Las Culturistas with Matt Rogers and Bowen Yang

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Matt + Bow welcome their new pal, noted pop culture icon and famous M&M Lisa Rinna to Las Cultch. The three talk about Lisa Rinna as Hollywood Rorschach, how Real Housewives can feel like professional wrestling, and learning to think out loud on reality TV. Also, the decision to return to reality TV with Traitors season 4, Rinna’s sartorial vibe in high school, and the culture that made Rinna say culture was for her: Dynasty. All this, first getting together with Harry Hamlin, watching her daughters become supermodels, where Lisa’s relationship with Andy Cohen stands today and how she looks back on Real Housewives of Beverly Hills. Let’s TALK about the husband and so much more. We’ll see you on January 7th for new episodes of Las Cultch. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dec 10

The iconic musical trio of Matt Rogers, Bowen Yang and Lucy Dacus is BACK. The Grammy winning artist and dream person joins Las Cultch to ponder many questions. Are people who want to be politicians all bad? Who is hotter: you in the mirror or you in the picture? How do you make the first movie conversationally when you’re… a little shy? Also, The Muppets, engaging with strangers on planes despite your wishes, being an artist in a relationship with another artist and therefore depicting each other in art, and the puffy pizza at Kings Dominion theme park. All this, when dippin dots was “the future of ice cream”, experiencing awe, and singing “I Don’t Want To Miss A Thing” together at The Culture Awards this summer. All this, the question of what the hell Avatar: Fire & Ash about?!, poinsettias, and discourse on The Boy With The Dangly Earring. Lucy, we love you! Forever Is A Feeling is out on vinyl and should be streamed everywhere! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dec 3

This is THEE elevated messy episode of Las Cultch! Rachel Sennott joins the sisters to get right into it. From poppers initiation, addiction, and recovery to having things just to hold, suck on and play with. They talk about how I Love LA 's characters are just representations of Rachel's own friends in her twenties and also break down the origins of Rachel's revolutionary "Come on! It's L.A.!" video. Plus thoughts on Bowen missing the Sweat Tour and perfecting a Charli XCX impression. Not to mention a walk down memory lane for Bowen and Rachel: they announced the Oscar nominations together and slayed the pronunciation of Emilia Peréz! There's discussion on how it's easier to cry around old friends along with discourse around why peeing and sneezing feels so good. And some IDTSH's on ASMR, touch screen vs. pushing buttons, and getting honest on the J. And a deep analysis of different styles of bad driving and how everyone should just get off the road!!! Watch I Love LA on HBO and stream it on HBO Max. And The Chair Company too, by the way! Sundays on HBO are BACK. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nov 26

After meaningfully connecting in the south of France, Matt + Bow welcome Heather Gay to Las Cultch! Like ya do! After a brief culture catchup discussing Wicked: For Good, BravoCon and Pluribus, the three pals get into RHOSLC dynamics, what reality TV expects and enhances, and how telling her story of extricating herself from the Mormon church is the greatest thing Heather has done. Also, her full circle latest trip to Cannes after being sent there on her Mormon mission years ago, what Angie K was like in high school, Heather’s rocky experience doing Ultimate Girls Trip, and Beauty Lab + Laser. All this, the first time Heather heard the Violent Femmes’ “Blister In The Sun”, Real Housewives as role models, skiing, botox and Jen Shah. Stream Surviving Mormonism and The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City on Peacock, and check out Heather’s books Bad Mormon and Good Time Girl! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nov 19

True symbol of excellence and full fledged icon Brittany Snow finally joins Las Cultch after Matt + Bow recorded an episode in her NAME all those months ago in Ptown! The three discuss attending teen clubs in Orlando, memories from American Dreams, how Brittany is a Kingdom Hearts legend, and auditioning twice for Hairspray. Also, finding the tone of Hunting Wives, being the party ringleader on the Pitch Perfect set, psychics and hypnotists, and the grace, power and heat of Malin Akerman. All this, Meg Ryan culture, whether or not romantic comedies are ust glorified love bombing, dust, advanced light switches and hospital shows being too fucking much when they're really fucking good. Watch all of Brittany's shows! She's killing it! Literally, it's a lot of murder! The Hunting Wives, Murdaugh: Death In The Family and The Beast In Me are all available now. "You c*nts..." - Katie Lowes See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nov 12

Giving Amelia Earhart-but make-it-Fashion Pirate, the iconic and ultra talented Sarah Paulson joins Las Culturistas for an episode of all episodes! She speaks with Matt + Bowen about Kim K's revolutionary relationship with red carpet lighting, the Dynasty-coded character names in All's Fair, playing Lynette's sister on Desperate Housewives back in the day, and being a scaredy cat who stars in a lot of scary shit. Also, Sarah and Bowen's connection as real and fictional cast members of iconic sketch comedy series, Amy Madigan giving the performance of the year, going on the Goldderby and thoughts on the modern Oscar race, playing Marcia Clark, Linda Tripp and Nicolle Wallace, and . All this, the glamour of the Academy Awards vs. the reality of the Academy Awards, voting against your friends for awards, being there on set when Max Greenfield got fucked to death on American Horror Story: Hotel, how to do an Australian accent, and how mama excels in a wig. Check out All's Fair on Hulu now! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nov 5

Matt + Bowen are thrilled to welcome a certified Reader/Kayteigh to Las Cultch: Jennifer Lawrence!!! The star of the new film Die, My Love has many pressing matters to address with Matt + Bow, including The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City, the horniest part of a pregnancy, what actor might bang Tilly Norwood on screen first, docking and soaking in Mormon culture, and which celebrities are dead and alive. Also, Jennifer remembers the time she got double engine failure on a plane, recalls when she was visited by a NOLA ghost, and explores how the Boleyn sister dynamic speaks to the Simpson sister dynamic. All this, Kylie Kelce, Robert Pattinson, Sissy Spacek, Mark Ronson, Emma Stone, Cole Escola, and Miss Piggy. And what's more: thoughts on a "shabby chic" aesthetic, an exploration on why a group chat dies, seeing your own melasma, and Robert Pattinson. Go see Matt + Bowen's "Don't Wake Daddy" movie when Jen gets around to producing it, and DEFINITELY go see Die, My Love if you want to see a true movie star give one of her best performances ever. We love you, Jen! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Oct 29

This episode? Tea. It’s an event in gay guy podcasting history as Jake Shane visits Las Culturistas! Matt, Bow and Jake speak mostly about the pop girls but also touch on being a food snob, Iron man races and marathon performance, JADE and Little Mix lore and how gay guys actually love Tame Impala. Also, Gaga’s Fame Monster HBO special as Jake’s formative culture, how Kim K headlining a legal drama is emblematic of the change in our culture, knowing when to leave a restaurant, and some real talk about how frustrating it is when the fart don’t come out. All this, and the pandemic is FINALLY processed. Listen to Therapuss. You probably already do. Xoxo we love our little brother/dorter Jake. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.