The Louis Theroux Podcast

Louis speaks to Sean Evans, the host of Youtube smash-hit ‘Hot Ones’. Dialling in from New York, the pair swap interview techniques, as well as discussing Sean’s upbringing in Chicago and how he utilised chicken wings to create one of the biggest talk shows in the world. Plus, Sean lets Louis know which celebrities were ratings hits and who he’d never have on the show...  Warnings: Strong language.    Links/Attachments:  YouTube: Louis Theroux (me) reacts to his (my) ‘Hot Ones’ episode (2025) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_WT5kxyZ1I YouTube Series: Louis Theroux Attacks the Shark While Eating Spicy Wings - Hot Ones (2023)  https://youtu.be/wlL9RUGxXSs?si=sVQYvUdArc4Wr_Dl [https://youtu.be/wlL9RUGxXSs?si=sVQYvUdArc4Wr_Dl]     YouTube Series: Anthony Rizzo On Chicago Cubs Rivalries & Baseball Superstitions While Eating Spicy Wings - Hot Ones (2015)  https://youtu.be/4iSCOtYs_6Q?si=hA2IVueisoOo4WVG [https://youtu.be/4iSCOtYs_6Q?si=hA2IVueisoOo4WVG]     YouTube Series: Prince Amukamara Talks NFL Salaries & Pre-Game Sex While Eating Spicy Wings - Hot Ones (2015)  https://youtu.be/kmBlwAFRFJU?si=lvE5Ot11dnWkeTnk [https://youtu.be/kmBlwAFRFJU?si=lvE5Ot11dnWkeTnk]     YouTube Series: Trick Daddy Prays for Help While Eating Spicy Wings - Hot Ones (2018)  https://youtu.be/SywOj6EpkOc?si=-DHaIisP36RwCQdD [https://youtu.be/SywOj6EpkOc?si=-DHaIisP36RwCQdD]     YouTube Series: DJ Khaled Talks Fuccbois, Finga Licking, and Media Dinosaurs While Eating Spicy Wings - Hot Ones (2015)  https://youtu.be/1HYEC_FlgAg?si=CCcTdghBl4ifWjO5 [https://youtu.be/1HYEC_FlgAg?si=CCcTdghBl4ifWjO5]     Book: Paper Lion, George Plimpton (1966)    Book: Shadow Box, George Plimpton (1977)    YouTube Series: Conan O'Brien Needs a Doctor While Eating Spicy Wings - Hot Ones (2024)  https://youtu.be/FALlhXl6CmA?si=ZdOg3BD0sCihdUZH [https://youtu.be/FALlhXl6CmA?si=ZdOg3BD0sCihdUZH]      YouTube Series: Sean Evans and Chili Klaus Eat the Carolina Reaper, the World's Hottest Chili Pepper – Hot Ones (2015)  https://youtu.be/9k-SBpElcWA?si=sUU4Ks6k4AqbcXas [https://youtu.be/9k-SBpElcWA?si=sUU4Ks6k4AqbcXas]     Article: In the hot seat: Behind Hot Ones’ ambitions to be the future of late-night TV – The Verge (2019)  https://www.theverge.com/2019/10/31/20938739/hot-ones-sean-evans-youtube-guests-gordon-ramsey-idris-elba-late-night-tv [https://www.theverge.com/2019/10/31/20938739/hot-ones-sean-evans-youtube-guests-gordon-ramsey-idris-elba-late-night-tv]     'Chili Klaus & Classical Orchestra 🌶' https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MuvUaFp_qMQ   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 Maisie Williams  Executive Producer: Arron Fellows       A Mindhouse Production for Spotify   www.mindhouse.co.uk [http://www.mindhouse.co.uk/]       Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices [https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices]

Louis sits down in the Spotify studio with Irish actor, writer, and director Sharon Horgan. Sharon discusses her colourful years squatting in London, the fine line between comedy and tragedy, and FaceTiming with Bono while filming Bad Sisters 2. She also spills the beans about almost starring in a Woody Allen film…  Warnings: Strong language.      ⁠Links/Attachments:   TV Show: ‘Bad Sisters’ (2022-2025) - AppleTV+  https://tv.apple.com/gb/show/bad-sisters/umc.cmc.14kr4vv65unannh7doqgvlh20 [https://tv.apple.com/gb/show/bad-sisters/umc.cmc.14kr4vv65unannh7doqgvlh20]   Film: Home Alone (1990)  https://youtu.be/jEDaVHmw7r4?si=rfeHfnepM2T1YCCQ [https://youtu.be/jEDaVHmw7r4?si=rfeHfnepM2T1YCCQ]    TV Show: ‘Catastrophe’ (2015-2019) - Channel 4   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5sKQ6ilBGGE [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5sKQ6ilBGGE]   TV Show: ‘Pulling’ (2006-2009) - BBC  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KgHKlCM-7Wk&t=4s [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KgHKlCM-7Wk&t=4s]   TV Show: ‘Modern Love’ (2019) - Amazon  https://youtu.be/2zSuD79TU3w?si=opqU542-inqGMY_d&t=244 [https://youtu.be/2zSuD79TU3w?si=opqU542-inqGMY_d&t=244]    Short Film: The Week Before Christmas (2012) - Sky  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ueKfgCrFuek [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ueKfgCrFuek]   TV Show: ‘Divorce’ (2016-2019) - HBO  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OGadA8rJBek [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OGadA8rJBek]   TV Show: ‘The Larry Sanders Show’ (1992-1998) - HBO  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jG1YlnrQAnM [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jG1YlnrQAnM]   TV Show: ‘The Pilot Show’ (2004) - Channel 4  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MueLNwbFWEU [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MueLNwbFWEU]   ‘Woody Allen warns against ‘witch hunt’ post-Weinstein' - Variety https://variety.com/2017/film/news/woody-allen-harvey-weinstein-1202590319/ [https://variety.com/2017/film/news/woody-allen-harvey-weinstein-1202590319/]  Film: Husbands and Wives (1992)  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2daA2-OwXbE [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2daA2-OwXbE]   Film: Housewife of the Year (2024)  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I0OGXGAHaWs [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I0OGXGAHaWs]   TV Show: ‘Motherland’ (2016-2022) https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/p05j1jkp/motherland [https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/p05j1jkp/motherland]   TV Show: ‘Amandaland’ (2025) https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/m0024pyy/amandaland [https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/m0024pyy/amandaland]       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 Maisie Williams  Executive Producer: Arron Fellows       A Mindhouse Production for Spotify   www.mindhouse.co.uk [http://www.mindhouse.co.uk/]     Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices [https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices]

Louis speaks to actor, podcast host and figure of some controversy, Armie Hammer. Dialing in from his new apartment in downtown LA, Armie and Louis discuss the allegations against him, being shunned by famous friends and his unconventional family history.   Warnings: Strong language and graphic sexual content, as well as discussions of sensitive themes, including sexual abuse. For further information and support, visit https://resources.byspotify.com/ [https://resources.byspotify.com/].  Links/Attachments: ‘Armie Hammer Breaks His Silence’ – Air Mail  https://airmail.news/issues/2023-2-4/armie-hammer-breaks-his-silence [https://airmail.news/issues/2023-2-4/armie-hammer-breaks-his-silence]    Podcast: ‘The Armie HammerTime Podcast’ (2024 – present)  https://open.spotify.com/show/05ozD8G0kGIAwJj2PRCjl0 [https://open.spotify.com/show/05ozD8G0kGIAwJj2PRCjl0]    TV Show: ‘House of Hammer’ (2022) – Discovery +  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FIQ80m7831I [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FIQ80m7831I]    Instagram Account: @armiehammervictims   https://www.instagram.com/armiehammervictims?igsh=MTVpbWw2OGMweGFleg== [https://www.instagram.com/armiehammervictims?igsh=MTVpbWw2OGMweGFleg==]    TV Show: ‘The Offer’ (2022) – Paramount+   https://www.paramountplus.com/gb/shows/the-offer/ [https://www.paramountplus.com/gb/shows/the-offer/]    Shotgun Wedding (2022) – Amazon Prime  https://www.amazon.co.uk/Shotgun-Wedding-Jennifer-Lopez/dp/B0B76PXDYJ [https://www.amazon.co.uk/Shotgun-Wedding-Jennifer-Lopez/dp/B0B76PXDYJ]    ‘Victim of cannibal agreed to be eaten’ – The Guardian  https://www.theguardian.com/world/2003/dec/04/germany.lukeharding [https://www.theguardian.com/world/2003/dec/04/germany.lukeharding]    Frontier Crucible (upcoming film)  https://www.imdb.com/title/tt34370951/ [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt34370951/]    ‘Armie Hammer Returns to Acting With ‘Frontier Crucible’ Western’ – The Hollywood Reporter   https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/armie-hammer-acting-return-western-frontier-crucible-1236048900/ [https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/armie-hammer-acting-return-western-frontier-crucible-1236048900/]  Credits:  Producer: Millie Chu   Assistant Producer: Emilia Gill  Production Manager: Francesca Bassett   Music: Miguel D’Oliveira   Audio Mixer: Tom Guest  Video Mixer: Scott Edwards Shownotes compiled by Immie Webb   Executive Producer: Arron Fellows       A Mindhouse Production for Spotify   www.mindhouse.co.uk [http://www.mindhouse.co.uk/]    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices [https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices]

Louis is joined in the studio by MMA fighter and UFC welterweight champion, Leon ‘Rocky’ Edwards. Leon talks about rubbing shoulders with Andrew Tate, how MMA saved him from a life of crime and what happened when Donald Trump came to see him fight. Plus, Leon puts Louis’s physical strength to the test…       Warnings: Strong language and adult themes        Links/Attachments:     ‘MMA Fighting’s 2022 Knockout of the Year: Leon Edwards vs. Kamaru Usman’ - MMA Fighting  https://www.mmafighting.com/2022/12/25/23524649/mma-fightings-2022-knockout-of-the-year-leon-edwards-vs-kamaru-usman [https://www.mmafighting.com/2022/12/25/23524649/mma-fightings-2022-knockout-of-the-year-leon-edwards-vs-kamaru-usman]    UFC Welterweight Ranking  https://www.ufc.com/rankings [https://www.ufc.com/rankings]    ‘Colby Covington: UFC fighter provokes pre-bout row by saying Leon Edwards' dead father is 'in hell'’ - Sky News  https://news.sky.com/story/colby-covington-ufc-fighter-provokes-pre-bout-row-by-saying-leon-edwards-dead-father-is-in-hell-13030863 [https://news.sky.com/story/colby-covington-ufc-fighter-provokes-pre-bout-row-by-saying-leon-edwards-dead-father-is-in-hell-13030863]    ‘Briton Edwards loses title in Manchester UFC fight’ - BBC  https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/mixed-martial-arts/articles/cevwr1gpgv9o [https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/mixed-martial-arts/articles/cevwr1gpgv9o]    Credits:  Producer: Millie Chu   Assistant Producer: Emilia Gill  Production Manager: Francesca Bassett   Music: Miguel D’Oliveira   Audio Mixer: Tom Guest  Video Mixer: Scott Edwards   Shownotes compiled by Immie Webb Executive Producer: Arron Fellows       A Mindhouse Production for Spotify   www.mindhouse.co.uk [http://www.mindhouse.co.uk/]   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices [https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices]

In this episode, Louis is joined by celebrity chef and best–selling cookbook author, Jamie Oliver. Jamie tells Louis about his public feuds with Gordon Ramsey and Anthony Bourdain, chopping part of his finger off on live TV, and why his jerk rice caused such a stir. Plus, Louis provides some recipe tips…     Warnings: Strong language, as well as discussion around food production that may upset some listeners. Visit spotify.com/resources for information and resources.      Links/Attachments:   TV Show: ‘The Naked Chef’ (1999) – BBC  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-CeoHHDYw8 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-CeoHHDYw8]    TV Show: ‘Louis Theroux’s Weird Weekends’ (1998) – BBC (UK only)  https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/b006w7gn/louis-therouxs-weird-weekends [https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/b006w7gn/louis-therouxs-weird-weekends]    Jamie’s Italian https://italian.jamieoliver-rg.com/ [https://italian.jamieoliver-rg.com/]    Book: Simply Jamie, Jamie Oliver (2024)  https://www.jamieoliver.com/recipes/books/simply-jamie [https://www.jamieoliver.com/recipes/books/simply-jamie]    TV Show: ‘Jamie’s Kitchen’ (2002) – Channel 4  https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0358844/ [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0358844/]    TV Show: ‘Jamie’s School Dinners’ (2005) – Channel 4  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DG66rKiNkw4 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DG66rKiNkw4]    ‘Lads, Gak and Union Jacks: The Oral History of ‘Cool Britannia’’ - Vice  https://www.vice.com/en/article/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/]     Song: ‘Jiggle Jiggle’, Louis Theroux and Duke & Jones (2022)  https://open.spotify.com/artist/016Rz5DsXUPPxosNTZLYcv [https://open.spotify.com/artist/016Rz5DsXUPPxosNTZLYcv]    TV Show: ‘Only Fools and Horses’ (1981 - 2003) – BBC (not available to watch)  https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006xthd [https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006xthd]    Harvey’s, London (1987 – 1993)  https://www.thegoodfoodguide.co.uk/editorial/GFG-archives/1988-to-1993-marco-pierre-white-at-harveys--six-years-that-inspired-a-new-generation-of-chefs# [https://www.thegoodfoodguide.co.uk/editorial/GFG-archives/1988-to-1993-marco-pierre-white-at-harveys--six-years-that-inspired-a-new-generation-of-chefs]    Book: White Heat, Marco Pierre White (1990)  https://www.worldofbooks.com/en-gb/products/white-heat-25-book-marco-pierre-white-9781845339906?price=27.00 [https://www.worldofbooks.com/en-gb/products/white-heat-25-book-marco-pierre-white-9781845339906?price=27.00]    Book: Kitchen Confidential, Anthony Bourdain (2000)  https://www.worldofbooks.com/en-gb/products/kitchen-confidential-book-anthony-bourdain-9781408845042?sku=NGR9781408845042&gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQiAj9m7BhD1ARIsANsIIvBU0sOfPH6enBc2Qpztul1QXcMLLn8uut7WbtMgryXA3UkvNOMH3gEaAmMtEALw_wcB [https://www.worldofbooks.com/en-gb/products/kitchen-confidential-book-anthony-bourdain-9781408845042?sku=NGR9781408845042&gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQiAj9m7BhD1ARIsANsIIvBU0sOfPH6enBc2Qpztul1QXcMLLn8uut7WbtMgryXA3UkvNOMH3gEaAmMtEALw_wcB]    ‘Jamie Oliver’s Empire Collapses as 22 UK Restaurants Close’ – The Guardian  https://www.theguardian.com/food/2019/may/21/jamie-oliver-jobs-administrators-restaurants-jamies-italian [https://www.theguardian.com/food/2019/may/21/jamie-oliver-jobs-administrators-restaurants-jamies-italian]    Book: The Naked Chef, Jamie Oliver (1999)  https://www.worldofbooks.com/en-gb/products/naked-chef-book-jamie-oliver-9780718143602?sku=GOR001223048&gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQiAj9m7BhD1ARIsANsIIvD4Smq_BjCdfmuhtcCExQXMOuf2ipLA-EDglvrr5ithxbO71JFNRJkaAuKPEALw_wcB [https://www.worldofbooks.com/en-gb/products/naked-chef-book-jamie-oliver-9780718143602?sku=GOR001223048&gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQiAj9m7BhD1ARIsANsIIvD4Smq_BjCdfmuhtcCExQXMOuf2ipLA-EDglvrr5ithxbO71JFNRJkaAuKPEALw_wcB]    Bite Back 2030  https://www.biteback2030.com/ [https://www.biteback2030.com/]    ‘I Was a Cookbook Ghostwriter’ – The New York Times  https://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/14/dining/i-was-a-cookbook-ghostwriter.html#:~:text=Julia%20Turshen%2C%20who%20is%20writing,a%20culinary%20romp%20through%20Spain [https://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/14/dining/i-was-a-cookbook-ghostwriter.html#:~:text=Julia%20Turshen%2C%20who%20is%20writing,a%20culinary%20romp%20through%20Spain].    Podcast: ‘Young Again with Kirsty Young’ - BBC Sounds  https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001rgtq [https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001rgtq]    TV Show: ‘Jamie: Fast and Simple’ (2024) – Channel 4  https://www.channel4.com/programmes/jamie-fast-and-simple [https://www.channel4.com/programmes/jamie-fast-and-simple]    Credits:  Producer: Millie Chu   Assistant Producers: Maan al-Yasiri and Emilia Gill Production Manager: Francesca Bassett   Music: Miguel D’Oliveira   Audio Mixer: Tom Guest  Video Mixer: Scott Edwards   Shownotes compiled by Immie Webb   Executive Producer: Arron Fellows       A Mindhouse Production for Spotify   www.mindhouse.co.uk [http://www.mindhouse.co.uk/]     Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices [https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices]