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

A Mindhouse Production for Spotify

www.mindhouse.co.uk

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