It’s FAMILY in the studio today! Fresh off getting his vocal polyps seared off and not speaking for 35 days, the incomparable Dave Mizzoni has returned to Las Culturistas to reveal his newly transformed voice. Spoiler alert: it's richer & smoother than you could ever imagine. And thank god, because the cultural discussions on today's docket deserve a voice like that. What's on the docket you ask? How 'bout Drag Race eliminations, Dua Lipa, Universal/Disney park developments, Handmaid’s Tale,...
May 09, 2018•1 hr 20 min•Ep 85•Transcript available on Metacast Have you heard the news? Patti has moved to sunny Los Angeles, California...and is freakin LOVIN it! But she returns to NY to share stories with Matt and Bowen - including stories about how Vocal Positivity is very important and so are “Beautiful TERFs”. Patti also details the story of her time on tour in Scandinavia while Ellen screamed slurs at her while impaling concert-goes with her engorged privates. Also, Guy Branum calls in for this week's "Voice Mem-OH-you-bitch." --- LAS CULTURISTAS HAS...
May 02, 2018•2 hr 36 min•Ep 84•Transcript available on Metacast Birds of a feather fly together. And these two birds of a feather have invited two other birds of a feather to come over and build a NEST of culture…together. Sydney Washington & Marie Faustin (The Unofficial Expert Podcast) join Matt and Bo in an episode that had potential titles including ”Chelsea-Boot Dick,”Paper Trail On This Pussy,”Grenada and Toledo,” “Cocaine Blinks,” and “You Can’t Eat The View.” How good is this ep?? Bowen Yang famously tweeted out that this is “the best ep so far…t...
Apr 25, 2018•2 hr 31 min•Ep 83•Transcript available on Metacast Please note that today's special guest PASSED on Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2! The talented & delightful Michael Urie is here and thank GOD for that. Did you know that he was a guest judge for Snatch Game on Drag Race Season 7? And that he's hosting the Drama Desk Awards AGAIN? And that he directed Bright Colors And Bold Patterns? And that he passed on Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2 (deserves repeating!). Prepare yourself for a cultural feast, which includes the shortlist for Michael's mom on Ugly B...
Apr 18, 2018•2 hr 38 min•Ep 82•Transcript available on Metacast Have you ever wanted to learn the plot of The Bible? Have you ever wondered who the main characters were? Or how it begins? Or how it ends? Well today's your lucky day because Matt & Bowen know the plot of The Bible and will (finally!!) tell you, alongside special guest, comedian and "noted guys gal" MARCIA BELSKY! But they don't JUST discuss the plot of The Bible...oh no, that's just one little part...they also get into Marcia's touring comedy musical, "Handmaid's Tale: The Musical," the ha...
Apr 11, 2018•1 hr 7 min•Ep 81•Transcript available on Metacast Lucky you!! In order to spread the good news, Matt & Bowen are sharing their latest Patreon Episode with ALL of Culturistas Nation! Currently, they are in the midst of recapping Season 10 of Drag Race -- and you can follow along if you subscribe to the Las Culturistas Patreon page. Today, they break down Episode 3! For only $5 a month (that's LESS than HULU!!), you get MORE Las Culturistas content weekly (that's EVERY week!!). SUBSCRIBE NOW!! https://www.patreon.com/lasculturistas Learn more...
Apr 06, 2018•37 min•Ep 80•Transcript available on Metacast Prepare to take a MOONLIGHT SWIM in the VOCALS of today's special guest! That's right! Matt & Bowen present to you another fantastic musical episode of Las Culturistas, and this time, they are joined by the incredible vocal powerhouse, Amy Jo Jackson! And if there's music, you KNOW best friend of the podcast Henry Koperski will be there to masterfully accompany on the keys. Amy sings THREE (3!!) showstoppers for you. What more can you want? How about behind the scenes tidbits from Broadway's...
Apr 04, 2018•2 hr 40 min•Ep 79•Transcript available on Metacast The 4th installment of "I Don't Think So, Honey!" Live is here! 50 comedians take one minute each to go off on culture. Part Two featuring Annie Donley, Eric Shethar, Jack Raymond, Derek Smith, Eric Schwartau, Steven Phillips-Horst, Tammy Spanx, Aimée Lutkin, LaGina Hill, Lauren Ashley Smith, Mariah Smith, Jesse Roth, Karen Chee, Fareeha Khan, Audrey Stanfield, Chloe Fineman, Nik Ruckert, Alex Kacala, Michael Foulk, Todd Buonopane, Jeff Hiller, Sophie Santos, Kat Burdick, Ayo Edebiri, Katie Hart...
Mar 30, 2018•55 min•Ep 78•Transcript available on Metacast The 4th installment of "I Don't Think So, Honey!" Live is here! 50 comedians take one minute each to go off on culture. Part One featuring Lou Gonzalez, Chelsea Davison, Eudora Peterson, Joanna Rothkopf, Meghan O'Neill, Erin Markey, Matthew Wilkas, Isaac Oliver, Emmy Blotnick, Dulcé Sloan, Sarah Sherman, Ruby Karp, Liza Treyger, Alli Brown, Karolena Theresa, Nathan Lee Graham, Michelle de Swarte, Eliot Glazer, Shenovia Large, X Mayo, John Trowbridge, Asher Perlman, Jan Sport, Rosé , and Lagoona ...
Mar 28, 2018•1 hr 13 min•Ep 77•Transcript available on Metacast Listen up folks: it's time to finish Ru Paul's Drag Race: All Stars 3 the RIGHT way - by going through every single Queen with The Opposition's Aaron Jackson and Josh Sharp! This is the only Drag Race recap that matters; every other Drag Race recap is trash and doesn't respect the craft. And therefore, Aaron and Josh are able to lay into the Queens as if no one is listening! Did Trixie really deserve this? Do we even like Shangela? What do we think of Ben, Kennedy, BeBe, and Aja? What does this ...
Mar 21, 2018•2 hr 32 min•Ep 76•Transcript available on Metacast Are you ready for this? Matt & Bowen make the pilgrimage to the epicenter of culture, West Nyack NY, to interview a true living legend -- someone who has made substantial cultural and personal impacts on Matt & Bow. Just to give you an idea -- Matt was so excited that he was re-arranging the furniture in the hotel lobby before the interview. She is joined by the hilarious Rocco Stowe, who is opening for her during her new tour, FRESH OFF THE BLOAT (and is also her boyfriend). Please welc...
Mar 14, 2018•46 min•Ep 75•Transcript available on Metacast He is the original Conjuring Cat. He is peak Grizabella. He is…the most cultured guest EVER to grace the LC mic. Tyler Coates is here - and class is in session. Tyler saw Bernadette Peters on Broadway more times than you did (listen and check and report back to me). Tyler saw Beauty And The Beast ON ICE as a child (and it was formative - can you say the same?). And if that wasn’t enough culture - the man has seen CATS THE MUSICAL!! Yes honey, Tyler’s “culture that defined him” is Cats the Musica...
Mar 07, 2018•2 hr 39 min•Ep 74•Transcript available on Metacast Quick tip: You HAVE to be visual! Club Comic, Self-Taught Drummer, Repeat Guest, and STINKA Sam Taggart joins Matt & Bo in the new "work in progress" FDPN studio for an episode that will have you singing! No cultural stone goes UNTURNED: they talk Antoni from Queer Eye, Omorosa, Fish Women, Arepas, Clive Davis being an asshole, the aftermath of Jennifer Aniston's breakup (beautifully rendered live on mic through improvisation), Drag Race, SJP, and -- you guessed it -- more! Plus, Sam reveals...
Feb 28, 2018•1 hr 25 min•Ep 73•Transcript available on Metacast Don’t murder me, I’ll be fine! It’s a special day when you're with Matt Bellasai. And, thankfully...we’re with Matt Bellasai. The icon is here and all he has to do is mouth the words “Desperate Housewives” in front of Matt & Bow to turn this episode into a rollicking ride. They talk Housewives, the TRAGEDY of missing a DH episode before there was DVR — as well as Matt quitting Facebook, fans being WAY too familiar with Bellasai on tour, Please Like Me, Queer Eye, being high at the Wizarding ...
Feb 21, 2018•2 hr 38 min•Ep 72•Transcript available on Metacast The Goddess, the Queen, the Empress, the True Blue Culturista, the Biggest Treat Of Them All, Queen of Kingdom Queef, Puss-tastic and Mega Madness, you can’t handle the bitch….it’s Annie Donley. This episode is fully insane. It is catharsis. It is medicine. It is delicious. It will make you say, mmmmm…..fuck me sex god. You will hear tales of the Amazonian Penis Fish, you will hear of musical acts that CHANGED PARAMETERS, you will hear of AJ the Backstreet Boy and that time he tipped his hat, yo...
Feb 14, 2018•1 hr 15 min•Ep 71•Transcript available on Metacast She's an absolute icon and NOT Generation X! The hilarious Janeane Garofalo stops by the studio before Matt & Bowen depart for Orlando to weave a brilliant tapestry of her cultural upbringing and to discuss the insanity of American politics, the sweeping generalizations of social media, and the challenges we face now that the world's gone DIGITAL. It's a thoughtful, fun, and dare I say enlightening conversation that will make you laugh AND think at the same time! What else? Stories from Seas...
Feb 07, 2018•1 hr 24 min•Ep 70•Transcript available on Metacast Simply, one of the best episodes ever - written AND performed by artist, actor, singer, writer, director, Grammy-award winning Las Culturistas icon Nathan Lee Graham. Basically, all you need to know is that Nathan comes into the studio with a piece of paper that has SEVEN “I Don’t Think So, Honey's!” pre-prepared - that’s the level of craftsmanship we’re speaking about here. For real: Nathan is one of the kindest people to roll into this studio and one of the most gracious interviewees. Sorry fo...
Jan 31, 2018•1 hr 20 min•Ep 69•Transcript available on Metacast What is it like to meet Ru Paul? Jeff Hiller fills you in! And what is it like to audition for Sondheim? Jeff Hiller fills you in! And what it is like to meet Jeff Hiller? Jeff is a 80s sitcom savant who was in Shakespeare In The Park - that’s how it is! A god damn delight! AND he let’s us know who is allowed to do stand-up at his funeral (is it you? Listen and find out!) ALSO: The Oscar noms are out, so you know Las Culturistas is diving in! Which of course leads the whole crew over the award s...
Jan 24, 2018•2 hr 35 min•Ep 68•Transcript available on Metacast Your Award Show Authority is here! Matt & Bowen invite Nathaniel Rogers, creator and owner of The Film Experience blog, onto Cultch this week to discuss the best films & performances of the year, Award Show snubs, the wonders of Michelle Pfeiffer, and all the other essential tidbits you'll need to know before Oscar noms are announced on January 24th! Plus, Nathaniel dishes on the Jennifer Lawrence blowback he received during her Winter's Bone award tour, Matt advocates for a Nancy Kerrig...
Jan 17, 2018•2 hr 41 min•Ep 67•Transcript available on Metacast The air is thick with culture...can you feel it? That's because the physical embodiment of culture, the Cable Queen herself, Naomi Ekperigin, is in-studio with Matt & Bowen! And you KNOW they have news to discuss: Golden Globes? Oprah? The CONVERSATION about Oprah? Natalie Portman? Natalie Portman on Insta? Oscar Predictions? And of course, they get into the cornerstones of Naomi's cultural upbringing: The Baby-Sitters Club, Angela from Boy Meets World, Horror Movies, Goosebumps, Are You Afr...
Jan 10, 2018•2 hr 32 min•Ep 66•Transcript available on Metacast His Mom's friend met Colin Quinn on a beach and told him that he did comedy. A Swedish woman once told him that he would do well in Europe sexually. He has a teen cousin who has a vest that was featured in Ryan Murphy's Scream Queens . And after a short hiatus from Lloyd Night...he quit Lloyd Night. Yes, the THREE time "Las Culturistas Icon Award Winner" is back to stake his claim as the greatest Las Culturistas guest of all time. Welcome to 2018, Culturistas! Without further ado...Pat Regan. #K...
Jan 03, 2018•1 hr 29 min•Ep 65•Transcript available on Metacast It's the last episode of 2017 and it's only fitting that Las Culturistas ends the year with a little twist! Matt has been whisked off to Los Angeles for 24 hrs, so in his stead, the Floridian Queen & host of Fresh Batch podcast, Michelle Collins, joins forces with Bowen to welcome a true Culturista to the pod, Eliot Glazer (New Girl, Broad City). And if you're thinking this episode WOULDN'T cover sound baths, then you're extremely wrong. Because they talk about sound baths. As well as Twee C...
Dec 27, 2017•1 hr 15 min•Ep 64•Transcript available on Metacast The 3rd installment of "I Don't Think So, Honey! Live" continues! Part Two featuring Natalie Walker, Larry Owens, Maya Deshmukh, Calvin Cato, Milly Tamarez, Lane Moore, Philip Markle, Joyelle Johnson, Pat Dooley, Sarah Tollemache, Caitlin Bitzegaio, Lauren Brickman, Amanda Dieli, Susan Casey, Sue Smith, Ruby McCollister, Courtney Maginnis, Alyssa Stonoha, Sonia Denis, Sandy Honig, Caroline Martin, Chelsea Clarke, Brandon Scott Jones, Natasha Vaynblat, and Mike Kelton! Recorded Live 11/18/17 at T...
Dec 22, 2017•47 min•Ep 63•Transcript available on Metacast The 3rd installment of "I Don't Think So, Honey!" Live is here! 50 comedians take one minute each to go off on culture. Part One featuring Peggy O'Leary, Mary Beth Barone, George Civeris, Marie Faustin, Sydnee Washington, Anna Roisman, Jon Braylock, Molly Gaebe, Sam Reece, Kelsey Bailey, Lulu Krause, Ben Kling, Taryn Engelhardt, Jen Keefe, Dewayne Perkins, Gaby Hornig, Emily Olcott, Gaya Rajagopolan, Ali Gordon, Josh Daniel, Ryan Haney, Yoni Lotan, Brendan Scannell, Joel Kim Booster, and two-tim...
Dec 20, 2017•1 hr 14 min•Ep 62•Transcript available on Metacast Culturistas, I present to you the giggliest episode yet! Comedian and writer Mitra Jouhari joins Matt & Bowen for an episode that can only be described as an absolute “romp.” Aside from the usual platinum nuggets of culture (I.e. Octavia HAS the gravitas), Mitra brings magic to the forefront of the cultural discussion: telepathy, healing, bending rocks, etc. Plus, Matt, Bo, and Mitra remember the shittiness of Argo (fuck yourself), discuss their favorite Oscar contenders, anticipate the tras...
Dec 13, 2017•1 hr 25 min•Ep 61•Transcript available on Metacast Triple Threats? Yesterday's news, honey! Today the industry demands THREE-TOOL PLAYERS! And nobody utilizes her three tools like our guest, comedian Aparna Nancherla ( BoJack Horseman, Master Of None). Aparna, a se-ri-ous Culturista, brings the heat with her "defining culture": Sesame Street. So, yes Matt and Bo deep dive on the childhood classic - but that's just the tip of the iceberg: Bowen viciously comes for "Call Me By Your Name" and Matt enthusiastically spoils "Million Dollar Baby." Othe...
Dec 06, 2017•1 hr 24 min•Ep 60•Transcript available on Metacast Let’s cut to the chase. This episode of Las Culturistas features 3 in-studio vocal performances from this week’s supremely talented special guest, Amanda Shechtman…and they will blow your goddamn mind. Her voice is insane. Like, truly insane. And to sweeten the pot, former LC guest and piano savant Henry Koperski is also in-studio to accompany her on the keys. And these performances aren’t just thrown into the show haphazardly. Oh no! They are INTEGRATED into Matt & Bowen’s wonderful intervi...
Nov 29, 2017•2 hr 31 min•Ep 59•Transcript available on Metacast It’s the moment Las Culturistas fans have been waiting for: Matt & Bowen's Drag Mother is on the pod! The brilliant Guy Branum (Talk Show The Game Show/Pop Rocket) joins them for a cultural romp that will fundamentally alter the way you live your life. It’s required listening! Matt and Bowen are fresh off Cultch War & I Don’t Think So, Honey! Live and are ready to talk Taylor Swift’s new album with Guy, especially after seeing her this past weekend at the SNL afterparty. What else? How b...
Nov 22, 2017•1 hr 21 min•Ep 58•Transcript available on Metacast Part Two of CULTCH WAR: An "I Don't Think So, Honey!" Deathmatch is here! 20 of New York's most exciting comedians present their very best "I Don't Think So, Honeys!" But there is a twist: the comedians are split into teams captained by Bowen and Matt and compete in a judged tournament to see who among them is the ULTIMATE in cultural destruction. 20 comedians...but who will win? Find out NOW on the epic finale of CULTCH WAR! Part Two featuring Chrissy Shackelford, Shalewa Sharpe, Gabe Gonzalez,...
Nov 17, 2017•1 hr 2 min•Ep 57•Transcript available on Metacast Part One of CULTCH WAR: An "I Don't Think So, Honey!" Deathmatch is here! 20 of New York's most exciting comedians have been summoned to the VILLAIN stage in Brooklyn to present their very best "I Don't Think So, Honeys!" But this show is not all fun and games and "community." No, bitch...there is a twist: the comedians are split into teams captained by Bowen and Matt and compete in a judged tournament to see who among them is the ULTIMATE in cultural destruction. 20 comedians...but who will win...
Nov 15, 2017•1 hr 11 min•Ep 56•Transcript available on Metacast 
