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