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Jon Ronson discusses culture wars, the ‘superbug’ of shamelessness, and his encounters with ‘unravelling men’
Oct 13, 2026
1h 14m 12s
Guess who's back...
Oct 8, 2026
1m 00s
S8 EP9: Mo Gilligan on being quoted by Drake, his surprising shopping addiction, and eating fried chicken for 28 days straight
Aug 4, 2026
1h 06m 58s
S8 EP8: Gary Stevenson discusses his Mormon upbringing, sparring with Rory Stewart and why a wealth tax could save the economy
Jul 28, 2026
1h 04m 19s
S8 EP7: Olivia Wilde on the pitfalls of long-term love, her unusual family name, and the 'garbage disposal' of tabloid media
Jul 20, 2026
1h 20m 02s
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| 10/13/26 |  Jon Ronson discusses culture wars, the ‘superbug’ of shamelessness, and his encounters with ‘unravelling men’ | Louis is joined in our brand-new studio by writer, documentarian and creative doppelganger Jon Ronson. Jon tells Louis all about delving into culture wars, how public shaming has created a ‘superbug’ of shamelessness, and the cast of ‘unravelling men’ in his new book, The Castle. Warnings: Strong language and adult themes. Links/Attachments: Book: The Castle, Jon Ronson (2026) https://jonronson.com/book/the-castle/ Book: Them, Jon Ronson (2001) https://jonronson.com/book/them/ TV Episode: Finding Frances, Nathan For You, Comedy Central (2017) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7277634/ TV Show: The Ronson Mission, Channel 4 (1993) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1235493/ Book: So You’ve Been Publicly Shamed, Jon Ronson (2015) https://jonronson.com/book/so-youve-been-publicly-shamed/ Podcast: Things Fell Apart (2021-2026) https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand/m002j8rl Book: The Dice Man, Luke Rhinehart (1971) https://www.waterstones.com/book/the-dice-man/luke-rhinehart/9780006513902 Article: Something is Wrong on the Internet, James Bridle, Medium (2017) https://medium.com/@jamesbridle/something-is-wrong-on-the-internet-c39c471271d2 Documentary: Stanley Kubrick’s Boxes (2006) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1263704/ Documentary: Louis Theroux: Inside the Manosphere (2026) https://www.netflix.com/title/81920687 Credits: Producer: Millie Chu Senior Assistant Producer: Maisie Ellen Williams Junior Production Manager: Rosie Pender Production Executive: Francesca Bassett Original Music: Miguel D’Oliveira Video Editor: Scott Edwards Audio Editor: Tom Guest Executive Producer: Arron Fellows A Mindhouse Studios Production for Spotify. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices | 1h 14m 12s | ||||||
| 10/8/26 | Guess who's back... | Double the episodes...double the fun. Join Louis weekly from the 14th October for more episodes of 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 | 1m 00s | ||||||
| 8/4/26 | comedyfood+4 | Mo Gilligan | Spotify StudiosChannel 4+6 | — | Mo GilliganLouis Theroux+6 | — | 1h 06m 58s | ||
| 7/28/26 | Mormon upbringingwealth tax+5 | Gary Stevenson | SpotifyHow to Get Filthy Rich with Gary Stevenson+4 | — | Mormonwealth tax+6 | — | 1h 04m 19s | ||
| 7/20/26 | long-term lovetabloid media+3 | Olivia Wilde | Where Should We Begin?The Invite+7 | — | Olivia WildeLouis Theroux+3 | Cockburn’s Special Reserve | 1h 20m 02s | ||
| 7/13/26 | rap musicBeastie Boys+4 | Mike D | Beastie BoysThank You+12 | — | Mike DBeastie Boys+4 | — | 1h 15m 47s | ||
| 7/6/26 | musiccelebrity culture+4 | Melanie C | Spice GirlsSpotify+7 | — | Melanie CSpice Girls+5 | — | 1h 15m 05s | ||
| 6/29/26 | sobrietyengagement+3 | Cara Delevingne | SpotifyI Forgot+4 | — | Cara Delevingnesobriety+4 | — | 1h 01m 40s | ||
| 6/22/26 | cancel culturegonzo journalism+3 | Andrew Callaghan | This Place RulesFlat Earth Conference+10 | — | Andrew Callaghancancel culture+3 | — | 1h 26m 06s | ||
| 6/15/26 | celebrity chefculinary history+4 | Marco Pierre White | Spotify StudiosThe Devil in the Kitchen+2 | — | Marco Pierre WhiteGordon Ramsay+4 | — | 1h 03m 21s | ||
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| 6/8/26 | footballbroadcasting+3 | Gary Lineker | BBCLineker & Baker: Behind Closed Doors+8 | — | Gary LinekerLouis Theroux+3 | — | 1h 19m 41s | ||
| 6/1/26 | new seasonpodcast+3 | — | Spotify | — | Louis TherouxSeason 8+3 | — | 0m 35s | ||
| 4/20/26 | film directionartistic suffering+3 | Yorgos Lanthimos | BugoniaThe Favourite+14 | — | Yorgos LanthimosEmma Stone+3 | — | 1h 10m 22s | ||
| 4/13/26 | Bridgertonkissing scenes+4 | Simone Ashley | BridgertonHulu+14 | — | Simone AshleyBridgerton+3 | — | 54m 58s | ||
| 4/6/26 | opioid crisiscriminal career longevity+3 | Patrick Radden Keefe | Sackler familyLondon Falling+5 | — | opioid crisisPatrick Radden Keefe+3 | — | 1h 26m 37s | ||
| 3/30/26 | viral famemusic+4 | Laufey | Spotify StudiosA Matter of Time+13 | — | LaufeyBill Murray+5 | — | 1h 18m 22s | ||
| 3/24/26 | comedyNetflix comedians+3 | Stewart Lee | NetflixStewart Lee vs. The Man-Wulf+5 | — | Stewart LeeLouis Theroux+3 | — | 1h 35m 19s | ||
| 3/17/26 | alcoholismcelebrity marriages+3 | Lulu | SpotifyBBC+11 | — | LuluDavid Bowie+5 | — | 1h 11m 45s | ||
| 3/10/26 | David LynchShowgirls+4 | Kyle MacLachlan | Twin PeaksBlue Velvet+10 | — | Kyle MacLachlanDavid Lynch+3 | — | 1h 17m 19s | ||
| 3/3/26 | tenniscelebrity encounters+3 | Boris Becker | Spotify StudiosTelegraph+6 | — | Boris BeckerLouis Theroux+5 | — | 1h 25m 14s | ||
| 2/24/26 | podcastnew season+3 | — | SpotifySpotify Studios | — | Louis Therouxpodcast+3 | — | 0m 53s | ||
| 12/16/25 | comedyedgy humor+3 | Jimmy Carr | Before & LaughterFackham Hall+2 | — | Jimmy CarrLouis Theroux+5 | — | 1h 15m 39s | ||
| 11/18/25 |  S6 EP7: Marina Abramovic on the relationship between performance and pain, never feeling loved in her childhood, and harmful conspiracies | 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 | 1h 10m 28s | ||||||
| 11/11/25 |  S6 EP6: Florence Pugh discusses intimacy coordinators, jumping off buildings and getting into character | 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 | 1h 04m 16s | ||||||
| 11/4/25 |  S6 EP5: David Byrne on clashes in Talking Heads, neurodivergence, and culture wars | Louis sits down with David Byrne, the musician, author and iconic frontman of Talking Heads. David tells Louis about personality clashes within the band, how his neurodivergence plays a role in his music, and being at the centre of a culture-war storm. Plus, they discuss whether Donald Trump stole his ‘big suit’. Warnings: Strong language and adult themes. Links/Attachments: Book: Bicycle Diaries, David Byrne (2009) https://www.waterstones.com/book/bicycle-diaries/david-byrne/9780571371266 Album: Who Is The Sky, David Byrne (2025) https://open.spotify.com/album/5xDqZQlSx2gRrAyAgHQ8AB Song: ‘The Book I Read’, Talking Heads (1977) https://open.spotify.com/track/4OT7Ndu29Z7JfhwRS2iCJX Song: ‘That’s the Way (I Like It), KC & The Sunshine Band (1994) https://open.spotify.com/track/0RQTbMBgSq7xgdZSHFZg4R Book: ‘An Anthropologist on Mars’, Oliver Sacks (1995) https://www.oliversacks.com/oliver-sacks-books/an-anthropologist-on-mars/ Song: ‘She Explains Things To Me’, David Byrne (2025) https://open.spotify.com/album/5f6f5JMGxgNa0LAJqtaUXY Song: ‘Psycho Killer’, Talking Heads (1977) https://open.spotify.com/track/7dSCxR4LqkmxoBrq9MzVSD Artist: Randy Newman https://open.spotify.com/artist/3HQyFCFFfJO3KKBlUfZsyW Artist: Alice Cooper https://open.spotify.com/artist/3EhbVgyfGd7HkpsagwL9GS Album: Talking Heads 77, Talking Heads (1977) https://open.spotify.com/album/0r7o2FeARRr23EZ0TJ0a8S Artist: Ramones https://open.spotify.com/artist/1co4F2pPNH8JjTutZkmgSm Artist: The Clash https://open.spotify.com/artist/3RGLhK1IP9jnYFH4BRFJBS Artist: Sex Pistols https://open.spotify.com/artist/1u7kkVrr14iBvrpYnZILJR 2002 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Talking Heads performance: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bBr0FJsDk1g Stop Making Sense (1984) https://tv.apple.com/gb/movie/stop-making-sense/umc.cmc.4qcn1p5rridjzo742xirf9j8m The Silence of the Lambs (1991) https://tv.apple.com/gb/movie/the-silence-of-the-lambs/umc.cmc.vo1hrvp25kr64fq8irp5jx75?action=play True Stories (2016) https://tv.apple.com/gb/movie/true-stories/umc.cmc.7ffwwfhraf765c0l9l1v7a4tw?action=play Weekly World News: https://weeklyworldnews.com/ David’s online magazine: https://reasonstobecheerful.world/ Credits: Producer: Millie Chu Assistant Producer: Artemis Irvine 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 | 1h 16m 23s | ||||||
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Peaked at #1 in United Kingdom, top 10 in 3 of 30 tracked markets, currently #1 in United Kingdom.
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| United Kingdom | — | #1 | #1 | — |
| Ireland | — | #6 | #6 | — |
| New Zealand | — | #9 | #9 | — |
| Australia | — | #13 | #13 | — |
| VN | — | #20 | #20 | — |
| South Africa | — | #21 | #21 | — |
| RO | — | #27 | #27 | — |
| ID | — | #27 | #27 | — |
| SG | — | #45 | #45 | — |
| BE | — | #47 | #47 | — |
| PL | — | #50 | #50 | — |
| TH | — | #56 | #56 | — |
| AE | — | #63 | #63 | — |
| PT | — | #66 | #66 | — |
| Finland | — | #67 | #67 | — |
| HK | — | #86 | #86 | — |
| Netherlands | — | #95 | #95 | — |
| Norway | — | #99 | #99 | — |
| Spain | — | #107 | #107 | — |
| AT | — | #107 | #107 | — |
Chart Positions
30 placements across 30 markets.
Chart Positions
30 placements across 30 markets.