

Las Culturistas with Matt Rogers and Bowen Yang
Big Money Players Network and iHeartPodcasts
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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Jun 10, 2020 • 1h 14min
"Someone Spilled Sauce" (w/ Michelle Collins)
Okay, SO! A lot of snafus to work through on this episode. The Lea Michele snafu. Woof. The J.K. Rowling snafu. WOOF! Even the Lady G snafu! Danngggggg! Only the icon that is Michelle Collins could help the boys wade through such waters. And wade they do! Matt and Bowen are thrilled to have Michelle, who provides some much needed real laughs after a rough few months. Sushi sauce spills, TERFS among us, little ladybug fan fiction...girl. There's a lot taken on in this epic episode. Please remember to wear a helmet when you're riding bikes, please be cognizant of where your money is going nowadays, and please enjoy the I Don't Think So Honey's on this ep, which tackle bunkers, Home Depot, and Las Vegas itself. Las Culturistas LOVES Michelle Collins and we implore you to listen to her Sirius show and check out her upcoming podcast, Midnight Snack! Like and subscroiiiiiibe! Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jun 3, 2020 • 1h 13min
Black Lives Matter
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May 27, 2020 • 1h 42min
"The Kunis-Kutcher Vaccine" (w/ Tawny Newsome)
Gonna have to BLAST OFF on that one! After Matt and Bowen spar over the cis gay culture of the moment, they reunite with the wonderful Tawny Newsome, who stars in the new Netflix comedy "Space Force." Want to hear who Matt absolutely ships on the show? Then listen, doll! There's heated discussions on gifted and talented programs, believable conspiracy theories, and America Ferrera throwing the first brick at Bradley Whitford's house. Plus, Tawny shares her recent appreciation of Stevie Wonder records as she drops wonderful tidbits of Motown history. A must-listen for many reasons! Check out "Space Force" on Netflix premiering May 29th. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

May 20, 2020 • 1h 30min
"Fire Is Family" (w/ Parvati Shallow)
Deep breath. In through one nostril, out through the other. BECAUSE! Today is the ~actual~ day. Bowen and Matt's Survivor moment reaches its epic conclusion with superhero Parvati Shallow's long-awaited appearance on Las Culturistas! The legendary winner, fresh off the recent iconic season Winners At War, is on the pod to tell all about her experiences on the show, as well as off. Parv gets into it about what it's like to see yourself edited into a villainous reality TV archetype, and how that experience caused her to make positive changes in her life. Also, insight into just how difficult the Edge of Extinction actually is and how it inspired her new children's book Om the Otter, available now on Articulation Books. All that Survivor goodness, and: can you even believe that Parv stans Mariah?! The girls get into 90's R&B on this episode of Las Cultch that truly has everything! WE LOVE PARV. And we love you! xo Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

May 13, 2020 • 1h 20min
"Laughin n' Whackin" (w/ Matt & Bowen)
Tonight, it's just family as Matt & Bowen aka Las Culturistas discuss what's been happening recently in the cultch. Alison Roman vs. Chrissy Tiegen? Let's just say it's touched on. Oh, and porn? We're chatting about that. Survivor is also a topic, as has been the case lately. The countdown to Parvati on Las Culturistas is fully on as the current season wraps up, and Matt & Bowen are looking at Survivor as a microcosm of society. Critical lens for your ASS. #ExamineThat. Listen, thank you to the readers. We're loving you. PARVATI IS COMING! Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

May 6, 2020 • 1h 23min
"Hungry Girl Who Loves Flavor" (w/ Arden Myrin)
Bowen and Matt are joined on this episode by the REAL queen of all media-- ya know her, ya love her-- it's Arden Myrin! The host of Will You Accept This Rose? right here on iHeart Radio joins the gals from her gorgeous podcast studio (theme: Marrakesh Chic meets IKEA) to chat about what it would be like to smoke weed with Jackie Kennedy, her Insatiable co-star Debby Ryan and their Atlanta shenanigans, Annie, Solid Gold, Teri Garr, starring in the Steve Martin play Meteor Shower, Madeline Kahn and being friends with your lawyer. Also, Bowen and Arden compare notes about working on legendary sketch comedy shows Mad TV and SNL, and Arden spills the T on the season of The Amazing Race that almost featured her and...Lance Bass! All this, the new season of RHOBH, the difference between "several" and few", and much more. Pre-order Arden's upcoming memoir Little Miss Little Compton right now! Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Apr 29, 2020 • 1h 19min
"We Are, All Of Us, Quibi Girls" (w/ Adam Rippon)
Well, damn it if Matt and Bowen don't have a #AmericanIcon on Las Culturistas today! Olympic medalist and all around WINNER Adam Rippon join the two beautiful young girls to discuss what really goes down in the Olympic Village (people watch you pee but not in a hot way), the influence of the one and only Shari Lewis, Muppet culture and Adam's new show on Quibi Useless Celebrity History. The three get along like damn gangbusters and shock with I Don't Think So Honeys that may end businesses! Adam's show debuts on May 4th on Quibi! Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Apr 22, 2020 • 1h 33min
"War" (w/ Lauren Lapkus)
Star of stage and screen and podcasts (all visual mediums) Lauren Lapkus joins Matt and Bowen this week for a Babu Frik-ing good time. Discussions about Star Wars, JoJo Siwa, and why Donald Duck is queer start us off, but stick around to hear why Lauren's formative culture was Nickolodeon programming. Everyone also shares their favorite experiences working for Story Pirates and unleash three electric IDTSHs. Listen nao! Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Apr 15, 2020 • 1h 41min
"This Is King" (w/ Ego Nwodim)
Okay yes, YOUR MAJESTY! It is a royal affair on Las Cultch with the one true KING, Ego Nwodim! The kings talk about what makes a king, driving habits, the shock of moving to a new city, and channeling authority issues in high school into having a low tolerance for buffoonery when it comes to dating. You MUST stay for when Ego schools the children on all things Bad Boy Records, and clench your little holes for three dynamo I Don't Think So, Honeys! Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Apr 8, 2020 • 1h 12min
"Misinformation Is So Dangerous..." (w/ Matt & Bowen)
Matt and Bow: A Tale of Two Coasts! The boys connect while socially distancing due to Covid-19 and discuss this new (but temporary!) normal, as well as the habits they've developed in isolation. They touch base on the culture that's gone down over the past month including the Real Housewives of New York premiere (as well as the LEAH of it all), Dua Lipa's new album Future Nostalgia and Gaga's Chromatica delay. Both the boys reveal their new TV binge obsessions while in quar (Survivor for Matt, The Leftovers for Bowen) and also talk all things Quibi! Matt's new show Gayme Show! is out now on that platform, and you can check it out now. And...against all odds...the boys literally almost forget to talk about Tiger King, but not to fear, they touch on it! So if you were hungry for more Carole Baskin takes? We got you, bitch. Stay safe and stay inside and...give the pod a 5 star review. See? Not everything's changed. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.


