Episodes

  • S3 EP7: Barry Keoghan on his childhood, avoiding online hate and dancing in 'Saltburn'

    S3 EP7: Barry Keoghan on his childhood, avoiding online hate and dancing in 'Saltburn'
    Nov 5 2024
    For the final episode of the series, Louis is joined in the studio by Irish actor Barry Keoghan. Barry talks about his turbulent childhood in inner city Dublin, avoiding online hate and his infamous dancing scene in Saltburn. Warnings: Strong language, as well as adult themes including substance abuse. Listener discretion is advised. Visit spotify.com/resources for information and resources. Links/Attachments: Dunkirk (2017) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F-eMt3SrfFU The Killing of a Sacred Deer (2017) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQFdGfwChtw&pp=ygUkdGhlIGtpbGxpbmcgb2YgYSBzYWNyZWQgZGVlciB0cmFpbGVy A.O. Scott, ‘Review: ‘The Killing of a Sacred Deer’ Depicts Familiar Torment’, New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/19/movies/the-killing-of-a-sacred-deer-review-colin-farrell-nicole-kidman.html The Banshees of Inisherin (2022) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uRu3zLOJN2c&pp=ygUaVGhlIEJhbnNoZWVzIG9mIEluaXNoZXJpbiA%3D Saltburn (2023) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lALMdJf6UUE&pp=ygURc2FsdGJ1cm4gdHJhaWxlciA%3D The Basketball Diaries (1995) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Zc7T0vUpj0&pp=ygUaYmFza2V0YmFsbCBkaWFyaWVzIHRyYWlsZXI%3D Bird (2024, released 8th November) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=130ko6kcQ-g On The Waterfront (1954) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vOdYAXOfLMc&pp=ygUZb24gdGhlIHdhdGVyZnJvbnQgdHJhaWxlcg%3D%3D The Wrestler (2008) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=61-GFxjTyV0&pp=ygUUdGhlIHdyZXN0bGVyIHRyYWlsZXI%3D Love/Hate (2010) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TfheHH6iDrc&pp=ygURbG92ZS9oYXRlIHRyYWlsZXI%3D ‘Please Please Please’, Sabrina Carpenter (2024) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yl_thbk40A0&pp=ygUmcGxlYXNlIHBsZWFzZSBwbGVhc2Ugc2FicmluYSBjYXJwZW50ZXI%3D Credits: Producer: Millie Chu  Assistant Producer: Sally McLennan Production Manager: Francesca Bassett  Music: Miguel D’Oliveira  Audio Mixer: Tom Guest Video Mixer: Scott Edwards Executive Producer: Arron Fellows     A Mindhouse Production for Spotify  www.mindhouse.co.uk  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    1 hr and 15 mins
  • S3 EP6: Nick Kyrgios discusses his love/hate relationship with tennis, mental health battles and conspiracy theories

    S3 EP6: Nick Kyrgios discusses his love/hate relationship with tennis, mental health battles and conspiracy theories
    Oct 29 2024
    In this episode, Louis is joined by tennis ‘bad boy’ Nick Kyrgios. Beaming in from his home in Canberra, Australia, the pair discuss his love/hate relationship with the sport that made him famous, his well-publicised mental health battles and internet conspiracy theories. Warnings: Strong language and adult themes. Links/Attachments: Good Trouble with Nick Kyrgios (Podcast) https://open.spotify.com/show/7iswYJAWYkeXLOmgSvlNlh?si=564f42f9346e4407 Break Point (Netflix) https://www.netflix.com/title/81569920 Open: An Autobiography, Andre Agassi (2010) https://harpercollins.co.uk/products/open-an-autobiography-andre-agassi?variant=32545747468366 Gods of Tennis (iPlayer, UK only) https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0fd5qk1 Credits: Producer: Millie Chu  Assistant Producer: Emilia Gill Production Manager: Francesca Bassett  Music: Miguel D’Oliveira  Audio Mixer: Tom Guest Video Mixer: Scott Edwards Executive Producer: Arron Fellows     A Mindhouse Production for Spotify  www.mindhouse.co.uk  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    1 hr and 15 mins
  • S3 EP5: Katie Price on her turbulent romances, cosmetic surgery and dressing up with Boris Johnson

    S3 EP5: Katie Price on her turbulent romances, cosmetic surgery and dressing up with Boris Johnson
    Oct 21 2024
    Louis sits down with glamour model, bestselling author and all-round media personality, Katie Price. Joining Louis in the Spotify studio, Katie reflects on her turbulent romantic life, her complicated relationship with cosmetic surgery and dressing up as clowns with Boris Johnson. Warnings: Strong language, frank discussions of sex and other adult content, including conversations about addiction and suicide. Links/Attachments: ‘Katie Price Exclusive with Piers Morgan’ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6V1R-2h9k-U&t=152s ‘This is Me’, Katie Price (2024) https://www.bonnierbooks.co.uk/books/john-blake-publishing/this-is-me/ ‘Being Jordan: My Story’, Katie Price (2004) https://www.worldofbooks.com/en-gb/products/being-jordan-book-katie-price-9781844541324?sku=GOR000387198&gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAjwmaO4BhAhEiwA5p4YL7U_ZzCOj4UjJdTlsh-vw2jE-eezcZzgGcG8JoeMD0gDr53SYkWg1BoCzMgQAvD_BwE ‘The Last Word’, Amy Price (2023) https://harpercollins.co.uk/products/the-last-word-amy-price?variant=40244984873038 Credits: Producer: Millie Chu  Assistant Producer: Emilia Gill Researcher: Rosie Hough Production Manager: Francesca Bassett  Music: Miguel D’Oliveira  Audio Mixer: Tom Guest Video Mixer: Scott Edwards Executive Producer: Arron Fellows     A Mindhouse Production for Spotify  www.mindhouse.co.uk  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    1 hr and 6 mins
  • S3 EP4: Dame Tracey Emin discusses her upbringing, YBA contemporaries, and life-changing cancer diagnosis

    S3 EP4: Dame Tracey Emin discusses her upbringing, YBA contemporaries, and life-changing cancer diagnosis
    Oct 14 2024
    Louis travels to the seaside town of Margate to meet iconic British artist, Dame Tracey Emin. During an afternoon spent in Tracey’s painting studio, the pair discuss her turbulent upbringing, what she thinks of her YBA contemporaries and how a cancer diagnosis changed her outlook on life. Warnings: Strong language, adult subject matter, including descriptions of sexual violence, and is intended for adult consumption only. Visit spotify.com/resources for information and resources. Links/Attachments: ‘Knighthoods and Damehoods’ - The Royal Family https://www.royal.uk/knighthoods-and-damehoods When Louis Met... - BBC (UK only) https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/p0dyhkbw/when-louis-met ‘Young British Artists (YBAs)’ - Tate https://www.tate.org.uk/art/art-terms/y/young-british-artists-ybas ‘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/ ‘Illumination Media: Is Painting Dead?’ (original broadcast 1997) - YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lKHJoLG2cEk&ab_channel=IlluminationsMedia ‘R.I.P. Tracey Emin’s Tent’ - BBC http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/3753541.stm ‘Tracey Emin: My Bed’ - Tate https://www.tate.org.uk/art/artworks/emin-my-bed-l03662 ‘Francis Bacon’ – Tate https://www.tate.org.uk/art/artists/francis-bacon-682 ‘Carl Andre: the ‘OJ of the art world’ leaves behind a troubling legacy’ - The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2024/jan/25/carl-andre-artist-legacy ‘Death of an Artist’ - Podcast https://www.pushkin.fm/podcasts/death-of-an-artist ‘Satirists jump into Tracey's bed’ - The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/1999/oct/25/20yearsoftheturnerprize.turnerprize Book: Strangeland, Tracey Emin (2005) https://www.amazon.co.uk/Strangeland-Tracey-Emin/dp/0340769467 Book: Six Turkish Tales, Tracey Emin (1987) https://books.google.co.uk/books/about/Six_Turkish_Tales.html?id=vbGUAAAACAAJ&redir_esc=y Credits: Producer: Millie Chu  Assistant Producer: Emilia Gill Production Manager: Francesca Bassett  Music: Miguel D’Oliveira  Videography: Revelstoke Films Audio Mixer: Tom Guest Video Mixer: Scott Edwards Show notes compiled by Sally McLennan Executive Producer: Arron Fellows     A Mindhouse Production for Spotify  www.mindhouse.co.uk  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    1 hr and 24 mins
  • S3 EP3: Trevor Noah on growing up during Apartheid, landing ‘The Daily Show’, and being friends with Bill Gates

    S3 EP3: Trevor Noah on growing up during Apartheid, landing ‘The Daily Show’, and being friends with Bill Gates
    Oct 7 2024
    Louis chats to South African comedian, writer and television host, Trevor Noah. Dialling in from New York, Trevor shares his memories of growing up during Apartheid in Johannesburg, landing the ‘The Daily Show’, and becoming friends with Bill Gates. Warnings: Strong language, as well as adult themes including domestic violence. Listener discretion is advised. Visit spotify.com/resources for information and resources. Links/Attachments: Into the Uncut Grass, Trevor Noah (2024) https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/737120/into-the-uncut-grass-by-trevor-noah-illustrated-by-sabina-hahn/ ‘The Most Hated Family in America’, Louis Theroux Specials, iPlayer (UK only) https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b007clvf Mind Your Language (TV Series) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0075537/ Ikigai https://positivepsychology.com/ikigai/ AI For Good Lab Microsoft https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/group/ai-for-good-research-lab/ ‘The Great Mortality’, John Kelly (2005) https://www.harpercollins.com/products/the-great-mortality-john-kelly?variant=41000265449506 ‘Whites’, Louis Theroux’s Weird Weekends, iPlayer (UK only) https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00b996d 'African Hunting Holiday’, Louis Theroux’s Weird Weekends, iPlayer (UK only) https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b009sj0c ‘Law and Disorder in Johannesburg’, Louis Theroux Specials, iPlayer (UK only) https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00g1vdq/louis-theroux-specials-law-and-disorder-in-johannesburg You Laugh But It’s True https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZWBepNts1V4&t=2408s Daywalker https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YcyuIKzpYJQ The Daily Show https://www.youtube.com/thedailyshow Born a Crime, Trevor Noah (2016) https://www.hachette.co.uk/titles/trevor-noah/born-a-crime/9781473635302/ ‘Tyla’s racial identity: South African singer sparks culture war’, BBC News, (2023) https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-67505674 Credits: Producer: Millie Chu  Assistant Producer: Emilia Gill Production Manager: Francesca Bassett  Music: Miguel D’Oliveira  Audio Mixer: Tom Guest Video Mixer: Scott Edwards Executive Producer: Arron Fellows     A Mindhouse Production for Spotify  www.mindhouse.co.uk  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    1 hr and 18 mins
  • S3 EP2: Headie One discusses his smash hit ‘Know Better’, security concerns, and the truth about his stage name

    S3 EP2: Headie One discusses his smash hit ‘Know Better’, security concerns, and the truth about his stage name
    Sep 30 2024
    Louis is joined by rapper and ‘King of Drill’, Headie One. They meet at the Spotify studio to discuss Headie’s life and career, including the tragic events surrounding his track, ‘Know Better’, growing up on the infamous Broadwater Farm estate, and the real origins of his stage name. Plus, Louis gets a lesson in drill slang. Warnings: Strong language and adult themes. Links/Attachments: Hip Hop Raised Me: ‘Pop Smoke UK interview with DJ Semtex’ - Youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IZ-Hip-6Gw0&ab_channel=HIPHOPRAISEDME Headie One - Know Better - Spotify https://open.spotify.com/track/0IX9PL2dUVCHp6L4JQ9Rzq?si=34ecda24bc274eb4 File on 4: ‘Attack on rap star sparked a wave of killings’ - BBC Radio 4 (UK only) https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p085qvh3 ‘Is drill the most controversial genre of music?’ - GQ (2018) https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/article/drill-music-controversy-headie-one-harlem-spartans Headie One x Drake - Only you Freestyle – YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=znQriFAMBRs&ab_channel=HeadieOne Headie One ft Sampha - Memories - YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lWQOfXfMrJA&ab_channel=HeadieOne Headie One – Psalm 35 – YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RvJPWLE3pQg&ab_channel=HeadieOne-Topic Headie One – Martin’s Sofa - YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_cKPgHCciEA&ab_channel=HeadieOne Credits: Producer: Millie Chu  Assistant Producer: Maan Al-Yasiri and Emilia Gill Production Manager: Francesca Bassett  Music: Miguel D’Oliveira  Audio Mixer: Tom Guest Video Mixer: Scott Edwards Show notes compiled by Sally McLennan Executive Producer: Arron Fellows     A Mindhouse Production for Spotify  www.mindhouse.co.uk  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    1 hr and 22 mins
  • S3 EP1: Mia Khalifa on living with autism, receiving death threats and her experience of the adult film industry

    S3 EP1: Mia Khalifa on living with autism, receiving death threats and her experience of the adult film industry
    Sep 23 2024
    For the first episode of the new series, Louis sits down with influencer, fashion icon and former adult film performer, Mia Khalifa. Joining Louis in the studio, Mia discusses living with autism, receiving death threats for her outspoken views, and her experience of the adult film world. Warnings: Strong language, adult content and discussions of a sexual nature. Links/Attachments: ‘What is Anime? Everything You Need to know’ - NFI https://www.nfi.edu/what-is-anime/ Louis Theroux: Extreme Love, Episode 1: Autism – BBC (UK only) https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01gk4xc Louis Theroux: Selling Sex – BBC (UK only) https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000dbcf Louis Theroux: Dark States, Series 1 Episode 2: Trafficking Sex – BBC (UK only) https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b099wspk Louis Theroux Specials: Twilight of the Porn Stars – BBC (UK only) https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b01j84qt/louis-theroux-specials-twilight-of-the-porn-stars ‘Beirut – beautiful and scarred – beckons Anthony Bourdain again’ - CNN https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/beirut-bourdain-parts-unknown/index.html Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown, S05 E08: Beirut – Banijay Documentaries (CNN production) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1LptZ9E4ZG4 Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations, S02 E08: Beirut – Discovery (Discovery+ - Amazon Prime) https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B0919V38G1/ref=atv_dp_season_select_s2 Capernaum (2018), directed by Nadine Labaki – Trailer via YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ULUo0048xZE What does the term ‘incel’ mean? - CNN https://edition.cnn.com/2023/03/16/us/incel-involuntary-celibate-explained-cec/index.html The Joe Rogan Experience, E1648: Abby Martin - YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=toBL3_nWpJU Call Her Daddy – This is Mia Khalifa (Full Interview) - YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SlaEaN2sm14 ‘What’s a Pick-Me Girl? Here’s What You Need to Know’ - Cosmopolitan https://www.cosmopolitan.com/sex-love/a42134933/what-is-a-pick-me-girl-definition/ The Girlfriend Experience (2009), directed by Steven Soderbergh – YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=euwBlSZVrtQ Entourage, Season 7 – HBO (Sky Comedy - Now TV) https://www.nowtv.com/gb/watch/home/asset/entourage/iYEQZ2uDbPiuTXWJFoHV9m?DCMP=WA Credits: Producer: Millie Chu Assistant Producer: Emilia Gill Production Manager: Francesca Bassett Music: Miguel D’Oliveira Audio Mixer: Tom Guest Video Mixer: Scott Edwards Show notes compiled by Sally McLennan Executive Producer: Arron Fellows A Mindhouse Production for Spotify www.mindhouse.co.uk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    1 hr and 12 mins
  • The Louis Theroux Podcast is back!

    The Louis Theroux Podcast is back!
    Sep 16 2024
    Louis returns for another series of freewheeling conversations with guests from across the globe – but this time, you can watch the interviews in full on Spotify! Tune in weekly from September 24th as Louis speaks to fascinating guests including Mia Khalifa, Barry Keoghan, Tracey Emin and Nick Kyrgios. Watch episodes exclusively on Spotify, or listen everywhere. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    1 min