S5 EP4: John Wilson on collaborating with Nathan Fielder, confronting a cult, and hating mockumentaries
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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 https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/p0cltlm3/how-to-with-john-wilson TV Show: ‘Louis Theroux: Gambling in Las Vegas’ (2007) - BBC https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b007957z/louis-theroux-gambling-in-las-vegas TV Show: ‘Louis Theroux’s LA Stories’ (2014) - BBC https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/b03zjc67/louis-therouxs-la-stories Pitch Perfect (2012) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2mbsapmW0bg Song: ‘Roxanne’, The Police (1978) https://open.spotify.com/track/3EYOJ48Et32uATr9ZmLnAo TV Show: ‘Seduced: Inside the NXIVM Cult’ (2020) - Starz https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ch_4jn_m6-g TV Show: ‘The Vow’ (2020) - HBO https://www.hbo.com/the-vow-2020 TV Show: ‘Louis Theroux’s Weird Weekends’ (1998-2000) - BBC https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p02q5prq/louis-therouxs-weird-weekends-series-1-1-christianity?seriesId=unsliced The Amazing Johnathan (2019) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9358084/ TV Show: ‘When Louis Met...Jimmy Savile’ (2000) - BBC https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p0g3zjn9/when-louis-met-series-1-jimmy-savile TV Show: ‘Louis Theroux: America’s Most Dangerous Pets’ (2011) - BBC https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b016yklh/louis-theroux-americas-most-dangerous-pets TV Show: ‘Nathan For You’ (2013-2017) - Comedy Central https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2297757/ TV Show: ‘The Rehearsal’ (2022 – Present) - HBO https://www.hbo.com/the-rehearsal Book: The Journalist and the Murderer, Janet Malcolm (1989) https://www.amazon.co.uk/Journalist-Murderer-Janet-Malcolm/dp/1847085342 Book: The Silent Woman: Sylvia Plath and Ted Hughes, Janet Malcolm (1994) https://www.amazon.co.uk/Silent-Woman-J-Malcolm/dp/0679751408 Book: Psychoanalysis: The Impossible Profession, Janet Malcolm (1977) https://www.amazon.co.uk/Psychoanalysis-Impossible-Profession-Janet-Malcolm/dp/0394710347 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 www.mindhouse.co.uk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
