
The Louis Theroux Podcast
Podcast by 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. The Louis Theroux Podcast is a Spotify podcast from Mindhouse, now available everywhere.
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Louis speaks to John Wilson, fellow documentarian and creator of the cult-favourite series, How To...with John Wilson. The pair swap stories about their respective work, including discussing John’s collaborations with writer and producer Nathan Fielder, how joining an acapella group exposed him to the NXIVM sex-cult, and their shared disdain for mockumentaries. Plus, John turns the tables on Louis… Warnings: Strong language and some adult themes. Links/Attachments: TV Show: ‘How To with John Wilson’ (2020-2023) - HBO https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/p0cltlm3/how-to-with-john-wilson [https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/p0cltlm3/how-to-with-john-wilson] TV Show: ‘Louis Theroux: Gambling in Las Vegas’ (2007) - BBC https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b007957z/louis-theroux-gambling-in-las-vegas [https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b007957z/louis-theroux-gambling-in-las-vegas] TV Show: ‘Louis Theroux’s LA Stories’ (2014) - BBC https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/b03zjc67/louis-therouxs-la-stories [https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/b03zjc67/louis-therouxs-la-stories] Pitch Perfect (2012) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2mbsapmW0bg [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2mbsapmW0bg] Song: ‘Roxanne’, The Police (1978) https://open.spotify.com/track/3EYOJ48Et32uATr9ZmLnAo [https://open.spotify.com/track/3EYOJ48Et32uATr9ZmLnAo] TV Show: ‘Seduced: Inside the NXIVM Cult’ (2020) - Starz https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ch_4jn_m6-g [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ch_4jn_m6-g] TV Show: ‘The Vow’ (2020) - HBO https://www.hbo.com/the-vow-2020 [https://www.hbo.com/the-vow-2020] TV Show: ‘Louis Theroux’s Weird Weekends’ (1998-2000) - BBC https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p02q5prq/louis-therouxs-weird-weekends-series-1-1-christianity?seriesId=unsliced [https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p02q5prq/louis-therouxs-weird-weekends-series-1-1-christianity?seriesId=unsliced] The Amazing Johnathan (2019) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9358084/ [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9358084/] TV Show: ‘When Louis Met...Jimmy Savile’ (2000) - BBC https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p0g3zjn9/when-louis-met-series-1-jimmy-savile [https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p0g3zjn9/when-louis-met-series-1-jimmy-savile] TV Show: ‘Louis Theroux: America’s Most Dangerous Pets’ (2011) - BBC https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b016yklh/louis-theroux-americas-most-dangerous-pets [https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b016yklh/louis-theroux-americas-most-dangerous-pets] TV Show: ‘Nathan For You’ (2013-2017) - Comedy Central https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2297757/ [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2297757/] TV Show: ‘The Rehearsal’ (2022 – Present) - HBO https://www.hbo.com/the-rehearsal [https://www.hbo.com/the-rehearsal] Book: The Journalist and the Murderer, Janet Malcolm (1989) https://www.amazon.co.uk/Journalist-Murderer-Janet-Malcolm/dp/1847085342 [https://www.amazon.co.uk/Journalist-Murderer-Janet-Malcolm/dp/1847085342] Book: The Silent Woman: Sylvia Plath and Ted Hughes, Janet Malcolm (1994) https://www.amazon.co.uk/Silent-Woman-J-Malcolm/dp/0679751408 [https://www.amazon.co.uk/Silent-Woman-J-Malcolm/dp/0679751408] Book: Psychoanalysis: The Impossible Profession, Janet Malcolm (1977) https://www.amazon.co.uk/Psychoanalysis-Impossible-Profession-Janet-Malcolm/dp/0394710347 [https://www.amazon.co.uk/Psychoanalysis-Impossible-Profession-Janet-Malcolm/dp/0394710347] 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 tech entrepreneur turned longevity evangelist, Bryan Johnson. Dialling in from his home in Los Angeles, Bryan tells Louis all about his quest to live forever, from the psychedelic experience that changed his life, to the role of superintelligence in the future. Plus, Louis learns the importance of night-time erections. Warnings: Strong language and some adult themes. Links/Attachments: Mind – UK Mental Health Charity https://www.mind.org.uk/ [https://www.mind.org.uk/] Suicide Prevention UK https://spuk.org.uk/ [https://spuk.org.uk/] Book: The Ghost in the Machine, Arthur Koestler (originally published in 1967) https://www.amazon.co.uk/Ghost-Machine-Arthur-Koestler/dp/1939438349 [https://www.amazon.co.uk/Ghost-Machine-Arthur-Koestler/dp/1939438349] ‘How to be 18 years old again for Only $2 million a year’ - Bloomberg (2023) https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2023-01-25/anti-aging-techniques-taken-to-extreme-by-bryan-johnson?embedded-checkout=true [https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2023-01-25/anti-aging-techniques-taken-to-extreme-by-bryan-johnson?embedded-checkout=true] TV Show: ‘Silicon Valley’ (2014-2019) - HBO https://www.hbo.com/silicon-valley [https://www.hbo.com/silicon-valley] ‘Harvard study, almost 80 years old, has proved that embracing community helps up live longer and be happier’ - The Harvard Gazette (2017) https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2017/04/over-nearly-80-years-harvard-study-has-been-showing-how-to-live-a-healthy-and-happy-life/ [https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2017/04/over-nearly-80-years-harvard-study-has-been-showing-how-to-live-a-healthy-and-happy-life/] 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 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 travels to Los Angeles to sit down with Hollywood heavyweight and international adventurer, Sean Penn. Renowned for award-winning roles in films like Milk, I Am Sam and Carlito’s Way, Sean discusses his colourful life and career, including dining with Jack Nicholson and Vladimir Putin in Moscow, his relationship with Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy and his notorious run-ins with the paparazzi. Warnings: Strong language. Links/Attachments: Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vzva_I8WPAg [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vzva_I8WPAg] Mystic River (2003) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W7NktJhrRYQ [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W7NktJhrRYQ] Milk (2008) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w5D07rmfwG0 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w5D07rmfwG0] Dead Man Walking (1995) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kgvbfLNYumU [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kgvbfLNYumU] Carlito’s Way (1993) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ZMd4Baswb4 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ZMd4Baswb4] The Apprentice (2024) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_OeYJXXlw0 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_OeYJXXlw0] Superpower (2023) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X54GUzUUM3w [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X54GUzUUM3w] One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (1975) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OXrcDonY-B8 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OXrcDonY-B8] TV Show: ‘Euphoria’ (2019 – Present) - HBO https://www.hbo.com/euphoria [https://www.hbo.com/euphoria] Long Day’s Journey into Night (1962) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0056196/ [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0056196/] TV Show: ‘Normal People’ (2020) - BBC / Hulu https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x1JQuWxt3cE [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x1JQuWxt3cE] Shanghai Surprise (1986) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NbW06buYw0Y [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NbW06buYw0Y] Song: ‘Like a Virgin’, Madonna (1984) https://open.spotify.com/track/1ZPlNanZsJSPK5h9YZZFbZ [https://open.spotify.com/track/1ZPlNanZsJSPK5h9YZZFbZ] Becoming Madonna (2024) - Sky Documentaries https://www.sky.com/watch/programme/4f309d01-57b4-42b1-92ca-82eef6ec747e [https://www.sky.com/watch/programme/4f309d01-57b4-42b1-92ca-82eef6ec747e] A Complete Unknown (2024) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FdV-Cs5o8mc [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FdV-Cs5o8mc] Audiobook: ‘Chronicles, Volume I’, Bob Dylan (narrated by Sean Penn) (2004) https://www.simonandschuster.co.uk/books/Chronicles-Volume-1-(Audio)/Bob-Dylan/9780743501613 [https://www.simonandschuster.co.uk/books/Chronicles-Volume-1-(Audio)/Bob-Dylan/9780743501613] TV Show: ‘Game of Thrones’ (2011-2019) - HBO https://www.hbo.com/game-of-thrones [https://www.hbo.com/game-of-thrones] Sweet and Lowdown (1999) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7w3fokY0kP0 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7w3fokY0kP0] Daddio (2024) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PJrr2amlFyc [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PJrr2amlFyc] One Battle After Another (2025) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ap-j8e9J5U0 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ap-j8e9J5U0] TV Show: ‘Merlin’ (2008-2012) - BBC https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00dq8tn/merlin-series-1-1-the-dragons-call?seriesId=b00mjlxv-structural-1-b00dr74v [https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00dq8tn/merlin-series-1-1-the-dragons-call?seriesId=b00mjlxv-structural-1-b00dr74v] I am Sam (2001) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ir6_2EkhzAc [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ir6_2EkhzAc] Credits: Producer: Millie Chu Assistant Producer: Maisie Williams 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]

To kick off the new series, Louis is joined in the studio by Bella Ramsey, rising star of ‘Game of Thrones’ and ‘The Last of Us’. Bella delves into their experiences as a child actor, dealing with critical fandoms online, and their phobia of vomiting. Warnings: Some strong language and discussions of sensitive themes, including mental health issues and eating disorders. For further information and support, visit https://resources.byspotify.com/ [https://resources.byspotify.com/%E2%80%AF] Links/Attachments: BEAT – UK Eating Disorder Charity https://www.beateatingdisorders.org.uk/get-information-and-support/get-help-for-myself/i-need-support-now/helplines/ [https://www.beateatingdisorders.org.uk/get-information-and-support/get-help-for-myself/i-need-support-now/helplines/] TV Show: ‘Game of Thrones’ (2011-2019) - HBO https://www.hbo.com/game-of-thrones [https://www.hbo.com/game-of-thrones] TV Show: ‘The Last of Us’ (2023 – Present) - HBO https://www.hbo.com/series/urn:hbo:series:GYyofRQHeuJ6fiQEAAAEy [https://www.hbo.com/series/urn:hbo:series:GYyofRQHeuJ6fiQEAAAEy] TV Show: ‘The Worst Witch’ (2017 - 2020) - CBBC https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/b09m8lyz/the-worst-witch [https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/b09m8lyz/the-worst-witch] Video Game: ‘The Last of Us’ (2013) - Sony PlayStation https://www.playstation.com/en-us/the-last-of-us/ [https://www.playstation.com/en-us/the-last-of-us/] TV Show: ‘Time’ (2021-2023) - BBC https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/p09fs2qh/time?seriesId=p09fs2qh-structural-2-p0g5k19n [https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/p09fs2qh/time?seriesId=p09fs2qh-structural-2-p0g5k19n] TV Show: ‘Cracker’ (1993-1996) - ITV https://www.itv.com/watch/cracker/1a1918 [https://www.itv.com/watch/cracker/1a1918] TV Show: ‘Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV’ (2024) - Investigation Discovery https://www.discoveryplus.com/gb/show/quiet-on-setthe-dark-side-of-kids-tv [https://www.discoveryplus.com/gb/show/quiet-on-setthe-dark-side-of-kids-tv] TV Show: ‘Chernobyl’ (2019) - HBO https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s9APLXM9Ei8 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s9APLXM9Ei8] EmetAction – UK Emetophobia Charity https://emetaction.org/ [https://emetaction.org/] The Thrive Programme https://www.thriveprogramme.org/ [https://www.thriveprogramme.org/] Book: Emetophobia-Free, Rob Kelly (2014) https://www.amazon.co.uk/s?k=thrive+programme+emetophobia&crid=2Q58R6N2PS6MW&sprefix=thrive+programme+emetophobia%2Caps%2C114&ref=nb_sb_noss_1 [https://www.amazon.co.uk/s?k=thrive+programme+emetophobia&crid=2Q58R6N2PS6MW&sprefix=thrive+programme+emetophobia%2Caps%2C114&ref=nb_sb_noss_1] Louis Theroux: Talking to Anorexia (2017) - BBC https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b09d5nk2/louis-theroux-talking-to-anorexia [https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b09d5nk2/louis-theroux-talking-to-anorexia] Book: The Lord of the Rings, J. R. R. Tolkien (1954) Credits: Producer: Millie Chu Assistant Producer: Maisie Williams 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]

It's that time again... Louis returns for another series of his podcast. Join him weekly from May 6th as he delves into the lives of fascinating people from across the globe. Watch episodes exclusively on Spotify, or listen wherever you get your podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices [https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices]
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