The Louis Theroux Podcast

In this episode, Louis speaks with Kyle MacLachlan, muse of iconic director David Lynch and internet “babygirl”. Kyle tells Louis about working with Lynch on Twin Peaks and Blue Velvet, why he will never watch Paul Verhoeven’s Showgirls, and going viral on TikTok.  

Watch Season 2 of Fallout on Prime Video now.  

 

Warnings: Strong language and adult themes.  

 

Links/Attachments: 

 

TV Show: ‘Fallout’ (2024 - Now) - Prime Video 

http://amazon.co.uk/gp/video/detail/B0FLT3NNDQ/ref=atv_dp_season_select_s2 

 

TV Show: Twin Peaks (1990) - ABC 

https://www.paramountplus.com/gb/shows/twin_peaks/ 

 

Blue Velvet (1986) 

https://tv.apple.com/gb/movie/blue-velvet/umc.cmc.33lsrdtequl92bh2q4qufz09j?action=play 

 

Easy Rider (1969) 

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0064276/  

 

Apocalypse Now (1979) 

https://tv.apple.com/gb/movie/apocalypse-now/umc.cmc.34p6g8esi62ncametagl3s7ao?action=play  

 

Eraserhead (1977) 

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0074486/  

 

The Elephant Man (1980) 

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080678/ 

 

Dune (1984)  

https://tv.apple.com/gb/movie/dune/umc.cmc.7edgw5obp2gwx0xsyhla10zbc?action=play  

 

Instagram Post: Kyle about David Lynch 

https://www.instagram.com/p/DE5pC5RyH29/?hl=en&img_index=1  

 

Dune (2021) 

https://tv.apple.com/gb/movie/dune/umc.cmc.2l7qj9p33t3jww1roxi8cgiw5?action=play  

 

White Nights (1985) 

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0090319/  

 

TV Show: Portlandia (2011-2018) - IFC 

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1780441/  

 

TV Show: Desperate Housewives (2004 – 2012) - ABC 

https://tv.apple.com/gb/episode/pilot/umc.cmc.1nlhsa37c9fb3k7i79tls86l4?showId=umc.cmc.764fqtvvzfic5cig1ubycwn4&action=playSmartEpisode  

 

TV Show: Sex and the City (1989 – 2004) - HBO 

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0159206/  

 

The Hidden (1988) 

https://tv.apple.com/gb/movie/the-hidden/umc.cmc.xpfv9tdbmpijtg30s9sofdq7?action=play  

 

The Doors (1991) 

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0101761/  

 

Showgirls (1995) 

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0114436/  

 

Podcast: What Are We Even Doing? With Kyle MacLachlan - IHeartPodcasts 

https://open.spotify.com/show/4Q0EAcipmnanJtijhZR4Id  

 

Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975) 

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0071853/  

 

Monty Python’s Life of Brian (1979) 

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0079470/  

 

TikTok Post: Kyle’s viral post 

https://www.tiktok.com/@kyle_maclachlan/video/7561193641553726750  

 

TV Show: ‘How I Met Your Mother’ (2005 – 2014) - CBS 

https://tv.apple.com/gb/episode/pilot/umc.cmc.3gahlb7gzcf4n4vm56n4et5um?showId=umc.cmc.hrenotb7pqaz2mo61vph1gwj&action=playSmartEpisode  

 

RoboCop (1987) 

https://www.itv.com/watch/robocop/ROBOCOP/CFD2301a0001  

 

Inland Empire (2006) 

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0460829/  

 

TV Show: ‘The Last of Us’ (2023 – Now) - HBO 

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3581920/  

 

‘Dennis Hopper’s Best Moments as Frank’ - Youtube 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O1CQgHeoe14 

 

M (1931)  

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0022100/  

 

Credits: 

Producer: Millie Chu  

Assistant Producer: Mark Maughan 

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  

   

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Bingo cards at the ready... for the first episode of the series, Louis’s on the road again - this time in sunny Milan to sit down with tennis champion, coach, and commentator, Boris Becker. The pair discuss Boris encountering Diddy in Miami, playing mind-games with Rafael Nadal in the Wimbledon locker room, and his spell in Wandsworth prison. 

 

Warnings: Strong language and adult themes.  

 

Links/Attachments: 

 

Book: Boris Becker Inside, Boris Becker (2025) 

https://www.waterstones.com/book/inside/boris-becker/9780008782924  

 

Book: The Player, Boris Becker (2004) 

https://www.waterstones.com/book/the-player/boris-becker/9780857500274  

 

Boom! Boom! The World vs. Boris Becker, (2023) 

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10366552/  

 

Boris Becker: The Rise & Fall, (2023) 

https://www.itv.com/watch/boris-becker-the-rise-and-fall/10a2940  

 

Song: ‘Me Against The World', Tupac (1995) 

https://open.spotify.com/track/76wJIkA63AgwA92hUhpE2V?si=dcabe1b32c4947c9  

 

Song: ‘Slippin’, Lil Kim (2005) 

https://open.spotify.com/track/3xN4CIFCdrJOiCFF7NFILQ 

 

Article: Judge Ordered to Pay Fine for Racist Tweet 

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2019/01/16/alternative-germany-politician-ordered-pay-compensation-boris/#:~:text=Jens%20Maier%20of%20the%20AfD%20was%20ordered%20to%20pay%20%E2%82%AC,obtain%20bookings%20as%20a%20DJ  

 

  

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 Studios Production for Spotify  

www.mindhouse.co.uk  
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People of Radioland...Louis's back with a brand new series of his podcast, 'The Louis Theroux Podcast'.

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For this Christmas bonus episode, Louis sits down with writer, comedian, and panel-show super-host, Jimmy Carr. Jimmy discusses what lies behind his unique brand of ‘edgy' comedy, why he remained a virgin until the age of 26 and performing at the Riyadh Comedy Festival despite public criticism.  

Jimmy’s film, ‘Fackham Hall’, is out in cinemas now. 

Warnings: Strong language and adult themes.  

 

Links/Attachments: 

Book: Before & Laughter, Jimmy Carr (2021) 

https://www.jimmycarr.com/product/book-laughter/ 

 

Fackham Hall (2025) 

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt29008225/ 

 

Jimmy Carr Tour 

https://www.jimmycarr.com/tour/uk-ireland/  

 

Alex Hormozi quote: 

https://www.instagram.com/p/DIzTPjPTZB0/  

 

Book: Homo Ludens by Johan Huizinga 

https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/203913/homo-ludens-by-johan-huizinga/ 

 

Peter McGraw’s Benign Violations 

https://petermcgraw.org/a-brief-introduction-to-the-benign-violation-theory-of-humor/  

 

Book: Discipline and Punish, Michel Foucault (1975) 

https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/13651/discipline-and-punish-by-michel-foucault-trans-alan-sheridan/9780241386019  

 

Bob Monkhouse joke about cancer: 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BTUvRW7gtGU 

 

Jimmy Carr: His Dark Material (2021) 

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt16259786/  

 

Nadine Dorries’ comment about Jimmy Carr joke: 

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/nadine-dorries-jimmy-carr-netflix-jewish-roma-b2008317.html  

 

Jimmy Carr’s joke about injured soldiers: 

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/6486964/Jimmy-Carr-feels-terrible-about-injured-soldiers-joke.html#:~:text=Jimmy%20Carr%20'feels%20terrible'%20about%20injured%20soldiers%20joke  

 

Saint Lawrence, the patron Saint of comedy: 

https://www.catholicmom.com/articles/2015/08/10/st-lawrence-patron-saint-of-comedians  

 

TV Show: ‘Game of Thrones’ (2011-2019) 

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0944947/  

 

Dave Chappelle quote: 

https://btr.michaelkwan.com/2017/03/26/sunday-snippet-dave-chappelle/#:~:text=Posted%20by%20Michael%20Kwan%20%7C%20Mar,Maybe%20it%20was%20something%20else.  

 

TV Show: ‘The Black and White Minstrel Show’ (1958-1978) 

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0198065/  

 

TV Show: ‘The Young Ones’ (1982-1984) 

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0083505/  

 

Titania McGrath quote: 

https://x.com/TitaniaMcGrath/status/1453065592651517964  

 

Musical: We Will Rock You, Ben Elton (2002) 

https://wewillrockyoulondon.co.uk/  

 

John Betjeman’s Slough poem: 

https://allpoetry.com/poem/8493391-Slough-by-Sir-John-Betjeman  

 

TV Show: ‘The Office’ (2001-2003) 

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0290978/ 

 

Naval Ravikant 

https://nav.al/rich  

 

TV Show: 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown (2012 – 2025) 

https://www.channel4.com/programmes/8-out-of-10-cats-does-countdown  

 

The Fog of War (2004) 

https://tv.apple.com/gb/movie/the-fog-of-war/umc.cmc.3j815y9s5id2nvfztrlfh75il?action=play  

 

Eric Weinstein’s Intellectual Dark Web 

https://www.whatisemerging.com/videos/inside-the-intellectual-dark-web-eric-weinstein 

 

Hillary Clinton’s ‘deplorable’ speech:  

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election-us-2016-37330420  

 

Jordan Peterson on compelled speech 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-37875695  

 

 

 

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 Elly Young 

Executive Producer: Arron Fellows  

   

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www.mindhouse.co.uk  
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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  
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