Hollywood Africans

No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency

Send us a text [https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/2086039/open_sms] If legendary detective Miss Marple was set in Africa….she’d turn out something like Precious Ramotswe in beautiful and tranquil Botswana. Despite being underestimated Precious and her band of friends and colleagues solve crimes… one cup of Red bush tea at a time. But is this lady sleuth a bigot? Welcome to Hollywood Africans, the podcast which reframes, recasts and remakes Africa and Africans in the movies. Follow our show on Facebook, Instagram, X and Threads. Hosts: Barbara Angopa and Amaka Ugwunkwo

Coming to America - Part 2

Send us a text [https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/2086039/open_sms] Before Wakanda, Zamunda was the go to movie for fictional African kingdoms. But does the comedy Coming to America throw Zamundan women under the bus? Welcome to Hollywood Africans, the podcast which reframes, recasts and remakes Africa and Africans in the movies. Follow our show on Facebook, Instagram, X and Threads. Hosts: Barbara Angopa and Amaka Ugwunkwo

Coming to America - Part 1

Send us a text [https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/2086039/open_sms] What could go wrong for an undercover Zamundan Prince searching for a bride in Queens, New York? Prince Akeem navigates culture shock and diaspora battles to preserve his family dynasty in the classic 1980’s comedy Coming to America. Welcome to Hollywood Africans, the podcast which reframes, recasts and remakes Africa and Africans in the movies. Follow our show on Facebook, Instagram, X and Threads. Hosts: Barbara Angopa and Amaka Ugwunkwo

The Last King of Scotland - Part 2

Send us a text [https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/2086039/open_sms] Mercurial and Malignant or misunderstood? During a medical mission to Uganda, Scottish doctor Nicholas Garrigan becomes the personal physician and close confidante of President Idi Amin. But Garrigan soon realises that he’s become complicit in atrocities in a murderous regime and tries to escape… But does the Last King of Scotland promote stereotypes about African leaders? Welcome to Hollywood Africans, the podcast which reframes, recasts and remakes Africa and Africans in the movies. Follow our show on Facebook, Instagram, X and Threads. Hosts: Barbara Angopa and Amaka Ugwunkwo

The Last King of Scotland - Part 1

Send us a text [https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/2086039/open_sms] Mercurial and Malignant or misunderstood? During a medical mission to Uganda, Scottish doctor Nicholas Garrigan becomes the personal physician and close confidante of President Idi Amin. But Garrigan soon realises that he’s become complicit in atrocities in a murderous regime and tries to escape… But does the Last King of Scotland promote stereotypes about African leaders? Welcome to Hollywood Africans, the podcast which reframes, recasts and remakes Africa and Africans in the movies. Follow our show on Facebook, Instagram, X and Threads. Hosts: Barbara Angopa and Amaka Ugwunkwo