#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

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

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Outro by BZ The Voice www.bzthevoice.com