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.
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
‘Tom Hanks’ - The Adam Buxton Podcast
‘Kayvan Novak’ - The Adam Buxton Podcast
‘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
‘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
‘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
‘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
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
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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
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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
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
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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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Louis chats to internet sensation and adult content creator, Belle Delphine. Joining Louis in the studio, Belle discusses how she made millions from her first adult video, why she’s been labelled as “Queen of the Simps”, and a surprising ambivalence about her chosen career. Plus, Louis gets to grips with internet slang.
Warnings: Adult content and discussions of a sexual nature.
Links/Attachments:
‘Who is paying $30 for ‘gamer girl’ Belle Delphine’s bath water?’ - The Guardian
‘What is kawaii? Understanding Japan cute culture’ - Art in Context
https://artincontext.org/what-is-kawaii/
‘What Harajuku girls really look like?’ - Refinery29
https://youtu.be/WblNctc3ys0?si=ZQfKD1aI0CFqKQXr
‘What is ahegao?’ - Know Your Meme
https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/subcultures/ahegao
‘Burusera’ - fetish paraphilia shops in Japan
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burusera
PewDiePie reacting to Belle Delphine on YouTube
https://youtu.be/KYyycHAxOVw?si=o5YhTPs6M1_YSLyt
‘Simp: The new slang teens use to insult boys who are ‘too nice’ to girls’ – CNN
https://edition.cnn.com/2021/02/19/health/what-is-simp-teen-slang-wellness/index.html
‘What guys mean when they call someone a Chad’ - Men’s Health
https://www.menshealth.com/sex-women/a33499682/what-is-a-chad/
‘A dictionary of the manosphere: five terms to understand the language of online male supremacists’ - The Conversation
‘Louis Theroux’s Forbidden America: Extreme and Online’ - BBC (UK only)
‘Footage of her daughter’s murder went viral. Now Bianca Devins’ mother wants to change the internet’ - The Independent
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
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In this episode, Louis is joined in the studio by iconic character actor and comedian, Tracey Ullman. Tracey talks about how she found fame in the US, her relationship with The Simpsons, and a surreal night spent at an East Berlin nightclub with Prince.
Warnings: Strong language
Links/Attachments:
Germaine Greer sketch - ‘Tracey Ullman’s Show’ (2016-2018) on BBC
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tzYi1TkIxaY
Jeremy Corbyn sketch – ‘Tracey Ullman Breaks The News’ (2017-2018) on BBC
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GOhu9wYo-iI
‘Seven Up!’ (1964) – Granada Television
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wAsL8nriAOs
‘Tracey Ullman’s Class Act’ (1993) – ITV
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FPpQWjWApWs
‘Three of a Kind’ (1984) – BBC Video compilation
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uXIDEWicubQ
Tracey Ullman as Renee Zellweger as JK Rowling – ‘Tracey Ullman’s State of the Union’ (2008-2010) on Showtime
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z3YWN8sXFlU
The Simpsons on ‘The Tracey Ullman Show’ – Fox
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nekvVuoiTyA
Chic, a Middle Eastern character on ‘Tracey Takes On…’ (1996-1999) – HBO
https://youtu.be/SxVRDOf9Bwg?feature=shared&t=114
Mrs. Noh Nang Ning, an Asian character on ‘Tracey Takes On…’ (1996-1999) – HBO
https://youtu.be/SxVRDOf9Bwg?feature=shared&t=418
Sheneesha Turner, an African-American character on ‘Tracey Takes On…’ (1996-1999) – HBO
https://youtu.be/EyYskzH-iU8?feature=shared&t=1307
‘When Louis Met…Jimmy Savile’ (2000) – BBC
https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p0g3zjn9/when-louis-met-series-1-jimmy-savile (UK only)
‘Louis Theroux: Savile’ (2016) – BBC
https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b07yc9zh/louis-theroux-specials-savile (UK only)
Black pastor character in ‘Little Britain’ (2003-2006) – BBC
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l6BzBntT_w8
‘A Christian’s job interview’ on ‘Tracey Ullman’s Show’ – BBC
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B_jzDGv0KKw
‘Louis Theroux’s Forbidden America: Extreme and Online’ – BBC
‘I’ll Do Anything’ (1994) – Trailer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j4UUAeof5Go
Prince – I’ll Do Anything (Demo)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CfYj9vjNxcg
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
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Louis is joined in the Spotify studio by pop sensation, PinkPantheress. Pink explains why social media makes her anxious, being ‘outed’ by the tabloids and losing her hearing in one ear. Plus, Louis gets a lesson in ‘icks’.
Warnings: Strong language and adult themes.
Links/Attachments:
‘Pain’
https://open.spotify.com/track/4S4QJfBGGrC8jRIjJHf1Ka
‘Just for me’
https://open.spotify.com/track/6OTKVgVpVaVjhRLYizPJKA
‘Break it off’
https://open.spotify.com/track/0DwVfCYLrVXgvejYbWwZAd?si=cc359d5303314474
Central Cee - ‘Obsessed With You’
https://open.spotify.com/track/4PYfFHKfjYz6dwAtZhBy1z
‘Boy’s a Liar Pt. 2’
https://open.spotify.com/track/5CCr8msaN3MhgqBoa9yWhH?si=6bf92ae43ada45f8
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
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In this episode, Louis meets Baz Luhrmann, the iconic director, auteur and self-described ‘Stanley Kubrick of Confetti’. Dialling in from the Gold Coast in Australia, Baz tells Louis about his remarkable life and career, including trying to reinvent the musical, living in Graceland whilst making ‘Elvis’, and his enduring love of clubbing.
Warnings: Strong language and adult themes.
Links/Attachments:
‘Strictly Ballroom’ (1992) – Trailer
https://youtu.be/lxprz6gOmpg?feature=shared
‘Romeo + Juliet’ (1996) – Trailer
https://youtu.be/8VOAxzgq42A?feature=shared
‘Moulin Rouge!’ (2001) – Trailer
https://youtu.be/LVLjp3_MQIw?feature=shared
‘Australia’ (2008) – Trailer
https://youtu.be/mfI4hK9I2k0?feature=shared
‘The Great Gatsby’ (2013) – Trailer
https://youtu.be/rARN6agiW7o?feature=shared
‘The Get Down’ – Trailer
https://youtu.be/FYcVrWDOiao?feature=shared
‘Elvis’ (2022) – Trailer
https://youtu.be/vzNTHEXlw3o?feature=shared
Faraway Downs (2023) – Trailer
https://youtu.be/uZEbJQ3Kk7U?feature=shared
Adrian Sibley’s 2001 documentary on Baz ‘The Show Must Go On’ – BBC 2
https://adriansibley.com/The-Show-Must-Go-On
‘Grease’ (1978) – Trailer
https://youtu.be/qDKo8DNpwOw?feature=shared
‘The Prince musical so disastrous it was never revealed: the story of I’ll Do Anything’ – The Independent
‘Top Hat’ (1935) – Trailer
https://youtu.be/-2KEhDYrVbw?feature=shared
‘The Sound of Music’ (1965) – Trailer
https://youtu.be/UY6uw3WpPzY?feature=shared
‘Saturday Night Fever’ (1977) – Trailer
https://youtu.be/i5tBXe0kSLA?feature=shared
Christina Aguilera, Lil’ Kim, Mya, P!nk – Lady Marmalade – Music video
https://youtu.be/RQa7SvVCdZk?feature=shared
The Mask (A Mime) – David Bowie
https://youtu.be/ss51eLEeJuY?feature=shared
Baz Luhrmann interviews Elvis Presley’s childhood friend Sam Bell – EP Fan Archive
https://youtu.be/LrFCyNMvZWk?feature=shared
‘Alexander’ (2004) – Trailer
https://youtu.be/Bh6LKIdxqCU?feature=shared
Elvis Presley – Are You Lonesome Tonight? – 1968 Live performance
https://youtu.be/LF5u7b8pAYQ?feature=shared
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
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Louis is back, in conversation with an eclectic array of fascinating cultural figures. Tune in weekly from the 23rd January as Louis speaks to guests including Paul Mescal, Sharon Stone, PinkPantheress, and Baz Luhrmann. The Louis Theroux Podcast is a Spotify Podcast, available everywhere.
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In this episode, Louis is in the Spotify studio with Irish actor, Paul Mescal. As well as Paul’s new film ‘All Of Us Strangers’, they discuss his sausage-related big break, spending time in Hollywood, and going viral on Irish Twitter. Heavy irony employed throughout.
Warnings: Strong language and adult themes.
Links/Attachments:
‘All of Us Strangers’ – Trailer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O97iSjvqBlY
‘Normal People’ – BBC iPlayer
https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/p089g8rs/normal-people
‘Aftersun’ – Mubi
https://mubi.com/en/gb/films/aftersun
‘Paul Mescal ghosted Louis Theroux’ – BBC Radio 2
https://www.tiktok.com/@bbcradio2/video/7299111154775756064
Denny sausage advert – YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=alVbyTgJ828
The Phantom of the Opera – YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ffnn5D8XubM
Credits:
Producer: Millie Chu
Assistant Producer: Maan Al-Yasiri
Production Manager: Francesca Bassett
Music: Miguel D’Oliveira
Photo: @bypip
Executive Producer: Arron Fellows
A Mindhouse Production for Spotify
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Louis meets writer and comedian Ben Elton. They discuss his long and varied comedy career, including standup at the iconic Comedy Store in Soho, as well as writing for Blackadder and The Young Ones. Ben also reveals his thoughts on so-called ‘cancel culture’ and the accusation of being ‘worse than Osama Bin Laden’.
Warning: Contains strong language and sensitive themes.
Links:
The Young Ones
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TLwc9lbJlIQ
Blackadder
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rW2sBwrRbfo
The Thin Blue Line
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6pSkJ5K74e4
Upstart Crow
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JH_KU_MI0OM
We Will Rock You Musical
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5WsZ1iD5cpM
Stark by Ben Elton
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Stark-Satirical-Thriller-Ben-Elton/dp/0552773557
Saturday Night Live
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ptx_H2XWGV8
Four Weddings and a Funeral
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g-HeV8Z6iXc
Jim Davidson’s YouTube channel ‘Jim Davidson's Ustreme’
https://www.youtube.com/@jimdavidsonustreme/videos
Gridlock by Ben Elton
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Gridlock-Ben-Elton/dp/0552773565
Friday Night Live https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WBTKzxOJkQo&t=197s
Credits:
Producer: Paul Kobrak
Assistant Producer: Maan Al-Yasiri
Production Manager: Francesca Bassett
Music: Miguel D’Oliveira
Show notes compiled by Shaloma Ellis
Executive Producer: Arron Fellows
A Mindhouse Production exclusively for Spotify
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