S5 EP2: Sean Penn on dining with Jack Nicholson and Putin, run-ins with the paparazzi, and his relationship with Zelenskyy

Louis travels to Los Angeles to sit down with Hollywood heavyweight and international adventurer, Sean Penn. Renowned for award-winning roles in films like Milk, I Am Sam and Carlito’s Way, Sean discusses his colourful life and career, including dining with Jack Nicholson and Vladimir Putin in Moscow, his relationship with Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy and his notorious run-ins with the paparazzi. Warnings: Strong language. Links/Attachments: Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vzva_I8WPAg Mystic River (2003) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W7NktJhrRYQ Milk (2008) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w5D07rmfwG0 Dead Man Walking (1995) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kgvbfLNYumU Carlito’s Way (1993) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ZMd4Baswb4 The Apprentice (2024) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_OeYJXXlw0 Superpower (2023) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X54GUzUUM3w One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (1975) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OXrcDonY-B8 TV Show: ‘Euphoria’ (2019 – Present) - HBO https://www.hbo.com/euphoria Long Day’s Journey into Night (1962) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0056196/ TV Show: ‘Normal People’ (2020) - BBC / Hulu https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x1JQuWxt3cE Shanghai Surprise (1986) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NbW06buYw0Y Song: ‘Like a Virgin’, Madonna (1984) https://open.spotify.com/track/1ZPlNanZsJSPK5h9YZZFbZ Becoming Madonna (2024) - Sky Documentaries https://www.sky.com/watch/programme/4f309d01-57b4-42b1-92ca-82eef6ec747e A Complete Unknown (2024) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FdV-Cs5o8mc Audiobook: ‘Chronicles, Volume I’, Bob Dylan (narrated by Sean Penn) (2004) https://www.simonandschuster.co.uk/books/Chronicles-Volume-1-(Audio)/Bob-Dylan/9780743501613 TV Show: ‘Game of Thrones’ (2011-2019) - HBO https://www.hbo.com/game-of-thrones Sweet and Lowdown (1999) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7w3fokY0kP0 Daddio (2024) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PJrr2amlFyc One Battle After Another (2025) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ap-j8e9J5U0 TV Show: ‘Merlin’ (2008-2012) - BBC https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00dq8tn/merlin-series-1-1-the-dragons-call?seriesId=b00mjlxv-structural-1-b00dr74v I am Sam (2001) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ir6_2EkhzAc Credits: Producer: Millie Chu  Assistant Producer: Maisie Williams 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  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices