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 GillProduction 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

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 WebbExecutive Producer: Arron Fellows     A Mindhouse Production for Spotify  www.mindhouse.co.uk   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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