Covid-19 hasn’t gone away and, due to travel restrictions, neither has Louis Theroux. In the second outing of his podcast series, he tracks down more high-profile guests he’s been longing to talk to - a fascinating mix of the celebrated, the controversial and the mysterious. Emmy Award winning actor and TV presenter Leah Remini talks to Louis Theroux about life in the Church of Scientology and her reasons for leaving. Producer: Paul Kobrak Assistant Producers: Catherine Murnane and Molly Schneider
You are about to listen to a BBC podcast, and I'd like to tell you a bit about what goes into making one.
I'm Siddhartha Sese, an assistant commissioner of podcasts for BBC Sounds.
I pull a lot of levers to support a diverse range of podcasts on all sorts of subjects.
Relationships, identity, comedy, even one that mixes poetry, music, and inner city life.
So one day I'll be helping hosts develop their ideas, the next back checking a feature, and the next looking at how a podcast connects with its audience.
And maybe that's you.
So if you like this podcast, check out some others on BBC Sounds.
BBC Sounds Music Radio podcasts.
Hello, can you see me now?
Hello, I'm Louis Theroux, and this is Grounded with Louis Theroux, my podcast series for Radio 4 in which I get to talk to all sorts of people I've been itching to meet, speaking to them remotely via the Internet.
I'm Louis.
I'm your host.
I know who you are, love.
Yes.
Welcome, welcome.
With everyone, guest host and production team each dialing in from their own homes, the bearded man is Paul.
Hi, Paul.
And Catherine in green.
Hi, how are you?
Today's guest is Leah Remini, actor, presenter, winner of two Primetime Emmy Awards, and for 30 years, a member of the controversial Church of Scientology before leaving in 2013 and becoming one of its fiercest critics.