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 

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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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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 

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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 

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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

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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  

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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  

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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  

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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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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  

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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  

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