Best Paul McGuigan Podcasts (2025)

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What next for Josh Warrington? 🪖 | Johnny Greaves on the role of a journeyman 📕 1:08:13

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Andy Scott and Gary Logan are joined by this week's special guests Josh Warrington and Johnny Greaves. Josh discusses his career so far and what is next as well as the comparisons with Callum Simpson who fights live on Sky Sports on Saturday 7th June. Johnny talks about the importance of the ‘journeyman’ role in boxing and the release of his new bo…

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Battle Beyond The Stars Review - Forbidden Worlds Film Festival With Spider-Dan 53:36

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The Forbidden Worlds Film Festival continues with a Battle Beyond The Stars review! Mike & Spider-Dan continue their coverage of the Forbidden Worlds Film Festival 2025 with Roger Corman’s 1980 sci-fi (Star Wars rip-off) Battle Beyond The Stars; they discuss it in-depth and talk about the festival! Watch the video version here: https://youtu.be/UCj…

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FWFF Day One: The Big Picture Documentary By Arthur Cauty Review - Forbidden Worlds Film Festival With Spider-Dan 24:34

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It’s the first day of the Forbidden Worlds Film Festival and we review The Big Picture Documentary! In this special episode, Mike & Spider-Dan talk about their first day at the film festival, where a documentary about Bristol’s Megascreen premiered, made by Arthur Cauty, called The Big Picture! The documentary showed the history of Bristol’s cinema…

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Feasting Upon The Bones 19:32

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In this 1st Birthday Celebration of “Feasting Upon the Bones”, the debut short story collection from Suzanne Craig-Whytock, Susan reads the story, “Perfect Food”.By Susan Richardson

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Jeffers: I'm levels above Simpson! 💪 | Yungblud explains boxing's impact on his mental health 🙂 | Who should Itauma fight next? 🤷 1:09:23

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Andy Scott and Barry Jones are joined by this week's special guests Mark Jeffers, Rhys Edwards and Yungblud! Jeffers previews his upcoming fight with Sean Hemphill and discusses a potential bout with Callum Simpson, stating he's 'levels above' his super middleweight rival. Edwards talks about his recent loss to Peter McGrail and his dream to become…

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268 – Writing Black Panther & How It Changed Sci-fi: Afrofuturism, Supporting African Authors & The Intergalactic Empire of Wakanda With Suyi Davies Okungbowa 1:34:22

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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,…

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ALL THE SMOKE 😮‍💨| Josh Kelly: I KO Conor Benn & Chris Eubank Jr! | Richard Riakporhe: I beat every heavyweight...except Usyk 1:21:36

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Andy Scott and Gary Logan are joined by this week's special guests, Josh Kelly and Richard Riakporhe. Josh Kelly discusses how preparations are coming along for his upcoming bout with Flavius Biea on June 6, and reveals he wants either Conor Benn or Chris Eubank Jr by the end of this year. Richard Riakporhe talks about his move up to heavyweight, a…

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The Forbidden Worlds Film Festival Preview: Coverage & What’s To Come On Genuine Chit-Chat 14:16

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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 in…

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Season 5 Finale 14:05

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In this finale episode, Susan reads one poem from each of the season’s six featured writers, Marcelle Newbold, Derek Coyle, Oormila Vijayakrishnan Prahlad, Paul Short, Sinead McGuigan and Mike Bove, in response to the theme of water.By Susan Richardson

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Dalton Smith: Azim fight will happen 💯 | James Dean Fury & Peter Fury preview Manchester Box Cup 🏆 59:32

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Andy Scott and Gary Logan are joined by this week's special guests Dalton Smith, James Dean Fury and Peter Fury. Dalton discusses his year so far and a potential fight with Adam Azim in the future whilst James Dean and Peter tell people what they can expect from the amateur boxing tournament that will be streamed live on Sky Sports on May 25. We al…

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267 – Young Sherlock Holmes 40th Anniversary Review: Forbidden Worlds Film Festival And More! 33:12

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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 show…

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Mike Bove 20:32

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Mike Bove is the author of four books of poetry, most recently EYE. His poems have appeared in Rattle, Southern Humanities Review, Tar River Poetry, Rust & Moth, and others. He served as a 2024 Writer-in-Residence at Acadia National Park and is Editor of Hole in the Head Review, a biannual online poetry journal. Mike lives with his family in Portla…

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Who's next for Viddal Riley? 🤔 | Meet the future of boxing in Odel Kamara 🌟 | Canelo-Crawford early predictions 🔮 1:08:56

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Andy Scott is joined by Barry and special guests Viddal Riley and Odel Kamara. Viddal talks about having the North London bragging rights after beating Chev Clarke, finally gaining recognition from the boxing community, and his plans for the future. Rising amateur star Odel Kamara joins Andy and Barry to discuss preparing for the first World Boxing…

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Sinead McGuigan 20:01

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Sinead McGuigan, a poet and psychology graduate from University College Dublin, writes poetry that explores the human condition and deepest emotions connected to experience. Sinead has three collections, “A Gift and a Curse” , "Unbound” and “My Muse of Restless Nights “.. Sinead has been widely published in many magazines and collaborated on projec…

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'THE moment of the year' 🤯 | Eubank Jr-Benn card reviewed & Usyk-Dubois 2 announced 🍿 1:02:29

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Andy Scott and Andy Clarke are joined at Wembley Stadium by this week's special guest Chris Billam-Smith. The panel look back at the epic Chris Eubank Jr-Conor Benn card and that iconic lift scene as Eubank Jr and Sr were reunited. CBS discusses his win over Brandon Glanton and what is next for him, and we hear from both Oleksandr Usyk and Daniel D…

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New Show Announcement: Star Wars Chit-Chat! Plus Andor Review/Breakdown And Revenge Of The Sith Commentary 1:59

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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 thin…

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Fight Week Daily 📅 | Groves: Eubank has had a STINKER!🤦 Has Benn made a weight mistake too?⚖️ 14:10

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Andy Scott and John Dennen are joined by George Groves to review all the drama from the check weigh-in which included Chris Eubank Jr facing a lofty fine and Conor Benn choosing to be almost four pounds light. Plus Andy invents a new word and the trio discuss the best London Underground lines!By Sky Sports

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Paul Short 19:10

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Paul Short is a poet from Newcastle upon Tyne, currently working on his first pamphlet. His main influences are the heritage of the North East and his working-class background. Paul’s poetry has been published in anthologies from presses including Black Bough Poetry, Broken Spine Arts and Hedgehog Poetry. He has appeared in journals including Dust …

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Fight Week Daily 📅 | Eubank TORTURES Hearn at press-conference😫 Who does a smaller ring favour?🤷 14:10

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Andy Scott and John Dennen are joined by Fran Hennessy to reflect on an eventful press conference that saw Chris Eubank Jr berate Eddie Hearn until he left the stage and Nigel Benn lift the lid on his son's sparring wars in camp.By Sky Sports

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Fight Week Daily 📅 | Tensions continues to build ahead of Eubank-Benn press conference😬 11:26

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Andy Scott, John Dennen, Andy Clarke and Matt Macklin discuss the main takeaways from the media workouts for Chris Eubank vs Conor Benn and look ahead to the fight week press conference.By Sky Sports

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George Groves & Joe Cordina preview Eubank Jr-Benn🏟️ | Whittaker-Cameron 2 aftermath debated🗣️ 1:15:26

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This week, Andy Scott and Gary Logan are joined by former world champions George Groves and Joe Cordina. The panel looks ahead to this weekend's grudge match between Chris Eubank Jr and Conor Benn at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. They also debate the controversial aftermath of Ben Whittaker vs Liam Cameron 2 and much, much more!…

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Baking Fails, Gelato Vs Ice Cream, Weird Food Festivals And More - Monthly M&M 5: Desserts! 40:23

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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 t…

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Oormila Vijayakrishnan Prahlad 23:50

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Oormila Vijayakrishnan Prahlad is an Australian artist and poet of South Indian heritage. Her poetry has been nominated for several prizes, including the Pushcart Prize, the Dai Fry Award for Mystical Poetry, the Best of the Net, and the Glass House poetry awards. She won the 66th Moon Prize awarded by Writing in a Woman’s Voice Journal. She is the…

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'He's fighting for his career' 🗣️ | Matthew Macklin & Wayne Elcock preview Whittaker-Cameron 2 card 👊 1:07:24

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Andy Scott and Barry Jones are joined by this week's special guests Matthew Macklin and Wayne Elcock. The panel look ahead to the second fight between Ben Whittaker and Liam Cameron and discuss Frazer Clarke's return to the ring on the undercard as well as rounding up all the latest news from the sport.…

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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 41:33

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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 h…

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Derek Coyle 18:40

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Derek Coyle’s Reading John Ashbery in Costa Coffee Carlow (2019) was shortlisted for the Shine Strong 2020 award for best first collection. Sipping Martinis under Mount Leinster (2024) is published in a dual language edition in Tranas, Sweden. His poems have appeared in The Irish Times, Irish Pages, The Stinging Fly, Poetry Salzburg Review, The Tex…

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Price eyeing Shields fight 👀 | Jack targeting undisputed at cruiserweight 🏆 | Should Adeleye have been disqualified? 🤷 1:00:16

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Andy Scott and Gary Logan are joined by this week's special guests Lauren Price and Badou Jack. They review Price's stunning win over Natasha Jonas and ask whether she could fight Mikaela Mayer for undisputed at welterweight or pound-for-pound superstar Claressa Shields in the future. WBC cruiserweight champion Jack discusses whether he could fight…

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The 2025 Genuine Chit-Chat Trailer, aka, Where To Start! 8:06

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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 wit…

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#265 – Why Do British People Get Married In Vegas? Plus Audiobooks V Books, A Podcast Hiatus And The Fear Of New Places With “Superdummy” Paul McGuigan 1:07:16

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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 p…

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Marcelle Newbold 15:05

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Marcelle Newbold is Bridport Prize shortlisted, Best of the Net and Pushcart Prize nominated, runner-up in the Walk.Listen.Create writing competition, and winner of the Poetry in the Arcades competition, Marcelle's poems have been published in online and print magazines including Propel, Ink Sweat & Tears, Atrium, Black Iris, iamb, and Fly on the W…

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Viddal Riley: Chev Clarke's best years are behind him!👋| Bruce 'Shu Shu' Carrington eyes Nick Ball clash 👀 1:06:36

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Andy Scott is joined by Gary Logan and special guests Viddal Riley and Bruce Carrington this week. Viddal Riley says he's a better all-around boxer than his opponent, Cheavron Clarke, in their all-British cruiserweight match and previews the main event on that night, Chris Eubank Jr vs. Conor Benn. Welterweight Bruce Carrington reflects on his win …

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#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! 1:30:25

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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-…

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Smatterings of Cerulean 26:19

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This episode is a celebration of “Smatterings of Cerulean”, a collection of short poems by our host, Susan Richardson, accompanied by the photographs of Ken Whytock, published by Dark Winter Press. Susan is joined on this episode by a few of her friends and favourite writers, Suzanne Craig-Whytock, Lawrence Moore, Doreen Duffy, Peter Lilly, Karen P…

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Wardley 'dreaming' of world title bout in Ipswich & Harlem Eubank targets Catterall fight 🔵🗺️👑 1:10:24

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Andy Clarke is joined by Gary Logan plus special guests Fabio Wardley and Harlem Eubank. Fabio talks about his ambitions to prove himself at world level and he lists some of the names he could face as he eyes a fight at Ipswich Town's Portman Road. Harlem discusses his recent win over Tyrone McKenna, his path to a world title fight and Chris Eubank…

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#263 – Why I Read Smutty Romantasy: ACOTAR Vs Fourth Wing, Abroad Weddings And “Being In My Thirsties”, With Jess B Davies 1:17:49

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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”, in…

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Callum Smith: Bring on Benavidez at Anfield!🏟️ | Should Ball have been disqualfied?🦶| Who deserves to face Usyk🤔 1:24:22

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Andy Scott is joined by Barry Jones plus special guests Callum Smith and Julia Lee. Callum reveals his wishlist for his next opponent and insists his dream fight night at Anfield has to happen. Julia discusses her epic boxing journey which includes juggling work as a full-time Detective Constable, owning a gym and fighting professionally as a banta…

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Patreon Double Movie Review Special – The Marvels And The Bridget Jones Trilogy Reviewed By Mike & Megan 29:33

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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! Next week will be back to normal, he already has 3 episodes ready to release; one with Jess B Davies a…

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CBS ready to rebuild against Glanton 💪| Author Don McRae on life in boxing 📖 | Can the UFC-style model work? 🤔 1:19:48

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On this week's episode, Andy Scott is joined by Gary Logan, author Don McRae, and Chris Billam-Smith as we look back on all the talking points from the Royal Albert Hall where Lauren Price picked up a resounding win over Natasha Jonas and Caroline Dubois defended her WBC lightweight title against Bo Mi Re Shin. Don McRae discusses his new book ‘The…

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#262 – Why I Moved To Canada: The Journey From England & Wales, Working In Nature And Camp Tidnish, With Alex Hart 1:03:14

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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 fo…

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Gallagher blasts 'disrespectful' Price 😠 | Should VAR be used after Tank controversy? 🤷 | Donovan disqualified against Crocker 😲 1:06:22

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Andy Scott and Barry Jones are joined by this week's special guests Joe Gallagher, Cathy Brown and Lesley Sackey. They preview Friday's unified welterweight title fight between Natasha Jonas and Lauren Price, with Gallagher stating Price was 'disrespectful' for not showing up to Tuesday's scheduled head-to-head face-off. Brown reflects on her disti…

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#261 – How Did DARTH MAUL Escape Palpatine? What Is The Clone Wars Legacy Project? And Mother Talzin Dead? 1:29:11

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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 Palpa…

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Frazer Clarke & Raven Chapman💪 | Will Bakole regret Parker fight?🤔 | Does Buatsi v Smith need a rematch?✌️ 1:14:23

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On this week's episode Andy Scott is joined by Gary Logan, Frazer Clarke and Raven Chapman. We look back on all the talking points from the dramatic 'Last Crescendo' bill in Riyadh. Frazer discusses his return to the ring and insists his heavyweight journey is far from over. Plus Raven looks ahead to her showdown with Karriss Artingstall and reveal…

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Fight Week Daily 📅 | The Last Crescendo Weigh-in⚖️ | A whirlwind 24 hours in Riyadh!🌪️ 12:02

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Andy Scott is joined by John Dennen and Dave Coldwell from 'The Last Crescendo' weigh-ins to discuss a dramatic 24 hours in Saudi Arabia, during which Martin Bakole replaced an ill Daniel Dubois in the co-main event.By Sky Sports

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Fight Week Daily 📅 | Dubois out due to illness 😩 | Bakole called up as replacement 🛫 8:05

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Andy Scott is joined by John Dennen to reflect on the news that Daniel Dubois has pulled out of his IBF heavyweight world title defence due to illness. They discuss Martin Bakole being picked as Joseph Parker's replacement for the fight and look back on the final press conference ahead of Artur Beterbiev's much-anticipated rematch with Dmitry Bivol…

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Fight Week Daily 📅 | Schofield illness controversy🤯 | Late night Padley negotiations☎️🌙 17:06

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Andy Scott is joined by John Dennen and Andy Clarke to reflect on the media workouts for 'The Last Crescendo.' Plus a dramatic few days in Riyadh including Floyd Schofield's withdrawal from his fight against Shakur Stevenson.By Sky Sports

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Saudi fight week preview | Usyk’s final two opponents? | Nelson: Parker tactics won’t work on Dubois! 46:23

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Andy Scott is joined by Sky Sports Boxing pundits Matt Macklin, Johnny Nelson and Andy Clarke to examine an action-packed 'The Last Crescendo' bill in Saudi Arabia. Daniel Dubois, Joseph Parker and Hamzah Sheeraz also join the podcast to preview their respective world title fights. Finally, the team discuss who could be next for Oleksandr Usyk afte…

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Patreon Triple Movie Review Special – Tarzan, Inside Out 2 and Ponyo Reviewed By Mike & Megan 42:01

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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 …

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Dubois bullish ahead of Parker defence 💪 | Whyte relishing Joyce test 🥊 | Hatton's fighter Watson added to all-female card 👍 57:27

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Andy Scott and Barry Jones are joined by this week's special guests Ricky Hatton and his fighter Chloe Watson, who will defend her European flyweight title against Jasmina Zapotoczna on the historic all-female boxing card at the Royal Albert Hall in March. They discuss how Watson has progressed so far in the professional ranks and Hatton reflects o…

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#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) 1:07:58

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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 wi…

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Season 4 Finale 30:19

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In this Epic Finale Episode, Susan reads work from all fourteen Season 4 Featured Writers: Eilin De Paor, Doreen Duffy, Mary Earnshaw, Vikki C, Julie Stevens, Vitor Vicente, Patricia M. Osborne, Eileen Carney Hulme, Merril D. Smith, Robert Frede Kenter, Fidel Hogan Walsh, Hiram Larew, Christopher Butt and Lucy Heuschen.…