Las Culturistas with Matt Rogers and Bowen Yang

Send in the clowns! Ana Gasteyer brings her big, gorgeous talent to Las Cultch. Matt and Bow chat all things Christmas and the need for community in this post-election MESS of a world. The Prince of Christmas himself gushes over Ana's Sugar and Booze Christmas album (stream now duh!), while the three bond over the world needing humor in challenging times. 

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Elphaba may sing about how she is "not that girl" but Cynthia Erivo IS that girl! Okay?! And she's also the guest this week on Las Cultch! The magnificent hyper-talent joins Matt & Bow to discuss auditioning for Wicked, crafting her Elphaba and ultimately letting her go. Also, running towards portraying some of the most iconic people and characters in history (Aretha Franklin! Celie! Harriet Tubman!), running in general, and a moment of appreciation for the color green. All this, how Ariana Grande has helped Cynthia find her voice as a recording artist, the responsibility and magic of singing at The Kennedy Center, the importance of listening to lyrics, the oppression of onion and garlic, and continued angst about the lack of availability of British snacks in America. Wicked hits theaters November 22nd and Cynthia is spectacular in it. OOOHHHAAAAHHHAAAAAHHHAAAAAHHHHHH!!!!!

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Must be the season of the Good Witch because Ariana Grande is here on Las Cultch to talk WICKED and more!!! The perfect star gets togetha with Matt & Bowen to discuss finding her Glinda, how the musical theater “queens of her life” impacted her development, and what the next ten years of her career might look like. Also, reflections on eternal sunshine and positions, earning “horror freak” status, and a plea to Walt Disney World in the name of historical preservation. The excellent film Wicked is out November 22nd! 🎶 Dancing through liiiiiiiiiife! 🎶 Hang in there, RPKFs!

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On this week’s Las Cultch, the artists formerly known as Bobo and Mimi (Bowen Yang and Matt Rogers) catch up on the culture. They discuss Anatomy of Lies and the legendary lies of Finchie, the SWEAT, Hit Me Hard and Soft and Eras TOURS, Wicked (which our hosts have now seen!), Andrew Garfield on Chicken Shop Date, and unacceptable Chromatica erasure. Also, Matt and Bow indulge in Eva Longoria appreciation, unpack their recent episode with Mariah Carey and make a case for Gracie Abrams as world’s most beautiful woman. All this, “Disease” and what some are for some reason calling Gaga’s “return to pop”, Stevie Nicks BTS from SNL, and unfortch… the electch. Get out and VOTE. Does the moon represent your heart? Are yall dressed up as Paul Mescal for Halloween? Have you been able to sleep? Lots to think about this week… on LAS CULTCH. See you next week… ARI!

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Family is back on the pod after 7 and a half years! It’s Rachel Bloom! And she’s got notes on her last Las Cultch episode. Matt and Bow catch up with the star of Netflix’s Death, Let Me Do My Special, which is out now! Also, Rachel’s daughter’s Drag Race werkroom entrance is debuted, Bowen demands a female Siri, and the takeover of the word “gaslight” is discussed. All this, how all children’s TV shows are a hallucination, entertainment journalism then vs now, “PacSun Santa”, anxiety on nomination morning, “journal about it” as advice, squirting, postpartum anxiety, what happens when death becomes real, rowdy teens in children’s parks and Whitney and Barbra finally get their Iconic 400 flowers. Forgetting that was not right, and also not okay! 

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It's a moment. Mariah Carey? She's on Las Cultch, darling. Matt & Bowen adorn themselves with festive garb to welcome Queen of Christmas, adverb legend and all around music GOAT to the pod. M & B ask MC when to expect the follow up to Caution (and get an answer!), Mariah's "sensory" songwriting process and BTS of the creation of classic songs like "Hero". The three go on to discuss the iconic "Heartbreaker" music video villain BIANCA and her origins, how the Grammys trifle with Mariah and it's unacceptable, the formative Butterfly album's impact, how The Emancipation of Mimi put Mariah back on top, performing on SNL way back in 1990, memories from Mariah's iconic Tokyo Dome show, setting the convention of hip hop features on pop tracks, and the emotional rollercoaster that was writing and recording her terrific memoir The Meaning of Mariah Carey. Also, the inspiration of Michael Jackson, Prince and Marilyn Monroe, the difficulty growing up biracial on Long Island, potentially rebooting Divas Live, beating Tina Fey at Mean Girls trivia, and casting the role of Mariah in Lee Daniels's adaptation of her memoir. Mariah reveals her top 3 favorite Disney rides, talks vocal stacking alongside the incredible Brandy, and ponders dropping her grunge album already! All this, Hoda and Jenna's emotional morning on Today, "Boxing Day" and Mariah's already iconic I Don't Think So, Honey on overhead lighting! Check out Mariah's newest collab with Amazon Music: it's a holiday decor line available October 31st at Amazon.com/MariahCarey! AND THEN A HERO *CAME* ALONG! We love you, Mariah. "Gimmeyalove" :)

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Part V of THE ICONIC 400! Congratulations Paula Abdul, Ronald McDonald, Beyoncé and SO many more! Who is #1 and will be next week’s guest?! Listen to find out! And check out The Iconic 400 MEGA VIDEO on YouTube!

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Part IV of THE ICONIC 400! Congratulations Michelle Yeoh, Ricky Martin, Charli XCX and SO many more! Part V coming tomorrow! WHO will be number one and also next week’s guest?!

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Part III of THE ICONIC 400! Congratulations Rosalía, Annette Bening, Andy Samberg and SO many more! Part IV coming tomorrow!

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Part II of THE ICONIC 400! Congratulations Enya, Samuel L. Jackson, Ms. Pac Man and SO many more! Part III coming tomorrow!

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Part I of THE ICONIC 400! Congratulations Jeff Probst, Jenna Ortega, Nicole Scherzinger and SO many more! Part 2 coming tomorrow!

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Matt & Bowen felt like hanging out with cooler, smarter, funnier and better people than them, so welcome Peyton Dix and Hunter Harris, the hosts of the Lemme Say This podcast! All four legendary icons discuss salad culture, how fall can be slutty, “standing on business”, Tree Paine, how P!nk got her name, Imogen Heap as a white creative, Boston and “roaming about the cabin”. Also, a Daniel Radcliffe check-in, The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives, coats, pockets and the difference between red and burnt orange (which may shock you). All this, an exhaustive Bennifer update, “Coke Zero Oreo” and the discourse on college. Let us say this… listen to Lemme Say This, a podcast by Wondery!

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Matt & Bowen are thrilled to welcome Will Ferrell and Harper Steele from the new Netflix documentary Will & Harper to Las Cultch! The two chat about their SNL beginnings (including Will's little known performance as Lisa's brother Chip Kudrow), navigating familiar spaces as a trans woman, the importance of allyship and using the road trip depicted in the doc as a way to "come out more". Also, Kristen Wiig's original song for Will & Harper, emotions surrounding being embraced by the queer community, vulnerability as strength and making weird shit with your friend. All this, how The Rocky Horror Picture Show impacted Harper, Natty Light, stew, carrots, Molly Shannon, and how it's none of our BUSINESS what you think of us!!! Stream Will & Harper on Netflix on September 27th!

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Who’s that brightening up everything? It’s been Kathryn Hahn ALL ALONG, baby! And Matt & Bowen are tickled to talk to her on the day of Agatha All Along’s release on Disney+! They chat needing to keep secrets amidst “theory televison”, Agatha being a top, singing with Patti LuPone and having “concepts of a plan”. Also, Step Brothers, Revolutionary Road, club-hopping in Cleveland, Planet Hollywood and Hard Rock Cafe’s historical artifacts, the Agatha walking around Disneyland and being an overall witchy person. All this, ITALY, Techno, Björk, “hard, dumb rock”, BERLIN, churros, SUFFS: The Musical, Chimp Crazy, tip screen drama, how awful it is when glass breaks and butt implants. It’s Kathryn Hahn!!!! Come ON! 

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It's been hinted at, it's been wished for, and now the episode of our dreams is here! The sisters are joined by Joanna “JoJo” Levesque - yes thee JoJo has made it to the studio to talk about her new memoir (Over The Influence - get it now!), her career's work, mental health, SSRI's, new music, and of course her turn as Satine in Broadway's Moulin Rouge! The Musical. Plus a potential rekindling for Matt and big bro?? We can't say more, it's time to listen! 

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Autumn has begun, we said!!! And Catherine Cohen is back to usher it in!!! YES, RPFK's! She's here! And she's talking with Matt & Bow about gay guys, what happens to cis women on Fire Island after dark, having a Gen Z friend to keep you in the know, "body tea", the key to an escape room, Catherine's recent Game of Thrones and VPR binges, being really horny after losing it during the pandemic, being split in half by your beloved, whether or not Travis Kelce is "endgame", and how Cat and Sabrina Carpenter is a match made in Heaván. Also, re-watching the recent J.Lo doc now, how Gracie Abrams rocks, "cursive singing", the time Jesse from The Valley did ayahuasca and then wore a beanie and was changed, locking our signatures and Mulan's behavior and impact. All this, how Disneyland recently triggered Cat's period, Bowen's new word and the dark way he discovered it, being podcast dinosaurs, severe NYC retail employees, Sarah Squirm being the funniest alive, the old times, ghosts, toast, what personal eras the girls are in, why vegetables are often hard/crisp, "having kids", our dream homes, Post Malone being hot and talented, horny Dolly Parton, making choices, summer being OVER, Chimp Crazy being too much and how style? Must change. Watch Cat's special "Come For Me" on Veeps on October 17th!!! La TA Ti TU!!!!!!!!

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Just a snapchat of life from a Sprite and Diet Coke house in the Fire Island Pines! And this one has special guest appearances by Josh, Aaron and Whit! Matt and Bow discuss creating a body by god with glute bridges, share their roses and thorns of summer and give a rave review of Sabrina Carpenter's Short N' Sweet. Also, a takedown of male celebrity Leos, Blake Lively's approach in interviews and Chappell Roan firmly stating her boundaries. Leave Jen and Camila alone, Affleck and Mendes! And hey, Oasis, give it a rest! The Iconic 400 is on the way! GROWL!

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There are a million people out there in the world. Two of them, Matt & Bowen, host this episode of Las Culturistas. Discussion topics include the RHOSLC trailer, the name "Bronwyn", learning to speak the languages of HBO's Industry, The Morning Show at the Emmys, how Jo Rowling is like Voldemort, and how sneezing feels better than cumming. Also, interrogating Heartstopper as millennial gay guys, Bowen's Interview magazine piece with Chappell Roan, the story of Matt & Bowen's worst fight, Addison Rae's Diet Pepsi, Delta Work's Diet Coke, and our very own hosts' dark fast food pasts. All this, Trump using AI Taylor, what "fanny" means in England, and the state of the Disney Villains. Take that wig off. You could never be me<3

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In a hot, spicy, sizzling episode of Las Culturistas, Matt & Bowen discuss Alanis Morisette and cathartic anger, Hot Ones as important press stop, It Ends With Us drama, family style meals and how sometimes moms be momming. Also, Sean Wang's fantastic film Dídí and Joan Chen's terrrific performance, AIM and Myspace culture, the Anora trailer and imminent rise of Mikey Madison, and the recent theme park announcements at D23. All this, Brynn Whitfield having Parvati Shallow energy, final thoughts on RHONJ, Barack Obama's summer playlist, and Matt and Bowen's butts. Don't you want a Lego Bowen? Either way, RPFK's? You're all in our Top 8 <3

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Mercury is in retrograde! And Las Cultch is crying on the mic! Matt and Bow gather in Bowen's Brooklyn home to discuss Kamala's wonderful VP selection, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, the difference between douches and douchebags, coming back from being called "weird", tapping out during the workout, learning to love vegetables, and the way summer can sometimes be. Also, the boys saw Sing Sing and sing sing its praises, share thoughts on the final state of the Real Housewives of New Jersey and express frustrations with Spotify algorithm culture. All this, Matt admits his number of unread emails, Bowen kills a plant, and steamer clams are finally explained to those who do not know about them.

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The decidedly blue-voting city of Provincetown serves as the backdrop for this episode of Las Cultch, wherein Matt & Bow are joined by their good girlfriends in the background to squawk about the Olympics, Celine Dion, and a whole bunch of random bullshit. Also, FIVE I Don't Think So Honey's which cover all aspects of culture from pill packaging to the controversial question of Hello Kitty's species. Who do YOU think is the elite Mara? xo

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Hey, Las Culturistas listeners! We wanted to share a really fun new show we think you'll love, Sniffies Cruising Confessions from iHeart's Outspoken network in partnership with Sniffies. 

Fiercely sex positive and deeply entertaining, Sniffies’ Cruising Confessions is the queer sex podcast you’ve been waiting for. Every week, hosts Gabe Gonzalez and Chris Patterson-Rosso invite you to explore the sublime world of queer sex, cruising, relationships, and more. 

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Matt and Bow climb cringe mountain, jump off the cringe plane flying Cringe Airlines and plummet to the ground as if they've fallen from a coconut tree on this always entertaining, occasionally fecal episode of Las Culturistas. If you've not been living in the context of all in which you exist and has come before you, don't worry, because our hosts are here to catch you up on Kamala's BRAT summer, Biden's departure from the 2024 Presidential Race, and SNL's sketch characterizations of political figures past, present and future. Also, Bowen was nominated for an Emmy!, our stomachs as "second brains", Remi Wolf, the power of cucumber, the greatness of The Comeback, and the plot of the movie Simon Birch. This episode is unburdened by what has been. Bless!

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After a long international nightmare, Matt & Bowen awaken to culture. And it was a bit of a dark week all around! The girls are on one discussing lost luggage, the Eras Tour in Amsterdam and new reflections on Tayla, volcanic eruptions, which women's haircuts to trust in Italy, jellyfish stings, heat exhaustion, being called frociaggine, and Katy Perry. All this, why gay men are so sad, the... assassination attempt, and having a crush on a sweet lil straight guy.

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A lot going on at the moment LOLZ! Matt and Bo prepare for their Eurotrip by smokin’ reefer and finding their karaoke songs. The dummies also speculate on LG7 and ruminate on Gaga’s recent lunar energy. Also! Matt and Bow discuss C, XOXO by cute girl with a sick mind Camila Cabello with special Las Cultch Miami correspondent Jared Frieder, who is really giving Culturista on this ep. All this, Lorde being so back, the future of our fucking country, the incredible branding and impact of Charli XCX’s BRAT and how we may need to get Charli back on the show for a post mortem, the rise of Paige Desorbo, the fall of porn tops, bad usage of the word “darling” in popular music, how exactly you become “Delta 360”, and radio play vs. streaming when it comes to the Billboard charts. Cute girl wit a sick mind!!!!!!!!!!!! 🎶

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Everyone is included in this culture catch-up. It's Pride Month after all! Matt and Bowen work it out on the remix on this one, mano a mano. Are your brains feeling soupy? Well then simply turn them off and enjoy the Las Culturistas podcast. Not so confusing sometimes! Check out Matt and Bowen's new Olympics podcast Two Guys, Five Rings anywhere you get your podcasts!

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Y'all are about to be sponge. Finally, Hannah Einbinder is on Las Cultch! Hannah and our hosts fight through tears to chat about her new MAX special Everything Must Go, acting across from The Legend (JS) on Hacks and being shocked it's happening, the current generational divide on the state of comedy and the happy challenge of balancing acting and stand up. Also, Bring It On as formative culture, Hannah's storied history as a competitive cheerleader and the emotional moment when she knew she had done her last ever back tuck. All this, Chappell Roan's wild ascendance, how every wig is a stepping stone, the sad state of Bennifer, the impossible task of packing shoes in luggage and how badly it hurts when you stub your toe. Watch Everything Must Go and Hacks now! FYC: Hannah Einbinder as iconic and exemplary LC guest. That's crockt.

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It's finally that time: Julio Torres has come back on the podcast. For the 4th time? You tell us! They unfold a world of Disney, fitness classes instructors subtweeting you to your face, dinner party etiquette (do not invite Julio!), the unpretentiousness of OMG Fashun, and how to use the bathroom at Animal. The sisters also take time to re-name Matt while also taking time to acknowledging that seeing a film at Sundance is a mess. It's an important episode because Julio is BACK (for the 3rd time??? Hard to say!) And of course, three engaging IDTSH's! Get into it! Fantasmas (on MAX) & Problemista (in theaters & VOD) are both out now so WATCH THEM NOW! 

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Angels, if you're listening? Charli XCX says get chaotic! Her penetrative new album BRAT is out June 7th, and Charli is in studio with Matt & Bowen to chat about Charli's preferred Housewives franchise (Salt Lake City), being a person who tells it like it is, confronting the Having Babies of it all, the Charli-Caroline Polachek-Christine & The Queens SNL performance that never was and Lana Del Rey as an art figure. All this, synesthesia, the London rave scene and party culture, clubbing with parents, performing on the Coachella stage, the upcoming SWEAT tour with Troye Sivan, graphic tee culture, Bowen Yang's thoughts on pubic hair texture, superiority towards reality TV, and Dr. Orna Guralnik. Get tickets to see Charli and Troye! 

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What's it like to be in love? That question is answered in this installment of Las Cultch with Ben Platt! The superstar takes a break from his stunning run at the Palace on Broadway to discuss making his new album Honeymind, give inspired thoughts on the recent pop girlie landscape, and explain what Nashville is like. Also, a Noah Galvin cameo, the Presidential Fitness Test, being a consistent patron of the arts, and insight into the upcoming film WICK'T (sp?) from those on the inside. All this, party motivators, the combination of LSD and Maggie Rogers, barbecue in theory vs. barbeque in practice and how the Real Housewives of Salt Lake City has altered Palm Springs gay bar demographics. Stream Honeymind! We love BEN.

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Part three of the Las Culturistas Culture Award nominations. 

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Part two of the Las Culturistas Culture Award nominations. 

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Part one of the Las Culturistas Culture Award nominations. 

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Broadway. You don't get bigger than THAT. And today's Las Cultch guest, gleaming diamond of the culture Cole Escola, is headed there, honey. "Oh, Mary!" is the show AND the moment, and Matt & Bowen welcome its star and playwright to discuss reasons for dick appointment cancellation, how it might actually be the time for our civilization to end, and whether or not 45 deserves a turn to *dazzle* on Broadway. All this, Cole's refusal to discuss the Met Gala, the time Bow and Cole saw a Dutch production of Les Miz, new Nicholas Galitzine theories, the best bathroom cruising and birding locations, and the question of whether or not our assholes are the same color as our lips. Also, dream casting for the future of Oh, Mary!, pills, how to battle giardia when it hits your household, theme party etiquette, a lot of tension and a ton of other fucking nonsense. You wanted Cole?! Well, they're here, queer and USED to it (hearing how much Matt and Bowen love them). See Oh, Mary! at the Lyceum starting in June! 12 Weeks Only!

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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! 

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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/dfde

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Matt and Bowen present the 2024 Las Culturistas Culture Awards categories. 

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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".

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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!

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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!

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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 <3

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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!

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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...

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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'.

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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! 

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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. 

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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.

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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!

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In this BONUS episode, Matt and Bowen give you their top ten stores. 

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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).

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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.

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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.

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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!

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In this BONUS episode, Matt and Bowen give you their top ten places they would love to visit.

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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 Dernaissance, the reputation era, "24K Magic", SZA, the impact of "Bodak Yellow", the birth of Big Littles Lies, the death of Girls, a vault Cameo message from Sandra Diaz-Twine, and what would happen if Taylor Swift flew commercial. Leave Martin Short and Meryl Streep alone! Question your Last Jedi discourse! Go to dinner and steak! STREAM SINGLE SOON! And tune in for a very special guest on our next ep! Goodbye, readers, Kayteighs, publicists, finalists... and Kyles. ;)

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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 much more. Next stop, 2017!

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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 think so! All this, Ariana's new smash "Yes, And?", gratitude culture vs. ambition culture, how ten days is a lot of time to prepare a ten minute awards show bit, and... the announcement of a NEW ELEMENT of the Las Culturistas podcast. Behold, The Goblet of Cultural Years! RPKF's... get ready to culturally excavate! Y'all so faithful...

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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 Real Housewives of Salt Lake City. Receipts! Proof! Timeline! Screenshots! Podcast Commentary! All this, Gypsy Rose Blanchard's media/world takeover, recent White Lotus casting news, the impending drop of "Yes, And?" by Miss Grande, Drag Race's season 16 premiere, whatever it means to be on the "Epstein List" and how Dua Lipa deserves the right to her vacations. OKAY, now go read a book, readers! If that's your real name...

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

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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 political climate affects pop culture discourse at any given time. All this, Bowen Yang as mustache top, a theme park breaking news update from Matt, Tate McRae's new album and the return of the dance break, Billie Eilish being stunning on SNL, the Kathryn Hahn Agatha show constantly changing its name, and why Claire Foy might not "do blue" when it comes to autograph. We will see you in the new year, RPKF's!!!!! We love you. Happy Holidays.

The sisters will be taking the next two weeks off. We will be back on Wednesday, 1/10, with a new episode. Happy holidays and happy New Years! 

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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! 

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

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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 dragging of Julianna Marguiles, MAJOR ANNOUNCEMENTS about next year's LCCAs and our upcoming 400th episode's theme and rules and... the moment you've all been waiting for... an acknowledgment of The Morning Show's season three finale. We want lobster NOW. MAKE us a sandwich!

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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 wins, what the Kennedy Center Honors for Mariah Carey might be like, whether or not we need reputation TV just yet, Disney's Wish and that company's weird year, and whether or not we can just have good old fashioned "mama slay" for once. This episode has huge tits.

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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?)

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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 1.75x speed. Plus the metacomedy of “May December” at upcoming awards shows and the enduring beauty of “My Best Friend’s Wedding.” Listen for Seth’s impeccable Garry Marshall impression and won’t you try and guess which acclaimed actresses are obsessed with falling into pools and jumping on the bed as scene pitches? In any case, Seth Meyers really is the best, and the boys are very very excited to chat with him. Listen to “Family Trips with the Meyers Brothers” wherever you get your podcasts!

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Bowen and Matt in conversation with Betty Gilpin on October 22, 2023 at 92NY for a conversation about all things CULTCH.

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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 the Real Housewives of Potomac. All this, gettin up in drags, grinding at middle school dances, Ciara, “The Sphere”, meeting Jennifer Hudson, watching horror movies around other people on planes, and a dragging of whoever dared called a noise complaint on Bowen Yang’s housewarming/birthday party!

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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, punctuation vulnerability, "chicanery", living in invisible squalor, gerunds, all these closeted gay guys in Hollywood playing in our face, the ubiquity and lessening effectiveness of "The Takedown Piece" in our culture, Wicked 20, the RHOBH premiere, the RHOP taglines, the wrestling singlet as gay Halloween costume canon, prosthetics on Halloween and when they've gone too far, and alcohol being absolutely everywhere.

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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 this, handwriting vs. typing, earnestness vs. earnesty, a live pop songwriting session, and the naming of the Actress of the Millenium. More like OCTOBER flush and OUR flannel cure (the flannel being this episode). Bye!

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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.

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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, taboo topics in pop music, questioning culture, and what makes a hole forgettable. All this, Barbra Streisand, museum culture, straight men in groups, restaurant acoustics, and so much more! 

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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?? 

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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.

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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 troll bowl IDTSH on the English Rose and, finally, a specific takedown of the color green by it’s number one critic? This episode has it all! Hey, readers! We wouldn’t change a thing about you <3

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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 moving hair during her game of Find the Sausage at “Beetlejuice,” what Matt and Bowen would order at any given restaurant, affirmation water bottle culture, and if comedy is “hee HEE ha-ho, ha HA hee HAY” or “ho HA HA hey-hey HEE ha hoi.” All that plus a debut of Matt’s latest song “When Two Men Kiss (It Is Amazing)” and a test to see if “Reba has no top lip” is a good conversation starter. As Sudi Green may have once said to a little girl, “Diva, welcome to America, baby.” It’s more of THIS every KUNTUMN. 

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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 pop music. Consider this episode Dishoom. Now what? >:)

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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. Take all this (the podcast) with a rock of salt.

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Matt and Bowen are reporting to you readers straight from FIRE ISLAND (scabs…) and MENTION IT ALL (tw: Bethenny). 

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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 on the pod, and you MUST wait for the story about the titular Russian Tsarina. Get your tickets for Sarah Squirm on tour at https://linktr.ee/sarahsquirm. @sarahsquirm

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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 discussions on Vitamin Water stepping onto the world stage, the glory of multicam, and bands you would have wanted to “be” in the aughts. It’s JUST close, proud Americans this week, and you can check out Greta’s critically acclaimed Edinburgh Fringe Festival show “Exquisite Lies,” playing until August 27. @gertiebird @Gertie_Bird 

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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 kinda taking over the gay community and TBH it's a little weird, pros and cons of the new RHONY, mass uncoupling and how dating can feel like doom, establishing routines, adjusting to new medication and Grindr sucking in more ways than one. Sign up for Big Money Players's Diamond Subscription for bonus episodes of Las Cultch early! We explain it all in this episode <3

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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.

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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.

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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's Instagram. Also, the Renaissance World Tour was attended for the second time, and Matt, Bowen and Patrick guess what Act II of Renaissance will hold for Beyhive members. All this, attending a Spice Girls concert in the midwest dressed as Posh Spice, Victoria Beckham at large, what happens when someone Leaves The Band, RHOBH, RHONY new and old, a preview of Ubah Hassan's hot sauce taste test, Bethenny's whole deal recently, summer, "global boiling", the expensive art world and restaurant group sizes. 

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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 swing, and isn’t that a beautiful thing? Further discussion covers “And Just Like That” and the latest addition to Troye Sivan’s anal oeuvre before they boys launch into their IDTSHs, and that’s what we call a forever-coded friendship. 

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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 Without Pity and recap culture, how Survivor has changed, how The Traitors should change, a rundown of playable Super Smash Bros. characters, a searing takedown of Mario Kart's Rainbow Road, and an honest discourse on the state of soup. Readers? We want to be culminated in you. And you will want to be culminated in THIS... episode! Of Las Cultch!

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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 Marie on instagram @reeezy to participate.

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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, America's Next Top Model shaping reality TV culture and introducing Miss Benny to Isis King, how no one could ever be Survivor's Parvati, and the question of whether or not we would fuck Santa. All this, pop girls getting shit thrown at them, social media changing and evolving (derogatory), and a re-telling of the time Matt and Miss Benny went to a talkback for Jessica Simpson's Open Book and PETA jumped out. Miss Benny is a superstar and Glamorous is a blast! Stream it now on Netflix.

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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 Chemistry NOW. It is some of the best work of her career. Readers… it happened. It really happened.

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Matt and Bowen are fresh from the 2023 LCCA’s and break it all down for all the readers, Kayteighs, publicists and finalists who were not in attendance.

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Prepare yourself for the 2023 Las Culturistas Culture Awards by listening, once again, to all the Culture Award nominations, in one single episode. Tomorrow is the night! 

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Edgelords, you will NEVER win. And Matt Rogers and Bowen Yang will NEVER stop talking about pop culture! In fact, this is an episode chock full o' pop cultch talk. The Tony Awards are (sort of) recapped! Tears of the Kingdom is reviewed (no spoilers though)! Matt and Bowen get into Pokémon for some reason! Tina Turner is remembered! Mariah at LA Pride is discussed! So, yeah... you could say this episode of Las Cultch is giving EPISODE OF LAS CULTCH. All this, Past Lives, Pink catapulting into the sky, I Love That For You's cancellation and Akbar's carpeting. This episode will make you HARDEN. See you all at the Las Culturistas Culture Awards this Saturday! 

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A LOT is covered in this'un! Our London girls have seen the Eras Tour and the Renaissance Tour in between sips of gin and tonics and were also on DRAG RACE as guest judges! And while all of that went down, Vanderpump Rules was pumpin' and Succession was concludin'. And now Samantha is coming back to And Just Like That? The fuck?! Padam, PaDAMN! Matt & Bowen get into and out of every little nook and cranny of recent cultch on this episode. They talk, squawk and more. If you died tomorrow, at least you'll have heard this ep... but we hope you do not!

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“The final installment of the nominations are revealed…”

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What WE do in the shadows? We TALK to amazing people like Harvey Guillén, who joins Matt & Bowen on this terrific episode of Las Cultch to get into it on poppers culture, celebs being "on the A-list", the Met Gala and how Harvey celebrated but also lightly stuck it to Mr. Lagerfeld, Drag Race guest judging, Sasha Colby, shooting and auditioning for What We Do In The Shadows, Toronto cultures, rude men in fedoras, and navigating homophobia. Also, how Titanic and Kate Winslet gave way to Harvey's culture that made him say culture was for him: Peter Jackson, and the film Heavenly Creatures starring Kate and finalist Melanie Lynskey. All this, the origin of the middle finger, auditioning with Jerri Blank monologues, doing Wicked in Osaka, Japan, Hilary Duff's music, when you can really call yourself a New Yorker and the idea of wanting to smell like Johnny Depp.

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“The second third of the nominations are revealed…”

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Jon Lovett on Las Cultch?! Likely story! And also literal story. Because it's true... Lovett (the host of the Lovett or Leave It, and Pod Save America podcasts and co-founder of Crooked Media) is finally here on LC - live from Vanessa Hudgens' former home! - to chat with Matt & Bowen about all things CULTURE under the sun. Topics include Succession, Brian Cox's sense of humor or lack thereof, edutainment, The Muppets Take Manhattan, Barney as "hustle culture", gaymer culture and a referendum on the N64 controller, Tony Hawk, Matchbox 20 and Rob Thomas as a voice for women, and "not knowing about music". All this, an insight into Jeremy Strong's process, our smart and dumb areas, whether we should be challenging ourselves to use more expressive and complicated words than "smart" and "dumb", and the usefulness and validity of book blurbs by famous people. Get tickets to Lovett or Leave It's upcoming "The Errors Tour" at crooked.com/events!

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Here's what: Andy fucking Cohen is on Las Culturistas. And this, readers, is THEE definitive Andy-On-Bravo unfiltered podcast episode you have been waiting for! It is ALL discussed. The author of the new book "The Daddy Diaries" goes deep with Matt & Bowen on not only all things Housewives and Vanderpump, but also Andy's relationship with Jimmy Buffett, his iconic first meeting with the legendary Susan Lucci, MetLife as a flop venue for concerts, All My Children as formative culture and Kelly Ripa & Mark Consuelos "fucking like rabbits". Also, Watch What Happens Live drama with BOTH Matt & Bowen gets cleared up! All this, JoBros culture, Sunny Hostin as a RHONY housewife, and a discussion on Housewives as both the modern soap and a model of how to navigate (and NOT navigate) conflict in everyday life. Read the book and watch all the shows! We loooooooove Andy!

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BAM. Surprise! Yeah, today is different. Not only because we have reader/Kayteigh/publicist/finalist favorite D'Arcy Carden (The Thanksgiving Play on Broadway) on the pod, but because it is officially AWARDS SEASON. Publicists, start campaigning for your Las Culturistas Culture Award nominees! Whatever that means to you! Matt, Bowen and D'Arcy discuss doin' Broadway, Succession lately, hearing Melanie Lynskey say the name "D'Arcy Carden" out loud, Sunny Hostin vs, Bethenny Frankel, leaving room in the culture for flirtation, the phrase "six of one, half a dozen", changing mindsets around sex as spring begins to really spring, Katy Perry's PRISM, and LaGuardia being THAT GIRL. All this, the problem of Skin, the concept of Time, and the inevitability of Death. Kiss, kiss. Comp, chomp. Roar. We're horny <3

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The sisters are back at it! They're joined by Milly Tamarez and Alise Morales - the hosts of the Betches Sup podcast. You may even recognize Milly's voice from a certain Clown Parade series?? (The Janelis J Show!) This episode has topics! Including nepo babies, Minions, and straight men?? But really they get into doing improv at UCB and the jobs you do in order to survive. And of course they need to discuss child actors and the culture that made them who they are today! This episode? It's wild and you need to get with it! And yes, it's true, the WGA is officially on strike! 

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This is a culture catch up about legacy MEDIA! And this media includes being put in your place, being self-indulgent, sharing psychics, ContraPoints, drones in Oz, Kelly's new singles, wedding playlists, and a very gay X-Files? Canned messy talking heads? Are the sisters next? Media personalities are being hunted but don't worry because vacation is slaying and certain sponsors are staying. We're talking corporations, globalization, and making memories with friends! An informative break down of what it means to be a reader, finalists, and/or a Kayteigh. Yes it's true, these gay guys just want to hear themselves talk. Anyway the sisters are at the Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, Florida! Mother??

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It's festival season. It's allergy season. It's gala season. Divas down! We need an antihistamine for ALL of it. Enter Melanie Lynskey! One of the great acting talents of our time graces the pod to discuss Yellowjackets, The Last of Us, working with Jessica Biel, Matt Damon, Juliette Lewis, Jamie Babbit, Steven Soderbergh, Cate Blanchett and MORE, her husband Jason Ritter and their recent very honest visit to the Drew Barrymore Show, mastering accents and dialects, and transitioning from character roles to lead roles. Also, Coachella thoughts and reactions (including the Frank Ocean of it all), Blink 182 in retrospect, "stealth wealth", the release of the recent Wicked production stills, how "fanny" means "pussy" in British, and living with misophonia in the face of gum chewing. Yellowjackets has new episodes out now on Showtime, and new episodes stream Friday and air Sundays!

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It is sometimes nice to get together with your sister and have a Sunday Morning Talk. And on this episode of talking-based podcast Las Culturistas, that is what Bowen Yang and Matt Rogers do. Over weed and coffee, the two dive into all things recent (except Succession, sorry sorry sorry): the Disney-DeSantis war, marijuana in NYC, Chappell Roan's imminent ascendance to That Girl, "being a finalist", the definition of a "sneaky link", the Porsha and Gizelle of it all on RHUGT, wifi and internet wars both on land and in the skies, the end of Taylor and Joe, the Super Mario Bros movie, boygenius slaying it, and AO Scott's retirement. Also, Luigi as a queer figure, Peach as a nothing figure, and republicans as physically ugly figures. All this, Yellowjackets/Melanie Lynskey, Monster's Inc./Shrek, improv/roleplay, Ellen Pompeo quietly leaving Grey's Anatomy, reviews of The Thanksgiving Play and Sweeney Todd on Broadway, "Thatgirlability", Drew Barrymore being an icon, and coffee shop milk counter etiquette. Where were you when Taylor and Joe broke up? When do you think was the end of glamour and taste? Does your FYP give you what *you* want or what *they* want? Regardless of the answers to these questions... Katie, you're a finalist. Now have a great day.

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Four glowing, radiant and ravishing people gather to record a podcast. We?! Did THAT! Hosts of the Exploration: Live! podcast Charlie Bardey and Natalie Rotter-Laitman are in a small, warm room with Matt & Bowen in NYC to talk sad girl pageant culture, being on INDICTMENT WATCH (and hey...we GOT HIM!), social anticipation, the use, pronunciation and spelling of words, SLUCK's return to nightlife, product placement in porn, identifying as Mommy or Daddy, and the era when Brie Larson was serving "The Sister". Also, Austin Powers and the discourse around "mojo", Heather Graham, Elizabeth Hurley, STAR magazine, the Brad and Jen divorce drama, Fashion Police and the sartorial evaluation of celebrities in the tabloid era, Bowen's mother's intense and storied reaction to a photo of Jessica Simpson, and how we approach Britney nowadays. All this, as well as the following "hows": how straight guys need to realize stand up is theater, how being an adult means nothing (even if you're a teacher), how maybe a capella actually needs instruments, how Madame Morrible is the most crucial role in Wicked, and how Gizelle Bryant just went for it re: the F slur. And!!! There's more!!! Moana, Again?! Harry Potter, Again?! "Skip Ad culture"?! A discussion on "top billing" culture?! Carolyn on Survivor?! You know what? Bye Felicia! Go listen. This shit is jam packed. We're obsessed with Charlie and Natalie.

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Good moods abound on Las Cultch this week as Matt & Bowen welcome true renaissance man, host of NPR’s All Things Considered and now author of the wonderful new book The Best Strangers In The World, THEE Ari Shapiro! The host with the most gets together with the gals who host this pro-gig economy podcast to talk “this is from my garden…” culture, performing with magic men Alan Cumming and Henry Koperski, Obama as chill president with razor bumps, PBS performances of Into The Woods and Sunday In The Park With George, Ari’s familial connection to Mandy Patinkin, Sweeney Todd and “Steve” Sondheim, Traitors, The Mole, journalistic responsibility during national tragedy, obituary culture, and bringing personal perspective to the stories that Ari reports. All that and just a bissle on The Eras Tour, metallic bookmarks and the trial of the century: Gwyneth vs. The Skiier. 

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It is believed to be Cece Penniston who once said "Finally!". And she would say the same thing once she saw that Matt & Bowen are joined this week by the one and only Brian Jordan Alvarez! The three gay male actors discuss how it felt being part of the Openly Sobbing Community at the Adele Las Vegas residency, Vegas at large (they're pro), astrologically and astroNOMICALLY bad weeks, the concept of "upstate", Rat Race, Prometheus, Pedro Almodovar and Penelope Cruz, the golden age of soap operas and how Real Housewives fills that cultural niche, Selling Sunset and how Chrishell Stause is all of us, navigating a black diamond while skiing, having your star moments as a little gay boy, and Miami/Will Smith culture. Also, M3GAN, Allison Williams, and Allison Williams dealing with Drew Barrymore as M3GAN. All this, prank and fail culture, Larsa Pippen's unhinged Miami reunion performance thus far, and Lydia Tár as real person and fictional female phenomenon. Brian is one of the brightest and RIGHTEST, and you can stream M3GAN now on Peacock (as well as Tár).

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It’s Hollywood’s Biggest Podcast Episode About A Night! Matt & Bowen join together to discuss the historic Everything Everywhere All At Once sweep, the Jamie Lee Curtis of it all, the Angela Bassett of it all, the concept of a “career Oscar”, Harley Quinn’s obvious manifestation in the mind and body of one Lady Gaga on the Oscar stage, Gaga as the Musical Mascot of the Academy Awards, and the idea of “Malala Best Dressed”. Also, a new perspective on the Naatu Naatu Oscar performance from Producer Hans, Matt’s Big Broadway Week, coughing and wheezing in the audiences of Broadway shows, what happens when a Disney ride hits it from the back, galvanization vs. dissociation on red carpets, Cunk On Earth, the Girls re-watch phenomenon of 2023 and tap water. Hold Our Hand, Readers! Everything will be okay!

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SOS, girlfriends! Marla Mindelle, star of TITANIQUE, joins Matt & Bowen on Las Culturistas in the heart of Pisces-season, the beginning of the Receivassiance, and the aftermath of a cathartic SZA concert to discuss cringe vs. camp through the lens of Angela Basset-did-the-thing, Countess Luann and Bad Cinderella, "honest discovery" in acting, becoming a musical theater assassin as a result of a weaponized BFA, How To Tell If Someone's Gay, overcoming stage fright, being an alum of Ellen's Stardust Diner, what *really* earns a low Uber rating, Titanic as monoculture, Titanique as a New York theater sensation, the memefication of Jennifer Coolidge, Facebook Marketplace culture and this year's Best Actress Oscar race, among many other subjects! Titanique is extended through September 10th and if you do not see it, you are a fool! GO!

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This is a re-release of a CLASSIC Las Culturistas episode:

In this legendary episode, there is joy, there are tears, there are discussions that need to be heard. Naturally the only guest for this episode would be Michelle Yeoh! Her new film Everything Everywhere All At Once is important cinema and if you haven't seen the film, we recommend you stop right now, go watch the film, and then come back and listen! And if you have watched, do not wait any longer! PRESS PLAY! You will not regret it. Also, of course, we hear about Michelle's upbringing and how the experience of going to a movie theater really lit up her life. Love, tears, cinema history, and some IDTSH's that will have you jumping from your seats! Plus so much love for Stephanie Hsu!

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Hey Readers! Check out this episode teaser with Big Money Player's Network head honcho, Will Ferrell. If you want to listen to the full episode, subscribe to "How Did We Get Weird with Vanessa Bayer and Jonah Bayer" on the iHeartRadio App, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. 

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Matt. Bowen. Jinkx. DeLa. Four names. ONE stirring episode of Las Culturistas! This love quadrangle explores topics such as David Bowie in Labyrinth, Larping, choosing one's avatar, resisting an adversarial dynamic as a queer performance duo, Amanda Palmer's Art of Asking, negotiating persona and personhood and the asses on Broadway. Also, Jinkx bringing drag to the great white way in Chicago, DeLa's Type A powers, Barb & Star, Ryan Murphy's Feud, macaroni linguistics, the de-evolution of the English language through TikTok, and how the attacks on drag in America are both new and quite familiar. It's an EPIC one, readers! Nobody's GOT nooooo Claaaaaaaaassssss! Except DeLa and Jinkx. We love 'em!

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Take your tops off, readers! Because today Las Cultch is letting it all hang out on an episode with ALISON BRIE! Yes! The writer and star of Amazon Prime's new film Somebody I Used To Know joins Matt & Bowen to talk getting physical, getting hurt, getting naked, getting rimmed on screen and getting a perfect husband (who even makes a cameo in this ep)! They're *also* talking Glow, the rigor of professional wrestling, attending a clothing-optional art school, the perfect Ayden Mayeri and the also perfect Molly Shannon, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, sneaking HBO as a kid, The Real World, The Rosie O'Donnell Show, photo booth culture as whore-at-the-party-reveal culture, mini golf, baggage claim blockers and cat haters! TW: the word "hole" is used many times on this episode. Fill YOUR hole by listening to it. 

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This is not hyperbole: Margaret Cho is so mother for this. "This" means appearing on Las Cultch with Matt & Bowen in a true time of need. The three friends and Fire Island co-stars discuss bouncing back from a breakup, dick as a metaphor for love and romance, and whether sex actually helps as a coping mechanism in life. Also, Margaret's dog Lucia (whose presence is like medicine), the POWER of Pedro Pascal, the POWER of Chow Yun Fat, and the POWER of John Travolta (at least at one point. All this, The Grammys, Beyoncé, Olivia Newton John's Bad Sandy transformation, hagsploitation, "The Hillsong Aesthetic", Reese & Ashton's awkward press tour, Tiffany Pollard, Monique as host of Charm School, Robyn Dixon's latest flop, The Cut's Etiquette Rules, The Geneva Convention and recent Madonna discourse. Get tickets to see Margaret on tour this year at www.margaretcho.com!

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Grab the rabbit and the beaujolais, boo. After a meeting in Miami that fortunately did *not* end in a confrontation at a Hertz, Matt & Bow have invited the luminous and talented Reneé Rapp & Alyah Chanelle Scott from HBO Max's The Sex Lives of College Girls to laugh, gab and snarl with them on Las Cultch and chat about bringing "I Dunno, Man..." energy to daddy HBO, their friendship origin story at a Residence Inn, the imperious "mothers" of the Charlotte high school theater scene, the Jimmy Awards, anger, being the therapist amongst a friend group, and calling the people you love little names tehe. Also, Alyah attended Beyoncé's Dubai concert and shares details, Reneé discusses an awakening she had watching Teresa Giudice flipping a table on The Real Housewives of New Jersey and the girls tell tales of throwing hands for one another. All this, The Last of Us, Reneé's new EP Everything to Everyone, Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, Wicked vs. Avenue Q, Kenya Moore and That French Bitch At Customs. 

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Sound the alarm and belt to the high heavens because, God?! Today on the podcast is Bonnie Milligan! The star of the incredible hit Broadway musical Kimberly Akimbo joins Matt & Bowen after some quick updates (we did not yet watch #ReFroWeHo, Matt went to Sundance and Disney World, Bowen battled through a cold to play George Santos) to talk working with legends like Victoria Clark, Jeanine Tesori and David Lindsay Abaire on this new show, vocal health and making good choices while singing *and* speaking, the value of both being and being *around* a loud laugher, the great diva voices of the 90's, The Rocky Horror Picture Show as an influence on little performances at recess, and the journey that Bonnie (who currently holds the distinction of singing the highest belted note on Broadway) took to finally realize herself as a BELTRESS. Also, the girls witchily predict Andrea Riseborough's Best Actress Oscar nomination for To Leslie and love even more on two It Girls of the moment: M3GAN and Stephanie Hsu (CONGRATULATIONS, FLARGE!) They also get into "snub" culture, "sirens in pop songs" culture, and ask the question on everyone's lips: when the hell can we watch A Diva's Christmas Carol starring Vanessa Williams as Ebony Scrooge?! Listening to this ep? Will make your life... better! #IYKYK 

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Keke Palmer on Las Culturistas. Must we elaborate?! NOPE. Pun intended, tbh! The legend has landed to talk shooting Nope, hosting SNL and being a part of a "team" making art, bodying "Freddy, My Love" in Grease Live! and knowing when it's time to turn off. Also, Keke's experience as a child star, navigating the industry as a multi-hyphenate artist, the cultural impact of the "Sorry To This Man" meme, Jenifer Lewis, hosting a daytime television show and how Keke's skincare secret is getting knocked up. All this, Selena, The Wood, and why Keke believes James Cameron "has to be stopped!" Could Keke be the next Sigourney?! She IS the queen of our lives. Listen to her podcast, Baby, This Is Keke Palmer now! #HandsFree 

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Matt and Bowen's baby (Las Culturistas) is strong this week as the podcast storms into 2023 with a much needed culture catch up! Up for discussion and dissection: Avatar: The Way of Water, a visual, technical and water-ful marvel from James Cameron that begs the question, "what's with that whale's yellow juice?" M3GAN, the new doll on the block in both a literal and figurative sense, as well as Allison Williams culture and the current horror film mini-renaissance. The nepo-baby phenomenon and cultural conversation surrounding what it means to benefit from daddy-or-mommy-be-famous. The 15th season premiere of RuPaul's Drag Race on its new home, MTV, and the announcement that Las Cultch is now a Real Friends of WeHO (ReFroWeHo) recap podcast. Miley and Dolly's New Years Eve party and how icons were hugged and met there. Jen Shah SENTENCED: an analysis and Lisa Rinna OUT: a retrospective. All this, anticipation for Keke Palmer on the pod next week, a dragging of Rolling Stone for their Celine Dion disrespect, and an acknowledgment that London has a meat pie problem. 

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Matt and Bow come together from a Fairfield Inn in Englewood Colorado to close out the year with one last list. This time? The 60(!) things everybody wants. Best wishes for 2023, we’ve got work to do, readerspublicistskayteighs. We love you so so much. <3

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Let's go, Atsuko! And by "let's go" we mean "THANK YOU" for being on this episode of Las Cultch with Matt & Bowen. What a time it is! Discussed: being in an Android-iPhone relationship, centering Jonah Hill, Atsuko's mentor and director Tig Notaro, The White Lotus and Big Italian Emotion, funeral culture in the east vs. west, having "range" vs. being "singular", portraying sing-talky villains, "crossover culture" in the form of a Snoop Dogg and Red Hot Chili Peppers concert, Pop Up Video, the stigma and anxiety around the words "Disney adult", how the Ticketmaster of it all is a "country-pop problem", finding love and friendship, and sweepstakes culture being fake as hell. Also, Atsuko describes cultivating her incredible HBO comedy special The Intruder, her colorful and vibrant aesthetic, working with Tig and Mike Birbiglia to bring the story of The Intruder to life, and being responsible for the phenomenon that is "The Drop". You can watch The Intruder NOW on HBO via HBO Max and you absolutely SHOULD. What a star! xo

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Genuine Hollywood icon Gabrielle Union ALERT! Again, this is a genuine Hollywood icon Gabrielle Union A-LERT. Matt & Bow can't believe she's joining them today on Las Cultch to discuss speaking truth to power in Hollywood, her dating "bucket list" back in her single days, Bring It On and the bizarre perception of her character Isis during the film's 20th anniversary, Love & Basketball bringing she and bestie Sanaa Lathan together, and work ethic vs. abusing yourself. Also, her new film The Inspection, based on a true story by writer-director Elegance Bratton, and how she drew on difficult experiences in Hollywood and at large to play the dark reality of her homophobic character Inez. All this, raising a queer child that's educating her, Grease and Rizzo's "There Are Worse Things I Could Do", Debarge, sitting with Janet Jackson at dinner while she orders the eggplant, her cousin Saweetie, our collective obsession with Jaboukie Young-White and the concept of "Miami vibes". The Inspection is in wide release right now and you should definitely check it out. Gabrielle Union! Ahhh!!!

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White Lotus? More like LAS CULTCH! On this episode, Matt & Bowen are joined by Meghann Fahy! The breakout star of THEE television program of the moment is here to discuss shooting in Sicily, working with the incredible cast and genius Mike White, and to generally roundtable with our hosts about everything this season of WL has been serving up. Also, Kelly Clarkson, Avril Lavigne and how the two interact in music, in culture and at the 2002 VMAs, cultivating a skater aesthetic without ever once skateboarding, O Holy Night, overcoming audition fear and performance anxiety, interacting with Mariska Hargitay, Meghann's experience in Next To Normal on Broadway, the scam that is hot coffee and so, so, so much more. LC <3's MF! Watch White Lotus Sunday nights on HBO. As if you're not already!

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One of Matt & Bowen's oldest friends, Stephanie Hsu, joins for an episode of Las Cultch that is truly everything, everywhere all at once. Discussed? Everything Everywhere All At Once and how it is truly the essence of Steph Hsu, going to be with the whales, coming up together in college sketch, shaking hands with Hollywood, Jamie Lee Curtis, the Daniels and growing up as an artist and creator. Also, downtown theater legend Liz Swados and the impact she had on Steph and Matt, how to respond to the question "how are you?" over text and Twitter going bye, bitch. This episode puts everything on a bagel. And the most yummy bagel? Is Steph. We love her! And you.

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In the words of one cookie-loving mouse… “The bitch is back.” Pat Regan returns to Las Cultch bearing a newfound obsession with breaking the fourth wall and telling people their FYP is showing. Matt comes in to infect the masses with Meghan Trainor’s latest hooks, and Bowen asks a most pressing question in the culture: Who is mother for this? Stick around for asides on Housewives interactions, The White Lotus, and the concept of using acting to win a competition. And you better believe we draw similarities between Robyn Dixon and Nancy Salzman. Rule Number Culture: We made you look! (Sung to tune of Meghan Trainor song.)

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"Powerful" is a word that one could use to describe this episode of Las Culturistas, in which Matt & Bowen are finally joined by Bitch Sesh's gorgeous duo Casey Wilson and Danielle Schneider to touch grass, praise Mandy Moore, speak on forgiveness and vulnerability in a very Brene manner and ruminate on the concept of "hope". Also, all things RHOBH, RHOSLC, RHOP. Kathy Hilton: what's the deal there? Which of the franchises is the *darkest*? Is it better to interact with Housewives in the wild or simply not think of them as human? All this, OG soap operas, female character actresses living out loud, White Lotus season 2, The Vow season 2, The Mole, and more. Do you think psychics and mediums are to be believed? Do you want to see another trip where the Housewives ski? Would you use a gift certificate from a dog therapist to see a wizard? So many questions. *Some* answers. ALL fun. An honor to host these two! Love!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Two friends, Matt Rogers and Bowen Yang, discuss Halloween costume culture, whether or not Rihanna's "Lift Me Up" is a bop or a flop, looking forward to a shocking array of concerts in 2023, performing onstage with world's best band MUNA, Matt's Have You Heard of Christmas upcoming tour and special, Celebrity Jeopardy and using a buzzer, the pros and cons of a game night, The Mole reboot and The Mole OG, Jeff Probst's SNL cameo and cultural impact, if Emma Watson is iconic in The Bling Ring or not, and Chani Nicholas peering into Bowen's ass on this episode of the critically acclaimed podcast "Las Culturistas with Matt Rogers and Bowen Yang".

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Dear Readers... it's us. Hi. We're the problem, it's us. But there really ain't no problem here, because today Matt & Bow offer up the Midnights episode of Las Cultch. Call it a review. Call it a track-by-track dissection. Call it what you WANT... to. Much to discuss! Has Taylor or Tayla taken over this time, or is this a new TS musical persona entirely? What, exactly, is the distinction between midnight and 3 AM? Is it just us or is there a lot of LAs Cultch on this album?! Is this a fuck album? So many questions! It's what you've been waiting for... and no we didn't forget about Carly Rae! Listen now! Meet us at midnight (or whatever time it is where you're at).

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An encyclopedia of knowledge and a true faunt of comedic genius, the truly beloved Guy Branum finally rejoins his comedy nieces Matt & Bowen to discuss all things Tár and Cate Blanchett's towering performance, the brutal Best Actress Oscar race we find ourselves in the midst of, Mario Bello's surprising involvement in The Woman King, BROS (which Guy stars in and is available on demand TODAY!), performative spectatorship, Negroni Sbagliato with Prosecco and cocktail trend culture, how much we love an oral history, the passing of the Queen and whether or not Imelda Staunton will tear in her performance on the upcoming seasons of The Crown, Megan Thee Stallion being a full blown star at SNL, "gut health", Guy's experience writing on the upcoming season of Hacks alongside his new niece Pat Regan, and how MIDNIGHTS IS COMING.

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Carcasses out, readers! It's time to overserve yourselves with cultch. Because Abbi Jacobson is finally HERE! The co-creator and star of A League of Their Own on Amazon Prime Video joins Matt & Bowen on LC to discuss the baseball of it all, re-envisioning a beloved classic, Gilda, classic SNL, Broad City, watering your friendships and D'Arcy Carden being really fucking good. Amongst a whole host of other things! It's one for the books! A home run, if you will! A grand slam! A world series!!! You get it. xo

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In this very "B"-centric culture catchup, Matt & Bowen discuss Bros as a movie, a press event and a box office story, Smile's success and its star Sosie Bacon, Björk's newest album Fossora, "it justifies the beans", RHOSLC and RHOP, "fuchsia" as both color and word, Beyoncé edging us all with ver visuals for Renaissance, and Rihanna's announcement that she is the next Super Bowl halftime performer. All this, dream setlists for that halftime performance, stunning vocals, honest admissions, laughter, joy, discussion and podcasting at its finest.

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Spooky season! It's here. Haunted houses are jamming up, the wind is howling and Los Espookys is back on HBO. Ana Fabrega & Julio Torres, the creators of the program, join Matt & Bow to discuss casting Kim Petras as the U.S. Secretary of State, how "And Just Like That" is truly international, music video acting, being in your "circus era", the reality of directing, the spectacle that is The Press Tour and how modern weddings should have more drama. Also, treatises on the status of television, the taste of medicine and the dexterity of statues. 

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In the three years since our guest’s last visit, Matt and Bow’s octaves may have dropped, but the quality of their conversation with the legendary actor and now-author Betty Gilpin has NOT! The boys waste no time heaping (deserved) praise onto Betty and her new book “All the Women in My Brain,” which you must read and listen to as your Kantian imperative. The three talk about smoke allergies, smoke and MIRRORS, and smoking too much weed during boarding school. Special attention is paid to “The Thing,” an abstract yet undeniable phenomenon that Betty outlines perfectly and which collapses all boundaries for better or worse (i.e. choreography engendering fraternity). All the right questions are asked, including “Does God exist now that Betty has a child?” and “Will Matt sit through a horror film for an actress tour de force?” Many, of course, are answered. Stay till the end for three fab IDTSHs, or else Bowen will stab you in silks.

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The highs and lows of the 74th annual Primetime Emmy Awards, Sheryl Lee Ralph's winning moment, positive advance reviews for Glass Onion: A Knives Out Story, Kate Berlant's incredible new live show Kate, Lea Michele's tour de force as Fanny Brice in Funny Girl, a positive review of The Little Mermaid trailer, the fallout of the Queen's demise and more in a culture catchup with Icon Consorts Matt and Bowen!

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It's time to catch up with the culture, the drama, the too-online mess we have all been watching happen before our internet eyes! Firstly, Matt and Bowen bring the truth to this episode by breaking down humiliation in Iceland to humiliation in Fire Island. Plus the Lea Michele illiteracy rumors (who believes what?!), the Leo DiCaprio break up rumors, Maren Morris' fuck you to the transphobic trolls, beautiful Icelandic horses with perfect gait, Florence Pugh's film festival fits, the heatest of waves, and of course, much more! Get into IT! 

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Matt & Bowen guest on the latest episode of StraightioLab, the latest podcast to join the Big Money Players Network. In the first official episode of season three, George and Sam gab wistfully about missing each other’s company, Munchausen as an artistic practice, and The Chromatica Ball. Then, they are joined by network sisters Matt Rogers and Bowen Yang to address the two pillars of straight comedy: awkwardness and randomness. Is being awkward and random a response to fearing the unknown? Can you be one without the other? Was the movie Juno a slay? Plus: Everyone gets in touch with their feelings — for the last time EVER. Welcome back to the lab!

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A legend has arrived to Las Culturistas! Jenifer Lewis makes her triumphant appearance on the show to chat to Matt about her EVERYTHING - notes from Debbie Allen! Singing Amazing Grace in Icelandic caves with Marc Shaiman! Becoming Patricia in I Love That For You! Therapy! Dealing with scammers! Stories are told and culture history is made. Unfortunately Bowen was in his own Icelandic cave so he wasn't able to make the interview BUT of course he joins Matt for a quick intro / culture catch up about you know what! This episode has LAYERS. Get into it! And then of course get into Jenifer's book Walking In My Joy In These Streets which is OUT NOW! 

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With Summer slipping away, Matt & Bowen get tactile to embrace and discuss culture. The girls make some much needed apologies (and accusations) before swearing to never apologize again, clarify their love of Beyoncé's Renaissance for all you Kayteighs out there with doubts, and get into it about therapy. Also, Matt & Bowen reveal some of their Emmy votes, stan Brandy, discuss RHOBH and the recent weaponization of Lisa Rinna's grief, and examine Kathy Hilton's recent and (rumored) upcoming transgressions. All that, the recent Hollywood Reporter cover story on Wendy Williams, a strong case against homeopathy, how Fantine was actually Homeless AND Toothless, what happens when gorgeous nieces emerge from their terrible twos, and an absolute Stephen Sondheim lovefest as our hosts gush over Broadway's Into The Woods and examine what happens when Sondheim's work is adapted to film. Where do you stand in the war of bidets vs. flushable wipes? What would you order between the sizzling chicken shrimp and the watermelon feta salad? Are *you* Sorry? Check this episode out, Kayteighs! Or, readers! Or, publicists! We'll figure it out...

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Jetlagged from their journey to Chromatica, Matt & Bowen still deliver a helluven ep. Because Cody Rigsby... IS THE BAR. BDE? More like 3CHE... Third Co-Host Energy! This u-NIQUE (!) episode of Las Cultch sees Matt, Bow & Cody take the readers, nay, the KATIES (you all have a new name) on quite a journey through culture. In fact, it's basically a culture catch-up! Covered: thoughts on Gaga's aforementioned Ball, Beyoncé's queer twirl about the dance floor with Renaissance and thoughts on the incredible album (of the year), what it's like to partner up with Cheryl Burke on Dancing With The Stars, Shania Twain's Netflix doc, first and best concerts, Britney's fedora-and-bare-feet impact on messy Southern gays, the loss of Anne Heche, what the Delta Skylounge gets so wrong, keeping it positive, recent Michelle Branch news, and how the straight community loves Vegas. Also, Cody's controversial and dangerous thoughts on Tayla Swiff, what it's like to be THEE Peloton instructor, Imogen Heap's influence on both "the girls" and Myspace culture, and the following questions: is it more "Disney Gay" to have a Mickey tattoo on your bicep or go to the parks once a month? Do YOU think this country knows what to do in an emergency? IS Be Real Over? Find out (kind of) THIS WEEK ON... Las Culturistas!!!

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It's giving essential Las Cultch listening experience as Matt & Bowen are joined by the talented icon colloquially known as Josie Totah! The queen is here to talk about turning 21, going to college and experience the darkness of sorority, the experience of being nominated at an awards show that is mass-like in terms of length, hitting on Andrew Garfield unsuccessfully, the reboot of Saved By The Bell, shooting Other People with the legendary Molly Shannon, acting in a drama (???), Teresa Giudice's wedding hair and what happens when you give a tri-state area hair stylist carte blanche, the Kim Petras album leak and Kardashian relationship cycles. Imagine these three are your neighbors and they are banging you. Great. Now you are in the headspace to listen. Check out Josie's upcoming Crooked Media podcast Dare We Say premiering August 11th! What a star. STARRRRRR.

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This Italian feast of an episode feels like doing poppers recreationally at a nightclub: fucking incredible, mama. Pop culture icon, singer-songwriter, drag legend and now Palm Springs motel owner Trixie Mattel joins the artists currently known as Matt & Bowen to discuss geeks, nerds, Barbie, Lisa Vanderpump, responsible standom, the finale of All Stars 7, returning for another all winners season of Drag Race, Little Shop of Horrors, earnest capitalism, zoning laws, and how cigarettes make you a smelly bitch. Also, all episodes of Trixie Motel are now streaming on Discovery+ and it's a damn joy! Trixie is one of our favorites and probably yours too! So enjoy this episode, Mary. And stay the night, why dontcha?

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This episode is the Olympics of drag. You're gonna love it so much, you're gonna have three. Putcha Hearts Up, because the fifth annual Summer of Kunt with Sudi Green (the third member of The Three) is finally here. Matt, Bow and Sudi discuss Bowen and Sudi's recent Eurotrip, and the episode largely examines vacation culture as a whole. Also, observations about British people when under heat, what happens when Wicked is British, and parents vacationing with young children come hell or high water. All this, Disney World getting dark, how anal sex can do a real number on your butthole, how Titanique is the best current theatrical experience in New York City, bad behavior as children, Drag Race All Stars and its upcoming grand finale, and how American McDonald's need to take more god damn risks. Publicists? Start your enginees. And may the best readers... listen!

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Heralded as "a moment for queer people everywhere", this is... the MUNA episode of Las Cultch! It's here! The best band in the world joins Matt & Bowen to talk about their latest and greatest album, knowing each other inside and out, being theater kids, "vibe checks", burned CD's, the Muppets and the celebrity cameos that they would pull, the Chromatica Ball setlist, MUNA's cover of "Sometimes" in the film Fire Island, telling Ramona Singer you're "a fan", hotels that lie, birds singing at night (?!) and the question "should a child have 8 parents?" You HAVE TO stream Muna's new album. They're the best!!!!!

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Put your BMs up in the AIR! No sicko, not THOSE BMs! It'll make sense once you listen to the ep, which this week features the legendary legend star Jenny Slate! The boys catch up on happenings during their little hiatus, specifically as they relate to Things That Are Eaten in the Pines, then get into the spectacular, made-for-everyone cinematic masterpiece that is "Marcel the Shell with Shoes On." Jenny then guides Matt and Bow through her glorious tapestry of formative culture before closing out with a truly necessary(!) IDTSH. It's good to be back, readers!

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Episode 2: PURSUE

After we have picked our prized prey in episode 1, we need to know how to pursue it! We don’t want to spook them away, rather lure them to us. Known in wildlife as “aggressive mimicry”, acting as the prey’s prey is key. Stepmom will go over crucial pursuit tactics and of course answer your pressing questions! 

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Episode 1: SEEK

Welcome to The Husband Hunt with Stepmom! The first episode goes over the deeply important steps to finding our prized prey! Stepmom goes over everything from making sure we are in the right environment, spotting out prey and to making sure we have a gorgeous outfit on while doing it! Stepmom then answers some listener questions and gives her biting advice. 

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In this post culture awards culture catch up, Matt & Bowen are on a journey of love, recaps, crest white strips, Beyonce, 14 friends, and demands from Margaret Cho about not missing a PrEP day. 

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Wow. Simply wow. Another day, another Las Culturistas you really shouldn't miss. Matt and Bowen are joined by I Love That For You co-creator and former SNL writer Jeremy Beiler! A legend! Acting adjustments? He'll give them! (To Matt, on the set of I Love That For You.) So much importance is discussed such as the Be Real phenomenon, the illustrious work of Nancy Meyers (it IS complicated), how to elevate classic tropes on TV, the joy of retail therapy, the blegh-ness of QR code menus, Top Gun Maverick, and much more! And we must especially highlight the grandness of the Titanic and of course the the machinery involved in the sinking of Titanic!! 

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The moment has ~finally~ arrived. A two hour episode about TAYLOR SW- just kidding, y'all. Director Andrew Ahn and Writer/Star/EP Joel Kim Booster have crafted the film known to mankind as FIRE ISLAND and are here on Las Culturistas to discuss it. Matt & Bowen are very much in the film, and the four share memories and experiences working on this project, from connecting as a cast and crew to making art and then giving it away. Also, the Be Real phenomenon, VH1's Pop Up Video, the death of blooper culture, and how Bowen, Andrew and Joel stan Ms. Swan and always will. All this, best pop star music video actresses, Joel's first time ever seeing Erin Brockovich, Andrew's past as a child actor and his performance in a pro-OJ Simpson book on tape, thought on RuPaul's Drag Race: All Stars 7, and an agreement that the word "sassy" has to fucking go. Stream Fire Island on Hulu on Friday, June 3rd! It's here! It's actually here!!! Fr*ck!!!!!!!!!!!

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Uh... Stunning Talent On The Pod Alert! Ryan O'Connell joins the women of Las Cultch ahead of the release of both his debut novel Just By Looking At Him (out June 7th) and Peacock's Queer As Folk, on which he writes and also stars (out June 9th)! The three discuss their origins as snarky internet gays, splurging on ridiculous rideshares, working with Kim Cattrall (who plays Ryan's mom on QAF.... gag), horny photo shoots, how Kim Petras commands gays with her voice, relationships to the original Queer As Folk, and living on the same street where they filmed Erin Brockovich (the part where she's poor and amongst cockroaches). Also, thoughts on this season's RHOBH, how being a reality star alters the psyche, Gregg Araki, the goddess Parker Posey, and formative indie films of the 90's. Would YOU give your dog a human's name? What would it be? Think about that while you press PLAY on this episode... of LAS CULTURISTAS.

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Well, there's only one word to say: Punam!!! The boys link up with Matt's Emmy-nominated co-star Punam Patel, who to this day regrets not meeting up with them in Mexico City, (COVID scare notwithstanding). Much is discussed with the "I Love That for You" star, from scamming yourself into an acting career through comedy, to the moment when your child's ass and penis are no longer yours to tuck. Also: establishments they look forward to visiting/avoiding on future CDMX visits, the angelic behavior of Aidy Bryant, AIM away messages that were emo as hell, and much more. Get ready to be completely awestruck by Punam's philosophy on haggling and how you can never cede the best of yourself to someone else, whether it's at West Elm or the bindi jewelry store. Stream "I Love That for You" on Showtime on Fridays or watch live, Sundays at 8:30ET/PT!

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In this post 300th episode, Matt and Bowen are joined by the one and only Katie Crutchfield, the singer AND songwriter of Waxahatchee! A literal joy! An episode that touches on many topics including a Bagel Boss reveal! Some Bell House love! Some Fiona Apple love! What do Katie and Dua Lipa have in common? Do Matt and Bowen really know the way to Margaritaville? Plus some love for country music storytellers like Trisha Yearwood and The Chicks. The guys are Waxahatchee lifers now, okay?! 

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Part III of the Great Global Songbook is out now. And let us tell you, the top 10 songs will change your life! So let's wrap up this 300th episode extravaganza the only way we know how: by ending in a song. 

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Part II of the Great Global Songbook is here! What will continue to make the list? Plus special guests? It's a 300th episode spectacular!! 

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The 300th episode is here and Matt and Bowen spared no expense to bring the readers the 300 songs of the Great Global Songbook. This is only part one, okay? Get ready. 

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Matt & Bow are feeling like hard to GET starLETS today because, well, Maren Morris herself is the guest on their podcast Las Culturistas!!! From that fateful night at the Bowery Ballroom when our hosts saw Maren years ago, to this moment. Oooh!!!! This podcasting event explores how Maren found Matt through his Tayla Swiff "Lover" album, how the need to slow down during the pandemic affected Maren's writing, and Maren's discovery of Dolly Parton as an actress before she ever even realized she was a singer. Also, Steel Magnolias, 9 to 5, Maren's new album Humble Quest, the "short king" phenomenon, and an explanation of the lyric "like a Coca Cola on Christmas Day" from Maren's song "Sugar". All this, new Real Housewives of Beverly Hills thoughts, Watch What Happens Live experiences and meeting Kyle and Mauricio in the flesh! See Maren on the Humble Quest Tour all throughout 2022 and stream that damn album! This episode? That's myyyyyyyy churchhhhh!

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In a literal sense, Mama, we have a show and a half for you today. The talented author of the new book I'll Show Myself Out and showrunner of the upcoming Showtime comedy series I Love That For You is here with Matt & Bowen and her name is Jessi Klein! Yes! The gals talk the ins and outs and terrors and joys of motherhood as explored in Jessi's new (and wonderful) book. Carseat culture. Potty training culture. Throat culture... culture. And so much more, including: realizing you're mommy or daddy in a professional environment, why "adulting" actually is difficult, and how home economics classes failed students across America. Also, Dirty Dancing and getting horned up and acting on it as a maturing child, Big Mouth and when to consider consuming adult media with your kid, cathartic experiences in movie theaters, how antibiotics are ruining our buttholes, the fact that gift shops are really candle stores, and Jessica Biel in the trailer for the new movie Candy. I'll Show Myself Out is out on April 26th and I Love That For You streams on Showtime April 29th and airs on May 1st! Jessi Klein, everybody! Yes!!!!!!!!!

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In this legendary episode, there is joy, there are tears, there are discussions that need to be heard. Naturally the only guest for this episode would be Michelle Yeoh! Her new film Everything Everywhere All At Once is important cinema and if you haven't seen the film, we recommend you stop right now, go watch the film, and then come back and listen! And if you have watched, do not wait any longer! PRESS PLAY! You will not regret it. Also, of course, we hear about Michelle's upbringing and how the experience of going to a movie theater really lit up her life. Love, tears, cinema history, and some IDTSH's that will have you jumping from your seats! Plus so much love for Stephanie Hsu!

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Sound the Icon Alert!!! We don't have one? We gotta get one. IT IS TRULY a glorious day because Garcelle Beauvais is joining Matt & Bowen on Las Culturistas! Look at God! And they're asking the hard questions: did her Spiderman: Homecoming character Doris Toomes survive the snap and the blip? Does she even know what any of that means? The answer might not shock you. What do we need to know regarding the BTS of working with Jamie Foxx, Eddie Murphy, Michael Jordan and, yes, Will Smith? And what can we espect to go down on the new season of RHOBH? What goes down in ASPEN?!?!? All this, coming to America (lol) from Haiti and discovering R&B music, the visceral movie star sexuality of Brad Pitt in Thelma & Louise, maintaining your "front row" relationships, finally *some* Oscars decompressing, and the very REAL camaraderie between the ladies of The Real. Garcelle's memoir Love Me As I Am is out on April 12th, and you'll be better for reading it. We have been touched by greatness!

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The best thing you can do is not ignore, but rather, LISTEN TO this episode of Las Culturistas because, bitch, BETTY WHO is the guest. One of Matt & Bowen's favorite artists joins them in person in LA to discuss naming wigs and hair as expression, hanging in there in the music industry through ups and downs, touring, the importance of rehearsal, and the question of WWBD (Beyonce...and Britney!) Also! Britney as formative culture, always getting the moms in the crowd on her side with Betty's cover of "I Love You Always Forever", playing every Pride in America, and queering up the lives of the straight men you know. All this, cannibalism fever, how TikTok is running the music industry, performing on The Bachelorette and how sometimes a Glee Cast Version can go all the way off. It's fucking Betty Who everybody! We woke up and chose violet for this one... STREAM THIS WOMAN.

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SO. Matt and Bowen blacked out at the Critics Choice Awards and discuss what they remember, which leads into a discussion on how critics shape culture and what gets seen and heard by the masses. Also, how the CCAs are becoming the new Golden Globes, Jane Campion going good viral and then bad viral in 24 hours, the Oscar race turning in CODA's favor, Charli XCX and her new album CRASH, Showtime popping off, Melanie Lynskey finally getting hers, and the joy of Sunday. All that, Katy Perry's PLAY Vegas residency, Dua on tour, allergy season during COVID, and what NOT to ask. Betty Who next week!!!!

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Um, is it absolute Tolkien vibes? Because it is the return of the KING. SNL superstar and Montezuma’s nemesis Ego Nwodim joins Matt and Bow in-studio and don’t you even DARE tell her what to do. She’s a bona fide rom-com legend in “Love Life,” okay?! The trio talks ideal vacations, Wikipedia lies, Euphoria High, and unfortunately, Ego and Bowen’s lack of sexual chemistry. Also we invite all the publicists to decide whether or not the “Cis and Sissy” sketch is a flop or a slay based on the live reading(!) of this incredibly stupid table draft. Listen now, by royal decree!

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LAS CULTCH HAS A NEW IMAGE. And to mark that epic new era..well, Jesus, we're sorry you have to see this one... because Josh and Aaron have returned. Tweedle Dee and Tweedle F*g. Fifth time! If we had jackets for that time of thing, they'd get them. But we don't. Anyways, this one is sheer chaos from the jump. They are the writers and stars of a dirty snuff film with music that is a freak project that will be banned in many countries. It's called F*cking Identical Twins and it isn't out yet! Someday later! Good luck to all people who listen to this and please understand we recorded it before Russia invaded Ukraine, which we do have to say and stress. I'm obsession, I kiss. Listen to this podcast. IT'S.... FREEEEEEEE!

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She's back, readers! One of the best in the biz, Naomi Ekperigin! She might be featured on this season of Netflix's The Standups, but baby she is sitting DOWN to talk with the hosts of Las Cultch about a great many things! Including!... star quality in political candidates, getting comfortable calling yourself a comedian, performing for the first time in a while post-pandemic, The Gilded Age, parental input on comedy, Abbot Elementary, Charlie Puth being hot, Calvin Klein ads as heterosexual weapons of war to slow gay people down, the ups and downs of Apple CarPlay culture, and final thoughts on Steve Brady from this season of And Just Like That. Are you a good sharer? Would you ever "get anything done"? Just some talking points we'll be expecting essays on! Love you all!! Naomi's I Don't Think So Honey is for the ages!!!

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Las Cultch welcomes writer, director and certified Character On This Podcast Jared Frieder to talk all about his debut film THREE MONTHS, starring Troye Sivan and Ellen Burstyn, which is out on Paramount+ today! Matt, Bow and Jared discuss striking the right tone for a dramedy about potentially contracting HIV, queer intimacy on screen, working with Troye, Ellen Burstyn, Judy Greer and the rest of the incredible cast, and the decision to cut his ex-boyfriend Matt Rogers from the film. Also, Pedro Zamora, My Cousin Vinny, Joe Pesci as an underrated queer comedy icon, our top ten Tayla songs (Jared is an even bigger Swiftie than our hosts), and much more. We’re all so proud of Jared and encourage you to stream THREE MONTHS right now! Don’t “Wait” or you’ll be in “Trouble” (stream the songs, too)!

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To celebrate the fact that Las Culturistas is now being cited in academic work, the owner of popular culture Louis Virtel (Keep It! podcast, Jimmy Kimmel Live) finally joins our women to rant at the table. Readers! This is the one you've been waiting for. A full-on Oscars download as the nominations are reviewed... dissected, even! Gaga's snub?! Did we cause it? Something to think about. Also, Wheel of Fortune and game show culture, the experience of actually competing on televised game shows, an analysis of the stigma around Laura Dern stanhood, Kirsten's Oscar moment at long last and a long overdue discussion of the legendary Gilda Radner. Warning! This episode may contain some spoilers for the Oscar movies we discuss. Keep your ears open for spoiler warnings. Louis is truly a MIND and Las Cultch was lucky to have the bitch. Don't be a gatorade girl xo

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Truly gay podcasts collide in this episode as Matt & Bowen are joined by Danny Pellegrino! The host of Everything Iconic and author of How Do I Unremember This? Unfortunately True Stories (out March 8th) has thoughts on the whole season we just experienced of And Just Like That..., as do our hosts. Guess what? RAVE REVIEWS. The third graders keep winning. Also? Housewives. Rosie. Tyra, Sunny, Whoopi Joy, everyone else that's ever hosted The View, Bethenny, and much more. Danny felt like a third co-host! Get the book. Listen to the pod. Rinse, repeat! So what?! Who Cares?!

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Matt and Bowen convene to discuss the concept of a Night of a Thousand J. Lo’s, deep dive on Lady Gaga’s actor-forward Oscar campaign, perform Lisa Barlow’s hit mic monologue and debut Provincetown’s new theme song. Also, Viva Las Culturistas and ALSO Viva Las Vegas, as Matt prepares to see Katy Perry in the City of Sin for his birthday and Bowen reveals that not only that he has come around on “Daisies” but also exchanged pleasantries with Mrs. Orlando Bloom herself. All this, and the following questions: do we actually want Carrie and Steve to fuck? Would you do Dancing with the Stars? What would you do if you heard your best friend saying that hated you because you’re a “garbage whore”? Disclaimer: “The Woman In The Window...” with Kristen Bell is spoiled in this episode so skip ahead a few minutes from where that discussion begins.

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The girls are starstruck and shakin' in their little gay boots today because the Las Cultch guest is none other than comedic savant, genuine hero and (get this... ) WONDERFUL FRIEND Sean Hayes. The host of the truly world famous podcasts Smartless (out Mondays) and Hypochondriactor (out Wednesdays) joins Matt & Bowen to discuss Will & Grace and Q-Force, share memories of performing in Promises, Promises on Broadway, and confront the fact that the Sean Hayes Cher impression is now THEE culturally accepted Cher impression. Also, Erasure, George Michael and queer representation in all forms of media, iconic medical issues and the dragging of RHOSLC's Jennie Nguyen, one word names AND three word names. JUST CULTCH! Ya gotta listen!

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This week Las Culturistas invites a queer latinx stoner podcaster and it's NOT even Che Diaz!!! It's the much less annoying Fran Tirado! And would you believe that Che takes up a lot of discussion space in this episode of all episodes? The gals discuss just WHAT Che is representing, And Just Like That as we barrell towards the finale, white creators confronting whiteness in their work, Spider Man: No Way Home and fan service culture, how Peacock is actually IT, Real Housewives: Ultimate Girls Trip, casting queer roles with straight actors and the backlash that occurs when it happens, Drag Race and the Maddy Morphosis of it all, Greek mythology, youth group, how D.A.R.E. made us want to do drugs more, and that thing that happens when you masturbate too much and your dick goes "poof!" like a baby dragon who can't yet breathe fire. Would you introduce yourself to your favorite OnlyFans creator if you saw them at the mall? Can you handle if it Jujubee loses another season of Drag Race? Should Raya end once and for all? Much to discuss! Listen to this AND Fran's new podcast Like A Virgin with Las Cultch favorite Rose Dommu!

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Bowen Yang (platinum blonde, super-immune, Erika, corn silk-era) and Matt Rogers (still brunette, super-immune, Rinna, still charizard-era) gather together after a fabulous trip to Mexico City to record a "culture catchup" episode of their podcast Las Culturistas (critically acclaimed). And wow, has culture occurred. The name Che Diaz ring a bell? "Hey, it's Che Diaz!" How about now? Also, Mary M. Cosby, exiting the world stage? Major news, indeed. The Elmo-Zoe feud down on Sesame Street? You could say the hosts are bravely taking a side. And oh, the power of cinema. Matt and Bow review The Power of the Dog, Being The Ricardos, The Lost Daughter, Don't Look Up, Free Guy and Licorice Pizza. All this, praise for the final season of Search Party, a celebration of the renewal of The Morning Show for a third season (congrats third graders, you're the real heroes, mamas), thoughts on new Drag Race, Project Runway and Euphoria, and a whole lot of bullshit in between. Las Cultch? Is back. She suffered... and she is still that girl.

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This episode, which is really a prayer, is a time capsule recorded just hours before the release of Tayla Swiff's evermore. It is also going to go down in history as one of the most thought-provoking discussions of all podcast time. The central question? Is it weirder that Bowen hasn't seen Jaws (despite having once played him/her on stage) or that Matt hasn't seen The Sound of Music (despite being Matt)? What was intended as a discussion on the cultural impact of Jaws eating, nay, devouring the girls quickly turns into an exploration on pop culture's impact relative to location and broader cultural exposure. Also, the famous score of the blockbuster film as a "sexual call to the dance floor", how the hoopla around the movie took sharks to the top of the charts, and the reveal that neither of the boys have seen The Godfather. All this, Disney's recent announcements, the incumbent "stan" vs. the challenger "simp", and a brief, tasteful moment of appreciation for Carrie Underwood. You're gonna need a bigger...hug :)

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Welcome to the Holidays, darling. Day 1 of our 12 episode series explores the fast food kingdom with those golden arches. Las Culturistas agree; "This was a day of cultural history, this gift." The girls discuss why McDonald's is culturally significant, how it relates to their stupid lives, and play Marry, Fuck, Kill with figures within the McDonald's canon. Do YOU think they should give two hash browns instead of one with McDonald's breakfast? Do you have a go-to meal or do you shake it up each time, order-wise? If you don't listen to this episode? Precious one, you're without. 

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Las Culturistas becomes a true crime podcast for one episode only as Matt and Bowen finally truly take down the notorious and stupid-yet-British criminal who should rot in Hell named Ghislaine Maxwell on the 5th episode of the 12 Days of Culture series. Finally, a pair of podcasters do a close read on the name "Ghislaine". Every letter is scrutinized as the two girls who host as Cultch peel back the many layers that is this bad and ultimately evil first name. Along the way, Matt and Bow imagine what Vanna White's inner monologue must be like, and the two create a play as a result. Also, do aliens exist? If you're doing anything other than listening to this podcast episode today? "Can it, Missy." Alright, see ya tomorrow!

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And Just Like That... it's the last new episode of Las Culturistas in the year of our good lord 2021. The iconic two (Matt & Bowen) take this time to lay down the law on spoiler culture once and for all, express their thoughts on cum, and really do a deep dive on the new revival of S*x and the C*ty, AND JUST LIKE THAT! TL;DR: we have some concerns and questions (Is Miranda now a queer alcoholic? How annoying is too annoying when it comes to Charlotte? What's the deal with how they're using the new POC characters? Will Samantha return? Why is Steve deaf? Are the third graders from The Morning Show now on this project?) but we will watch every episode, are thankful for it's return and absolutely love everyone involved. All this, more West Side Story thoughts (Tony Kushner is GOOD), Succession finale thoughts (this television show is IMPORTANT) and an examination and performance of Nicole Kidman's iconic AMC Theaters opening presentation (Nicole is a SAVANT). Also, RHOLSC thoughts, Survivor finale predictions, and a talk about how hands are weird. Fear Peloton! Happy New Year! We love you! Xo!

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Matt Rogers & Bowen Yang, both a pleasure to have in class, join together for another culture catch-up. The two flops reminisce about memories from trips to Chicago (where Matt is currently on tour), and discuss what happens when you eat too much deep dish pizza and then do choreography. Also, West Side Story (2021), praise for Steven Spielberg, Rachel Zegler (COME ON THE POD) and Ariana deBose, teachers we feel hated us and the lessons we learned from them, Vanessa Hudgens appreciation, Succession, The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City and "loyalty" as a personal value, reality TV casting then and now, and searing takedowns of Nyquil and room service. 

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The culture catch-up to end all culture catch-ups, this episode has Matt Rogers & Bowen Yang dropping a dramatic announcement about the long-delayed LCCA's, reviewing their Thanksgivings and previewing their New Years, and demanding the readers to send in photos of their fabulous hikes! And then: culture. House of Gucci. Prosthetics culture. Adele's 30. Rebecca Hall's Passing. Nicki on the Potomac reunion. The legendary Stephen Sondheim. West Side Story buzz (RACHEL ZEGLER COME ON THE POD). The flop Grammy Nominations drama. Channeling whilst creating art. Selling Sunset. Survivor. A recap of The Morning Show finale and a celebration of the third graders. And the question: should Bowen be Boq in Wicked? This specnomenal episode pulled all the way up in the Sri Lanka. Wouldn't you agree? We do...

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An ode to shooting your shot in the DMs, this episode is one for the ages. Because Las Cultch welcomes the one, the only, the zen... Dr. Wendy Osefo! Matt, Bow and Wendy discuss how she got involved with the Real Housewives of Potomac, the experience of pursuing your dreams and negotiating those dreams with the expectations of immigrant parents, Wendy's Nigerian upbringing, and seeing a reality TV depiction of yourself out there for people to judge. Also, Clueless and the icon that is Dionne, Lil Kim and Britney Spears, and putting family first. All that, what it was like to get absolutely dragged by Nicki Minaj, and an I Don't Think So Honey from Dr. Wendy that Matt and Bow agree is one of the finest in recent memory. Pre-order Wendy's book Tears of My Mother: The Legacy of My Nigerian Upbringing now, get yourself some Onyi Home Essentials and tune into the final part of The Real Housewives of Potomac reunion when it airs this Sunday! Tick tock. rea-ders!

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Listening to this episode of this podcast is RED. Okay?! Because, get this... Taylor/Tayla has become TAYLORA with the re-release of her iconic album Red and Las Cultch is TALKING ABOUT IT in gorgeously excruciating detail. Also, no big deal but Bowen kinda sorta hung out with Tay a little bit and you will not believe her reaction to the Taylor/Tayla binary when it was explained to her. Matt & Bowen deep-dive on this last glorious ~scarlet week~ and talk "All Too Well (10 Minute Version"), the short film, favorites from the re-release and what this album means to Swifties. Also, Blake Lively as director, Adele's Oprah special, Ego Nwodim's star turn on Love Life season two, new Pokémon on the way, and the fact that Britney is now FREE. And you know we do a deep dive on the latest installment of the Real Housewives of Potomac reunion and wade into the iconic true crime waters of the last Real Housewives of Salt Lake City episode. All this, a The Morning Show plot update, karaoke culture, "having fun" culture, what it feels like to go on a great fucking date, and a live, in real time confirmation of an upcoming Las Cultch guest that will leave readers breathless. Ba-BY... you do not want to miss this one. ~You-ou-ou'lll.... liiiiiiike it.~

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This episode is the perfect illusion! And the guest is stunning! He is a writer of moving television content such as Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, Jimmy Kimmel Live, Single Parents, Black Monday, Corporate, and more! Also his twitter is famously known (just ask Bowen!) And on top of all this he hosts the podcast I Said No Gifts! Yes, it's true! The guest is Bridger Winegar! Does he possibly do TWO IDTSH's? We can't tell you. You must listen.

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After a successful Halloween, costume-wise, and a retreat to Ojai to observe gorgeous purple mountain majesty, Matt & Bowen convene for a sisters-only episode, and you better know that we’re including Hot Engineer Doug when we say THAT! More gems than usual from that man (who used to be a THOT! Wow! But also duh!), and much more, including: memories from classic family vacations, “Easy On Me” thoughts and Adele’s 30 tracklist, The Beatles and their impact, a re-examination of the film Jennifer’s Body after a recent viewing of the film, thoughts on this season of Survivor and Jeff Probst’s symposium on the phrase “come on in, guys”, and Matt and Bowen verbally cum about boy-pop of the aughts before celebrating television’s best music supervisors. Also, a plot update on The Morning Show, well wishes to Dorit and thoughts on the RHOP finale. Plus... Doug does an I Don't Think So Honey!!!! He is getting laaaaaaaaaid tonight! Xoxoxo bye!

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There’s not much to say beyond Katie Couric being the guest this week. The sisters get into conversation with the Las Culturistas Culture Award nominee for Best Asker and try a hand at being askers themselves, specifically about Katie’s new book “Going There” (available now) and swamp ass. Stay tuned for three wide-ranging IDTSHs, including Ms. Couric’s diatribe against a certain filler word. Truths are examined, conflicts resume, and culture is made in this hour and thirty minutes in change. Be interesting by being interested, jester flops.

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The women who host this podcast welcome the ultimate human being Greta Titelman BACK to the show ahead of her Las Cultch and Big Money Players produced (!!!) character pod Stepmother: The Husband Hunt coming in early 2022. But, listen, if you want a podcast from Greta NOW? You're in luck! She's just debuted Senior Superlatives (presented by Headgum), which investigates the high school lives of Greta and her guests. Matt, Bow and Greta do a lil' bit of that here, as well as talk photoshop SHOP, review a recent trip to Halloween Horror Nights, and discuss being detail-oriented in work vs. life. All this, co-dependency culture, saying no, eavesdropping, candle maintenance, and engaging with people in your life who disagree with you over important subjects. ALSO: a tribute to chopsticks, Daniel Craig and "tributes" themselves ;-) lol teehee! Ya gotta listen to Senior Superlatives because... it's Greta! And no one's better.

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The essence of Queendom joins Las Cultch today and her name is Vanessa Bayer, alright?! Sure, there are others whom possess Queendom, such as Kim K. and Adele, but neither of them canonically f*cked both Ryan Gosling and Kristen Stewart in SNL sketches. The only real star in the world joins Matt and Bowen to talk SNL shop (read: share what kind of bagels she ordered on Sundays after a show), discuss how exactly her mouth works, and confess to listening to "Suddenly I See" by KT Tunstall as a pump-up song before auditions. All this, feet, Vanessa's new show I Love This For You coming to Showtime next year, the iconic "What A Feeling" sequence from the film Flashdance, sibling culture, and a journey to find a good Meredith Marks impression. More intimacy now! The podcast has received critical acclaim. This ep? Is why.

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This episode, which largely tackles fear from both a conceptual and emotional standpoint, has been called one of the "smartest episodes of all time" by both Matt Rogers and Bowen Yang. After creating art almost immediately (readers: please send us your pictures!), our hosts discuss The Squid Game and how it excited Bowen and triggered Matt, the insane return of The Morning Show, cartoonish violence vs. grounded violence in film and television, haunted house culture, what the girls are smoking lately and anticipation about what Kyle Richards "is giving" in the upcoming Halloween Kills. Also, ADELE IS COMING, a deep-dive on "what Hoku is doing right now" (there are many red flags), KIM K IS COMING, and recaps of this week's Potomac and Salt Lake City. Have you been enjoying the simple pleasures of autumn? Should it be called "30"? Do you think Bowen's Crystal Kung Minkoff impression will earn him an Emmy next year? Watch this space. And Happy Ethical Streaming, everyone!

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Las Cultch welcomes an effortless fount of pop culture Dave Holmes! Matt, recovered from food poisoning, and Bowen, fucked and ready for work, get into it with Dave about the Britney of it all, American Crime Story: Impeachment and the lean cuisine culture it depicts, the paparazzi industry and how it's evolved with social media this century, what the hell it felt like being an MTV VJ, the original broadway cast of ANNIE and the women of variety in the 70's. Also, a story about Christina Aguilera that will send a chill up your damn spine, a Prince quote you will never forget, and an explanation of what it feels like when Tori Amos looks at you. This episode of the podcast is going to flood your guts. (Sorry!!!!)

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Matt and Bowen are joined by Queen Angel, Ms. Aidy Bryant! It’s a rollicking ride of an episode that starts off with a nutso Bill Clinton impression and bobs and weaves from there into uncharted territory. Topics include local commercial jingles, awards show screeners, starting out at SNL, and Matt’s two-day shoot as a “hard recurring” character on Aidy’s wonderful show “Shrill” on Hulu. Also a three-for-three batch of primo I Don’t Think So Honey’s await! Remember to subscribe to Las Culturistas right here on iHeart Radio!

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Hello to everyone out there. Let’s talk facts. This episode? It’s a culture catch up- live from the HOT SET Of Fire Island in the Pines, the boys chat about Nicki Minaj’s cousin’s friend’s vaccinated and therefore swollen testicle and how it caused the dissolution of an engagement, the Met Gala, the return of The Real Housewives Salt Lake City, Kacey’s star-crossed, dream Elphabas, new music from Muna, Chloe and Charli XCX, and insects that bite. Also, thoughts on the big upcoming Las Culturistas Culture Awards, and a special guest who pops in, sticks around and even does an I Don’t Think So Honey! Spoiler alert: it’s Joel Kim! Ya simply musta listën!

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The campaign begins NOW. The 100 categories officially have their nominees, and Bowen Yang and Matt Rogers are on hand to make the big announcement.

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With her beautiful curves and perfect height, Patti Harrison is undoubtedly one of the favorite guests of Las Culturistas. Join Bowen, Matt and Patti for a close read of the "Rumors" Lindsay Lohan lyrics, Patti's impression of the one iconic line in The Kids Are Alright, an exploration what actually happens in the shocking film Life Itself, thoughts on when it's best to Divest from The Conversation, the interesting and ultimately devastating story of what happened at The Ellen Show after Patti's big interview with her, what it would be like if the Blue Collar Comics made niche queer references, tropical vacations, what Harry Potter should try to do with her polyjuice potion, the film Together, Together and what it's actually about, the Spencer trailer with Kristen Stewart, cathartic shit talk vs. needless dragging, sucking dick, eating ass and licking balls. Happy belated birthday, Jennifer Coolidge!!! Check out Q-Force with Matt and Patti streaming 9/2 on Netflix!!!

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Not this. But actually? AbsoLUTELY this! Bow & Matt are joined by the one true legend Jan Sport to discuss recent hurricane drama, RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars 6, seeing yourself edited into a reality TV character, Fire Island, receiving adulation from your elders, and what we miss and don't miss about Broadway. Also! After Jan won this year's Rusical as Gaga...the girls have a full on Gaga moment. They talk the many *faces* and *eras* of Gaga. Namely, Jan's formative culture: the "Paparazzi" performance from the 2009 VMAs. Also!! How "Venus" did not get the credit. Also!!! How the year 2010 was the era when the pop girls were really and truly girling. All this, Gaga and Beyonce's impacts on each other, what we expect from House of Gucci and the filmography of Ridley Scott (should we trust him with the doll?), a moment of Vonzell Solomon appreciation, what it felt like to see Laganja Estranja leap out onto the main stage as the lipsync assassin against the incredible Trinity K. Bonet and this question: Shouldn't there be a MIss Congeniality Broadway musical? If there's a Broadway musical of everything else? This episode? Canon. Jan? Sport. Las? Cultch. You're? Welcome!

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Sudi literal Green joins Matt & Bowen, her best friends, for one of the great Las Cultch traditions: the annual Summer of Kunt episode in which the ladies all explore their summer ambitions and emotions. You're gonna laugh, you're gonna cry, and you're gonna drag us for this. There's not much to say, really, You just have to sort of listen and feel your kunt, down deep in your soul. Only *you* can wrinkle time... Xo

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Matt and Bowen, at their lowest, fat, nasty and broke, careers in shambles, come on this bitch mad as hell in an apartment with no A/C to complete what they set out to do: finally reveal all the categories for the Las Culturistas Culture Awards (#LCCA). They also dicuss Natalie Wynn's Contrapoints and apollonion (Natalie/Squidward/Rosario Dawson) vs. dionysian (Mila/Spongebob/Daphne Rubin Vega) personality types, how YouTube landing pages reveal what's in your soul and drag you and your interests to absolute hell, Disney's Star Wars: Galactic Cruiser hotel (is immersion in theme parks going *too far*?), THEE Suicide Squad, how Crystal Kung Minkoff's husband Rob created iconic gay animated cultch, the silver and gold binary, Meghan's last days on The View and what it really means to name your daughter Liberty, the historic moment that was attending Gaga and Tony: One Last Time at Radio City Music Hall, reactions to the already iconic Haus of Gucci trailer, and revelations about Matt and Bowen and their nasty, broke, career in shambles lives. Publicists? Get to work. The #LCCA could happen anytime... and the nominees will be announced... soon...

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You'll feel truly ~vaccinated~ after this ep of Las Cultch, in which the boys and the volcanically talented/criminally insane Sarah Squirm discuss literally the funniest things they've ever seen (Reno 911: Miami, some shit from Shrek, news anchor fails, etc.), the power of identifying as annoying, epic fails!!!! (our thoughts are with the grape stomping lady, Scarlet who took a tumble and the two girls who got involved with the shit in a cup), practical special effects, sci-fi make-up and creating body horror, how The Wizard of Oz is the greatest and perhaps only film of all time, the influence of Pee-Wee's Playhouse, the crossroads where RHONY currently finds itself (is this now a Bravo podcast?), flops named Dababy and Matt Damon, how a certain show in the zeitgeist (sorry!) maybe did not necessarily nail a depiction of ass-eating and Edward Scissorhands. Also, is Donald Trump's hair.... kinda cool?! Something to think about. You truly must watch The Sarah Vaccine on means.tv and pay the fuck ATTENTION to everything Sarah does ever because she will make your HEALTH BETTA. Alright, 'til next week! Keep campaigning!

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The time has come...for the girls to do...what they set out to do. Mila (Matt) and Natalie (Bowen) get together to finally announce the categories for the long-threatened Las Culturistas Culture Awards. It is the most ambitious event in Las Cultch history, and we want YOU, the readers, to be a part of it. Campaign! Act like publicists for who YOU want to win. Before they get to all that, the two hosts discuss getting sick but not with Covid, Gaga and Tony: One Last Time (we are going!!!!!!!!!!), Ariana Grande on The Voice and as a Disney gay, pop stars as reality show judges, and rumors about the origins of the Taylor and Katy feud. The big event.....begins now! The Las Culturistas Culture Awards....coming soon (we really don't know when)!

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Meet Cecily. She is a 525 lb. father of three and the star and producer of the incredible new musical comedy series Schmigadoon! on Apple TV+. She's also CECILY STRONG, baby!!! Matt and Bowen are joined by one of the best to ever do it who is a recent Emmy nominee for SNL and truly a dream guest for Las Cultch. Cecily shares what it was like to stage and perform the numbers in her new show, work with the fully insane cast (Chenoweth, Dove, hot Aaron Tveit) and sing live, "Les Miz style". Also, RHONY (Cecily does a Ramona and you....must hear it) and RHOBH (Cecily does a Dorit and you......MUST hear it), the impact of Strangers with Candy and true clown Amy Sedaris, Bottle Rocket and Owen Wilson culture, thoughts on All Stars 6 and memories from favorite SNL sketches (AKA the Terrazano's sketch with Ryan Gosling. Seriously, look it up). Do you like shitting in a public restroom? Don't you think Cici's Pizza should stay open as marijuana legalizes nationwide? Big questions. Cecily (obviously a full star on this ep) has a book coming out: This Will All Be Over Soon. Pre-order that!!! And stream Schmigadoon!....you baroque bitch ;-)

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Two lil bros are absolutely on their Charizard in this episode of the podcast Las Culturistas, and an honest conversation is had.

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Technical difficulties in the Dominican Republic iconically keep Bowen from recording this week, so Matt's other soulmate and fellow Gay Cold Survivor Joel Kim Booster jumps in quite literally last second to co-host a culture catchup that the readers de-SERVE despite the fact that Matt is not one of Joel's favorite friends (because of race). It's a lot of gay nonsense and also deep dives on these topics: RIP to T'Challa Samuels, Erika Girardi's potential guilt, Black Widow, Loki, what we're doing with Gugu Mbatha Raw, Space Jam 2 and Joel's upcoming Fire Island movie based on Jane Austen's Pride & Prejudice. Also, Matt and Joel call back to their podcast "Matt, Joel and the Search for the Next Elle Woods" to name a Cousin of the Week. IYKYK. See you next week... for a LEGENDARY episode........... aooo!!!

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After this past weekend hit them like a ton of bricks (Bow more so), the jester besties share their thoughts on the chaos of Pride, and how the new tradition may actually be to Be a Bitch to Any Old Acquaintance In Your Immediate Vicinity This Pride. Reflections on the already-historic/histrionic Madonna Boom Boom Room party take up their necessary space as the boys talk about the expectations vs. reality of any situation, but particularly how it hits different when you smoke some wild-ass reefer. After some choice words about quote-tweet culture and on the beginnings of Drag Race All Stars 6, Bowen randomly starts getting emotional about what Conan O’Brien means to him which is probably due to drugs but he still means it. IDTSHs eventually open up discussions about Jamie Lynn Spears’s fecklessness and ice at parties before the boys close on their quick thoughts about “Planet Her” and the new Tyler, The Creator. It’s a wild one, folks. Happy post-Pride!

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Coming to us from a literal underground opal mine in Australia, it's actual icon and genuine world treasure Alan Cumming!!! What?! And! Anyone that thinks you can't pull together a top notch Las Culturistas episode with a guest on the other side of the damn globe?! Eat it! We talk the recent Eurovision victors, what Pride means lately, the need to choose fun over darkness in both life and work, highlights of working on Spice World, Spy Kids, X2, Cabaret and Josie and the Pussycats, how Americans really don't understand camp, directing the amazing new scripted podcast Hot White Heist starring one BOWEN YANG (heard of her?!), being a playable character in the Goldeneye video game on N64, creatively visualizing the upcoming Shmigadoon, going to a nude beach with Ian McKellen, how Los Angeles is sort of like Hershey, Pennsylvania if you think about it, how children's theater changed Alan's life, not wanting to talk about acting or hang out with actors, and the haven that is Club Cumming. Listen to Hot White Heist now!!! You fools! 

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If you had told Matt and Bowen when they were arguing years ago at the Emmys about "who was the Busy and who was the Michelle" that one day Busy would be on their gay little podcast, they would have eaten their hats! Well yum yum yum I hope the boys have a hankering for their own damn caps because Busy Philipps is here on Las Cultch! Talking about everything! Becoming a goddamn math teacher during the pandemic, raising brilliant gen-z children, how Blake Shelton actually has "the sparkle" in person, the impact of People Magazine culture, what happened when Busy's grandmother came through during a session with a medium, the bangers on the Girls5Eva soundtrack, when entertainment media crosses the line, "freak numbers", Dua Lipa, and the state of produce in New York City. Are you an adult that has had strep throat? What do you think of the name "Mac Rogers"? Are YOU the Busy or the Michelle of your best friendship? Just some questions based on a *thunderously joyful* episode of LC with a true icon: Busy! Listen to the podcast Busy Philipps Is Doing Her Best, watch Girls5Eva on Peacock and have a great fucking day!

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Readers? This episode is gonna be perfect for you. It's a hot, sweaty threesome of an ep with the luminous and hilarious Celeste Yim (SNL), who is a straight up film festival brat, former prodigious torrenter, and low key roast master that Matt and Bow are simply tickled to have on the damn show! On this ep, JUNO as both a script and film, and extended flowers-giving to Diablo Cody, Jennifer Garner and Elliot Page. Also, Jennifer's Body and Whip It! as underrated pieces of cinema, the moments that all the fools on this ep learned that writing was something they could even do, a Top Chef and Padma check-in, occasionally feeling shame about liking, pursuing and doing comedy, wi-fi drama that is actually compelling, and the answer to the question "Where do we stand on 'hamburger phone' being a thing?" All this, anger at reservation culture, how Disneyland is a struggle as of late, and an attack on sunsets by Bowen with one of the hottest takes of all time. Listen now, or you'll be S.O.L. ...... bitch!!!!!!

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Unfortunately the boys were rode hard and put away wet by their respective Memorial Day Weekends. But that doesn't mean they can't catch up on the Cultch. Mare of Easttown finale? Discussed in full, babe. Turn back to avoid spoilers. But spoiler alert for this episode: we fucking loved it. Also, Friends reuniting, the reboot of In Treatment, Legendary's new season, RHONY thus far, Olivia Rodrigo's SOUR and the music it brings back from our youth, how cocaine is not "That Girl" and when to avoid interacting with others (when you are on your molly comedown). It's a Matt and Bow solo ep! We back!

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This week Aaron Jackson and Josh Sharp join Matt and Bowen to discuss the sexuality of "DOD," living in your doms parents house, and the eternally relevant and eternally gay debates: The Rosemont vs. Metropolitan and Fire Island vs. Palm Springs.

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Las Culturistas is proud to say it's the podcast that introduces poppers to our guest on this god damn behemoth of an episode, Nikki Glaser!!! The one and only. Listen, to get into the ins and outs of anal sex and also partake in a full Swiftie convention? We hope that's why you come to Las Cultch! That bullshit, how self-care actually *should* be trendy, the impact of Conan O'Brien on Nikki as a comedian, meeting your heroes and keeping your faculties (or not!) while doing it, and spending money on porn. Also, the following questions: Why the fuck aren't Little Mix big in America? Do we need reboots of Dan Brown culture? Can you be hot and also what is known as a "chuckle fucker"? Did you guys want this episode sweet and slow or funky? Hope it's the latter! Listen to The Nikki Glaser Podcast and get tickets now to see her on her One Night With Nikki Glaser tour! Shit!

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Listen, flops. People throw the word "legend" around. Okay? And CHER...is a legend. But today we welcome queen jester NON-flop, the one and only Bianca Del Rio! Moment in time alert! Matt and Bo are honored to welcome one of drag's finest to talk livin la vida Palm Springs, hosting Drag and Drive this year, and Bianca's chosen superpower: being an absolute c*nt. Also, the fall of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, the set pics of Nicole Kidman in the Lucille Ball biopic, how it feels to run into Linda Evangelista in a Party City, OG drag performers Charles Pierce and Jim Bailey, the return of BENNIFER, Mare of Easttown and Wawa culture, how fucking good Girls5Eva is, and even more dragging of the nightmare that is Caitlyn Jenner. All that, how Drag Race has changed over the years since Bianca's win in season 6, and memories of the *truly* legendary (no other word) Joan Rivers. Bianca Del Rio on Las Cultch! Ma, Pa, look at us now!!!! *Door slams*. Alright, well, check out The Bianca Del Rio Podcast from Starburns, new eps Thursdays!

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This one's chuck FULL of the good stuff. The "good stuff" in question is, of course, culture and our guest Shalewa Sharpe, host of the new podcast The War Report (new episodes every Thursday!) is a damn expert on it. From the straight camp of Meat Loaf to the pop stylings of Ashlee Simpson and the aesthetic design impact of the recent premium streaming services' logos, there is nothing Shalewa cannot culturally dissect. She and the hosts get into it about Sesame Street and ask the hard questions about the block: Who is the biggest legend on the street? What is the deal with Snuffaluffagus? What is the true nature of the Bert and Ernie relationship? Do we, as a society, tolerate Elmo too much? And what can we learn about impulse control from Cookie Monster? All this, thoughts and reflections on Billie Eilish's new aesthetic, the music videos that had the biggest impact on Shalewa's life sartorially, the culture of clubbin', hideous aughts clothing and why we were dressing in it, The Circle season two, Queen Latifah, and the ancient rivalry between Verizon Fios and Spectrum wireless internet. So, yeah. Did we miss anything? It's Rule of Culture #128: "No!" Listen now, check out The War Report and follow Shalewa @silkyjumbo after you fall in love with her. You understand.

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We've been waiting forever for this...this is the night. That night, you ask? Well. it's the one where Matt & Bowen RETURN TO THE STUDIO for the first in-house recording with a guest since the god damn pandemic began. And you KNOW we got D'Arcy Carden, a Las Cultch legend, to join the girls to talk all things c-u-l-t- bitch, you know the rest. Why even tease it any more? Get started listening with those ears, darling dears! The LC energy...has returnt.

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2021 is, of course, primarily the year of the Demi Lovato Froyo Controversy, but that's not all. It is also the year of the incredible film Shiva Baby, which stars the two truly magnifique guests on today's episode: Molly Gordon & Rachel Sennott! The four fools discuss making this lil' indie that could, becoming #sisters during the 16-day shoot, falling in love with a collaborator the way these girls did with writer-director Emma Seligman, the glory that is Dianna Agron and gorgeous Gleek culture, periods of life in which you're going through hell and are reduced to doing poppers on the West Side Highway, seeing R-rated movies as a minor, The Bling Ring and Sofia Coppola's underrated filmography, the ups and downs of peeing in cups for medical reasons, bowel vulnerability, and how there are amazing heroes with their hands up our ass. Watch Shiva Baby in select theaters and on demand right NOW! We can't recommend it ENUF.

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Well, readers, it's our first post-op ep! After a successful surg for Matt, the girls are so happy to welcome the true healing spirit that is Clark Moore, actor and host of the incredible Soul Balm podcast, which is a genuine Las Cultch Pick! Take that, Oprah! We can pick things, too! This episode, dripping wet with water sign energy, features discussions and reviews of Thunder Force, the Netflix College Admissions Scandal documentary, and a full on Godzilla Vs. Kong discussion (with spoilers...skip 25:46-30:19 if you care and also...bless you, child). Also, why Clark had to finally drop reality TV. Discussion Point: in watching Real Housewives, are we complicit in the destruction of these women's lives? All this, and then the real meat and potatoes of the ep: THE SPICE GIRLS. Discussion point #2: was Ginger Spice the leader and is that why it all fell apart after she left? What ARE the best Spice Girls songs? Did you, like Clark, try and recreate the "Naked" tour performance at your SCHOOL with CHILDREN? The words "nude illusion in the round" are used discussing this very scenario. All this, Clark's surprising Jon Ossoff connections, BTS from Love Simon spilled exclusively for the readers, and the Las Cultch on-air debut of Katrina "Damm Bird" Rogers. You, and this episode? VERY "2 Become 1".

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Matt and Bow get raw and real about their physical and mental health (mama, as they say in hospitals, "scalpel!") before launching into an episode truly for the ages with the one, the only, Kate Berlant! Often imitated but NEVER duplicated, this genuine hero and co-host (alongside friend of the show Jacqueline Novak) of LC's Big Money Players sister podcast POOG joins the gals to discuss many cultures: "sending things back in restaurants" culture, "approaching people you admire in public" culture, wellness and "face cream" culture, Cameron Diaz-as-prestige actress culture, Julia Roberts in Erin Brockovich culture (oh, yeah, doll, we're going there again), continuity error culture, Oscar-watching culture, awards SPEECH performance culture, and dinner party culture, just to list but a few. This was the great honor and privilege of LC. THEE Kate Berlant!!!!!! Come on, NOW! #PrayForMatt

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It's that thing of when four sisters with no drag talent whatsoever express strong opinions about the television program RuPaul's Drag Race and all of *its* sisters, or sister ~shows~. You understand. Hop in, readers, the water is absolutely wet! Enjoy all this sound!

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He IS the blueprint. The "he" in question? BD Wong, babe. After some Grammy and Oscar nom thoughts, Las Culturistas welcome the truly hot king and *decorated* actor to the show to discuss his incredible career and more, darling. Acting in musical theater AND theme park ride waiting lines? Both covered. Jurassic Park AND Jurassic World? Obviously thoroughly discussed. Sitting across from Michelle Obama at a White House state dinner AND insight into Bryce Dallas Howard's leadership capabilities that will inspire you? Yeah, both of those, as absolute WELL! Also, BD talks about how A Chorus Line lit his fire long ago, community building amongst Asian actors, Sondheim's Pacific Overtures, and working with the all Asian cast of Nora From Queens (with...get this...Bowen Yang!). Also, BD's complicated feelings on his Law & Order role, an answer to the question, "was Li Shang attracted to Ping in Mulan?" and THOUGHTS about Donny Osmond singing his character's damn song. LET'S get down to business, indeed! BD is a fucking icon and TBH you're all welcome for this one!

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The time has come for Matt & Bowen's deep dive on evermore. We know...late!!! But after taking some time to sit with the album, Las Culturistas has takes on the ongoing battle between Taylor vs. Tayla and how it exists in this body of work. The boys discuss each song on the album, and also get into this season of Drag Race UK and how Bimini Bon Boulash is their ONLY winner, the recent Snatch Game on RuPaul's Drag Race, final WandaVision thoughts, and Netflix's I Care A Lot. Also, though this episode was recording literally while Oprah's interview with Meghan and Harry was airing, the royal family is, let's just say, discussed in the episode's closing moments. And you allllreeaaddyy know what that means!!! GRLOO.

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You know how a witch will often cackle? Well, similarly, Las Culturistas and guest Rose Dommu (icon) absolutely DO THAT through this episode of LC wherein witchcraft in media, WandaVision (there are spoilers throughout this ep for the season so far, y'all! So skip 14:14 to 20:15 if you're not caught up!), favorite Aronofsky films and Evan Rachel Wood (who Rose says is "the woman who taught me how to huff") are explored in depth. Also, Rose's love of Buffy and her take on the Joss Whedon of it all, how fan fiction taught us how to write, Dakota Johnson stanhood, Practical Magic, and a look back at ARTPOP. What do we think of Gaga as an Oreo now? Regardless of your answer, you all will be amazing warriors. <3 Follow @rosedommu, who is one of the best guests we've ever had.

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A sea change in the Las Cultch executive branch! Meghan McCain has resigned from our Board of Directors after blocking us on Twitter and then publicly flopping so absolutely hard that we have to spend our time and energy on it in this episode. That bullshit, WandaVision and how it was Agatha All Along, plus a revisitation of Mean Girls and how Rachel McAdams as Regina George both captured and influenced a generation of social terrorists in our high schools. Are you interested in the style evolution of both hosts over time? No? Well, we also talk about The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City, so just hit the 15 second skip when we start chatting about how, as teens, we used to rock jeans and flip flops on the regular. Stop when you hear us rescinding our idol worship for Mary M. Cosby. Whatever. I'm getting cheese fries.

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Las Culturistas are joined by NPR correspondent, host of It's Been A Minute and active listener extraordinaire Sam Sanders, who quickly finds out that he is "held in the same high esteem as Regina King" by Bowen & Matt, which is saying quite a lot, okay?! The three show Regina respect, get into Whitney Houston's National Anthem at the Super Bowl (Sam has a great episode of IBAM that is sort of *talking to* our Britney episode, so check it out), react to Justin Timberlake's lil' apology, and get innnnnnnto Janet Jackson's music video iconography and talk favorite Janet albums. Also, the current state of daytime TV is discussed, a discussion on how IT'S A BRANDY MOMENT RIGHT NOW, theories on Clive Davis being the devil, and Sam discusses how pop culture and politics are forever intertwined. What. A. Time. What a man. Listen to and follow Sam!

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It's a Britney deep dive, bitch. Also, Wendy (hmmm...), Armie (WOOF), Abel (sure!) and Brady (UGH). JT stans, turn back. #FreeBritney

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We think we can all agree that it was time to have Meg Stalter on Cultch. And readers? This ep does not disappoint. Fresh off a, get this, bad car accident, Matt is still alive to record the podcast and ultimately that's good because Meg is the funniest and gives us all her takes on the Sex and the City reboot, meeting up with LOVERS in quarantine (and also not), and the Scorsese vs. Marvel ugh drama!!!!!!! Also, the impact of Grease, auditioning for a Six Flags revue with "Teardrops on my Guitar", dinner theater, when Meg was attacked by Lana Del Rey stans, how trolls online are literal children, how to let someone know you're not down to talk shit, and self-improvement during quarantine LOL. Also, should we start using "bunny" as a term of endearment? Will Bowen eat his toenails? And a shout out to Chicago comedy! RARRRRR!!!!!! Listen lol

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Sisters provide each other with support in this episode of Las Culturistas that explores so much and yet so little. The ladies discuss watching themselves on camera after Matt's recent good news. Bowen questions whether or not it is ethical to wave your finger and scream "yaz" at a woman who is a billionaire from arms deals on Bling Empire. Matt, for some reason, watched Love Life and actually really enjoyed it! And... the culture of the moment Promising Young Woman gets discussed in such detail that we have to warn you repeatedly that there are SPOILERS (17:10 to 27:22 will discuss and spoil Promising Young Woman, so watch it first! Or skip that section!) Readers, the movie has us thinking! Also, Oscar and awards season at large, Gaga's anthem (with a special close-read of the performance by Hot Engineer Doug), Matt and Bowen reveal what they're listening to lately, opinionssssss on the Sex and the City reboot, Cookie Monster, Disneyland making changs to their fiully racist attractions and some good olf fashioned Wendy Williams appreciation. BABY YOU'RE A FIIIIIIIIIIREWOOOOORK!

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Alright, well! It's a moment in Las Cultch history, readers, as the one and only Trixie Mattel joins Matt & Bowen to discuss Buffy the Vampire Slayer, the traumas and dramas of keeping a pet alive, submitting to the lifestyle that is watching 90 Day Fianceé and only 90 Day Fianceé, the power of Ms. Mojo, the new season of Drag Race, Cyberpunk 2077 and Michelle fucking Branch. That, and obviously more! Watch Trixie as host of Drag Race recap show The Pit Stop on YouTube and check out her podcast with Katya, The Bald and the Beautiful. Name another legend.

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As 2021 begins with a flop, America is not the only institution in upheaval. Immediately in conflict, Matt and Bowen rage at each other about recent culture consumption. Ultimately, Matt has promised to watch 90 Day Fiancée and Bowen will listen to the song "driver's license". So, watch this space. Like they do, Las Culturistas immediately put their differences aside to catch up on culture, and there is a lot to discuss: the attempted insurrection, Trump's ban from Twitter, conclusions on this season of Real Housewives of Potomac, and the beginning of a new season of Drag Race! All discussed! Also, the boys declare their two 2021 missions for the pod: to get Natalie Portman as a guest and to "top Marc Maron". All this, Bowen's review of JAWS, Matt's review of The Sound of Music, Rise of Skywalker and Star Wars at large as enjoyable soap opera space camp (and not more than that, nerds!), and... finally... thoughts on TaylOR SwifT's newest album evermore. What would Fran Lebowitz think of the culture you consume? Scary question, scary times, fun episode! xo

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Matt and Bowen cap off their 12 Days of Culture by making a statement: looking to the future. The boys discuss Super Nintendo World opening next year at Universal Studios Japan, look back on their lives as gamers, and discover they have even more in common than they even realized. Pokémon SHOP gets TALKED y’all. Mario, Donkey Kong, Zelda; all the Nintendo girls get their moment on this ep. Thanks to all of our readers for all your support and love! We’ll see you in 2021!

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Matt and Bowen catch up on their Big Popstar-Adjacent Weekends and ingeniously segue into Day 11 of the 12 Days of Culture: the day James Cameron thought of Avatar. While the particular date in question is unrecorded, the girls agree that despite this lack of knowledge, Avatar warrants mention. Leona Lewis as the “Celine Dion of the project," Zoe Saldana’s Oscar buzz, what it’s like to take a genuine Flight of Passage in Disney’s Animal Kingdom...it’s all here! Listen now!

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Do you remember the last time everyone united behind the same idea, on an international scale? It's only happened twice: when the Nazis lost WWII and when Julia Roberst won her Oscar for the inarguable best biopic of all time, "Erin Brockovich." Why don't you listen to this episode and chime in on what your parenting style is/would be as they compare to Matt and Bow's distinct approaches. Were your parents strict and did you not give a shit? Interesting. After some discussion of the Oscars as The Academy, the boys play some new, challenging rounds of MFK with queens of the screen, and Matt's Kate Hudson impression leads him to a potentially iconic webseries idea. Yes, you heard that right, honey, no need for a q-tip, sweetheart.

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Everyone has bone; a skeleton. And while this may not bring everyone together in the current political and social climate, it does group us all as targets for the milk industry. Today on Las Culturistas, Matt Rogers & Bowen Yang discuss 90's Milk culture, Calcium culture, and the "Got Milk?" phenomenon that saw every A-list actor of the time posing with a little milk stain on their lips, as if to say, "I've just consumed milk and would like more." A revolutionary marketing campaign for the culture, our hosts grapple with how they consumed milk as a result of these ads, and discuss how they affected them and their milk-consuming habits, even today. Matt makes a shocking revelation about the contents of his college mini-fridge, and Bowen wonders if the "Got Milk?" phenomenon was successful in its endeavor to "cure osteoporosis" aka the coronavirus of its day. All this, and a detour into Nintendo culture that can only be described as "completely off theme for the episode". Got Milk? No. But we DO got this episode, bitch. Drink it up.

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On Day 8 of the 12 Days of Culture, Matt & Bow discuss a whole host of what-not-to-do's, such as attending large sex parties during a pandemic, attempting to organize a large sex party during the pandemic via subtweets on Twitter, and invading someone's space during an awards show! While discussing Diana Ross's well-meaning yet infamous boob-jiggle of Lil Kim way back in the late 90's, our hosts also delve into other problematic instances of awards show onstage indiscretion, such as the famous Halle Berry-Adrien Brody of it all, and the less famous (but pretty jarring) Jim Carrey-Alicia Silverstone *moment*. If you don't know, you will know. Also, some re-litigation of Day 7 of the 12 Days of Culture, and how we must honor the music of the pandemic in the Great After, whenever that comes. We're looking at you, Ms. Lipa! See you tomorr0w!

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This episode, which is really a prayer, is a time capsule recorded just hours before the release of Tayla Swiff's evermore. It is also going to go down in history as one of the most thought-provoking discussions of all podcast time. The central question? Is it weirder that Bowen hasn't seen Jaws (despite having once played him/her on stage) or that Matt hasn't seen The Sound of Music (despite being Matt)? What was intended as a discussion on the cultural impact of Jaws eating, nay, devouring the girls quickly turns into an exploration on pop culture's impact relative to location and broader cultural exposure. Also, the famous score of the blockbuster film as a "sexual call to the dance floor", how the hoopla around the movie took sharks to the top of the charts, and the reveal that neither of the boys have seen The Godfather. All this, Disney's recent announcements, the incumbent "stan" vs. the challenger "simp", and a brief, tasteful moment of appreciation for Carrie Underwood. You're gonna need a bigger...hug :)

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There was Before the birth of Christine Baranski, and there was After the birth of Christine Baranski. And, God? Las Culturistas is so happy we all live in the After time. The two hosts of Las Cultch, Bowen and Matt, discuss Baranski's impact on both regular and Christmas culture, and run through her seminal work as Mary Sunshine, Martha May Whovier, and as whoever she plays in Mamma Mia! This day, Day 6 of the 12 Days of Culture, is one that will go down in history as the day a true consummate professional thespian was given to the world, and we are damn grateful. Name another legend! Also, isn't it fucked up that the person who is gonna do your autopsy one day is gonna see more of your body than you ever will? Have you been spicing up your quarantine with candles and scents? How's your skin? All this, and Matt and Bow find out where they stand in the vaccine line, on this celebratory and revelatory (hello!) episode of Las Culturistas. Listen....now! Augh!

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Las Culturistas becomes a true crime podcast for one episode only as Matt and Bowen finally truly take down the notorious and stupid-yet-British criminal who should rot in Hell named Ghislaine Maxwell on the 5th episode of the 12 Days of Culture series. Finally, a pair of podcasters do a close read on the name "Ghislaine". Every letter is scrutinized as the two girls who host as Cultch peel back the many layers that is this bad and ultimately evil first name. Along the way, Matt and Bow imagine what Vanna White's inner monologue must be like, and the two create a play as a result. Also, do aliens exist? If you're doing anything other than listening to this podcast episode today? "Can it, Missy." Alright, see ya tomorrow!

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Celine Dion. The name alone conjures certain imagery. A lightning bolt shooting out of a finger during a performance of "It's All Coming Back To Me Now". A huge ship sinking. A mom crying. On the Fourth Day of the 12 Days of Culture, Matt Rogers and Bowen Yang exalt the one and only Celine and share Vegas memories, lift up the bops we've come to know ("That's The Way It Is" really does come out of nowhere sometimes and slay you! HO!), and talk about the underground Celine smashes ("Imperfections"? Heard of it?!) while navigating a space where their own Hot Engineer Doug, a straight man, claims to have been unaware of Celine's importance during the time he worked with her on her huge album Let's Talk About Love in the 90's. It's a lot to get through and says a lot about what a long way we still have to go as a human race. All this, how "goofy" and "silly" are different, Bowen reveals that he does not know who Ava Max is, and the boys resist sharing the ages of their mothers on the podcast. More like It's All Coming Back To YOU Now! 'Cause this podcast episode? Is available to listen to, darling dear. See ya tomorrow!

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The 3rd Day of Culture has arrived and we are celebrating that day when Ben Franklin, whilst flying a kite, discovered electricity. Chaotic good, much?! Bowen walks Matt through the fascinating timeline of Benj Frank's life, and the girls spin off based on one of his other inventions (bifocals!) into a conversation about Bowen and Matt's respective lifetime eye struggles. It gets really, really emotional as Matt accuses Bowen of being a "Tina Fey about glasses" (lying about needing them), but the two immediately reconcile. All this, the boys choose their favorite founding fathers, the "beauty myth" during the American Revolution is explored, and a brief word on how poop can sometimes get in your eye during lovemaking. Have you checked in on your girls? They doing crazy shit like flying a kite during a storm? Ever seen a straight guy's ass up close? Anyways, we'll see y'all again tomorrow! xo!

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Well, it's Day 2 of the 12 Days of Culture and Las Cultch is discussing The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City's Mary M. Cosby-- OH WAIT SORRY, we meant Mary M. Culture. That may as well be her name, Bowen declares. Her style. Her presence. Her immediate impact. Your hosts map a Barbra Streisand-esque rise to fame narrative onto Salt Lake City's Great White Hope, and discuss how she has Bethenny potential. To put it bluntly, the boys believe that she could become an international mover and shaker from a leadership perspective. All that, gift-giving, collecting vinyl, and Matt tells a detailed story about a real life experience he had watching a star-making moment. Hey, have you consumed today? How seriously did you take that consumption? Are you doing this? Just some things to think about. See you tomorr(ow)!

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Welcome to the Holidays, darling. Day 1 of our 12 episode series explores the fast food kingdom with those golden arches. Las Culturistas agree; "This was a day of cultural history, this gift." The girls discuss why McDonald's is culturally significant, how it relates to their stupid lives, and play Marry, Fuck, Kill with figures within the McDonald's canon. Do YOU think they should give two hash browns instead of one with McDonald's breakfast? Do you have a go-to meal or do you shake it up each time, order-wise? If you don't listen to this episode? Precious one, you're without. 

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Acclaimed podcasters gather to discuss the current cultural shape of our society in this ode to the human spirit that is this episode of Las Culturistas with Joel Kim Booster & Mitra Jouhari. They host the Urgent Care podcast, and boy are Matt and Bowen glad they called the hospital to book them. Christmas culture is discussed. Having a song written about you called "Medusa" in high school is discussed. The Housewives of Potomac and Salt Lake are discussed. Th words "Plastic "her"-gery" are spoken out loud. Join us for an example of how it's fucking done. XO see you tomorrow.....dun dun DUNNNNNNN......ha Ha!

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Oh, you wanted a holiday classic? Okay, mama, well that could pertain to both this episode of LC with the incredible and hilarious Mary Holland and also the movie she co-wrote and co-starts in, Happiest Season! It's streaming now on Hulu and it's fantastic! Mary and or hosts chat about the film, which is a damn lesbian holiday romcom, thank you very much! Also, hot takes on the finale of The Undoing, surprising reactions to the Saved By The Bell Reunion and acknowledgment of the fact that The Flight Attendant is HERE, bitch. Mary's formative culture? The Lord of the Rings. Pretty classic, which is what you wanted! And baby...we give ya whatcha want. Unless it's oral sex. We like to know the people we give oral sex <3. At least a little bit <3<3

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Matt and Bow say "What!" Because the star of her own show on Peacock and all-around comedy savior Amber Ruffin is on the pod this week! Listen in as they share their near-closing thoughts on the latest episode of "The Undoing," as well as the ins and outs of Amber managing her writer's room from coast to coast. There are then deep cultural observations around coming up in comedy in Amsterdam, Denver and Chicago, followed by Amber's wonderful culture that made her say culture was for her! A surprise gift delivery also delights the three before Amber inadvertently becomes yet another "Grey's Anatomy" correspondent for Matt and Bowen as she helps navigate where people can jump back into the show if they've fallen off. It's all capped off by scorching IDTSHs and a resounding endorsement for EVERYONE to watch "The Amber Ruffin Show," every Friday on Peacock!

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As the saying goes, the time has come and the time is now! And THIS time? The bitch is back. Three-time Las Culturistas Icon Award Winner Pat Regan joins Matt and Bow in his long-awaited return to podcasting, and the three talk one thing and one thing only: the entertainment industry. Follow along as they discuss being suspicious about various people in both scripted and unscripted spaces, namely in "The Undoing," "The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City" and "The Real Housewives of Potomac." There's also a large portion of the episode in which Pat and Bowen stumble upon a sitcom premise and proceed to blue-sky it before Matt chimes in with some questionable pitching. And don't miss the vulnerable convo about late arrivals to certain fandoms. Top off your serotonin with this lovely virtual reunion before you sign up for Pat's MasterClass. And stay tuned for his upcoming projects from which you already know him.

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Readers? There's a new damn president, as a matter of fact. And the Las Culturistas are sort of feeling America and wanting to help change New York City for the absolute better. For that reason the boys welcome Eliza Orlins, beloved Survivor icon and public defender. She's running for Manhattan D.A. and talks with LC about her plan to not simply reform but transform our racist criminal justice system to something that works for all New Yorkers once she is elected in June. Eliza shares how her years representing thousands of New Yorkers and taking on the current D.A. Cyrus Vance inspired her to run for his office. Also, getting your reality TV *MOMENT* in a tube top, how the literal culture that made her say culture was for her (Survivor!) ended up putting her on the map, and some general reactions to the fact that there is a new damn President, as a matter. of. fact. GRLLOOOOOO!!!!! Gonna have to celebrate... THAT one.

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The new standards have officially been named in the official episode of the Matt and Bowen's official Infinite Playlist on Spotify.

Find the playlist here!

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Las Cultch gets a little spooky on this episode as Matt and sexual handlebar mustache icon Bowen are honest about and fully explore their addictions to social media. Ultimately, it's pretty evil, huh? The boys discuss how the social media landscape has changed over the last decade from a place of opportunity and exchange to a "zoo with no enclosures" and detail how it's brought out the worst in themselves and others at times. Also, an examination of shit-talk culture as a whole, the scary ads on Las Culturistas, 73 Questions culture, how Mitch McConnell looks like the walking dead, Bacon Egg and Cheese culture, the drama around pumpkin spice and a full review and discussion of Borat: Subsequent Moviefilm, a cultural moment in time that reveals a star in Maria Bakalova and a damn creep in Miss Rudy Giuliani. Matt and Bow are giving you a hug if you're having a hard time right now. We're all in this together and we'll GET through this together! XO

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What happened was, Matt and Bowen said "let's smoke on this episode" and then they forgot they were on a podcast and turned into soup. Learn about how Bowen angered the province of Quebec, how Matt was "the best bunter in the town of Babylon", how it feels to be so publicly gay in comedy, and listen as the Matt vs. Bowen on a plane to Chicago conflict is finally resolved. Also, a sketch Matt wrote from 2014 is read live, Bowen recalls a time he went off on two racist French Canadians at the age of seven. Somehow, the two find a way to touch on what, arguably, are their favorite LC topics (Tayla Swiff and porn) and, shockingly, an I Don't Think So Honey is performed mid-episode because one of our hosts can't hold it in. Welp! We hope you enjoy. Tickle, tickle!

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What we have here is basically one long gag over Mariah's memoir. Matt and Bowen are blown away and show their big loves. This episode contains violence and adult language. 

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Clown parade...clown BRIGADE! Are we talking about the doctors tumbling out of Walter Reed to kinda sorta update us on Trump's Covid progress or the fools on this episode?! We're talking about the doctors. BUT! We do have a fun motherfucking episode with the legendary PEPPERMINT! Pep joins Matt and Bowen to chat about her new EP A Girl Like Me: Letters to my Lovers, out October 16th, and her new single "Best Sex" which is available now. The three get into it about fuckboy culture and navigating dating and sex apps as a trans woman. It gets saucy! Also, Peppermint's culture that made her say culture was for her? Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (the original!) and Janet Jackson's incredible and powerful Janet album. All this AND, horror buff Pep lists her top three favorite horror movies, a discussion on celebrity fandom names, wikipedia drama and I Don't Think So Honeys that will have you saying "YES!" See you next week for "The Meaning of Mariah Carey Book Club"! Read up, readers!!! Xo

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It's always amazing when four sisters can get together, each in their own little box on a screen, and just go deep. And that's what Las Culturistas Matt Rogers and Bowen Yang do with StraightioLab's George Civeris and Sam Taggart. The boys talk how much they love dick, and update each other on what's going on with their buttholes. Also, James Gandolfini as a sexual entity, insane sweeps episodes of Grey's Anatomy and Desperate Housewives, having crushes on friends, and how Charlie Puth made the boys a little horny there for a second! Paws Up For Puth! Slather on some ball toner and enjoy this episode of a podcast that was made for the love of podcasting.

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JESS-ter, you have done it again! After addressing some cultural items up top (Katharine McPhee is QUAKING), Matt and Bowen welcome the dog grooming sensation Jess Rona on Las Cultch! They reminisce on Jess's early days as a groomer before becoming the industry expert on the new reality competition program "Haute Dog"—premiering September 24th on HBO Max. There's plenty of talk about Jess's transition from working out of her wood-paneled garage to soft-opening her new digs in Los Angeles, and how the vibrant grooming community is wonderfully represented on the new show. The new Paris Hilton doc and The Vow are also discussed as things lead into Jess's culture, which is a three-parter that tracks her progression from a ska-head/rude girl to a raver to an improviser. Wild antics from the halcyon days of Del Close Marathon come into the mix, of course, and the three friends close out the episode with more-fiery-than-usual IDTSHs. Listen, love, and absolutely watch "Haute Dog" on HBO Max starting this week!

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Matt and Bowen welcome the incredibly funny, talented, and, let's just say it, smoking hot Jay Jurden aka Our Bisexual King. The three queers chat this week's Verzuz: Patti and Gladys, how Andrew Gillum brought some take-the-good-with-the-bad bi representation to our this week, and getting naked. Also, Las Cultch continues to be a Mariah Carey stan podcast as Jay discusses the culture that made him say culture was for him: Mariah's "Honey" music video. The boys also discuss how Jay identified with the mutants of X-Men as a young, queer black kid from Mississippi, and he details his love for the 1992 animated X-Men series on FOX. All this and queerness in gaming, joke-writing, a continued conversation about the Monique Vs. Candiace of it all on RHOP, and, somehow, a discussion of the band The Fray. Catch Jay as one of the panelists on Grindr and Forever Dog's new podcast The RearView every Thursday, and please listen to his chart-toppin' comedy album It's Jay Jurden Y'all!

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Bowen and Matt are back together again for a much needed culture catch up! They take their time breaking down ALL their feelings about the new live action Mulan that just dropped plus other Disney adaptations they have enjoyed! Also a look into who they think will be coming back to the Beverly Hills housewives. They're also very apprehensive for the Real Housewives of Salt Lake City and can't wait to see how these Mormon housewives live their lives! And of course they talk about the new HBO documentary-series The Vow. Again, this was a MUCH NEEDED CULTURE CATCH UP!

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Baby, today? We CELEBRATE. Because Gabriel Ocasio-Cortez is on Las Culturistas! Matt and Bowen thank this man for nominating his sister (who is AOC!!!) to Brand New Congress, who backed her successful and ultimately iconic congressional run as depicted in Netflix's "Knock Down The House". The boys discuss what it's like for Gabe to watch his sister become an icon, how the media depicts and responds to her, and break down recent primary elections. Gabe also talks about the 2007 Grammys and how Kanye and Amy Winehouse both taught him a powerful lesson that night. Also, a red table moment re: Beyoncé in the eyes of the Grammys, tons of Mariah T (the memoir is coming, people!!!!), the culture around "talking shit", How Big Is Too Big For An Iced Cube, and Bronx motherfucking appreciation. It's an EP-I-SODE. We LOVE Gabe. Xo!

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It is Bowen and Matt's thrill and pleasure to welcome songwriting dynamo and queer musical life-giver Justin Tranter! Join the Cultch boys in their track-by-track exaltation of Justin's prolific work across so many wonderful artists, because chances are they've written a bop or three for your fav at some point. A true dump of creativity! Listen for wonderful bits of process, creativity and juicy stories, from Justin's experience working with The Chicks to reuniting with Gaga after one of the biggest pop tours of all time. It's all there, plus some business up top that mostly revolves around Christine Quinn and the rest of the "Selling Sunset" group, and as always some searing IDTSHs. It's ear candy on ear candy!

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Bowen and Matt are thrilled to welcome the self-proclaimed Martin Luther King of alt comedy to LC. It's the one and only Ziwe! Are you a mononym? Didn't effing think so! So have some respect and listen to our "iconic guest" talk about her show Baited with Ziwe (follow @ziwef and tune in every Thursday night at 8 PM on Instagram), her compelling interviews with Caroline Calloway, Alexis Neiers Haines, Alyssa Milano and Rose McGowan, being a one woman production team, bringing true anarchy to live comedy, pop star aspirations, Stacey Dash in Clueless (and in life!) and much more. Plus, Matt and Bowen's infamous appearance on The View is relitigated, and the three rotted souls get into Real Housewives of Potomac, Beverly Hills and New York, with true fan Ziwe. Is Ziwe Team Candiace or Team Monique? Does she still stand by Denise Richards after recent episodes? Will Ziwe even play by the rules of I Don't Think So Honey? You'll have to listen to find out. Viva La People!!!!!

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Did you readers want a legendary episode, or no? Gonna have to assume you answer YES to that one so here we go, baby! It's an ep with BOB THE DRAG QUEEN! Wow, how about a glimpse back at the nights at Barracuda lounge where Matt and Bowen discovered the greatness that is Bob? You will have your jaw on tha GROUND when Bob tells our hosts about how Kathy Najimy was lowkey RuPaul's intro to Bob's talent. All this and ALSO: drag culture in NYC, Bob's iconic Snatch Game performance as TWO different characters (let's go, trailblazer of the form!), HBO's Emmy-nominated We're Here starring Bob, Shangela and Eureka O'Hara, performing in red states as a drag artist, Whoopi Goldberg's influence, the legend that is Bebe Zahara Benet, how Tony Kushner came to cast Bob in Angels In America and sooooo much more. Damn, I just wrote this up and now I want to listen again (hi, it's Matt!). But more importantly? You listen...NOW! xo!

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That's right, the sisters/DODS are back, darling dear! Fat-assed cyclist Josh Sharp and world-bestselling author Aaron Jackson reunite with Matt and Bow over Zoom to talk about the last year or so of various Drag Race franchises and more. From Season 12 to All Stars 5 to UK to Canada, the conversation is LARGE in scope, wetch! There's also juicy discussion over a vaudeville queen's last words, Liza Minnelli, and matching pop divas to a staged musical they should write based on existing IPs. And keep your sweet tooth screaming for the delicious dessert of four wild I Don't Think So Honeys, dear ones! Be sure to purchase Aaron's novel, "The Astonishing Life of August March," wherever books are sold.

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So, what had happened was...Tayla Swiff released a surprise album. Or, was it TaylOR SwifT who released an album? Either way, an album was released. It's called folklore, and on this installment of Las Culturistas, Matt and Bowen deep absolutely DIVE into it, going track by track and relishing in all the lyrical and melodic greatness. The boys discuss the difference between "Tayla" and "Taylor", fight over whether the track "Betty" is queer baiting or not, and rank all of T.S.'s studio albums. They also (finally) deep dive on Lady Gaga's Chromatica and get into The Chicks' Gaslighter and Haim's Women In Music Part III. And also more! This is the episode of LC all about what we're listening TO that readers have been waiting FOR, hawney. So listen in before the episode, like august, slips away into a moment in time and is sipped away like a bottle of wine. Fuck, that's good.

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It's the yearly TRADITION, readers: Sudi Green returns along with Summer of Kunt, which is and will always be pandemic-proof! The Three™ discuss circus themes, magicians, Sudi's experience writing on The Emmys and Matt's exciting upcoming project. They also examine awards show voting bodies and going to work stoned before setting their intentions for this, their third Summer of Kunt! And absolutely stay CHUNED for three incendiary IDTSHs that will leave a crater in your mind, and of course, the culture! Five stars.

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In this big, HUGE, episode Bowen and Matt are joined by Superstore's Nico Santos and Survivor legend Zeke Smith! They have a moment with the CBS Diversity Showcase! Plus a moment about Zeke, Bowen, and Matt's former minor league gay improv team Judith! They have a moment with Survivor and how the show took on Zeke being outed as trans on the show. Nico and Bowen have a moment about Asian representation in film and television. So many GREAT moments! And of course Nico's experiences filming Crazy Rich Asians! Nico and Zeke's house hunting woes! No sharing of ice creams until further notice! And, of course, go watch the documentary film about trans representation in media, Disclosure, which is on Netflix now.

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Welcome to the post 200th episode era! Ghislaine has been arrested! Hamilton is up for public consumption! Fire Island has been geo-politically canceled! And now Hunter Harris joins Matt and Bowen to get into her work at Vulture, some insight into Quibi possibly being a food delivery service, the sham that is the Golden Globes, a movie's need to be quotable (Aaron Sorkin!!!), Timothee Chalamet vs Lucas Hedges, and the legendary film Erin Brockovich being the culture to bring culture into Hunter's world. Plus a very serious debate about if Matt and Ben should be giving us a follow up to Good Will Hunting. Also how A Star Is Born and Jackie are just so so good. And some I Don't Think So Honey's you must hear! So much more is discussed so hop to it! Go follow Hunter's extensive skin care routine and feel the glow.

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After two failed attempts at getting through all 200 top moments in culture history, we try once again. Will it be the last time? The vodka Red Bulls are back. Listen and find out.

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Readers who listened to our episode "The Top 200 Moments In Culture History" will recall that we did not get through all 200 moments. This is our attempt to complete that task. More culture. Less Vodka Red Bull. Will we make it to #1? 

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It's a huge, historic moment in Cultch history: Matt and Bowen's 200th proper episode! Listen for for the many, MANY surprises, including a shocking revelation up top about Bowen's location, as well as a slow unraveling of Matt and Bowen's functions as they breathlessly count down the Top 200 Moments in Culture History.

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Matt and Bow have a new daddy! And it's comedy legend Will Ferrell. Not to brag! Of course, by daddy we mean PRODUCER, as Will has just begun his new podcast platform Big Money Players Network, which Las Culturistas is so proud to be a part of! The boyz talk Will's new film Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga, which comes out on Netflix on June 26th, working with Rachel McAdams and Demi Lovato, and how a trip to Sweden inspired the film. They also dive into Eurovision culture, the polarizing initial reaction to Anchorman, how working at SNL inspired the rest of Will's comedy choices, and the ways in which Ron Burgundy is interacting with 2020 on The Ron Burgundy Podcast. Also, can you fucking believe Will's culture that made him say culture was for him is "Disneyland Character Meet and Greet Culture"?! The Cultchas are gonna have to almost pass OUT at THAT one. All this, the tale of how Matt and Bowen used to perform the Jaws Universal Studios attraction live on stages in NY (Bowen was the shark), and so much god damn more. A moment for the pod! Watch Eurovision on Netflix! XO

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Matt and Bowen are fully swollen with pride to welcome drag artist, activist, absolute icon and candidate for New York City Council, the one and only Marti Gould Cummings to the podcast. Recorded on the day the Supreme Court made it illegal to fire someone because they are LGBTQ, the three get into legislation that Marti would like to pass if elected, and explain the need to defund the police. Marti details their recent violent and traumatic arrest by the NYPD while they were peacefully protesting police brutality, and it's a must-hear. Also, discussion on Marti's "culture that made them say culture was for them": Princess Diana. Strap in, it's a ride, and contains a story about how Marti once said the word "pussy" in front of Princess Beatrice. Also: Mulan as queer icon, Kelly Clarkson and how being in quarantine can affect relationships, "mask performance", J.K. Rowling dragging. Daniel Radcliffe worshipping, the Real Housewives franchise, and how drag has evolved in the last decade. DEFUND THE POLICE. REMOVE COLUMBUS. VOTE FOR MARTI. xo!

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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!

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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.

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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 

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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!

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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!

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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!

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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!

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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!

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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.

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Matt & Bow are actually tickled and thrilled to welcome the truly funny and "helareos" Jimmy Fowlie to Las Cultch! On this ep, the three homosexual men chat about hidden perversity in Disney media, Strangers With Candy and The Real World as formative culture. Jimmy opens up about how a recent breakup has been affecting his comedy, and the boys get into it about modern gay relationships and how they can sometimes lead to making empty threats in WeHo Gold's Gym parking lots. Plus, the queers reveal the weird and very fucked ways they started masturbating. All this, a truly haunting I Don't Think So Honey from Jimmy, and a performance of "Sparks Fly" by Tayla Swiff.

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Matt and Bowen are joined by Queen Angel, Ms. Aidy Bryant! It’s a rollicking ride of an episode that starts off with a nutso Bill Clinton impression and bobs and weaves from there into uncharted territory. Topics include local commercial jingles, awards show screeners, starting out at SNL, and Matt’s two-day shoot as a “hard recurring” character on Aidy’s wonderful show “Shrill” on Hulu. Also a three-for-three batch of primo I Don’t Think So Honey’s await! Remember to subscribe to Las Culturistas right here on iHeart Radio!

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This week, Matt and Bowen are joined by truly wonderful beacon of joy Gabe Liedman, whose standup who had an IMPACT on the girls at a formative moment in their lives. They discuss writing for TV, the upcoming Q-Force (The pitch? "Netflix presents an animated Gay James Bond"! You already love!), The Craft, Scream, Fairuza Balk as a 90's icon, and ask the Star or Actress? question of Queen Neve Campbell. They also get into how Drew Barrymore is a one of a kind movie star, and are regaled with the tale of Gabe's experience with a dog psychic. Hear us out!!! Also: I Don't Think So Honeys that will shake you. Check out Gabe's podcast "I'm Afraid That..." on Lil Everywhere! Gabe Liedman is ALL OF US RIGHT NOW! SEND.

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We're back and this time with a guest who has been a long time coming: Nicole Byer! They get into Matt having been destabilized, Nicole having to deal with wild crowds at her shows, along with her many experiences on airplanes. Plus they get into Star Wars, how Adam Driver came to be, Lowell Farms, Salma Hayek being a good time, celebrity billionaires, reality television, daytime talk shows, a human helicopter, and so much more!! And some real talk I Don't Think So Honey's! Remember to subscribe to Las Culturistas right here on iHeart Radio!

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On this episode— which marks the return of Las Culturistas!!!🎶 Grlooo!🎶— Matt and Bowen are doing a lil’ Culture Catch-Up! Lots of good culture has happened upon our planet, and Matt and Bow have takes on all of it: New Gaga, the sweeps at both the Oscars and the Grammys, the iconic Super Bowl halftime show, Cheer, The Circle, Goop Labs, and so much god damn more. Plus, the boys discuss how they are devolving at the hands of an Aretha Franklin-meme, deep-dive on their respective interactions with RuPaul (!!!) and walk through The Rules of Football, once and for all! And I Don’t Think So Honey’s that will make you examine. your. self!!! Remember to subscribe to Las Culturistas right here on iHeart Radio!

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This week Matt and Bowen are solo in the studio to talk awards season and deliver some news.

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