#129 – Over 14 Years Of Podcasting: Writer’s Voice, Thoughtful Conversations & Representation In Literature With Francesca Rheannon

Francesca Rheannon from the Writer’s Voice podcast is this episode’s guest and she talks with Mike about her near 16-year old radio/podcast show, being a host, representation & so much more!

In more detail, Mike & Francesca discuss how & when Francesca first got into hosting a radio show, speaking with authors on both of their shows, the importance of people of colour & the LGBTQ+ community creating written works, how interviewing authors works on a radio show, how hosting an audio show has changed how Mike & Francesca hold conversations, what Francesca is passionate about (aside from books) and more!

Check out the Writer’s Voice podcast’s website: https://writersvoice.net/ 
Or check out Francesca’s personal journalist site: https://francescarheannon.com/

Find Francesca on Twitter @WritersVoice & big thanks to Tonya Todd (@MsTonyaTodd) for connecting us!

Promo is for the Judging Dredd book, which Scott Weatherly (of the 20th Century Geek podcast) edited, plus there’s an essay from Tony Farina & many other cool aspects, it’s coming soon: http://sequart.org/books/14/judging-dredd-examining-the-world-of-judge-dredd/

Last week, in the episode 128 of GCC, Mike spoke with with Michael McCormick; a masterful puppeteer who has taught puppetry for film & TV at New Mexico State University, worked with Jim Henson on Dark Crystal & Labyrinth and even created the Star Wars character Salacious Crumb! They talk about puppeteering, teaching puppetry, the Jim Henson movies, Punch & Judy, Brian & Wendy Froud and so much more!

Check out Mike’s Patreon, where he releases 1 or 2 episodes of his “Afterthoughts” a week (with 3 episodes now *FREE* to anyone: season 1 of The Witcher, The Phantom Menace & Spider-Man 3!), plus there are unsplit full-length episodes of GCC, additional photos (including early access to photos of comics for this very show) and more, so if you want to support the show and get more content, check it out at http://patreon.com/genuinechitchat
If you just want to hear M&M’s talk about Spider-Man 3, check it out here for free: http://bit.ly/Spiderman3AT!

If you want to hear Mike, Megan & Tonya Todd’s thoughts on the first 3 episodes of the Loki series, check it out on the feed of Comics In Motion: https://spoti.fi/2TamZ10

Mike was on a recent episode of the I Like To Like Things podcast, talking about his favourite TV show (and no, it’s not Star Wars): https://spoti.fi/3xtlBoJ

Mike was on ep 37 of What's The Topic, to talk about the first episode of Loki, check it out on this very feed: https://spoti.fi/2SkIwDT

Mike is on episode 21 of the podcast Geek Talks on the Fantastic Universes feed: https://spoti.fi/3fOJT5h

Mike also appeared on episode 16 Frank Burton’s I Like The Sound podcast: https://spoti.fi/3ue8ma3

Find Mike’s other show; Star Wars: Comics In Canon on Spotify & the other podcast apps on the feed of Comics In Motion. Episodes are out every Saturday; episodes 0-61 are out now, in ep 61 Mike goes through the Scourging Of Shu-Torun arc, then in ep 60 Mike discussed the 5 prelude issues of the War Of The Bounty Hunters crossover event while ep 59 is about the unspeakable rebel super weapon after A New Hope! Previous episodes topics include Lando comics, the Journals of Old Ben Kenobi, Kanan Jarrus, Count Dooku, Kylo Ren, Darth Maul, how C-3PO got his red arm, book reviews & moree - https://spoti.fi/3sOtqCw

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