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Las Culturistas with Matt Rogers and Bowen Yang

by Big Money Players Network and iHeartPodcasts · English · Comedy

Ding dong! Join your culture consultants, Matt Rogers and Bowen Yang, on an unforgettable journey into the beating heart of CULTURE. Alongside sizzling special guests, they GET INTO the hottest pop-culture moments of the day and the formative cultural experiences that turned them into Culturistas.

New episodes: Weekly
Typical length: 1 hr 24 min
Latest: 9 Oct 2026
Language: English

Latest episode

9 Oct 2026 · 1 hr 9 min

"I Searched For Evidence..." (w/ Matt + Bowen)

The Golden Globe-shortlisted podcast Las Culturistas returns for another Culture Catchup. This week, Bowen hits DC (as Gaga once did) to see Lincoln’s house and clock the vibes, and Matt searches for evidence (as Gaga once did) in order to hold rollercoasters accountable. Also, Resident Evil and video game to film adaptations, Michelle Branch and concert etiquette, Gillian Anderson and theater etiquette, scrolling through for Flo Pugh, and the beginning of a blatant and shameless FYC campaign. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Earlier episodes 29 most recent

7 Oct 2026 · 1 hr 24 min
"GOONING" (w/ Zara Larsson)
This week on Las Cultch, it’s a silly, fun, fuzzy, cackling good time with a pop star for the PEOPLE: Zara Larsson! She joins Matt + Bowen to goon, as well as audition "Gooners" as a fandom name for Zara, who also reveals plans to eventually become a singing Mamdani of Sweden. Puss Puss '48! Also, the realities of phone sex and how airplanes make you horny, winning a huge Swedish talent show at 10 years old, and how it feels to have people only realizing now that Zara is an elite vocalist. All this, the roaring 20's of pop music, Robyn as Mother, doing girly things on We Heart It,…
2 Oct 2026 · 1 hr 12 min
"Words Matter" (w/ Matt + Bowen)
Matt and Bowen catch up on some culture! It's a weekly bonus episode! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
30 Sep 2026 · 1 hr 35 min
"Coach Kelly" (w/ Kelly Clarkson)
Kelly Clarkson returns to Las Culturistas in a brand new era of her life. The winningest coach on The Voice (which is back now on NBC and streaming on Peacock), joins Matt + Bowen to discuss the things you find out in the back of a southern school bus, Powerful Ass Moments, gearing up to open for Garth Brooks at Stagecoach, the NFL season that is upon us, and the stylistic freedom of New York City. Also, Kelly learns about 1.5 speed for the very first time, Cosmic Rewind is discussed as a religious experience, and the fly Chinese grandmas of Shanghai get their time to shine. All this,…
23 Sep 2026 · 1 hr 18 min
"PEOPLE PUZZLER" (w/ Michelle Collins)
Too many hosts on this one! Michelle Collins, Las Cultch legend, joins the boys to spill the sauce and cackle for over an hour. In a sweepstakes event, the comedian and host of The Michelle Collins Show discusses Porky Pig’s beautiful curvaceous body, best memories inside a Duane Reade, and accidentally kicking a child at the outlets in Europe. Also, thoughts on Leah Remini joining RHOBH, Carole Radziwill’s return to RHONY, and how Lieutenant Dan from Forrest Gump was hot because he was actually played by Gary Sinise. All this, the crazy vibe of the You Can See Everything trailer…
16 Sep 2026 · 1 hr 28 min
"The Show Must Go OFF" (w/ Laura Benanti)
The unreal Laura Benanti joins Matt + Bowen for a lil' Las Cultch that is performed in exactly the CORRECT key! That means the first ever Maria Von Trapp is in the studio! As well as the first Gypsy Rose Lee, the first Melania Trump, the first Eliza Doolittle and the SECOND Claudia from Nine! The three all come together, forming a trine, to ask... what is the POINT of vacation? What does it mean to be Italian, not by blood, but by love? What is the backstage etiquette when your friend is in a show that is awful? When is it just too many mugs in the cupboard? Also, the story of Tita Papa, the…
9 Sep 2026 · 1 hr 21 min
"Yumming My Yuck" (w/ Carly Rae Jepsen)
I'll make time for you? How about YOU make time for this hotly anticipated episode of Las Cultch? The former maker of Vancouver's top-rated cheesecake Carly Rae Jepsen joins the boys and winningly plays along with our stupid little games that Bowen can barely commit to. It's a fragrant vortex of a time, with CRJ spilling on "Day and Night" (out September 18th), having her mind blown by the Spice Girls, and the "10 Things I Hate About You" musical. The "suggested donation" is that you listen to this extravaganza/hullabaloo and ENJOY. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
2 Sep 2026 · 1 hr 30 min
"Class FTM License" (w/ Spike Einbinder + Honey Pluton)
Spike Einbinder and Honey Pluton bend the culture medium with their astrological sun, moon, and rising culture breakdown with Matt + Bo on Las Cultch! But first, the episode must mourn, but mourning is celebrating bodymaxxx full body chills for the legendary icon Dolly Parton and the ever important Tim Curry. Spike and Honey shed light on living in NY but BEING an Angeleno, how angel numbers follow you, cheese pulls on Instagram are actually more explicit than nudity on the platform and how watching Dancing with the Stars is like watching Ben-Hur and can be characterized as “tantric…
26 Aug 2026 · 1 hr 31 min
"Correctamundo, Tro" (w/ Troye Sivan)
International pop king, Mickey Mouse of poppers, and eternal Best Gay Guy - Famous Troye “Tro” Sivan joins Matt + Bow on Las Cultch! The figure of great and unknown LC lore is here to discuss “the perfect crime” aka faking an orgasm as a top, the origins of “Troye, baby…”, and the idea of taking fat from your ass to cure volume loss under your eye. Also, where our husbands might live, how everyone’s life is a movie when they’re around Baz Luhrmann, and Disney characters reproducing. All this, the tea on how Troye’s new album…
19 Aug 2026 · 1 hr 17 min
"Visual Identity" (w/ Matt + Bowen)
Finally, Las Culturistas has a SET... and it has SET... them free. It's a brand new Las Cultch as Matt + Bowen neurally link and ride to the beach, to the stars and to heaven in this long-awaited culture catchup! Bowen discusses taking on the role of Mary Todd Lincoln (!!!) in OH, MARY (or shall we say BO, MARY!?) on Broadway (9/15 - 12/6!!!) and being ridden like a Banshee by a Navi acting coach. The boys discuss the albums of the moment: Confessions II, petal and, of course, C, XOXO, and confront themselves about why they haven't seen The Odyssey. Also, how Zara Larsson could be Jimmy…
12 Aug 2026 · 1 hr 18 min
"Vibey Good Actor" (w/ Ramy Youssef)
Ramy Youssef joins Las Culturistas to try Celsius for the first time, and also re-connect with his old pals Matt + Bowen, the HOSTS of the Las Culturistas podcast. The full-blown vibe discusses inspiring his dad to take an acting class and walks us through his feelings about going to get a coffee with Dianne Weist (which happened right after this episode was recorded). Also, felony torrenting on Napster and the likelihood that Ramy will still be going to prison for illegally downloading Eminem in 1999. All this, the sad way that Hunchback ends, the potential value of a used Bowen Yang…
5 Aug 2026 · 1 hr 23 min
"Everything Feet" (w/ Gracie Abrams)
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29 Jul 2026 · 1 hr 10 min
“Mixtape” (w/ Slayyyter)
We wanna [talk to] Slayyyter, Richard we should link later! Or now! The Worst Girl in America gives us a Best Episode in the World. Topics include Tumblr, Beyoncé, St. Louis, iPod culture, and of course the iconic mixtape. IDTSH’s on spelling, non-magnetic fridges, air fryers. CRANK IT. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
22 Jul 2026 · 1 hr 9 min
"Vaginismus or: The Woman Is Fine" (w/ Catherine Cohen)
It's Mr. Bo and Mr. Ro with Ms. Co on a "really good day, astrologically"! And that's that me nirvana! Fresh from being medically fingered on the upper west side, Catherine Cohen is BACK on the podcast to talk about her new Off-Bro show at the Lucille Lortel theater (so... Ms. Lo, we guess!) It's called Broad Strokes and you can go see it now until September 5th! The three old pals reminisce and conspire for a Seek Culture reunion, discuss pelvic floor dysfunction, and look back fondly on their most memorable fingerbangs. Also, "Espresso" in its terrible twos, how Dr. Love filled the hole in…
15 Jul 2026 · 1 hr 11 min
"The Gospel of the Goose" (w/ Kesha)
Join Matt, Bowen and self proclaimed "walking psychedelic trip" KESHA on this episode of Las Culturistas, which begs the question: should Kesha open up a supermarket that sells "pop rocks flavored blue Kesha ramen"? The three silly gooses discuss that, as well as hoarding, doing mushrooms in the desert, and building community amongst millions of Animals out there. Also, working with Rick Rubin and Ryan Lewis to discover new depths to Kesha's voice and artistry, how hearing "Drop It Like It's Hot" opened up a world of musical possibility for Kesha, the sexual awakening that was Will Smith in…
8 Jul 2026 · 1 hr 35 min
"AT ONCE!" (w/ D'Arcy Carden)
Welcome to the VIBES episode of Las Cultch with the star of The Five Star Weekend on Peacock, streaming July 9th! Yinz guys are gonna love this... it's D'Arcy Carden! And yonz? Music and singing is BACK on Las Cultch. The three fools discuss the many different kinds of Robert Lowes out there, dissociating at the Upfronts, and Oh, Maya! which is Oh, Mary! but with Maya Rudolph. But that's not all! "Name That Tune" is played. "Girl Game" is attempted. "Penis/Weiner" is explained. Love languages are explored. The Meisner technique is employed. Monologues are performed. And horses eat hay. Also,…
1 Jul 2026 · 1 hr 33 min
"ALLEGEDLY" (w/ Joel Kim Booster)
You have officially perverted by choosing this episode with Joel Kim Booster on what is apparently his 18th time on this podcast. And thank god for the disease! Everything in this episode is under the ALLEGEDLY banner, and you need to remember that. Joel comes into the room in the weird LA building Las Cultch is recorded in with his snatch pins on to talk about the audacity it takes to send a flaccid dick pic, shade vs. insult, and anthropomorphizing cum, Also, Liz McGraw, Lindsay Hubbard and Stacey Rusch, oh my! All this, Joel's genderqueer bowl cut era, deep connection to Jennifer Hudson…
24 Jun 2026 · 1 hr 24 min
"Queer Bar + Grill" (w/ Miss Peppermint)
Miss Peppermint is here! Shall she be mother?! The legend and NYC Pride Grand Marshall (alongside Bowen!) spills tea literally and figuratively on this week's Las Cultch. She's come toting her Transcendence tea, so you know it's really on sight. Pep discusses how she's become more and more of a political messenger throughout her life, community in karaoke AND karaoke in the community, and how the art of the flirtation may be at risk in the culture! All this, topping yourself, Desperate Housewives viewings at gay bars pre-Drag Race, and thriving as a drag queen with hot wings. Peppermint, we…
17 Jun 2026 · 1 hr 32 min
"To Be Memed" (w/ Mindy Kaling)
Mindy Kaling elevates all our lives and sits down with Matt + Bowen— on Culture Awards release day, no less!— to discuss the place of awards shows in culture as collisions of couture and competition. Also, being that person who knew the writing staffs of your favorite series, “webisodes” culture, and portraying both Kelly Kapoor and Ben Affleck onscreen. All this, burrata, spacebar smudging, and door knocking as an expression of one’s kooky self. Not Suitable For Work is Mindy’s latest and it’s streaming now on Hulu! So to Hulu with you! And also…
10 Jun 2026 · 1 hr 50 min
"Gay Ang Lee" (w/ Adam Shankman)
If you haven't heard, there's a Glamazonian Express headed directly into a massive Stormaganza. For more information, you must see Stop! That! Train! in theaters June 12th! That film's director, the incredible Adam Shankman, joins Matt + Bowen today to discuss the new movie, and his indelible contributions to cinema: movies like Hairspray, A Walk To Remember, The Wedding Planner and so much more. Also, Adam discusses The Sound of Music as his formative culture, and explains (for the very first time) its link to a traumatic time in his young life when he was put into conversion therapy. All…
3 Jun 2026 · 1 hr 38 min
"Boobs and Alphapussy" (w/ Gina Gershon)
The legendary Gina Gershon joins Matt and Bowen to discuss concerts, chance encounters with Sarah Vaughan and whether it's better have a Solly Bowles who can actually SING. After sharing about her beautiful friendship with Laurie Anderson and Lou Reed, the boys embark on very educational demos on being an Alphapussy (title of memoir AND ep...) with varying degrees of success. Plus some fiery IDTSHs on film ratings, tacky billionaire boobs and Waymos. Read the book and watch "Bound" on Criterion you brown-rice-and-vegetable freaks! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
27 May 2026 · 1 hr 15 min
"Unleashed" (w/ Dr. Orna Guralnik feat. Nico)
The woman who Charli XCX once proclaimed on Las Culturistas was the "sexiest woman alive" is here! Dr. Orna Guralnik, the iconic star of Couples Therapy on Paramount + with Showtime, makes her Las Cultch debut alongside her stunning Alaskan Klee Kai, Nico! The reigning winner of the Style Icon Award at the Las Culturistas Culture Awards joins Matt + Bow to discuss how every couple is like a miniature political system, navigating putting therapy on TV and avoiding the "narcissistic therapist" trope we often see on television. Also, David Lynch's Twin Peaks, the emotional work of Pina Bausch,…
20 May 2026 · 1 hr 32 min
"More Like Read BY Jenna" (w/ Jenna Bush Hager)
This is TODAY, with Matt + Bowen... and their friend Jenna Bush Hager! The host of Today with Jenna & Sheinelle and STAR of The Devil Wears Prada 2 (yeah, we said it!) joins Las Cultch for the very first time to discuss getting dragged by her 13 year old, 30 Rock as an office environment and the best time to take in a Lobster Roll. Also, The Babysitters Club actually inspiring a young Jenna to start her own babysitting organization, Paula Abdul's "Straight Up", and "botox minimalism". All this, being parodied on SNL by Amy Poehler, choosing a front-facing life after many years of forced…
13 May 2026 · 1 hr 8 min
"Penis Envy" (w/ John Waters)
Happy Pride month from Las Culturistas! For more of your favorite LGBTQ+ content, check out the Outspoken Network from iHeartPodcasts. All hail the Pope of Trash/Filth Elder/Sultan of Sleaze, the one and only John Waters is here fresh off his 80th birthday. The boys talk to him about bonus holes, shooting machine guns, and somehow stepping into respectability in spite of those topics. Girl, it is SURREAL to see him, can we take a pitcher?! It's an acid trip at whatever age so press play right now. John Waters stars in the animated series Kevin on Prime Video, available to stream now. See…
8 May 2026 · 27 min
The Las Culturistas Culture Awards 2026 Nominations - PART TWO
The second half of the nominees for the Las Culturistas Culture Awards are revealed. Watch on Bravo and Peacock at 9 pm EST on Wednesday, June 17th. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
6 May 2026 · 1 hr 28 min
“Show H*le At iHe*rt” (w/ Aaron Jackson + Josh Sharp)
Matt and Bowen are joined by Josh and Aaron. Is there more you need to know than that? Josh shows hole. The first time ever to be done at iHeart. Take note! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
1 May 2026 · 26 min
The Las Culturistas Culture Awards 2026 Nominations - PART ONE
The first half of the nominees for the Las Culturistas Culture Awards are revealed. Watch on Bravo and Peacock at 9 pm EST on Wednesday, June 17th. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
29 Apr 2026 · 1 hr 26 min
“Washingtonian” (w/ Brandi Carlile)
Well, fishing season is upon us! And you know what that means; it's time for Brandi Carlile on Las Culturistas! But, honestly? Wow. The bonafide superstar and truly great artist joins Matt + Bowen to discuss discovering gay life and dating in Seattle, how shameless dramatic grunge and rock and roll influenced her sound and the fact that Grey's Anatomy really did change it all. Also, hanging out with Joni Mitchell while she rips into the pop girlies, queer culture intersecting with country music in the 90's in a huge way, and what Brandi thinks about what's happening in our seas, globally.…
22 Apr 2026 · 1 hr 22 min
"Quiet, Stoned and Ashamed" (w/ Blair Socci)
Blair Socci woke up, chose perm, and headed straight to Las Cultch to talk about it! And also Summer House! One of Matt and Bow’s favorite friends and comedians— who is touring, by the way! — shares insights into what’s happening on that program, as well as Wests (straight men) at large around the globe. Watch out ladies! It is the unpacking of the reality TV scandal of the year that you have been waiting for, okay?! And there is much, much more, don’t you fret. Ever heard of karaoke? We’re sure you have! The title of this episode may be quiet, stoned and…
15 Apr 2026 · 1 hr 26 min
“Life Is Just So” (w/ Lena Dunham)
In a world of Apple conferences, HBO gems, and insightful memoirs around career building experiences, we would be remiss to not remind ourselves that life is just so... so much so that the sisters are joined by Lena Dunham to talk, and mostly quote, one of our great post-feminist works: Girls. And of course Lena's new memoir: Famesick. Which is out now, honey! So get to listening and reading and reading and listening. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Las Culturistas with Matt Rogers and Bowen Yang is a English comedy podcast from Big Money Players Network and iHeartPodcasts. Melo plays each episode straight from the publisher's own feed — no ads added, no account needed — and remembers where you stopped, in this browser only.

Publisher: Big Money Players Network and iHeartPodcasts
Language: English
Category: Comedy
New episodes: Weekly
Typical length: 1 hr 24 min
Latest episode: 9 Oct 2026
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Website: twitter.com/LasCulturistas

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