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African Couch Potato
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- S3 Ep38 Jonty Acton on “The Reconciliation” (Film)
Over the last 30 years or so, we have seen many films and TV productions that have, in different ways, looked at the issues of South Africa's troubled past, but very few have looke…
- S3 Ep37 Chaeli Mycroft on the Chaeli Campaign (Podcasthon)
Podcasthon! What is that? It is an international collection of podcasters who over this week will be dedicatig one episode of their show to a charity of their choice. Podcasthon st…
- S3 Ep36 Wesley West on Film Composition and Music Production
There are many people who play an integral part of any TV or film production, yet are often not noticed when it comes to fame and fortune. It is part of our mission at ACP to turn…
- S3 Ep35 News, Views and Reviews
March already! It'll soon be Christmas at this rate. Welcome to episode 35 of season 3 of African Couch Potato. This week we say Goodbye, Hello and Congratulations. We say Goodbye…
- S3 Ep34 Tim Apter and Elle Oosthuizen on "Helderberg"
On November 28, 1987, South African Airways Flight 295, a Boeing 747-200 named Helderberg, was en route from Taiwan, to Johannesburg with a scheduled stop in Mauritius. Shortly aft…
- S3 Ep33 Rian van Heerden on “Brakpan Chronicles”
In Brakpan if they invite you for a fight, a braai will break out. Even people from Brakpan make fun of Brakpan! The two-part documentary series Brakpan Chronicles is due out on Sh…
- S3 Ep32 Aluve Mjali on a Budding Career
Into the second month of the year and the next date on the horizon is this weekend's Valentine's Day. Two years ago saw the Valentine movie Forever Yena hit our screens. Patience,…
- S3 Ep31 Keketso Mpitso on “Outlaws”
He’s the chaos agent you can’t ignore. The family menace who somehow built himself a fanbase. The man who turned balaclavas into a movement. Tlali is back for Outlaws Season 2 and…
- S3 Ep30 News, Views and Reviews
We are almost at the end of January and that paycheck should be coming in right now. Still plenty to watch; In this ep we have a mixed bag of local and US items. We kick off with a…
- S3 Ep29 Albert Pretorius on “Die Kantoor”
Goeie dag! Welcome to the latest episode of ACP where Gino has to take on the new boss. New boss of what? we hear you ask. Meet Flip, the manager at polony distributors Deluxe Proc…
- S3 Ep28 First Reviews of the Year
2026 is here and most people are already back at work and the next holiday is Human Rights Day, way away on the 21st of March. Here at ACP we never stop, and Gino has a full goody…
- S3 Ep27 First Episode of the Year
Happy New Year and welcome to the first episode of African Couch Potato of 2026. We kick off the ep with Gino's top 26 movies to look out for over the coming year. He has a look at…
- S3 Ep26 New Year’s Episode
The last episode of ACP for 2025! With only a few days left of the year, Gino takes time to reflect on the amazing guests we've had the pleasure of hosting; where we are all over t…
- S3 Ep25 RIP DJ Warras, Love + Wine, Man vs Baby, Knives Out, Genesis Christmas Special
The season of goodwill is upon us, yet sadly, we start this episode with the horrific shooting of DJ Warras. Gino takes some time to reflect on this tragic event. Moving on, this w…
- S3 Ep24 Luto Mpunga
Luto Mpunga is a South African social media personality and content creator known for her activity on TikTok, sharing videos featuring personal moments, humour, and music-related c…
- S3 Ep23 Sibusiso Mthiya
Sibusiso Mthiya is a South African media personality, producer, and presenter known for hosting inspirational shows and it was a pleasure to welcome him to the studio for a chat wi…
- S3 Ep22 Hello December
December is here, Christmas is round the corner and so are the holidays. And how are we going to kick off the celebrations? With a resounding win by the Springboks. For the first t…
- S3 Ep21 Nikki Comninos on True Crime Documentaries
The war is over, but the silence remains. The South African Border War left broken nations and haunted lives. Unspoken War reveals the hidden cost of a conflict few speak about and…
- S3 Ep20 Global Creative Summit & Everything Else
Episode 20 of ACP found Gino in a sartorial spin when he was invited to speak at the inaugural Global Creative Summit that just happened in Johannesburg, but more on that later. We…
- S3 Ep19 News, Views and Reviews
Welcome to Episode 19 of ACP and do we have news for you. This week, Gino deals with his son's birthday, faces up to Frankenstein and looks forward to the King of Pop on the silver…
