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) 
<a href="https://tv.apple.com/gb/movie/midsommar/umc.cmc.3btmmnmdi8cci3gb2qupxli8o?action=play">https://tv.apple.com/gb/movie/midsommar/umc.cmc.3btmmnmdi8cci3gb2qupxli8o?action=play</a>  
 
Hereditary (2018) 
<a href="https://tv.apple.com/gb/movie/hereditary/umc.cmc.1p8skf72cqba9t91v2rqjbeyv?action=play">https://tv.apple.com/gb/movie/hereditary/umc.cmc.1p8skf72cqba9t91v2rqjbeyv?action=play</a>  
 
The Most Beautiful Boy in the World (2021) 
<a href="https://tv.apple.com/gb/movie/the-most-beautiful-boy-in-the-world/umc.cmc.6nsk7o2tf9grbf1cjmicejcrv">https://tv.apple.com/gb/movie/the-most-beautiful-boy-in-the-world/umc.cmc.6nsk7o2tf9grbf1cjmicejcrv</a>  
 
Little Women (2019) 
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vuVlgl16DP0">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vuVlgl16DP0</a>  
 
Malevolent (2018) 
<a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2386237/">https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2386237/</a>  
 
King Lear (2018) 
<a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7473890/">https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7473890/</a>  
 
Thunderbolts* (2025) 
<a href="https://tv.apple.com/gb/movie/thunderbolts/umc.cmc.67bgkyn0fzr8n7ngw0v4mi2df?action=play">https://tv.apple.com/gb/movie/thunderbolts/umc.cmc.67bgkyn0fzr8n7ngw0v4mi2df?action=play</a>  
 
Anora (2024) 
<a href="https://tv.apple.com/gb/movie/anora/umc.cmc.ka0xf4gk3tckil4x7x14hpcy?action=play">https://tv.apple.com/gb/movie/anora/umc.cmc.ka0xf4gk3tckil4x7x14hpcy?action=play</a>  
 
We Live In Time (2024) 
<a href="https://tv.apple.com/gb/movie/we-live-in-time/umc.cmc.3en3aplqsmjw1pbltmzo7p4mx?action=play">https://tv.apple.com/gb/movie/we-live-in-time/umc.cmc.3en3aplqsmjw1pbltmzo7p4mx?action=play</a>  
 
Article: Florence Pugh shares her life lessons 
<a href="https://www.harpersbazaar.com/uk/culture/a64501157/florence-pugh-life-lessons-video-interview/">https://www.harpersbazaar.com/uk/culture/a64501157/florence-pugh-life-lessons-video-interview/</a>  
 
The Wonder (2022) 
<a href="https://www.netflix.com/gb/title/81426931?source=35&fromWatch=true">https://www.netflix.com/gb/title/81426931?source=35&fromWatch=true</a> 
 
Lady Macbeth (2016) 
<a href="https://tv.apple.com/gb/movie/lady-macbeth/umc.cmc.1crmjkmj1nzsvuwurlmdgbiji?action=play">https://tv.apple.com/gb/movie/lady-macbeth/umc.cmc.1crmjkmj1nzsvuwurlmdgbiji?action=play</a> 
 
Don’t Worry Darling (2022) 
<a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10731256/">https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10731256/</a>  

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  
<a href="http://www.mindhouse.co.uk/">www.mindhouse.co.uk</a>  
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