In this special bonus episode, Louis sits down with Yorgos Lanthimos, the acclaimed director of ‘Bugonia’, 'The Favourite’ and ‘Poor Things’. Yorgos tells Louis about working with Emma Stone, suffering for his art, and debating whether or not to direct a Bourne movie. 
 
Warnings: Strong language and adult themes.  
 
Links/Attachments:  
 
Bugonia (2025) 
<a href="https://tv.apple.com/gb/movie/bugonia/umc.cmc.405pbn0ajtqwj3ycjapyd0i9x?action=play">https://tv.apple.com/gb/movie/bugonia/umc.cmc.405pbn0ajtqwj3ycjapyd0i9x?action=play</a>  
 
Dogtooth (2009) 
<a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1379182/">https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1379182/</a>  
 
Pulp Fiction (1994) 
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lH18ZHdrktM">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lH18ZHdrktM</a>  
 
Blue Velvet (1986) 
<a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0090756/">https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0090756/</a>  
 
Eraserhead (1977) 
<a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0074486/">https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0074486/</a>  
 
Bourne Franchise  
<a href="https://www.imdb.com/list/ls089971582/">https://www.imdb.com/list/ls089971582/</a>  
 
Dude, Where’s My Car? (2000) 
<a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0242423/">https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0242423/</a>  
 
The Lives of Others (2006) 
<a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0405094/">https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0405094/</a>  
 
The Tourist (2010) 
<a href="https://tv.apple.com/gb/movie/the-tourist/umc.cmc.5ka0eofzuve9xw2qb7rcpwbck?action=play">https://tv.apple.com/gb/movie/the-tourist/umc.cmc.5ka0eofzuve9xw2qb7rcpwbck?action=play</a> 
 
Poor Things (2023) 
<a href="https://tv.apple.com/gb/movie/poor-things/umc.cmc.3mshuc064vnbpvdq7rl6d3lpf?action=play">https://tv.apple.com/gb/movie/poor-things/umc.cmc.3mshuc064vnbpvdq7rl6d3lpf?action=play</a>  
 
Kinds of Kindness (2024) 
<a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt22408160/">https://www.imdb.com/title/tt22408160/</a>  
 
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://www.imdb.com/title/tt7784604/">https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7784604/</a>  
 
Eddington (2025) 
<a href="https://tv.apple.com/gb/movie/eddington/umc.cmc.16hrancuhb81jh76au2988hqv?action=play">https://tv.apple.com/gb/movie/eddington/umc.cmc.16hrancuhb81jh76au2988hqv?action=play</a>  
 
Beau Is Afraid (2023) 
<a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13521006/">https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13521006/</a>  
 
Save the Green Planet! (2003) 
<a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0354668/">https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0354668/</a>  
 
TV Show: ‘Succession’ (2018 –2023) - HBO 
<a href="https://tv.apple.com/gb/show/succession/umc.cmc.3trf3c8kzd8m4w72c9q8dwjqe">https://tv.apple.com/gb/show/succession/umc.cmc.3trf3c8kzd8m4w72c9q8dwjqe</a>  
 
Article: Tarantino on Paul Dano 
<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/dec/11/hollywood-honest-quentin-tarantino-paul-dano">https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/dec/11/hollywood-honest-quentin-tarantino-paul-dano</a>  
 
There Will Be Blood (2007) 
<a href="https://tv.apple.com/gb/movie/there-will-be-blood/umc.cmc.45s5e33zqu277lcdym5taili?action=play">https://tv.apple.com/gb/movie/there-will-be-blood/umc.cmc.45s5e33zqu277lcdym5taili?action=play</a>  
 
Prisoners (2013) 
<a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1392214/">https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1392214/</a>  
 
Film Franchise: Marvel Cinematic Universe (2008 – present) 
<a href="https://www.imdb.com/list/ls031310794/">https://www.imdb.com/list/ls031310794/</a>  
 
A Minecraft Movie (2025) 
<a href="https://tv.apple.com/gb/movie/a-minecraft-movie/umc.cmc.1od4a1ayyjqn43uz8fel7ei5e?action=play">https://tv.apple.com/gb/movie/a-minecraft-movie/umc.cmc.1od4a1ayyjqn43uz8fel7ei5e?action=play</a>  
 
Superman (2025) 
<a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5950044/">https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5950044/</a>  
 
The Lego Batman Movie (2017) 
<a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4116284/">https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4116284/</a>  
 
Spider-Man (2002) 
<a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0145487/">https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0145487/</a>  
 
The Mastermind (2025) 
<a href="https://tv.apple.com/gb/movie/the-mastermind/umc.cmc.3kbnmjk6m6h0hy67h6w6kj6j2?action=play">https://tv.apple.com/gb/movie/the-mastermind/umc.cmc.3kbnmjk6m6h0hy67h6w6kj6j2?action=play</a>  
 
Anora (2024) 
<a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt28607951/">https://www.imdb.com/title/tt28607951/</a>  
 
Daddy Longlegs (2009) 
<a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1426362/">https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1426362/</a>  
 
Longlegs (2024) 
<a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt23468450/">https://www.imdb.com/title/tt23468450/</a>  
 
Uncut Gems (2019) 
<a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5727208/">https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5727208/</a>  
 
Good Time (2017) 
<a href="https://tv.apple.com/gb/movie/good-time/umc.cmc.7950weot61ytepv84enkastys?action=play">https://tv.apple.com/gb/movie/good-time/umc.cmc.7950weot61ytepv84enkastys?action=play</a>  
 
Marty Supreme (2025) 
<a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt32916440/">https://www.imdb.com/title/tt32916440/</a>  
 
The Smashing Machine (2025) 
<a href="https://tv.apple.com/gb/movie/the-smashing-machine/umc.cmc.71wzerdj91fo8ep11rcbu3tei?action=play">https://tv.apple.com/gb/movie/the-smashing-machine/umc.cmc.71wzerdj91fo8ep11rcbu3tei?action=play</a>  
 
Exhibition: Yorgos Lanthimos: Photographs (2026) 
<a href="https://www.onassis.org/whats-on/yorgos-lanthimos-photographs">https://www.onassis.org/whats-on/yorgos-lanthimos-photographs</a>  
 
Athens, Greece 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Athens

Credits 
Producer: Millie Chu  
Researcher: 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 Studios Production for Spotify  
<a href="http://www.mindhouse.co.uk/">www.mindhouse.co.uk</a> 
 
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