Episodes

  • S7 EP4: Stewart Lee on "Netflix comedians”, disastrous gigs, and Elon Musk

    S7 EP4: Stewart Lee on "Netflix comedians”, disastrous gigs, and Elon Musk
    Mar 24 2026
    In this episode, Louis speaks to comedian, writer and 41st best stand-up ever, Stewart Lee. Stewart tells Louis about taking aim at “Netflix comedians” in his new show, Stewart Lee vs. The Man-Wulf, what went wrong at a disastrous gig at the Royal Albert Hall, and what Elon Musk doesn't understand about comedy. Warnings: Very strong language and adult themes. Links/Attachments: Live Show: Stewart Lee vs. The Man-Wulf, Stewart Lee (2024 – 2026) ⁠https://www.stewartlee.co.uk/live-dates/ Easy Rider (1969) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0064276/ Song: ‘Jiggle Jiggle’, Louis Theroux with Duke & Jones, (2022) https://open.spotify.com/track/1I4lCSP69P74nU3a6Su5L2 TV Show Episode: ‘Louis Theroux’s Weird Weekends’, S3 EP6 “Rap” (2000) - BBC https://tv.apple.com/gb/episode/rap/umc.cmc.7a0aczr1rzkn7k9lhxgks08d1?showId=umc.cmc.1fujlj3xkbu70iu0kh0fmwgd0 TV Show: ‘Blue Peter’ (1958 – present) - CBBC https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/b006md2v/blue-peter National Security Strategy of The United States of America (November 2025) https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/2025-National-Security-Strategy.pdf Live Show: Stewart Lee on Brexit, (2017) https://www.stewartlee.co.uk/content-provider/satirical-standup-dissects-brexit-and-the-selfie-generation-as-only-he-can-with-mocking-exasperation/ Thelonious Monk’s Advice: https://www.openculture.com/2017/12/thelonious-monks-25-tips-for-musicians-1960.html Stewart Lee, Basic Lee: Live at the Lowry (2022) https://www.nowtv.com/ie/online/stewart-lee-basic-lee-live-at-the-lowry/A5EK6949itCVNKaChrDXN TV Show Episode: Stewart Lee’s Comedy Vehicle, S4 EP5 ‘Migrants’ (2016) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5218362/ Song: ‘Comin’ Over Here’, Asian Dub Foundation ft. Stewart Lee (2020) https://open.spotify.com/track/4fZdsSko9ScgWoVN6oKUF7 Stewart’s Joke about James Corden: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/_zjRzgj88HA Live Show: A Night of Comedy, Teenage Cancer Trust (2026) https://www.royalalberthall.com/tickets/events/2026/a-night-of-comedy TV Show: ‘Stewart Lee’s Comedy Vehicle’ (2009-2016) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1227802/ Book: How I Escaped My Certain Fate, Stewart Lee (2011) https://www.faber.co.uk/product/9780571254811-how-i-escaped-my-certain-fate/?srsltid=AfmBOor4Z6u2BWF9rR8s7qKz2unYdxREkzS7an0f3Le9r6Yoh0UOqbV4 Jerry Springer: The Opera (2005) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0441324/ The Wizard of Oz (1939) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0032138/ TV Special: ‘Dara Ó Briain: So Where Are We? (2023) - BBC https://www.imdb.com/title/tt31070622/ Elon Musk’s Speech in Trafalgar Square https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sSETb5QRLW0 Elon Musk’s Tolkien Bit on The Joe Rogan Podcast https://metro.co.uk/2025/11/04/elon-musk-branded-dangerous-saying-people-small-town-england-like-hobbits-24609795/ Lord of the Rings Trilogy https://www.warnerbros.co.uk/movies/lord-rings-trilogy TV Show: ‘Star Trek’ (1966-1969) - NBC https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0060028/ TV Show: ‘Star Trek: Next Generation’ (1987-1994) - CBS https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0092455/ Live Show: ‘90s Comedian’ (2006) https://www.stewartlee.co.uk/merch_download/90s-comedian/ TV Show: ‘Seinfeld’ (1989-1998) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0098904/ King Rocker (2020) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10451082/ TV Special: ‘Stewart Lee: Snowflake’ (2022) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt22030334/ TV Special: ‘Stewart Lee: Tornado’ (2022) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt22030350/ Album: Back Door, Back Door (1975) https://open.spotify.com/album/5j1apHg2nmljcLH2UIKPLq Credits: Producer: Millie Chu Assistant Producer: Mark Maughan Production Manager: Francesca Bassett Music: Miguel D’Oliveira Audio Mixer: Tom Guest Video Mixer: Scott Edwards Shownotes compiled by Elly Young Executive Producer: Arron Fellows A Mindhouse Studios Production for Spotify www.mindhouse.co.uk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    1 hr and 35 mins
  • S7 EP3: Lulu discusses alcoholism, marrying a Bee Gee, and David Bowie’s thighs

    S7 EP3: Lulu discusses alcoholism, marrying a Bee Gee, and David Bowie’s thighs
    Mar 17 2026
    Louis is joined in the Spotify studio by Scottish singer, actor and TV personality Lulu. The pair discuss her struggles with alcoholism, being married to a Bee Gee, and her intimate knowledge of David Bowie’s thighs. Warnings: Strong language and adult themes. Links/Attachments: Song: ‘Shout’, the Isley Brothers (1959) https://open.spotify.com/track/72VH13PSrYh963lzB5NzG4 To Sir, With Love (1967) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0062376/ Book: Lulu: I Don’t Want To Fight, Lulu (2020) https://www.waterstones.com/book/lulu-i-dont-want-to-fight/lulu/9780751546255 Book: If Only You Knew, Lulu (2025) https://www.waterstones.com/book/if-only-you-knew/lulu/9781399744249 TV Show: ‘It’s Lulu’ (1970-1973) - BBC https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0299320/ TV Show: ‘Lulu’ (1975) - BBC https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0072537/ Song: ‘Getting To Know You’, Richard Rogers and Oscar Hammerstein III (1951) https://open.spotify.com/track/0aGN51LOR5E4zQAqhT1Ok7 (not 1951 version) Song: ‘Climb Ev’ry Mountain’, Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein III (1959) https://open.spotify.com/track/5ewWvQPbrBf8Z9TKmYaRY6 (not 1959 version) TV Show: ‘Happening For Lulu’ (1968-1969) - BBC https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0063926/ Jimi Hendrix on Lulu’s show (1969) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Usel2OAtQ_s&list=RDUsel2OAtQ_s&start_radio=1 TV Show: ‘Not Only...But Also’ (1965-1970) - BBC https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0128004/ Article: Jimi Hendrix Banned from BBC https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p032vp1d Song: ‘The Man Who Sold the World’, Lulu (1974) https://open.spotify.com/track/36jha42uJrGq7Ew9REPLIo Song: Boom Bang a Bang', Lulu (1969) written by Alan Moorhouse and Peter Warne https://open.spotify.com/track/67HolMSJIT9IMPhxieOHeu TV Special: ‘When Louis Met... Jimmy’ (2000) - BBC https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0304938/ Louis Theroux: Savile (2016) https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b07yc9zh TV Show: ‘Jim’ll Fix It’ (1975-2007) - BBC https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0197163/ The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart (2020) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9850386/ Saturday Night Fever (1977) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0076666/ Song: ‘Night Fever’, The Bee Gees (1977) https://open.spotify.com/track/4t2euPkyLUs5n5j1HDZ2Tr Song: ‘To Love Somebody’, The Bee Gees (1967) written by Barry and Robin Gibb https://open.spotify.com/track/0mbS3VwRbO6HVBMPXnzOGA Song: ‘Woman In Love’, Barbra Streisand (1980) written by Barry and Robin Gibb https://open.spotify.com/track/1pTGc8pwyo6xtgXBKCBcFn Song: ‘Chain Reaction’, Diana Ross (1985) https://open.spotify.com/track/1it9umP1j9qSqzKbSLLqqy TV Special: ‘An Audience with Lulu’ (2002) - ITV https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0788014/ Lulu’s Mental Health Trust https://www.lulusmentalhealthtrust.com/ Credits: Producer: Millie Chu  Assistant Producer: Mark Maughan Production Manager: Francesca Bassett  Music: Miguel D’Oliveira  Audio Mixer: Tom Guest Video Mixer: Scott Edwards Shownotes compiled by Elly Young Executive Producer: Arron Fellows     A Mindhouse Production for Spotify  www.mindhouse.co.uk  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    1 hr and 12 mins
  • S7 EP2: Kyle MacLachlan on his relationship with David Lynch, Showgirls, and viral stardom

    S7 EP2: Kyle MacLachlan on his relationship with David Lynch, Showgirls, and viral stardom
    Mar 10 2026
    In this episode, Louis speaks with Kyle MacLachlan, muse of iconic director David Lynch and internet “babygirl”. Kyle tells Louis about working with Lynch on Twin Peaks and Blue Velvet, why he will never watch Paul Verhoeven’s Showgirls, and going viral on TikTok. Watch Season 2 of Fallout on Prime Video now. Warnings: Strong language and adult themes. Links/Attachments: TV Show: ‘Fallout’ (2024 - Now) - Prime Video http://amazon.co.uk/gp/video/detail/B0FLT3NNDQ/ref=atv_dp_season_select_s2 TV Show: Twin Peaks (1990) - ABC https://www.paramountplus.com/gb/shows/twin_peaks/ Blue Velvet (1986) https://tv.apple.com/gb/movie/blue-velvet/umc.cmc.33lsrdtequl92bh2q4qufz09j?action=play Easy Rider (1969) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0064276/ Apocalypse Now (1979) https://tv.apple.com/gb/movie/apocalypse-now/umc.cmc.34p6g8esi62ncametagl3s7ao?action=play Eraserhead (1977) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0074486/ The Elephant Man (1980) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080678/ Dune (1984) https://tv.apple.com/gb/movie/dune/umc.cmc.7edgw5obp2gwx0xsyhla10zbc?action=play Instagram Post: Kyle about David Lynch https://www.instagram.com/p/DE5pC5RyH29/?hl=en&img_index=1 Dune (2021) https://tv.apple.com/gb/movie/dune/umc.cmc.2l7qj9p33t3jww1roxi8cgiw5?action=play White Nights (1985) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0090319/ TV Show: Portlandia (2011-2018) - IFC https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1780441/ TV Show: Desperate Housewives (2004 – 2012) - ABC https://tv.apple.com/gb/episode/pilot/umc.cmc.1nlhsa37c9fb3k7i79tls86l4?showId=umc.cmc.764fqtvvzfic5cig1ubycwn4&action=playSmartEpisode TV Show: Sex and the City (1989 – 2004) - HBO https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0159206/ The Hidden (1988) https://tv.apple.com/gb/movie/the-hidden/umc.cmc.xpfv9tdbmpijtg30s9sofdq7?action=play The Doors (1991) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0101761/ Showgirls (1995) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0114436/ Podcast: What Are We Even Doing? With Kyle MacLachlan - IHeartPodcasts https://open.spotify.com/show/4Q0EAcipmnanJtijhZR4Id Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0071853/ Monty Python’s Life of Brian (1979) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0079470/ TikTok Post: Kyle’s viral post https://www.tiktok.com/@kyle_maclachlan/video/7561193641553726750 TV Show: ‘How I Met Your Mother’ (2005 – 2014) - CBS https://tv.apple.com/gb/episode/pilot/umc.cmc.3gahlb7gzcf4n4vm56n4et5um?showId=umc.cmc.hrenotb7pqaz2mo61vph1gwj&action=playSmartEpisode RoboCop (1987) https://www.itv.com/watch/robocop/ROBOCOP/CFD2301a0001 Inland Empire (2006) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0460829/ TV Show: ‘The Last of Us’ (2023 – Now) - HBO https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3581920/ ‘Dennis Hopper’s Best Moments as Frank’ - Youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O1CQgHeoe14 M (1931) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0022100/ Credits: Producer: Millie Chu  Assistant Producer: Mark Maughan Production Manager: Francesca Bassett  Music: Miguel D’Oliveira  Audio Mixer: Tom Guest Video Mixer: Scott Edwards Shownotes compiled by Elly Young Executive Producer: Arron Fellows     A Mindhouse Production for Spotify  www.mindhouse.co.uk  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    1 hr and 17 mins
  • S7 EP1: Boris Becker on encountering Diddy, mind-games with Nadal and his spell in prison

    S7 EP1: Boris Becker on encountering Diddy, mind-games with Nadal and his spell in prison
    Mar 3 2026
    Bingo cards at the ready... for the first episode of the series, Louis’s on the road again - this time in sunny Milan to sit down with tennis champion, coach, and commentator, Boris Becker. The pair discuss Boris encountering Diddy in Miami, playing mind-games with Rafael Nadal in the Wimbledon locker room, and his spell in Wandsworth prison. Warnings: Strong language and adult themes. Links/Attachments: Book: Boris Becker Inside, Boris Becker (2025) https://www.waterstones.com/book/inside/boris-becker/9780008782924 Book: The Player, Boris Becker (2004) https://www.waterstones.com/book/the-player/boris-becker/9780857500274 Boom! Boom! The World vs. Boris Becker, (2023) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10366552/ Boris Becker: The Rise & Fall, (2023) https://www.itv.com/watch/boris-becker-the-rise-and-fall/10a2940 Song: ‘Me Against The World', Tupac (1995) https://open.spotify.com/track/76wJIkA63AgwA92hUhpE2V?si=dcabe1b32c4947c9 Song: ‘Slippin’, Lil Kim (2005) https://open.spotify.com/track/3xN4CIFCdrJOiCFF7NFILQ Article: Judge Ordered to Pay Fine for Racist Tweet https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2019/01/16/alternative-germany-politician-ordered-pay-compensation-boris/#:~:text=Jens%20Maier%20of%20the%20AfD%20was%20ordered%20to%20pay%20%E2%82%AC,obtain%20bookings%20as%20a%20DJ Credits: Producer: Millie Chu  Assistant Producer: Maan al-Yasiri Production Manager: Francesca Bassett  Music: Miguel D’Oliveira  Audio Mixer: Tom Guest Video Mixer: Scott Edwards Shownotes compiled by Elly Young Executive Producer: Arron Fellows     A Mindhouse Studios Production for Spotify  www.mindhouse.co.uk  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    1 hr and 25 mins
  • Louis returns for Season 7!

    Louis returns for Season 7!
    Feb 24 2026
    People of Radioland...Louis's back with a brand new series of his podcast, 'The Louis Theroux Podcast'. Watch exclusively on Spotify, or listen wherever you get your podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    1 min
  • S6 EP8: Jimmy Carr discusses the secret to his comedy, being a late bloomer, and controversial stand-up gigs

    S6 EP8: Jimmy Carr discusses the secret to his comedy, being a late bloomer, and controversial stand-up gigs
    Dec 16 2025
    For this Christmas bonus episode, Louis sits down with writer, comedian, and panel-show super-host, Jimmy Carr. Jimmy discusses what lies behind his unique brand of ‘edgy' comedy, why he remained a virgin until the age of 26 and performing at the Riyadh Comedy Festival despite public criticism. Jimmy’s film, ‘Fackham Hall’, is out in cinemas now. Warnings: Strong language and adult themes. Links/Attachments: Book: Before & Laughter, Jimmy Carr (2021) https://www.jimmycarr.com/product/book-laughter/ Fackham Hall (2025) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt29008225/ Jimmy Carr Tour https://www.jimmycarr.com/tour/uk-ireland/ Alex Hormozi quote: https://www.instagram.com/p/DIzTPjPTZB0/ Book: Homo Ludens by Johan Huizinga https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/203913/homo-ludens-by-johan-huizinga/ Peter McGraw’s Benign Violations https://petermcgraw.org/a-brief-introduction-to-the-benign-violation-theory-of-humor/ Book: Discipline and Punish, Michel Foucault (1975) https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/13651/discipline-and-punish-by-michel-foucault-trans-alan-sheridan/9780241386019 Bob Monkhouse joke about cancer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BTUvRW7gtGU Jimmy Carr: His Dark Material (2021) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt16259786/ Nadine Dorries’ comment about Jimmy Carr joke: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/nadine-dorries-jimmy-carr-netflix-jewish-roma-b2008317.html Jimmy Carr’s joke about injured soldiers: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/6486964/Jimmy-Carr-feels-terrible-about-injured-soldiers-joke.html#:~:text=Jimmy%20Carr%20'feels%20terrible'%20about%20injured%20soldiers%20joke Saint Lawrence, the patron Saint of comedy: https://www.catholicmom.com/articles/2015/08/10/st-lawrence-patron-saint-of-comedians TV Show: ‘Game of Thrones’ (2011-2019) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0944947/ Dave Chappelle quote: https://btr.michaelkwan.com/2017/03/26/sunday-snippet-dave-chappelle/#:~:text=Posted%20by%20Michael%20Kwan%20%7C%20Mar,Maybe%20it%20was%20something%20else. TV Show: ‘The Black and White Minstrel Show’ (1958-1978) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0198065/ TV Show: ‘The Young Ones’ (1982-1984) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0083505/ Titania McGrath quote: https://x.com/TitaniaMcGrath/status/1453065592651517964 Musical: We Will Rock You, Ben Elton (2002) https://wewillrockyoulondon.co.uk/ John Betjeman’s Slough poem: https://allpoetry.com/poem/8493391-Slough-by-Sir-John-Betjeman TV Show: ‘The Office’ (2001-2003) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0290978/ Naval Ravikant https://nav.al/rich TV Show: 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown (2012 – 2025) https://www.channel4.com/programmes/8-out-of-10-cats-does-countdown The Fog of War (2004) https://tv.apple.com/gb/movie/the-fog-of-war/umc.cmc.3j815y9s5id2nvfztrlfh75il?action=play Eric Weinstein’s Intellectual Dark Web https://www.whatisemerging.com/videos/inside-the-intellectual-dark-web-eric-weinstein Hillary Clinton’s ‘deplorable’ speech: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election-us-2016-37330420 Jordan Peterson on compelled speech https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-37875695 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 Elly Young Executive Producer: Arron Fellows     A Mindhouse Production for Spotify  www.mindhouse.co.uk  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    1 hr and 16 mins
  • S6 EP7: Marina Abramovic on the relationship between performance and pain, never feeling loved in her childhood, and harmful conspiracies

    S6 EP7: Marina Abramovic on the relationship between performance and pain, never feeling loved in her childhood, and harmful conspiracies
    Nov 18 2025
    For the final episode of this series, Louis travels to Manchester to sit down with Marina Abramovic, the self-proclaimed “grandmother of performance art”. Marina tells Louis the stories behind some of her most famous artworks, as well as the relationship between performance and pain, never feeling loved in her childhood, and being caught in the middle of an online conspiracy. Warnings: Strong language and adult themes. Links/Attachments: Balkan Erotic Epic, Marina Abramovic (2025) https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2025/may/22/manchester-to-host-world-premiere-of-marina-abramovics-balkan-erotic-epic The Artist is Present, Marina Abramovic (2010) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2073029/ Lips of Thomas, Marina Abramovic (1975) https://www.guggenheim.org/artwork/5176 Rhythm 0, Marina Abramovic (1974) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xTBkbseXfOQ&list=PL0bCt-VbCH4N3823Lj7uNAFLiYDjSnbTp&index=1 Cut Piece, Yoko Ono (1964) https://www.moma.org/audio/playlist/15/373 Cut Piece, Yoko Ono (2005): https://www.theguardian.com/world/2003/sep/16/arts.france Bob Wilson’s Life and Death of Marina Abramovic, (2012) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2177497/ Book: When Marina Abramovic Dies, James Westcott (2014) https://mitpress.mit.edu/9780262526814/when-marina-abramovic-dies/ Light – Dark, Ulay & Marina Abramovic (1978) https://www.stedelijk.nl/en/collection/13991-ulay-light-dark Seedbed, Vito Acconci (1972) https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/266876 Seven Easy Pieces, Marina Abramovic (2005) http://pastexhibitions.guggenheim.org/abramovic/ The Great Wall Walk, Marina Abramovic (1988) https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2020/apr/25/marina-abramovic-ulay-walk-the-great-wall-of-china Book: Walk Through Walls: A Memoir, Marina Abramovic (2016) https://www.waterstones.com/book/walk-through-walls/marina-abramovic/9780241974520 Balkan Baroque, Marina Abramovic (1997) https://www.singulart.com/blog/en/2024/06/03/balkan-baroque-by-marina-abramovic/?srsltid=AfmBOopPyXzjOP800ERQMaHvbiNNps0oMBOCmOKjWOhdpNt6X6kEvu2k https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQigTZuTmv0 BBC Maestro, Marina Abramovic: https://www.bbcmaestro.com/courses/marina-abramovic/the-art-of-being-present Article: ‘Marina Abramovic Just Wants Conspiracy Theorists to Let Her Be’, New York Times, 2020 https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/21/arts/design/marina-abramovic-satanist-conspiracy-theory.html The Seven Deaths of Maria Callas (2022) https://www.harrisonparrott.com/news/2022-11-04/marina-abramovic-brings-the-seven-deaths-of-maria-callas-to-royal The Truth Vs Alex Jones (2024) https://tv.apple.com/gb/show/the-truth-vs-alex-jones/umc.cmc.1azsv881ew8mcjozutufy51vf Credits: Producer: Millie Chu  Assistant Producer: Maan al-Yasiri Production Manager: Francesca Bassett  Music: Miguel D’Oliveira  Audio Mixer: Tom Guest Video Mixer: Scott Edwards Shownotes compiled by Elly Young Executive Producer: Arron Fellows     A Mindhouse Production for Spotify  www.mindhouse.co.uk  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    1 hr and 10 mins
  • S6 EP6: Florence Pugh discusses intimacy coordinators, jumping off buildings and getting into character

    S6 EP6: Florence Pugh discusses intimacy coordinators, jumping off buildings and getting into character
    Nov 11 2025
    In this episode, Louis speaks to British actress Florence Pugh. Joining Louis at Spotify HQ, Florence talks about “abusing” herself to get into character, whether intimacy coordinators are necessary on film sets, and jumping off a building from nearly 3000 feet. Warnings: Strong language and adult themes. If you’ve been affected by the topics discussed in this episode, Spotify have a website for information and resources. Visit spotify.com/resources Links/Attachments: Midsommar (2019) https://tv.apple.com/gb/movie/midsommar/umc.cmc.3btmmnmdi8cci3gb2qupxli8o?action=play Hereditary (2018) https://tv.apple.com/gb/movie/hereditary/umc.cmc.1p8skf72cqba9t91v2rqjbeyv?action=play The Most Beautiful Boy in the World (2021) https://tv.apple.com/gb/movie/the-most-beautiful-boy-in-the-world/umc.cmc.6nsk7o2tf9grbf1cjmicejcrv Little Women (2019) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vuVlgl16DP0 Malevolent (2018) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2386237/ King Lear (2018) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7473890/ Thunderbolts* (2025) https://tv.apple.com/gb/movie/thunderbolts/umc.cmc.67bgkyn0fzr8n7ngw0v4mi2df?action=play Anora (2024) https://tv.apple.com/gb/movie/anora/umc.cmc.ka0xf4gk3tckil4x7x14hpcy?action=play We Live In Time (2024) https://tv.apple.com/gb/movie/we-live-in-time/umc.cmc.3en3aplqsmjw1pbltmzo7p4mx?action=play Article: Florence Pugh shares her life lessons https://www.harpersbazaar.com/uk/culture/a64501157/florence-pugh-life-lessons-video-interview/ The Wonder (2022) https://www.netflix.com/gb/title/81426931?source=35&fromWatch=true Lady Macbeth (2016) https://tv.apple.com/gb/movie/lady-macbeth/umc.cmc.1crmjkmj1nzsvuwurlmdgbiji?action=play Don’t Worry Darling (2022) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10731256/ Credits: Producer: Millie Chu  Assistant Producer: Sally McLennan Production Manager: Francesca Bassett  Music: Miguel D’Oliveira  Audio Mixer: Tom Guest Video Mixer: Scott Edwards Shownotes compiled by Elly Young Executive Producer: Arron Fellows     A Mindhouse Production for Spotify  www.mindhouse.co.uk  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    1 hr and 4 mins