African Couch Potato
African Couch Potato is a South African perspective on all things film and television. Hosted by award-winning TV producer, Gino Shelile, it mashes up in-studio interviews with industry professionals, titles to check out each week, a current film or series review, and a look at old movies that are worth rewatching.
Episodes
94 episodes
S2 42 Darrell McLean on Stunt Direction and “One Piece” (Netflix)
What's it like to win an Emmy?In this ep Gino gets to find out, as he chats to Stunt Coordinator Darrell McLean. In March this year, Netflix's One Piece Live Action grabbed two major awards at the Children and Family...
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Episode 42
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S2 41 Podcasters on TV, Kwa-Tsholo, A Kind of Madness, 2 Emmys for SA, Million Dollar Secret, New NFVF CEO & SABC Head of Marketing
A mixed bag this week, as Gino looks at what's been happening in SA and abroad as well as local streaming highlights. Local podcasts got a boost as DStv put 8 of the top local shows on the DStv bouquets.Kwa-Tsholo<...
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Episode 41
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S2 40 Andile Sinqoto on the Directors Guild of South Africa
South Africa’s film, television and commercial production sectors now have a dedicated champion in the form of the Directors Guild of South Africa (DGSA). Chaired by acclaimed director, Andile Sinqoto, the guild is supplying "a unified voice fo...
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Episode 40
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S2 39 Richard Finn Gregory on Steinheist
Millions of South Africans who had direct or indirect investments in the company Steinhof, suddenly saw their savings disappear overnight. Steinhoff CEO Markus Jooste got caught pulling the scam of the century. Steinheist, currently st...
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Episode 39
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S2 38 Yalezo Njuguna (Festival Director) of BAI Heatseekers
Some people seem to be able to do it all. This episode finds Gino chatting to one such person. Yalezo Njuguna, film-maker, podcaster, content creator and curator, and the festival director of BAI Heatseekers.Yalezo is an acclaimed direct...
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Episode 38
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S2 37 Deborah Brown Magaya (Kulea Childcare Villages) PODCASTHON
This week's episode is something different as this year we are taking part in Podcasthon - a global movement where podcasters from across the world come together and dedicate an episode of their podcast to a charity that they would like to supp...
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Episode 37
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S2 36 Beauty In Black Part 2, Starlink, SABC Streaming Levy, Ebenhaezar Dibakwane, Nigeria Sues Multichoice
What's been happening? What's hot and what's not? This week Gino looks at current events in the African broadcasting industry, plus Tyler Perry is back, with part 2 of Beauty in Black.We kick off with a plan to cover the cost of...
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Episode 36
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S2 35 Kanyi Nokwe on “Soft Life”
Sex sells! so they say, but Kanyi Nokwe sells sex. As Lady T, she oversees the daily operations of NubiaBlaq, an establishment that serves as a front for an escort agency in Showmax's hit show Soft LIfe. In this weeks episode Gino talk...
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Episode 35
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S2 34 Netflix and Chill
"I bless the rains down in Africa, I bless the rains down in Africa (gonna take the time). . ." sung Toto way back when, and the rains sure have been happening here in Jozi, so we thought it best to also take our time. This week's episode finds...
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Episode 34
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S2 33 Kendrick Lamar, Diddy, Ernest Cole, StudioCanal, Pick n Pay and Superman
Every now and again we need to look beyond the borders of our country or even the continent, and this is one of those episodes where our love for excellence takes us abroad. We kick off (see what we did there) with Kendrick Lamar's...
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Episode 33
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S2 32 Multichoice Agency Day & a Presentation on Podcasting
In this episode Gino gets back to us on what happened at the Multichoice Agency Day, where he was invited to give a talk in which he broke down the era of self-broadcasting and the need for synergy between traditional media such as television a...
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Episode 32
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S2 31 Adulting S3, 1st Saffa Stunt Awards, an Oscar Nomination and Mufasa: The Lion King
What's going down in our own backyard? In this episode Gino chats about what's new and what's news in our local film and television industry, kicking off with a fun day Adulting.In the third and final season of Adulting, the sta...
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Episode 31
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S2 30 Ntokozo Mlaba on “The Passage”
Our first in-studio guest for 2025. In this week's offering, after chasing him for months, Gino finally gets a one on one with Ntokozo Mlaba, acclaimed film director, social activist and cultural curator of multiple artistic disciplines, and ge...
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Episode 30
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S2 29 The Longest Month of the Year
As January drags through its 11½ months with the speed of a government oversight committee, the best way to get to your next payday is with some good old binging.In today's episode Gino gives us a quick throw forward to what's coming up bet...
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Episode 29
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S2 28 January Binges
It’s already the middle of January and we are all broke. Whatever salary we got in December was finished in December. The only thing that remains is shrivelled up carrots and half an onion in the fridge plus a packet of noodles that you and the...
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Episode 28
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S2 27 New Movies and Series Coming Out in 2025.
Welcome to 2025!As we move into the New Year, many people are heading back to work, holidays done and time to get back to the grindstone, but fear not, for there is plenty of entertainment comimg your way in 2025.Today's episode highlig...
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Episode 27
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S2 26 New Year’s 2024: Looking Back and Throwing Forward
As 2024 rolls to a close, Gino takes a look back over the year at what we have achieved. 78 episodes down and we have grown considerably, establishing African Couch Potato as a podcast recognised on the global stage.Before we turn the l...
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Episode 26
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S2 25 A Very Curious Christmas
Hosting the Christmas LunchThis year Gino is bravely hosting his family for the first time, with all that that entails. The preparation, the food, the drink, the decorations, the music. All potential areas of disaster. In this episode Gino ...
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Episode 25
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S2 24 Nthabiseng Mokoena on Becoming A Director and “Soft Life” (Showmax)
In today's episode Gino chats to Nthabiseng Mokoena via Zoom from her home after a long day on set. Her love for story telling has increased her ability to be able to interchange her role between director and producer. She is currently busy dir...
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Episode 24
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S2 23 Spooksoeker with Joshwin Dyson
From the Emmy-winning animation of the last episode, this time Gino ventures into the world of the supernatural as he catches up with multi award-winning actor Joshwin Dyson via a Zoom call to Cape Town (voices in the ether, anyone?).22...
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Episode 23
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S2 22 International Emmy for SA Animation Directors with Jac Hamman
For a second year in a row, South Africans took home the prize at the International Emmys held recently in New York. Cape Town based directors Jac Hamman and Sarah Scrimgeour won in the Kids:Animation category for their work on the BBC animated...
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Episode 22
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S2 21 A Masterclass with Nambitha Ben-Mazwi
Nambitha Ben-Mazwi is the first South African to notch up 6 international Netflix credits; a testament to her star quality. Nambitha has been working as an actress and broadcaster since 2007. In this episode we get some insight into just wh...
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Episode 21
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S2 20 - How To Market A Mzansi Magic Reality Show
Many of you out there are under the not unreasonable impression that Gino does nothing but sit and watch TV all day. This is not true, he also does actually do some work and in fact has just got back from a production shoot at the coast for an ...
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Episode 20
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S2 19 Promax, Tyler Perry and Martha Stewart
We all know Gino's stand on Tyler Perry, so you're maybe asking yourself WTF is going on with Beauty in Black? In this episode Gino gets into just what is happening with his latest TV offering. Oh the allure of the strip club!A...
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Episode 19
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S2 18 Marié Botha on “Magpie” (The Penguin)
"Hi I'm Magpie, like the bird..." says a distorted voice through a small hole in a wall. A wall in Arkham, the Batman world's infamous mental hospital. Why do you care? Because this voice is not your average American actress but that o...
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Episode 18
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