John Wilson on collaborating with Nathan Fielder, confronting a cult, and hating mockumentaries

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  

TV Show: ‘Louis Theroux: Gambling in Las Vegas’ (2007) - BBC 

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  

Pitch Perfect (2012)  

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2mbsapmW0bg 

Song: ‘Roxanne’, The Police (1978) 

https://open.spotify.com/track/3EYOJ48Et32uATr9ZmLnAo  

'El Tango de Roxanne/Roxanne Medley' - Simply Human

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IAwbG5tq6yY

TV Show: ‘Seduced: Inside the NXIVM Cult’ (2020) - Starz 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ch_4jn_m6-g 

TV Show: ‘The Vow’ (2020) - HBO 

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  

The Amazing Johnathan (2019) 

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  

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  

TV Show: ‘Nathan For You’ (2013-2017) - Comedy Central 

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2297757/  

TV Show: ‘The Rehearsal’ (2022 – Present) - HBO 

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  

Book: The Silent Woman: Sylvia Plath and Ted Hughes, Janet Malcolm (1994) 

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 

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  

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