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Las Culturistas with Matt Rogers and Bowen Yang

Big Money Players Network and iHeartPodcaststwitter.com
Ding dong! Join your culture consultants, Matt Rogers and Bowen Yang, on an unforgettable journey into the beating heart of CULTURE. Alongside sizzling special guests, they GET INTO the hottest pop-culture moments of the day and the formative cultural experiences that turned them into Culturistas. Produced by the Big Money Players Network and iHeartRadio.
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Episodes

"Sponge" (w/ Hannah Einbinder)

Y'all are about to be sponge. Finally, Hannah Einbinder is on Las Cultch! Hannah and our hosts fight through tears to chat about her new MAX special Everything Must Go, acting across from The Legend (JS) on Hacks and being shocked it's happening, the current generational divide on the state of comedy and the happy challenge of balancing acting and stand up. Also, Bring It On as formative culture, Hannah's storied history as a competitive cheerleader and the emotional moment when she knew she had...

Jun 19, 20241 hr 31 min

“My Fourth Time on Las Cultch” (w/ Julio Torres)

It's finally that time: Julio Torres has come back on the podcast. For the 4th time? You tell us! They unfold a world of Disney, fitness classes instructors subtweeting you to your face, dinner party etiquette (do not invite Julio!), the unpretentiousness of OMG Fashun, and how to use the bathroom at Animal. The sisters also take time to re-name Matt while also taking time to acknowledging that seeing a film at Sundance is a mess. It's an important episode because Julio is BACK (for the 3rd time...

Jun 12, 20241 hr 34 min

"Ghost Whisper" (w/ Ben Platt)

What's it like to be in love? That question is answered in this installment of Las Cultch with Ben Platt! The superstar takes a break from his stunning run at the Palace on Broadway to discuss making his new album Honeymind, give inspired thoughts on the recent pop girlie landscape, and explain what Nashville is like. Also, a Noah Galvin cameo, the Presidential Fitness Test, being a consistent patron of the arts, and insight into the upcoming film WICK'T (sp?) from those on the inside. All this,...

Jun 05, 20241 hr 13 min

"For The Night" (w/ Charli XCX)

Angels, if you're listening? Charli XCX says get chaotic! Her penetrative new album BRAT is out June 7th, and Charli is in studio with Matt & Bowen to chat about Charli's preferred Housewives franchise (Salt Lake City), being a person who tells it like it is, confronting the Having Babies of it all, the Charli-Caroline Polachek-Christine & The Queens SNL performance that never was and Lana Del Rey as an art figure. All this, synesthesia, the London rave scene and party culture, clubbing ...

Jun 05, 20241 hr 12 min

2024 LCCA NOMINATIONS Part III

Part three of the Las Culturistas Culture Award nominations. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

May 31, 202416 min

2024 LCCA NOMINATIONS Part II

Part two of the Las Culturistas Culture Award nominations. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

May 30, 202414 min

2024 LCCA NOMINATIONS Part I

Part one of the Las Culturistas Culture Award nominations. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

May 29, 202417 min

"An Emergency With Our Closest Friend" (w/ Cole Escola)

Broadway. You don't get bigger than THAT. And today's Las Cultch guest, gleaming diamond of the culture Cole Escola, is headed there, honey. "Oh, Mary!" is the show AND the moment, and Matt & Bowen welcome its star and playwright to discuss reasons for dick appointment cancellation, how it might actually be the time for our civilization to end, and whether or not 45 deserves a turn to *dazzle* on Broadway. All this, Cole's refusal to discuss the Met Gala, the time Bow and Cole saw a Dutch pr...

May 22, 20241 hr 46 min

"Throw Up Ya Hands" (w/ Taylor Tomlinson)

The sisters are joined by the very special Taylor Tomlinson in this joyous episode! The discourse includes Hugh Jackman's sweaty glove, being a pro at reading a teleprompter, the culture of Romeo & Juliet, doing clean stand up on the church circuit, creating new stars, emails from Baz Luhrmann, co-opting the language of generation Z, and three IDTSH's you'll never forget! Get into it! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....

May 15, 20241 hr 28 min

“The Gutter Is Coming Through” (w/ Tyler Henry)

Matt & Bowen get absolutely read by Tyler Henry, thee Hollywood Medium, on this ep of Las Culturistas, and are blown away by the experience! The hosts with the most talk to the gay who speaks to ghosts about how exactly he does what he does, exploring family lore, and being grateful for being gay in the context of Tyler realizing his ability at a young age. All this, the scrutiny that surrounds reading celebrities, how Sarah Paulson helped launched Tyler's career, how to spot a bad or manipu...

May 08, 20241 hr 16 min

THE 2024 LCCA CATEGORIES

Matt and Bowen present the 2024 Las Culturistas Culture Awards categories. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

May 03, 20247 min

"Taste!" (w/ Dua Lipa)

You know the old wives tale! The summer gets to start two months early because DUA LIPA is on Las Culturistas! The one and only talks to Matt & Bowen about creating the new album Radical Optimism, headlining Glastonbury, getting that google cal together, doing double duty on SNL, and having the best god damn taste. Also, the time Katy Perry pulled a 15 year old Dua on stage to dance to "I Wanna Dance With Somebody", saying YES to the deluxe edition, the experience of becoming blonde, and the...

May 01, 20241 hr 9 min

“Challengaz ;)” w/ (Matt & Bowen)

Because we love-love you all… here’s an extra serving of Las Cultch for you! ‘Cause what were we supposed to do, exactly? Not talk about Challengers? Zendaya’s latest with director Luca Guadagnino is a total bop and Matt & Bowen get all up into it. Also, publicists? This is your moment. On Friday, May 3rd, the categories for the Las Culturistas Culture Awards are announced. Use May to campaign! The nominees will be announced at the end of the month. So make your voice heard and let your frea...

Apr 29, 202441 min

"This Is What I Personally Believe" (w/ Matt & Bowen)

A podcast episode that reflects events, opinions and sentiments from a fleeting and fatalistic moment in time; The Tortured Poets Department is out now. Matt & Bowen bare their souls in discussion. Also, 2013? Yeah. Culturally excavated. This period of the podcasters’ lives are now over, the chapter closed and boarded up… that’s that WE, Espresso! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Apr 24, 20241 hr 41 min

"Queer Scuttlebutt" (w/ Matt & Bowen)

Hello m'donna's! It's smoke hour today on Las Cultch as weekend one of Coachella officially ceases. We got discussions of FLO, Reneé Rapp (with KESHA!), Victoria Monét, No Doubt (with Olivia Rodrigo!), Bleachers, Chappell Roan, Sabrina Carpenter, Doja Cat and LANA DEL REY (with Billie Eilish!). This episode also serves as a little love letter to Lana Del Rey from aspiring stans Matt Rogers & Bowen Yang. Also, the Teresa Giudice x Tayla Coachella pic and general Taylor vibes pre-Tortured Poet...

Apr 17, 202458 min

StraightioLab: Ring The Kathy Griffin Alarm!

Ring the Kathy Griffin alarm because the legend herself is on the podcast this week! We cover everything from catheters (both the medical device and Kathy's fan community), venture capital-funded gay vacation spots, and who is coming to Kathy's notorious dinner parties. Plus, we explore what happens when one person in a couple makes more money than the other. Let's just say that gender roles WILL jump out whether you want them to or not! Catch Kathy on her new tour "My Life On The PTSD List" (ka...

Apr 11, 202414 min

"Huge Skulls Chat" (w/ Michelle Collins)

Matt & Bow are thrilled to welcome Michelle Collins back to Las Cultch and deeply thankful their relationship recovered from the loss of the Amsterdam live show audio. Thanks be to God, as we now have this episode, wherein the girls discuss developing immunity to hot people in Amsterdam, Vegas, The View, Nicholas Galitzine, and "what's in my bag?" culture. All this, Drag Race BTS, current Bravo thoughts, and a discussion on what Miami is all about. Go get tickets to see Michelle's BIG NATURA...

Apr 10, 20241 hr 26 min

"COWBOY CULTURE" (w/ Matt & Bowen)

Hello, readers. Let's just say, on this episode? We are going to let it do what it do, YA YA ;) It's a good old fashioned rootin tootin track by track on the frontrunner (already!) for Album of the Year, COWBOY CARTER by Beyoncé. Matt and Bow get into it and discuss all the songs on the album, where Bey has been and where she may be headed next. It's very much a BEYONCÉ ep! All that, and more! Get your tickets *now* to the Las Culturistas Culture Awards at the Kings Theatre on June 15th over at ...

Apr 03, 20241 hr 53 min

"Nicole Wants An Awful Psychic" (w/ Nicole Byer)

Fashion! Politics! Entertainment! This episode of LC kind of has all those things! What it definitely has is best in the biz guest Nicole Byer! Nicole and the boys get into how we'd do the pandemic differently, escape room techniques, how all male flight attendants are gay, reveal the REAL MCU, and anticipate Cowboy Carter just days before its release. Also, what it feels like to fly in a film, selling the joke, Goodfellas, Oda Mae Brown culture, Christian Siriano, Jenifer Lewis's recent acciden...

Mar 27, 20241 hr 36 min

"Mama's Singing" (w/ Mandy Moore)

The time has come. The sisters have been teasing this episode for weeks and we will finally get the answer to the most pressing question that has ever been posited on this podcast: was that really Mandy Moore's Xanga? Scoot to the edge of your seats, readers. She has arrived. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mar 21, 20241 hr 27 min

"One And A Half F*ck" (w/ Matt & Bowen)

How wonderful life is now that a new pop girlie album is in the world. That album is Eternal Sunshine, and Las Cultch is deep-diving on the music as well as the Ari OF IT ALL. Matt and Bow also discuss the finales of both the Oscar season (aka The Oscars) and The Traitors. Also, a lil bit o' Dune, Royal Family nonsense, Madonna in concert, Problemista, Oh, Mary!, inseam culture, the problem of pants, and how Final Fantasy 7: Rebirth is actually so good it's inconvenient. Bonus episodes are avail...

Mar 13, 20241 hr 31 min

"GAYFIGHT" (w/ Matt & Bowen)

On fair Las Cultch, where we set our scene: It's Matt's birthday, Bowen is straight and there is culture to be caught up on. Traitors is recapped, Kristen Johnston is praised, and what truly makes a great sequel is debated. All this, Beyoncé's acting era, recent Bravo legal drama, and Drag Race thoughts. Also, is "insecurity" being overused as an excuse? Is Boba Fett just a big bitch? Did YOU vote? Much to discuss this week on LAS CULTURISTAS... the PODCAST! It's about to be a-- what?!-- gayFIGH...

Mar 06, 20241 hr 2 min

The Top 10 Stores

In this BONUS episode, Matt and Bowen give you their top ten stores. This bonus episode is available early for subscribers to Big Money Players Diamond on Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/lasculturistas See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mar 04, 202441 min

"Sora & Riku" (w/ Matt & Bowen)

Quit making out in the back of that Uber, you menace! It's a new ep of Las Cultch with your hosts, those bedroom starfish you know and love, Matt & Bowen! They're here to talk Selena Gomez unlocking something with her new tunes, Joan Baez's impact on culture, and Final Fantasy. Name another podcast that's gonna give you that topic trifecta, as well as a Nyad discourse? You can't! All this, Pedro Pascal, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Wendy Williams and, finally, Normani (kinda). Bonu...

Feb 28, 20241 hr 11 min

"This Is Me... Matt/Bowen" (w/ Matt & Bowen)

Join Matt and Bowen in their Now to discuss all things cultch, which this week was mostly J. Lo. She is also in her Now, and has a new album, film and documentary to sing, dance and act all about it. The boys stan. Also, Mandy Moore as cultural icon, Amy and Tina's Restless Leg Tour, Madame Web and the power of Dakota Johnson, Mr. And Mrs Smith, the value of tomatoes, and a planes vs. boats discourse. All this, and the year 1993 is culturally excavated! That means Jurassic Park, The Fugitive, Th...

Feb 21, 20241 hr 16 min

"The Promise of the Premise" (w/ Matt & Bowen)

This installment of Las Cultch delivers on the promise of the premise. Yeah, we saw the Super Bowl. Usher? We've heard of him. Taylor and Travis? Honey, we're well aware. And hey, how about this for one word: Beyoncé. All of this and more (such as The Traitors, Lady Gaga as a sports fan, Feud: Capote vs. The Swans, and the place of horses in culture) is discussed by Matt Rogers and Bowen Yang. The latter of those two even starred in a Super Bowl commercial, in a world where movie trailers count ...

Feb 14, 20241 hr 27 min

"Great Americans" (w/ Tina Fey)

Do us and the world a favor. Go to your window and shout out "TINA FEY is on Las Culturistas!" Because it's true and everyone should know! Wish fulfillment is defined this week as Matt and Bowen welcome Great American Tina Fey to discuss Countess Luann fandom, Molly Ringwald's career as a transcriber of French novels, starting out at SNL in the tough-as-hell 90's, watching Benny Hill as a family, the beginning of MTV, Blockbuster culture, and the era of soda, hoagies and no fitness. All this, Di...

Feb 07, 20241 hr 32 min

The Top 10 Places We Would Love To Visit

In this BONUS episode, Matt and Bowen give you their top ten places they would love to visit. This bonus episode is available early for subscribers to Big Money Players Diamond on Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/lasculturistas See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Feb 05, 202428 min

"Celestial: The Legend of Time" (w/ Matt & Bowen)

The stars aligned for Matt & Bow to be in person this week, and they give one another tactile support as they weigh in on the pink elephant in the room: Nicki Minaj and her desperate attempts to shake Megan Thee Stallion. Also, Universal officially goes to dinner and eats steak with their Epic Universe announcement All this, and the year 2017 is culturally excavated! Our hosts discuss Star Wars Episode VIII: The Last Jedi, Get Out, Ladybird, The Shape of Water, the beginning of the Dernaissa...

Jan 31, 20241 hr 41 min

"Concrete Jungle Where Dreams Are Made Of" (w/ Matt & Bowen)

There's nothing this ep CAN'T do. This installment of Las Cultch gives you fresh Oscar nomination reactions! What has Matt and Bow excited? And what snubs stung their little asses? Also: Traitors talk. Parvati vs. Phaedra! The international implications that this show is having! And is Sandra getting a winners edit? All this, and the beginning of the new Cultural Excavation segment as the year 2009 is exhumed and examined. Lady Gaga! Obama! "Sasha Fierce"! Kings of Leon! B.E.P.! And so so so muc...

Jan 24, 20241 hr 42 min
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