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 EP7: Sean Evans discusses his upbringing in Chicago, interview techniques, and no-go guests on ‘Hot Ones’

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    S4 EP7: Sean Evans discusses his upbringing in Chicago, interview techniques, and no-go guests on ‘Hot Ones’

    Louis speaks to Sean Evans, the host of Youtube smash-hit ‘Hot Ones’. Dialling in from New York, the pair swap interview techniques, as well as discussing Sean’s upbringing in Chicago and how he utilised chicken wings to create one of the biggest talk shows in the world. Plus, Sean lets Louis know which celebrities were ratings hits and who he’d never have on the show...  Warnings: Strong language.    Links/Attachments:  YouTube: Louis Theroux (me) reacts to his (my) ‘Hot Ones’ episode (2025) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_WT5kxyZ1I YouTube Series: Louis Theroux Attacks the Shark While Eating Spicy Wings - Hot Ones (2023)  https://youtu.be/wlL9RUGxXSs?si=sVQYvUdArc4Wr_Dl     YouTube Series: Anthony Rizzo On Chicago Cubs Rivalries & Baseball Superstitions While Eating Spicy Wings - Hot Ones (2015)  https://youtu.be/4iSCOtYs_6Q?si=hA2IVueisoOo4WVG     YouTube Series: Prince Amukamara Talks NFL Salaries & Pre-Game Sex While Eating Spicy Wings - Hot Ones (2015)  https://youtu.be/kmBlwAFRFJU?si=lvE5Ot11dnWkeTnk     YouTube Series: Trick Daddy Prays for Help While Eating Spicy Wings - Hot Ones (2018)  https://youtu.be/SywOj6EpkOc?si=-DHaIisP36RwCQdD     YouTube Series: DJ Khaled Talks Fuccbois, Finga Licking, and Media Dinosaurs While Eating Spicy Wings - Hot Ones (2015)  https://youtu.be/1HYEC_FlgAg?si=CCcTdghBl4ifWjO5     Book: Paper Lion, George Plimpton (1966)    Book: Shadow Box, George Plimpton (1977)    YouTube Series: Conan O'Brien Needs a Doctor While Eating Spicy Wings - Hot Ones (2024)  https://youtu.be/FALlhXl6CmA?si=ZdOg3BD0sCihdUZH      YouTube Series: Sean Evans and Chili Klaus Eat the Carolina Reaper, the World's Hottest Chili Pepper – Hot Ones (2015)  https://youtu.be/9k-SBpElcWA?si=sUU4Ks6k4AqbcXas     Article: In the hot seat: Behind Hot Ones’ ambitions to be the future of late-night TV – The Verge (2019)  https://www.theverge.com/2019/10/31/20938739/hot-ones-sean-evans-youtube-guests-gordon-ramsey-idris-elba-late-night-tv     'Chili Klaus & Classical Orchestra 🌶' https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MuvUaFp_qMQ   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 Maisie Williams  Executive Producer: Arron Fellows       A Mindhouse Production for Spotify   www.mindhouse.co.uk       Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    1h19min
  2. S4 EP6: Sharon Horgan on the sadness of comedy, living in squats and FaceTiming Bono

    18 DE FEV.

    S4 EP6: Sharon Horgan on the sadness of comedy, living in squats and FaceTiming Bono

    Louis sits down in the Spotify studio with Irish actor, writer, and director Sharon Horgan. Sharon discusses her colourful years squatting in London, the fine line between comedy and tragedy, and FaceTiming with Bono while filming Bad Sisters 2. She also spills the beans about almost starring in a Woody Allen film…  Warnings: Strong language.      ⁠Links/Attachments:   TV Show: ‘Bad Sisters’ (2022-2025) - AppleTV+  https://tv.apple.com/gb/show/bad-sisters/umc.cmc.14kr4vv65unannh7doqgvlh20   Film: Home Alone (1990)  https://youtu.be/jEDaVHmw7r4?si=rfeHfnepM2T1YCCQ    TV Show: ‘Catastrophe’ (2015-2019) - Channel 4   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5sKQ6ilBGGE   TV Show: ‘Pulling’ (2006-2009) - BBC  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KgHKlCM-7Wk&t=4s   TV Show: ‘Modern Love’ (2019) - Amazon  https://youtu.be/2zSuD79TU3w?si=opqU542-inqGMY_d&t=244    Short Film: The Week Before Christmas (2012) - Sky  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ueKfgCrFuek   TV Show: ‘Divorce’ (2016-2019) - HBO  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OGadA8rJBek   TV Show: ‘The Larry Sanders Show’ (1992-1998) - HBO  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jG1YlnrQAnM   TV Show: ‘The Pilot Show’ (2004) - Channel 4  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MueLNwbFWEU   ‘Woody Allen warns against ‘witch hunt’ post-Weinstein' - Variety https://variety.com/2017/film/news/woody-allen-harvey-weinstein-1202590319/  Film: Husbands and Wives (1992)  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2daA2-OwXbE   Film: Housewife of the Year (2024)  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I0OGXGAHaWs   TV Show: ‘Motherland’ (2016-2022) https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/p05j1jkp/motherland   TV Show: ‘Amandaland’ (2025) https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/m0024pyy/amandaland       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 Maisie Williams  Executive Producer: Arron Fellows       A Mindhouse Production for Spotify   www.mindhouse.co.uk     Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    1h15min
  3. S4 EP5: Armie Hammer discusses allegations against him, being shunned by famous friends, and his unconventional family history

    11 DE FEV.

    S4 EP5: Armie Hammer discusses allegations against him, being shunned by famous friends, and his unconventional family history

    Louis speaks to actor, podcast host and figure of some controversy, Armie Hammer. Dialing in from his new apartment in downtown LA, Armie and Louis discuss the allegations against him, being shunned by famous friends and his unconventional family history.   Warnings: Strong language and graphic sexual content, as well as discussions of sensitive themes, including sexual abuse. For further information and support, visit https://resources.byspotify.com/.  Links/Attachments: ‘Armie Hammer Breaks His Silence’ – Air Mail  https://airmail.news/issues/2023-2-4/armie-hammer-breaks-his-silence    Podcast: ‘The Armie HammerTime Podcast’ (2024 – present)  https://open.spotify.com/show/05ozD8G0kGIAwJj2PRCjl0    TV Show: ‘House of Hammer’ (2022) – Discovery +  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FIQ80m7831I    Instagram Account: @armiehammervictims   https://www.instagram.com/armiehammervictims?igsh=MTVpbWw2OGMweGFleg==    TV Show: ‘The Offer’ (2022) – Paramount+   https://www.paramountplus.com/gb/shows/the-offer/    Shotgun Wedding (2022) – Amazon Prime  https://www.amazon.co.uk/Shotgun-Wedding-Jennifer-Lopez/dp/B0B76PXDYJ    ‘Victim of cannibal agreed to be eaten’ – The Guardian  https://www.theguardian.com/world/2003/dec/04/germany.lukeharding    Frontier Crucible (upcoming film)  https://www.imdb.com/title/tt34370951/    ‘Armie Hammer Returns to Acting With ‘Frontier Crucible’ Western’ – The Hollywood Reporter   https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/armie-hammer-acting-return-western-frontier-crucible-1236048900/  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    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    1h19min
  4. S4 EP4: Leon Edwards on rubbing shoulders with Andrew Tate, the time Donald Trump saw him fight, and how MMA saved his life

    4 DE FEV.

    S4 EP4: Leon Edwards on rubbing shoulders with Andrew Tate, the time Donald Trump saw him fight, and how MMA saved his life

    Louis is joined in the studio by MMA fighter and UFC welterweight champion, Leon ‘Rocky’ Edwards. Leon talks about rubbing shoulders with Andrew Tate, how MMA saved him from a life of crime and what happened when Donald Trump came to see him fight. Plus, Leon puts Louis’s physical strength to the test…       Warnings: Strong language and adult themes        Links/Attachments:     ‘MMA Fighting’s 2022 Knockout of the Year: Leon Edwards vs. Kamaru Usman’ - MMA Fighting  https://www.mmafighting.com/2022/12/25/23524649/mma-fightings-2022-knockout-of-the-year-leon-edwards-vs-kamaru-usman    UFC Welterweight Ranking  https://www.ufc.com/rankings    ‘Colby Covington: UFC fighter provokes pre-bout row by saying Leon Edwards' dead father is 'in hell'’ - Sky News  https://news.sky.com/story/colby-covington-ufc-fighter-provokes-pre-bout-row-by-saying-leon-edwards-dead-father-is-in-hell-13030863    ‘Briton Edwards loses title in Manchester UFC fight’ - BBC  https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/mixed-martial-arts/articles/cevwr1gpgv9o    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   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    1h8min
  5. S4 EP3: Jamie Oliver on public feuds, chopping his finger off on live TV, and his controversial jerk rice

    28 DE JAN.

    S4 EP3: Jamie Oliver on public feuds, chopping his finger off on live TV, and his controversial jerk rice

    In this episode, Louis is joined by celebrity chef and best–selling cookbook author, Jamie Oliver. Jamie tells Louis about his public feuds with Gordon Ramsey and Anthony Bourdain, chopping part of his finger off on live TV, and why his jerk rice caused such a stir. Plus, Louis provides some recipe tips…     Warnings: Strong language, as well as discussion around food production that may upset some listeners. Visit spotify.com/resources for information and resources.      Links/Attachments:   TV Show: ‘The Naked Chef’ (1999) – BBC  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-CeoHHDYw8    TV Show: ‘Louis Theroux’s Weird Weekends’ (1998) – BBC (UK only)  https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/b006w7gn/louis-therouxs-weird-weekends    Jamie’s Italian https://italian.jamieoliver-rg.com/    Book: Simply Jamie, Jamie Oliver (2024)  https://www.jamieoliver.com/recipes/books/simply-jamie    TV Show: ‘Jamie’s Kitchen’ (2002) – Channel 4  https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0358844/    TV Show: ‘Jamie’s School Dinners’ (2005) – Channel 4  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DG66rKiNkw4    ‘Lads, Gak and Union Jacks: The Oral History of ‘Cool Britannia’’ - Vice  https://www.vice.com/en/article/lads-gak-and-union-jacks-the-oral-history-of-cool-britannia/     Song: ‘Jiggle Jiggle’, Louis Theroux and Duke & Jones (2022)  https://open.spotify.com/artist/016Rz5DsXUPPxosNTZLYcv    TV Show: ‘Only Fools and Horses’ (1981 - 2003) – BBC (not available to watch)  https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006xthd    Harvey’s, London (1987 – 1993)  https://www.thegoodfoodguide.co.uk/editorial/GFG-archives/1988-to-1993-marco-pierre-white-at-harveys--six-years-that-inspired-a-new-generation-of-chefs#    Book: White Heat, Marco Pierre White (1990)  https://www.worldofbooks.com/en-gb/products/white-heat-25-book-marco-pierre-white-9781845339906?price=27.00    Book: Kitchen Confidential, Anthony Bourdain (2000)  https://www.worldofbooks.com/en-gb/products/kitchen-confidential-book-anthony-bourdain-9781408845042?sku=NGR9781408845042&gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQiAj9m7BhD1ARIsANsIIvBU0sOfPH6enBc2Qpztul1QXcMLLn8uut7WbtMgryXA3UkvNOMH3gEaAmMtEALw_wcB    ‘Jamie Oliver’s Empire Collapses as 22 UK Restaurants Close’ – The Guardian  https://www.theguardian.com/food/2019/may/21/jamie-oliver-jobs-administrators-restaurants-jamies-italian    Book: The Naked Chef, Jamie Oliver (1999)  https://www.worldofbooks.com/en-gb/products/naked-chef-book-jamie-oliver-9780718143602?sku=GOR001223048&gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQiAj9m7BhD1ARIsANsIIvD4Smq_BjCdfmuhtcCExQXMOuf2ipLA-EDglvrr5ithxbO71JFNRJkaAuKPEALw_wcB    Bite Back 2030  https://www.biteback2030.com/    ‘I Was a Cookbook Ghostwriter’ – The New York Times  https://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/14/dining/i-was-a-cookbook-ghostwriter.html#:~:text=Julia%20Turshen%2C%20who%20is%20writing,a%20culinary%20romp%20through%20Spain.    Podcast: ‘Young Again with Kirsty Young’ - BBC Sounds  https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001rgtq    TV Show: ‘Jamie: Fast and Simple’ (2024) – Channel 4  https://www.channel4.com/programmes/jamie-fast-and-simple    Credits:  Producer: Millie Chu   Assistant Producers: Maan al-Yasiri and 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     Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    1h13min
  6. S4 EP2: Jade Thirlwall discusses being ghosted by Harry Styles, clashing with the Gallaghers and coming up on X-Factor

    21 DE JAN.

    S4 EP2: Jade Thirlwall discusses being ghosted by Harry Styles, clashing with the Gallaghers and coming up on X-Factor

    Louis sits down with pop-star and former member of Little Mix, Jade Thirlwall. Jade tells Louis about being ghosted by Harry Styles, clashing with the Gallaghers and coming to the public’s attention on X-Factor.    Warnings: Some strong language and discussions of sensitive themes, including mental health issues and eating disorders. For further information and support, visit https://resources.byspotify.com/     Links/Attachments:     BEAT – UK Eating Disorder Charity   https://www.beateatingdisorders.org.uk/get-information-and-support/get-help-for-myself/i-need-support-now/helplines/    TV Show: ‘The X Factor’ (2004 – 2021) – ITV  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEY1ejsweY4DgMwOVJeEaBA    Song: ‘Angel Of My Dreams’ - JADE  https://open.spotify.com/album/6Wf3fqCoGcOYah2lTcwyAA    Music Video: ‘Angel Of My Dreams’ - JADE  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UEc-oy93lf8    TV Show: ‘Boybands Forever’ (2024) – BBC (UK only)  https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/m0023h94/boybands-forever    Song: ‘Black Magic’ - Little Mix (2015)  https://open.spotify.com/album/05MKaTFdEtg64AtPmN1nQ7    Song: ‘Power (feat. Stormzy)' - Little Mix (2017)  https://open.spotify.com/album/2lSpirhgGBiKAyl38y8RJs    Podcast: ‘Offstage: Inside The X Factor’ (2024) – BBC  https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand/m001vtth     Album: ‘Glory Days’, Little Mix (2016)  https://open.spotify.com/album/2GJLzxAajkFeyDPVH7X4Cs    Song: ‘Shout Out to My Ex’- Little Mix (2016)  https://open.spotify.com/album/4TvPWe1vbrh0hozmCoSFRI    ‘Little Mix wins British Group’ – The BRIT Awards (2021)  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HO-HcY_8iwE    ‘LITTLE BELITTLE: Noel Gallagher slams Little Mix’s Best Band Brit Award win saying they’re ‘not in the same league as Oasis’’ – The Sun  https://www.thesun.co.uk/tvandshowbiz/15217658/noel-gallagher-little-mix-embarrassing-brits-win/    Song: ‘212’ - Azealia Banks feat. Lazy Jay (2011)  https://open.spotify.com/album/1haAnMI7BAQEAzrYjzpTvP    Song: ‘911’ - Lady Gaga (2020)  https://open.spotify.com/track/6qI0MU175Dk2DeoUjlrOpy    Jesy Nelson: ‘Odd One Out’ (2019) – BBC (UK only)  https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p07lsr4d/jesy-nelson-odd-one-out    Song: ‘Boyz feat. Nicki Minaj’ - Jesy Nelson (2021)  https://open.spotify.com/album/4ShgsMHEHPPLI6Dk16HNF1    TV Show: ‘Later… with Jools Holland’ – BBC (UK only)  https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00248kc    East is East (1999)   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zg-zwt-XMFE  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   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    1h14min
  7. S4 EP1: Willem Dafoe on collaborating with Lars Von Trier, being buried alive, and his 'distinctive face’

    14 DE JAN.

    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

    1h22min
  8. 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

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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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    Spotify Podcasts
  • Criado por
    Spotify Studios
  • Anos de atividade
    2024 - 2025
  • Episódios
    36
  • Classificação
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