The Louis Theroux Podcast

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

Louis is joined in the Spotify studio by pop sensation, PinkPantheress. Pink explains why social media makes her anxious, being ‘outed’ by the tabloids and losing her hearing in one ear. Plus, Louis gets a lesson in ‘icks’. Warnings: Strong language and adult themes. Links/Attachments:‘Pain’ https://open.spotify.com/track/4S4QJfBGGrC8jRIjJHf1Ka ‘Just for me’https://open.spotify.com/track/6OTKVgVpVaVjhRLYizPJKA ‘Break it off’https://open.spotify.com/track/0DwVfCYLrVXgvejYbWwZAd?si=cc359d5303314474 Central Cee - ‘Obsessed With You’ https://open.spotify.com/track/4PYfFHKfjYz6dwAtZhBy1z ‘Boy’s a Liar Pt. 2’https://open.spotify.com/track/5CCr8msaN3MhgqBoa9yWhH?si=6bf92ae43ada45f8 Credits: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

In this episode, Louis meets Baz Luhrmann, the iconic director, auteur and self-described ‘Stanley Kubrick of Confetti’. Dialling in from the Gold Coast in Australia, Baz tells Louis about his remarkable life and career, including trying to reinvent the musical, living in Graceland whilst making ‘Elvis’, and his enduring love of clubbing.Warnings: Strong language and adult themes. Links/Attachments: ‘Strictly Ballroom’ (1992) – Trailer https://youtu.be/lxprz6gOmpg?feature=shared ‘Romeo + Juliet’ (1996) – Trailer https://youtu.be/8VOAxzgq42A?feature=shared ‘Moulin Rouge!’ (2001) – Trailerhttps://youtu.be/LVLjp3_MQIw?feature=shared ‘Australia’ (2008) – Trailer https://youtu.be/mfI4hK9I2k0?feature=shared ‘The Great Gatsby’ (2013) – Trailer https://youtu.be/rARN6agiW7o?feature=shared ‘The Get Down’ – Trailer https://youtu.be/FYcVrWDOiao?feature=shared ‘Elvis’ (2022) – Trailer https://youtu.be/vzNTHEXlw3o?feature=shared Faraway Downs (2023) – Trailer https://youtu.be/uZEbJQ3Kk7U?feature=shared Adrian Sibley’s 2001 documentary on Baz ‘The Show Must Go On’ – BBC 2 https://adriansibley.com/The-Show-Must-Go-On ‘Grease’ (1978) – Trailerhttps://youtu.be/qDKo8DNpwOw?feature=shared ‘The Prince musical so disastrous it was never revealed: the story of I’ll Do Anything’ – The Independent https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/features/ill-do-anything-musical-cut-watch-james-l-brooks-prince-nick-nolte-polly-platt-a9700661.html ‘Top Hat’ (1935) – Trailer https://youtu.be/-2KEhDYrVbw?feature=shared ‘The Sound of Music’ (1965) – Trailer https://youtu.be/UY6uw3WpPzY?feature=shared ‘Saturday Night Fever’ (1977) – Trailer https://youtu.be/i5tBXe0kSLA?feature=shared   Christina Aguilera, Lil’ Kim, Mya, P!nk – Lady Marmalade – Music video https://youtu.be/RQa7SvVCdZk?feature=shared The Mask (A Mime) – David Bowie https://youtu.be/ss51eLEeJuY?feature=shared Baz Luhrmann interviews Elvis Presley’s childhood friend Sam Bell – EP Fan Archivehttps://youtu.be/LrFCyNMvZWk?feature=shared ‘Alexander’ (2004) – Trailer https://youtu.be/Bh6LKIdxqCU?feature=shared Elvis Presley – Are You Lonesome Tonight?  – 1968 Live performance https://youtu.be/LF5u7b8pAYQ?feature=shared Credits: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 is back, in conversation with an eclectic array of fascinating cultural figures. Tune in weekly from the 23rd January as Louis speaks to guests including Paul Mescal, Sharon Stone, PinkPantheress, and Baz Luhrmann. The Louis Theroux Podcast is a Spotify Podcast, available everywhere. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this episode, Louis is in the Spotify studio with Irish actor, Paul Mescal. As well as Paul’s new film ‘All Of Us Strangers’, they discuss his sausage-related big break, spending time in Hollywood, and going viral on Irish Twitter. Heavy irony employed throughout.Warnings: Strong language and adult themes.Links/Attachments:‘All of Us Strangers’ – Trailer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O97iSjvqBlY ‘Normal People’ – BBC iPlayer https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/p089g8rs/normal-people ‘Aftersun’ – Mubi https://mubi.com/en/gb/films/aftersun ‘Paul Mescal ghosted Louis Theroux’ – BBC Radio 2https://www.tiktok.com/@bbcradio2/video/7299111154775756064Denny sausage advert – YouTubehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=alVbyTgJ828 The Phantom of the Opera – YouTubehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ffnn5D8XubMCredits:Producer: Millie Chu Assistant Producer: Maan Al-Yasiri Production Manager: Francesca Bassett Music: Miguel D’Oliveira Photo: @bypipExecutive Producer: Arron Fellows   A Mindhouse Production for Spotify www.mindhouse.co.uk  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices