.Superdummy.co.uk

Paul has narrated a trilogy of books for author Virgil Henry, the first being Academic Inferno of the My Academic Trip Through Adjunct Hell, find on Audible and all usual audiobook providers; www.audible.co.uk/pd/Academic-Inferno-Audiobook/B0F25C2QGN - to hear clips from the audiobook, check out The Salty Professor on any podcast app!

The Pop Culture Collective newsletter; keeping up to date with weekly news from the nerdier side of Pop Culture (& to see what Mike is up to): https://pccnewsletter.com

Paul’s appearance on Alyson Shelton’s Where I’m From with his poem: www.youtube.com/watch?v=wLabhDLwqpk

The book that Paul & Mike mentioned is "The Life and Adventures of Hudy McGuigan", found here if you want to purchase it: https://ballinascreenhistoricalsociety.com

Paul’s podcast Era Of Geek, interviewing people about what it means to them to be a “geek” (Mike’s episode was out January 2022). He also had the shows Superdraft and Superheroes For Dummies on the podcast feed of Comics In Motion!

Paul appeared on Spider-Dan’s pod, talking about Starman: https://episodes.fm/1441247816/episode/N2Q0MzkyN2YtMGY0My00YzExLTkzMmMtNGM5YjM5OTI1ZjQ4

Paul’s last appearance on GCC was Ep 177 for the 50th episode special of his podcast Era Of Geek!

Guest Spots:

Mike recently watched Superman ’78 for the first time and discussed it on the 20th Century Geek: https://pod.fo/e/2bea07

And their discussion on Superman II is also out now! Listen here: https://pod.fo/e/2c614b

Mike was on Reckless Rebellion to talk about Andor’s Prison Arc from S1, listen here: https://pod.fo/e/2c28cc

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!

Intro & outro by BZ The Voice www.bzthevoice.com

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 can also contact Mike @GenuineChitChat on social media to ask him directly for episodes that align with your interests!

Standalone episodes;

263 – Reading Romantasy with Jess B Davies of the Femme On Collective

260 – Invisible Man and Black America with Tony Holt Jr

235 – Dissociative Identity Disorder Misconceptions with Leyna of the Douglas Vincent System (248 with Louis and 259 with Doug)

201 – Having Cancer with Jenna (& Megan)

Religion/Spirituality;

188 – Relationship With A (Christian) God with Tonya Todd and BZ The Voice

211 – Prophetic Dreams & Do We Have A Soul with Thomas Rochester

For Star Wars conversations (including interviews with Star Wars authors and discussions on the weekly live-action shows, plus Clone Wars Conversations), check out the Star Wars Chit-Chat podcast feed!  

Disney Discussions; Mike, Megan, Ria & Spider-Dan talk 4 or 5 times a year about Disney movies; some you’ve heard of, some sequels you’ve likely not seen and other movies you’ve probably never heard of!  

Monthly M&M; Mike & Megan talk about a topic submitted by the audience, 4 episodes from 2024 are out (April-July) and another one will be out in May 2025!  

Subscribe to www.patreon.com/GenuineChitChat where you can support Mike, get early access and will receive at least 1 exclusive bonus episode every single week too!

Find all of Mike’s social media & other links at https://linktr.ee/GenuineChitChat

Don’t forget to rate/review, share and subscribe!

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!

Watch the video version here: https://youtu.be/x_Uf_t7VO0o 

In more detail, Mike & Paul first discuss Paul’s hiatus from podcasting and the huge amount of podcasts he listens to, as well as a book he’s currently reading and Mike’s recent reading habits. They then talk about why they both decided to get married in Vegas with their respective wives and how those trips went and the surprising logistical ease of getting married in a totally different country. Paul also talks about his previous experiences in America, including New York, and the duo discuss feeling safe/unsafe in unfamiliar places, even in Britain!

This is only half of their conversation; the other half, about an entirely different topic, will be out next week as it’s own episode and will feature Irish ancestry and the strangest book you’ve never heard of! If you want to hear this a week early, consider supporting Mike at www.patreon.com/GenuineChitChat for weekly bonus content and early access!

Paul mentioned the novel The Power Broker by Robert Caro (Robert Moses’ biography). The three books Mike mentioned are Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison, Babel by R.F Kuang and Down With The System by Serj Tankian, plus Gone With The Wind by Margaret Mitchell. 

Keep up to date with Paul on his website www.Superdummy.co.uk

Paul has narrated a trilogy of books for author Virgil Henry, the first being Academic Inferno of the My Academic Trip Through Adjunct Hell, find on Audible and all usual audiobook providers; www.audible.co.uk/pd/Academic-Inferno-Audiobook/B0F25C2QGN - to hear clips from the audiobook, check out The Salty Professor on any podcast app!

The Pop Culture Collective newsletter; keeping up to date with weekly news from the nerdier side of Pop Culture (& to see what Mike is up to): https://pccnewsletter.com

Paul’s appearance on Alyson Shelton’s Where I’m From with his poem: www.youtube.com/watch?v=wLabhDLwqpk

Paul appeared on Spider-Dan’s pod, talking about Starman: https://episodes.fm/1441247816/episode/N2Q0MzkyN2YtMGY0My00YzExLTkzMmMtNGM5YjM5OTI1ZjQ4 

Paul’s podcast Era Of Geek, interviewing people about what it means to them to be a “geek” (Mike’s episode was out January 2022). He also had the shows Superdraft and Superheroes For Dummies on the podcast feed of Comics In Motion!

Paul’s last appearance on GCC was Ep 177 for the 50th episode special of his podcast Era Of Geek!

Mike recently watched Superman ’78 for the first time and discussed it on the 20th Century Geek: https://pod.fo/e/2bea07

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!

Outro by BZ The Voice www.bzthevoice.com

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, which were fully voice-acted and had been almost fully animated.

In detail, these episodes centre around Obi-Wan & Anakin investigating the disappearance on a Jedi on Utapau, after Ahsoka leaves the Jedi Order. Obi-Wan & Anakin’s relationship is tested as cracks begin to show in Anakin’s composure while a mysterious giant Kyber crystal is discovered, set before the events of Season 7. Our trio discuss each episode in-depth, provide additional context & lore, and talk about whether or not these episodes are essential to understanding the final season of The Clone Wars and beyond!

The four episodes are; A Death On Utapau, In Search Of The Crystal, Crystal Crisis and The Big Bang.

Watch the video version of their conversation here: https://youtu.be/Q7c_nqaiPgk 

If you want to watch these unfinished episodes for yourself: www.youtube.com/watch?v=TdaXc2wzwv4&t=100s

The next release will complete the Clone Wars Legacy project, with the four unfinished episodes of the Dark Disciple novel by Christie Golden, featuring Quinlan Vos & Asajj Ventress! Once completed, the trio will move onto the seventh (& final) season of The Clone Wars!

More Clone Wars Conversations here: www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLcO1Ib_BGD8Y79aRWUxSWwdy3eyNrbXBl

Watch the video version here: www.youtube.com/@GenuineChitChat

Don’t forget to subscribe to Star Wars Chit-Chat so you don’t miss future Star Wars conversations! https://podfollow.com/starwarschitchat & http://youtube.com/@starwarschitchat

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

Mike recently watched Superman ’78 for the first time and discussed it on the 20th Century Geek: https://pod.fo/e/2bea07

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 

Maff is @MaffUK78 on Twitter and 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

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

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, before delving into their love of reading and processing hard times & grief. They then discuss “Romantasy”, including ACOTAR & Fourth Wing and Jess “Being In Her Thirsties” with her podcasts Literature For Life (Femme On) and The Romantasy Coven and reading ruts. Towards the end, Jess asks Mike about his Vegas wedding with Megan and they discuss the benefits of abroad weddings!

This is the perfect conversation for any avid readers, or people who want to get back into reading, and anyone interested by non-traditional weddings!

Instagram: @Jess_BDavies (www.instagram.com/jess_bdavies)

- Jess’ “Bang Average Blog”: https://bangaverageblog.substack.com

Femme On: http://femmeon.show & @FemmeOnCollective (Instagram)

Romantasy Coven: https://romantasycoven.transistor.fm & @TheRomantasyCoven (Instagram)

Jess’ podcast appearances: ADHD Cast: https://pod.fo/e/226f22 (March) & https://pod.fo/e/232403 (April)

Where I’m From: Jess (81): youtube.com/watch?v=4YlnEVTRpHg & Mike (80): youtube.com/watch?v=kl-E9a-6XIo&t=670s

Books mentioned;

A Court Of Thorns And Roses by Sarah J. Maas, Fourth Wing (Empyrean series) by Rebecca Yarros, Still Life by Sarah Winman, Shrill by Lindy West, Life Of An MP by Jess Phillips, One Dark Window by Rachel Gillig and A Psalm Of The Wind-Built by Becky Chambers. Mike also mentions Babel by R.F. Kuang and his conversation about God with Tonya & BZ in ep 188 of GCC: https://pod.fo/e/16bf58

Jess also mentions the podcast Tell Me Something Messy by Brandon Kyle Goodman.

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 a double movie review special, the week prior was a talk about Canada and summer camp with Alex and the week before was another addition to the Clone Wars Legacy Project!

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!

Intro by Tony (A.R.) Farina: www.arfarina.com and outro by BZ The Voice www.bzthevoice.com