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
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
'El Tango de Roxanne/Roxanne Medley' - Simply Human
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IAwbG5tq6yY
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
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The Louis Theroux Podcast
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