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Geektown Radio is a weekly entertainment podcast, which looks at all the latest TV & Film News, hosts interviews with people in the tv industry, and gives you the latest TV show UK air dates. It also includes our Geektown - Behind The Scenes podcast, which features interviews with people from across the tv, film and gaming industries. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/geektown. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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As part of our coverage for International Women’s Day on the March 8, we are looking into the phenomenon of human trafficking from Africa to Europe. Thousands of women arrive in Italy, victims of sex-trafficking, after a gruelling journey across the Mediterranean. Once in Italy, many of them fall into the hands of prostitution rings. Obliged to rei…
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We are back with episode 450 of the Geektown Radio podcast, and Dave is joined by Matt from Entertainment Talk to discuss all the latest and TV, film, and gaming news & reviews! Whilst we'd usually have Gray on this week to talk Oscars, he's unfortunately tied up, so Matt graciously stepped in, and brings us a review of the animated series 'Your Fr…
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In today's edition, The United States is no longer part of a climate agreement that should have helped South Africa to switch from coal to green energy. Also, Rwanda faces recurring accusations of exploiting neighboring DRC natural resources. And Africa has the highest rate of female entrepreneurial activity in the world, but many obstacles continu…
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This week, the US tightened the screws on Ukraine, pausing military aid until Kyiv shows more willingness to negotiate—starting with handing over half its rare earth resources to America. Moscow welcomed the shift, calling it “aligned with the Kremlin’s vision,” while Ukraine scrambled to smooth things over with a letter to Trump. Trump also kicked…
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For the best part of five decades, Jacques Attali has been whispering in the ears of French presidents. Initially an economist, he has written over 80 books and essays, sat in some of the most secret high-level meetings alongside former president François Mitterrand, and was the architect of Mikhail Gorbachev's 1991 presence at the G7 in the UK. At…
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Wax print fabrics or Ankara fabrics are known for their graphic patterns, bold colours and catchy slogans. The iconic cloth is now being celebrated in an exhibition at the Musée de l’Homme in Paris, where curators have been exploring its anthropological, social and political role on the African continent and beyond. Kenyan artist Thandiwe Muriu joi…
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To mark International Women's Day, we focus on what was clearly the biggest story in France in recent months. That being the rape trial of Gisele Pelicot who went on to become a global feminist icon after waiving her right to remain anonymous. A court in Avignon hearing how for nearly a decade, the 72-year-old grandmother had been drugged unconscio…
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China has kept its growth target for this year at around 5 percent, despite a new trade war with the United States. As the government shifts its focus on boosting domestic demand, businesses are seeking ways to adapt to a new trade environment.FRANCE 24 English
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International Women’s Day first took place in March 1911, with more than a million people marking the event in Austria, Denmark, Germany and Switzerland. At that time, women were not allowed to vote, and in numerous countries higher education was not open to women, and divorce was not legal. A huge amount has changed since then, of course. The poli…
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In May 2017, a Catholic Mission in Bangassou in the Central African Republic became a symbol of resistance. Priests formed a human chain to defend Muslims from a massacre by Christian majority anti-balaka militants. The priests sheltered the persecuted Muslim community for four years. Caroline Dumay and Stefan Carstens report on the current state o…
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One of the most polluted places in the world is located at the heart of the Niger Delta where decades of oil exploitation have ravaged the native flora. Fringing the delta of the Niger River, local mangrove forests are essential to biodiversity and the survival of local communities. In Nigeria, scientists, activists and lawyers are joining forces t…
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PRESS REVIEW – Friday, March 7: The British papers react as EU leaders agree on an €800bn plan to increase European defence spending. Also, a Ukrainian military band has taken on the task of playing at every one of their fallen comrades' funerals. Plus, Ukrainian leaders worry that Elon Musk could cut Starlink access on the battlefield. Elsewhere, …
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In tonight's edition, as Sudan's war deepens, the army takes the UAE to court, accusing it of breaching the genocide convention by funding the paramilitary RSF. Also, the WFP warns that millions in Somalia are going hungry because of the fallout from a deadly combo of drought, conflict and rising prices. And In Tunisia, a new law on cheques is prov…
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The French President made a stark speech to the nation, where he called Russia a threat to France and Europe, and said Moscow can no longer be trusted as it violated the Minsk agreements by starting the war in Ukraine. Barely 24 hours later, pro-Russian accounts have spread misinformation that President Macron himself called the agreements “worthle…
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Ukraine’s allies have plenty of troops and hardware. But how battle ready are they? And is it enough to deter Putin’s Russia? Brussels is hosting an emergency summit with Volodymyr Zelensky attending as the Trump administration halts support for Ukraine. The sense of urgency is also illustrated by Germany reaching a deal to revise its constitution …
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Why does Donald Trump appear so determined to impose tariffs? Is it about raising revenue and bringing back jobs? Is it about leverage? To help us sort through what could be a complete overhaul of US and global trade policy of the past 75 years, Charles Pellegrin speaks to Greta Peisch, partner in international trade practice at law firm Wiley Rein…
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Majda, Monika and Heidi are part of the Panorama theatre troupe in the village of El Barsha, a small Coptic Christian community in the south of Egypt. As they devise and perform plays in the street, filmmakers Nada Riyadh and Ayman El Amir follow the young women, who are negotiating the moment between adolescence and adulthood, contemplating their …
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Falconry is an ancient art recognised by UNESCO as an Intangible Cultural Heritage. In Qatar, where falconry symbolises nobility and prestige, the art is passed down from generation to generation. For Qataris, who invest heavily in the breeding and training of the birds of prey, falcons embody a centuries-old tradition of hunting and respect for na…
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The hit musical comedy "Company" is coming to France. The show by Stephen Sondheim premiered on Broadway in 1970 and is a series of vignettes centered around Bobby, a 35-year-old single New Yorker who's trying to find his place among his group of married friends. We spoke to "Company" director James Bonas about the show and its Parisian premiere.…
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This week, we take a step back and look at France on the international stage. For a relatively small country, France wields a lot of diplomatic power and has so for centuries. French was once considered the language of diplomacy. But France has arguably been losing ground on the international stage in recent years. Its image has been degraded, for …
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This weekend sees International Women’s Day with messages on women's rights, equality and empowerment. On March 8, women are encouraged to shout out “women’s rights are human rights!” But what roles can men play on all this? In Perspective, we spoke to Daniel Guinness, co-founder and managing director of Beyond Equality, an organisation based in Lo…
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According to reporting from Bloomberg, Germany's envoy to Brussels urged the EU on Wednesday to ease its fiscal rules in order to allow for more defence expenditure to counter Russia. This would mark an important policy shift for a country known for financial restraint, and follows plans to change Germany's own strict fiscal rules. Also in this edi…
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PRESS REVIEW – Thursday, March 6: First, a look through the French and German papers as they react to Macron's address to the nation. Next, the Trump administration makes waves by cutting off intelligence support for Zelensky's forces, and an article from Politico on secret meetings with opposition politicians in Ukraine. Followed by upset in the F…
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South Africa has been racing to pivot its HIV treatment plans following the withdrawal of US aid globally. Determined to keep its hands on the tiller, the Department of Health is aiming to increase the number of people treated by one million by the end of the year.FRANCE 24 English
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Germany's political parties hoping to form the next government have agreed to loosen the country's strict "debt brake" system which constitutionally limits new government borrowing to 0.35 percent of GDP. Conservative leader Friedrich Merz says extraordinary efforts are needed to boost the country's defence capabilities given the current security u…
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We return with episode 449 of the Geektown Radio podcast, and Dave is joined by Matt from Entertainment Talk to discuss all the latest and TV, film, and gaming news & reviews! Matt is back on the show with armfuls of TV and film reviews, kicking things off with his thoughts on the latest MCU movie, 'Captain America: Brave New World', and also a rev…
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It's episode 448 of the Geektown Radio podcast, and Dave is joined for the first time this year by Darryl from Hollywood North News to discuss all the latest and TV, film, and gaming news & reviews! Darryl is back, and brings his usual eclectic mix of film and TV reviews from across the streaming services. However, we kick off with a cinema review,…
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Welcome back to a new Geektown Behind The Scenes podcast. This week I’m chatting with two people - Shauna Llewellyn, the makeup department head, and Ryan Reed, the hair department head, behind Paramount+'s film ‘Star Trek: Section 31’ film, starring Michelle Yeoh, which is out not on Paramount+, and 'Star Trek: Discovery'. In 'Star Trek: Section 31…
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We return with episode 447 of the Geektown Radio podcast, and this week, Dave is joined by Gray to discuss all the latest and TV, film, and gaming news & reviews! Predictably for Gray, as it's the start of the year, that means his TV chat includes 'Traitors' and 'Traitors US' which both returned for new seasons. He also discusses the return of 'Am …
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We are back! Welcome to episode 446 of the Geektown Radio podcast and our first episode of 2025! This week, Dave is joined by Matt from Entertainment Talk to discuss all the latest and TV & film news and reviews! As we've been off for a few weeks, we have a lot to cover, and Matt dives in with some of the things he watched whilst we've been away, i…
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It's the last Geektown Radio podcast of 2024, and Dave is back with Matt from Entertainment Talk and our "film reviewer" Gray to go through all of the results from The Geektown Awards 2024! 2024 has been another spectacular year for TV both in the UK and around the world. We've also seen a great selection of video game and films over the last 12 mo…
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It's episode 445, and our last regular Geektown Radio podcast of 2024, as Gray (somewhat unexpectedly!) joins Dave to chat about all the latest TV & film news and reviews! Gray steps in as a last-minute replacement for Matt, who has come down with some sort of lurgy (get well soon!), and amazingly actually has a film review, as he went to see 'Wick…
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It's all the fours with episode 444 of the Geektown Radio podcast as Darryl From Hollywood North News joins Dave to chat about all the latest TV, film and games news & reviews! As always Darryl brings an interesting mix of mainstream and slightly more obscure film and TV reviews along with him! Firstly he kicks off with the movie 'Werewolves Within…
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The Geektown Radio podcast is back with our Annual special episode where we launch the 2024 Geektown Awards, and give you the chance to pick up some amazing prizes! It is that time of year again… Dave is joined by Matt from Entertainment Talk, and our "film reviewer" Gray, to go through our lists of the Best TV Shows, Films and Video Games Of 2024!…
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Episode 443 of the Geektown Radio podcast sees Dave dig Gray out from under his mountain of work to return to the show and chat TV, film and games news & reviews! It's been a number of weeks since Gray has been on due to his schedule being rather manic over the last few weeks, but he's finally back and brings with him a stack of TV reviews. We chat…
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We return for episode 442 of the Geektown Radio podcast, and Matt from Entertainment Talk joins Dave (who, due to some recording issues, sounds a little like he's in a well...) as co-host to chat TV, film and games news & reviews! Matt returns to the show, with TV, film and game reviews! First up is 'Umbrella Academy' Season 4, which has been out f…
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We return with a packed episode 441 of the Geektown Radio podcast, as Darryl from Hollywood North News joins Dave to chat TV, film and games news & reviews! Darryl is back with his usual eclectic mix of TV shows to review. He starts off with two Prime Video shows. First 'Paris Has Fallen', the new extension to the 'Has Fallen...' movie franchise, a…
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After last week's little break to recover from MCM/EGX, we are back ith episode 440 of the Geektown Radio podcast! Matt from Entertainment Talk joins Dave as co-host to chat TV, film and games news & reviews! Matt returns to the show, and one of his first loves, 'Hollyoaks'. We discussed a few months ago how the soap was about to go through some ma…
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We are back with episode 439 of the Geektown Radio podcast, before we take a little one-week break due to MCM/EGX at the weekend. But first, Matt from Entertainment Talk joins Dave as co-host to chat TV, film and games news & reviews! Matt returns to the show, standing in for Gray, who is swanning around New York right now, and brings with him revi…
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It's a new week and time for episode 438 of the Geektown Radio podcast and Robert from Entertainment Talk joins Dave as co-host to chat TV, film and games news & reviews! It was a holiday this week in the USA, which means Robert returns to the show and has his usual eclectic mix of TV and games to chat about. He is currently on something of a cooki…
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Welcome back to a new Geektown Behind The Scenes podcast. This week I’m chatting with Sharlene Royer, the Assistant Stunt Coordinator for utterly brilliant ‘Shogun’, which recently won a record-breaking 18 Emmys - including a very well-deserved one for Outstanding Stunt Performance! Based on James Clavell’s novel, FX’s 'Shōgun' is set in Japan in t…
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We're back with episode 437 of the Geektown Radio podcast and Matt from Entertainment Talk joins Dave as co-host to chat TV, film and games news & reviews! This week, Matt discusses finishing the first season of 'Yellowjackets' which he has been catching up with on Paramount+, and we also chat about the trailer for 'The Last Of Us' Season 2 which w…
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Welcome to a new Geektown Behind The Scenes podcast. This week I’m chatting with Laurent Spillemaecker, VFX Supervisor for VFX company FOLKS about their work on the fourth and final season of the Netflix hit show ‘The Umbrella Academy’. The final season sees our dysfunctional family of heroes, consisting of Luther (Tom Hopper), Allison (Emmy Raver-…
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It's time for episode 436 of the Geektown Radio podcast and Darryl from Hollywood North News joins Dave as co-host to chat TV, film and games news & reviews! Darryl brings with him his usual eclectic collection of reviews (and also a preview!) as he begins with Prime Video film 'Killer Heat', along with CBS drama 'Elsbeth' (currently airing on Sky …
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We return with episode 435 of the Geektown Radio podcast our "film reviewer" Gray joins Dave as co-host to chat TV, film and gaming news & reviews! Gray, once again, lives up to his reputation as "worst film reviewer" by not reviewing any films (although, I'll let him off this one as it's the start of term for his other job as a teacher!) However, …
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We are back with episode 434 of the Geektown Radio podcast and Matt from Entertainment Talk joins Dave as co-host to chat TV, film and games news & reviews! It's been a few weeks since Matt has been on the show, but we begin with a discussion about some massive changes in a (nearly) 30-year-old British institution... 'Hollyoaks'... (and yes, it is …
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We return with episode 433 of the Geektown Radio podcast and, after an extended absence due to broken internet, Darryl from Hollywood North News finally returns to join Dave as co-host to chat TV, film and games news & reviews! It's been a long while since Darryl has been on the show, and he's returned with his usual eclectic mix of TV and film rev…
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We return with episode 432 of the Geektown Radio podcast and Robert from Entertainment Talk joins Dave as guest co-host to chat TV, film and games news & reviews! As Robert co-hosts Gaming Talk over on Entertainment Talk, chat this week is a little more gaming heavy, but given there has been a big game release with 'Star Wars Outlaws', that's no ba…
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Welcome to a new Geektown Behind The Scenes podcast. This week I’m chatting with Jina An & Shirley Song, the composers behind Netflix's brilliant adult animated series ‘Exploding Kittens’. If you haven’t yet caught ‘Exploding Kittens’, the series is inspired by the beloved card game from Matthew Inman of The Oatmeal webcomic, Elan Lee, and Shane Sm…
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We are back with episode 431 of the Geektown Radio podcast and Dave is joined by Matt from Entertainment Talk to chat TV, film and games news & reviews! As Daryl's internet is still down (someone wake up Talk Talk's tech support!) Matt is back on the show this week, and has a couple of animated series for review. He's been working his way through '…
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