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
81 episodes
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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14:24
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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18:06
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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13:10
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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8:36
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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17:35
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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26:27
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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17:54
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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20:14
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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21:29
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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18:29
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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13:04
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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21:36
S2 17 Kelsey Egan on “The Fix” (Showmax)
Kelsey Egan is a multi-SAFTA nominated, American-South African writer, director and performer. She joins us all the way from London via Zoom and Gino got to talk about her latest work, the action sci-fi horror The Fix, which premieres ...
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Episode 17
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38:36
S2 16 What To Study When You Want A Career In Media
Social Media - for some a way of life, while for others, an uphill struggle to keep up with the constantly changing digital platforms. What to post, when to post it. What is SEO? Do I need it? How do I keep up? That's when you need a social med...
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Episode 16
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28:26
S2 15 New On Netflix
Finally, there is something to watch on the world’s biggest streamer!In this episode Gino tells it like it is about 5 surefire watch or don't watch titles on Netflix, plus a number of others that he has only started watching (so, a bit earl...
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Episode 15
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13:37
S2 14 - Anelisa Phewa on Law, Love and Betrayal (LLB) on Showmax
Shakespeare wrote "All the world’s a stage,And all the men and women merely players", and we were lucky enough to get one of them for this episode. Gino spends time with actor, musician and dancer Anelisa Phewa, talking Shakespeare, philoso...
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Episode 14
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30:43
S2 13 - What's Good On Disney?
In S2 Episode 7, we reviewed what was new on Africa’s biggest streamer, Showmax.In S2 Episode 11, we checked out what NOT to watch on the world’s biggest streamer, Netflix.And, in this episode, Gino gives you the lowdown on what's...
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Episode 13
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15:39
S2 - 12 SAFTAs Edition: 2024 Nominees
In this episode Gino (a past SAFTA Winner) takes a look at some of this year's nominees from the local film and television industry’s most prestigious event: the South African Film and Television Awards. Here are the categories covered, you hav...
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Episode 12
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16:28
S2 11 - Nothing On Netflix? Some Hits and Misses From The World’s Biggest Streamer
Nothing on Netflix? - No, actually there's lots, but is it always worth it. In this episode Gino takes a trawl through what's good and what really isn't. Madame Web - Cassandra Webb is a New York metropolis paramedic wh...
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Episode 11
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18:41
S2 10 - Wanda Mkhize on Freevision and Afroland
A new platform is in town and we want to know all about it. freevision provides an all-in-one streaming experience of current affairs, entertainment, sports, info-and-edutainment, live! and on demand. Keep up with your favourite tv channels...
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Episode 10
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24:37
S2 09 Vuyo Dabula on The Butcher's Soul (Showmax)
Back on your screens in a big way is Vuyo Dabula, as Saul in The Butcher's Soul now on Showmax and Gino had the chance to catch up with the model-turned-actor. Vuyo had been off the scene for a while after being shot in 2022, but now h...
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Episode 9
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36:52
S2 08 Beáta Bena Green on Wyfie (Showmax) & Her Booming Career
It being Women's month here in SA, Gino has been chatting to various ladies; this week it is the turn of Beáta Bena Green. Beáta is a South African actress, model, and entrepreneur. She was crowned Miss Teen South African 2013 but she is best k...
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Episode 8
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22:22
S2 07 What's New On Showmax?
In this week's episode, Gino's bad knee forces him onto the couch where he gives you a run down of what shows and movies have just landed on Africa's biggest streamer.016FMTo save their community radio station from closing,...
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Episode 7
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9:34
S2 06 - True Crime SA Podcast with Nicole Engelbrecht
Staying with True Crime, this episode finds Gino chatting via Zoom to True Crime South Africa's creator and host Nicole Engelbrecht. Nicole's podcast delves into South African true crime cases, both solved and unsolved. She meticulousl...
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Episode 6
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24:46
S2 05 - Warren Gray on Production Design
In this episode Gino continues with our link to Showmax's Catch Me A Killer, as he chats to the hit show's Production Designer, Warren Gray. Born in Cape Town, Warren earned a bursary while studying industrial design and qualif...
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Episode 5
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29:14