Las Culturistas with Matt Rogers and Bowen Yang

Las Culturistas with Matt Rogers and Bowen Yang

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.

Episodes

September 24, 2025 81 mins

Stars are BACK. Jinkx Monsoon is wrapping up her stint leading Oh, Mary! and she's stopped by Las Cultch to talk about it all! After some Emmys reactions and BTS (so proud of our pals that won!!!!!), the self-proclaimed bossy bottom drops by to discuss enjoying the surreal nature of her life lately, Jeff Hiller's Emmy victory and queer camaraderie in entertainment, "straight voice", and how to pronounce "Penzance". Also, letti...

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It's a moment in Las Cultch history as Reese Witherspoon makes her debut! The Morning Show is back! Reese chats with Matt & Bowen about studying Goldie Hawn in Private Benjamin for Legally Blonde, creating Tracy Flick and Election in retrospect, owning your ambition, producing Gone Girl and Wild, exploring the inner workings of female friendships on Big Little Lies and the importance of a good set-piece. Also, The Morning Show ...

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September 10, 2025 57 mins

Legal minds participate in a Silicon Valley summit to discuss the latest advances in tech, the CBSMTV Video Music Awards, and how Nick Jonas actually should start queerbaiting again if he feels like it. Also more.

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September 3, 2025 72 mins

And on today's Las Cultch: an examination of We've Reached Peak Gay Sluttiness, the new piece written by Steven Phillips-Horst for The Cut, thoughts on the new South Park, and Sabrina Carpenter as a Rorschach test. Also, thoughts on SC's latest album Man's Best Friend, Parvati and Cirie's Australian Survivor takeover, the theatrical achievement that is Lady Gaga's The Mayhem Ball, and US Open culture. All this, RHOP trailer thought...

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August 27, 2025 89 mins

Reality "forks" in this episode of Las Cultch with friend of the show and noted fresh, young, creative talent Julio Torres, who has truly made it Off-Broadway with his new show Color Theories, running from 9/3 to 9/22 at Performance Space NY. He joins our hosts Matt + Bowen to discuss the greatest dresses of all time, The Dress (you know the one), the origin of the phrase "demon twink" and the plot of Bye Bye Birdie (they...

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Our hosts take a break from their vacation in Ptown to break down The Hunting Wives, give the final word on the finale of And Just Like That, and anticipate an upcoming pop girl takeover… and it may not be who you think! 

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Matt + Bow hop on the mic to say they love, say they love, say they love YOU for streaming The Las Culturistas Culture Awards! Our hosts recap the experience, give some BTS, and share cut jokes and content from the show. Also, TS12 is upon us! The Life of a Showgirl is coming very soon, and Matt + Bowen are discussing the numerology of it all, the podcasting of it all, the "circus" of it all, and the ORANGE of it all. All...

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The sisters are back for another culture catch up and they have a lot to cover! They talk Broadway plays Purpose and Death Becomes Her, the use of staircases in theater, Jesus Chris Superstar, Josh Sharp's show Ta Da, the importance of adopting dogs, why you need to TURN YOUR PHONE OFF, the new Naked Gun film, horror films versus haunted houses, Conan Gray, new Demi Lovato AND old Demi Lovato, 'meep' culture, The Hunting Wives, end...

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July 30, 2025 44 mins

The boys are BACK in so many ways. They're back from break, back from shooting the Culture Awards and, in Bowen's case, back from China! All of which is discussed, but also? So much more! This episode runs the gamut! Matt & Bowen talk about getting your last will and testament together, being too anxious to have a pet, how David Corenswet is perhaps America's hottest living man and the fact that Superman was really funny! Also,...

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A re-release of part one and part two of the LCCA nominations. 

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July 16, 2025 98 mins

Matt & Bowen welcome a true icon in every sense: Sarah Jessica Parker! The star of Sex and the City, And Just Like That and so, so, so much more stops by to discuss the evolution of her shoe game alongside Carrie Bradshaw's, living in a baseball home, and how A Chorus Line unlocked her need to have a passion for a passion. Also, SJP on Broadway in Annie, Once Upon A Mattress and Plaza Suite, the impact of SNL50 on a New Yorker ...

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ARCADE FIRE joins Las Cultur-- juuuust kidding, y'all! It's Richard Perez! The princesses of comedy join together to discuss the trauma of the princesses of Mario, how it's easier to act with a mirror than a person, Marcia Gay Harden's filmography, the value of pokémon cards these days, the complicated politics of having a big juicy ass and "bunny feet" photos. Also, where we were when they "got Bin Laden", sex before dinner...

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July 2, 2025 74 mins

Matt + Bowen high key make a friend in ALLISON WILLIAMS, who comes armed to the pod with I Don’t Think So Honeys aplenty. She’s here to discuss her *many* contributions to culture! The three chat about embodying Marnie in GIRLS and shooting landmark “bottle” episodes of the show, singing in flight and on television as PETER PAN, and subverting expectations with GET OUT. Also, 

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Did you miss Josh + Aaron? Well…Trouble Don’t Last For Always, Bitch. Josh Sharp’s TA DA begins July 7th! GET YOUR TICKETS.

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Matt and Bowen are joined by the former First Lady Michelle Obama and her brother Craig Robinson who is the Executive Director of the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC). Listen to their podcast IMO with Michelle Obama & Craig Robinson where ever podcasts are found.

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Lots off big news in culture! Cole won a Tony! Cynthia crushed as Tony’s host! The winner was Nicole Scherzinger! Our hosts Matt + Bowen discuss all this, Nicole’s pop culture significance at large, the Fifth Harmony reunion and what may have happened with Normani’s solo efforts, and Benito Skinner’s Overcompensating. Also, Becca’s experience at the Puerto Rican pride parade, Bad Bunny for Calvin Klein...

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June 4, 2025 48 mins

Mario Party nemeses Matt Rogers (Rosalina) and Bowen Yang (Pauline) meet outside of the arena to discuss recent popular culture.

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Matt + Bowen are so back with a culture catchup! The girls physically and virtually re-orient themselves in order to give you thoughts on the grand opening of Epic Unmiverse, what happens when your new neighbors are vibey, and what it means to have a "Meatloaf Summer". Also, adjusting to an End of Days mentality, Toronto as "safe haven", a full character analysis of Dr. Victoria Frankenstein, and the concept of "not ...

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