The Louis Theroux Podcast
Spotify Studios
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.
- 54 minutes 58 secondsS7 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
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13 April 2026, 11:00 pm - 1 hour 26 minutesS7 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)
Book: Empire of Pain, Patrick Radden Keefe (2022)
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)
Article: The Sinaloa Drug Cartel, Patrick Radden Keefe (2012)
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)
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
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6 April 2026, 11:00 pm - 1 hour 18 minutesS7 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
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30 March 2026, 11:00 pm - 1 hour 35 minutesS7 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
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)
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)
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
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
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24 March 2026, 12:00 am - 1 hour 11 minutesS7 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
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17 March 2026, 12:00 am - 1 hour 17 minutesS7 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
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
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
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10 March 2026, 12:00 am - 1 hour 25 minutesS7 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
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
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3 March 2026, 12:00 am - 53 secondsLouis 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.
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24 February 2026, 12:00 am - 1 hour 15 minutesS6 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)
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:
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:
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
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
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16 December 2025, 12:00 am - 1 hour 10 minutesS6 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)
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.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)
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
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18 November 2025, 12:00 am - 1 hour 4 minutesS6 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
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