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The Louis Theroux Podcast

Join Louis Theroux as he embarks on a series of in-depth and freewheeling conversations with a curated collection of fascinating figures from across the globe. The Louis Theroux Podcast is a Spotify podcast from Mindhouse, now available everywhere.

Latest Episodes:

S3 EP5: Katie Price on her turbulent romances, cosmetic surgery and dressing up with Boris Johnson Oct 21, 2024

Show notes

Louis sits down with glamour model, bestselling author and all-round media personality, Katie Price. Joining Louis in the Spotify studio, Katie reflects on her turbulent romantic life, her complicated relationship with cosmetic surgery and dressing up as clowns with Boris Johnson.

Warnings: Strong language, frank discussions of sex and other adult content, including conversations about addiction and suicide.

Links/Attachments:

‘Katie Price Exclusive with Piers Morgan’

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6V1R-2h9k-U&t=152s

‘This is Me’, Katie Price (2024)

https://www.bonnierbooks.co.uk/books/john-blake-publishing/this-is-me/

‘Being Jordan: My Story’, Katie Price (2004)

https://www.worldofbooks.com/en-gb/products/being-jordan-book-katie-price-9781844541324?sku=GOR000387198&gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAjwmaO4BhAhEiwA5p4YL7U_ZzCOj4UjJdTlsh-vw2jE-eezcZzgGcG8JoeMD0gDr53SYkWg1BoCzMgQAvD_BwE

‘The Last Word’, Amy Price (2023)

https://harpercollins.co.uk/products/the-last-word-amy-price?variant=40244984873038

Credits:

Producer: Millie Chu 

Assistant Producer: Emilia Gill

Researcher: Rosie Hough

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 

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S3 EP4: Dame Tracey Emin discusses her upbringing, YBA contemporaries, and life-changing cancer diagnosis Oct 14, 2024

Show notes

Louis travels to the seaside town of Margate to meet iconic British artist, Dame Tracey Emin. During an afternoon spent in Tracey’s painting studio, the pair discuss her turbulent upbringing, what she thinks of her YBA contemporaries and how a cancer diagnosis changed her outlook on life.

Warnings: Strong language, adult subject matter, including descriptions of sexual violence, and is intended for adult consumption only. Visit spotify.com/resources for information and resources.

Links/Attachments:

‘Knighthoods and Damehoods’ - The Royal Family

https://www.royal.uk/knighthoods-and-damehoods

When Louis Met... - BBC (UK only)

https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/p0dyhkbw/when-louis-met

‘Young British Artists (YBAs)’ - Tate

https://www.tate.org.uk/art/art-terms/y/young-british-artists-ybas

‘Lads, Gak and Union Jacks: The Oral History of ‘Cool Britannia’'

https://www.vice.com/en/article/lads-gak-and-union-jacks-the-oral-history-of-cool-britannia/

‘Illumination Media: Is Painting Dead?’ (original broadcast 1997) - YouTube

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lKHJoLG2cEk&ab_channel=IlluminationsMedia

‘R.I.P. Tracey Emin’s Tent’ - BBC

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/3753541.stm

‘Tracey Emin: My Bed’ - Tate

https://www.tate.org.uk/art/artworks/emin-my-bed-l03662

‘Francis Bacon’ – Tate

https://www.tate.org.uk/art/artists/francis-bacon-682

‘Carl Andre: the ‘OJ of the art world’ leaves behind a troubling legacy’ - The Guardian

https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2024/jan/25/carl-andre-artist-legacy

‘Death of an Artist’ - Podcast

https://www.pushkin.fm/podcasts/death-of-an-artist

‘Satirists jump into Tracey's bed’ - The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/1999/oct/25/20yearsoftheturnerprize.turnerprize

Book: Strangeland, Tracey Emin (2005)

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Strangeland-Tracey-Emin/dp/0340769467

Book: Six Turkish Tales, Tracey Emin (1987)

https://books.google.co.uk/books/about/Six_Turkish_Tales.html?id=vbGUAAAACAAJ&redir_esc=y

Credits:

Producer: Millie Chu 

Assistant Producer: Emilia Gill

Production Manager: Francesca Bassett 

Music: Miguel D’Oliveira 

Videography: Revelstoke Films

Audio Mixer: Tom Guest

Video Mixer: Scott Edwards

Show notes compiled by Sally McLennan

Executive Producer: Arron Fellows 

  

A Mindhouse Production for Spotify 

www.mindhouse.co.uk 

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S3 EP3: Trevor Noah on growing up during Apartheid, landing ‘The Daily Show’, and being friends with Bill Gates Oct 07, 2024

Show notes

Louis chats to South African comedian, writer and television host, Trevor Noah. Dialling in from New York, Trevor shares his memories of growing up during Apartheid in Johannesburg, landing the ‘The Daily Show’, and becoming friends with Bill Gates.

Warnings: Strong language, as well as adult themes including domestic violence. Listener discretion is advised. Visit spotify.com/resources for information and resources.

Links/Attachments:

Into the Uncut Grass, Trevor Noah (2024)

https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/737120/into-the-uncut-grass-by-trevor-noah-illustrated-by-sabina-hahn/

‘The Most Hated Family in America’, Louis Theroux Specials, iPlayer (UK only)

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b007clvf

Mind Your Language (TV Series)

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0075537/

Ikigai

https://positivepsychology.com/ikigai/

AI For Good Lab Microsoft

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/group/ai-for-good-research-lab/

‘The Great Mortality’, John Kelly (2005)

https://www.harpercollins.com/products/the-great-mortality-john-kelly?variant=41000265449506

‘Whites’, Louis Theroux’s Weird Weekends, iPlayer (UK only)

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00b996d

'African Hunting Holiday’, Louis Theroux’s Weird Weekends, iPlayer (UK only)

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b009sj0c

‘Law and Disorder in Johannesburg’, Louis Theroux Specials, iPlayer (UK only)

https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00g1vdq/louis-theroux-specials-law-and-disorder-in-johannesburg

You Laugh But It’s True

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZWBepNts1V4&t=2408s

Daywalker

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YcyuIKzpYJQ

The Daily Show

https://www.youtube.com/thedailyshow

Born a Crime, Trevor Noah (2016)

https://www.hachette.co.uk/titles/trevor-noah/born-a-crime/9781473635302/

‘Tyla’s racial identity: South African singer sparks culture war’, BBC News, (2023)

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-67505674

Credits:

Producer: Millie Chu 

Assistant Producer: Emilia Gill

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 

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S3 EP2: Headie One discusses his smash hit ‘Know Better’, security concerns, and the truth about his stage name Sep 30, 2024

Show notes

Louis is joined by rapper and ‘King of Drill’, Headie One. They meet at the Spotify studio to discuss Headie’s life and career, including the tragic events surrounding his track, ‘Know Better’, growing up on the infamous Broadwater Farm estate, and the real origins of his stage name. Plus, Louis gets a lesson in drill slang.

Warnings: Strong language and adult themes.

Links/Attachments:

Hip Hop Raised Me: ‘Pop Smoke UK interview with DJ Semtex’ - Youtube

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IZ-Hip-6Gw0&ab_channel=HIPHOPRAISEDME

Headie One - Know Better - Spotify

https://open.spotify.com/track/0IX9PL2dUVCHp6L4JQ9Rzq?si=34ecda24bc274eb4

File on 4: ‘Attack on rap star sparked a wave of killings’ - BBC Radio 4 (UK only)

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p085qvh3

‘Is drill the most controversial genre of music?’ - GQ (2018)

https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/article/drill-music-controversy-headie-one-harlem-spartans

Headie One x Drake - Only you Freestyle – YouTube

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=znQriFAMBRs&ab_channel=HeadieOne

Headie One ft Sampha - Memories - YouTube

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lWQOfXfMrJA&ab_channel=HeadieOne

Headie One – Psalm 35 – YouTube

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RvJPWLE3pQg&ab_channel=HeadieOne-Topic

Headie One – Martin’s Sofa - YouTube

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_cKPgHCciEA&ab_channel=HeadieOne

Credits:

Producer: Millie Chu 

Assistant Producer: Maan Al-Yasiri and Emilia Gill

Production Manager: Francesca Bassett 

Music: Miguel D’Oliveira 

Audio Mixer: Tom Guest

Video Mixer: Scott Edwards

Show notes compiled by Sally McLennan

Executive Producer: Arron Fellows 

  

A Mindhouse Production for Spotify 

www.mindhouse.co.uk 

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S3 EP1: Mia Khalifa on living with autism, receiving death threats and her experience of the adult film industry Sep 23, 2024

Show notes

For the first episode of the new series, Louis sits down with influencer, fashion icon and former adult film performer, Mia Khalifa. Joining Louis in the studio, Mia discusses living with autism, receiving death threats for her outspoken views, and her experience of the adult film world.

Warnings: Strong language, adult content and discussions of a sexual nature.

Links/Attachments:

‘What is Anime? Everything You Need to know’ - NFI

https://www.nfi.edu/what-is-anime/

Louis Theroux: Extreme Love, Episode 1: Autism – BBC (UK only)

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01gk4xc

Louis Theroux: Selling Sex – BBC (UK only)

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000dbcf

Louis Theroux: Dark States, Series 1 Episode 2: Trafficking Sex – BBC (UK only)

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b099wspk

Louis Theroux Specials: Twilight of the Porn Stars – BBC (UK only)

https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b01j84qt/louis-theroux-specials-twilight-of-the-porn-stars

‘Beirut – beautiful and scarred – beckons Anthony Bourdain again’ - CNN

https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/beirut-bourdain-parts-unknown/index.html

Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown, S05 E08: Beirut – Banijay Documentaries (CNN production)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1LptZ9E4ZG4

Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations, S02 E08: Beirut – Discovery (Discovery+ - Amazon Prime)

https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B0919V38G1/ref=atv_dp_season_select_s2

Capernaum (2018), directed by Nadine Labaki – Trailer via YouTube

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ULUo0048xZE

What does the term ‘incel’ mean? - CNN

https://edition.cnn.com/2023/03/16/us/incel-involuntary-celibate-explained-cec/index.html

The Joe Rogan Experience, E1648: Abby Martin - YouTube

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=toBL3_nWpJU

Call Her Daddy – This is Mia Khalifa (Full Interview) - YouTube

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SlaEaN2sm14

‘What’s a Pick-Me Girl? Here’s What You Need to Know’ - Cosmopolitan

https://www.cosmopolitan.com/sex-love/a42134933/what-is-a-pick-me-girl-definition/

The Girlfriend Experience (2009), directed by Steven Soderbergh – YouTube

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=euwBlSZVrtQ

Entourage, Season 7 – HBO (Sky Comedy - Now TV)

https://www.nowtv.com/gb/watch/home/asset/entourage/iYEQZ2uDbPiuTXWJFoHV9m?DCMP=WA

Credits:

Producer: Millie Chu

Assistant Producer: Emilia Gill

Production Manager: Francesca Bassett

Music: Miguel D’Oliveira

Audio Mixer: Tom Guest

Video Mixer: Scott Edwards

Show notes compiled by Sally McLennan

Executive Producer: Arron Fellows

A Mindhouse Production for Spotify

www.mindhouse.co.uk

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The Louis Theroux Podcast is back! Sep 16, 2024

Show notes

Louis returns for another series of freewheeling conversations with guests from across the globe – but this time, you can watch the interviews in full on Spotify! Tune in weekly from September 24th as Louis speaks to fascinating guests including Mia Khalifa, Barry Keoghan, Tracey Emin and Nick Kyrgios.

Watch episodes exclusively on Spotify, or listen everywhere.

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S2 EP9: Adam Buxton on podcast rivalry, problematic musical heroes, and abandoning social media. Mar 19, 2024

Show notes

In the final episode of the series, Louis is in the Spotify studio with lifelong friend, comedian and fellow podcaster, Adam Buxton. In a typically rambling conversation, they chat about problematic musical heroes, Adam’s ascent to podcast royalty and his anxieties about the culture wars which led to him abandoning social media. Expect salty language and an assortment of impressions.

Warnings: Strong language and adult themes.

Links/Attachments:

‘Steve Harwell, the former lead singer of Smash Mouth, dies at 56’ - NPR

https://www.npr.org/2023/09/05/1197578311/steve-harwell-the-former-lead-singer-of-smash-mouth-dies-at-56

‘Tom Hanks’ - The Adam Buxton Podcast

https://www.adam-buxton.co.uk/podcasts/lpbk8k9zbhx54zt-8yl8m-mdzjc-whmf8-2lwfg-emz92-cxnlh-ghwwh-r34cb-sfwnb-kmjcj-x8cgn-gzmzx-xfpt5-x6cma-d8lbc

‘Kayvan Novak’ - The Adam Buxton Podcast

https://www.adam-buxton.co.uk/podcasts/wmcgmfe7zj7chps-89fa4-2e48e-rwzy8-824b8-4mdjd-2hcs8-chrb2-7y8jj-5pcse-2wtsh-cz8zd-e3cdy-g68s7-3dezn-7k5mw

‘Sarah Silverman’ - The Adam Buxton Podcast

https://www.adam-buxton.co.uk/podcasts/wmcgmfe7zj7chps-89fa4-2e48e-rwzy8-824b8-4mdjd

‘Sarah Silverman: ‘There are jokes I made 15 years ago I would absolutely not make today” - The Guardian

https://www.theguardian.com/global/2017/nov/19/sarah-silverman-interview-jokes-i-made-15-years-ago-i-wouldnt-make-today

‘How the alt-right uses internet trolling to confuse you into dismiss its ideology’ - Vox

https://www.vox.com/2016/11/23/13659634/alt-right-trolling

‘Iggy Pop isn’t about to whitewash his past’ - New York Times

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2023/01/02/magazine/iggy-pop-interview.html

‘The death of the groupie’ - New Statesman

https://www.newstatesman.com/culture/music/2023/05/death-groupie-music-the-beatles-rolling-stones-nick-cave

‘The Man Who Fell to Earth’ (1976) - Trailer

https://youtu.be/KarWCgIw3Wk?si=j7kC5IKpizNdmq9w

‘The Ricky Gervais Show’ - Podcast

https://youtu.be/9LtjWxmC6KY?si=pI2hH41OvhpFKd0V

‘The Adam and Joe Show’ - Channel 4

https://www.channel4.com/programmes/the-adam-and-joe-show (UK Only)

‘Adam and Joe’ - XFM

https://www.adamandjoearchive.org/XFM/

‘Adam and Joe’ - BBC 6 Music

https://www.adamandjoearchive.org/6%20Music/

‘Jon Ronson On’ - BBC Radio 4

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b007mhqc

‘Attack The Block’ (2011) - Trailer

https://youtu.be/m0ntk1o4V3k?si=3fF9U6ljnkuwnW-7

‘Louis Theroux’ - The Adam Buxton Podcast

https://www.adam-buxton.co.uk/podcasts/128

‘Tash Demetriou’ - The Adam Buxton Podcast

https://www.adam-buxton.co.uk/podcasts/lpbk8k9zbhx54zt-8yl8m-mdzjc-whmf8-2lwfg-emz92-cxnlh-ghwwh-r34cb-sfwnb-kmjcj-x8cgn-gzmzx-xfpt5-x6cma-d8lbc-9adl4-5smea

‘Ad reads’ - The Adam Buxton Podcast

https://www.adam-buxton.co.uk/sponsor-ads

‘Louis Theroux’ - Diary of a CEO

https://youtu.be/cj8ojSVgU9I?si=RX8_ON5riOIZ8Zhn

‘Michael Barbaro: About Those Hmms’ - New York Times

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/24/podcasts/daily-newsletter-reporter-diary-summer-playlist.html

‘The Adrenochrome conspiracy theory – pushed by ‘Sound of Freedom’ star – explained' - Forbes

https://www.forbes.com/sites/conormurray/2023/07/15/the-adrenochrome-conspiracy-theory-pushed-by-sound-of-freedom-star-explained/?sh=218d24645179

Credits:

Producer: Millie Chu

Assistant Producer: Maan Al-Yasiri

Production Manager: Francesca Bassett

Music: Miguel D’Oliveira

Executive Producer: Arron Fellows

A Mindhouse Production for Spotify

www.mindhouse.co.uk

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S2 EP8: Sharon Stone discusses facing off with Robert Mugabe, lifting weights with Arnold Schwarzenegger, and her calamitous dating app experiences. Mar 12, 2024

Show notes

Louis spends an evening getting to know Sharon Stone – 90s movie icon and star of Basic Instinct, Total Recall and Casino. Dialling in from her home in Los Angeles, Sharon shares stories from her remarkable life and career, including a face-off with Robert Mugabe, lifting weights with Arnold Schwarzenegger, and her calamitous dating app experiences.

Warnings: Strong language, adult subject matter, including descriptions of sexual violence, and is intended for adult consumption only. Listener discretion is advised. Visit spotify.com/resources for information and resources.

Links/Attachments:

‘The Beauty of Living Twice’ – Memoir

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Beauty-Living-Twice-Sharon-Stone/dp/1838953868

Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol (1987)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=adlo9hJpemE

Above the Law (1988)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BsbYE-Q474I

King Solomon’s Mines (1985)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LI4xsKHBx8c

Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold (1986)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=62PgnOM3UiI

Total Recall (1990) (directed by Paul Verhoven)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=684nkWhd658

Basic Instinct (1992) (directed by Paul Verhoven)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jh6JwQ8XPK0

Basic Instinct Interrogation Scene

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S8zk5ILRXvw

Sliver (1993) (directed by Phillip Noyce)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J2pcpvDFhoc

Stardust Memories (1980) (directed by Woody Allen)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lfqjbSwohWs

RoboCop (1987) (directed by Paul Verhoven)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6tC_5mp3udE

Starship Troopers (1998) (directed by Paul Verhoven)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zPYuV_jGk7M

Hollow Man (2000) (directed by Paul Verhoven)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PksGHTBW1uE

Casino (1995) (directed by Martin Scorsese)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j-D0QiMpGKc

Broken Flowers (2005) (directed by Jim Jarmusch)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c_TB7MkrGyc

Lovelace (2013)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HPJY-g-WoQo

The Muse (1999) (directed by Albert Brooks)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ly7FkGb3b-c

What About Love (2023)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZze_4HI9L4

Basic Instinct 2 (2006)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CsK82mWFLZM

Credits:

Producer: Millie Chu

Assistant Producer: Maan Al-Yasiri

Production Manager: Francesca Bassett

Music: Miguel D’Oliveira

Executive Producer: Arron Fellows

A Mindhouse Production for Spotify

www.mindhouse.co.uk

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S2 EP7: Germaine Greer on her three-week long marriage, flirting with George Best, and her controversial views on gender and the MeToo movement. Mar 05, 2024

Show notes

Louis rises at the crack of dawn to talk to Germaine Greer, the infamous writer, intellectual, and major voice of second-wave feminism. Beaming in from a studio in Castlemaine, Australia, they discuss her extraordinary life and career, including her three-week long marriage, flirting with George Best, and her controversial views on gender and the MeToo movement.

Warnings: Strong language, adult subject matter, including descriptions of sexual violence, and is intended for adult consumption only. Listener discretion is advised. Visit spotify.com/resources for information and resources.

Links/Attachments:

‘Revisiting Suck magazine’s experiment in radical feminist pornography’ – Journal Time

https://www.documentjournal.com/2018/11/revisiting-suck-magazines-experiment-in-radical-feminist-pornography/

Robert Plant & Germaine Greer picture

https://i.pinimg.com/736x/05/f2/88/05f288fb945d5aac7af471ef88db7a08.jpg

‘Nice Time’ – BBC TV show featuring Kenny Everett and Germaine Greer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ywl0QrK3C68&t

Credits:

Producer: Millie Chu

Assistant Producer: Maan Al-Yasiri

Production Manager: Francesca Bassett

Music: Miguel D’Oliveira

Photo: Neil Spence Photography

Executive Producer: Arron Fellows

A Mindhouse Production for Spotify

www.mindhouse.co.uk

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S2 EP6: Sanjeev Bhaskar on his ground-breaking comedy show The Kumars at No. 42, 'browning up’ in 1970s comedy, and his outrageous rider demands Feb 27, 2024

Show notes

Louis meets star of Goodness Gracious Me and Unforgotten, Sanjeev Bhaskar. They discuss the late Queen’s favourite comedy programme - The Kumars At No. 42, 'browning up’ in 1970s comedy, and outrageous rider demands. Plus, Louis plays ‘Culture Wars Bingo’.

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