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

For the final episode of the series, Louis is joined in the studio by Irish actor Barry Keoghan. Barry talks about his turbulent childhood in inner city Dublin, avoiding online hate and his infamous dancing scene in Saltburn.  Warnings: Strong language, as well as adult themes including substance abuse. Listener discretion is advised. Visit spotify.com/resources for information and resources.      Links/Attachments:   Dunkirk (2017)  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F-eMt3SrfFU   The Killing of a Sacred Deer (2017)  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQFdGfwChtw&pp=ygUkdGhlIGtpbGxpbmcgb2YgYSBzYWNyZWQgZGVlciB0cmFpbGVy   A.O. Scott, ‘Review: ‘The Killing of a Sacred Deer’ Depicts Familiar Torment’, New York Times  https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/19/movies/the-killing-of-a-sacred-deer-review-colin-farrell-nicole-kidman.html    The Banshees of Inisherin (2022)  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uRu3zLOJN2c&pp=ygUaVGhlIEJhbnNoZWVzIG9mIEluaXNoZXJpbiA%3D   Saltburn (2023)  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lALMdJf6UUE&pp=ygURc2FsdGJ1cm4gdHJhaWxlciA%3D   The Basketball Diaries (1995)  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Zc7T0vUpj0&pp=ygUaYmFza2V0YmFsbCBkaWFyaWVzIHRyYWlsZXI%3D     Bird (2024, released 8th November)  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=130ko6kcQ-g     On The Waterfront (1954)  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vOdYAXOfLMc&pp=ygUZb24gdGhlIHdhdGVyZnJvbnQgdHJhaWxlcg%3D%3D     The Wrestler (2008)  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=61-GFxjTyV0&pp=ygUUdGhlIHdyZXN0bGVyIHRyYWlsZXI%3D     Love/Hate (2010)  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TfheHH6iDrc&pp=ygURbG92ZS9oYXRlIHRyYWlsZXI%3D     ‘Please Please Please’, Sabrina Carpenter (2024)  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yl_thbk40A0&pp=ygUmcGxlYXNlIHBsZWFzZSBwbGVhc2Ugc2FicmluYSBjYXJwZW50ZXI%3D    Credits:  Producer: Millie Chu   Assistant Producer: Sally McLennan  Production Manager: Francesca Bassett   Music: Miguel D’Oliveira   Audio Mixer: Tom Guest  Video Mixer: Scott Edwards   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 tennis ‘bad boy’ Nick Kyrgios. Beaming in from his home in Canberra, Australia, the pair discuss his love/hate relationship with the sport that made him famous, his well-publicised mental health battles and internet conspiracy theories.     Warnings: Strong language and adult themes.      Links/Attachments:  Good Trouble with Nick Kyrgios (Podcast)  https://open.spotify.com/show/7iswYJAWYkeXLOmgSvlNlh?si=564f42f9346e4407     Break Point (Netflix)   https://www.netflix.com/title/81569920    Open: An Autobiography, Andre Agassi (2010)  https://harpercollins.co.uk/products/open-an-autobiography-andre-agassi?variant=32545747468366     Gods of Tennis (iPlayer, UK only)  https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0fd5qk1     Credits:  Producer: Millie Chu   Assistant Producer: Emilia Gill  Production Manager: Francesca Bassett   Music: Miguel D’Oliveira   Audio Mixer: Tom Guest  Video Mixer: Scott Edwards   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 with glamour model, bestselling author and all-round media personality, Katie Price. Joining Louis in the Spotify studio, Katie reflects on her turbulent romantic life, her complicated relationship with cosmetic surgery and dressing up as clowns with Boris Johnson.    Warnings: Strong language, frank discussions of sex and other adult content, including conversations about addiction and suicide.     Links/Attachments:  ‘Katie Price Exclusive with Piers Morgan’  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6V1R-2h9k-U&t=152s     ‘This is Me’, Katie Price (2024)  https://www.bonnierbooks.co.uk/books/john-blake-publishing/this-is-me/     ‘Being Jordan: My Story’, Katie Price (2004)  https://www.worldofbooks.com/en-gb/products/being-jordan-book-katie-price-9781844541324?sku=GOR000387198&gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAjwmaO4BhAhEiwA5p4YL7U_ZzCOj4UjJdTlsh-vw2jE-eezcZzgGcG8JoeMD0gDr53SYkWg1BoCzMgQAvD_BwE     ‘The Last Word’, Amy Price (2023)  https://harpercollins.co.uk/products/the-last-word-amy-price?variant=40244984873038       Credits:  Producer: Millie Chu   Assistant Producer: Emilia Gill  Researcher: Rosie Hough  Production Manager: Francesca Bassett   Music: Miguel D’Oliveira   Audio Mixer: Tom Guest  Video Mixer: Scott Edwards   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 the seaside town of Margate to meet iconic British artist, Dame Tracey Emin. During an afternoon spent in Tracey’s painting studio, the pair discuss her turbulent upbringing, what she thinks of her YBA contemporaries and how a cancer diagnosis changed her outlook on life.     Warnings: Strong language, adult subject matter, including descriptions of sexual violence, and is intended for adult consumption only. Visit spotify.com/resources for information and resources. Links/Attachments:  ‘Knighthoods and Damehoods’ - The Royal Family  https://www.royal.uk/knighthoods-and-damehoods     When Louis Met... - BBC (UK only)  https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/p0dyhkbw/when-louis-met     ‘Young British Artists (YBAs)’ - Tate  https://www.tate.org.uk/art/art-terms/y/young-british-artists-ybas     ‘Lads, Gak and Union Jacks: The Oral History of ‘Cool Britannia’' https://www.vice.com/en/article/lads-gak-and-union-jacks-the-oral-history-of-cool-britannia/     ‘Illumination Media: Is Painting Dead?’ (original broadcast 1997) - YouTube  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lKHJoLG2cEk&ab_channel=IlluminationsMedia    ‘R.I.P. Tracey Emin’s Tent’ - BBC  http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/3753541.stm     ‘Tracey Emin: My Bed’ - Tate  https://www.tate.org.uk/art/artworks/emin-my-bed-l03662     ‘Francis Bacon’ – Tate  https://www.tate.org.uk/art/artists/francis-bacon-682     ‘Carl Andre: the ‘OJ of the art world’ leaves behind a troubling legacy’ - The Guardian  https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2024/jan/25/carl-andre-artist-legacy    ‘Death of an Artist’ - Podcast   https://www.pushkin.fm/podcasts/death-of-an-artist    ‘Satirists jump into Tracey's bed’ - The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/1999/oct/25/20yearsoftheturnerprize.turnerprize     Book: Strangeland, Tracey Emin (2005)  https://www.amazon.co.uk/Strangeland-Tracey-Emin/dp/0340769467     Book: Six Turkish Tales, Tracey Emin (1987)  https://books.google.co.uk/books/about/Six_Turkish_Tales.html?id=vbGUAAAACAAJ&redir_esc=y     Credits:  Producer: Millie Chu   Assistant Producer: Emilia Gill  Production Manager: Francesca Bassett   Music: Miguel D’Oliveira   Videography: Revelstoke Films  Audio Mixer: Tom Guest  Video Mixer: Scott Edwards   Show notes compiled by Sally McLennan  Executive Producer: Arron Fellows       A Mindhouse Production for Spotify   www.mindhouse.co.uk   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Louis chats to South African comedian, writer and television host, Trevor Noah. Dialling in from New York, Trevor shares his memories of growing up during Apartheid in Johannesburg, landing the ‘The Daily Show’, and becoming friends with Bill Gates.  Warnings: Strong language, as well as adult themes including domestic violence. Listener discretion is advised. Visit spotify.com/resources for information and resources.    Links/Attachments: Into the Uncut Grass, Trevor Noah (2024)  https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/737120/into-the-uncut-grass-by-trevor-noah-illustrated-by-sabina-hahn/   ‘The Most Hated Family in America’, Louis Theroux Specials, iPlayer (UK only)  https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b007clvf    Mind Your Language (TV Series)  https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0075537/     Ikigai   https://positivepsychology.com/ikigai/     AI For Good Lab Microsoft  https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/group/ai-for-good-research-lab/     ‘The Great Mortality’, John Kelly (2005)  https://www.harpercollins.com/products/the-great-mortality-john-kelly?variant=41000265449506     ‘Whites’, Louis Theroux’s Weird Weekends, iPlayer (UK only)  https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00b996d    'African Hunting Holiday’, Louis Theroux’s Weird Weekends, iPlayer (UK only)  https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b009sj0c     ‘Law and Disorder in Johannesburg’, Louis Theroux Specials, iPlayer (UK only)  https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00g1vdq/louis-theroux-specials-law-and-disorder-in-johannesburg     You Laugh But It’s True  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZWBepNts1V4&t=2408s      Daywalker  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YcyuIKzpYJQ    The Daily Show   https://www.youtube.com/thedailyshow     Born a Crime, Trevor Noah (2016)  https://www.hachette.co.uk/titles/trevor-noah/born-a-crime/9781473635302/     ‘Tyla’s racial identity: South African singer sparks culture war’, BBC News, (2023)  https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-67505674       Credits:  Producer: Millie Chu   Assistant Producer: Emilia Gill  Production Manager: Francesca Bassett   Music: Miguel D’Oliveira   Audio Mixer: Tom Guest  Video Mixer: Scott Edwards   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 by rapper and ‘King of Drill’, Headie One. They meet at the Spotify studio to discuss Headie’s life and career, including the tragic events surrounding his track, ‘Know Better’, growing up on the infamous Broadwater Farm estate, and the real origins of his stage name. Plus, Louis gets a lesson in drill slang. Warnings: Strong language and adult themes.     Links/Attachments:    Hip Hop Raised Me: ‘Pop Smoke UK interview with DJ Semtex’ - Youtube  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IZ-Hip-6Gw0&ab_channel=HIPHOPRAISEDME     Headie One - Know Better - Spotify  https://open.spotify.com/track/0IX9PL2dUVCHp6L4JQ9Rzq?si=34ecda24bc274eb4     File on 4: ‘Attack on rap star sparked a wave of killings’ - BBC Radio 4 (UK only)  https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p085qvh3     ‘Is drill the most controversial genre of music?’ - GQ (2018)   https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/article/drill-music-controversy-headie-one-harlem-spartans    Headie One x Drake - Only you Freestyle – YouTube  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=znQriFAMBRs&ab_channel=HeadieOne     Headie One ft Sampha - Memories - YouTube  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lWQOfXfMrJA&ab_channel=HeadieOne     Headie One – Psalm 35 – YouTube  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RvJPWLE3pQg&ab_channel=HeadieOne-Topic     Headie One – Martin’s Sofa - YouTube  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_cKPgHCciEA&ab_channel=HeadieOne     Credits:  Producer: Millie Chu   Assistant Producer: Maan Al-Yasiri and Emilia Gill  Production Manager: Francesca Bassett   Music: Miguel D’Oliveira   Audio Mixer: Tom Guest  Video Mixer: Scott Edwards   Show notes compiled by Sally McLennan  Executive Producer: Arron Fellows       A Mindhouse Production for Spotify   www.mindhouse.co.uk  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

For the first episode of the new series, Louis sits down with influencer, fashion icon and former adult film performer, Mia Khalifa. Joining Louis in the studio, Mia discusses living with autism, receiving death threats for her outspoken views, and her experience of the adult film world. Warnings: Strong language, adult content and discussions of a sexual nature. Links/Attachments: ‘What is Anime? Everything You Need to know’ - NFI https://www.nfi.edu/what-is-anime/  Louis Theroux: Extreme Love, Episode 1: Autism – BBC (UK only) https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01gk4xc  Louis Theroux: Selling Sex – BBC (UK only) https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000dbcf  Louis Theroux: Dark States, Series 1 Episode 2: Trafficking Sex – BBC (UK only) https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b099wspk Louis Theroux Specials: Twilight of the Porn Stars – BBC (UK only) https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b01j84qt/louis-theroux-specials-twilight-of-the-porn-stars  ‘Beirut – beautiful and scarred – beckons Anthony Bourdain again’ - CNN https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/beirut-bourdain-parts-unknown/index.html  Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown, S05 E08: Beirut – Banijay Documentaries (CNN production) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1LptZ9E4ZG4  Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations, S02 E08: Beirut – Discovery (Discovery+ - Amazon Prime) https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B0919V38G1/ref=atv_dp_season_select_s2  Capernaum (2018), directed by Nadine Labaki – Trailer via YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ULUo0048xZE What does the term ‘incel’ mean? - CNN https://edition.cnn.com/2023/03/16/us/incel-involuntary-celibate-explained-cec/index.html The Joe Rogan Experience, E1648: Abby Martin - YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=toBL3_nWpJU  Call Her Daddy – This is Mia Khalifa (Full Interview) - YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SlaEaN2sm14  ‘What’s a Pick-Me Girl? Here’s What You Need to Know’ - Cosmopolitan https://www.cosmopolitan.com/sex-love/a42134933/what-is-a-pick-me-girl-definition/  The Girlfriend Experience (2009), directed by Steven Soderbergh – YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=euwBlSZVrtQ  Entourage, Season 7 – HBO (Sky Comedy - Now TV) https://www.nowtv.com/gb/watch/home/asset/entourage/iYEQZ2uDbPiuTXWJFoHV9m?DCMP=WA  Credits: Producer: Millie Chu  Assistant Producer: Emilia Gill Production Manager: Francesca Bassett  Music: Miguel D’Oliveira  Audio Mixer: Tom Guest Video Mixer: Scott Edwards  Show notes compiled by Sally McLennan Executive Producer: Arron Fellows     A Mindhouse Production for Spotify  www.mindhouse.co.uk  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Louis returns for another series of freewheeling conversations with guests from across the globe – but this time, you can watch the interviews in full on Spotify! Tune in weekly from September 24th as Louis speaks to fascinating guests including Mia Khalifa, Barry Keoghan, Tracey Emin and Nick Kyrgios.    Watch episodes exclusively on Spotify, or listen everywhere. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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  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/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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices