Sci-fi author Mike Chen joins GCC to talk about his numerous novels, including Star Wars: Brotherhood, his love of live music and more!
In more detail, the conversation starts with Mike Chen talking about why he likes writing about “the quiet moments” in his stories. They then talk about Mike’s love of Anakin Skywalker along with their thoughts on Mace Windu, what Star Wars means to Mike and the importance of music. Mike Chen then talks about his other novels, including Vampire Weekend, A Quantum Love Story and the upcoming Moon Knight/Venom What If novel, before they discuss other Sci-fi loves, including Star Trek & Doctor Who. Nearer the end of their conversation, the two Mikes talk about how much music means to them, their love of the live experience and more – so whether you’re a bookworm or a music nerd, this is an incredible conversation to tune into!
Watch the video version of the conversation here: https://youtu.be/pQA0QvC5qa0
Check out Mike Chen’s website here: mikechenbooks.com
Find Mike Chen at @MikeChenWriter on Instagram, Threads and X (Twitter)
Find out more about Mike’s Venom/Moon Knight What If novel here: marvel.com/articles/culture-lifestyle/marvel-what-if-marc-spector-was-host-to-venom-book-cover-pre-order
Check out the many conversations on Genuine Chit-Chat with other Star Wars authors, including Adam Christopher (Dec 2023), Ethan Sacks, George Mann, Kevin Shinick, Cavan Scott and Claudia Gray (Dec 2020), on any podcast app or video versions are on YouTube: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLcO1Ib_BGD8aBx1DlANwSaxC09kD-CQuM
The previous release of GCC was the continuation of Clone Wars Conversations, with the first half of Season 3 (Episodes 1-11)! Dave, Maff & Mike discuss every episode of Clone Wars in the show, making it the perfect Clone Wars companion podcast! In more detail, the trio discuss the Kamino-centric episodes featuring a number of favourite clones, then talk more about Duchess Satine & Mandalore, before delving into the episodes surrounding Cad Bane & fellow bounty hunters, all with a finale of heavy political commentary featuring Padmé and a friend of hers who is a separatist! How does the first half of Season 3 hold up to the previous episodes of The Clone Wars? Tune in to find out!
To support Mike and hear more from Megan, consider supporting Mike’s podcasting endeavours at https://patreon.com/GenuineChitChat - for only £1 per month, you will get instant access to over 200 episodes of their exclusive Patreon show Afterthoughts and a new episode is released every week!
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GUEST SPOTS:
Mike & Megan returned to Back To The Filmography to talk about Jason Statham in The Meg: https://pod.fo/e/2370b0
Mike was chatted Dune 1984 and Part 1 (2021) with the 20th Century Geek: https://pod.fo/e/227135
Mike was recently on Mandatory Music & CD, talking Weezer: https://pod.fo/e/224890
Mike also featured on the VHS Strikes Back, talking Trainspotting: https://pod.fo/e/22437b
Mike hosted the 1000th episode of Comics In Motion: https://pod.fo/e/22046f - https://youtu.be/OqFFFehte5A
Find Mike’s other show; Star Wars: Comics In Canon on Spotify & the other podcast apps on the feed of Comics In Motion or on GCC’s YouTube channel. The last episode was a review of the Asajj Ventress/Quinlan Vos book Dark Disciple, while the episode prior (143) was Mike delving into the Free Comic Book Day High Republic comics while ep 142 showcases Darth Vader against Padmé’s handmaidens! Previous episodes include the Hidden Empire crossovers, every canon Star Wars comic by Marvel, full High Republic coverage (book reviews & comics) & much more - https://podfollow.com/comicsinmotion
Find all of Mike’s social media & other links at https://linktr.ee/GenuineChitChat
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