The Louis Theroux Podcast

This week, Louis sits down with Danny Dyer, the Bafta-winning actor and all-round national treasure. The pair discuss Danny’s experience battling addiction while performing on stage, their shared fascination with UFOs, and whether Danny would ever do Shakespeare. Plus, Danny reveals what he really thinks about being described as ‘the people’s Louis Theroux’.   Links/Attachments:    Via – UK Drug and Alcohol Addiction Charity  https://www.viaorg.uk/ [https://www.viaorg.uk/]     TV Show: ‘Who Do You Think You Are? (2007 – Present) - BBC  https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b007t575 [https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b007t575]     Book: Wolf Hall, Hilary Mantel (2009)  https://www.amazon.co.uk/Wolf-Hall-Shortlisted-Golden-Booker/dp/0007230206 [https://www.amazon.co.uk/Wolf-Hall-Shortlisted-Golden-Booker/dp/0007230206]      TV Show: ‘Wolf Hall’ (2015) - BBC  https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p02gfy74/wolf-hall-series-1-1-three-card-trick [https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p02gfy74/wolf-hall-series-1-1-three-card-trick]   Loving (1995)  https://tv.apple.com/us/movie/loving/umc.cmc.46n84c1skr7ogikets6qczv2v [https://tv.apple.com/us/movie/loving/umc.cmc.46n84c1skr7ogikets6qczv2v]     Play: Hamlet, William Shakespeare (~1600)  https://www.amazon.co.uk/Hamlet-William-Shakespeare/dp/1853260096 [https://www.amazon.co.uk/Hamlet-William-Shakespeare/dp/1853260096]     Human Traffic (1999)  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HAPK6ZYq_p0 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HAPK6ZYq_p0]      The Football Factory (2004)  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kzuEkF1oLVE [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kzuEkF1oLVE]    Goodbye Charlie Bright (2001)  https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0217824/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1 [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0217824/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1]    The Business (2001)  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wVZX9I6y97k [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wVZX9I6y97k]     Book: The Football Factory, John King (1997)  https://www.amazon.co.uk/Football-Factory-John-King/dp/0099731916 [https://www.amazon.co.uk/Football-Factory-John-King/dp/0099731916]     Article in shortlist 2017: https://www.shortlist.com/news/danny-dyers-deadliest-men-louis-theroux-documentary-tv [https://www.shortlist.com/news/danny-dyers-deadliest-men-louis-theroux-documentary-tv]    TV Show: ‘Danny Dyer’s Deadliest Men’ (2008-2009) - Bravo  https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2288499/ [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2288499/]     TV Show: ‘Big Brother’ (2000 – Present) - ITV  https://www.itv.com/watch/big-brother/10a4928 [https://www.itv.com/watch/big-brother/10a4928]     ‘What a touch! Danny Dyer wins Male Performance in a Comedy for Mr Bigstuff | BAFTA TV Awards’  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8XQLYDZeYVg [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8XQLYDZeYVg]     TV Show: ‘Mr Bigstuff’ (2024) - Sky Max  https://www.sky.com/watch/mr-bigstuff [https://www.sky.com/watch/mr-bigstuff]     TV Show: ‘Plebs’ (2012 – 2019) - ITV  https://www.itv.com/watch/plebs/2a1873 [https://www.itv.com/watch/plebs/2a1873]     TV Show: ‘Rivals’ (2024) - Disney Plus  https://www.disneyplus.com/en-gb/browse/entity-97399b9f-964e-444c-91f3-7db9f11efe5d [https://www.disneyplus.com/en-gb/browse/entity-97399b9f-964e-444c-91f3-7db9f11efe5d]     I Believe in UFOs: Danny Dyer (2010)  https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7008276/ [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7008276/]     TV Episode: ‘Louis Theroux’s Weird Weekends: UFOs’ (1998)  https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00hf8tg [https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00hf8tg]     TV Show: ‘Prime Suspect’ (1991 – 2006) - ITV  https://www.itv.com/watch/prime-suspect/1a1685 [https://www.itv.com/watch/prime-suspect/1a1685]     TV Show: ‘Cracker’ (1993 – 1996) - ITV  https://www.itv.com/watch/cracker/1a1918 [https://www.itv.com/watch/cracker/1a1918]     Three Quick Breaths (upcoming film)  https://www.imdb.com/title/tt35566934/ [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt35566934/]    TV Show: ‘Eastenders’ (1985 – Present) - BBC  https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/b006m86d/eastenders [https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/b006m86d/eastenders]     Podcast: ‘Desert Island Discs: Danny Dyer’ - BBC Sounds  https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m002c2hw [https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m002c2hw]   Play: Celebration, Harold Pinter (2000)  http://www.haroldpinter.org/plays/plays_celebration.shtml [http://www.haroldpinter.org/plays/plays_celebration.shtml]     Play: The Dumb Waiter, Harold Pinter (1957)  https://www.amazon.co.uk/Dumb-Waiter-Play-Acting-One/dp/0573042101 [https://www.amazon.co.uk/Dumb-Waiter-Play-Acting-One/dp/0573042101]     Play: The Caretaker, Harold Pinter (1960)  https://www.amazon.co.uk/Caretaker-Play-Harold-Pinter/dp/0573040028 [https://www.amazon.co.uk/Caretaker-Play-Harold-Pinter/dp/0573040028]     Play: The Birthday Party, Harold Pinter (1958)   https://www.amazon.co.uk/Birthday-Party-Pinter-Plays/dp/0571160786 [https://www.amazon.co.uk/Birthday-Party-Pinter-Plays/dp/0571160786]     Play: The Room, Harold Pinter (1957)  https://www.worldofbooks.com/en-gb/products/room-book-harold-pinter-9780573022364 [https://www.worldofbooks.com/en-gb/products/room-book-harold-pinter-9780573022364]       Credits:  Producer: Millie Chu   Assistant Producer: Artemis Irvine  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. 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In this episode, Louis speaks to pop megastar Ed Sheeran. Joining Louis in the studio, Ed describes squeezing Stormzy into his Mini, a surprising breakfast with Van Morrison, and how to be normal when you’re one of the most famous people in the world.   Warning: Strong language, as well as some adult themes.    Links/Attachments:  Album: ‘Play’, Ed Sheeran (2025)  https://open.spotify.com/prerelease/096l4VGKXhhUHyjD8gh1tf [https://open.spotify.com/prerelease/096l4VGKXhhUHyjD8gh1tf]     Album: ‘Autumn Variations’, Ed Sheeran (2023)  https://open.spotify.com/album/5LXOgcszGvUkYzYL4v6wYg [https://open.spotify.com/album/5LXOgcszGvUkYzYL4v6wYg]      Album: ‘Subtract’, Ed Sheeran (2023)  https://open.spotify.com/album/2WFFcvzM0CgLaSq4MSkyZk [https://open.spotify.com/album/2WFFcvzM0CgLaSq4MSkyZk]     SBTV – Online Platform  https://sbtv.co.uk/home/ [https://sbtv.co.uk/home/]     Album: ‘Astral Weeks’, Van Morrison (1968)  https://open.spotify.com/album/4pG3bKkbmReDt5QTDn3JDz [https://open.spotify.com/album/4pG3bKkbmReDt5QTDn3JDz]     Album: ‘Moondance’, Van Morrison (1970)  https://open.spotify.com/album/5PfnCqRbdfIDMb1x3MPQam [https://open.spotify.com/album/5PfnCqRbdfIDMb1x3MPQam]    Album: ‘Irish Heartbeat’, Van Morrison & The Chieftains (1988)  https://open.spotify.com/album/0qTjwpf7Oqh8MGtK3aflgO [https://open.spotify.com/album/0qTjwpf7Oqh8MGtK3aflgO]     Album: ‘Van Morrison at the Movies’, Van Morrison (2007)  https://www.vanmorrison.com/music/van-morrison-at-the-movies-soundtrack-hits [https://www.vanmorrison.com/music/van-morrison-at-the-movies-soundtrack-hits]     Album: ‘Veedon Fleece’, Van Morrison (1974)  https://open.spotify.com/album/1zvI5Kkxus94lhz0RvZWBf [https://open.spotify.com/album/1zvI5Kkxus94lhz0RvZWBf]     Album: ‘Saint Dominic’s Preview’, Van Morrison (1972)  https://open.spotify.com/album/0i3c1sR3poI6S2VIH2VP7Q [https://open.spotify.com/album/0i3c1sR3poI6S2VIH2VP7Q]     Song: ‘All Along the Watchtower’, Bob Dylan (1967)  https://open.spotify.com/track/0Fnb2pfBfu0ka33d6Yki17 [https://open.spotify.com/track/0Fnb2pfBfu0ka33d6Yki17]     A Complete Unknown (2024)  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FdV-Cs5o8mc [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FdV-Cs5o8mc]  Song: ‘F64’, Ed Sheeran (2023)  https://open.spotify.com/track/5DFi6D7SrYHRIgZbY5MqqE [https://open.spotify.com/track/5DFi6D7SrYHRIgZbY5MqqE]     Song: ‘Jiggle Jiggle’, Louis Theroux and Duke & Jones (2022)  https://open.spotify.com/artist/016Rz5DsXUPPxosNTZLYcv [https://open.spotify.com/artist/016Rz5DsXUPPxosNTZLYcv]    Song: ‘You Need Me, I Don’t Need You’, Ed Sheeran (2011)  https://open.spotify.com/track/5KL4iZkCTZyXl7KnHgfVDj [https://open.spotify.com/track/5KL4iZkCTZyXl7KnHgfVDj]     Song: 'They Won't Go When I Go', Stevie Wonder (1974)  https://open.spotify.com/track/1lIOMibFPfFYlJnjQaZluo [https://open.spotify.com/track/1lIOMibFPfFYlJnjQaZluo]     Song: ‘Bootylicious’, Destiny’s Child (2001)  https://open.spotify.com/track/09mkdGhqb5ySKVsnkx9hy2 [https://open.spotify.com/track/09mkdGhqb5ySKVsnkx9hy2]    Song: ‘Superstition’, Stevie Wonder (1972)  https://open.spotify.com/track/4N0TP4Rmj6QQezWV88ARNJ [https://open.spotify.com/track/4N0TP4Rmj6QQezWV88ARNJ]    Album: ‘Mule Variations’, Tom Waits (1999)  https://open.spotify.com/album/7cAcex6xw4fP67ltgn1gm3 [https://open.spotify.com/album/7cAcex6xw4fP67ltgn1gm3]     Song: ‘JCB’, Nizlopi (2005)  https://open.spotify.com/track/6CWCgRZ0Hxa2dnrCCvq5bA [https://open.spotify.com/track/6CWCgRZ0Hxa2dnrCCvq5bA]     Album: ‘Nebraska’, Bruce Springsteen (1982)  https://open.spotify.com/album/6yskFQZNlLYhkchAxELHi6 [https://open.spotify.com/album/6yskFQZNlLYhkchAxELHi6]     Song: ‘Born in the U.S.A.’, Bruce Springsteen (1984)  https://open.spotify.com/track/0dOg1ySSI7NkpAe89Zo0b9 [https://open.spotify.com/track/0dOg1ySSI7NkpAe89Zo0b9]   Song: ‘Atlantic City’, Bruce Springsteen (1982)  https://open.spotify.com/track/1Vp8U39YNsDfd6yVuaUq12 [https://open.spotify.com/track/1Vp8U39YNsDfd6yVuaUq12]     Song: ‘Azizam’, Ed Sheeran (2025)  https://open.spotify.com/track/0GRc3eGTg8HBdWLRGYgqIc [https://open.spotify.com/track/0GRc3eGTg8HBdWLRGYgqIc]     Song: ‘Shape of You’, Ed Sheeran (2017)  https://open.spotify.com/track/7qiZfU4dY1lWllzX7mPBI3 [https://open.spotify.com/track/7qiZfU4dY1lWllzX7mPBI3]     Song: ‘Baby Shark’, Pinkfong (2017)  https://open.spotify.com/track/5ygDXis42ncn6kYG14lEVG [https://open.spotify.com/track/5ygDXis42ncn6kYG14lEVG]     Moana (2016)  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LKFuXETZUsI [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LKFuXETZUsI]     Song: ‘Thinking Out Loud’, Ed Sheeran (2014)  https://open.spotify.com/track/34gCuhDGsG4bRPIf9bb02f [https://open.spotify.com/track/34gCuhDGsG4bRPIf9bb02f]     Song: ‘Let’s Get It On’, Marvin Gaye (1973)  https://open.spotify.com/track/627teoJpK7qZOxRRY8TNnv [https://open.spotify.com/track/627teoJpK7qZOxRRY8TNnv]     TV Show: ‘Ed Sheeran: The Sum of It All’ (2023) - Disney+  https://www.disneyplus.com/en-gb/browse/entity-76b2ccc7-d7d8-434c-b750-f97746bce411 [https://www.disneyplus.com/en-gb/browse/entity-76b2ccc7-d7d8-434c-b750-f97746bce411]     The Lego Movie (2013)   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fZ_JOBCLF-I [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fZ_JOBCLF-I]       Credits:  Producer: Millie Chu   Assistant Producer: Artemis Irvine  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. 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Louis is joined in the studio by Mercury Prize-winning rapper and actress, Little Simz. The pair discuss the inspiration behind her new album Lotus, growing up with adopted siblings and working with Drake on Top Boy. Prepare for awkward pauses and an unlikely rap collaboration.  Warnings: Strong language, as well as some adult themes.   Links/Attachments:    Album: 'Sometimes I Might Be Introvert’, Little Simz (2021)  https://open.spotify.com/album/0DBoWQ52XUHtrZQdfAqOVj [https://open.spotify.com/album/0DBoWQ52XUHtrZQdfAqOVj]     Song: ‘Venom’, Little Simz (2019)  https://open.spotify.com/album/3h7qY0r0PNgNUS838NqgGv [https://open.spotify.com/album/3h7qY0r0PNgNUS838NqgGv]    Song: ‘WE PRAY', Coldplay, Little Simz, Burna Boy, Elyanna & TINI (2024)  https://open.spotify.com/track/7xrEnNo99wrmIs8ZK3RZMK [https://open.spotify.com/track/7xrEnNo99wrmIs8ZK3RZMK]     TV Show: ‘Top Boy’ (2011- 2023) - Channel 4 / Netflix   https://www.netflix.com/gb/title/80217669 [https://www.netflix.com/gb/title/80217669]     Album: ‘Lotus’, Little Simz (2025)  https://open.spotify.com/prerelease/4HGLG9dQard8ZMoxNlwBhl [https://open.spotify.com/prerelease/4HGLG9dQard8ZMoxNlwBhl]     Album: ‘NO THANK YOU’, Little Simz (2022)  https://open.spotify.com/album/57263zG8Md6XZ9lBUPPYCm [https://open.spotify.com/album/57263zG8Md6XZ9lBUPPYCm]     EP: ‘Drop 7’, Little Simz (2024)  https://open.spotify.com/album/2jK2rbbnrzsId5WWSc67HP [https://open.spotify.com/album/2jK2rbbnrzsId5WWSc67HP]     ‘Little Simz dropping bars at 11 years old on 1Xtra’ - BBC Radio 1 Xtra  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fr_9p2yNfBQ [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fr_9p2yNfBQ]    Song: ‘Gorilla’, Little Simz (2022)  https://open.spotify.com/track/0pJO1tc1GpnxFyQp6Zp82r [https://open.spotify.com/track/0pJO1tc1GpnxFyQp6Zp82r]     Song: ‘The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)’, Missy Elliott (1997)  https://open.spotify.com/track/2WRzpLD8qDRrxMXc63E5WJ [https://open.spotify.com/track/2WRzpLD8qDRrxMXc63E5WJ]    Music Video: ‘The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)’, Missy Elliott (2009)  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hHcyJPTTn9w [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hHcyJPTTn9w]    Song: 'Work It’, Missy Elliott (2002)  https://open.spotify.com/track/3jagJCUbdqhDSPuxP8cAqF [https://open.spotify.com/track/3jagJCUbdqhDSPuxP8cAqF]     Song: ‘Thief’, Little Simz (2025)  https://open.spotify.com/prerelease/4HGLG9dQard8ZMoxNlwBhl [https://open.spotify.com/prerelease/4HGLG9dQard8ZMoxNlwBhl]     Song: ‘Hollow’, Little Simz (2025)  https://open.spotify.com/prerelease/4HGLG9dQard8ZMoxNlwBhl [https://open.spotify.com/prerelease/4HGLG9dQard8ZMoxNlwBhl]    Song: ‘Not Like Us’, Kendrick Lamar (2024)  https://open.spotify.com/track/6AI3ezQ4o3HUoP6Dhudph3 [https://open.spotify.com/track/6AI3ezQ4o3HUoP6Dhudph3]     Song: 'I Love You, I Hate You’, Little Simz (2021)  https://open.spotify.com/track/6XQPPbvRXZvWSUDag8jyEj [https://open.spotify.com/track/6XQPPbvRXZvWSUDag8jyEj]     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 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]   'El Tango de Roxanne/Roxanne Medley' - Simply Human https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IAwbG5tq6yY [https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.youtube.com_watch-3Fv-3DIAwbG5tq6yY&d=DwMFaQ&c=euGZstcaTDllvimEN8b7jXrwqOf-v5A_CdpgnVfiiMM&r=Zcpbn-dsFJqaQPya2grJogU17tUPLN6pA_0N6kpYd04&m=sXqtSUIvNZ9HPuC-8OawP1U2-4KOYFe4e1AKgrr6yYFemr51pj_qOaEK5i-fgGEM&s=jg4BhWEprptx-G1oLFywKDf1nOmPnlHjJ_8HoymieDY&e=]    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]