The old wives have been saying it since the Middle Ages: “enjoy the table you’re at, especially if June Squibb is at that table!” The kind and supremely talented Drew Droege joins Matt & Bowen in studio to talk about his critically acclaimed play, Bright Colors And Bold Patterns (playing Nov. 12 - Jan. 7 @ SoHo Playhouse!), Chloë Sevigny, Harvey Fierstein’s Torch Song, Villain origin stories, The Oscars post-Weinstein, and more on an electric new ep! They also talk about Diane Wiest. Why? Be...
Nov 08, 2017•2 hr 31 min•Ep 55•Transcript available on Metacast Welcome to: Cultch War. It's fight week: and fight week...is...an acrimonious affair!!! Listen to this "Sportscenter Style" Cultch War preview and be completely compared for the Battle Royale. Matt and Bowen breakdown every matchup, every bracket, and every personality. Catch up on all 18 comedians, why were they chosen, their weaknesses, strengths, histories, and x-factors. Blue-Ribbon Panel of Judges: Joel Kim Booster, Michelle Collins, and...and a MYSTERY judge!! How the fucking shit are you ...
Nov 06, 2017•1 hr 3 min•Transcript available on Metacast It was cold this morning. So very cold. So cold that a deep chill permeated every inch of my body. I almost stayed in bed; I almost let it defeat me. But I've seen enough of this life to know that if I could only get out the door, only survive the subway, and only burrow into my office, I could pour myself a steamy, creamy, delicious cup of Las Culturistas - and the chill would be obliterated. And my friends: hark! This week's brew warmed me right up because Mr. Rogers and Mr. Yang made it just ...
Nov 05, 2017•1 hr 24 min•Ep 54•Transcript available on Metacast When the children sit around years from now and reflect back on their favorite episode of Las Culturistas, you will hear all sorts of "expected" responses: Rachel Bloom's "Wedding"! Pat Regan's "Nicolette"! Josh and Aaron's six hour long Drag Race episode! And sure, all the sheep will nod along. But there will be some, let us call them "the cool kids," who will pick their heads up knowingly and crow, "Joel Kim Booster's SECOND episode is the purest distillation of the Las Culturistas form!" That...
Oct 25, 2017•2 hr 34 min•Ep 53•Transcript available on Metacast Legalize Oatmeal Raisin! The talented, warm, and LA-Bound powerhouse Blair Socci is in studio to talk about religion, dating, competitive surfing, Jagged Little Pill (!), and her idol: Gwen Stefani. Matt shares some of his father's aphorisms (to an unreceptive Bo). Bowen talks about the time Jude Law broke his heart (to a very receptive Matt)! And yes they talk about Scandal, and trips to Mexico, and trucker hats, and auditioning, and TLC, and fuck-nannies....BUT the highlight, in an episode ful...
Oct 18, 2017•1 hr 20 min•Ep 52•Transcript available on Metacast ONE NIGHT ONLY: Mike Kelton is such a radiant beam of light that Matt and Bowen are forced to swap out the negative "I Don't Think So, Honey" segment for the extremely positive and uplifting "Yaz Hunni!" segment! And YAZ HUNNI, Bowen does his about Hot and Spicy Cheez-Its! But if you think that's all this episode has going for it, then you are sorely mistaken. Of COURSE Matt lists the credits; of COURSE Bowen charms with the compliments - but then Kelton gets right into it with a 14 minute rendi...
Oct 11, 2017•1 hr 11 min•Ep 51•Transcript available on Metacast Warning: this episode is a "whirlwind of culture" and no one is safe! Las Culturistas go deep on Beyonce, Kanye, Kelly Clarkson, Donald Glover, the service industry, and Jaboukie's socialist co-op. Matt tells a disturbing/ hilarious story of a wild night in Chicago. Bowen passionately attacks the abuses of the ice-cream industry. Jaboukie regales the room with heroic "quitting the job" stories. It's episode 50!!! Time to CELEBRATE!! -HPJ LAS CULTURISTAS HAS A PATREON! For $5/month, you get exclu...
Oct 04, 2017•1 hr 26 min•Ep 50•Transcript available on Metacast A podcast FEAST! The one-and-only JO FIRESTONE, one of my favorite comedians of all time, joins Matt and Bowen to talk the power of Demi Lovato, the horrors of catering, and the nuisance of not having a butt. Bowen shares his (bizarre) love of airplane food, and Matt hilariously rails against a homophobic woman on the subway. Everyone sings and sounds GREAT, obviously. And perhaps I'm biased but I just have to say - it's another instant classic. Write this one up Splitsiderrrr cause if this isn'...
Sep 27, 2017•1 hr 11 min•Ep 49•Transcript available on Metacast Chirp chirp! Matt and Bowen, demanding a "good ol' fashioned queer" be in studio, summon the singular Tim Murray! Tim demands that Las Culturistas get INTO (what some might call) the defining trio of modern culture: Tonya Harding, Hillary Clinton, and Ellen Pompeo. Bowen teaches the god-damn children about "Practical Magic" while Matt whips Kelly C fans into a god-damn lather over the upcoming album. Tears are shed and laughs are had and Tim Murray burns down the studio with a wicked "I Don't Th...
Sep 20, 2017•1 hr 23 min•Ep 48•Transcript available on Metacast DING DONG! Las Culturistas is BACK with a brand new in-STUDIO episode with the SUPREMELY talented RUBY KARP (Earth Hates Me, UCB). And bitch, it’s what you need! Topics? Ruby starting comedy in BABYHOOD, finding a comedic voice as a teenager (she’s a rising senior!), and her new book EARTH HATES ME, coming out October 3rd. Plus, Matt, Bowen, and Ruby GO OFF on the TEACHERS & TESTS that WRONGED them in high school. And you KNOW they’re talking about Hilary RODHAM Clinton’s #WhatHappened. Okay...
Sep 13, 2017•1 hr 14 min•Ep 47•Transcript available on Metacast Las Culturistas "I Don't Think So, Honey" returns for its SECOND LIVE SHOW! 50 of New York's best comedians take one minute each to go off on culture. PART TWO featuring: Pat Regan, Annie Donley, Tyler Coates, Adam Goldman, Joel Perez, Greg Kozatek, Ben Rimalower, Danny Visconti, Bobby Hankinson, Brantley Brice, Gabe Gonazalez, Shane O'Neill, Rachel Pegram, Henry Russell Bergstein, Daniel Lempert, Ziwe Fumudoh, Tessa Skara, Rae Sanni, Joe Castle Baker, Lena Einbinder, Shalewa Sharpe, Morgan Mill...
Sep 08, 2017•1 hr 1 min•Ep 46•Transcript available on Metacast Las Culturistas "I Don't Think So, Honey" returns for its SECOND LIVE SHOW! 50 of New York's best comedians take one minute each to go off on culture. Part One featuring: Nicole Silverberg, Nicole Spiezio, Keisha Zollar, Michael Kayne, Lauren Adams, Peter Smith, Molly Austin, Jaboukie Young-White, Max Wittert, Lorelei Ramirez, Hallie Haas, Jason Gore, Moujan Zolfaghari, Douglas Widick, Kristen Bartlett, Tallie Medel, Jasmine Pierce, Eleanore Pienta, Beth Newell, Sunita Mani, Greta Titelman, Drew...
Sep 06, 2017•1 hr 10 min•Ep 45•Transcript available on Metacast God have MERCY, this ep is TOO good!! Living legend Michelle Buteau descends upon Las Culturistas Tower to talk Taylor, Gaga, and Bowen’s vicious illness. Rule Number 98 of Culture: "Madonna In Evita...Okaayy." Now honey, you MUST rate 5 stars on Apple Podcasts and you MUST write an award-winning review. LAS CULTURISTAS HAS A PATREON! For $5/month, you get exclusive access to WEEKLY Patreon-ONLY Las Culturistas content!! https://www.patreon.com/lasculturistas CONNECT W/ LAS CULTURISTAS ON FACEBO...
Aug 31, 2017•1 hr 5 min•Ep 44•Transcript available on Metacast Bitch, this episode is going to ruin you. RUIN YOU! That’s how GOOD! The BRILLIANT Rae Sanni (The President Show) joins Matt & Bowen in studio to talk about how little of a shit their parents give about their COMEDY success, the perks of dating YOUNGER and DUMBER men, the stereotypes learned from Mad TV, Elizabeth Moss’s PERPLEXING defense of Scientology, the cultural IMPACT of RECESS & PEPPER ANN, and much more, mama!! It’s stuffed with all the DISH you’ll need for the week! Don’t you f...
Aug 23, 2017•1 hr 27 min•Ep 43•Transcript available on Metacast Ding Dong! Your culture consultants are BACK and they come bearing gifts: a shining beam of light in a dark world, SNL's Kristen Bartlett! Matt and Bowen cover it all with Kristen: Lost, Nickelodeon, Housewives, Craft Services, Miley and more! Hope you saved some room for desert, Mama...cause you know we have some steamy "I Don't Think So, Honey"s for ya. LAS CULTURISTAS HAS A PATREON! For $5/month, you get exclusive access to WEEKLY Patreon-ONLY Las Culturistas content!! https://www.patreon.com...
Aug 16, 2017•1 hr 24 min•Ep 42•Transcript available on Metacast REJOICE! Living legend (and legendary Catherine) Catherine Cohen is FINALLY on Las Culturistas! Matt and Bowen BELT some ballads, talk about their CRUSHES of yesteryear (Sean William Scott anyoneeee?), and RAIL against Spotify. Catherine chats Les Mis, The OC, and her upcoming podcast "Turner Masters Memory Hospital." It's one for the ages honey and dare we say....glroooo!!! (glroooo is happening wether you like it or not). Rate FIVE stars on Apple Podcasts honey, don't sleep on us! LAS CULTURIS...
Aug 02, 2017•59 min•Ep 41•Transcript available on Metacast The time to ACT...is NOW! Bowen and Matt get INTO the CRAFT with Glow's Sunita Mani. But don't think for one second that that is all honey - cause we're talking Pandora, the "weirdos" of Emerson, and fast-casual Southern Chinese places. Do not miss it! Subscribe on Apple Podcasts and give us 5 STARS bitch. LAS CULTURISTAS HAS A PATREON! For $5/month, you get exclusive access to WEEKLY Patreon-ONLY Las Culturistas content!! https://www.patreon.com/lasculturistas CONNECT W/ LAS CULTURISTAS ON FACE...
Jul 26, 2017•1 hr 14 min•Ep 40•Transcript available on Metacast Hugh Hefner is ALIVE and so are Las Culturistas honey because we have the one the only Peter Smith on the show! Matt and Bowen dive deep with a spirited discussion of drag, summer bods, Final Fantasy XIV and Orlando Bloom. And of course, Matt spills the tee on Orlando's newest parks - Star Wars anyone? Super Mario anyone? Download today and GIVE 5 stars! LAS CULTURISTAS HAS A PATREON! For $5/month, you get exclusive access to WEEKLY Patreon-ONLY Las Culturistas content!! https://www.patreon.com/...
Jul 19, 2017•2 hr 33 min•Ep 39•Transcript available on Metacast PARTY TIME, honeys! It’s post-July 4th and the QUEEN Sasheer Zamata joins Matt & Bowen in-studio for a MOMENTOUS cultural discussion that’s sure to make you say, “okay, yes, THIS!” Spoiler alert, things get VERY DISNEY VERY QUICKLY. Why? Because ALL THREE are ZOMBIES for DIS! They talk Top 3 Favorite Disney movies, theme park horror stories, auditioning for Tokyo Disney, The Hall Of Presidents, The Goofy Movie…then later, they GET INTO Sasheer’s comedic origins, her love of improv, and much ...
Jul 06, 2017•1 hr 15 min•Ep 38•Transcript available on Metacast Gllrrroooooo!!! RACHEL WENITSKY (Reductress) joins Matt & Bowen on a HOT NEW Las Culturistas!! And they don’t waste no time, botch! They REVEAL the origins of GRLOOOOOOOO and then make a B LINE straight for SHONDA. Later, they GET INTO House Of Cards Season 5 FILTH, Trump as America’s shitty show runner, the ICONIC Mouth Time Podcast, McDonalds SEDUCTION, getting sick in TWO Pret a Mangers in one day, and…MORE? If you’re a CULTURISTA, don’t forget to subscribe, rate, and leave a review on iT...
Jun 28, 2017•1 hr 12 min•Ep 37•Transcript available on Metacast Well bitch, here’s an instant classic for you! IN-STANT CLASS-IC! True RENAISSANCE MAN, MATTEO LANE,(Girl/Guy Code, Seth Meyers) joins Matt & Bowen to TALK Miley’s beef jerky voice, Fran Lebowitz, LIZA MINNELLI on HSN, the ICONS: Barbara, Whitney, & Mariah, Sleeping Beauty, Maleficent, the inherent stress of Rachel Ray, their experiences as working comedians, and (can you believe?) much much MORE! You a fan of the pod, mama? Tell your friends, write a review, tell your friends to write a...
Jun 21, 2017•1 hr 27 min•Ep 36•Transcript available on Metacast BAB-A-DOOK! We got an EP for you today, bitch! TOUR DE FORCE Michelle Collins (The View, Fresh Batch) joins Matt & Bowen in studio for a MEETING OF THE CULTURAL MINDS! They GET INTO Babadook, Bachelorette, growing up in Miami, forging permission slips to watch Schindler’s List, a racist/criminal driving instructor named “Lil Jeffie,” OSS vs. ISS, and so much more! And to answer your question, yes! Jacques-Louis David’s “The Death of Marat” IS referenced in this episode! AND Don’t forget to s...
Jun 14, 2017•1 hr 7 min•Ep 35•Transcript available on Metacast Okay bitch, FOCUS UP! It’s time for a mesmerizing journey into the wondrous mind of Space Prince JULIO TORRES (SNL). Coming off a stressful apartment hunt, Julio joins Matt & Bowen in-studio to UNPACK all the CULTCH that SHAPED him. We’re talkin “I Dream Of Jeannie,” Jeannie’s evil twin, the ICONIC Nicole Kidman (especially in Birth!), Sophia Coppola — I mean, what more do you need? Oh I know! How bout we throw Desperate Housewives, Riverdale, and some EPIC I Don’t Think So Honeys into the m...
Jun 07, 2017•1 hr 17 min•Ep 34•Transcript available on Metacast Let’s set the scene, mama! It’s a cool Memorial Day. Bow just got off a flight from DENVER. Matt just took a LYFT from HARLEM. It’s been a DAY for the Culturistas! But then guess what, bitch?? Comedian CARLY ANN FILBIN SASHAYS into the studio after a rejuvenating Spring walk through Cobble Hill to DOUSE the studio in HOT CULTCH. This ep has it all: Stripper gurus, Uber drivers falling asleep at the wheel, HANSON, Sleep No More with nipple clamps, 90s CULTURE, the WORKS. And this talk gets GRAN-U...
May 31, 2017•1 hr 22 min•Ep 33•Transcript available on Metacast Broadway’s Michael Hartney SWINGS into studio (and our hearts) for an episode that’s both classy as hell and dishy as fuck! Get the T on Andrew Lloyd Webber, Spiderman, and what it’s like to be the leading role on the Great White Way! Also, let me tell you, there are some THOUGHTS about the Hamilton Mixtape on this little eppy. THOUGHTS! Missing this episode? "I simply do not THINK so honey" - Sam Taggart LAS CULTURISTAS HAS A PATREON! For $5/month, you get exclusive access to WEEKLY Patreon-ONL...
May 24, 2017•1 hr 28 min•Ep 32•Transcript available on Metacast FEEL YOUR FANTASY!!! It’s the last of the LA eps (for now). Which means that the endgame of the Las Culturistas West Coast Sabbatical can finally be revealed... to commune with SUPER GUEST, the Oprah of Improv, OSCAR MONTOYA!!! What else??? Matt, Bowen, and Oscar talk icons, tattoos, the paranormal, escape rooms, why Elizabeth Banks is an early Oscar frontrunner (Power Rangers, HONEY), and so so so so so so so so much more. Also Matt’s drag alter ego, Anya Rysm the Headache Queen, makes her firs...
May 17, 2017•2 hr 41 min•Ep 31•Transcript available on Metacast JUST LISTEN, BITCH!!! Bowen & Matt bond/spar with old friend and brilliant comedy mind BILLY DOMINEAU (Family Guy, 9/11 Seinfeld Spec Script). You cannot contain Billy’s wavelengths, HONEY!!! HE’S LOUD!!! This is quite literally a mad comic madcap masterpiece. I’m not even going to tell you the topics that are discussed because I don’t want to RUIN this JEWEL for you. THAT’S THE IHOP WHERE MADONNA KILLED HERSELF!!! BLYTHE DANNER GETS IT!!! LAS CULTURISTAS HAS A PATREON! For $5/month, you get...
May 10, 2017•2 hr 41 min•Ep 30•Transcript available on Metacast ZSA ZSA ZSU!!! Matt and Bowen cannot contain their excitement, honeys, because this week they're GRACED with the presence of NYT bestselling author and comedy podcast mogul PHOEBE ROBINSON (2 Dope Queens). Phoebe tells an iconic story about playing phone tag with Oprah (as in Winfrey) and explains why U2 and Felicity are the two pillars of her culture temple. Plus so, so, so much more. What are you waiting for??? DIVE IN!!! LAS CULTURISTAS HAS A PATREON! For $5/month, you get exclusive access to...
May 03, 2017•2 hr 36 min•Ep 29•Transcript available on Metacast Who cares??? You should, HONEY! Because this episode is a Tinseltown rollercoaster. Matt and Bowen hit their LA stride with special guest/comedy auteur JOHN EARLY (555, Search Party, Animals) who reveals that the secret to good living is fine dining. John takes the Culturistas through his own cultural development from Blockbuster beginnings (CLOCKWATCHERS!!!) to acting alongside RuPaul. Also, does John have any regrets about NOT sending Toni Collette the photo collage that he made for her (and o...
Apr 26, 2017•2 hr 30 min•Ep 28•Transcript available on Metacast WEST COAST CULTURE!!! It's no longer an oxymoron when the Las Culturistas are in town, HONEY. Matt and Bowen kick off their LA residency with RESPLENDENT comedian/actress and AVOWED fan of the pod, D'ARCY CARDEN (The Good Place, Broad City). Darcy and the Culturistas smoke candy cigarettes and talk dog Instas, Harry Styles, Big Little Lies, and so much MORE. This ep clocks MILEAGE, honey. Where will it take you? How about BACKSTAGE at a Huey Lewis and the News concert circa 1985! How about FRONT...
Apr 19, 2017•2 hr 36 min•Ep 27•Transcript available on Metacast 
