Las Culturistas

Las Culturistas is a pop-culture and comedy podcast co-hosted by Bowen Yang and Matt Rogers, produced by Will Ferrell's Big Money Players podcast network and iHeartRadio. Started in March 2016, it was previously part of the Forever Dog podcast network.[1]

Las Culturistas
Presentation
Starring
GenrePop culture
LanguageEnglish
UpdatesWeekly
Publication
Original releaseMarch 9, 2016 – Present
WebsiteOfficial website

Format

Each week, the hosts interview a guest to discuss their formative cultural experiences by asking the question "What was the moment of culture that made you say 'Culture is for me?'". The episode wrap up in a final segment called I Don't Think So Honey.[2] During I Don't Think So Honey, they are each given sixty seconds to rant about an element of culture they find frustrating. Las Culturistas regularly has live shows featuring up to fifty local comedians performing their own version of I Don't Think So Honey.

Reception

The podcast has received critical acclaim "boots."[3] Vulture has praised it for being original and avoiding guests that might rehash stories told elsewhere.[4] Time rated it one of the 50 best podcasts in its 2018 list.[5] It received a Best Podcast nomination for the 11th Shorty Awards in 2019. The podcast has been cited in academic work for the hosts' insight into the entertainment industry.[6]

Hiatus

Las Culturistas announced they would be taking a hiatus on their December 18, 2019 show, "Nasal & Ridiculous".[7] They also announced that they would not return via the Forever Dog network.[8] In March 2020, Las Culturistas returned with new episodes on Will Ferrell's Big Money Players podcast network with iHeart Radio.

References
  1. "FOREVER DOG Comedy Podcast Network". Forever Dog. Retrieved 2019-10-14.
  2. "Bowen Yang And Matt Rogers: I Don't Think So, Honey!". NPR.org. Retrieved 2019-10-14.
  3. Rogers, Matt. ""No." (w/ Ego Nwodim)". Las Culturistas. iHeartRadio. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
  4. James, Becca (2019-10-03). "The 10 Essential Comedy Podcasts That Shaped the Genre". Vulture. Retrieved 2019-10-14.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. Dockterman, Eliana (March 30, 2018). "The 50 Best Podcasts to Listen to Right Now". Time.
  6. Katz, Joshua H.; et. at. "Implicit impressions of creative people: Creativity evaluation in a stigmatized domain". {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  7. "Las Culturistas | Forever Dog Podcast Network". Forever Dog. Retrieved 2020-01-13.
  8. Culturistas, Las (2020-01-09). "We are absolutely ending the hiatus so soon! We love you so much and we promise we will be back before you know it!". @LasCulturistas. Retrieved 2020-01-13.


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