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 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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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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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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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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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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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 language

Links/Attachments:

Germaine Greer sketch - ‘Tracey Ullman’s Show’ (2016-2018) on BBC

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tzYi1TkIxaY

Jeremy 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) – ITV

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FPpQWjWApWs

‘Three of a Kind’ (1984) – BBC Video compilation

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uXIDEWicubQ

Tracey Ullman as Renee Zellweger as JK Rowling – ‘Tracey Ullman’s State of the Union’ (2008-2010) on Showtime 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z3YWN8sXFlU

The 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) – HBO

https://youtu.be/SxVRDOf9Bwg?feature=shared&t=114 

Mrs. Noh Nang Ning, an Asian character on ‘Tracey Takes On…’ (1996-1999) – HBO

https://youtu.be/SxVRDOf9Bwg?feature=shared&t=418 

Sheneesha Turner, an African-American character on ‘Tracey Takes On…’ (1996-1999) – HBO

https://youtu.be/EyYskzH-iU8?feature=shared&t=1307 

‘When Louis Met…Jimmy Savile’ (2000) – BBC

https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p0g3zjn9/when-louis-met-series-1-jimmy-savile (UK only) 

‘Louis Theroux: Savile’ (2016) – BBC

https://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’ – BBC

https://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=CfYj9vjNxcg

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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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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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) – Trailer

https://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) – Trailer

https://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 Archive

https://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 

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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.

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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 2

https://www.tiktok.com/@bbcradio2/video/7299111154775756064

Denny sausage advert – YouTube

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=alVbyTgJ828 

The Phantom of the Opera – YouTube

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ffnn5D8XubM

Credits:

Producer: Millie Chu 

Assistant Producer: Maan Al-Yasiri 

Production Manager: Francesca Bassett 

Music: Miguel D’Oliveira 

Photo: @bypip

Executive Producer: Arron Fellows 

  

A Mindhouse Production for Spotify 

www.mindhouse.co.uk 

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