The Louis Theroux Podcast

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The Louis Theroux Podcast

Join Louis Theroux as he embarks on a series of in-depth and freewheeling conversations with a curated collection of fascinating figures from across the globe. The Louis Theroux Podcast is a Spotify podcast from Mindhouse, now available everywhere.

  1. S4 EP1: Willem Dafoe on collaborating with Lars Von Trier, being buried alive, and his 'distinctive face’

    5 DAYS AGO

    S4 EP1: Willem Dafoe on collaborating with Lars Von Trier, being buried alive, and his 'distinctive face’

    To kick off the new series, Louis is joined in the studio by acting legend Willem Dafoe. Renowned for an astonishing range of acting roles - from Poor Things to Spiderman - Willem discusses his life and career, including collaborating with provocative director Lars von Trier, what it’s like to be buried alive on camera, and how his face has a mind of its own…    Warnings: Strong language, as well as some adult themes.     Links/Attachments:     Platoon (1986)  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8weLPF4qBQ  Antichrist (2009)  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LO-TNfPzh_k   Last Temptation of Christ (1988)  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aW6jxGaIias  Poor Things (2023)  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RlbR5N6veqw  Spiderman (2002)  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t06RUxPbp_c  Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (2024)  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=As-vKW4ZboU&pp=ygUVYmVldGxlanVpY2UgMiB0cmFpbGVy  Nosferatu (2024)  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Px6S0RxfAHg  The Loveless (1981)  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SJEmcxXR7H0  Wild At Heart (1990)  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQIdBfrF0Ik  Shadow Of The Vampire (2000)  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_B15iesNMa8  Body Of Evidence (1993)  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=51xEHzC-rjQ  The Witch (2015)  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iQXmlf3Sefg&t=31s  The Northman (2022)  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8mamgc47SOE  Birds Eye Advert - Polar Bear Fish Finger (2010)  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lsKWjO213EY  Mercedes Advert (2013)  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yfqNfbCQzpo  Jim Beam Whiskey Advert (2011)  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wYXFLX2vB-Q     Breaking the Waves (1996)  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SHqZh-9AiCs    At Eternity's Gate (2018)  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T77PDm3e1iE&pp=ygUaYXQgZXRlcm5pdHkncyBnYXRlIHRyYWlsZXI%3D  Pink Flamingos (1972)   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YwGZ6Mv4qko  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    1h 22m
  2. Louis returns with Season 4 of the podcast!

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    Louis returns with Season 4 of the podcast!

    Louis is back with another series of his podcast, speaking to a variety of remarkable people from all walks of life. Tune in weekly from January 14th for wide-ranging conversations with the likes of Willem Dafoe, Jade Thirlwall, Armie Hammer, and more. Watch episodes exclusively on Spotify, or listen everywhere. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    1 min
  3. S3 EP7: Barry Keoghan on his childhood, avoiding online hate and dancing in 'Saltburn'

    11/05/2024

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

    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

    1h 15m
  4. S3 EP6: Nick Kyrgios discusses his love/hate relationship with tennis, mental health battles and conspiracy theories

    10/29/2024

    S3 EP6: Nick Kyrgios discusses his love/hate relationship with tennis, mental health battles and conspiracy theories

    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

    1h 15m
  5. S3 EP5: Katie Price on her turbulent romances, cosmetic surgery and dressing up with Boris Johnson

    10/21/2024

    S3 EP5: Katie Price on her turbulent romances, cosmetic surgery and dressing up with Boris Johnson

    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

    1h 6m
  6. S3 EP4: Dame Tracey Emin discusses her upbringing, YBA contemporaries, and life-changing cancer diagnosis

    10/14/2024

    S3 EP4: Dame Tracey Emin discusses her upbringing, YBA contemporaries, and life-changing cancer diagnosis

    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

    1h 24m
  7. S3 EP3: Trevor Noah on growing up during Apartheid, landing ‘The Daily Show’, and being friends with Bill Gates

    10/07/2024

    S3 EP3: Trevor Noah on growing up during Apartheid, landing ‘The Daily Show’, and being friends with Bill Gates

    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

    1h 18m
  8. S3 EP2: Headie One discusses his smash hit ‘Know Better’, security concerns, and the truth about his stage name

    09/30/2024

    S3 EP2: Headie One discusses his smash hit ‘Know Better’, security concerns, and the truth about his stage name

    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

    1h 22m
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Join Louis Theroux as he embarks on a series of in-depth and freewheeling conversations with a curated collection of fascinating figures from across the globe. The Louis Theroux Podcast is a Spotify podcast from Mindhouse, now available everywhere.

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  • Years Active
    2024 - 2025
  • Episodes
    30
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