And, This Is The Man Who Survived The Manosphere - Louis Theroux
This is Gavin Newsom
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3.0 • 7.2K Ratings
🗓️ 23 April 2026
⏱️ 62 minutes
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Summary
Acclaimed documentarian Louis Theroux joins the podcast for a wide-ranging conversation on extremism, the evolution of the Manosphere and the blurred line between journalism & platforming. From Andrew Tate to the fringe becoming mainstream, Theroux reflects on the toxic Manosphere culture and why it’s not just an ideology, but a grift.
00:00 Intro
1:02 -The Weirdest Things Theroux Has Ever Seen
9:39 The Most Surprising Thing About Extremism
15:20 The Fringe Is No Longer Fringe
20:45 The Manosphere: Is Theroux Platforming Toxic Characters?
26:12 The Manosphere As Grift: Andrew Tate & Sneako
38:24 Myron Gaines & The Female Experience In The Manosphere
43:39 The Future Of The Manosphere
49:40 The Manosphere’s Embrace of Antisemitism
55:15 Tech & AI’s Merging With The Manosphere
1:00:06 Theroux’s Next Project
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| 0:00.0 | You got to the heart of the better, and I sometimes say the weirdest thing about weird people is how normal they are. |
| 0:05.0 | This isn't that man-sphere. This isn't the boyosphere. It's more of a griff than an ideology. These guys are selling, selling, selling, selling, selling, selling, selling. So those of you have tuned in to the podcast know we've dove deep into the issue of the crisis of men and boys. Richard Reeves and the Institute of Men of Boys. |
| 0:22.0 | We talked to Scott Galloway, a number of other guests. |
| 0:24.0 | We also talked about into the issue of the crisis of men and boys. Richard Reeves and the Institute of Men and Boys. |
| 0:21.9 | We talked to Scott Galloway, a number of other guests. |
| 0:23.8 | We also talked about the Manosphere, |
| 0:26.3 | but we've never gone, quote, unquote, inside the Manosphere. |
| 0:29.7 | And that's why I'm so excited to have my next guest, Louis Theroux, |
| 0:34.1 | who's done dozens and dozens of documentaries on the porn industry, neo-Nazis, |
| 0:39.9 | did documentary on Scientology, Westboro Baptist Church, and just completed this really insightful |
| 0:47.0 | documentary about the Manosphere. This is a wide-raging conversation you don't want to miss. |
| 0:54.3 | This is Gavin Newsom. |
| 0:57.3 | And this is Louis Theroux. |
| 1:01.2 | This is an I-Heart podcast. |
| 1:04.2 | Guaranteed Human. |
| 1:05.7 | Where are you? |
| 1:06.8 | In London proper? |
| 1:08.3 | Where are you specifically? |
| 1:09.5 | I'm in London, England. In northwest London in an area called Kilburn, Northwest. |
| 1:15.4 | I don't know. You just really have to know London to know where exactly, but I just cycled back from Trafalgar Square, and it took me about 25 minutes. |
| 1:23.7 | I love it. What's, what, how much, where do you spend most of your time are you are out there |
| 1:28.9 | just on the plane around the globe? I have um I have three boys three sons and as they've got |
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