Louis speaks to John Wilson, fellow documentarian and creator of the cult-favourite series, How To...with John Wilson. The pair swap stories about their respective work, including discussing John’s collaborations with writer and producer Nathan Fielder, how joining an acapella group exposed him to the NXIVM sex-cult, and their shared disdain for mockumentaries. Plus, John turns the tables on Louis…  

Warnings: Strong language and some adult themes. 

Links/Attachments: 

TV Show: ‘How To with John Wilson’ (2020-2023) - HBO 
<a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/p0cltlm3/how-to-with-john-wilson">https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/p0cltlm3/how-to-with-john-wilson</a>  
 
TV Show: ‘Louis Theroux: Gambling in Las Vegas’ (2007) - BBC 
<a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b007957z/louis-theroux-gambling-in-las-vegas">https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b007957z/louis-theroux-gambling-in-las-vegas</a> 
 
TV Show: ‘Louis Theroux’s LA Stories’ (2014) - BBC 
<a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/b03zjc67/louis-therouxs-la-stories">https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/b03zjc67/louis-therouxs-la-stories</a>  
 
Pitch Perfect (2012)  
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2mbsapmW0bg">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2mbsapmW0bg</a> 
  
Song: ‘Roxanne’, The Police (1978) 
<a href="https://open.spotify.com/track/3EYOJ48Et32uATr9ZmLnAo">https://open.spotify.com/track/3EYOJ48Et32uATr9ZmLnAo</a>  
  
TV Show: ‘Seduced: Inside the NXIVM Cult’ (2020) - Starz 
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ch_4jn_m6-g">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ch_4jn_m6-g</a> 
 
TV Show: ‘The Vow’ (2020) - HBO 
<a href="https://www.hbo.com/the-vow-2020">https://www.hbo.com/the-vow-2020</a>  
 
TV Show: ‘Louis Theroux’s Weird Weekends’ (1998-2000) - BBC 
<a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p02q5prq/louis-therouxs-weird-weekends-series-1-1-christianity?seriesId=unsliced">https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p02q5prq/louis-therouxs-weird-weekends-series-1-1-christianity?seriesId=unsliced</a>  
 
The Amazing Johnathan (2019) 
<a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9358084/">https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9358084/</a>  
 
TV Show: ‘When Louis Met...Jimmy Savile’ (2000) - BBC 
<a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p0g3zjn9/when-louis-met-series-1-jimmy-savile">https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p0g3zjn9/when-louis-met-series-1-jimmy-savile</a>  
 
TV Show: ‘Louis Theroux: America’s Most Dangerous Pets’ (2011) - BBC 
<a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b016yklh/louis-theroux-americas-most-dangerous-pets">https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b016yklh/louis-theroux-americas-most-dangerous-pets</a>  
 
TV Show: ‘Nathan For You’ (2013-2017) - Comedy Central 
<a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2297757/">https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2297757/</a>  
 
TV Show: ‘The Rehearsal’ (2022 – Present) - HBO 
<a href="https://www.hbo.com/the-rehearsal">https://www.hbo.com/the-rehearsal</a>  
 
Book: The Journalist and the Murderer, Janet Malcolm (1989) 
<a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Journalist-Murderer-Janet-Malcolm/dp/1847085342">https://www.amazon.co.uk/Journalist-Murderer-Janet-Malcolm/dp/1847085342</a>  
 
Book: The Silent Woman: Sylvia Plath and Ted Hughes, Janet Malcolm (1994) 
<a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Silent-Woman-J-Malcolm/dp/0679751408">https://www.amazon.co.uk/Silent-Woman-J-Malcolm/dp/0679751408</a> 
 
Book: Psychoanalysis: The Impossible Profession, Janet Malcolm (1977) 
<a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Psychoanalysis-Impossible-Profession-Janet-Malcolm/dp/0394710347">https://www.amazon.co.uk/Psychoanalysis-Impossible-Profession-Janet-Malcolm/dp/0394710347</a> 
 
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 Immie Webb 
Executive Producer: Arron Fellows  
   
A Mindhouse Production for Spotify  
<a href="http://www.mindhouse.co.uk/">www.mindhouse.co.uk</a>  
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