S3 EP6: Nick Kyrgios discusses his love/hate relationship with tennis, mental health battles and conspiracy theories
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10/29/24 • 74 min
In this episode, Louis is joined by tennis ‘bad boy’ Nick Kyrgios. Beaming in from his home in Canberra, Australia, the pair discuss his love/hate relationship with the sport that made him famous, his well-publicised mental health battles and internet conspiracy theories.
Warnings: Strong language and adult themes.
Links/Attachments:
Good Trouble with Nick Kyrgios (Podcast)
https://open.spotify.com/show/7iswYJAWYkeXLOmgSvlNlh?si=564f42f9346e4407
Break Point (Netflix)
https://www.netflix.com/title/81569920
Open: An Autobiography, Andre Agassi (2010)
https://harpercollins.co.uk/products/open-an-autobiography-andre-agassi?variant=32545747468366
Gods of Tennis (iPlayer, UK only)
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0fd5qk1
Credits:
Producer: Millie Chu
Assistant Producer: Emilia Gill
Production Manager: Francesca Bassett
Music: Miguel D’Oliveira
Audio Mixer: Tom Guest
Video Mixer: Scott Edwards
Executive Producer: Arron Fellows
A Mindhouse Production for Spotify
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In this episode, Louis is joined by tennis ‘bad boy’ Nick Kyrgios. Beaming in from his home in Canberra, Australia, the pair discuss his love/hate relationship with the sport that made him famous, his well-publicised mental health battles and internet conspiracy theories.
Warnings: Strong language and adult themes.
Links/Attachments:
Good Trouble with Nick Kyrgios (Podcast)
https://open.spotify.com/show/7iswYJAWYkeXLOmgSvlNlh?si=564f42f9346e4407
Break Point (Netflix)
https://www.netflix.com/title/81569920
Open: An Autobiography, Andre Agassi (2010)
https://harpercollins.co.uk/products/open-an-autobiography-andre-agassi?variant=32545747468366
Gods of Tennis (iPlayer, UK only)
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0fd5qk1
Credits:
Producer: Millie Chu
Assistant Producer: Emilia Gill
Production Manager: Francesca Bassett
Music: Miguel D’Oliveira
Audio Mixer: Tom Guest
Video Mixer: Scott Edwards
Executive Producer: Arron Fellows
A Mindhouse Production for Spotify
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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S3 EP5: Katie Price on her turbulent romances, cosmetic surgery and dressing up with Boris Johnson
Louis sits down with glamour model, bestselling author and all-round media personality, Katie Price. Joining Louis in the Spotify studio, Katie reflects on her turbulent romantic life, her complicated relationship with cosmetic surgery and dressing up as clowns with Boris Johnson.
Warnings: Strong language, frank discussions of sex and other adult content, including conversations about addiction and suicide.
Links/Attachments:
‘Katie Price Exclusive with Piers Morgan’
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6V1R-2h9k-U&t=152s
‘This is Me’, Katie Price (2024)
https://www.bonnierbooks.co.uk/books/john-blake-publishing/this-is-me/
‘Being Jordan: My Story’, Katie Price (2004)
‘The Last Word’, Amy Price (2023)
https://harpercollins.co.uk/products/the-last-word-amy-price?variant=40244984873038
Credits:
Producer: Millie Chu
Assistant Producer: Emilia Gill
Researcher: Rosie Hough
Production Manager: Francesca Bassett
Music: Miguel D’Oliveira
Audio Mixer: Tom Guest
Video Mixer: Scott Edwards
Executive Producer: Arron Fellows
A Mindhouse Production for Spotify
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S3 EP7: Barry Keoghan on his childhood, avoiding online hate and dancing in 'Saltburn'
For the final episode of the series, Louis is joined in the studio by Irish actor Barry Keoghan. Barry talks about his turbulent childhood in inner city Dublin, avoiding online hate and his infamous dancing scene in Saltburn.
Warnings: Strong language, as well as adult themes including substance abuse. Listener discretion is advised. Visit spotify.com/resources for information and resources.
Links/Attachments:
Dunkirk (2017)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F-eMt3SrfFU
The Killing of a Sacred Deer (2017)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQFdGfwChtw&pp=ygUkdGhlIGtpbGxpbmcgb2YgYSBzYWNyZWQgZGVlciB0cmFpbGVy
A.O. Scott, ‘Review: ‘The Killing of a Sacred Deer’ Depicts Familiar Torment’, New York Times
The Banshees of Inisherin (2022)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uRu3zLOJN2c&pp=ygUaVGhlIEJhbnNoZWVzIG9mIEluaXNoZXJpbiA%3D
Saltburn (2023)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lALMdJf6UUE&pp=ygURc2FsdGJ1cm4gdHJhaWxlciA%3D
The Basketball Diaries (1995)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Zc7T0vUpj0&pp=ygUaYmFza2V0YmFsbCBkaWFyaWVzIHRyYWlsZXI%3D
Bird (2024, released 8th November)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=130ko6kcQ-g
On The Waterfront (1954)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vOdYAXOfLMc&pp=ygUZb24gdGhlIHdhdGVyZnJvbnQgdHJhaWxlcg%3D%3D
The Wrestler (2008)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=61-GFxjTyV0&pp=ygUUdGhlIHdyZXN0bGVyIHRyYWlsZXI%3D
Love/Hate (2010)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TfheHH6iDrc&pp=ygURbG92ZS9oYXRlIHRyYWlsZXI%3D
‘Please Please Please’, Sabrina Carpenter (2024)
Credits:
Producer: Millie Chu
Assistant Producer: Sally McLennan
Production Manager: Francesca Bassett
Music: Miguel D’Oliveira
Audio Mixer: Tom Guest
Video Mixer: Scott Edwards
Executive Producer: Arron Fellows
A Mindhouse Production for Spotify
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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