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African Couch Potato
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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 activi…
- 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 episod…
- 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…
- 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 ente…
- 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 pod…
- S2 25 A Very Curious Christmas
Hosting the Christmas Lunch This 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…
- 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 h…
- 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…
- 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 i…
- 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…
- 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 fac…
- 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…
- 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 thi…
- 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 w…
- 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? D…
- 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 numbe…
- 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, mu…
- 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, i…
- 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…
- 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 We…
