Discussed for his archive-revisiting series and his documentary style of letting subjects run their own race.
Josh recommends a BBC series where Louis Theroux revisits his documentary archives.
Referenced as the son of travel writer Paul Theroux.
Referenced in relation to the Savile documentary, which revisits his past work.
Mentioned as the documentary maker who filmed Jimmy Savile and later revisited the footage after revelations of abuse.
Josh references a similar documentary by Louis Theroux about a halfway house for sex offenders.
Josh mentions Louis Theroux's new podcast, whose first guest was Jon Ronson.
Tommy notes Louis Theroux previously covered the Joe Exotic story before Tiger King.
Josh mentions owning a novelty t-shirt featuring a photo of documentarian Louis Theroux.
Tommy references a Louis Theroux documentary as where he heard the term 'girlfriend experience'.
Josh and Tommy reference Louis Theroux both as a documentary maker and comparison for the style of Safran's book.
Josh recalls watching a Louis Theroux documentary about Alzheimer's patients in a care facility.
Referenced for his documentaries (Weird Weekends) depicting unconventional lifestyles, contrasted with Aubrey Marcus's more insightful take.
Josh references him as inspiration for the type of documentary filmmaking he wants to pursue.
Mentioned alongside Nick Broomfield as a documentary filmmaker example in the niching discussion.
Josh says he wishes Louis Theroux released a documentary every week.