# Genuine Chit-Chat 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… Page: Feed: --- ## [275 - Stuck In An Airport, As A Blind Man: Filmmaker Talks Costume Gags, Working With Young Actors, Narrative Comedies & More - Mr X and Trick Or Treat With Gough of Beernuts Productions](https://genuinechitchat.podbean.com/e/275stuck-inan-airportasa-blind-man-filmmaker-talks-costume-gags-workingwithyoung-actorsnarrativecomediesmoremrx-and-trick-ortreat-with-gough-ofbeer/) _2026-06-22_ Genuine Chit-Chat is back, and what better way to finish a hiatus than to have Gough of Beernuts Productions return for his tenth visit? Mike & Gough talk about his newest two films; the narrative-driven “Mr X” and the gag-filled sketches in “Trick Or Treat”, including working with younger actors, the costumes designs and more behind-the-scenes elements that indie filmmakers must consider. Towards… [Listen](https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/82evk3532q985jrm/275_-_Gough_Returns_And_Airport_Chat89l1m.mp3) ## [Kinza Talks About The Film Festival Community And Pushing Herself Out Of Her Comfort Zone - Part 2 At Forbidden Worlds Film Festival 2026](https://genuinechitchat.podbean.com/e/kinza-talks-about-the-film-festival-community-and-pushing-herself-out-of-her-comfort-zone-part-2-at-forbidden-worlds-film-festival-2026/) _2026-06-19_ It’s time for the final interview from Forbidden Worlds Film Festival 2026! Kinza returns for another interview, and this time she talks about widening her film knowledge, the amazing community at Forbidden Worlds Film Festival, getting out of her comfort zone and more! This is part 2 of the interview with Kinza, for part 1, go to Spider-Dan & The Secret Bores: https://pod.fo/e/428474 Subscribe &… [Listen](https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/5f2s3vva7n99qdtm/FWFF26_Kinza_Interview_Part_28gqm7.mp3) ## [Ben Lewis Talks About The Value Of Physical Media, No Wrong Film Opinions And “See This If” - Part 2 At Forbidden Worlds Film Festival 2026](https://genuinechitchat.podbean.com/e/ben-lewis-talks-about-the-value-of-physical-media-no-wrong-film-opinions-and-see-this-if-part-2-at-forbidden-worlds-film-festival-2026/) _2026-06-18_ It’s time for interview number two from Forbidden Worlds Film Festival 2026! Ben talks about what film means to him, which leads into a discussion on physical media and that there are no wrong film opinions! This is part 2 of the interview with Ben, for part 1, go to Spider-Dan & The Secret Bores: https://pod.fo/e/425fe2 Subscribe & tune into both podcast feeds (or YouTube channels) so you don’t… [Listen](https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/nvy2eg6p28f55qyt/FWFF26_Ben_Interview_Part_2a16tn.mp3) ## [Sam Espensen Returns To Talk About The Underrated Fantasy Movie Ladyhawke & Ray Harryhausen – Part 2 With Espensen Spirit At Forbidden Worlds Film Festival 2026](https://genuinechitchat.podbean.com/e/sam-espensen-returnsto-talk-aboutthe-underratedfantasy-movie-ladyhawkerayharryhausen-%e2%80%93-part-2withespensenspirit-atforbiddenworlds-film-fes/) _2026-06-17_ It’s time for the first, of three, interviews from Forbidden Worlds Film Festival 2026! Sam Espensen returns to talk about the 1985 medieval fantasy movie; Ladyhawke! As well as discussing what the movie means to Sam, the characters within and the genre as a whole, she talks about Ray Harryhausen, stop-motion and more! This is part 2 of the interview with Sam, for part 1, go to Spider-Dan & The… [Listen](https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/eb5fa8uzi3tizxbc/FWFF26_Sam_Interview_Part_2awzjh.mp3) ## [The Medieval Dragon/Alien Movie Starring Harvey Keitel That No One Saw: Star Knight, also known as The Knight Of The Dragon (1985) - Forbidden Worlds Film Festival 2026 (Final Review)](https://genuinechitchat.podbean.com/e/the-medieval-dragonalienmovie-starringharvey-keitelthatno-one-sawstar-knightalsoknownas-the-knightof-the-dragon1985forbidden-worldsfilmfestival-2026/) _2026-05-17_ We’re onto the final review of Forbidden Worlds Film Festival 2026! We move onto review number 13, where Dan & Mike discuss the relatively unheard of 1985’s Star Knight (The Knight of the Dragon); a Spanish-made, English-language movie starring Harvey Keitel, about a space ship being mistaken for a dragon in medieval times. Subscribe & tune into both podcast feeds (or YouTube channels) so you… [Listen](https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/dt2qcey2jb36frfx/Day_4_-_Star_Knightam91b.mp3) ## [The Movie That Inspired Disney’s Aladdin: The Thief Of Bagdad (1940) Review - Forbidden Worlds Film Festival 2026](https://genuinechitchat.podbean.com/e/the-movie-that-inspired-disney-s-aladdin-the-thief-of-bagdad-1940-review-forbidden-worlds-film-festival-2026/) _2026-05-12_ We’re onto the Day 4 of Forbidden Worlds Film Festival; the final day! We move onto review number 9 (both reviews from Day 3 are on Spider-Dan’s feed), where Dan & Mike discuss 1940’s The Thief Of Bagdad; a movie that heavily inspired Disney’s Aladdin, as it too was based on the story from One Thousand and One Nights. Over the coming weeks, be sure you subscribe & tune into both podcast feeds (or… [Listen](https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/rjcwuf3dwx2ngh49/Day_4_-_The_Thief_Of_Bagdad_19406eaxi.mp3) ## [The First Movie Fully In Sámi (Indigenous European Language): Pathfinder (1987) Review - Forbidden Worlds Film Festival 2026](https://genuinechitchat.podbean.com/e/the-first-movie-fully-in-sami-indigenous-european-language-pathfinder-1987-review-forbidden-worlds-film-festival-2026/) _2026-05-06_ We move onto review number 7, where Dan & Mike discuss 1987 movie Pathfinder (not the Karl Urban remake)! The movie is spoken in a Sámi language and is the first of it’s kind, based on an old Sámi legend, made by Norwegian director Nils Gaup. Over the coming weeks, be sure you subscribe & tune into both podcast feeds (or YouTube channels) so you don’t miss any of their FWFF coverage! YouTube will… [Listen](https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/yyhxky9x6aak75ys/Day_2_Pathfinder_1987aer0e.mp3) ## [An Underrated Genre-Blending French Hit: Brotherhood Of The Wolf (2001) Review - Forbidden Worlds Film Festival 2026](https://genuinechitchat.podbean.com/e/an-underrated-genre-blending-french-hit-brotherhood-of-the-wolf-2001-review-forbidden-worlds-film-festival-2026/) _2026-05-04_ Review for day 2 of Forbidden Worlds Film Festival commences! We move onto review number 5 and Dan & Mike discuss the Director’s Cut of the 2001 horror/period-drama/mystery/action movie (that was inspired by the Beast of Gévaudan, while serving as inspiration for the FromSoftware game Bloodborne); Brotherhood Of The Wolf! Over the coming weeks, be sure you subscribe & tune into both podcast feeds… [Listen](https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/n5ijim7zq3a7qwwa/Day_2_Brotherhood_Of_The_Wolf9fe77.mp3) ## [Is This The Worst Film Mike Has Ever Seen? Clan Of The Cave Bear (1985) Review – Forbidden Worlds Film Festival 2026](https://genuinechitchat.podbean.com/e/is-this-the-worst-film-mike-has-ever-seen-clan-of-the-cave-bear-1985-review-%e2%80%93-forbidden-worlds-film-festival-2026/) _2026-05-02_ The Forbidden Worlds Film Festival coverage continues! Still on the first day of the festival, this is review number 3, for the 1985 Neanderthal movie; Clan Of The Cave Bear! Over the coming weeks, be sure you subscribe & tune into both podcast feeds (or YouTube channels) so you don’t miss any of their FWFF coverage! YouTube will have the video versions and clips will be on YT, TikTok & Instagram.… [Listen](https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/iked22xfviumwjjd/Day_1_Clan_Of_The_Cave_Bear9b5fp.mp3) ## [AI publishing with human taste (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/umY5qrb78R99) _2026-05-02 · **Sponsored**_ Convert AI research into blogs, podcasts, and newsletters with optional human review. ## [A Bonkers Japanese Movie: Legend Of The Eight Samurai (1983) Review – Forbidden Worlds Film Festival 2026 (Day 1)](https://genuinechitchat.podbean.com/e/a-bonkers-japanese-movie-legend-of-the-eight-samurai-1983-review-%e2%80%93-forbidden-worlds-film-festival-2026-day-1/) _2026-04-30_ The Forbidden Worlds Film Festival coverage BEGINS! Mike & Spider-Dan have reviewed 13 movies from the film festival, and have 6 interviews to release. The first review of the weekend is 1985’s Ladyhawke, on the feed of Spider-Dan & The Secret Bores, but this is review number 2, for the 1983 Japanese movie; Legend Of The Eight Samurai! Over the coming weeks, be sure you subscribe & tune into both… [Listen](https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/dmd2r76s3ftj6rh2/Day_1_Legend_Of_The_Eight_Samurai7otoa.mp3)