The Louis Theroux Podcast

Trevor Noah, the renowned South African comedian and former host of The Daily Show, shares his unique journey from apartheid South Africa to global recognition. He discusses the complexities of cultural representation in comedy, his friendships with figures like Bill Gates, and the importance of meaningful human connections. The conversation also touches on navigating identity, the impact of social media on public discourse, and the healing power of storytelling. Trevor offers candid insights into the challenges and joys of pursuing a career in comedy.

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

Mia Khalifa, influencer and former adult film star, opens up about her life experiences shaped by autism and the challenges of outspoken advocacy. She shares her journey through the adult film industry, discussing societal stigma and the complexities of fame. The conversation explores the implications of internet culture on identity and mental health, highlighting both personal struggles and societal backlash. Mia candidly navigates themes of resilience, self-acceptance, and the impact of controversial figures in modern media.

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

In the final episode of the series, Louis is in the Spotify studio with lifelong friend, comedian and fellow podcaster, Adam Buxton. In a typically rambling conversation, they chat about problematic musical heroes, Adam’s ascent to podcast royalty and his anxieties about the culture wars which led to him abandoning social media. Expect salty language and an assortment of impressions.Warnings: Strong language and adult themes. Links/Attachments:‘Steve Harwell, the former lead singer of Smash Mouth, dies at 56’ - NPR https://www.npr.org/2023/09/05/1197578311/steve-harwell-the-former-lead-singer-of-smash-mouth-dies-at-56‘Tom Hanks’ - The Adam Buxton Podcast https://www.adam-buxton.co.uk/podcasts/lpbk8k9zbhx54zt-8yl8m-mdzjc-whmf8-2lwfg-emz92-cxnlh-ghwwh-r34cb-sfwnb-kmjcj-x8cgn-gzmzx-xfpt5-x6cma-d8lbc ‘Kayvan Novak’ - The Adam Buxton Podcast https://www.adam-buxton.co.uk/podcasts/wmcgmfe7zj7chps-89fa4-2e48e-rwzy8-824b8-4mdjd-2hcs8-chrb2-7y8jj-5pcse-2wtsh-cz8zd-e3cdy-g68s7-3dezn-7k5mw‘Sarah Silverman’ - The Adam Buxton Podcasthttps://www.adam-buxton.co.uk/podcasts/wmcgmfe7zj7chps-89fa4-2e48e-rwzy8-824b8-4mdjd‘Sarah Silverman: ‘There are jokes I made 15 years ago I would absolutely not make today” - The Guardianhttps://www.theguardian.com/global/2017/nov/19/sarah-silverman-interview-jokes-i-made-15-years-ago-i-wouldnt-make-today‘How the alt-right uses internet trolling to confuse you into dismiss its ideology’ - Vox https://www.vox.com/2016/11/23/13659634/alt-right-trolling ‘Iggy Pop isn’t about to whitewash his past’ - New York Timeshttps://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2023/01/02/magazine/iggy-pop-interview.html‘The death of the groupie’ - New Statesman https://www.newstatesman.com/culture/music/2023/05/death-groupie-music-the-beatles-rolling-stones-nick-cave‘The Man Who Fell to Earth’ (1976) - Trailer https://youtu.be/KarWCgIw3Wk?si=j7kC5IKpizNdmq9w ‘The Ricky Gervais Show’ - Podcast https://youtu.be/9LtjWxmC6KY?si=pI2hH41OvhpFKd0V ‘The Adam and Joe Show’ - Channel 4 https://www.channel4.com/programmes/the-adam-and-joe-show (UK Only)‘Adam and Joe’ - XFMhttps://www.adamandjoearchive.org/XFM/‘Adam and Joe’ - BBC 6 Music https://www.adamandjoearchive.org/6%20Music/‘Jon Ronson On’ - BBC Radio 4 https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b007mhqc‘Attack The Block’ (2011) - Trailer https://youtu.be/m0ntk1o4V3k?si=3fF9U6ljnkuwnW-7‘Louis Theroux’ - The Adam Buxton Podcasthttps://www.adam-buxton.co.uk/podcasts/128‘Tash Demetriou’ - The Adam Buxton Podcasthttps://www.adam-buxton.co.uk/podcasts/lpbk8k9zbhx54zt-8yl8m-mdzjc-whmf8-2lwfg-emz92-cxnlh-ghwwh-r34cb-sfwnb-kmjcj-x8cgn-gzmzx-xfpt5-x6cma-d8lbc-9adl4-5smea‘Ad reads’ - The Adam Buxton Podcasthttps://www.adam-buxton.co.uk/sponsor-ads‘Louis Theroux’ - Diary of a CEOhttps://youtu.be/cj8ojSVgU9I?si=RX8_ON5riOIZ8Zhn‘Michael Barbaro: About Those Hmms’ - New York Timeshttps://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/24/podcasts/daily-newsletter-reporter-diary-summer-playlist.html‘The Adrenochrome conspiracy theory – pushed by ‘Sound of Freedom’ star – explained' - Forbeshttps://www.forbes.com/sites/conormurray/2023/07/15/the-adrenochrome-conspiracy-theory-pushed-by-sound-of-freedom-star-explained/?sh=218d24645179Credits:Producer: Millie Chu Assistant Producer: Maan Al-Yasiri Production Manager: Francesca Bassett Music: Miguel D’Oliveira Executive Producer: Arron Fellows   A Mindhouse Production for Spotify www.mindhouse.co.uk  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Louis spends an evening getting to know Sharon Stone – 90s movie icon and star of Basic Instinct, Total Recall and Casino. Dialling in from her home in Los Angeles, Sharon shares stories from her remarkable life and career, including a face-off with Robert Mugabe, lifting weights with Arnold Schwarzenegger, and her calamitous dating app experiences.Warnings: Strong language, adult subject matter, including descriptions of sexual violence, and is intended for adult consumption only. Listener discretion is advised. Visit spotify.com/resources for information and resources.Links/Attachments:  ‘The Beauty of Living Twice’ – Memoir https://www.amazon.co.uk/Beauty-Living-Twice-Sharon-Stone/dp/1838953868Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol (1987) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=adlo9hJpemEAbove the Law (1988)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BsbYE-Q474IKing Solomon’s Mines (1985) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LI4xsKHBx8cAllan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold (1986)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=62PgnOM3UiITotal Recall (1990) (directed by Paul Verhoven) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=684nkWhd658Basic Instinct (1992) (directed by Paul Verhoven)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jh6JwQ8XPK0Basic Instinct Interrogation Scenehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S8zk5ILRXvwSliver (1993) (directed by Phillip Noyce) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J2pcpvDFhocStardust Memories (1980) (directed by Woody Allen) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lfqjbSwohWsRoboCop (1987) (directed by Paul Verhoven)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6tC_5mp3udEStarship Troopers (1998) (directed by Paul Verhoven)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zPYuV_jGk7MHollow Man (2000) (directed by Paul Verhoven)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PksGHTBW1uECasino (1995) (directed by Martin Scorsese) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j-D0QiMpGKcBroken Flowers (2005) (directed by Jim Jarmusch)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c_TB7MkrGycLovelace (2013) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HPJY-g-WoQoThe Muse (1999) (directed by Albert Brooks)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ly7FkGb3b-cWhat About Love (2023) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZze_4HI9L4Basic Instinct 2 (2006)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CsK82mWFLZMCredits: Producer: Millie Chu  Assistant Producer: Maan Al-Yasiri  Production Manager: Francesca Bassett  Music: Miguel D’Oliveira  Executive Producer: Arron Fellows     A Mindhouse Production for Spotify  www.mindhouse.co.uk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Louis rises at the crack of dawn to talk to Germaine Greer, the infamous writer, intellectual, and major voice of second-wave feminism. Beaming in from a studio in Castlemaine, Australia, they discuss her extraordinary life and career, including her three-week long marriage, flirting with George Best, and her controversial views on gender and the MeToo movement.Warnings: Strong language, adult subject matter, including descriptions of sexual violence, and is intended for adult consumption only. Listener discretion is advised. Visit spotify.com/resources for information and resources.Links/Attachments: ‘Revisiting Suck magazine’s experiment in radical feminist pornography’ – Journal Time https://www.documentjournal.com/2018/11/revisiting-suck-magazines-experiment-in-radical-feminist-pornography/Robert Plant & Germaine Greer picture https://i.pinimg.com/736x/05/f2/88/05f288fb945d5aac7af471ef88db7a08.jpg ‘Nice Time’ – BBC TV show featuring Kenny Everett and Germaine Greerhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ywl0QrK3C68&tCredits:Producer: Millie Chu Assistant Producer: Maan Al-Yasiri Production Manager: Francesca Bassett Music: Miguel D’Oliveira Photo: Neil Spence PhotographyExecutive Producer: Arron Fellows   A Mindhouse Production for Spotify www.mindhouse.co.uk  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Louis meets star of Goodness Gracious Me and Unforgotten, Sanjeev Bhaskar. They discuss the late Queen’s favourite comedy programme - The Kumars At No. 42, 'browning up’ in 1970s comedy, and outrageous rider demands. Plus, Louis plays ‘Culture Wars Bingo’. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Louis Theroux chats with Belle Delphine, an internet sensation and adult content creator, about making millions from her first adult video, being called 'The Queen of the Simps', and her ambivalence towards her career. They also delve into internet slang and complexities of online fan culture.

In this episode, Louis is joined in the studio by iconic character actor and comedian, Tracey Ullman. Tracey talks about how she found fame in the US, her relationship with The Simpsons, and a surreal night spent at an East Berlin nightclub with Prince. Warnings: Strong languageLinks/Attachments:Germaine Greer sketch - ‘Tracey Ullman’s Show’ (2016-2018) on BBChttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tzYi1TkIxaYJeremy Corbyn sketch – ‘Tracey Ullman Breaks The News’ (2017-2018) on BBC https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GOhu9wYo-iI‘Seven Up!’ (1964) – Granada Television https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wAsL8nriAOs‘Tracey Ullman’s Class Act’ (1993) – ITVhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FPpQWjWApWs‘Three of a Kind’ (1984) – BBC Video compilationhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uXIDEWicubQTracey Ullman as Renee Zellweger as JK Rowling – ‘Tracey Ullman’s State of the Union’ (2008-2010) on Showtime https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z3YWN8sXFlUThe Simpsons on ‘The Tracey Ullman Show’ – Fox https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nekvVuoiTyA Chic, a Middle Eastern character on ‘Tracey Takes On…’ (1996-1999) – HBOhttps://youtu.be/SxVRDOf9Bwg?feature=shared&t=114 Mrs. Noh Nang Ning, an Asian character on ‘Tracey Takes On…’ (1996-1999) – HBOhttps://youtu.be/SxVRDOf9Bwg?feature=shared&t=418 Sheneesha Turner, an African-American character on ‘Tracey Takes On…’ (1996-1999) – HBOhttps://youtu.be/EyYskzH-iU8?feature=shared&t=1307 ‘When Louis Met…Jimmy Savile’ (2000) – BBChttps://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p0g3zjn9/when-louis-met-series-1-jimmy-savile (UK only) ‘Louis Theroux: Savile’ (2016) – BBChttps://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b07yc9zh/louis-theroux-specials-savile (UK only) Black pastor character in ‘Little Britain’ (2003-2006) – BBC https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l6BzBntT_w8 ‘A Christian’s job interview’ on ‘Tracey Ullman’s Show’ – BBC https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B_jzDGv0KKw ‘Louis Theroux’s Forbidden America: Extreme and Online’ – BBChttps://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m0014khc/louis-therouxs-forbidden-america-series-1-1-extreme-and-online (UK only)‘I’ll Do Anything’ (1994) – Trailer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j4UUAeof5Go Prince – I’ll Do Anything (Demo) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CfYj9vjNxcgCredits:Producer: Millie Chu Assistant Producer: Maan Al-Yasiri Production Manager: Francesca Bassett Music: Miguel D’Oliveira Executive Producer: Arron Fellows   A Mindhouse Production for Spotify www.mindhouse.co.uk  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices