During the lockdown, Louis Theroux made a podcast for the BBC from home, interviewing famous people such as director Oliver Stone and comedian Ruby Wax. In his new show for Spotify, with the surprising title The Louis Theroux Podcast, not much has changed. It’s still a charming attempt to get to the essence of celebrity guests with a personal interview. In the first episode he talks to Shania Twain about divorce and medical accidents, and Theroux confesses to being a big fan of the song ‘Man! I feel like a woman!’ Nice conversations, just a pity that he doesn’t seem to use his talent for subtly asking tough questions with stars.
This podcast can only be listened to via Spotify.
A version of this article also appeared in the June 10, 2023 newspaper.