S5 EP4: John Wilson on collaborating with Nathan Fielder, confronting a cult, and hating mockumentaries

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

bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/p0cltlm3/how-to-wit…

TV Show: ‘Louis Theroux: Gambling in Las Vegas’ (2007) - BBC

bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b007957z/louis-thero…

TV Show: ‘Louis Theroux’s LA Stories’ (2014) - BBC

bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/b03zjc67/louis-ther…

Pitch Perfect (2012)

youtube.com/watch?v=2mbsapmW0bg

Song: ‘Roxanne’, The Police (1978)

open.spotify.com/track/3EYOJ48Et32uATr9ZmLnAo

'El Tango de Roxanne/Roxanne Medley' - Simply Human

youtube.com/watch?v=IAwbG5tq6yY (urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__w…)

TV Show: ‘Seduced: Inside the NXIVM Cult’ (2020) - Starz

youtube.com/watch?v=ch_4jn_m6-g

TV Show: ‘The Vow’ (2020) - HBO

hbo.com/the-vow-2020

TV Show: ‘Louis Theroux’s Weird Weekends’ (1998-2000) - BBC

bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p02q5prq/louis-thero…

The Amazing Johnathan (2019)

imdb.com/title/tt9358084

TV Show: ‘When Louis Met...Jimmy Savile’ (2000) - BBC

bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p0g3zjn9/when-louis-…

TV Show: ‘Louis Theroux: America’s Most Dangerous Pets’ (2011) - BBC

bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b016yklh/louis-thero…

TV Show: ‘Nathan For You’ (2013-2017) - Comedy Central

imdb.com/title/tt2297757

TV Show: ‘The Rehearsal’ (2022 – Present) - HBO

hbo.com/the-rehearsal

Book: The Journalist and the Murderer, Janet Malcolm (1989)

amazon.co.uk/Journalist-Murderer-Janet-Malcolm…

Book: The Silent Woman: Sylvia Plath and Ted Hughes, Janet Malcolm (1994)

amazon.co.uk/Silent-Woman-J-Malcolm/dp/0679751…

Book: Psychoanalysis: The Impossible Profession, Janet Malcolm (1977)

amazon.co.uk/Psychoanalysis-Impossible-Profess…

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 

mindhouse.co.uk 

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