S7 EP7: Simone Ashley on kissing scenes with Jonathan Bailey, getting kicked out of drama school, and Bridgerton criticism

S8 EP1: Gary Lineker on England’s losing streak, leaving the BBC, and his frosty relationship with Cristiano Ronaldo

For the first episode in the series, QPR fan Louis Theroux speaks with former England captain, broadcaster and fellow podcasting titan, Gary Lineker. Speaking ahead of the World Cup in North America, the pair discuss why England always lose, Gary’s split with the BBC, and why Cristiano Ronaldo doesn’t speak to him anymore.   Warnings: Strong language and adult themes.     Links/Attachments:    TV Show: Tiger, (2021)  ⁠https://tv.apple.com/gb/show/tiger/umc.cmc.1p5g95s1v5v0t7i8xjgc1f0wo⁠ [https://tv.apple.com/gb/show/tiger/umc.cmc.1p5g95s1v5v0t7i8xjgc1f0wo]     TV Show: When Lineker Met Maradona, (2006)  ⁠https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b007cgb3⁠ [https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b007cgb3]     TV Show: Match of the Day, (1964 – present)  ⁠https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/b007t9y1/match-of-the-day⁠ [https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/b007t9y1/match-of-the-day]     Article: BBC has ducked this for too long — it must stand up to brazen Gary Lineker  (2025)  ⁠https://www.thetimes.com/sport/football/article/gary-lineker-instagram-post-bbc-matthew-syed-9x0jjhwcg⁠ [https://www.thetimes.com/sport/football/article/gary-lineker-instagram-post-bbc-matthew-syed-9x0jjhwcg]     Music Video: Total Eclipse of the Heart, Bonnie Tyler (1983)   ⁠https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lcOxhH8N3Bo⁠ [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lcOxhH8N3Bo]     Podcast: Lineker & Baker: Behind Closed Doors (2018-2020)  ⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/3GxmEAvR7lOSfpGAqnL9s1⁠ [https://open.spotify.com/show/3GxmEAvR7lOSfpGAqnL9s1]     Podcast: We Have Ways of Making You Talk (2019 – present)  ⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/34VlAepHmeloDD76RX4jtc⁠ [https://open.spotify.com/show/34VlAepHmeloDD76RX4jtc]     Podcast: The Rest Is History (2020 – present)  ⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/7Cvsbcjhtur7nplC148TWy⁠ [https://open.spotify.com/show/7Cvsbcjhtur7nplC148TWy]     Podcast: The Rest Is Politics (2022 – present)  ⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/1Ysx8g1Iw42gESAtegrFaH⁠ [https://open.spotify.com/show/1Ysx8g1Iw42gESAtegrFaH]     Podcast: The Rest Is Classified (2024 – present)  ⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/1Jn1HIW6I1AQnKVpsJHdEf⁠ [https://open.spotify.com/show/1Jn1HIW6I1AQnKVpsJHdEf]     Podcast: The Rest Is Entertainment (2023 – present)  ⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/1mDl2B7a016YRXR2wSBy4T⁠ [https://open.spotify.com/show/1mDl2B7a016YRXR2wSBy4T]     Podcast: The Rest Is Football (2023 – present)  ⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/2fDn3EgvJZ5J1k5rrBwrlZ⁠ [https://open.spotify.com/show/2fDn3EgvJZ5J1k5rrBwrlZ]     Credits:  Producer: Millie Chu   Researcher: Rachael Devine  Assistant Producer: Maisie Williams  Production Manager: Francesca Bassett   Music: Miguel D’Oliveira   Executive Producer: Arron Fellows       A Mindhouse Studios 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's back with Season 8!

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S7 EP8: Yorgos Lanthimos discusses working with Emma Stone, suffering for his art, and directing a Bourne movie

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 [https://tv.apple.com/gb/movie/bugonia/umc.cmc.405pbn0ajtqwj3ycjapyd0i9x?action=play]     Dogtooth (2009)  https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1379182/ [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1379182/]     Pulp Fiction (1994)  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lH18ZHdrktM [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lH18ZHdrktM]     Blue Velvet (1986)  https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0090756/ [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0090756/]     Eraserhead (1977)  https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0074486/ [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0074486/]     Bourne Franchise   https://www.imdb.com/list/ls089971582/ [https://www.imdb.com/list/ls089971582/]     Dude, Where’s My Car? (2000)  https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0242423/ [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0242423/]     The Lives of Others (2006)  https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0405094/ [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0405094/]     The Tourist (2010)  https://tv.apple.com/gb/movie/the-tourist/umc.cmc.5ka0eofzuve9xw2qb7rcpwbck?action=play [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 [https://tv.apple.com/gb/movie/poor-things/umc.cmc.3mshuc064vnbpvdq7rl6d3lpf?action=play]     Kinds of Kindness (2024)  https://www.imdb.com/title/tt22408160/ [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt22408160/]     Midsommar (2019)  https://tv.apple.com/gb/movie/midsommar/umc.cmc.3btmmnmdi8cci3gb2qupxli8o?action=play [https://tv.apple.com/gb/movie/midsommar/umc.cmc.3btmmnmdi8cci3gb2qupxli8o?action=play]     Hereditary (2018)  https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7784604/ [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7784604/]     Eddington (2025)  https://tv.apple.com/gb/movie/eddington/umc.cmc.16hrancuhb81jh76au2988hqv?action=play [https://tv.apple.com/gb/movie/eddington/umc.cmc.16hrancuhb81jh76au2988hqv?action=play]     Beau Is Afraid (2023)  https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13521006/ [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13521006/]     Save the Green Planet! (2003)  https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0354668/ [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0354668/]     TV Show: ‘Succession’ (2018 –2023) - HBO  https://tv.apple.com/gb/show/succession/umc.cmc.3trf3c8kzd8m4w72c9q8dwjqe [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 [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 [https://tv.apple.com/gb/movie/there-will-be-blood/umc.cmc.45s5e33zqu277lcdym5taili?action=play]     Prisoners (2013)  https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1392214/ [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1392214/]     Film Franchise: Marvel Cinematic Universe (2008 – present)  https://www.imdb.com/list/ls031310794/ [https://www.imdb.com/list/ls031310794/]     A Minecraft Movie (2025)  https://tv.apple.com/gb/movie/a-minecraft-movie/umc.cmc.1od4a1ayyjqn43uz8fel7ei5e?action=play [https://tv.apple.com/gb/movie/a-minecraft-movie/umc.cmc.1od4a1ayyjqn43uz8fel7ei5e?action=play]     Superman (2025)  https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5950044/ [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5950044/]     The Lego Batman Movie (2017)  https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4116284/ [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4116284/]     Spider-Man (2002)  https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0145487/ [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0145487/]     The Mastermind (2025)  https://tv.apple.com/gb/movie/the-mastermind/umc.cmc.3kbnmjk6m6h0hy67h6w6kj6j2?action=play [https://tv.apple.com/gb/movie/the-mastermind/umc.cmc.3kbnmjk6m6h0hy67h6w6kj6j2?action=play]     Anora (2024)  https://www.imdb.com/title/tt28607951/ [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt28607951/]     Daddy Longlegs (2009)  https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1426362/ [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1426362/]     Longlegs (2024)  https://www.imdb.com/title/tt23468450/ [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt23468450/]     Uncut Gems (2019)  https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5727208/ [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5727208/]     Good Time (2017)  https://tv.apple.com/gb/movie/good-time/umc.cmc.7950weot61ytepv84enkastys?action=play [https://tv.apple.com/gb/movie/good-time/umc.cmc.7950weot61ytepv84enkastys?action=play]     Marty Supreme (2025)  https://www.imdb.com/title/tt32916440/ [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt32916440/]     The Smashing Machine (2025)  https://tv.apple.com/gb/movie/the-smashing-machine/umc.cmc.71wzerdj91fo8ep11rcbu3tei?action=play [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 [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 [http://www.mindhouse.co.uk/]    Open a Moneybox Cash ISA at https://moneybox.onelink.me/Cqlx/y3xncge  Learn more about your ad choices. 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S7 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/ [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt33612209/]     TV Show: ‘The Bear’ (2022-2026) - Hulu  https://tv.apple.com/gb/show/the-bear/umc.cmc.javg04xbn3eonbgfvnaqmodk [https://tv.apple.com/gb/show/the-bear/umc.cmc.javg04xbn3eonbgfvnaqmodk]     Kill Bill: Vol.1 (2003)  https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0266697/ [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0266697/]     The Sound of Music (1965)  https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0059742/ [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0059742/]     Guys and Dolls (1955)   https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0048140/ [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0048140/]     Mary Poppins (1964)  https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0058331/ [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0058331/]     West Side Story (1961)   https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0055614/ [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0055614/]     Evita (1996)   https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0116250/ [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0116250/]     Song: ‘Edelweiss’ by Richard Rogers & sung by Julie Andrews (1965)  https://open.spotify.com/track/4S4Qn8O0ygeqdQLF6tfxWp [https://open.spotify.com/track/4S4Qn8O0ygeqdQLF6tfxWp]     TV Show: ‘Bridgerton’ (2020 – present) - Netflix  https://www.netflix.com/watch/81044686?source=35 [https://www.netflix.com/watch/81044686?source=35]     TV Show: ‘Sex Education’ (2019 – 2023) - Netflix   https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7767422/ [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7767422/]     Shakespeare in Love (1998)  https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0138097/ [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0138097/]     Interstellar (2014)  https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0816692/ [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0816692/]     Ocean’s Eleven (2001)  https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0240772/ [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     ___    Open a Moneybox Cash ISA at https://moneybox.onelink.me/Cqlx/y3xncge  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices [https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices]

S7 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 [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 [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 [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 [https://www.channel4.com/programmes/say-nothing]     Wolf of Wall Street (2013)  https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0993846/ [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0993846/]     War Dogs (2016)  https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2005151/ [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2005151/]     Nightcrawler (2014)  https://tv.apple.com/gb/movie/nightcrawler/umc.cmc.1h8fjzqshxpg22pa0bm7iho27?action=play [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 [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 [https://www.panmacmillan.com/authors/patrick-radden-keefe/rogues/9781035001767]     Glengarry Glen Ross (1992)  https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0104348/ [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 [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 [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 [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/ [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 [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 [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 [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 [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/ [https://crooked.com/podcast-series/wind-of-change/]     Song: ‘Wind Of Change’, The Scorpions (1990)  https://open.spotify.com/track/3ovjw5HZZv43SxTwApooCM [https://open.spotify.com/track/3ovjw5HZZv43SxTwApooCM]     Song: ‘Piano Man’, Bill Joel (1973)  https://open.spotify.com/track/70C4NyhjD5OZUMzvWZ3njJ [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 [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 [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 [http://www.mindhouse.co.uk/]    __        Open a Moneybox Cash ISA at https://moneybox.onelink.me/Cqlx/y3xncge  Learn more about your ad choices. 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