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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.

The Louis Theroux Podcast

In the final episode of the season, Louis speaks to comedian, presenter and documentarian Mo Gilligan. Mo tells Louis about how Drake became a fan of his comedy, his surprising shopping addiction, and his experience eating fried chicken for 28 days for his new documentary, Big Chicken: A Fast Food Conspiracy, available to watch on Netflix from 5th August. 

 

Warnings: Strong language and adult themes. 

 

Links/Attachments: 

 

Documentary: Big Chicken: A Fast Food Conspiracy – Netflix (2026) 

https://www.netflix.com/title/81920949 

 

Documentary: Mo Gilligan: Black, British and Funny – Channel 4 (2020) 

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt21042684/ 

 

Video: Different Types of Grime MCs | Mo Gilligan (2016) 

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

 

TV Show: The Lateish Show with Mo Gilligan – Channel 4 (2019 - 2023) 

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

 

TV Show: Drunk History – Comedy Central (2015 - 2017) 

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLHHcQWkLnprc91qHlm6zef9qJu1f-aPf 

 

TV Show: The Big Narstie Show – Channel 4 (2018 - 2022) 

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

 

Podcast: The Harry Hill Show (2026 - present) 

https://open.spotify.com/episode/74xrDtkcXeOfVUFMcly9kE?si=1e1d4d0b663945e0 

 

Credits: 

Producer: Millie Chu 

Assistant Producer: Beth Johnstone 

Audio Mixer: Tom Guest 

Video Mixer: Scott Edwards 

Production Manager: Francesca Bassett 

Music: Miguel D’Oliveira 

Executive Producer: Arron Fellows 

 

A Mindhouse Studios Production for Spotify 

www.mindhouse.co.uk 
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S8 EP9: Mo Gilligan on being quoted by Drake, his surprising shopping addiction, and eating fried chicken for 28 days straight

Louis is joined in the Spotify studio by author, YouTuber and inequality economist Gary Stevenson. Gary tells Louis about growing up in a Mormon family, his disagreement with Rory Stewart, and why he thinks a wealth tax could solve financial inequality. 

Please note this episode was recorded before Gary announced he was stepping back from his YouTube channel. 

 

Warnings: Strong language. 

 

Links/Attachments: 

 

Documentary: How to Get Filthy Rich with Gary Stevenson (2026) - Channel 4 

https://www.channel4.com/programmes/how-to-get-filthy-rich-with-gary-stevenson 

 

Book: The Trading Game, Gary Stevenson (2024) 

https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/455809/the-trading-game-by-stevenson-gary/9781802062731 

 

Podcast: The Rest is Politics: 144. Gary Stevenson: From Teenage Drug Dealer to Millionaire Trader (2025) 

https://open.spotify.com/episode/5vfmQmoA9frvGh5aRQvZLi 

 

Book: Politics on the Edge, Rory Stewart (2024) 

https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/442034/politics-on-the-edge-by-stewart-rory/9781529922868 

 

TV Show: That Mitchell and Webb Look (2006-2010) - Channel 4 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h242eDB84zY 

 

Video: “I'm QUITTING!" Gary Stevenson vs Piers Morgan On Wealth, Economic Growth & Elon Musk (2026) - YouTube 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CLmFZBB3Apw 

 

Article: Gary Stevenson may have been Citi’s most profitable trader… in developed market foreign exchange (2026) - Financial Times 

https://www.ft.com/content/5c48b680-daf6-40d2-9522-ad997eb07b63 

 

Video: How COVID-19 MAKES the Rich Richer - Gary EXPLAINS the theory (2020) 

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

 

Article: The Sunday Times Rich List (2026) 

https://www.thetimes.com/sunday-times-rich-list 

 

Play: Poet In Da Corner, Debris Stevenson (2018) 

https://open.spotify.com/album/2QDC46EK9W1ndEyFbFkabH 

 

Play: My Brother’s a Genius, Debris Stevenson (2026) 

https://www.nyt.org.uk/get-tickets/my-brothers-a-genius-london 

 

 

Credits: 

Producer: Tom Fuller 

Researcher: Beth Johnstone 

Senior Assistant Producer: Maisie Williams 

Audio Mixer: Tom Guest 

Video Mixer: Alfie Butler 

Production Manager: Francesca Bassett 

Music: Miguel D’Oliveira 

Series Producer: Millie Chu 

Executive Producer: Arron Fellows 

 

A Mindhouse Studios Production for Spotify 

www.mindhouse.co.uk 

 
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S8 EP8: Gary Stevenson discusses his Mormon upbringing, sparring with Rory Stewart and why a wealth tax could save the economy

Today, Louis speaks to actor, director and renaissance woman Olivia Wilde. Following the release of her film The Invite, the pair discuss the secrets to a healthy relationship, her unusual family name, and her experience in the 'garbage disposal' of tabloid media. 

 

Warnings: Strong language and adult themes. 

 

Links/Attachments: 

 

Film: The Invite (2026) 

https://a24films.com/films/the-invite 

 

Film: I Want Your Sex (2026) 

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt32332915/ 

 

Film: Booksmart (2019) 

https://www.netflix.com/gb/title/81061054 

 

Film: Don’t Worry Darling (2022) 

https://www.netflix.com/title/81592177 

 

Documentary: Louis Theroux: Inside the Manosphere (2026) 

https://www.netflix.com/title/81920687 

 

Book: The Happy Prince and Other Tales, Oscar Wilde (1888) 

https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/31359/the-happy-prince-and-other-stories-by-wilde-oscar/9780241776285 

 

Book: Mating in Captivity, Esther Perel (2006) 

https://www.estherperel.com/mating-in-captivity 

 

Podcast: Where Should We Begin? (2017 – present) 

https://open.spotify.com/show/3fKOTwtnX5oZLaiNntKWAV 

 

Advert: Dinner With the Russians, Cockburn’s Special Reserve (1980) 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=17rOl7i55ag 

 

Book: Nineteen Eighty-Four, George Orwell (1949) 

https://www.orwellfoundation.com/the-orwell-foundation/orwell/books-by-orwell/nineteen-eighty-four/ 

 

Credits: 

Producer: Millie Chu 

Assistant Producer: Maisie Williams 

Production Manager: Francesca Bassett 

Production Assistant: Artemis Chu 

Music: Miguel D’Oliveira 

Audio Mixer: Tom Guest 

Video Mixer: Scott Edwards 

Executive Producer: Arron Fellows 

 

A Mindhouse Studios Production for Spotify 

www.mindhouse.co.uk 
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S8 EP7: Olivia Wilde on the pitfalls of long-term love, her unusual family name, and the 'garbage disposal' of tabloid media

Louis sits down with Grammy award-winning rapper, producer and former Beastie Boy Mike D. Speaking ahead of the release of his first solo album, Thank You, Mike tells Louis about breaking rap into the mainstream, the mechanics behind the Beastie Boys’ 20 foot hydraulic penis, and breaking up the band after Adam Yauch’s death. 

Warnings: Strong language and adult themes. 

 

Links/Attachments: 

 

Song: Rapture, Blondie (1980) 

https://open.spotify.com/track/1hQr0D1ZXbGHFcWLhusijv 

 

Book: Everybody’s Fly, Fat Five Freddy with Mark Rozzo (2026) 

https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/775871/everybodys-fly-by-fab-5-freddy-with-mark-rozzo/ 

 

Song: Cooky Puss, Beastie Boys (1983) 

https://open.spotify.com/track/7DZSImZVNfImxqehwNtPuB 

 

Song: Rapper’s Delight, Sugarhill Gang (1979) 

https://open.spotify.com/track/7sZDbHZiuHEzS00vzCuhqS 

 

Song: Good Times, Chic (1979) 

https://open.spotify.com/track/0PQFPcSK1gnBGlbV4CZCG0 

 

Song: The Message, Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five (1982) 

https://open.spotify.com/album/4dEczweFPXeLMMVD1zIdi7 

 

Song: Sucker M.C.’s, Run-D.M.C. (1983) 

https://open.spotify.com/track/3hx5R8nOKu5zvhlfDNSIQC 

 

Album: Licensed to Ill, Beastie Boys (1986) 

https://open.spotify.com/album/11oR0ZuqB3ucZwb5TGbZxb 

 

Radio Show: The Goon Show (1951-1960) - BBC 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0072vdz 

 

Film: National Lampoon’s Animal House (1978) 

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0077975/ 

 

Film: Caddyshack (1980) 

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080487/ 

 

Album: Paul’s Boutique, Beastie Boys (1989) 

https://open.spotify.com/album/1kmyirVya5fRxdjsPFDM05 

 

Song: Shadrach, Beastie Boys (1989) 

https://open.spotify.com/track/1vIJBVsuMouxSuDxRtTaYI 

 

Album: Hello Nasty, Beastie Boys (1998) 

https://open.spotify.com/album/1HhBu55aklCwIus7KffIji 

 

Song: Intergalactic, Beastie Boys (1998) 

https://open.spotify.com/track/5fpizYGbi5IQoEraj6FP0R 

 

Song: What We Got, Mike D (2026) 

https://open.spotify.com/track/3UeGo2iTVN98fWW96iRL5p 

 

Song: Switch Up, Mike D (2026) 

https://open.spotify.com/track/1FHSvpvNWmJcpDcmsxrtbH 

 

 

Credits: 

Producer: Millie Chu 

Assistant Producer: Beth Johnstone 

Audio Mixer: Tom Guest 

Video Mixer: Scott Edwards 

Production Manager: Francesca Bassett 

Music: Miguel D’Oliveira 

Executive Producer: Arron Fellows 

 

A Mindhouse Studios Production for Spotify 

www.mindhouse.co.uk 
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S8 EP6: Mike D discusses breaking rap into the mainstream, the infamous hydraulic penis, and disbanding the Beastie Boys

In this episode, Louis speaks to singer, songwriter and Spice Girl Melanie C. Speaking ahead of the 30th anniversary of Wannabe, Melanie and Louis discuss deleted Spiceworld scenes, showing off her guns to Arnold Schwarzenegger and why there’s no such thing as a ‘former’ Spice Girl. 

 

Warnings: Strong language and adult themes. 

 

Links/Attachments: 

 

Song: Wannabe, Spice Girls (1996) 

https://open.spotify.com/track/1Je1IMUlBXcx1Fz0WE7oPT 

 

Song: I’m So Excited, The Pointer Sisters (1984) 

https://open.spotify.com/track/3moCFGH9twneH0SHMNeeCt 

 

TV Show: Friends – NBC (1994-2004) 

https://www.netflix.com/title/70153404 

 

Song: Say You’ll Be There, Spice Girls (1996) 

https://open.spotify.com/track/1yTQ39my3MoNROlFw3RDNy 

 

Book: Who I Am, Mel C (2023) 

https://www.waterstones.com/book/who-i-am/melanie-c/9781802793383 

 

Film: Spice World (1997) 

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120185/ 

 

Album: Sweat, Mel C (2026) 

https://open.spotify.com/album/2ZrlQz1UiDn1pCThyICAeD 

 

 

 

If you've been affected by the topics discussed in this episode, visit spotify.com/resources. 

 

Credits: 

Producer: Millie Chu 

Researcher: Mark Maughan 

Audio Mixer: Tom Guest 

Video Mixer: Scott Edwards 

Assistant Producer: Maisie Williams 

Production Manager: Francesca Bassett 

Music: Miguel D’Oliveira 

Executive Producer: Arron Fellows 

 

A Mindhouse Studios Production for Spotify 

www.mindhouse.co.uk 
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S8 EP5: Melanie C on Spiceworld, comparing muscles with Arnold Schwarzenegger and why she’ll always be a Spice Girl

Louis is joined in the Spotify studio by model, actress, musician and owner of the world’s best eyebrows, Cara Delevingne. Cara tells Louis about the moment she knew she had to get sober, engagement rumours, and being Karl Lagerfeld's muse.

 

Warnings: Strong language and adult themes. 

Links/Attachments: 

Song: I Forgot, Cara Delevingne (2026) 

⁠https://open.spotify.com/track/02zcxkBgtRdpHovTLgJRl1⁠ 

 

Song: Out of My Head, Cara Delevingne (2026) 

⁠https://open.spotify.com/track/5ExQZsB1FkAemKYykuvDUv⁠ 

 

Film: Paper Towns (2015) 

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3622592/ 

 Film: Suicide Squad (2016) 

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1386697/ 

 

Film: London Fields (2018) 

https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/london_fields 

 

If you've been affected by the topics discussed in this episode, visit spotify.com/resources. 

 

Credits: 

Producer: Millie Chu 

Researcher: Maan Al-Yasiri 

Assistant Producer: Maisie Williams

Audio Mixer: Tom Guest 

Video Mixer: Scott Edwards 

Production Manager: Francesca Bassett 

Music: Miguel D’Oliveira 

Executive Producer: Arron Fellows 

 

A Mindhouse Studios Production for Spotify 

www.mindhouse.co.uk 
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S8 EP4: Cara Delevingne discusses getting sober, engagement rumours, and being Karl Lagerfeld's muse

In this episode, Louis speaks with gonzo journalist and fellow gangly documentarian Andrew Callaghan. The pair discuss Andrew’s life after cancellation, whether lizard people run the world, and his legal issues with Melania Trump. 

 

Warnings: Strong language and adult themes. 

 

Links/Attachments: 

 

Film: This Place Rules (2022) - HBO 

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt23950956/ 

 

Video: Flat Earth Conference (2020) - YouTube 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H110vCGvTmM 

 

Video: Minneapolis Protest (2021) - YouTube 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kZPeD2miyF8 

 

Film: Dear Kelly (2025) 

https://www.dearkellyfilm.com/ 

 

Video: Hunter Biden Returns (2025) - YouTube 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K4WCtYDtgbM 

 

Song: Because I Got High, Afroman (2000) 

https://open.spotify.com/track/0rRboI6IRuGx56Dq3UdYY4 

 

Article: A Full Guide the sexual misconduct allegations against YouTuber Andrew Callaghan (2022) - NPR 

https://www.npr.org/2023/01/20/1149748975/a-full-guide-to-the-sexual-misconduct-allegations-against-youtuber-andrew-callag 

 

Video: In Response (2022) - YouTube 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aQt3TgIo5e8 

 

Video: Clavicular Interview (2026) - YouTube 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_6mni6k0Zw 

 

Video: Nick Shirley Interview (2026) - YouTube 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_IrMqA3fVO0 

 

TV Show: Da Ali G Show - Ali G Interviews Donald Trump (2003) - HBO 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lau6sqyRku0 

 

Film: The Settlers (2023) - BBC 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002bm1y 

 

Article: Trolls for Trump (2016) - The New Yorker 

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2016/10/31/trolls-for-trump 

 

If you've been affected by the topics discussed in this episode, visit spotify.com/resources. 

 

Credits: 

Producer: Millie Chu 

Assistant Producer: Maisie Williams 

Production Manager: Francesca Bassett 

Music: Miguel D’Oliveira 

Audio Mixer: Tom Guest 

Video Mixer: Scott Edwards 

Executive Producer: Arron Fellows 

 

A Mindhouse Studios Production for Spotify 

www.mindhouse.co.uk 
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

S8 EP3: Andrew Callaghan on the ‘cancelverse’, lizard people, and whether he’s being sued by Melania Trump

Louis is joined in the Spotify studio by celebrity chef and enfant terrible of the culinary world, Marco Pierre White. Marco tells Louis about his complicated history with Gordon Ramsay, the moment he walked away from his three Michelin stars, and dining out with Margaret and Dennis Thatcher. 

 

Warnings: Very strong language and adult themes. 

 

Links/Attachments: 

 

Instagram Video: McMarco, Marco Pierre White (2026) 

⁠https://www.instagram.com/reel/DUNvNxOjVnW/?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet⁠ 

 

Art Film: Andy Warhol Eating a Hamburger, Jørgen Leth (1982) 

⁠https://channel.louisiana.dk/video/jorgen-leth-andy-warhol-eating-hamburger⁠ 

 

Book: The Devil in the Kitchen, Marco Pierre White & James Steen (2006) 

⁠https://www.waterstones.com/book/the-devil-in-the-kitchen/marco-pierre-white/james-steen/9780752881614⁠ 

 

Book: White Heat, Marco Pierre White (1990) 

⁠https://www.waterstones.com/book/white-heat-25/marco-pierre-white/9781845339906⁠ 

 

Book: Humble Pie, Gordon Ramsay (2006) 

⁠https://harpercollins.co.uk/products/humble-pie-gordon-ramsay?variant=32544979517518⁠ 

 

TV Show: Hell’s Kitchen (2005-present) - ITV 

⁠https://www.itv.com/watch/hells-kitchen/1a5021⁠ 

 

Credits: 

Producer: Millie Chu 

Researcher: Mark Maughan 

Editor: Tom Fuller 

Assistant Producer: Maisie Williams 

Production Manager: Francesca Bassett 

Music: Miguel D’Oliveira 

Executive Producer: Arron Fellows 

 

A Mindhouse Studios Production for Spotify 

⁠www.mindhouse.co.uk⁠ 
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S8 EP2: Marco Pierre White discusses his rift with Gordon Ramsay, retiring from cooking, and having lunch with Margaret Thatcher

For the first episode in the series, QPR fan Louis Theroux speaks with former England captain, broadcaster and fellow podcasting titan, Gary Lineker. Speaking ahead of the World Cup in North America, the pair discuss why England always lose, Gary’s split with the BBC, and why Cristiano Ronaldo doesn’t speak to him anymore. 

Warnings: Strong language and adult themes. 

 

Links/Attachments: 

 

TV Show: Tiger, (2021) 

⁠https://tv.apple.com/gb/show/tiger/umc.cmc.1p5g95s1v5v0t7i8xjgc1f0wo⁠ 

 

TV Show: When Lineker Met Maradona, (2006) 

⁠https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b007cgb3⁠ 

 

TV Show: Match of the Day, (1964 – present) 

⁠https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/b007t9y1/match-of-the-day⁠ 

 

Article: BBC has ducked this for too long — it must stand up to brazen Gary Lineker (2025) 

⁠https://www.thetimes.com/sport/football/article/gary-lineker-instagram-post-bbc-matthew-syed-9x0jjhwcg⁠ 

 

Music Video: Total Eclipse of the Heart, Bonnie Tyler (1983) 

⁠https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lcOxhH8N3Bo⁠ 

 

Podcast: Lineker & Baker: Behind Closed Doors (2018-2020) 

⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/3GxmEAvR7lOSfpGAqnL9s1⁠ 

 

Podcast: We Have Ways of Making You Talk (2019 – present) 

⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/34VlAepHmeloDD76RX4jtc⁠ 

 

Podcast: The Rest Is History (2020 – present) 

⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/7Cvsbcjhtur7nplC148TWy⁠ 

 

Podcast: The Rest Is Politics (2022 – present) 

⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/1Ysx8g1Iw42gESAtegrFaH⁠ 

 

Podcast: The Rest Is Classified (2024 – present) 

⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/1Jn1HIW6I1AQnKVpsJHdEf⁠ 

 

Podcast: The Rest Is Entertainment (2023 – present) 

⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/1mDl2B7a016YRXR2wSBy4T⁠ 

 

Podcast: The Rest Is Football (2023 – present) 

⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/2fDn3EgvJZ5J1k5rrBwrlZ⁠ 

 

Credits: 

Producer: Millie Chu 

Researcher: Rachael Devine 

Assistant Producer: Maisie Williams 

Production Manager: Francesca Bassett 

Music: Miguel D’Oliveira 

Executive Producer: Arron Fellows 

 

A Mindhouse Studios Production for Spotify 

⁠www.mindhouse.co.uk⁠ 

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

S8 EP1: Gary Lineker on England’s losing streak, leaving the BBC, and his frosty relationship with Cristiano Ronaldo

Bingo cards at the ready...

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Louis's back with Season 8!

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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S2 EP1: Paul Mescal discusses the impact of Hollywood fame, dealing with paparazzi, and how acting is the love of his life

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