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Las Culturistas with Matt Rogers and Bowen Yang

454 episodes - English - Latest episode: 8 days ago - ★★★★★ - 7.2K ratings

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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StraightioLab: Ring The Kathy Griffin Alarm!

April 11, 2024 10:00 - 13 minutes - 12.7 MB

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...

"Huge Skulls Chat" (w/ Michelle Collins)

April 10, 2024 10:00 - 1 hour - 79 MB

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...

"COWBOY CULTURE" (w/ Matt & Bowen)

April 03, 2024 10:00 - 1 hour - 103 MB

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...

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

March 27, 2024 10:00 - 1 hour - 87.6 MB

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 acc...

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

March 21, 2024 10:00 - 1 hour - 79.9 MB

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)

March 13, 2024 10:00 - 1 hour - 83 MB

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 ...

"GAYFIGHT" (w/ Matt & Bowen)

March 06, 2024 11:00 - 1 hour - 57 MB

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?!-- gay...

The Top 10 Stores

March 04, 2024 10:55 - 41 minutes - 37.9 MB

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.

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

February 28, 2024 11:00 - 1 hour - 65.2 MB

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). Bon...

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

February 21, 2024 11:00 - 1 hour - 69.2 MB

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

February 14, 2024 11:00 - 1 hour - 80.2 MB

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 co...

"Great Americans" (w/ Tina Fey)

February 07, 2024 11:00 - 1 hour - 84.4 MB

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...

The Top 10 Places We Would Love To Visit

February 05, 2024 10:55 - 27 minutes - 25.6 MB

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.

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

January 31, 2024 11:00 - 1 hour - 92.9 MB

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...

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

January 24, 2024 11:00 - 1 hour - 93.6 MB

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...

"Traitors Among Us..." (w/ Matt & Bowen)

January 17, 2024 11:00 - 1 hour - 86 MB

Bowen wraps Wicked, Matt starts Barry's and Los Angeles basks in the afterglow of what seems like a dozen awards shows this week! Join your Las Cultch hosts as they recap and review the Emmys and Golden Globes, chat Mean Girls: The Musical: The Movie's box office success and cultural update, and get into the reality show of the moment: Peacock's The Traitors! So much to unpack: Parv's chalice! Sandra's braces! Dan's gameplay! And... can a Real Housewife actually win the game? Matt and Bow th...

"W.A.I.: Warmth, Acceptance & Inclusion" (w/ Matt & Bowen)

January 10, 2024 11:00 - 1 hour - 99.9 MB

In the spirit of WAI (warmth, acceptance and inclusion), Matt & Bowen resume their podcast hosting duties and begin the ninth (!) season of Las Cultch. The girls had time to watch some flicks! It's an Oscar film extravaganza in which our hosts review and discuss Maestro, Saltburn, All Of Us Strangers, Anatomy Of A Fall, Poor Things, American Fiction, The Holdovers, Are You There God It's Me Margaret, Past Lives and The Color Purple. And finally! We get to chat about the season four finale of...

The Top Ten Diva Moments

January 01, 2024 10:55 - 38 minutes - 35.6 MB

In this BONUS episode, Matt and Bowen give you their Top Ten Diva Moments.  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.

"You Can't Trust These Gay Guys" (w/ Matt & Bowen)

December 20, 2023 11:00 - 1 hour - 55.1 MB

In the last Las Cultch of 2023, the boys get holistic. After paying Madonna respects, Matt and Bow recap their respective years, which were turbulent yet important! Lessons learned...knowledge gained! They also get into Ziwe/Santos and the pros and cons of platforming clownery, anal sex in the Senate Hearing Room and why it may or may not be being covered by mainstream media, the only sex tape Matt and Bowen will ever film, whether or not your "Close Friends" can be trusted, and how the poli...

"Slay With Our Friends" (w/ Matt & Bowen)

December 13, 2023 11:00 - 59 minutes - 54.5 MB

It's another slay with friends! Breaking news: it's a cough culture era. It must be December. You think the sisters won't write a song about it? Don't worry, they will. This is an esteemed episode of sickness and the eating habits are a mess. More is discussed: the taste of Fridays, Potomac, soap stars, Tree Paine look-a-likes, the Golden Globes, pre-med gays, Miyazaki films, Thursday night vibes, Nicki's new album, and of course some tea with Alan Cumming!  This bonus episode is available ...

The Top Ten Decades

December 11, 2023 09:55 - 37 minutes - 33.9 MB

In this BONUS episode, Matt and Bowen give you their Top 10 Decades.  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.

"Mother God" (w/ Matt & Bowen)

December 06, 2023 11:00 - 1 hour - 57 MB

The Congress Queen and the Prince of Christmas convene in the Church of Cultch (Bowen's apartment) to discuss the disturbing and fascinating cult docuseries Love Has Won: The Cult of Mother God on HBO, cult aesthetics, Beyoncé's Renaissance Tour film, Blue Ivy's dance journey, May December's chokehold on the culture at the moment, the song "Candle In The Wind", and the fundamental differences between stew and soup. All this, Kyle vs. Sutton, "RockaFellaCenta" in Rockefeller Center, a draggin...

"Boob Gay" (w/ Matt & Bowen")

November 29, 2023 11:00 - 1 hour - 61.2 MB

Boob gays Matt & Bowen overcome the Sunday Scaries to catch up on the culture as of late. They react to May December and discuss Julianne Moore's lisp, Charles Melton's stunning performance and how the ending of the film recalls Tár. The hosts go on to anticipate The Color Purple, inquire about people who are somehow still Scientologists, and express how they feel when they are told to "shut the fuck up". All this, RHOM, RHOBH, RHOP, a scheduling and planning of Matt & Bowen's ultimate EGOT ...

"The Top 10 Grey’s Anatomy Characters (Seasons 1–6 or 7, Forgot Where We Fell Off)"

November 27, 2023 10:55 - 24 minutes - 22.1 MB

In this BONUS episode, Matt and Bowen give their Top 10 “Grey’s Anatomy” characters from the early seasons only (sorry if you stan Amelia by why would you?) 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.

“They Couldn’t Be Nicer Boys” (w/ Seth Meyers)

November 22, 2023 11:00 - 1 hour - 84.3 MB

Surprise, our best late night host also happens to be a perfect podcast guest? And speaking of surprises, Matt surprises Bow with his favorite Percy Pigs (sourced by the angelic Emily Phillips!) and it’s off to the races! From unique “A” names to 5am gambling, Seth docks into a wide berth of topics with the boys. Listen with misty eyes as they discuss the Hard Rock Hotel in Tampa, that feeling when you crush a character set at 24 years old, and finally(!) getting on board with listening at 1...

"Matt & Bowen In Conversation with Betty Gilpin"

November 15, 2023 11:00 - 52 minutes - 48.2 MB

Bowen and Matt in conversation with Betty Gilpin on October 22, 2023 at 92NY for a conversation about all things CULTCH. Bonus episodes are available early for subscribers to Big Money Players Diamond on Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/lasculturistas. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Introducing: Call Chelsea Peretti

November 09, 2023 17:30 - 1 minute - 1010 KB

Hi, Las Culturistas Fans! We want to share a new podcast from Will Ferrell's Big Money Players Network that we think you'll love - Call Chelsea Peretti. About the show: Beloved comedian Chelsea Peretti takes calls on weekly themed episodes, interacts with callers, and plays special music and sound effects. Lots of discussion of bear attacks, fixation on minutia, and administration of food tests.  Listen here and subscribe to Call Chelsea Peretti on the iHeartRadio app or wherever you get y...

“Caravaggio Boy” (w/ Matt & Bowen)

November 08, 2023 11:00 - 1 hour - 64.5 MB

Cultcha Catsup. Matt and a mustachioed Bowen are gagged by season 3, episode 9 of The Morning Show (Reese?! Julianna?!?!) and preview the finale of the greatest series of all time. Matt gives another Vegas Update about the highlights of being mesmerized by the mesmers (pole dancers) at the Usher residency and going to BravoCon. They swoon over Seth Meyers, talk ruehmerrsssss about the rest of the RHOSLC season, preview Timothee’s upcoming SNL hosting gig and get into the season premiere of t...

The Britney Episode 2: Britney And More (w/ Matt & Bowen)

November 01, 2023 10:00 - 1 hour - 71.4 MB

If you're looking for BMD (Britney Memoir Discourse), baby, we got you over here at Las Cultch. Matt & Bowen discuss The Woman In Me, Britney's revelations and ruminations within the book, Michelle Williams's performance, and the backlash currently being faced by Justin Timberlake. Also, the hosts get into at Bethenny's big swing at Bravo and Andy Cohen in Vanity Fair, review Taylor Swift's 1989 (Taylor's Version), and send out the white light for the late Matthew Perry. All this, punctuatio...

"You Shook Gaga" (w/ Matt & Bowen)

October 25, 2023 10:00 - 57 minutes - 52.5 MB

Bowen is a little sickstress this week, so he's invited Matt to his new home to record an episode of Las Cultch and contract whatever he has. Stanley cups in hand, the two discuss, well, pop cultural topics! "Such as?" you ask? Well, Chappell Roan and Troye Sivan's latest albums, RHONY, the "sweeps" TV culture of yesteryear, and an oversaturation of the espresso martini. Also, Bowen MET LADY GAGA, Matt has a haunted weekend in Long Island at the Chambers of Hell, and BOWEN MET LADY GAGA. All...

"Triple Crown: Society, America & The World" (w/ Matt & Bowen)

October 18, 2023 10:00 - 54 minutes - 50 MB

This episode comes to you from Bowen's Alex Levy-ish new home and will leave you feeling more updated than ever on the events of The Morning Show, Matt and Bowen's Eras Tour filmgoing experiences, Traylor Swelce at SNL, and how Matt got his "lucky thumb". All this, RHONY, RHOSLC, Will and Jada's latest bullshit, the Wonka trailer, and the upcoming Mean Girls: The Musical. Bonus episodes are available early for subscribers to Big Money Players Diamond on Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/lasc...

"Schlampe" (w/ Peaches)

October 11, 2023 10:00 - 1 hour - 73.2 MB

Recorded LIVE at the Columbia Theater in Berlin with special guest Sudi Green! This episode features the icon, the trailblazer, the legend, THEE Peaches! Bowen and Matt make a live attempt to get into Berghain, discuss the lack of buffalo sauce in Berlin, and debate Usher as the Super Bowl headliner before welcoming Peaches herself to discuss the origin of "Fuck The Pain Away", crowdsurfing while people are holding their damn phones, Tina Turner, paving the way for sexual candor in music, ta...

"Truants and Delinquents" (w/ Aaron Jackson & Josh Sharp)

October 04, 2023 10:00 - 1 hour - 88.6 MB

Are you ready for an episode of emotional truths? Aaron Jackson and Josh Sharp join the sisters to talk about the original city girls, fucking up press tours, season 2 of the Traitors casting, bringing your meds to the island, hitting the campaign trail for Dicks: The Musical (out in select theaters THIS WEEK and nationwide on 10/20), and more more more! Plus a series of beeps: what could they be saying??  Bonus episodes are available early for subscribers to Big Money Players Diamond on Ap...

The Top 10 Batman Villains

October 02, 2023 09:55 - 31 minutes - 29 MB

In this BONUS episode, Matt and Bowen bring you their Top 10 Batman Villains. Tune in next month on Monday, 10/2, for more Las Culturistas bonus content, coming first to Big Money Players Diamond. 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.

“Biotch!” (w/ Michelle Visage)

September 27, 2023 10:00 - 1 hour - 66.3 MB

Recorded LIVE at Union Chapel in London, a true place of G*d, it’s the Proppa Fa**ot Tour! Matt & Bowen were bloody thrilled to share in the cultch across the pond, read British tabloids aloud, and get to the bottom of who Cheryl Cole is. Also, an interview with true queen and legend Michelle Visage! The Bodyguard album, Soul System, Seduction, musical theater, UK punk rock, old school hip hop, Madonna, Harlem ball culture, Leah Remini, Scientology, the domestic exclusivity of Percy Pigs, a ...

“KUNTUMN” (w/ Sudi Green)

September 20, 2023 10:00 - 1 hour - 83.1 MB

If you thought Summer of KUNT was dead, well… maybe you would be right actually. Or MAYBE you would see it as an opportunity to herald the arrival of the first ever KUNTUMN, during which returning legend Sudi Green inspires us all to get in our full woman-in-her-30s bag. Join the boys as they record from a Las Cultch Cultural Heritage Site (Matt’s LA apartment) and talk the first episodes of “The Morning Show” season three. What follows is a spirited discussion on Lauren Boebert’s perfectly ...

“Duchenne After Dishoom” (w/ Matt & Bowen)

September 13, 2023 10:00 - 1 hour - 68 MB

The truth is finally really spoken aloud on Las Culturistas this week as Matt & Bowen catch up on culture, discussing interim agreements vs. scabbing during strike era, The Morning Show returning, Olivia Rodrigo's GUTS and the important of the sophomore album, Chappel Roan on the horizon, the fact that Shucked on Broadway is a blast and, unfortunately, the Drew Barrymore of it all. All this, BONGOS, Joe catching Sophie on the ring camera, Married To Medicine and the overuse of "god damn" in ...

“The Best Las Cultch Ep Of All Time” (w/ Matt & Bowen)

September 06, 2023 10:00 - 1 hour - 55.3 MB

Sitting in an apartment. What could be better? In the culture lab, (Matt’s apartment in Queens) our Las Cultch hosts catch up with culture. Topics include: RIP Jimmy Buffett, if Lady Gaga ever came on the podcast, remembering high school math, Charli and Rina, whether anyone actually saw Camp Rock, and all the SILVER at renaissance world tour. All this, a live listen if Nicki’s “Last Time I Saw You”, rocket fuels, Busted Queen, problem of sand, the issue of glitter, and conundrum of tape. Ta...

“The F*g Who Cried Shark” (w/ Matt & Bowen)

August 30, 2023 10:00 - 58 minutes - 53.7 MB

Matt and Bowen are reporting to you readers straight from FIRE ISLAND (scabs…) and MENTION IT ALL (tw: Bethenny).  Bonus episodes are available early for subscribers to Big Money Players Diamond on Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/lasculturistas See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

“The Russian Tsarina” (w/ Sarah Squirm)

August 23, 2023 09:00 - 1 hour - 66.4 MB

She’s back and she’s cute as a pumpkin, it’s Sarah Squirm! Bowen’s flying solo this week but is joined but his OTHER Long Island track star Piscean legend, and she’s currently “of touring experience” in a city near you. Bowen and Sarah discuss what grade they would teach, what the Eras Tour even is, and how incredible it was that Michael Jackson was the biggest freak who was also the most famous person in the world. Fascinating treatises on “relatability” in culture get their overdue space o...

“Loud American Whore” (w/ Greta Titelman)

August 16, 2023 10:00 - 1 hour - 83.4 MB

RPKFs, Las Cultch favorite Greta Titelman returns to the pod and joins us from Scotland with Matt, who has gone through one of the most harrowing travel experiences in recent personal memory. All this as Bowen has a terrible fever? It’s giving I DON’T Think So, Honey. Find out what on earth the Witches Well is and whether or not Edinburgh has amazing food options (it doesn’t). Noomi Rapace, early memories of curse words and the plausibility of “And Just Like That” pave the way for emphatic d...

"A Perfect Pure Injection of Fun Fancy Free" (w/ Matt & Bowen)

August 09, 2023 10:00 - 57 minutes - 52.3 MB

Matt & Bowen may be back in little boxes on a computer, but that doesn't mean they're not injecting you right in the little veins with a culture catch up for the ages. After Matt's two-Eras-Tour weekend and Bowen's one-canceled-Carly Rae-concert-Monday, there is much to discuss, such as Alex Newell in Shucked, Patti LuPone's upcoming shows at Cherry Grove, being in indictment watch for the third time (got him! btw), the Lizzo of it all, psychics, and getting fingered. All this, how GHB is ki...

The Top 10 Julia Roberts Films

August 08, 2023 23:16 - 27 minutes - 24.8 MB

In this BONUS episode, Matt and Bowen bring you their Top 10 Julia Robert films. Tune in next month on Monday 9/4 for the Top 10 Batman Villains, coming first to Big Money Players Diamond. 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.

The Top 10 Pop Girlie Debut Singles

August 07, 2023 10:00 - 25 minutes - 23.7 MB

Bonus Content! Once a month, Las Culturistas is bringing you a new Top 10 list for various aspects of culture. In this inaugural list, Matt and Bowen break down the Top 10 Pop Girlie Debut Singles. There are more bonus episodes waiting for you! All you need to do is subscribe to Big Money Players Diamond on Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/lasculturistas See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

"Bottom's Choice" (w/ Patrick Rogers)

August 02, 2023 10:00 - 1 hour - 95.5 MB

HAUS! Readers, it is time for you to meet a sister. Dear friend of Matt and Bowen, Patrick Rogers, joins our hosts to tackle culture and be their astral guide. Nicole Kidman's AMC ad: how much longer are we doing this? Should we ever stop? Should it reboot? It's discussed. Matt and Bowen reveal something huge about when they went to see Oppenheimer. The girls discuss Iceland's pleasures, Björk's genius, Taylor's Eras... and next era, what they want to see from Lorde, and Tina Knowles Lawson'...

“Forever-Coded” (w/ Matt & Bowen)

July 26, 2023 10:00 - 1 hour - 76 MB

The dolls are in back the room, and by dolls we mean pills, of course. Bowen runs into Matt’s loving embrace and the two marvel at the beautiful fan-bound Rules of Culture book. They r-e-m-i-n-i-s-c-e on all the culture of the last few weeks, starting with the single biggest monocultural release of the year (“Barbie”) and promptly discuss the meaning of the double strike era we are officially in. Opinions on the new RHONY women finally take shape which officially means this reboot is in full...

"Marimba Spirit" (w/ Zane Phillips)

July 19, 2023 10:00 - 1 hour - 58.3 MB

Piccolo-voiced culturista Matt Rogers is joined by his close friend, bassoon-throated actor Zane Phillips, on this episode of Las Culturistas to discuss being a lil academic smart girl, science fairs, hot coffee-and-crossword culture, and serving STEM at a young age. Also, coming up in the queer "scat pack" (lol noooo), playing against type when you are A Type, and why superhero movies are so washed out as of late. All this, America's Next Top Model and the act of transformation, Television ...

“Why Are We Single?” (w/ Marie Faustin & Dave Mizzoni)

July 12, 2023 10:00 - 1 hour - 93.1 MB

It’s the DATING EPISODE of Las Cultch with some good old-fashioned LC fan favs. Marie Faustin and Dave Mizzoni, the host and producer of the terrific new live show “Why Are You Single? Starring Marie Faustin” are here to talk red flags, bad dates, good sex, when to approach and when to walk away. All this, Keke Palmer, Threads, Insta Prison, compliments during sex, kinks, and brutal honesty with family members. Also, a performance of Usher’s “Burn”. Go see Why Are You Single? and check out M...

"Floozy" (w/ Miss Benny)

July 05, 2023 10:00 - 1 hour - 84 MB

To be the star of a series called "Glamorous", you kinda have to have that X Facta, you see. And Miss Benny just so happens to have THAT to spare. She joins Matt (Bowen is on break!) on this episode of Las Cultch to discuss shooting Glamorous with a big old queer cast, the "Star or Actress" game, how Glee low key changed things, And Just Like That's return to our screens, the process of selecting a wig, "having that effect of people", nudity and how to correctly objectify men on TV. Also, Am...

“It’s Freedom!” (w/ Kelly Clarkson)

June 28, 2023 10:00 - 1 hour - 60.5 MB

No, this is not a joke. Kelly Clarkson is actually on Las Culturistas. Recorded in person on the day her new album Chemistry was released, the word’s greatest singer joins Matt & Bowen to talk about… well, everything! The new album, the old albums, the new life, the old life, touring, recording, medicating, parenting, living, laughing, sobbing, singing, loving and, of course, the submersible. It’s the Kelly interview to end all Kelly interviews. And we can’t believe we got her time. Stream C...

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Joel Kim Booster
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Cole Escola
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Dylan Marron
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Andrew Ti
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Andy Beckerman
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Ben Platt
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Franchesca Ramsey
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Guy Branum
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Jackie Johnson
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James Anderson
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Jon Gabrus
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Margaret Cho
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Maria Bamford
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Matt Bellassai
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nicole byer
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Nicole Byer
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Oscar Montoya
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Phoebe Robinson
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