Las Culturistas with Matt Rogers and Bowen Yang

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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. read less

Our Editor's Take

Comedians Matt Rogers and Bowen Yang call themselves "culture consultants." On Las Culturistas with Matt Rogers and Bowen Yang, they give their uproarious reactions to all the latest cultural developments. The podcast is witty and sometimes harsh. But it also reflects the warmth and rapport of the hosts' long friendship.

The content varies for each episode, depending on what is happening in pop culture and the hosts' busy lives. But Las Culturistas with Matt Rogers and Bowen Yang has a signature segment. Most episodes end with "I Don't Think So, Honey." They get 60 seconds to gripe about something ticking them off that week. Listeners liked this segment so much that Rogers and Yang did an entire "I Don't Think So, Honey," tour. More than 50 comedians joined to deliver their own rants.

After this podcast began, Saturday Night Live put Yang on TV. He was the first-ever featured player to get an Emmy nomination. Rogers hosted a Christmas special for Showtime and costars in the network's I Love That for You. And both Yang and Rogers acted in the movie Fire Island. But Las Culturistas with Matt Rogers and Bowen Yang is where the two first started building a following.

The New Yorker says, "the show manages to be both acidic and warm, like a steaming cup of Tang for the mind." Listeners who like to keep up with pop culture and laugh simultaneously should try Las Culturistas with Matt Rogers and Bowen Yang.

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

"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.

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

"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.

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

“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 manipulative psychic, and how The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills is a fascinating example of what happens when a medium gets drunk and cornered. Also, The Amanda Show and the supernatural gift Amanda Bynes possesses, meth gators, Santa Monica culture, Prius drivers and what Tyler sees for Taylor! GO see Tyler on tour! www.tylerhenryhollywoodmedium.com. And check out his Fireside site here: https://f.chat/dfdeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

THE 2024 LCCA CATEGORIES

THE 2024 LCCA CATEGORIES

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

"Taste!" (w/ Dua Lipa)

"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 drag queens lipsyncing Dua's songs on RuPaul's Drag Race. All this, the crisping drawer, how sometimes people can be like "Vanderpump Rules!" and a response to the critics who say Dua is "always on holiday".See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

“Challengaz ;)” w/ (Matt & Bowen)

“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 freak flaggot fly! See you Wednesday….. when it will become clear that… training season’s over. OOP!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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

"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.

"Queer Scuttlebutt" (w/ Matt & Bowen)

"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 Poets, Judy at Carnegie Hall, and some love for the new Maggie Rogers. All this, OJ Simpson being dead, the cast of MAD TV, the power of T-Pain, and the news of Dr. Dillamond's casting. Drop those shoulders See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

StraightioLab: Ring The Kathy Griffin Alarm!

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" (kathygriffin.net/tour) and don't forget to vote! FIND THE EPISODE HERE Subscribe to our Patreon at patreon.com/straightiolab for bonus episodes twice a month and don't forget to rate and review us on Apple Podcasts!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

"Huge Skulls Chat" (w/ Michelle Collins)

"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 NATURAL tour! Portland! Talking to you...See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

"COWBOY CULTURE" (w/ Matt & Bowen)

"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 the Kings Theatre website with promo code "CULTCH"! We snappin'.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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

"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 accident and recovery, how Madame Web was maybe good, how Fed Ex can kinda suck and the battle between water based and silicon based personal lubricant. All this, and Nicole demands Matt give her the information of a bad, harmful psychic that made him distrust Bowen Yang. Go see The American Society of Magical Negroes in the CINEMA! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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

"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.

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

"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 available early for subscribers to Big Money Players Diamond on Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/lasculturistasSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

"GAYFIGHT" (w/ Matt & Bowen)

"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?!-- gayFIGHT! Bonus episodes are available early for subscribers to Big Money Players Diamond on Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/lasculturistasSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Top 10 Stores

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/lasculturistasSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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

"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). Bonus episodes are available early for subscribers to Big Money Players Diamond on Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/lasculturistasSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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

"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, The Bodyguard and Mrs. Doubtfire (who is on burn notice...) You are listening... Now. And we luh ya papi. Bonus episodes are available early for subscribers to Big Money Players Diamond on Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/lasculturistasSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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

"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 as commercials. That movie trailer? Wicked! In the words of The Wicked Witch of the West, what a world! Who do you think is next to slay a Super Bowl halftime show? Do you think T Swift's fame has become too much for one human being? Are you a tortured poet and do you have a department? Many questions to ponder and topics to discuss on this ep! Solargenic. Photogenic. Shoot. Bonus episodes are available early for subscribers to Big Money Players Diamond on Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/lasculturistasSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

"Great Americans" (w/ Tina Fey)

"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, Disney v. Universal, SJP's 90's film work, Rachel McAdams's impact as Regina George, how Mean Girls was written on Fire Island, what makes the best SNL hosts and the joys and dangers of hosting the Golden Globes. Also, discovering the Tina and Amy magic and bringing that to the road on their Restless Leg Tour (go see it!!!), Reneé Rapp and how the Jimmy Awards are the future, deodorant culture, and a very prescient IDTSH from Tina that ranks as an all-timer. How many mozzarella sticks is enough for you? Something to think about. TINA! This bonus episode is available early for subscribers to Big Money Players Diamond on Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/lasculturistasSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Top 10 Places We Would Love To Visit

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/lasculturistasSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.