The Louis Theroux Podcast

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  https://www.npr.org/2023/09/05/1197578311/steve-harwell-the-former-lead-singer-of-smash-mouth-dies-at-56 [https://www.npr.org/2023/09/05/1197578311/steve-harwell-the-former-lead-singer-of-smash-mouth-dies-at-56] ‘Tom Hanks’ - The Adam Buxton Podcast  https://www.adam-buxton.co.uk/podcasts/lpbk8k9zbhx54zt-8yl8m-mdzjc-whmf8-2lwfg-emz92-cxnlh-ghwwh-r34cb-sfwnb-kmjcj-x8cgn-gzmzx-xfpt5-x6cma-d8lbc [https://www.adam-buxton.co.uk/podcasts/lpbk8k9zbhx54zt-8yl8m-mdzjc-whmf8-2lwfg-emz92-cxnlh-ghwwh-r34cb-sfwnb-kmjcj-x8cgn-gzmzx-xfpt5-x6cma-d8lbc]  ‘Kayvan Novak’ - The Adam Buxton Podcast  https://www.adam-buxton.co.uk/podcasts/wmcgmfe7zj7chps-89fa4-2e48e-rwzy8-824b8-4mdjd-2hcs8-chrb2-7y8jj-5pcse-2wtsh-cz8zd-e3cdy-g68s7-3dezn-7k5mw [https://www.adam-buxton.co.uk/podcasts/wmcgmfe7zj7chps-89fa4-2e48e-rwzy8-824b8-4mdjd-2hcs8-chrb2-7y8jj-5pcse-2wtsh-cz8zd-e3cdy-g68s7-3dezn-7k5mw] ‘Sarah Silverman’ - The Adam Buxton Podcast https://www.adam-buxton.co.uk/podcasts/wmcgmfe7zj7chps-89fa4-2e48e-rwzy8-824b8-4mdjd [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 https://www.theguardian.com/global/2017/nov/19/sarah-silverman-interview-jokes-i-made-15-years-ago-i-wouldnt-make-today [https://www.theguardian.com/global/2017/nov/19/sarah-silverman-interview-jokes-i-made-15-years-ago-i-wouldnt-make-today] ‘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 [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 [https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2023/01/02/magazine/iggy-pop-interview.html] ‘The death of the groupie’ - New Statesman  https://www.newstatesman.com/culture/music/2023/05/death-groupie-music-the-beatles-rolling-stones-nick-cave [https://www.newstatesman.com/culture/music/2023/05/death-groupie-music-the-beatles-rolling-stones-nick-cave] ‘The Man Who Fell to Earth’ (1976) - Trailer  https://youtu.be/KarWCgIw3Wk?si=j7kC5IKpizNdmq9w [https://youtu.be/KarWCgIw3Wk?si=j7kC5IKpizNdmq9w]  ‘The Ricky Gervais Show’ - Podcast  https://youtu.be/9LtjWxmC6KY?si=pI2hH41OvhpFKd0V [https://youtu.be/9LtjWxmC6KY?si=pI2hH41OvhpFKd0V]  ‘The Adam and Joe Show’ - Channel 4  https://www.channel4.com/programmes/the-adam-and-joe-show [https://www.channel4.com/programmes/the-adam-and-joe-show] (UK Only) ‘Adam and Joe’ - XFM https://www.adamandjoearchive.org/XFM/ [https://www.adamandjoearchive.org/XFM/] ‘Adam and Joe’ - BBC 6 Music  https://www.adamandjoearchive.org/6%20Music/ [https://www.adamandjoearchive.org/6%20Music/] ‘Jon Ronson On’ - BBC Radio 4  https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b007mhqc [https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b007mhqc] ‘Attack The Block’ (2011) - Trailer  https://youtu.be/m0ntk1o4V3k?si=3fF9U6ljnkuwnW-7 [https://youtu.be/m0ntk1o4V3k?si=3fF9U6ljnkuwnW-7] ‘Louis Theroux’ - The Adam Buxton Podcast https://www.adam-buxton.co.uk/podcasts/128 [https://www.adam-buxton.co.uk/podcasts/128] ‘Tash Demetriou’ - The Adam Buxton Podcast https://www.adam-buxton.co.uk/podcasts/lpbk8k9zbhx54zt-8yl8m-mdzjc-whmf8-2lwfg-emz92-cxnlh-ghwwh-r34cb-sfwnb-kmjcj-x8cgn-gzmzx-xfpt5-x6cma-d8lbc-9adl4-5smea [https://www.adam-buxton.co.uk/podcasts/lpbk8k9zbhx54zt-8yl8m-mdzjc-whmf8-2lwfg-emz92-cxnlh-ghwwh-r34cb-sfwnb-kmjcj-x8cgn-gzmzx-xfpt5-x6cma-d8lbc-9adl4-5smea] ‘Ad reads’ - The Adam Buxton Podcast https://www.adam-buxton.co.uk/sponsor-ads [https://www.adam-buxton.co.uk/sponsor-ads] ‘Louis Theroux’ - Diary of a CEO https://youtu.be/cj8ojSVgU9I?si=RX8_ON5riOIZ8Zhn [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 [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 https://www.forbes.com/sites/conormurray/2023/07/15/the-adrenochrome-conspiracy-theory-pushed-by-sound-of-freedom-star-explained/?sh=218d24645179 [https://www.forbes.com/sites/conormurray/2023/07/15/the-adrenochrome-conspiracy-theory-pushed-by-sound-of-freedom-star-explained/?sh=218d24645179] 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  www.mindhouse.co.uk [http://www.mindhouse.co.uk/]  Learn more about your ad choices. 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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 [https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__spotify.com_resources&d=DwMFaQ&c=euGZstcaTDllvimEN8b7jXrwqOf-v5A_CdpgnVfiiMM&r=agsvtilVXjQOf_tTCO-13pxi6V-SFAU-8x7d9V7O1fw&m=zJNMLWDMoek0JA_DGo9se-QyqJQPXal5k9i45KE1stxQ6zaM63eNPqkbgg-Jojrf&s=QfPKlwLlkUsqYOf4i6wgTvU-0Xso4yNzsrUEN7vJyRA&e=] for information and resources. Links/Attachments:    ‘The Beauty of Living Twice’ – Memoir  https://www.amazon.co.uk/Beauty-Living-Twice-Sharon-Stone/dp/1838953868 [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 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=adlo9hJpemE] Above the Law (1988) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BsbYE-Q474I [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BsbYE-Q474I] King Solomon’s Mines (1985)  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LI4xsKHBx8c [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LI4xsKHBx8c] Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold (1986) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=62PgnOM3UiI [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=62PgnOM3UiI] Total Recall (1990) (directed by Paul Verhoven)  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=684nkWhd658 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=684nkWhd658] Basic Instinct (1992) (directed by Paul Verhoven) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jh6JwQ8XPK0 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jh6JwQ8XPK0] Basic Instinct Interrogation Scene https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S8zk5ILRXvw [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S8zk5ILRXvw] Sliver (1993) (directed by Phillip Noyce)  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J2pcpvDFhoc [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J2pcpvDFhoc] Stardust Memories (1980) (directed by Woody Allen)  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lfqjbSwohWs [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lfqjbSwohWs] RoboCop (1987) (directed by Paul Verhoven) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6tC_5mp3udE [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6tC_5mp3udE] Starship Troopers (1998) (directed by Paul Verhoven) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zPYuV_jGk7M [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zPYuV_jGk7M] Hollow Man (2000) (directed by Paul Verhoven) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PksGHTBW1uE [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PksGHTBW1uE] Casino (1995) (directed by Martin Scorsese)  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j-D0QiMpGKc [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j-D0QiMpGKc] Broken Flowers (2005) (directed by Jim Jarmusch) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c_TB7MkrGyc [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c_TB7MkrGyc] Lovelace (2013)  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HPJY-g-WoQo [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HPJY-g-WoQo] The Muse (1999) (directed by Albert Brooks) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ly7FkGb3b-c [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ly7FkGb3b-c] What About Love (2023)  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZze_4HI9L4 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZze_4HI9L4] Basic Instinct 2 (2006) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CsK82mWFLZM [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   www.mindhouse.co.uk [http://www.mindhouse.co.uk/] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices [https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices]

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 [https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__spotify.com_resources&d=DwMFaQ&c=euGZstcaTDllvimEN8b7jXrwqOf-v5A_CdpgnVfiiMM&r=agsvtilVXjQOf_tTCO-13pxi6V-SFAU-8x7d9V7O1fw&m=zJNMLWDMoek0JA_DGo9se-QyqJQPXal5k9i45KE1stxQ6zaM63eNPqkbgg-Jojrf&s=QfPKlwLlkUsqYOf4i6wgTvU-0Xso4yNzsrUEN7vJyRA&e=] for information and resources. Links/Attachments:  ‘Revisiting Suck magazine’s experiment in radical feminist pornography’ – Journal Time  https://www.documentjournal.com/2018/11/revisiting-suck-magazines-experiment-in-radical-feminist-pornography/ [https://www.documentjournal.com/2018/11/revisiting-suck-magazines-experiment-in-radical-feminist-pornography/] Robert Plant & Germaine Greer picture  https://i.pinimg.com/736x/05/f2/88/05f288fb945d5aac7af471ef88db7a08.jpg [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 [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  www.mindhouse.co.uk [http://www.mindhouse.co.uk/]  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices [https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices]

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’. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices [https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices]

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  https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2019/jul/12/belle-delphine-gamer-girl-instagram-selling-bath-wate [https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2019/jul/12/belle-delphine-gamer-girl-instagram-selling-bath-wate] ‘What is kawaii? Understanding Japan cute culture’ - Art in Context  https://artincontext.org/what-is-kawaii/ [https://artincontext.org/what-is-kawaii/] ‘What Harajuku girls really look like?’ - Refinery29  https://youtu.be/WblNctc3ys0?si=ZQfKD1aI0CFqKQXr [https://youtu.be/WblNctc3ys0?si=ZQfKD1aI0CFqKQXr] ‘What is ahegao?’ - Know Your Meme  https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/subcultures/ahegao [https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/subcultures/ahegao] ‘Burusera’ - fetish paraphilia shops in Japan  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burusera [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burusera] PewDiePie reacting to Belle Delphine on YouTube  https://youtu.be/KYyycHAxOVw?si=o5YhTPs6M1_YSLyt [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 [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/ [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  https://theconversation.com/a-dictionary-of-the-manosphere-five-terms-to-understand-the-language-of-online-male-supremacists-200206 [https://theconversation.com/a-dictionary-of-the-manosphere-five-terms-to-understand-the-language-of-online-male-supremacists-200206] ‘Louis Theroux’s Forbidden America: Extreme and Online’ - BBC (UK only)  https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m0014khc/louis-therouxs-forbidden-america-series-1-1-extreme-and-online [https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m0014khc/louis-therouxs-forbidden-america-series-1-1-extreme-and-online]  ‘Footage of her daughter’s murder went viral. Now Bianca Devins’ mother wants to change the internet’ - The Independent  https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/bianca-devins-murder-brandon-clark-kimberly-b2291549.html [https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/bianca-devins-murder-brandon-clark-kimberly-b2291549.html] 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  www.mindhouse.co.uk [http://www.mindhouse.co.uk/]  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices [https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices]