The 7th installment of "I Don't Think So, Honey!" Live is here! 45 comedians take one minute each to go off on culture. Part Two featuring: Ana Fabrega, Alyssa Stonoha, Sandy Honig, Julio Torres, Peter Smith, Catherine Cohen, Anna Suzuki, Milly Tamarez, Dewayne Perkins, Pat Regan, Mo Fry Pasic, Kiko Soiree, Katie Hartman, Natalie Walker, Larry Owens, Dave Mizzoni, Sam Taggart, Max Wittert, Gabe Gonzales, Joe Castle Baker, Sarah Tollemache, Rebecca O'Neal, Rachel Pegram, Rachel Joravsky, Liza Tre...
Oct 19, 2018•1 hr 3 min•Ep 112•Transcript available on Metacast The 7th installment of "I Don't Think So, Honey!" Live is here! 45 comedians take one minute each to go off on culture. Part One featuring: Marcia Belsky, Josh Sharp, Ruby McCollister, Aaron Jackson, Cole Escola, Franchesca Ramsey, Rachel Wenitsky, Genevieve Aniello, Nicole Silverberg, Ayo Edebiri, Joyelle Johnson, Molly Austin, Marie Faustin, Christi Chiello, Chrissy Shackelford, and very special guest Annette Bening (Peter Smith). Recorded Live at The Brooklyn Comedy Festival! --- MERCH! MERCH...
Oct 17, 2018•53 min•Ep 111•Transcript available on Metacast A Star Is HERE on Las Culturistas! Matt sits down with the ONE AND ONLY Shangela Laquifa Wadley (Ru Paul's Drag Race, A Star is Born) to talk all things A Star Is Born. Halleloo! Topics include: working with Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga, hanging with Gaga at Soho House in London, comebacks, breaking bones onstage, loving yourself, and so much more! Plus, Shangela reveals her plan to become the first drag queen to perform on all 7 continents. Antartica, get ready for Shangela's Happy Feet number!...
Oct 10, 2018•1 hr 1 min•Ep 110•Transcript available on Metacast Comedians/real-life couple Andy Beckerman & Naomi Ekperigin ( Couples Therapy podcast) join your hosts for a boisterous, cathartic ep that finally answers the question: what would Matt & Bowen be like in couples therapy? And if Andy & Naomi wanted to join, is there such a thing as couples therapy therapy? Topics include podcast reviews, kid complexes, fucking inanimate objects, Buffy, Strangers With Candy, Reboots, mainstream Gay Culture, Bert and Ernie, and so much more! Plus, is "I...
Oct 03, 2018•1 hr 22 min•Ep 109•Transcript available on Metacast Roll out the red carpet, pop the champagne, because the ALLY OF THE YEAR, Max Silvestri (Big Mouth, The Comedy Lineup), joins Matt & Bowen in-studio! Topics include Bert and Ernie, Goosebumps, breaking your arm (sexually), Julianna Margulies, sex music, tear-jerking films/scenes, Mr. Holland's Opus, and so much more. Plus, Max bravely revisits his 3 failed food shows and delivers a masterful “I Don’t Think So, Honey!” you don't want to miss. --- MERCH! MERCH! GET YOUR LAS CULTURISTAS MERCH! ...
Sep 26, 2018•1 hr 28 min•Ep 108•Transcript available on Metacast Remember: "Steering Wheel Acting" wins awards. The hilarious Chloe Fineman (@ChloeIsCrazy) is in-studio with Matt & Bowen and she has brought 5 beverages with her! They discuss catcalling, the intensity/self-seriousness/general insanity of acting programs, the effect of "Black Swan" on emotional acting students, the Groundlings, impressions, The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill, and more. Plus, one of your hosts gets a real life meatball stuck in his brain! --- MERCH! MERCH! GET YOUR LAS CULTURIS...
Sep 19, 2018•1 hr 23 min•Ep 107•Transcript available on Metacast Fresh off an explosive night at Wigstock, Alaska Thunderfuck and Willam Belli (RuPaul’s Drag Race, Race Chaser podcast) join Matt & Bowen to spill behind-the-scenes T from RuPaul’s Drag Race Seasons 4 & 5 and discuss the upcoming All Stars 4! Plus, Willam gives listeners a little taste of what it was like to work with Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper on A Star Is Born , Alaska discusses being influenced by Michelle Pfeiffer’s Catwoman from Batman Returns , and Drag legend Jackie Beat crashes...
Sep 12, 2018•1 hr 8 min•Ep 106•Transcript available on Metacast Scott Thompson (The Kids In The Hall) has the face of a Windsor and simply MUST play the Queen. And he will play the Queen SO WELL that you'll forget that Claire Foy even exists! Scott is a true living legend and we were thrilled to have him on the podcast when he was in NYC performing his one-man show, "Après le déluge: The Buddy Cole Monologues." Aside from his iconic character, Matt & Bowen talk with him about being an openly gay comedian in the 80s & 90s, characters, the influence of...
Sep 05, 2018•2 hr 31 min•Ep 105•Transcript available on Metacast Honey, we're HUNNIES! The glamorous Jackie Johnson, host of the beauty podcast Natch Beaut , joins Matt & Bowen for a nostalgic, informative, and impassioned episode that covers ALL the ground: self-medication, the beauty industry, expensive fragrance campaigns, the 2018 VMAs, Madonna's self-indulgent tribute to Aretha Franklin, pop-punk culture, and most importantly...AVRIL LAVIGNE! Is she planning a comeback? Plus, Matt & Bowen launch PHASE 2 of PROJECT CHART TOP-ERATION and read a pos...
Aug 29, 2018•2 hr 36 min•Ep 104•Transcript available on Metacast Did you know that Liza Treyger put her entire high school swimming career on the line to see a live taping of Oprah? Did you know she once had to take a Greyhound bus to Iowa to serve two days in jail? Unrelated, but did you know Jennifer Lopez's mom won the lottery? Liza, Matt, and Bowen GET INTO IT ALL on this fiery ep. Topics include Housewives, Julia Roberts filmography, backup dancer success stories, Britany Spears, pool culture, diehard Leonardo DiCaprio fandom, and more! --- MERCH! MERCH!...
Aug 22, 2018•1 hr 25 min•Ep 103•Transcript available on Metacast Every critic, every detractor, will have to bow down to this episode. It’s everyone who’s ever doubted this episode, who ever disagreed, who ever challenged it. It is the ultimate revenge to become the most powerful episode in the universe. Friends, Matt and Bowen get into it with Ayo Edebiri: "Monk", Maya Rudolph, Gayle King, Bethany Frankel, Harry Potter, "Big Night", Season 2 of "Big Little Lies" and most of all: Omarosa Manigault-Newman. For those Culturistas who watched "The Apprentice," "C...
Aug 15, 2018•1 hr 25 min•Ep 102•Transcript available on Metacast The 6th 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 David Goldberg, Justin Randall, Mark Stoll, Jay Malsky, Brandon Zelman, Jess Salomon, Michael Wolf, Carly Hoogendyk, Eman El-Husseini, Sarah Smallwood Parsons, Shantira Jackson, Edy Modica, Hye Yun Park, Aileen Clark, Ariel Elias, Samantha Ruddy, Alex Bedder, Sharron Paul, Justin Zirilli, Jay Jurden, Anna Callegari, Angel Yau, Iliana Inocencio, Anna Suzuki, a...
Aug 10, 2018•1 hr•Transcript available on Metacast The 6th 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 Greta Titelman, Myka Fox, Patti Harrison, Amy Zimmer, Rosebud Baker, Kevin Allison, Desmond Thorne, Josh Gondelman, Julio Torres, Catherine Cohen, Rebecca Vigil, Zach Zimmerman, Peter Valenti, Kathleen Armenti, Steven Polletta, Akilah Hughes, Rebecca O'Neal, Wanjiko Eke, Eva Victor, Matt Bellassai, Tommy Pico, Fran Tirado, Joseph Osmundson, Dennis Norris II, ...
Aug 08, 2018•1 hr 6 min•Transcript available on Metacast Tok Tok, Las Culturistas calling! That’s the rough FRENCH translation of Ding-Dong that we’re using because today’s episode was recorded live at the Just For Laughs Festival in Montreal! And the guest (oh this guest!) is quite the guest! She is a Sci-Fi Queen, Wizardress, Sorceress, Drag Race Superfan — it’s the incomparable Dulcé Sloan. On this episode, Bowen recounts his Canadian childhood, Matt tries out a new French catch phrase, the Devil steals Dulcé’s voice, the evils of lemons are expose...
Aug 01, 2018•1 hr 15 min•Ep 101•Transcript available on Metacast Isn’t this HeaVON? The brilliant Catherine Cohen returns to Las Culturistas for a very special musical episode, just days before her July 31st show at Joe’s Pub: “ The Twist?…She’s Gorgeous .” And she’s bringing her genius collaborator/veteran of the podcast, Henry Koperski, to accompany her on the keys! Warning: You WILL be singing these songs for days. Plus, Matt, Bowen, Catherine, and Henry reveal who would be in their coven, Bowen recaps an iconic story from the Jimmy Awards, Matt reveals hi...
Jul 25, 2018•1 hr 18 min•Ep 100•Transcript available on Metacast This week's episode branches into an astonishing amount of cultural topics, much like the linktree of today's special guest, the amazing Jacqueline Novak! If you want an episode that segues from chicken bones into The Lovely Bones, then look no further. This is the one! But not only that, also: The art of personal branding, the proper way to eat a Buffalo Wing, the end of the line (sexually), horrific turbulence, Grease 2, Matt's skydiving story, proper theater etiquette, and yes...more! — LAS C...
Jul 18, 2018•2 hr 36 min•Ep 99•Transcript available on Metacast Presenting the ALLY OF THE YEAR, Jon Gabrus! This is a quintessential episode. It’s dynamic, political, pop-cultural, bursting with Long Island wisdom. You’ll leave a better person. You’ll learn important facts, such as “Producers are the hottest people in Hollywood” and “the Apps are dead.” You’ll discover things about Jon that you never knew — did you know he was a part of the Gay-Straight Alliance in ’99? Did you know that Bear Culture has had a significant impact on his fashion choices? Did ...
Jul 11, 2018•1 hr 15 min•Ep 98•Transcript available on Metacast The first ever "I Don't Think So, Honey!" Live from LA continues! 50 comedians take one minute each to go off on culture. Part Two featuring Megan Gailey, Blair Socci, Kara Klenk, Alice Wetterlund, Veronica Osorio, Brendan Scannell, Chris Schleicher, Patrick Rogers, Louis Virtel, Joel Kim Booster, Kirby Howell-Baptiste, Samantha Martin, Mo Welch, Mano Agapion, Oscar Montoya, Langan Kingsley, Siobhan Thompson, Rhea Butcher, Glenn Boozan, Broti Gupta, Danielle Perez, Eliza Skinner, Solomon Georgio...
Jul 06, 2018•52 min•Transcript available on Metacast The first ever "I Don't Think So, Honey!" Live from LA is here! 50 comedians take one minute each to go off on culture. Part One featuring Rae Sanni, Alison Rich, Jeremy Beiler, Andrew Law, D’Arcy Carden, Sudi Green, Fran Gillespie, Dave Mizzoni, Greta Titelman, Tim Murray, Jaboukie Young-White, Aly Dixon, Janie Stolar, Reed Brice, Rekha Shankar, Haley Hepworth, Billy Domineau, Mike Spence, Andrew Farmer, Emily Schmidt, Ira Madison III, Charles Rogers, Jordan Firstman, Teresa Lee, Daniel Webb. P...
Jul 04, 2018•1 hr 5 min•Transcript available on Metacast A Very PRIDEful June ends with a BANG! The hilarious Fran Gillespie joins Matt & Bowen to warn about the dangers of microblading your eyebrows. Don't microblade your eyebrows. Your eyebrows will turn into bleeding caterpillars. Aside from that, the trio discuss the horrors of giving advice when you're young and unaccomplished, consuming label-less vodka in high school, marathoning NBC's Heroes, how hair color affects your body chemistry, Celebrity Boy Crushes, Titanic, being mean to loved on...
Jun 28, 2018•2 hr 36 min•Ep 97•Transcript available on Metacast Yex of courx you’re going to LOVE this ep!! The legendary, inspirational, fantastique Maria Bamford is in-studio and we are oh so happy. I hope you’ve physically, emotionally, and spiritually prepared yourself because this episode covers a lot of cultural ground in 1 hr 13 mins: Working at Disney, music videos that are getting cooler and cooler (because of the money), the impact of Maroon 5’s “Girls Like You” music video, Unicorns in saunas, Pug ranches, raccoons with IBS, Three’s Company, Pepé ...
Jun 26, 2018•1 hr 13 min•Ep 96•Transcript available on Metacast LIVE from San Francisco! Matt and Bowen bring us nonstop “I Don’t Think So, Honeys!” judged by Alaska Thunderfuck & Jinx Monsoon! LIVE! With Awkwafina, Sasheer Zamata, Joel Kim Booster, Dulce Sloan, Patti Harrison, Megan Gailey, Jaboukie Young-White, Amy Miller, Pat Regan, Molly Austin, Sydnee Washington, Marie Faustin, Dewayne Perkins, Lorelei Ramirez, Sam Taggart, Peter Smith, Rachel Pegram, Daniel Webb, Luke Null, Jon Gabrus, and Andrew Dismukes. --- LAS CULTURISTAS HAS A PATREON! For $5/...
Jun 21, 2018•1 hr 14 min•Ep 95•Transcript available on Metacast WE ARE HAPPY because the immensely hilarious NY Sister & LA Queen D’Arcy Carden is back on LC! Coming off the first I Don’t Think So, Honey! Live in LA, Matt & Bowen & D’Arcy debrief on the raucous night and catch up since D’Arcy’s last appearance on the show. They discuss the differences between NY & LA (and the differences don’t stop at Las Culturistas!), the 3 most evil people in the world, D’Arcy’s role as the antagonist in “An Emmy For Megan”, Set Life on The Good Place &...
Jun 19, 2018•1 hr 29 min•Ep 94•Transcript available on Metacast Ira Madison III is The Doyenne. The Doyenne is Ira Madison III. And The Doyenne (Ira Madison III) is here! We are honored that the beloved host of Keep It! on Crooked Media is bringing his trove of cultural knowledge to the Las Culturistas table. Topics? What we like about Rihanna, Jennifer Aniston, the “Nap Episode” of Friends, Oceans 8, Pose (the Dynasty reboot WE DESERVE), the savageness of the Wendy’s Twitter account, the defense of Selena Gomez, and MORE. Plus, Ira reveals the name of his f...
Jun 14, 2018•1 hr 8 min•Ep 93•Transcript available on Metacast Presenting the preeminent mind of our time, future Emmy award winning Actress for Best Actress in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series, a talent that raises the voices of those around her: for your consideration, the iconic, Megan Amram! And Culturistas, this conversation rollicks! They talk “An Emmy For Megan,” Megan’s six episode scripted web-series (watch it here: http://anemmyformegan.com/ ) which is already changing the cultural landscape. Plus, “A Star Is Born” trailer, how to listen to mus...
Jun 12, 2018•2 hr 33 min•Ep 92•Transcript available on Metacast Comedy! Music! Interviews! Games! Stringent Time Limits! Some GASPING, Honey! The Las Culturistas Vulture Festival Segment Festival! Featuring a gauntlet of bits and segments: “These Young Girls” with Pat Regan, “Be Best” with Dave Mizzoni, “A Red Carpet Moment” with Sydnee Washington, Peter Smith, Annie Donley, & Mo Fry Pasic, a “Voice Mem-Oh, You Bitch!” from John Early, an electric “I Don’t Think So, Honey!” and MORE! --- LAS CULTURISTAS HAS A PATREON! For $5/month, you get exclusive acce...
Jun 07, 2018•1 hr 2 min•Ep 91•Transcript available on Metacast Lore, Mythos, and Grandeur — words that come to mind when one thinks of Larry Owens, his talent, and his powerhouse performance on this episode of Las Culturistas. In the words of Matt Rogers, “This episode is wild, crazy, full of thoughtfulness and wild abandon, intellectual, but physical…verbally physical! Getting a little real, getting a little funny, getting a little musical, getting a little rowdy — if that doesn’t make you say yes, then I don’t know what will.” Larry discusses the culture ...
Jun 05, 2018•1 hr 15 min•Ep 90•Transcript available on Metacast TED Talk's own "old white lady running errands," Dylan Marron, finally RETURNS to the podcast! Dylan, modern voice of reason, shares social-media wisdom with Matt and Bowen and talks about how not being an expert in everything...is OK! Dylan also talks about the making of his incredible hit podcast "Conversations with People Who Hate Me." Other topics include the RBG documentary, Mr. Rogers, nicknames, and "Conversations with A Dumbass Who Stupid" - which is an LC original and NOT something Dyla...
May 30, 2018•2 hr 36 min•Ep 89•Transcript available on Metacast This episode marks a SEA CHANGE in the LCU - and you’re just going to have to listen to the end to find out why! (It involves a “diva moment” from one of our esteemed hosts…) But first, fan favorite Sudi Green is back - and just in time to make some Summer resolutions. It will be a Summer about loving oneself, about opening up creatively, and about finding a man with no roommates to worship your body. And of course Matt and Bo dive into pop culture, tackling Kelly Clarkson, Nicki Minaj, Demi Lov...
May 23, 2018•2 hr 43 min•Ep 88•Transcript available on Metacast It’s finally here!! After a “lost episode” debacle, Franchesca Ramsey makes her Las Culturistas debut!! Franchesca’s new book “Well, That Escalated Quickly” is coming out soon and Matt and Bowen get INTO it (yes, passages are read aloud! A sneak peek of sorts!) In fact, Las Culturitas call the book both “Excellent” and “an edifying read” and give it a Newbery Award. ALSO In this episode we learn about Bowen’s craft services demand, Taylor Swift gets read, and there is a life affirming “Voice Mem...
May 16, 2018•2 hr 40 min•Ep 86•Transcript available on Metacast 
