361. Louis Theroux On The Settlers, The Manosphere, & Tribalism

About this episode

Louis Theroux joins William and Anita to discuss his documentaries on the Settler movement and the nature of extremism.

William and Anita are joined by Louis Theroux to discuss his documentaries on the Settler movement in the West Bank, and explore how extremists operate. What are the commonalities between HS TikkyTokky and the mother of the settler movement, Daniella Weiss? How do the extremists in these documentaries use shamelessness to their advantage? And what does Louis think about having invented “The Theroux Method”? To listen to our series on the history of the Arab-Israeli conflict, head to episodes 346-353. Join the Empire Club: Unlock the full Empire experience – with bonus episodes, ad-free listening, early access to miniseries and live show tickets, exclusive book discounts, a members-only newsletter, and access to our private Discord chatroom. Sign up directly at empirepoduk.com Try Attio for free at attio.com/empire For more Goalhanger Podcasts, head to www.goalhanger.com. Email: empire@goalhanger.com Instagram: @empirepoduk Blue Sky: @empirepoduk X: @empirepoduk Assistant Producer: Imogen Marriott Editor: Bruno Di Castri Social Producer: Charlie Johnson Producer: Anouska Lewis Executive Producer: Dom Johnson Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

People in this episode

Hosts: William, Anita

Guest: Louis Theroux

Topics covered

• Settler movement
• Extremism
• Documentaries
• Tribalism
• Shamelessness
• The Theroux Method

Keywords

• Louis Theroux
• Settler movement
• West Bank
• extremism
• documentaries
• The Theroux Method
• tribalism
• shamelessness

Sponsors

Attio

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Empire Club, Goalhanger

Places: West Bank

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