The Louis Theroux Podcast

S8 EP5: Melanie C on Spiceworld, comparing muscles with Arnold Schwarzenegger and why she’ll always be a Spice Girl

In this episode, Louis speaks to singer, songwriter and Spice Girl Melanie C. Speaking ahead of the 30th anniversary of Wannabe, Melanie and Louis discuss deleted Spiceworld scenes, showing off her guns to Arnold Schwarzenegger and why there’s no such thing as a ‘former’ Spice Girl.     Warnings: Strong language and adult themes.     Links/Attachments:    Song: Wannabe, Spice Girls (1996)  https://open.spotify.com/track/1Je1IMUlBXcx1Fz0WE7oPT      Song: I’m So Excited, The Pointer Sisters (1984)  https://open.spotify.com/track/3moCFGH9twneH0SHMNeeCt     TV Show: Friends – NBC (1994-2004)  https://www.netflix.com/title/70153404     Song: Say You’ll Be There, Spice Girls (1996)  https://open.spotify.com/track/1yTQ39my3MoNROlFw3RDNy     Book: Who I Am, Mel C (2023)  https://www.waterstones.com/book/who-i-am/melanie-c/9781802793383     Film: Spice World (1997)  https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120185/     Album: Sweat, Mel C (2026)  https://open.spotify.com/album/2ZrlQz1UiDn1pCThyICAeD         If you've been affected by the topics discussed in this episode, visit spotify.com/resources.    Credits:  Producer: Millie Chu   Researcher: Mark Maughan  Audio Mixer: Tom Guest  Video Mixer: Scott Edwards  Assistant Producer: Maisie Williams  Production Manager: Francesca Bassett   Music: Miguel D’Oliveira   Executive Producer: Arron Fellows       A Mindhouse Studios Production for Spotify   www.mindhouse.co.uk   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

S8 EP4: Cara Delevingne discusses getting sober, engagement rumours, and being Karl Lagerfeld's muse

Louis is joined in the Spotify studio by model, actress, musician and owner of the world’s best eyebrows, Cara Delevingne. Cara tells Louis about the moment she knew she had to get sober, engagement rumours, and being Karl Lagerfeld's muse.   Warnings: Strong language and adult themes.   Links/Attachments:  Song: I Forgot, Cara Delevingne (2026)  ⁠https://open.spotify.com/track/02zcxkBgtRdpHovTLgJRl1⁠    Song: Out of My Head, Cara Delevingne (2026)  ⁠https://open.spotify.com/track/5ExQZsB1FkAemKYykuvDUv⁠    Film: Paper Towns (2015)  https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3622592/    Film: Suicide Squad (2016)  https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1386697/     Film: London Fields (2018)  https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/london_fields     If you've been affected by the topics discussed in this episode, visit spotify.com/resources.    Credits:  Producer: Millie Chu   Researcher: Maan Al-Yasiri  Assistant Producer: Maisie Williams Audio Mixer: Tom Guest  Video Mixer: Scott Edwards  Production Manager: Francesca Bassett   Music: Miguel D’Oliveira   Executive Producer: Arron Fellows       A Mindhouse Studios Production for Spotify   www.mindhouse.co.uk   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

S8 EP3: Andrew Callaghan on the ‘cancelverse’, lizard people, and whether he’s being sued by Melania Trump

In this episode, Louis speaks with gonzo journalist and fellow gangly documentarian Andrew Callaghan. The pair discuss Andrew’s life after cancellation, whether lizard people run the world, and his legal issues with Melania Trump.     Warnings: Strong language and adult themes.     Links/Attachments:    Film: This Place Rules (2022) - HBO  https://www.imdb.com/title/tt23950956/    Video: Flat Earth Conference (2020) - YouTube  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H110vCGvTmM     Video: Minneapolis Protest (2021) - YouTube  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kZPeD2miyF8     Film: Dear Kelly (2025)  https://www.dearkellyfilm.com/     Video: Hunter Biden Returns (2025) - YouTube  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K4WCtYDtgbM     Song: Because I Got High, Afroman (2000)  https://open.spotify.com/track/0rRboI6IRuGx56Dq3UdYY4     Article: A Full Guide the sexual misconduct allegations against YouTuber Andrew Callaghan (2022) - NPR  https://www.npr.org/2023/01/20/1149748975/a-full-guide-to-the-sexual-misconduct-allegations-against-youtuber-andrew-callag     Video: In Response (2022) - YouTube  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aQt3TgIo5e8     Video: Clavicular Interview (2026) - YouTube  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_6mni6k0Zw     Video: Nick Shirley Interview (2026) - YouTube  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_IrMqA3fVO0     TV Show: Da Ali G Show - Ali G Interviews Donald Trump (2003) - HBO  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lau6sqyRku0     Film: The Settlers (2023) - BBC  https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002bm1y     Article: Trolls for Trump (2016) - The New Yorker  https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2016/10/31/trolls-for-trump     If you've been affected by the topics discussed in this episode, visit spotify.com/resources.    Credits:  Producer: Millie Chu   Assistant Producer: Maisie Williams  Production Manager: Francesca Bassett   Music: Miguel D’Oliveira   Audio Mixer: Tom Guest  Video Mixer: Scott Edwards  Executive Producer: Arron Fellows       A Mindhouse Studios Production for Spotify   www.mindhouse.co.uk   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

S8 EP2: Marco Pierre White discusses his rift with Gordon Ramsay, retiring from cooking, and having lunch with Margaret Thatcher

Louis is joined in the Spotify studio by celebrity chef and enfant terrible of the culinary world, Marco Pierre White. Marco tells Louis about his complicated history with Gordon Ramsay, the moment he walked away from his three Michelin stars, and dining out with Margaret and Dennis Thatcher.      Warnings: Very strong language and adult themes.     Links/Attachments:    Instagram Video: McMarco, Marco Pierre White (2026)  ⁠https://www.instagram.com/reel/DUNvNxOjVnW/?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet⁠     Art Film: Andy Warhol Eating a Hamburger, Jørgen Leth (1982)  ⁠https://channel.louisiana.dk/video/jorgen-leth-andy-warhol-eating-hamburger⁠     Book: The Devil in the Kitchen, Marco Pierre White & James Steen (2006)  ⁠https://www.waterstones.com/book/the-devil-in-the-kitchen/marco-pierre-white/james-steen/9780752881614⁠     Book: White Heat, Marco Pierre White (1990)  ⁠https://www.waterstones.com/book/white-heat-25/marco-pierre-white/9781845339906⁠    Book: Humble Pie, Gordon Ramsay (2006)  ⁠https://harpercollins.co.uk/products/humble-pie-gordon-ramsay?variant=32544979517518⁠     TV Show: Hell’s Kitchen (2005-present) - ITV  ⁠https://www.itv.com/watch/hells-kitchen/1a5021⁠     Credits:  Producer: Millie Chu   Researcher: Mark Maughan  Editor: Tom Fuller  Assistant Producer: Maisie Williams  Production Manager: Francesca Bassett   Music: Miguel D’Oliveira   Executive Producer: Arron Fellows       A Mindhouse Studios Production for Spotify   ⁠www.mindhouse.co.uk⁠   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

S8 EP1: Gary Lineker on England’s losing streak, leaving the BBC, and his frosty relationship with Cristiano Ronaldo

For the first episode in the series, QPR fan Louis Theroux speaks with former England captain, broadcaster and fellow podcasting titan, Gary Lineker. Speaking ahead of the World Cup in North America, the pair discuss why England always lose, Gary’s split with the BBC, and why Cristiano Ronaldo doesn’t speak to him anymore.   Warnings: Strong language and adult themes.     Links/Attachments:    TV Show: Tiger, (2021)  ⁠https://tv.apple.com/gb/show/tiger/umc.cmc.1p5g95s1v5v0t7i8xjgc1f0wo⁠     TV Show: When Lineker Met Maradona, (2006)  ⁠https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b007cgb3⁠     TV Show: Match of the Day, (1964 – present)  ⁠https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/b007t9y1/match-of-the-day⁠     Article: BBC has ducked this for too long — it must stand up to brazen Gary Lineker  (2025)  ⁠https://www.thetimes.com/sport/football/article/gary-lineker-instagram-post-bbc-matthew-syed-9x0jjhwcg⁠     Music Video: Total Eclipse of the Heart, Bonnie Tyler (1983)   ⁠https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lcOxhH8N3Bo⁠     Podcast: Lineker & Baker: Behind Closed Doors (2018-2020)  ⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/3GxmEAvR7lOSfpGAqnL9s1⁠     Podcast: We Have Ways of Making You Talk (2019 – present)  ⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/34VlAepHmeloDD76RX4jtc⁠     Podcast: The Rest Is History (2020 – present)  ⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/7Cvsbcjhtur7nplC148TWy⁠     Podcast: The Rest Is Politics (2022 – present)  ⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/1Ysx8g1Iw42gESAtegrFaH⁠     Podcast: The Rest Is Classified (2024 – present)  ⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/1Jn1HIW6I1AQnKVpsJHdEf⁠     Podcast: The Rest Is Entertainment (2023 – present)  ⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/1mDl2B7a016YRXR2wSBy4T⁠     Podcast: The Rest Is Football (2023 – present)  ⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/2fDn3EgvJZ5J1k5rrBwrlZ⁠     Credits:  Producer: Millie Chu   Researcher: Rachael Devine  Assistant Producer: Maisie Williams  Production Manager: Francesca Bassett   Music: Miguel D’Oliveira   Executive Producer: Arron Fellows       A Mindhouse Studios Production for Spotify   ⁠www.mindhouse.co.uk⁠     Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Louis's back with Season 8!

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S7 EP8: Yorgos Lanthimos discusses working with Emma Stone, suffering for his art, and directing a Bourne movie

In this special bonus episode, Louis sits down with Yorgos Lanthimos, the acclaimed director of ‘Bugonia’, 'The Favourite’ and ‘Poor Things’. Yorgos tells Louis about working with Emma Stone, suffering for his art, and debating whether or not to direct a Bourne movie.   Warnings: Strong language and adult themes.     Links/Attachments:     Bugonia (2025)  https://tv.apple.com/gb/movie/bugonia/umc.cmc.405pbn0ajtqwj3ycjapyd0i9x?action=play     Dogtooth (2009)  https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1379182/     Pulp Fiction (1994)  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lH18ZHdrktM     Blue Velvet (1986)  https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0090756/     Eraserhead (1977)  https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0074486/     Bourne Franchise   https://www.imdb.com/list/ls089971582/     Dude, Where’s My Car? (2000)  https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0242423/     The Lives of Others (2006)  https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0405094/     The Tourist (2010)  https://tv.apple.com/gb/movie/the-tourist/umc.cmc.5ka0eofzuve9xw2qb7rcpwbck?action=play    Poor Things (2023)  https://tv.apple.com/gb/movie/poor-things/umc.cmc.3mshuc064vnbpvdq7rl6d3lpf?action=play     Kinds of Kindness (2024)  https://www.imdb.com/title/tt22408160/     Midsommar (2019)  https://tv.apple.com/gb/movie/midsommar/umc.cmc.3btmmnmdi8cci3gb2qupxli8o?action=play     Hereditary (2018)  https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7784604/     Eddington (2025)  https://tv.apple.com/gb/movie/eddington/umc.cmc.16hrancuhb81jh76au2988hqv?action=play     Beau Is Afraid (2023)  https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13521006/     Save the Green Planet! (2003)  https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0354668/     TV Show: ‘Succession’ (2018 –2023) - HBO  https://tv.apple.com/gb/show/succession/umc.cmc.3trf3c8kzd8m4w72c9q8dwjqe     Article: Tarantino on Paul Dano  https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/dec/11/hollywood-honest-quentin-tarantino-paul-dano     There Will Be Blood (2007)  https://tv.apple.com/gb/movie/there-will-be-blood/umc.cmc.45s5e33zqu277lcdym5taili?action=play     Prisoners (2013)  https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1392214/     Film Franchise: Marvel Cinematic Universe (2008 – present)  https://www.imdb.com/list/ls031310794/     A Minecraft Movie (2025)  https://tv.apple.com/gb/movie/a-minecraft-movie/umc.cmc.1od4a1ayyjqn43uz8fel7ei5e?action=play     Superman (2025)  https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5950044/     The Lego Batman Movie (2017)  https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4116284/     Spider-Man (2002)  https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0145487/     The Mastermind (2025)  https://tv.apple.com/gb/movie/the-mastermind/umc.cmc.3kbnmjk6m6h0hy67h6w6kj6j2?action=play     Anora (2024)  https://www.imdb.com/title/tt28607951/     Daddy Longlegs (2009)  https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1426362/     Longlegs (2024)  https://www.imdb.com/title/tt23468450/     Uncut Gems (2019)  https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5727208/     Good Time (2017)  https://tv.apple.com/gb/movie/good-time/umc.cmc.7950weot61ytepv84enkastys?action=play     Marty Supreme (2025)  https://www.imdb.com/title/tt32916440/     The Smashing Machine (2025)  https://tv.apple.com/gb/movie/the-smashing-machine/umc.cmc.71wzerdj91fo8ep11rcbu3tei?action=play     Exhibition: Yorgos Lanthimos: Photographs (2026)  https://www.onassis.org/whats-on/yorgos-lanthimos-photographs     Athens, Greece https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Athens Credits  Producer: Millie Chu   Researcher: Artemis Irvine Production Manager: Francesca Bassett   Music: Miguel D’Oliveira   Audio Mixer: Tom Guest  Video Mixer: Scott Edwards   Shownotes compiled by Elly Young  Executive Producer: Arron Fellows       A Mindhouse Studios Production for Spotify   www.mindhouse.co.uk    Open a Moneybox Cash ISA at https://moneybox.onelink.me/Cqlx/y3xncge  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

S7 EP7: Simone Ashley on kissing scenes with Jonathan Bailey, getting kicked out of drama school, and Bridgerton criticism

In this episode, Louis speaks with Bridgerton star Simone Ashley. Simone tells Louis about filming kissing scenes with Jonathan Bailey, getting kicked out of drama school, and how she responds to criticism about the show.     Warnings: Strong language and adult themes.     Links/Attachments:    The Devil Wears Prada 2 (2026)  https://www.imdb.com/title/tt33612209/     TV Show: ‘The Bear’ (2022-2026) - Hulu  https://tv.apple.com/gb/show/the-bear/umc.cmc.javg04xbn3eonbgfvnaqmodk     Kill Bill: Vol.1 (2003)  https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0266697/     The Sound of Music (1965)  https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0059742/     Guys and Dolls (1955)   https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0048140/     Mary Poppins (1964)  https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0058331/     West Side Story (1961)   https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0055614/     Evita (1996)   https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0116250/     Song: ‘Edelweiss’ by Richard Rogers & sung by Julie Andrews (1965)  https://open.spotify.com/track/4S4Qn8O0ygeqdQLF6tfxWp     TV Show: ‘Bridgerton’ (2020 – present) - Netflix  https://www.netflix.com/watch/81044686?source=35     TV Show: ‘Sex Education’ (2019 – 2023) - Netflix   https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7767422/     Shakespeare in Love (1998)  https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0138097/     Interstellar (2014)  https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0816692/     Ocean’s Eleven (2001)  https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0240772/      Credits:  Producer: Millie Chu   Researchers: Maan al-Yasiri and Elly Young  Production Manager: Francesca Bassett   Music: Miguel D’Oliveira   Audio Mixer: Tom Guest  Video Mixer: Scott Edwards   Shownotes compiled by Elly Young  Executive Producer: Arron Fellows     ___    Open a Moneybox Cash ISA at https://moneybox.onelink.me/Cqlx/y3xncge  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

S7 EP6: Patrick Radden Keefe on the opioid crisis, criminal career longevity and why access is overrated

Joining Louis in the studio today is award-winning writer and investigative journalist, Patrick Radden Keefe. Patrick tells Louis about his investigation into the Sackler family's involvement in the opioid crisis, how professional criminals keep career longevity, and why he thinks access is overrated. Plus he discusses his latest book, London Falling.   Warnings: Strong language and adult themes.     Links/Attachments:     Book: London Falling: A Mysterious Death in a Gilded City and a Family’s Search for Truth, Patrick Radden Keefe (2026)  https://www.panmacmillan.com/authors/patrick-radden-keefe/london-falling/9781035056279     Book: Say Nothing, Patrick Radden Keefe (2019)  https://www.waterstones.com/book/say-nothing/patrick-radden-keefe//9780008159269?sv1=affiliate&sv_campaign_id=259955&awc=3787_1770820651_da19805aca482f3e2f7cdd8da31aca44&utm_source=259955&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=Genie+Shopping+CSS     Book: Empire of Pain, Patrick Radden Keefe (2022)  https://www.waterstones.com/book/empire-of-pain/patrick-radden-keefe//9781529063103?sv1=affiliate&sv_campaign_id=863943&awc=3787_1770820691_38f3f451369dd9c047c37137a0cb0d42&utm_source=863943&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.octer.co.uk%2F     TV Show: ‘Say Nothing’ (2024) - Hulu  https://www.channel4.com/programmes/say-nothing     Wolf of Wall Street (2013)  https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0993846/     War Dogs (2016)  https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2005151/     Nightcrawler (2014)  https://tv.apple.com/gb/movie/nightcrawler/umc.cmc.1h8fjzqshxpg22pa0bm7iho27?action=play     American Psycho (2000)  https://tv.apple.com/gb/movie/american-psycho/umc.cmc.4k3idfzm0x9j5okdedo2s4l50?action=play     Book: Rogues: True Stories of Grifters, Killers, Rebels and Crooks, Patrick Radden Keefe (2022)  https://www.panmacmillan.com/authors/patrick-radden-keefe/rogues/9781035001767     Glengarry Glen Ross (1992)  https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0104348/     Article: Larry Gagosian Piece, Patrick Radden Keefe (2023)  https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2023/07/31/larry-gagosian-profile     Book: Hillbilly Elegy, JD Vance, (2017)  https://www.waterstones.com/book/hillbilly-elegy/j-d-vance/9780008220563     Book: Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother, Amy Chua (2012)  https://www.waterstones.com/book/battle-hymn-of-the-tiger-mother/amy-chua//9781408822074?sv1=affiliate&sv_campaign_id=259955&awc=3787_1770824539_3e1fda19a55aa22e32d76f01e79f390b&utm_source=259955&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=Genie+Shopping+CSS      Article: The Sinaloa Drug Cartel, Patrick Radden Keefe (2012)  https://archive.nytimes.com/6thfloor.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/06/18/behind-the-cover-story-patrick-radden-keefe-on-the-sinaloa-drug-cartel/    Book: Nazi Billionaires, David De Jong (2023)  https://www.waterstones.com/book/nazi-billionaires/david-de-jong/9780008299798     Book: Some People Need Killing, Patricia Evangelista (2023)  https://www.waterstones.com/book/some-people-need-killing/patricia-evangelista/9781804710081      Book: Killers of the Flower Moon, David Grann (2017)  https://www.waterstones.com/book/killers-of-the-flower-moon-adapted-for-young-adults/david-grann/9781398528482     TV Show: Industry (2020 – present) - BBC  https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/m000pb89/industry     Podcast: Wind of Change (2020 – 2022) - Crooked Media  https://crooked.com/podcast-series/wind-of-change/     Song: ‘Wind Of Change’, The Scorpions (1990)  https://open.spotify.com/track/3ovjw5HZZv43SxTwApooCM     Song: ‘Piano Man’, Bill Joel (1973)  https://open.spotify.com/track/70C4NyhjD5OZUMzvWZ3njJ     Book: The Journalist and the Murderer, Janet Malcolm (1989)  https://www.londonreviewbookshop.co.uk/stock/the-journalist-and-the-murderer-janet-malcolm     Article: Carl Icahn, Patrick Radden Keefe (2017)  https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2017/08/28/carl-icahns-failed-raid-on-washington     Credits:  Producer: Millie Chu   Production Manager: Francesca Bassett   Music: Miguel D’Oliveira   Audio Mixer: Tom Guest  Video Mixer: Scott Edwards   Shownotes compiled by Elly Young  Executive Producer: Arron Fellows       A Mindhouse Studios Production for Spotify   www.mindhouse.co.uk    __        Open a Moneybox Cash ISA at https://moneybox.onelink.me/Cqlx/y3xncge  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

S7 EP5: Laufey discusses viral fame, partying with Bill Murray and the benefits of boredom

Louis sits down with Laufey, Grammy-award winning Icelandic singer and songwriter. Laufey tells Louis about her stratospheric rise to fame on TikTok, partying with Bill Murray, and why everyone can benefit from being a bit bored. Brace yourself for major music geekery.   Warnings: Strong language and adult themes.     Links/Attachments:    Album: A Matter of Time, Laufey (2025)  https://open.spotify.com/album/5rMOCuiWWbEBcHaKM69Hmv     Whiplash (2014)  https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2582802/     “The Great American Songbook”  https://thesongbook.org/about/what-is-the-songbook/     Singing in the Rain (1952)   https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0045152/     An American in Paris (1951)  https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0043278/     On the Town (1949)   https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0041716/     Ziegfeld Follies (1945)  https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0039116/     The Sound of Music (1965)   https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0059742/     Mary Poppins (1964)   https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0058331/     Shirley Temple (1928 – 2014)   https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000073/     Song: ‘One Note Samba’, Antônio Carlos Jobim (1960)  https://open.spotify.com/track/1UJQJz6ZP0qKGU55fRDcyI?si=ef59b3251c18423d     Album: Getz/Gilberto, Stan Getz and João Gilberto (1964)  https://open.spotify.com/album/73ZRKdD3Ds43IjHrhKgucY?si=a1Fe3WkdS7eFZpoH9IYufA     Album: Chet Baker Sings: It Could Happen to You (1958)  https://open.spotify.com/album/5CNRrD9O1kCaBvN1RyHRdt?si=gK_1vEjQQAmSBs3RWeOAKw     Let’s Get Lost (1988)  https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0095515/     Song: ‘From The Start’, Laufey (2023)  https://open.spotify.com/track/43iIQbw5hx986dUEZbr3eN?si=4f08726cd6fc4307     Song: ‘It Could Happen to You’, Chet Baker (1958)  https://open.spotify.com/track/5J8ahRMQ9Y1lRcuAhpP5Fy?si=b55e1844542c44fb     Song: ‘James’, Laufey (2021)  https://open.spotify.com/track/2y1NtQ2ZfIq0zBUP3tOlbX?si=15ac3bbfa0c74cf7     Song: ‘Mr. Eclectic’, Laufey (2025)   https://open.spotify.com/track/5n934Lu8pAsAHLc155qzck?si=f9ed9e496ee847d7     Song: ‘Goddess’, Laufey (2024)   https://open.spotify.com/track/2SEeyc2KS9DIjiJPCYtfgJ?si=a740ddd0858249d6    Song: ‘Creep’, Radiohead (1993)  https://open.spotify.com/track/70LcF31zb1H0PyJoS1Sx1r?si=ddeef2a9f1e34bdf     Song: ‘Letter To My 13 Year Old Self’, Laufey (2023)  https://open.spotify.com/track/59Y1f3y8FuLjadWY9Bx2LC?si=2a76c204cb644895     Song: ‘How Soon Is Now?’, The Smiths (1984)   https://open.spotify.com/track/1YrnDTqvcnUKxAIeXyaEmU?si=05763f85a40041c3     Album: Ella Fitzgerald Sings The Rodgers And Hart Song Book, Ella Fitzgerald (1956)  https://open.spotify.com/album/3DXgUbJhOxidQC3l0tegY9?si=_42fBZG1SZ2WrNwYoL88VA     Song: ‘Miss Otis Regrets’, Ella Fitzgerald (1956)   https://open.spotify.com/track/5dvh4M2Lo0aEXp5D0IJGH1?si=fd41d6fba27748df     ‘Santa Baby’, Laufey Music Video feat. Bill Murray   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_SsGMeJIHk     Song: ‘Too Little, Too Late’, Laufey (2025)   https://open.spotify.com/track/1qJnr4Bm7OAauklV18Vdah?si=6fc52bba5b5f48f5     Song: ‘Hallelujah’, Leonard Cohen (1984)  https://open.spotify.com/track/6s1mt6e0n8G7jcNhcxXKzq?si=400cab129f6d4083    Ballet: Giselle, Royal Ballet & Opera (2026)   https://www.rbo.org.uk/tickets-and-events/giselle-marius-petipa-details     Book: ‘How to Be an Artist’, Jerry Saltz (2020)  https://www.waterstones.com/book/how-to-be-an-artist/jerry-saltz/9781781577820     Credits:  Producer: Millie Chu   Assistant Producer: Maan al-Yasiri  Production Manager: Francesca Bassett   Music: Miguel D’Oliveira   Audio Mixer: Tom Guest  Video Mixer: Scott Edwards   Shownotes compiled by Elly Young  Executive Producer: Arron Fellows       A Mindhouse Studios Production for Spotify   www.mindhouse.co.uk  Open a Moneybox Cash ISA at https://moneybox.onelink.me/Cqlx/y3xncge Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

S7 EP4: Stewart Lee on "Netflix comedians”, disastrous gigs, and Elon Musk

In this episode, Louis speaks to comedian, writer and 41st best stand-up ever, Stewart Lee. Stewart tells Louis about taking aim at “Netflix comedians” in his new show, Stewart Lee vs. The Man-Wulf, what went wrong at a disastrous gig at the Royal Albert Hall, and what Elon Musk doesn't understand about comedy. Warnings: Very strong language and adult themes. Links/Attachments: Live Show: Stewart Lee vs. The Man-Wulf, Stewart Lee (2024 – 2026) ⁠https://www.stewartlee.co.uk/live-dates/ Easy Rider (1969) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0064276/ Song: ‘Jiggle Jiggle’, Louis Theroux with Duke & Jones, (2022) https://open.spotify.com/track/1I4lCSP69P74nU3a6Su5L2 TV Show Episode: ‘Louis Theroux’s Weird Weekends’, S3 EP6 “Rap” (2000) - BBC https://tv.apple.com/gb/episode/rap/umc.cmc.7a0aczr1rzkn7k9lhxgks08d1?showId=umc.cmc.1fujlj3xkbu70iu0kh0fmwgd0 TV Show: ‘Blue Peter’ (1958 – present) - CBBC https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/b006md2v/blue-peter National Security Strategy of The United States of America (November 2025) https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/2025-National-Security-Strategy.pdf Live Show: Stewart Lee on Brexit, (2017) https://www.stewartlee.co.uk/content-provider/satirical-standup-dissects-brexit-and-the-selfie-generation-as-only-he-can-with-mocking-exasperation/ Thelonious Monk’s Advice: https://www.openculture.com/2017/12/thelonious-monks-25-tips-for-musicians-1960.html Stewart Lee, Basic Lee: Live at the Lowry (2022) https://www.nowtv.com/ie/online/stewart-lee-basic-lee-live-at-the-lowry/A5EK6949itCVNKaChrDXN TV Show Episode: Stewart Lee’s Comedy Vehicle, S4 EP5 ‘Migrants’ (2016) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5218362/ Song: ‘Comin’ Over Here’, Asian Dub Foundation ft. Stewart Lee (2020) https://open.spotify.com/track/4fZdsSko9ScgWoVN6oKUF7 Stewart’s Joke about James Corden: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/_zjRzgj88HA Live Show: A Night of Comedy, Teenage Cancer Trust (2026) https://www.royalalberthall.com/tickets/events/2026/a-night-of-comedy TV Show: ‘Stewart Lee’s Comedy Vehicle’ (2009-2016) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1227802/ Book: How I Escaped My Certain Fate, Stewart Lee (2011) https://www.faber.co.uk/product/9780571254811-how-i-escaped-my-certain-fate/?srsltid=AfmBOor4Z6u2BWF9rR8s7qKz2unYdxREkzS7an0f3Le9r6Yoh0UOqbV4 Jerry Springer: The Opera (2005) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0441324/ The Wizard of Oz (1939) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0032138/ TV Special: ‘Dara Ó Briain: So Where Are We? (2023) - BBC https://www.imdb.com/title/tt31070622/ Elon Musk’s Speech in Trafalgar Square https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sSETb5QRLW0 Elon Musk’s Tolkien Bit on The Joe Rogan Podcast https://metro.co.uk/2025/11/04/elon-musk-branded-dangerous-saying-people-small-town-england-like-hobbits-24609795/ Lord of the Rings Trilogy https://www.warnerbros.co.uk/movies/lord-rings-trilogy TV Show: ‘Star Trek’ (1966-1969) - NBC https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0060028/ TV Show: ‘Star Trek: Next Generation’ (1987-1994) - CBS https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0092455/   Live Show: ‘90s Comedian’ (2006) https://www.stewartlee.co.uk/merch_download/90s-comedian/   TV Show: ‘Seinfeld’ (1989-1998) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0098904/ King Rocker (2020) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10451082/ TV Special: ‘Stewart Lee: Snowflake’ (2022) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt22030334/ TV Special: ‘Stewart Lee: Tornado’ (2022) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt22030350/ Album: Back Door, Back Door (1975) https://open.spotify.com/album/5j1apHg2nmljcLH2UIKPLq Credits: Producer: Millie Chu  Assistant Producer: Mark Maughan Production Manager: Francesca Bassett Music: Miguel D’Oliveira Audio Mixer: Tom Guest Video Mixer: Scott Edwards Shownotes compiled by Elly Young Executive Producer: Arron Fellows A Mindhouse Studios Production for Spotify www.mindhouse.co.uk Open a Moneybox Cash ISA at https://moneybox.onelink.me/Cqlx/y3xncge Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

S7 EP3: Lulu discusses alcoholism, marrying a Bee Gee, and David Bowie’s thighs

Louis is joined in the Spotify studio by Scottish singer, actor and TV personality Lulu. The pair discuss her struggles with alcoholism, being married to a Bee Gee, and her intimate knowledge of David Bowie’s thighs. Warnings: Strong language and adult themes.     Links/Attachments:    Song: ‘Shout’, the Isley Brothers (1959)  https://open.spotify.com/track/72VH13PSrYh963lzB5NzG4    To Sir, With Love (1967)  https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0062376/     Book: Lulu: I Don’t Want To Fight, Lulu (2020)  https://www.waterstones.com/book/lulu-i-dont-want-to-fight/lulu/9780751546255     Book: If Only You Knew, Lulu (2025)  https://www.waterstones.com/book/if-only-you-knew/lulu/9781399744249     TV Show: ‘It’s Lulu’ (1970-1973) - BBC  https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0299320/     TV Show: ‘Lulu’ (1975) - BBC   https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0072537/     Song: ‘Getting To Know You’, Richard Rogers and Oscar Hammerstein III (1951)  https://open.spotify.com/track/0aGN51LOR5E4zQAqhT1Ok7 (not 1951 version)    Song: ‘Climb Ev’ry Mountain’, Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein III (1959)  https://open.spotify.com/track/5ewWvQPbrBf8Z9TKmYaRY6 (not 1959 version)    TV Show: ‘Happening For Lulu’ (1968-1969) - BBC  https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0063926/     Jimi Hendrix on Lulu’s show (1969)  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Usel2OAtQ_s&list=RDUsel2OAtQ_s&start_radio=1    TV Show: ‘Not Only...But Also’ (1965-1970) - BBC  https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0128004/     Article: Jimi Hendrix Banned from BBC   https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p032vp1d     Song: ‘The Man Who Sold the World’, Lulu (1974)  https://open.spotify.com/track/36jha42uJrGq7Ew9REPLIo     Song: Boom Bang a Bang', Lulu (1969) written by Alan Moorhouse and Peter Warne  https://open.spotify.com/track/67HolMSJIT9IMPhxieOHeu     TV Special: ‘When Louis Met... Jimmy’ (2000) - BBC   https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0304938/     Louis Theroux: Savile (2016)   https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b07yc9zh     TV Show: ‘Jim’ll Fix It’ (1975-2007) - BBC   https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0197163/     The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart (2020)  https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9850386/     Saturday Night Fever (1977)  https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0076666/     Song: ‘Night Fever’, The Bee Gees (1977)   https://open.spotify.com/track/4t2euPkyLUs5n5j1HDZ2Tr     Song: ‘To Love Somebody’, The Bee Gees (1967) written by Barry and Robin Gibb  https://open.spotify.com/track/0mbS3VwRbO6HVBMPXnzOGA     Song: ‘Woman In Love’, Barbra Streisand (1980) written by Barry and Robin Gibb  https://open.spotify.com/track/1pTGc8pwyo6xtgXBKCBcFn    Song: ‘Chain Reaction’, Diana Ross (1985)   https://open.spotify.com/track/1it9umP1j9qSqzKbSLLqqy     TV Special: ‘An Audience with Lulu’ (2002) - ITV  https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0788014/     Lulu’s Mental Health Trust  https://www.lulusmentalhealthtrust.com/     Credits:  Producer: Millie Chu   Assistant Producer: Mark Maughan  Production Manager: Francesca Bassett   Music: Miguel D’Oliveira   Audio Mixer: Tom Guest  Video Mixer: Scott Edwards   Shownotes compiled by Elly Young  Executive Producer: Arron Fellows       A Mindhouse Production for Spotify   www.mindhouse.co.uk   Open a Moneybox Cash ISA at https://moneybox.onelink.me/Cqlx/y3xncge Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

S7 EP2: Kyle MacLachlan on his relationship with David Lynch, Showgirls, and viral stardom

In this episode, Louis speaks with Kyle MacLachlan, muse of iconic director David Lynch and internet “babygirl”. Kyle tells Louis about working with Lynch on Twin Peaks and Blue Velvet, why he will never watch Paul Verhoeven’s Showgirls, and going viral on TikTok.   Watch Season 2 of Fallout on Prime Video now.     Warnings: Strong language and adult themes.     Links/Attachments:    TV Show: ‘Fallout’ (2024 - Now) - Prime Video  http://amazon.co.uk/gp/video/detail/B0FLT3NNDQ/ref=atv_dp_season_select_s2    TV Show: Twin Peaks (1990) - ABC  https://www.paramountplus.com/gb/shows/twin_peaks/    Blue Velvet (1986)  https://tv.apple.com/gb/movie/blue-velvet/umc.cmc.33lsrdtequl92bh2q4qufz09j?action=play    Easy Rider (1969)  https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0064276/     Apocalypse Now (1979)  https://tv.apple.com/gb/movie/apocalypse-now/umc.cmc.34p6g8esi62ncametagl3s7ao?action=play     Eraserhead (1977)  https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0074486/     The Elephant Man (1980)  https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080678/    Dune (1984)   https://tv.apple.com/gb/movie/dune/umc.cmc.7edgw5obp2gwx0xsyhla10zbc?action=play     Instagram Post: Kyle about David Lynch  https://www.instagram.com/p/DE5pC5RyH29/?hl=en&img_index=1     Dune (2021)  https://tv.apple.com/gb/movie/dune/umc.cmc.2l7qj9p33t3jww1roxi8cgiw5?action=play     White Nights (1985)  https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0090319/     TV Show: Portlandia (2011-2018) - IFC  https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1780441/     TV Show: Desperate Housewives (2004 – 2012) - ABC  https://tv.apple.com/gb/episode/pilot/umc.cmc.1nlhsa37c9fb3k7i79tls86l4?showId=umc.cmc.764fqtvvzfic5cig1ubycwn4&action=playSmartEpisode     TV Show: Sex and the City (1989 – 2004) - HBO  https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0159206/     The Hidden (1988)  https://tv.apple.com/gb/movie/the-hidden/umc.cmc.xpfv9tdbmpijtg30s9sofdq7?action=play     The Doors (1991)  https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0101761/     Showgirls (1995)  https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0114436/     Podcast: What Are We Even Doing? With Kyle MacLachlan - IHeartPodcasts  https://open.spotify.com/show/4Q0EAcipmnanJtijhZR4Id     Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)  https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0071853/     Monty Python’s Life of Brian (1979)  https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0079470/     TikTok Post: Kyle’s viral post  https://www.tiktok.com/@kyle_maclachlan/video/7561193641553726750     TV Show: ‘How I Met Your Mother’ (2005 – 2014) - CBS  https://tv.apple.com/gb/episode/pilot/umc.cmc.3gahlb7gzcf4n4vm56n4et5um?showId=umc.cmc.hrenotb7pqaz2mo61vph1gwj&action=playSmartEpisode     RoboCop (1987)  https://www.itv.com/watch/robocop/ROBOCOP/CFD2301a0001     Inland Empire (2006)  https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0460829/     TV Show: ‘The Last of Us’ (2023 – Now) - HBO  https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3581920/     ‘Dennis Hopper’s Best Moments as Frank’ - Youtube  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O1CQgHeoe14    M (1931)   https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0022100/     Credits:  Producer: Millie Chu   Assistant Producer: Mark Maughan  Production Manager: Francesca Bassett   Music: Miguel D’Oliveira   Audio Mixer: Tom Guest  Video Mixer: Scott Edwards   Shownotes compiled by Elly Young  Executive Producer: Arron Fellows       A Mindhouse Production for Spotify   www.mindhouse.co.uk   Open a Moneybox Cash ISA at https://moneybox.onelink.me/Cqlx/y3xncge Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

S7 EP1: Boris Becker on encountering Diddy, mind-games with Nadal and his spell in prison

Bingo cards at the ready... for the first episode of the series, Louis’s on the road again - this time in sunny Milan to sit down with tennis champion, coach, and commentator, Boris Becker. The pair discuss Boris encountering Diddy in Miami, playing mind-games with Rafael Nadal in the Wimbledon locker room, and his spell in Wandsworth prison.    Warnings: Strong language and adult themes.     Links/Attachments:    Book: Boris Becker Inside, Boris Becker (2025)  https://www.waterstones.com/book/inside/boris-becker/9780008782924     Book: The Player, Boris Becker (2004)  https://www.waterstones.com/book/the-player/boris-becker/9780857500274     Boom! Boom! The World vs. Boris Becker, (2023)  https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10366552/     Boris Becker: The Rise & Fall, (2023)  https://www.itv.com/watch/boris-becker-the-rise-and-fall/10a2940     Song: ‘Me Against The World', Tupac (1995)  https://open.spotify.com/track/76wJIkA63AgwA92hUhpE2V?si=dcabe1b32c4947c9     Song: ‘Slippin’, Lil Kim (2005)  https://open.spotify.com/track/3xN4CIFCdrJOiCFF7NFILQ    Article: Judge Ordered to Pay Fine for Racist Tweet  https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2019/01/16/alternative-germany-politician-ordered-pay-compensation-boris/#:~:text=Jens%20Maier%20of%20the%20AfD%20was%20ordered%20to%20pay%20%E2%82%AC,obtain%20bookings%20as%20a%20DJ        Credits:  Producer: Millie Chu   Assistant Producer: Maan al-Yasiri  Production Manager: Francesca Bassett   Music: Miguel D’Oliveira   Audio Mixer: Tom Guest  Video Mixer: Scott Edwards   Shownotes compiled by Elly Young  Executive Producer: Arron Fellows       A Mindhouse Studios Production for Spotify   www.mindhouse.co.uk   Open a Moneybox Cash ISA at https://moneybox.onelink.me/Cqlx/y3xncge Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Louis returns for Season 7!

People of Radioland...Louis's back with a brand new series of his podcast, 'The Louis Theroux Podcast'. Watch exclusively on Spotify, or listen wherever you get your podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

S6 EP8: Jimmy Carr discusses the secret to his comedy, being a late bloomer, and controversial stand-up gigs

For this Christmas bonus episode, Louis sits down with writer, comedian, and panel-show super-host, Jimmy Carr. Jimmy discusses what lies behind his unique brand of ‘edgy' comedy, why he remained a virgin until the age of 26 and performing at the Riyadh Comedy Festival despite public criticism.   Jimmy’s film, ‘Fackham Hall’, is out in cinemas now.  Warnings: Strong language and adult themes.     Links/Attachments:  Book: Before & Laughter, Jimmy Carr (2021)  https://www.jimmycarr.com/product/book-laughter/    Fackham Hall (2025)  https://www.imdb.com/title/tt29008225/    Jimmy Carr Tour  https://www.jimmycarr.com/tour/uk-ireland/     Alex Hormozi quote:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DIzTPjPTZB0/     Book: Homo Ludens by Johan Huizinga  https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/203913/homo-ludens-by-johan-huizinga/    Peter McGraw’s Benign Violations  https://petermcgraw.org/a-brief-introduction-to-the-benign-violation-theory-of-humor/     Book: Discipline and Punish, Michel Foucault (1975)  https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/13651/discipline-and-punish-by-michel-foucault-trans-alan-sheridan/9780241386019     Bob Monkhouse joke about cancer:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BTUvRW7gtGU    Jimmy Carr: His Dark Material (2021)  https://www.imdb.com/title/tt16259786/     Nadine Dorries’ comment about Jimmy Carr joke:  https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/nadine-dorries-jimmy-carr-netflix-jewish-roma-b2008317.html     Jimmy Carr’s joke about injured soldiers:  https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/6486964/Jimmy-Carr-feels-terrible-about-injured-soldiers-joke.html#:~:text=Jimmy%20Carr%20'feels%20terrible'%20about%20injured%20soldiers%20joke     Saint Lawrence, the patron Saint of comedy:  https://www.catholicmom.com/articles/2015/08/10/st-lawrence-patron-saint-of-comedians     TV Show: ‘Game of Thrones’ (2011-2019)  https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0944947/     Dave Chappelle quote:  https://btr.michaelkwan.com/2017/03/26/sunday-snippet-dave-chappelle/#:~:text=Posted%20by%20Michael%20Kwan%20%7C%20Mar,Maybe%20it%20was%20something%20else.     TV Show: ‘The Black and White Minstrel Show’ (1958-1978)  https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0198065/     TV Show: ‘The Young Ones’ (1982-1984)  https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0083505/     Titania McGrath quote:  https://x.com/TitaniaMcGrath/status/1453065592651517964     Musical: We Will Rock You, Ben Elton (2002)  https://wewillrockyoulondon.co.uk/     John Betjeman’s Slough poem:  https://allpoetry.com/poem/8493391-Slough-by-Sir-John-Betjeman     TV Show: ‘The Office’ (2001-2003)  https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0290978/    Naval Ravikant  https://nav.al/rich     TV Show: 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown (2012 – 2025)  https://www.channel4.com/programmes/8-out-of-10-cats-does-countdown     The Fog of War (2004)  https://tv.apple.com/gb/movie/the-fog-of-war/umc.cmc.3j815y9s5id2nvfztrlfh75il?action=play     Eric Weinstein’s Intellectual Dark Web  https://www.whatisemerging.com/videos/inside-the-intellectual-dark-web-eric-weinstein    Hillary Clinton’s ‘deplorable’ speech:   https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election-us-2016-37330420     Jordan Peterson on compelled speech  https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-37875695         Credits:  Producer: Millie Chu   Assistant Producer: Emilia Gill  Production Manager: Francesca Bassett   Music: Miguel D’Oliveira   Audio Mixer: Tom Guest  Video Mixer: Scott Edwards   Shownotes compiled by Elly Young  Executive Producer: Arron Fellows       A Mindhouse Production for Spotify   www.mindhouse.co.uk   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

S6 EP7: Marina Abramovic on the relationship between performance and pain, never feeling loved in her childhood, and harmful conspiracies

For the final episode of this series, Louis travels to Manchester to sit down with Marina Abramovic, the self-proclaimed “grandmother of performance art”. Marina tells Louis the stories behind some of her most famous artworks, as well as the relationship between performance and pain, never feeling loved in her childhood, and being caught in the middle of an online conspiracy.       Warnings: Strong language and adult themes.     Links/Attachments:    Balkan Erotic Epic, Marina Abramovic (2025)  https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2025/may/22/manchester-to-host-world-premiere-of-marina-abramovics-balkan-erotic-epic     The Artist is Present, Marina Abramovic (2010)  https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2073029/    Lips of Thomas, Marina Abramovic (1975)  https://www.guggenheim.org/artwork/5176    Rhythm 0, Marina Abramovic (1974)  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xTBkbseXfOQ&list=PL0bCt-VbCH4N3823Lj7uNAFLiYDjSnbTp&index=1    Cut Piece, Yoko Ono (1964)  https://www.moma.org/audio/playlist/15/373     Cut Piece, Yoko Ono (2005):  https://www.theguardian.com/world/2003/sep/16/arts.france     Bob Wilson’s Life and Death of Marina Abramovic, (2012)  https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2177497/     Book: When Marina Abramovic Dies, James Westcott (2014)  https://mitpress.mit.edu/9780262526814/when-marina-abramovic-dies/     Light – Dark, Ulay & Marina Abramovic (1978)  https://www.stedelijk.nl/en/collection/13991-ulay-light-dark     Seedbed, Vito Acconci (1972)  https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/266876     Seven Easy Pieces, Marina Abramovic (2005)  http://pastexhibitions.guggenheim.org/abramovic/     The Great Wall Walk, Marina Abramovic (1988)  https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2020/apr/25/marina-abramovic-ulay-walk-the-great-wall-of-china     Book: Walk Through Walls: A Memoir, Marina Abramovic (2016)  https://www.waterstones.com/book/walk-through-walls/marina-abramovic/9780241974520     Balkan Baroque, Marina Abramovic (1997)  https://www.singulart.com/blog/en/2024/06/03/balkan-baroque-by-marina-abramovic/?srsltid=AfmBOopPyXzjOP800ERQMaHvbiNNps0oMBOCmOKjWOhdpNt6X6kEvu2k   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQigTZuTmv0    BBC Maestro, Marina Abramovic:  https://www.bbcmaestro.com/courses/marina-abramovic/the-art-of-being-present    Article: ‘Marina Abramovic Just Wants Conspiracy Theorists to Let Her Be’, New York Times, 2020  https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/21/arts/design/marina-abramovic-satanist-conspiracy-theory.html     The Seven Deaths of Maria Callas (2022)  https://www.harrisonparrott.com/news/2022-11-04/marina-abramovic-brings-the-seven-deaths-of-maria-callas-to-royal     The Truth Vs Alex Jones (2024)  https://tv.apple.com/gb/show/the-truth-vs-alex-jones/umc.cmc.1azsv881ew8mcjozutufy51vf     Credits:  Producer: Millie Chu   Assistant Producer: Maan al-Yasiri   Production Manager: Francesca Bassett   Music: Miguel D’Oliveira   Audio Mixer: Tom Guest  Video Mixer: Scott Edwards   Shownotes compiled by Elly Young  Executive Producer: Arron Fellows       A Mindhouse Production for Spotify   www.mindhouse.co.uk   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

S6 EP6: Florence Pugh discusses intimacy coordinators, jumping off buildings and getting into character

In this episode, Louis speaks to British actress Florence Pugh. Joining Louis at Spotify HQ, Florence talks about “abusing” herself to get into character, whether intimacy coordinators are necessary on film sets, and jumping off a building from nearly 3000 feet. Warnings: Strong language and adult themes.  If you’ve been affected by the topics discussed in this episode, Spotify have a website for information and resources. Visit spotify.com/resources       Links/Attachments:  Midsommar (2019)  https://tv.apple.com/gb/movie/midsommar/umc.cmc.3btmmnmdi8cci3gb2qupxli8o?action=play     Hereditary (2018)  https://tv.apple.com/gb/movie/hereditary/umc.cmc.1p8skf72cqba9t91v2rqjbeyv?action=play     The Most Beautiful Boy in the World (2021)  https://tv.apple.com/gb/movie/the-most-beautiful-boy-in-the-world/umc.cmc.6nsk7o2tf9grbf1cjmicejcrv     Little Women (2019)  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vuVlgl16DP0     Malevolent (2018)  https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2386237/     King Lear (2018)  https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7473890/     Thunderbolts* (2025)  https://tv.apple.com/gb/movie/thunderbolts/umc.cmc.67bgkyn0fzr8n7ngw0v4mi2df?action=play     Anora (2024)  https://tv.apple.com/gb/movie/anora/umc.cmc.ka0xf4gk3tckil4x7x14hpcy?action=play     We Live In Time (2024)  https://tv.apple.com/gb/movie/we-live-in-time/umc.cmc.3en3aplqsmjw1pbltmzo7p4mx?action=play     Article: Florence Pugh shares her life lessons  https://www.harpersbazaar.com/uk/culture/a64501157/florence-pugh-life-lessons-video-interview/     The Wonder (2022)  https://www.netflix.com/gb/title/81426931?source=35&fromWatch=true    Lady Macbeth (2016)  https://tv.apple.com/gb/movie/lady-macbeth/umc.cmc.1crmjkmj1nzsvuwurlmdgbiji?action=play    Don’t Worry Darling (2022)  https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10731256/   Credits:  Producer: Millie Chu   Assistant Producer: Sally McLennan  Production Manager: Francesca Bassett   Music: Miguel D’Oliveira   Audio Mixer: Tom Guest  Video Mixer: Scott Edwards   Shownotes compiled by Elly Young  Executive Producer: Arron Fellows       A Mindhouse Production for Spotify   www.mindhouse.co.uk     Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

S6 EP5: David Byrne on clashes in Talking Heads, neurodivergence, and culture wars

Louis sits down with David Byrne, the musician, author and iconic frontman of Talking Heads. David tells Louis about personality clashes within the band, how his neurodivergence plays a role in his music, and being at the centre of a culture-war storm. Plus, they discuss whether Donald Trump stole his ‘big suit’. Warnings: Strong language and adult themes.     Links/Attachments:   Book: Bicycle Diaries, David Byrne (2009)  https://www.waterstones.com/book/bicycle-diaries/david-byrne/9780571371266     Album: Who Is The Sky, David Byrne (2025)  https://open.spotify.com/album/5xDqZQlSx2gRrAyAgHQ8AB     Song: ‘The Book I Read’, Talking Heads (1977)  https://open.spotify.com/track/4OT7Ndu29Z7JfhwRS2iCJX     Song: ‘That’s the Way (I Like It), KC & The Sunshine Band (1994)  https://open.spotify.com/track/0RQTbMBgSq7xgdZSHFZg4R      Book: ‘An Anthropologist on Mars’, Oliver Sacks (1995)  https://www.oliversacks.com/oliver-sacks-books/an-anthropologist-on-mars/     Song: ‘She Explains Things To Me’, David Byrne (2025) https://open.spotify.com/album/5f6f5JMGxgNa0LAJqtaUXY      Song: ‘Psycho Killer’, Talking Heads (1977)  https://open.spotify.com/track/7dSCxR4LqkmxoBrq9MzVSD     Artist: Randy Newman  https://open.spotify.com/artist/3HQyFCFFfJO3KKBlUfZsyW    Artist: Alice Cooper   https://open.spotify.com/artist/3EhbVgyfGd7HkpsagwL9GS     Album: Talking Heads 77, Talking Heads (1977) https://open.spotify.com/album/0r7o2FeARRr23EZ0TJ0a8S     Artist: Ramones   https://open.spotify.com/artist/1co4F2pPNH8JjTutZkmgSm     Artist: The Clash   https://open.spotify.com/artist/3RGLhK1IP9jnYFH4BRFJBS     Artist: Sex Pistols   https://open.spotify.com/artist/1u7kkVrr14iBvrpYnZILJR     2002 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Talking Heads performance: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bBr0FJsDk1g    Stop Making Sense (1984)  https://tv.apple.com/gb/movie/stop-making-sense/umc.cmc.4qcn1p5rridjzo742xirf9j8m     The Silence of the Lambs (1991)  https://tv.apple.com/gb/movie/the-silence-of-the-lambs/umc.cmc.vo1hrvp25kr64fq8irp5jx75?action=play     True Stories (2016)  https://tv.apple.com/gb/movie/true-stories/umc.cmc.7ffwwfhraf765c0l9l1v7a4tw?action=play     Weekly World News:  https://weeklyworldnews.com/     David’s online magazine:   https://reasonstobecheerful.world/      Credits:  Producer: Millie Chu   Assistant Producer: Artemis Irvine  Production Manager: Francesca Bassett   Music: Miguel D’Oliveira   Audio Mixer: Tom Guest  Video Mixer: Scott Edwards   Shownotes compiled by Elly Young  Executive Producer: Arron Fellows       A Mindhouse Production for Spotify   www.mindhouse.co.uk   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

S6 EP4: Malala Yousafzai discusses misrepresentations of Islam, the Taliban's ‘gender apartheid’, and her views on marriage

In this episode, Louis speaks with Nobel laureate and education activist Malala Yousafzai. Joining Louis at Spotify HQ, the pair discuss misrepresentations of Islam, the Taliban’s 'gender apartheid', and her views on the institution of marriage. Plus, Malala shares a traumatic drug experience at university that changed her outlook on life.     Warnings: adult themes and some discussion points which could be upsetting. If you’ve been affected by the topics discussed in this episode, Spotify have a website for information and resources. Visit spotify.com/resources     Links/Attachments:   Book: Finding My Way, Malala Yousafzai (2025)  https://www.waterstones.com/book/finding-my-way/malala-yousafzai/9781399637770     Book: I Am Malala, Malala Yousafzai (2013)  https://www.waterstones.com/book/i-am-malala/malala-yousafzai/christina-lamb/9781399608992     Class Dismissed (2009) - New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/video/world/asia/100000001835296/class-dismissed-malala-yousafzais-story.html     Article: Malala’s shooting   https://www.cbsnews.com/news/pakistani-teen-girls-activist-malala-yousufzai-shot-on-school-bus-by-taliban-gunman/     Article: Charlie Kirk killed  https://news.sky.com/story/what-we-know-about-how-charlie-kirk-was-killed-13428871     Article: Afghanistan's restrictions on women https://news.un.org/en/story/2025/08/1165622     Article: Southport riots   https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c99v90813j5o     Article: Pakistan child marriage laws   https://www.walkfree.org/news/2025/pakistan-takes-step-to-end-child-marriage-as-calls-grow-for-national-reform/     Malala Fund:  https://malala.org/     Mukhtar Mai profile:   https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-13163169     Survey of worst countries for women:   https://www.amnestyusa.org/blog/the-worlds-worst-places-to-be-a-woman/     Credits:  Producer: Millie Chu   Assistant Producer: Maan al-Yasiri Production Manager: Francesca Bassett   Music: Miguel D’Oliveira   Audio Mixer: Tom Guest  Video Mixer: Scott Edwards   Shownotes compiled by Elly Young  Executive Producer: Arron Fellows       A Mindhouse Production for Spotify   www.mindhouse.co.uk   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

S6 EP3: Bob Vylan on his controversial Glastonbury performance

Louis is joined by Bobby Vylan, one half of the controversial punk-rap band Bob Vylan. In his first public interview since his contentious performance at Glastonbury - where he led a chant of ‘death to the IDF’ - Bobby discusses why he did it, the subsequent backlash and whether he still stands by the chant.     Warnings: Strong language and adult themes. If you’ve been affected by the topics discussed in this episode, Spotify have a website for information and resources. Visit spotify.com/resources  X Post: Visa Revoke by Deputy Secretary of State  ⁠https://x.com/DeputySecState/status/1939697586920997374?lang=en⁠     Article: Chuck D defending Bob Vylan  ⁠https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/chuck-d-bob-vylan-public-enemy-b2782798.html⁠     Article: Damon Albarn comment  ⁠https://www.thetimes.com/culture/music/article/damon-albarn-interview-africa-express-8rsndnd85⁠     Article: IDF soldiers shooting unarmed Gazans  ⁠https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2025-06-27/ty-article-magazine/.premium/idf-soldiers-ordered-to-shoot-deliberately-at-unarmed-gazans-waiting-for-humanitarian-aid/00000197-ad8e-de01-a39f-ffbe33780000⁠     X Post: Ted Cruz thoughts on the chant  ⁠https://x.com/tedcruz/status/1939080845702083062⁠     Song: ‘Pretty Songs’, Bob Vylan (2022)  ⁠https://open.spotify.com/track/4Xjs3lwUmT32IuYi9KoGRw⁠     Song: ‘England’s Ending’, Bob Vylan (2020)  ⁠https://open.spotify.com/album/1kGFhr8FoPJ9jqV8AT0RDA⁠     Article: ‘The Zionist Fallacy of Jewish Supremacy’  ⁠https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2019/1/9/the-zionist-fallacy-of-jewish-supremacy⁠     Article: GILEE Program sending officers to Israel ⁠https://gilee.gsu.edu/files/2023/09/McDuffie-Progress-Gale-2023.pdf⁠     Song: ‘Drug War’, Bob Vylan (2022)  ⁠https://open.spotify.com/track/2kKzKi8dT2NmjVQogIfSwK⁠     Facebook Post: UKIP’s AI image of Bobby  ⁠https://www.facebook.com/TheUKIndependenceParty/posts/bob-vylan-is-going-home/1288462819315084/⁠     Song: ‘Cop Killer’, Body Count (1992)  ⁠https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2XihXOw634o⁠    Song: ‘Fuck Tha Police’, N.W.A (1988)  ⁠https://open.spotify.com/track/5n8Aro6j1bEGIy7Tpo7FV7?si=e30bfbfb94694acb⁠     IHRA Antisemitism definition:  ⁠https://holocaustremembrance.com/resources/working-definition-antisemitism⁠     Article: Antisemitism definition controversy  ⁠https://www.newyorker.com/news/persons-of-interest/the-problem-with-defining-antisemitism⁠     CST Antisemitic report 2025:   ⁠https://cst.org.uk/news/blog/2025/08/06/antisemitic-incidents-report-january-june-2025⁠   Credits:  Producer: Millie Chu   Assistant Producer: Maan Al-Yasiri  Production Manager: Francesca Bassett   Music: Miguel D’Oliveira   Audio Mixer: Tom Guest  Video Mixer: Scott Edwards   Shownotes compiled by Elly Young  Executive Producer: Arron Fellows       A Mindhouse Production for Spotify   ⁠www.mindhouse.co.uk⁠     Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

S6 EP2: Michael Palin discusses Monty Python dynamics, famous fans, and ‘Life of Brian’ controversies

In this week’s episode, Louis speaks with the legendary comedian, writer and adventurer Michael Palin. Joining Louis at Spotify HQ, Michael details the fiery group dynamics within Monty Python, having Johnny Cash and George Harrison as famous fans, and the controversies surrounding Life Of Brian. Plus, Michael and Louis discuss whether being ’nice’ is a help or a hindrance.   Warnings: Strong language and adult themes.    Links/Attachments:    TV Show: ‘Michael Palin in Venezuela’ (2025) - Channel 5  https://www.channel5.com/show/michael-palin-in-venezuela     TV Show Episode: Whicker’s World from ‘Monty Python’s Flying Circus’ (1972) - BBC  https://www.channel5.com/show/michael-palin-in-venezuela     TV Show: ‘Michael Palin: Around the World in 80 Days’ (1989) - BBC   https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/b008n8yy/around-the-world-in-80-days-with-michael-palin     The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash (1978)   https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0077147/     Monty Python’s Life of Brian (1979)  https://www.itv.com/watch/monty-pythons-life-of-brian/10a5145a0001B/10a5145a0001     TV Show: ‘Ripping Yarns’ (1976 -1979) - BBC   https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0075568/     TV Special: ‘Beyond the Fringe’ (1964) - BBC   https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0138957/     TV Show: ‘Q5’ (1969 –1980) - BBC  https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0063944/     Terry Gilliam’s animations:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=47mB_UymAIc     Fish slapping dance:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T8XeDvKqI4E    TV Show Episode: ‘Whither Canada?’ (1969)   https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0758095/     TV Show Episode: ‘The All-England Summarise Proust Competition’ (1972)  https://tv.apple.com/gb/episode/the-all-england-summarize-proust-competition-edit/umc.cmc.2wheg7yvkb0w3w55freoic0j2?action=play     Album: Monty Python’s Previous Record https://open.spotify.com/album/1GkvGswqHgUyMb5kIlGU2R     Sketch: Argument  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ohDB5gbtaEQ    Sketch: Dead/Resting Parrot  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vZw35VUBdzo     TV Show: ‘Fawlty Towers’ (1975-1979) - BBC   https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0072500/     Sketch: The Ministry of Silly Walks  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iV2ViNJFZC8    Book: North Korea Journal, Michael Palin (2019)   https://www.themichaelpalin.com/north-korea-journal/      TV Show: ‘Michael Palin: Travels of a Lifetime’ (2020) - BBC   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q1SddawMoz8    Life of Brian Debate with Malcolm Muggeridge (1979) - BBC   https://www.bbc.co.uk/videos/cyxe9180z84o     A Fish Called Wanda (1988)  https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0095159/     Short Story: In The Penal Colony, Franz Kafka (1919)  https://www.kafka-online.info/in-the-penal-colony.html     Credits:  Producer: Millie Chu   Assistant Producer: Emilia Gill  Production Manager: Francesca Bassett   Music: Miguel D’Oliveira   Audio Mixer: Tom Guest  Video Mixer: Scott Edwards   Shownotes compiled by Elly Young  Executive Producer: Arron Fellows       A Mindhouse Production for Spotify   www.mindhouse.co.uk     Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

S6 EP1: Steve Coogan on falling out of love with Alan Partridge, playing Jimmy Savile, and sobriety

Louis sits down with writer, actor and comedian Steve Coogan in the first episode of the new series. Steve discusses falling in and out of love with Alan Partridge, literally wearing Jimmy Savile’s shoes in ‘The Reckoning’, and being sober after his ‘delayed adolescence’. Warning: 1970s mother-in-law jokes are included.  Warnings: Strong language and adult themes. If you’ve been affected by the topics discussed in this episode, Spotify have a website for information and resources. Visit spotify.com/resources   Links/Attachments:    TV Show: ‘On the Hour’ (1991 – 1992) - BBC Radio 4  https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b008pcbq     TV Show: ‘Knowing Me, Knowing You’ (1994 - 1995) - BBC   https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0108828/     TV Show: ‘I’m Alan Partridge' (1997 – 2002) - BBC   https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0129690/     TV Show: ‘Alan Partridge’s Mid Morning Matters’ (2010 – 2016)  https://tv.apple.com/gb/episode/episode-1/umc.cmc.6t24k6qmgn78pjfz5iueck40u?showId=umc.cmc.9x6rfy298smgramzarjelucq&action=playSmartEpisode     Philomena (2013)  https://tv.apple.com/gb/movie/philomena/umc.cmc.65o05voqje46icxfetp55hwcb?action=play     TV Show: ‘The Reckoning’ (2023) - BBC  https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/p0g4swnr/the-reckoning   TV Show: ‘How Are You? It’s Alan (Partridge)’ (upcoming show) - BBC  https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002hcbk     Book: Easily Distracted, Steve Coogan (2015)  https://www.waterstones.com/book/easily-distracted/steve-coogan/9780099585930     TV show: ‘The Thick of It’ (2005 – 2012) - BBC  https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/b006qgrd/the-thick-of-it     TV Show: ‘Veep’ (2012 – 2019) - HBO  https://tv.apple.com/gb/episode/fundraiser/umc.cmc.ytcqma5k9ovyykhsnnm9asnk?showId=umc.cmc.5ir3dmyl42miy9h2gxvz551ql&action=playSmartEpisode     TV Show: ‘Blankety Blank’ (1979 – 1990) - BBC  https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/m0010b7c/blankety-blank   Les Dawson playing piano: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9nNGlaiVypU    TV Show: ‘Spitting Image’ (1984 – 1996)  - ITV  https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0086807/     TV Show: ‘Blackadder’ (1983 - 1989) - ITV   https://www.itv.com/watch/blackadder/2a7295     TV Show: ‘Not the Nine O’Clock News’ (1979 – 1982) - BBC    https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080253/     TV Show: ‘The Trip’ (2010 - 2020) - BBC   https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/b04v5fy3/the-trip     TV Show: ‘When Louis met...’ [Jimmy Savile Episode] (2000 – 2002) - BBC https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p0g3zjn9/when-louis-met-series-1-jimmy-savile     Louis Theroux: Savile (2016) - BBC  https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b07yc9zh     Jimmy Savile & Steve Coogan 1989 clip:   https://www.ladbible.com/entertainment/celebrity/steve-coogan-jimmy-savile-impression-201622-20231021     Book: In Plain Sight: The Life and Lies of Jimmy Savile, Dan Davies (2015) https://www.worldofbooks.com/en-gb/products/in-plain-sight-book-dan-davies-9781782067467     TV Show: Des (2020) - ITV  https://www.itv.com/watch/des/2a7844     TV Show: ‘Appropriate Adult’ (2011) - ITV  https://www.itv.com/watch/appropriate-adult/1a6304     TV Show: ‘Foyle’s War’ (2002 – 2015)  https://www.itv.com/watch/foyles-war/25410     A Beautiful Mind (2002)  https://tv.apple.com/gb/movie/a-beautiful-mind/umc.cmc.2iqk0c0jh9ocfk2jtv2yda0k1?action=play Credits:  Producer: Millie Chu   Assistant Producer: Maan al-Yasiri  Production Manager: Francesca Bassett   Music: Miguel D’Oliveira   Audio Mixer: Tom Guest  Video Mixer: Scott Edwards   Shownotes compiled by Elly Young  Executive Producer: Arron Fellows       A Mindhouse Production for Spotify   www.mindhouse.co.uk   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Season 6 incoming...

Louis returns with another season of his chart-topping podcast! Join him on Tuesdays, from October 7th, as he offers up a plentiful cornucopia of starry guests. Watch exclusively on Spotify, or listen wherever you get your podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

S5 EP8: Michael Cera on working with Tom Cruise, featuring in 'Barbie', and never graduating

In this very special bonus episode, Louis is joined by actor and writer Michael Cera. Michael tells Louis about his foul-mouthed run-in with Tom Cruise, nearly missing out on his role as Allan in Barbie, and the reason he never graduated from high school. Plus, Louis reveals which Superbad character he most aligns with…     Warnings: Strong language    Links/Attachments:    Film: The Phoenician Scheme (2025) - dir. Wes Anderson  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GEuMnPl2WI4    TV Show: Arrested Development (2004-2019) - Fox/Netflix  https://www.netflix.com/title/70140358    TV Show: The Office (2001-2003) - BBC   https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/b00jd68z/the-office    TV Show: The Grubbs (2002) - Fox  https://youtu.be/knwPbzLWCNQ?si=9d10SEXncfPkrdaK    Film: Superbad (2007)  https://www.netflix.com/title/70058023    Advert: ‘Pillsbury Doughboy Commercial’   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dDEYPbfWY6I    Film: Year One (2009)  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4H_Eepvg3aU    Film: Ghostbusters (1984)  https://www.netflix.com/title/541018    Film: A Minecraft Movie (2025)  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wJO_vIDZn-I    Film: Anora (2024)  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p1HxTmV5i7c    Film: Funny Games (1997) - dir. Michael Haneke  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ec-70W_K77U   Film: Benny’s Video (1992) - dir. Michael Haneke  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=18X_kyHW3G0    Film: White Ribbon (2009) - dir. Michael Haneke  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9JOXs8KEiDY    Film: The Castle (1997) - dir. Michael Haneke  https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x8hsui0    Film: Right Now, Wrong Then (2015) - dir. Hong Sang-soo  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wOE-Zznq_S4    Film: Yourself and Yours (2016) - dir. Hong Sang-soo  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=48F7SkR8yew    Film: Claire’s Camera (2017) - dir. Hong Sang-soo   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U4-C5L0TupE    Short Story: ‘My Man Jeremy’ - Michael Cera  https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2013/11/25/my-man-jeremy    Short Story: ‘Pinecone’ - Michael Cera   https://store.mcsweeneys.net/products/mcsweeneys-issue-30    Book: True Grit – Charles Portis     Book: Masters of Atlantis – Charles Portis     Book: Dog of the South – Charles Portis     TV Show: Scenes from a Marriage (2021) - HBO    Film: Fanny and Alexander (1982)   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=euGIHjc6C_Q    Film: Barbie (2023)   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pBk4NYhWNMM    TV Show: Garth Marenghi’s Darkplace (2004) - Channel 4  https://www.channel4.com/programmes/garth-marenghis-darkplace    Film: Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World (2010) - dir. Edgar Wright   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7wd5KEaOtm4    Film: This Is The End (2013)   https://www.netflix.com/title/70264796    Documentary: Louis Theroux: Miami Mega Jail (2011) - BBC  https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b011k0xx    Film: Rushmore (1998) - dir. Wes Anderson  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ZVdXXG3KN8    Film: A Clockwork Orange (1971) - dir. Stanley Kubrick   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T54uZPI4Z8A&pp=0gcJCdgAo7VqN5tD    TV Show: Mr. Show with Bob and David (1995-1998) - HBO  https://www.hbo.com/mr-show-with-bob-and-david    Film: Bottle Rocket (1996) - dir. Wes Anderson   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JJPQ-NnjZR0    Credits:  Producer: Millie Chu   Assistant Producer: Maan al-Yasiri  Production Manager: Francesca Bassett   Music: Miguel D’Oliveira   Audio Mixer: Tom Guest  Video Mixer: Scott Edwards   Executive Producer: Arron Fellows       A Mindhouse Production for Spotify   www.mindhouse.co.uk     Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

S5 EP7: Danny Dyer describes battling addiction, UFO obsessions, and tackling Shakespeare

This week, Louis sits down with Danny Dyer, the Bafta-winning actor and all-round national treasure. The pair discuss Danny’s experience battling addiction while performing on stage, their shared fascination with UFOs, and whether Danny would ever do Shakespeare. Plus, Danny reveals what he really thinks about being described as ‘the people’s Louis Theroux’.   Links/Attachments:    Via – UK Drug and Alcohol Addiction Charity  https://www.viaorg.uk/     TV Show: ‘Who Do You Think You Are? (2007 – Present) - BBC  https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b007t575     Book: Wolf Hall, Hilary Mantel (2009)  https://www.amazon.co.uk/Wolf-Hall-Shortlisted-Golden-Booker/dp/0007230206      TV Show: ‘Wolf Hall’ (2015) - BBC  https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p02gfy74/wolf-hall-series-1-1-three-card-trick   Loving (1995)  https://tv.apple.com/us/movie/loving/umc.cmc.46n84c1skr7ogikets6qczv2v     Play: Hamlet, William Shakespeare (~1600)  https://www.amazon.co.uk/Hamlet-William-Shakespeare/dp/1853260096     Human Traffic (1999)  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HAPK6ZYq_p0      The Football Factory (2004)  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kzuEkF1oLVE    Goodbye Charlie Bright (2001)  https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0217824/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1    The Business (2001)  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wVZX9I6y97k     Book: The Football Factory, John King (1997)  https://www.amazon.co.uk/Football-Factory-John-King/dp/0099731916     Article in shortlist 2017: https://www.shortlist.com/news/danny-dyers-deadliest-men-louis-theroux-documentary-tv    TV Show: ‘Danny Dyer’s Deadliest Men’ (2008-2009) - Bravo  https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2288499/     TV Show: ‘Big Brother’ (2000 – Present) - ITV  https://www.itv.com/watch/big-brother/10a4928     ‘What a touch! Danny Dyer wins Male Performance in a Comedy for Mr Bigstuff | BAFTA TV Awards’  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8XQLYDZeYVg     TV Show: ‘Mr Bigstuff’ (2024) - Sky Max  https://www.sky.com/watch/mr-bigstuff     TV Show: ‘Plebs’ (2012 – 2019) - ITV  https://www.itv.com/watch/plebs/2a1873     TV Show: ‘Rivals’ (2024) - Disney Plus  https://www.disneyplus.com/en-gb/browse/entity-97399b9f-964e-444c-91f3-7db9f11efe5d     I Believe in UFOs: Danny Dyer (2010)  https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7008276/     TV Episode: ‘Louis Theroux’s Weird Weekends: UFOs’ (1998)  https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00hf8tg     TV Show: ‘Prime Suspect’ (1991 – 2006) - ITV  https://www.itv.com/watch/prime-suspect/1a1685     TV Show: ‘Cracker’ (1993 – 1996) - ITV  https://www.itv.com/watch/cracker/1a1918     Three Quick Breaths (upcoming film)  https://www.imdb.com/title/tt35566934/    TV Show: ‘Eastenders’ (1985 – Present) - BBC  https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/b006m86d/eastenders     Podcast: ‘Desert Island Discs: Danny Dyer’ - BBC Sounds  https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m002c2hw   Play: Celebration, Harold Pinter (2000)  http://www.haroldpinter.org/plays/plays_celebration.shtml     Play: The Dumb Waiter, Harold Pinter (1957)  https://www.amazon.co.uk/Dumb-Waiter-Play-Acting-One/dp/0573042101     Play: The Caretaker, Harold Pinter (1960)  https://www.amazon.co.uk/Caretaker-Play-Harold-Pinter/dp/0573040028     Play: The Birthday Party, Harold Pinter (1958)   https://www.amazon.co.uk/Birthday-Party-Pinter-Plays/dp/0571160786     Play: The Room, Harold Pinter (1957)  https://www.worldofbooks.com/en-gb/products/room-book-harold-pinter-9780573022364       Credits:  Producer: Millie Chu   Assistant Producer: Artemis Irvine  Production Manager: Francesca Bassett   Music: Miguel D’Oliveira   Audio Mixer: Tom Guest  Video Mixer: Scott Edwards   Shownotes compiled by Immie Webb  Executive Producer: Arron Fellows       A Mindhouse Production for Spotify   www.mindhouse.co.uk     Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

S5 EP6: Ed Sheeran on squeezing Stormzy into his Mini, having breakfast with Van Morrison, and remaining normal

In this episode, Louis speaks to pop megastar Ed Sheeran. Joining Louis in the studio, Ed describes squeezing Stormzy into his Mini, a surprising breakfast with Van Morrison, and how to be normal when you’re one of the most famous people in the world.   Warning: Strong language, as well as some adult themes.    Links/Attachments:  Album: ‘Play’, Ed Sheeran (2025)  https://open.spotify.com/prerelease/096l4VGKXhhUHyjD8gh1tf     Album: ‘Autumn Variations’, Ed Sheeran (2023)  https://open.spotify.com/album/5LXOgcszGvUkYzYL4v6wYg      Album: ‘Subtract’, Ed Sheeran (2023)  https://open.spotify.com/album/2WFFcvzM0CgLaSq4MSkyZk     SBTV – Online Platform  https://sbtv.co.uk/home/     Album: ‘Astral Weeks’, Van Morrison (1968)  https://open.spotify.com/album/4pG3bKkbmReDt5QTDn3JDz     Album: ‘Moondance’, Van Morrison (1970)  https://open.spotify.com/album/5PfnCqRbdfIDMb1x3MPQam    Album: ‘Irish Heartbeat’, Van Morrison & The Chieftains (1988)  https://open.spotify.com/album/0qTjwpf7Oqh8MGtK3aflgO     Album: ‘Van Morrison at the Movies’, Van Morrison (2007)  https://www.vanmorrison.com/music/van-morrison-at-the-movies-soundtrack-hits     Album: ‘Veedon Fleece’, Van Morrison (1974)  https://open.spotify.com/album/1zvI5Kkxus94lhz0RvZWBf     Album: ‘Saint Dominic’s Preview’, Van Morrison (1972)  https://open.spotify.com/album/0i3c1sR3poI6S2VIH2VP7Q     Song: ‘All Along the Watchtower’, Bob Dylan (1967)  https://open.spotify.com/track/0Fnb2pfBfu0ka33d6Yki17     A Complete Unknown (2024)  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FdV-Cs5o8mc  Song: ‘F64’, Ed Sheeran (2023)  https://open.spotify.com/track/5DFi6D7SrYHRIgZbY5MqqE     Song: ‘Jiggle Jiggle’, Louis Theroux and Duke & Jones (2022)  https://open.spotify.com/artist/016Rz5DsXUPPxosNTZLYcv    Song: ‘You Need Me, I Don’t Need You’, Ed Sheeran (2011)  https://open.spotify.com/track/5KL4iZkCTZyXl7KnHgfVDj     Song: 'They Won't Go When I Go', Stevie Wonder (1974)  https://open.spotify.com/track/1lIOMibFPfFYlJnjQaZluo     Song: ‘Bootylicious’, Destiny’s Child (2001)  https://open.spotify.com/track/09mkdGhqb5ySKVsnkx9hy2    Song: ‘Superstition’, Stevie Wonder (1972)  https://open.spotify.com/track/4N0TP4Rmj6QQezWV88ARNJ    Album: ‘Mule Variations’, Tom Waits (1999)  https://open.spotify.com/album/7cAcex6xw4fP67ltgn1gm3     Song: ‘JCB’, Nizlopi (2005)  https://open.spotify.com/track/6CWCgRZ0Hxa2dnrCCvq5bA     Album: ‘Nebraska’, Bruce Springsteen (1982)  https://open.spotify.com/album/6yskFQZNlLYhkchAxELHi6     Song: ‘Born in the U.S.A.’, Bruce Springsteen (1984)  https://open.spotify.com/track/0dOg1ySSI7NkpAe89Zo0b9   Song: ‘Atlantic City’, Bruce Springsteen (1982)  https://open.spotify.com/track/1Vp8U39YNsDfd6yVuaUq12     Song: ‘Azizam’, Ed Sheeran (2025)  https://open.spotify.com/track/0GRc3eGTg8HBdWLRGYgqIc     Song: ‘Shape of You’, Ed Sheeran (2017)  https://open.spotify.com/track/7qiZfU4dY1lWllzX7mPBI3     Song: ‘Baby Shark’, Pinkfong (2017)  https://open.spotify.com/track/5ygDXis42ncn6kYG14lEVG     Moana (2016)  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LKFuXETZUsI     Song: ‘Thinking Out Loud’, Ed Sheeran (2014)  https://open.spotify.com/track/34gCuhDGsG4bRPIf9bb02f     Song: ‘Let’s Get It On’, Marvin Gaye (1973)  https://open.spotify.com/track/627teoJpK7qZOxRRY8TNnv     TV Show: ‘Ed Sheeran: The Sum of It All’ (2023) - Disney+  https://www.disneyplus.com/en-gb/browse/entity-76b2ccc7-d7d8-434c-b750-f97746bce411     The Lego Movie (2013)   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fZ_JOBCLF-I       Credits:  Producer: Millie Chu   Assistant Producer: Artemis Irvine  Production Manager: Francesca Bassett   Music: Miguel D’Oliveira   Audio Mixer: Tom Guest  Video Mixer: Scott Edwards   Shownotes compiled by Immie Webb  Executive Producer: Arron Fellows       A Mindhouse Production for Spotify   www.mindhouse.co.uk     Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

S5 EP5: Little Simz discusses her new album, growing up with adopted siblings, and working with Drake

Louis is joined in the studio by Mercury Prize-winning rapper and actress, Little Simz. The pair discuss the inspiration behind her new album Lotus, growing up with adopted siblings and working with Drake on Top Boy. Prepare for awkward pauses and an unlikely rap collaboration.  Warnings: Strong language, as well as some adult themes.   Links/Attachments:    Album: 'Sometimes I Might Be Introvert’, Little Simz (2021)  https://open.spotify.com/album/0DBoWQ52XUHtrZQdfAqOVj     Song: ‘Venom’, Little Simz (2019)  https://open.spotify.com/album/3h7qY0r0PNgNUS838NqgGv    Song: ‘WE PRAY', Coldplay, Little Simz, Burna Boy, Elyanna & TINI (2024)  https://open.spotify.com/track/7xrEnNo99wrmIs8ZK3RZMK     TV Show: ‘Top Boy’ (2011- 2023) - Channel 4 / Netflix   https://www.netflix.com/gb/title/80217669     Album: ‘Lotus’, Little Simz (2025)  https://open.spotify.com/prerelease/4HGLG9dQard8ZMoxNlwBhl     Album: ‘NO THANK YOU’, Little Simz (2022)  https://open.spotify.com/album/57263zG8Md6XZ9lBUPPYCm     EP: ‘Drop 7’, Little Simz (2024)  https://open.spotify.com/album/2jK2rbbnrzsId5WWSc67HP     ‘Little Simz dropping bars at 11 years old on 1Xtra’ - BBC Radio 1 Xtra  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fr_9p2yNfBQ    Song: ‘Gorilla’, Little Simz (2022)  https://open.spotify.com/track/0pJO1tc1GpnxFyQp6Zp82r     Song: ‘The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)’, Missy Elliott (1997)  https://open.spotify.com/track/2WRzpLD8qDRrxMXc63E5WJ    Music Video: ‘The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)’, Missy Elliott (2009)  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hHcyJPTTn9w    Song: 'Work It’, Missy Elliott (2002)  https://open.spotify.com/track/3jagJCUbdqhDSPuxP8cAqF     Song: ‘Thief’, Little Simz (2025)  https://open.spotify.com/prerelease/4HGLG9dQard8ZMoxNlwBhl     Song: ‘Hollow’, Little Simz (2025)  https://open.spotify.com/prerelease/4HGLG9dQard8ZMoxNlwBhl    Song: ‘Not Like Us’, Kendrick Lamar (2024)  https://open.spotify.com/track/6AI3ezQ4o3HUoP6Dhudph3     Song: 'I Love You, I Hate You’, Little Simz (2021)  https://open.spotify.com/track/6XQPPbvRXZvWSUDag8jyEj     Credits:  Producer: Millie Chu   Assistant Producer: Emilia Gill  Production Manager: Francesca Bassett   Music: Miguel D’Oliveira   Audio Mixer: Tom Guest  Video Mixer: Scott Edwards   Shownotes compiled by Immie Webb  Executive Producer: Arron Fellows       A Mindhouse Production for Spotify   www.mindhouse.co.uk     Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

S5 EP4: John Wilson on collaborating with Nathan Fielder, confronting a cult, and hating mockumentaries

Louis speaks to John Wilson, fellow documentarian and creator of the cult-favourite series, How To...with John Wilson. The pair swap stories about their respective work, including discussing John’s collaborations with writer and producer Nathan Fielder, how joining an acapella group exposed him to the NXIVM sex-cult, and their shared disdain for mockumentaries. Plus, John turns the tables on Louis…   Warnings: Strong language and some adult themes.  Links/Attachments:  TV Show: ‘How To with John Wilson’ (2020-2023) - HBO  https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/p0cltlm3/how-to-with-john-wilson     TV Show: ‘Louis Theroux: Gambling in Las Vegas’ (2007) - BBC  https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b007957z/louis-theroux-gambling-in-las-vegas    TV Show: ‘Louis Theroux’s LA Stories’ (2014) - BBC  https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/b03zjc67/louis-therouxs-la-stories     Pitch Perfect (2012)   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2mbsapmW0bg     Song: ‘Roxanne’, The Police (1978)  https://open.spotify.com/track/3EYOJ48Et32uATr9ZmLnAo   'El Tango de Roxanne/Roxanne Medley' - Simply Human https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IAwbG5tq6yY    TV Show: ‘Seduced: Inside the NXIVM Cult’ (2020) - Starz  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ch_4jn_m6-g    TV Show: ‘The Vow’ (2020) - HBO  https://www.hbo.com/the-vow-2020     TV Show: ‘Louis Theroux’s Weird Weekends’ (1998-2000) - BBC  https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p02q5prq/louis-therouxs-weird-weekends-series-1-1-christianity?seriesId=unsliced     The Amazing Johnathan (2019)  https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9358084/     TV Show: ‘When Louis Met...Jimmy Savile’ (2000) - BBC  https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p0g3zjn9/when-louis-met-series-1-jimmy-savile     TV Show: ‘Louis Theroux: America’s Most Dangerous Pets’ (2011) - BBC  https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b016yklh/louis-theroux-americas-most-dangerous-pets     TV Show: ‘Nathan For You’ (2013-2017) - Comedy Central  https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2297757/     TV Show: ‘The Rehearsal’ (2022 – Present) - HBO  https://www.hbo.com/the-rehearsal     Book: The Journalist and the Murderer, Janet Malcolm (1989)  https://www.amazon.co.uk/Journalist-Murderer-Janet-Malcolm/dp/1847085342     Book: The Silent Woman: Sylvia Plath and Ted Hughes, Janet Malcolm (1994)  https://www.amazon.co.uk/Silent-Woman-J-Malcolm/dp/0679751408    Book: Psychoanalysis: The Impossible Profession, Janet Malcolm (1977)  https://www.amazon.co.uk/Psychoanalysis-Impossible-Profession-Janet-Malcolm/dp/0394710347    Credits:  Producer: Millie Chu   Assistant Producer: Emilia Gill Production Manager: Francesca Bassett   Music: Miguel D’Oliveira   Audio Mixer: Tom Guest  Video Mixer: Scott Edwards   Shownotes compiled by Immie Webb  Executive Producer: Arron Fellows       A Mindhouse Production for Spotify   www.mindhouse.co.uk     Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

S5 EP3: Bryan Johnson discusses life-changing psychedelics, superintelligence, and night-time erections

In this episode, Louis is joined by tech entrepreneur turned longevity evangelist, Bryan Johnson. Dialling in from his home in Los Angeles, Bryan tells Louis all about his quest to live forever, from the psychedelic experience that changed his life, to the role of superintelligence in the future. Plus, Louis learns the importance of night-time erections.    Warnings: Strong language and some adult themes.   Links/Attachments:    Mind – UK Mental Health Charity  https://www.mind.org.uk/     Suicide Prevention UK  https://spuk.org.uk/     Book: The Ghost in the Machine, Arthur Koestler (originally published in 1967)  https://www.amazon.co.uk/Ghost-Machine-Arthur-Koestler/dp/1939438349     ‘How to be 18 years old again for Only $2 million a year’ - Bloomberg (2023)  https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2023-01-25/anti-aging-techniques-taken-to-extreme-by-bryan-johnson?embedded-checkout=true    TV Show: ‘Silicon Valley’ (2014-2019) - HBO   https://www.hbo.com/silicon-valley     ‘Harvard study, almost 80 years old, has proved that embracing community helps up live longer and be happier’ - The Harvard Gazette (2017)  https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2017/04/over-nearly-80-years-harvard-study-has-been-showing-how-to-live-a-healthy-and-happy-life/     Credits:  Producer: Millie Chu   Assistant Producer: Maan al-Yasiri  Production Manager: Francesca Bassett   Music: Miguel D’Oliveira   Audio Mixer: Tom Guest  Video Mixer: Scott Edwards   Shownotes compiled by Immie Webb  Executive Producer: Arron Fellows       A Mindhouse Production for Spotify   www.mindhouse.co.uk   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices