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 



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S2 EP3: PinkPantheress discusses stage fright, being ‘outed’ by the tabloids, and her icks

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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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 Podcast
https://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 Guardian
https://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 Times
https://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’ - XFM
https://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 Podcast
https://www.adam-buxton.co.uk/podcasts/128
‘Tash Demetriou’ - 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-9adl4-5smea
‘Ad reads’ - The Adam Buxton Podcast
https://www.adam-buxton.co.uk/sponsor-ads
‘Louis Theroux’ - Diary of a CEO
https://youtu.be/cj8ojSVgU9I?si=RX8_ON5riOIZ8Zhn
‘Michael Barbaro: About Those Hmms’ - New York Times
https://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' - Forbes
https://www.forbes.com/sites/conormurray/2023/07/15/the-adrenochrome-conspiracy-theory-pushed-by-sound-of-freedom-star-explained/?sh=218d24645179

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 
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S2 EP9: Adam Buxton on podcast rivalry, problematic musical heroes, and abandoning social media.

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/1838953868

Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol (1987) 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=adlo9hJpemE

Above the Law (1988)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BsbYE-Q474I

King Solomon’s Mines (1985) 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LI4xsKHBx8c

Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold (1986)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=62PgnOM3UiI

Total Recall (1990) (directed by Paul Verhoven) 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=684nkWhd658

Basic Instinct (1992) (directed by Paul Verhoven)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jh6JwQ8XPK0

Basic Instinct Interrogation Scene
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S8zk5ILRXvw

Sliver (1993) (directed by Phillip Noyce) 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J2pcpvDFhoc

Stardust Memories (1980) (directed by Woody Allen) 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lfqjbSwohWs

RoboCop (1987) (directed by Paul Verhoven)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6tC_5mp3udE

Starship Troopers (1998) (directed by Paul Verhoven)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zPYuV_jGk7M

Hollow Man (2000) (directed by Paul Verhoven)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PksGHTBW1uE

Casino (1995) (directed by Martin Scorsese) 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j-D0QiMpGKc

Broken Flowers (2005) (directed by Jim Jarmusch)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c_TB7MkrGyc

Lovelace (2013) 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HPJY-g-WoQo

The Muse (1999) (directed by Albert Brooks)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ly7FkGb3b-c

What About Love (2023) 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZze_4HI9L4

Basic Instinct 2 (2006)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CsK82mWFLZM

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

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S2 EP8: Sharon Stone discusses facing off with Robert Mugabe, lifting weights with Arnold Schwarzenegger, and her calamitous dating app experiences.

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 Greer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ywl0QrK3C68&t

Credits:
Producer: Millie Chu 
Assistant Producer: Maan Al-Yasiri 
Production Manager: Francesca Bassett 
Music: Miguel D’Oliveira 
Photo: Neil Spence Photography
Executive Producer: Arron Fellows 
  
A Mindhouse Production for Spotify 
www.mindhouse.co.uk 
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S2 EP7: Germaine Greer on her three-week long marriage, flirting with George Best, and her controversial views on gender and the MeToo movement.

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’.
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S2 EP6: Sanjeev Bhaskar on his ground-breaking comedy show The Kumars at No. 42, 'browning up’ in 1970s comedy, and his outrageous rider demands

Louis chats to internet sensation and adult content creator, Belle Delphine. Joining Louis in the studio, Belle discusses how she made millions from her first adult video, why she’s been labelled as “Queen of the Simps”, and a surprising ambivalence about her chosen career. Plus, Louis gets to grips with internet slang.

Warnings: Adult content and discussions of a sexual nature.

Links/Attachments:
‘Who is paying $30 for ‘gamer girl’ Belle Delphine’s bath water?’ - The Guardian 
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2019/jul/12/belle-delphine-gamer-girl-instagram-selling-bath-wate
‘What is kawaii? Understanding Japan cute culture’ - Art in Context 
https://artincontext.org/what-is-kawaii/
‘What Harajuku girls really look like?’ - Refinery29 
https://youtu.be/WblNctc3ys0?si=ZQfKD1aI0CFqKQXr
‘What is ahegao?’ - Know Your Meme 
https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/subcultures/ahegao
‘Burusera’ - fetish paraphilia shops in Japan 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burusera
PewDiePie reacting to Belle Delphine on YouTube 
https://youtu.be/KYyycHAxOVw?si=o5YhTPs6M1_YSLyt 
‘Simp: The new slang teens use to insult boys who are ‘too nice’ to girls’ – CNN
https://edition.cnn.com/2021/02/19/health/what-is-simp-teen-slang-wellness/index.html
‘What guys mean when they call someone a Chad’ - Men’s Health 
https://www.menshealth.com/sex-women/a33499682/what-is-a-chad/
‘A dictionary of the manosphere: five terms to understand the language of online male supremacists’ - The Conversation 
https://theconversation.com/a-dictionary-of-the-manosphere-five-terms-to-understand-the-language-of-online-male-supremacists-200206
‘Louis Theroux’s Forbidden America: Extreme and Online’ - BBC (UK only) 
https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m0014khc/louis-therouxs-forbidden-america-series-1-1-extreme-and-online 
‘Footage of her daughter’s murder went viral. Now Bianca Devins’ mother wants to change the internet’ - The Independent 
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/bianca-devins-murder-brandon-clark-kimberly-b2291549.html

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 
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S2 EP3: PinkPantheress discusses stage fright, being ‘outed’ by the tabloids, and her icks

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