Louis is back with the fifth season of his podcast!

Louis is joined in the studio by Mercury Prize-winning rapper and actress, Little Simz. The pair discuss the inspiration behind her new album Lotus, growing up with adopted siblings and working with Drake on Top Boy. Prepare for awkward pauses and an unlikely rap collaboration.  Warnings: Strong language, as well as some adult themes.   Links/Attachments:    Album: 'Sometimes I Might Be Introvert’, Little Simz (2021)  https://open.spotify.com/album/0DBoWQ52XUHtrZQdfAqOVj     Song: ‘Venom’, Little Simz (2019)  https://open.spotify.com/album/3h7qY0r0PNgNUS838NqgGv    Song: ‘WE PRAY', Coldplay, Little Simz, Burna Boy, Elyanna & TINI (2024)  https://open.spotify.com/track/7xrEnNo99wrmIs8ZK3RZMK     TV Show: ‘Top Boy’ (2011- 2023) - Channel 4 / Netflix   https://www.netflix.com/gb/title/80217669     Album: ‘Lotus’, Little Simz (2025)  https://open.spotify.com/prerelease/4HGLG9dQard8ZMoxNlwBhl     Album: ‘NO THANK YOU’, Little Simz (2022)  https://open.spotify.com/album/57263zG8Md6XZ9lBUPPYCm     EP: ‘Drop 7’, Little Simz (2024)  https://open.spotify.com/album/2jK2rbbnrzsId5WWSc67HP     ‘Little Simz dropping bars at 11 years old on 1Xtra’ - BBC Radio 1 Xtra  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fr_9p2yNfBQ    Song: ‘Gorilla’, Little Simz (2022)  https://open.spotify.com/track/0pJO1tc1GpnxFyQp6Zp82r     Song: ‘The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)’, Missy Elliott (1997)  https://open.spotify.com/track/2WRzpLD8qDRrxMXc63E5WJ    Music Video: ‘The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)’, Missy Elliott (2009)  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hHcyJPTTn9w    Song: 'Work It’, Missy Elliott (2002)  https://open.spotify.com/track/3jagJCUbdqhDSPuxP8cAqF     Song: ‘Thief’, Little Simz (2025)  https://open.spotify.com/prerelease/4HGLG9dQard8ZMoxNlwBhl     Song: ‘Hollow’, Little Simz (2025)  https://open.spotify.com/prerelease/4HGLG9dQard8ZMoxNlwBhl    Song: ‘Not Like Us’, Kendrick Lamar (2024)  https://open.spotify.com/track/6AI3ezQ4o3HUoP6Dhudph3     Song: 'I Love You, I Hate You’, Little Simz (2021)  https://open.spotify.com/track/6XQPPbvRXZvWSUDag8jyEj     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 Immie Webb  Executive Producer: Arron Fellows       A Mindhouse Production for Spotify   www.mindhouse.co.uk     Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Louis speaks to John Wilson, fellow documentarian and creator of the cult-favourite series, How To...with John Wilson. The pair swap stories about their respective work, including discussing John’s collaborations with writer and producer Nathan Fielder, how joining an acapella group exposed him to the NXIVM sex-cult, and their shared disdain for mockumentaries. Plus, John turns the tables on Louis…   Warnings: Strong language and some adult themes.  Links/Attachments:  TV Show: ‘How To with John Wilson’ (2020-2023) - HBO  https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/p0cltlm3/how-to-with-john-wilson     TV Show: ‘Louis Theroux: Gambling in Las Vegas’ (2007) - BBC  https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b007957z/louis-theroux-gambling-in-las-vegas    TV Show: ‘Louis Theroux’s LA Stories’ (2014) - BBC  https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/b03zjc67/louis-therouxs-la-stories     Pitch Perfect (2012)   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2mbsapmW0bg     Song: ‘Roxanne’, The Police (1978)  https://open.spotify.com/track/3EYOJ48Et32uATr9ZmLnAo   'El Tango de Roxanne/Roxanne Medley' - Simply Human https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IAwbG5tq6yY    TV Show: ‘Seduced: Inside the NXIVM Cult’ (2020) - Starz  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ch_4jn_m6-g    TV Show: ‘The Vow’ (2020) - HBO  https://www.hbo.com/the-vow-2020     TV Show: ‘Louis Theroux’s Weird Weekends’ (1998-2000) - BBC  https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p02q5prq/louis-therouxs-weird-weekends-series-1-1-christianity?seriesId=unsliced     The Amazing Johnathan (2019)  https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9358084/     TV Show: ‘When Louis Met...Jimmy Savile’ (2000) - BBC  https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p0g3zjn9/when-louis-met-series-1-jimmy-savile     TV Show: ‘Louis Theroux: America’s Most Dangerous Pets’ (2011) - BBC  https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b016yklh/louis-theroux-americas-most-dangerous-pets     TV Show: ‘Nathan For You’ (2013-2017) - Comedy Central  https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2297757/     TV Show: ‘The Rehearsal’ (2022 – Present) - HBO  https://www.hbo.com/the-rehearsal     Book: The Journalist and the Murderer, Janet Malcolm (1989)  https://www.amazon.co.uk/Journalist-Murderer-Janet-Malcolm/dp/1847085342     Book: The Silent Woman: Sylvia Plath and Ted Hughes, Janet Malcolm (1994)  https://www.amazon.co.uk/Silent-Woman-J-Malcolm/dp/0679751408    Book: Psychoanalysis: The Impossible Profession, Janet Malcolm (1977)  https://www.amazon.co.uk/Psychoanalysis-Impossible-Profession-Janet-Malcolm/dp/0394710347    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 Immie Webb  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 is joined by tech entrepreneur turned longevity evangelist, Bryan Johnson. Dialling in from his home in Los Angeles, Bryan tells Louis all about his quest to live forever, from the psychedelic experience that changed his life, to the role of superintelligence in the future. Plus, Louis learns the importance of night-time erections.    Warnings: Strong language and some adult themes.   Links/Attachments:    Mind – UK Mental Health Charity  https://www.mind.org.uk/     Suicide Prevention UK  https://spuk.org.uk/     Book: The Ghost in the Machine, Arthur Koestler (originally published in 1967)  https://www.amazon.co.uk/Ghost-Machine-Arthur-Koestler/dp/1939438349     ‘How to be 18 years old again for Only $2 million a year’ - Bloomberg (2023)  https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2023-01-25/anti-aging-techniques-taken-to-extreme-by-bryan-johnson?embedded-checkout=true    TV Show: ‘Silicon Valley’ (2014-2019) - HBO   https://www.hbo.com/silicon-valley     ‘Harvard study, almost 80 years old, has proved that embracing community helps up live longer and be happier’ - The Harvard Gazette (2017)  https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2017/04/over-nearly-80-years-harvard-study-has-been-showing-how-to-live-a-healthy-and-happy-life/     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 Immie Webb  Executive Producer: Arron Fellows       A Mindhouse Production for Spotify   www.mindhouse.co.uk   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Louis travels to Los Angeles to sit down with Hollywood heavyweight and international adventurer, Sean Penn. Renowned for award-winning roles in films like Milk, I Am Sam and Carlito’s Way, Sean discusses his colourful life and career, including dining with Jack Nicholson and Vladimir Putin in Moscow, his relationship with Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy and his notorious run-ins with the paparazzi. Warnings: Strong language.   Links/Attachments:    Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982)  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vzva_I8WPAg     Mystic River (2003)  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W7NktJhrRYQ     Milk (2008)  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w5D07rmfwG0     Dead Man Walking (1995)  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kgvbfLNYumU     Carlito’s Way (1993)  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ZMd4Baswb4    The Apprentice (2024)  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_OeYJXXlw0     Superpower (2023)  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X54GUzUUM3w     One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (1975)  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OXrcDonY-B8     TV Show: ‘Euphoria’ (2019 – Present) - HBO  https://www.hbo.com/euphoria     Long Day’s Journey into Night (1962)  https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0056196/     TV Show: ‘Normal People’ (2020) - BBC / Hulu  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x1JQuWxt3cE    Shanghai Surprise (1986)  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NbW06buYw0Y     Song: ‘Like a Virgin’, Madonna (1984)  https://open.spotify.com/track/1ZPlNanZsJSPK5h9YZZFbZ     Becoming Madonna (2024) - Sky Documentaries   https://www.sky.com/watch/programme/4f309d01-57b4-42b1-92ca-82eef6ec747e     A Complete Unknown (2024)  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FdV-Cs5o8mc     Audiobook: ‘Chronicles, Volume I’, Bob Dylan (narrated by Sean Penn) (2004)  https://www.simonandschuster.co.uk/books/Chronicles-Volume-1-(Audio)/Bob-Dylan/9780743501613     TV Show: ‘Game of Thrones’ (2011-2019) - HBO  https://www.hbo.com/game-of-thrones     Sweet and Lowdown (1999)  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7w3fokY0kP0     Daddio (2024)  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PJrr2amlFyc  One Battle After Another (2025)  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ap-j8e9J5U0     TV Show: ‘Merlin’ (2008-2012) - BBC  https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00dq8tn/merlin-series-1-1-the-dragons-call?seriesId=b00mjlxv-structural-1-b00dr74v     I am Sam (2001)  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ir6_2EkhzAc    Credits:  Producer: Millie Chu   Assistant Producer: Maisie Williams  Production Manager: Francesca Bassett   Music: Miguel D’Oliveira   Audio Mixer: Tom Guest  Video Mixer: Scott Edwards   Shownotes compiled by Immie Webb  Executive Producer: Arron Fellows       A Mindhouse Production for Spotify   www.mindhouse.co.uk   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

To kick off the new series, Louis is joined in the studio by Bella Ramsey, rising star of ‘Game of Thrones’ and ‘The Last of Us’. Bella delves into their experiences as a child actor, dealing with critical fandoms online, and their phobia of vomiting.   Warnings: Some strong language and discussions of sensitive themes, including mental health issues and eating disorders. For further information and support, visit https://resources.byspotify.com/         Links/Attachments:  BEAT – UK Eating Disorder Charity   https://www.beateatingdisorders.org.uk/get-information-and-support/get-help-for-myself/i-need-support-now/helplines/    TV Show: ‘Game of Thrones’ (2011-2019) - HBO  https://www.hbo.com/game-of-thrones    TV Show: ‘The Last of Us’ (2023 – Present) - HBO  https://www.hbo.com/series/urn:hbo:series:GYyofRQHeuJ6fiQEAAAEy     TV Show: ‘The Worst Witch’ (2017 - 2020) - CBBC  https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/b09m8lyz/the-worst-witch     Video Game: ‘The Last of Us’ (2013) - Sony PlayStation  https://www.playstation.com/en-us/the-last-of-us/     TV Show: ‘Time’ (2021-2023) - BBC  https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/p09fs2qh/time?seriesId=p09fs2qh-structural-2-p0g5k19n     TV Show: ‘Cracker’ (1993-1996) - ITV  https://www.itv.com/watch/cracker/1a1918     TV Show: ‘Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV’ (2024) - Investigation Discovery  https://www.discoveryplus.com/gb/show/quiet-on-setthe-dark-side-of-kids-tv     TV Show: ‘Chernobyl’ (2019) - HBO  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s9APLXM9Ei8    EmetAction – UK Emetophobia Charity   https://emetaction.org/     The Thrive Programme  https://www.thriveprogramme.org/     Book: Emetophobia-Free, Rob Kelly (2014)  https://www.amazon.co.uk/s?k=thrive+programme+emetophobia&crid=2Q58R6N2PS6MW&sprefix=thrive+programme+emetophobia%2Caps%2C114&ref=nb_sb_noss_1    Louis Theroux: Talking to Anorexia (2017) - BBC  https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b09d5nk2/louis-theroux-talking-to-anorexia     Book: The Lord of the Rings, J. R. R. Tolkien (1954)      Credits:  Producer: Millie Chu   Assistant Producer: Maisie Williams  Production Manager: Francesca Bassett   Music: Miguel D’Oliveira   Audio Mixer: Tom Guest  Video Mixer: Scott Edwards   Shownotes compiled by Immie Webb  Executive Producer: Arron Fellows       A Mindhouse Production for Spotify   www.mindhouse.co.uk       Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It's that time again... Louis returns for another series of his podcast. Join him weekly from May 6th as he delves into the lives of fascinating people from across the globe. Watch episodes exclusively on Spotify, or listen wherever you get your podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Louis speaks to Sean Evans, the host of Youtube smash-hit ‘Hot Ones’. Dialling in from New York, the pair swap interview techniques, as well as discussing Sean’s upbringing in Chicago and how he utilised chicken wings to create one of the biggest talk shows in the world. Plus, Sean lets Louis know which celebrities were ratings hits and who he’d never have on the show...  Warnings: Strong language.    Links/Attachments:  YouTube: Louis Theroux (me) reacts to his (my) ‘Hot Ones’ episode (2025) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_WT5kxyZ1I YouTube Series: Louis Theroux Attacks the Shark While Eating Spicy Wings - Hot Ones (2023)  https://youtu.be/wlL9RUGxXSs?si=sVQYvUdArc4Wr_Dl     YouTube Series: Anthony Rizzo On Chicago Cubs Rivalries & Baseball Superstitions While Eating Spicy Wings - Hot Ones (2015)  https://youtu.be/4iSCOtYs_6Q?si=hA2IVueisoOo4WVG     YouTube Series: Prince Amukamara Talks NFL Salaries & Pre-Game Sex While Eating Spicy Wings - Hot Ones (2015)  https://youtu.be/kmBlwAFRFJU?si=lvE5Ot11dnWkeTnk     YouTube Series: Trick Daddy Prays for Help While Eating Spicy Wings - Hot Ones (2018)  https://youtu.be/SywOj6EpkOc?si=-DHaIisP36RwCQdD     YouTube Series: DJ Khaled Talks Fuccbois, Finga Licking, and Media Dinosaurs While Eating Spicy Wings - Hot Ones (2015)  https://youtu.be/1HYEC_FlgAg?si=CCcTdghBl4ifWjO5     Book: Paper Lion, George Plimpton (1966)    Book: Shadow Box, George Plimpton (1977)    YouTube Series: Conan O'Brien Needs a Doctor While Eating Spicy Wings - Hot Ones (2024)  https://youtu.be/FALlhXl6CmA?si=ZdOg3BD0sCihdUZH      YouTube Series: Sean Evans and Chili Klaus Eat the Carolina Reaper, the World's Hottest Chili Pepper – Hot Ones (2015)  https://youtu.be/9k-SBpElcWA?si=sUU4Ks6k4AqbcXas     Article: In the hot seat: Behind Hot Ones’ ambitions to be the future of late-night TV – The Verge (2019)  https://www.theverge.com/2019/10/31/20938739/hot-ones-sean-evans-youtube-guests-gordon-ramsey-idris-elba-late-night-tv     'Chili Klaus & Classical Orchestra 🌶' https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MuvUaFp_qMQ   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 Maisie Williams  Executive Producer: Arron Fellows       A Mindhouse Production for Spotify   www.mindhouse.co.uk       Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Louis sits down in the Spotify studio with Irish actor, writer, and director Sharon Horgan. Sharon discusses her colourful years squatting in London, the fine line between comedy and tragedy, and FaceTiming with Bono while filming Bad Sisters 2. She also spills the beans about almost starring in a Woody Allen film…  Warnings: Strong language.      ⁠Links/Attachments:   TV Show: ‘Bad Sisters’ (2022-2025) - AppleTV+  https://tv.apple.com/gb/show/bad-sisters/umc.cmc.14kr4vv65unannh7doqgvlh20   Film: Home Alone (1990)  https://youtu.be/jEDaVHmw7r4?si=rfeHfnepM2T1YCCQ    TV Show: ‘Catastrophe’ (2015-2019) - Channel 4   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5sKQ6ilBGGE   TV Show: ‘Pulling’ (2006-2009) - BBC  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KgHKlCM-7Wk&t=4s   TV Show: ‘Modern Love’ (2019) - Amazon  https://youtu.be/2zSuD79TU3w?si=opqU542-inqGMY_d&t=244    Short Film: The Week Before Christmas (2012) - Sky  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ueKfgCrFuek   TV Show: ‘Divorce’ (2016-2019) - HBO  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OGadA8rJBek   TV Show: ‘The Larry Sanders Show’ (1992-1998) - HBO  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jG1YlnrQAnM   TV Show: ‘The Pilot Show’ (2004) - Channel 4  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MueLNwbFWEU   ‘Woody Allen warns against ‘witch hunt’ post-Weinstein' - Variety https://variety.com/2017/film/news/woody-allen-harvey-weinstein-1202590319/  Film: Husbands and Wives (1992)  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2daA2-OwXbE   Film: Housewife of the Year (2024)  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I0OGXGAHaWs   TV Show: ‘Motherland’ (2016-2022) https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/p05j1jkp/motherland   TV Show: ‘Amandaland’ (2025) https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/m0024pyy/amandaland       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 Maisie Williams  Executive Producer: Arron Fellows       A Mindhouse Production for Spotify   www.mindhouse.co.uk     Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Louis speaks to actor, podcast host and figure of some controversy, Armie Hammer. Dialing in from his new apartment in downtown LA, Armie and Louis discuss the allegations against him, being shunned by famous friends and his unconventional family history.   Warnings: Strong language and graphic sexual content, as well as discussions of sensitive themes, including sexual abuse. For further information and support, visit https://resources.byspotify.com/.  Links/Attachments: ‘Armie Hammer Breaks His Silence’ – Air Mail  https://airmail.news/issues/2023-2-4/armie-hammer-breaks-his-silence    Podcast: ‘The Armie HammerTime Podcast’ (2024 – present)  https://open.spotify.com/show/05ozD8G0kGIAwJj2PRCjl0    TV Show: ‘House of Hammer’ (2022) – Discovery +  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FIQ80m7831I    Instagram Account: @armiehammervictims   https://www.instagram.com/armiehammervictims?igsh=MTVpbWw2OGMweGFleg==    TV Show: ‘The Offer’ (2022) – Paramount+   https://www.paramountplus.com/gb/shows/the-offer/    Shotgun Wedding (2022) – Amazon Prime  https://www.amazon.co.uk/Shotgun-Wedding-Jennifer-Lopez/dp/B0B76PXDYJ    ‘Victim of cannibal agreed to be eaten’ – The Guardian  https://www.theguardian.com/world/2003/dec/04/germany.lukeharding    Frontier Crucible (upcoming film)  https://www.imdb.com/title/tt34370951/    ‘Armie Hammer Returns to Acting With ‘Frontier Crucible’ Western’ – The Hollywood Reporter   https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/armie-hammer-acting-return-western-frontier-crucible-1236048900/  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 Immie Webb   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 studio by MMA fighter and UFC welterweight champion, Leon ‘Rocky’ Edwards. Leon talks about rubbing shoulders with Andrew Tate, how MMA saved him from a life of crime and what happened when Donald Trump came to see him fight. Plus, Leon puts Louis’s physical strength to the test…       Warnings: Strong language and adult themes        Links/Attachments:     ‘MMA Fighting’s 2022 Knockout of the Year: Leon Edwards vs. Kamaru Usman’ - MMA Fighting  https://www.mmafighting.com/2022/12/25/23524649/mma-fightings-2022-knockout-of-the-year-leon-edwards-vs-kamaru-usman    UFC Welterweight Ranking  https://www.ufc.com/rankings    ‘Colby Covington: UFC fighter provokes pre-bout row by saying Leon Edwards' dead father is 'in hell'’ - Sky News  https://news.sky.com/story/colby-covington-ufc-fighter-provokes-pre-bout-row-by-saying-leon-edwards-dead-father-is-in-hell-13030863    ‘Briton Edwards loses title in Manchester UFC fight’ - BBC  https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/mixed-martial-arts/articles/cevwr1gpgv9o    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 Immie Webb Executive Producer: Arron Fellows       A Mindhouse Production for Spotify   www.mindhouse.co.uk   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices