The duo’s hit show “Las Culturistas” celebrated its 10-year anniversary with a special episode featuring guest Nicole Kidman
NEW YORK – March 23, 2026 – iHeartMedia and Will Ferrell’s Big Money Players Podcast Network today announced a multiyear renewal of the exclusive podcast partnership with Bowen Yang and Matt Rogers. The deal comes as the podcasting power duo’s award-winning pop culture show “Las Culturistas” celebrates its 10-year anniversary, marking the milestone with an extra special episode featuring screen icon Nicole Kidman.
Launched in March 2016, “Las Culturistas” has become a podcasting mainstay and must-stop destination for a star-studded list of actors, musicians, comedians and anyone who is defining what culture is now. The duo joined iHeart and Will Ferrell’s Big Money Players Podcast Network in 2020 and have since won Podcast of the Year at the 2023 and 2025 iHeartRadio Podcast Awards; comedy podcast wins from the GLAAD Media Awards in 2024 and the Ambies in 2025; and a Special Achievement Award in 2024 from the Signal Awards. This year, the duo was honored by GLAAD with the Stephen F. Kolzak Award for their efforts to significantly raise visibility for members of the LGBTQ community and promote acceptance of queer issues.
“We couldn’t be happier to continue ‘Las Culturistas’ alongside our friends at iHeart and Big Money Players. Hopefully people start spreading the word about podcasts, a medium with a lot of potential,” said Rogers and Yang.
“I don’t think so Honey? Well I DO think so! To say we are honored to have this partnership renewed is an understatement. Bowen and Matt have created through hard work and their brilliance, a podcast that continues to entertain, through humor and inclusion, a massive, ever growing audience. They are two of the funniest people ever and dare I say it…great Americans!,” said Will Ferrell.
The weekly show takes listeners on unforgettable journeys into the beating heart of culture with regular hit segments including the often-viral “I Don’t Think So, Honey” and the quintessential question of the podcast: “What is the culture that made you say culture was for you?” Armed with their dedicated fanbase of readers, publicists, Kayteighs, finalists and Kyles, Matt and Bowen serve as the official arbiters of culture alongside sizzling special guests -- including Mariah Carey, Michelle Obama, Lady Gaga, Reese Witherspoon, Ariana Grande, Jennifer Aniston, Charli XCX, Chappell Roan and many more – as they get into the hottest moments everyone can’t stop talking about and the formative cultural experiences that turned them into Culturistas.
“It’s been an incredible decade for Matt and Bowen as they grew ‘Las Culturistas’ into a cultural powerhouse as influential as the ‘Rules of Culture’ they set for us every week, and we’re thrilled to continue our partnership as they keep defining and ranting about culture with the biggest names in the business,” said Will Pearson, President of iHeartPodcasts.
In 2025, Las Culturistas brought their annual “Las Culturistas Culture Awards” to audiences nationwide with the hit awards show airing on Bravo and Peacock – and the Awards will return again this year. The duo also hosts the iHeartPodcasts original series in partnership with NBC Universal, “Two Guys, Five Rings: Matt, Bowen & the Olympics,” covering the biggest moments in culture to come out the 2024 Summer Olympic Games in Paris and the 2026 Winter Olympic Games in Milan Cortino.
Listen to “Las Culturistas with Matt Rogers and Bowen Yang” on the iHeartRadio app and everywhere podcasts are heard. See the full catalog of Big Money Players podcasts here.
Yang and Rogers are represented by UTA, 3 Arts and SRDA.
About Bowen Yang
Bowen Yang is an Emmy®-nominated comedian, actor and writer who has captivated audiences with his distinct wit and comedic style while breaking barriers across film, television and podcasting. He currently co-hosts the critically acclaimed podcast, Las Culturistas, alongside Matt Rogers. Yang and Rogers recently brought their Las Culturistas Culture Awards to television for the first time, which aired on Bravo and Peacock in 2025 and will be returning in 2026. Las Culturistas was named Podcast of the Year at the iHeart Radio Podcast Awards in 2023 and 2025. He was recently honored with the Vantage Award at the 2025 Academy Museum Gala and more recently, he and Matt received the Stephen F. Kolzak Award at the 2026 GLAAD Media Awards.
Yang starred in THE WEDDING BANQUET, Andrew Ahn’s remake of the 1993 comedy, opposite Lily Gladstone, Kelly Marie Tran and Han Gi-chan. Yang also starred in Universal Pictures’ Academy® award-nominated film WICKED as “Pfannee” and reprised his role in WICKED: FOR GOOD, released on November 21, 2025. In 2026, Yang will lend his vocal talents as a voice in Warner Brothers’ animated film THE CAT IN THE HAT.
As he celebrated his seventh season as part of the main cast of SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE, Yang created memorable moments and characters throughout his time on the show. Joining the show as a writer in 2018 and becoming an on-air cast member in 2019, he has gone on to receive four Emmy® Award nominations for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series, making him the most-nominated Asian male performer in Emmy® history. He also received an Emmy® nomination for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series in 2019, on behalf of SNL. Yang’s last SNL show was on December 22, 2025 with a poetic send off from Ariana Grande and Cher.
About Matt Rogers
Featured on Variety’s 2025 Comedy Impact Report, Matt Rogers is an actor, comedian, writer, and recording artist with undeniable talent and charm. On screen, he starred in the Netflix dark comedy No Good Deed alongside Lisa Kudrow and Ray Romano, and broke out with I Love That For You and the acclaimed queer rom-com Fire Island. He has also appeared in Aziz Ansari’s Good Fortune, Apple TV’s Palm Royale, and Prime Video’s Overcompensating. Behind the scenes, he wrote for The Other Two and Q-Force—voicing Twink—and co-created and co-hosted the short-form competition series Gayme Show with Dave Mizzoni.
He co-hosts the hit podcast Las Culturistas alongside Bowen Yang—named one of TIME’s “100 Best Podcasts of All Time” and winner of Podcast of the Year at the 2023 iHeartRadio Podcast Awards—and the duo’s sold-out Las Culturistas Culture Awards, which aired on Bravo and Peacock in 2025 and will return for 2026. Dubbed the “Prince of Christmas,” Rogers released his holiday dance-pop album Have You Heard of Christmas? in 2023 with Capitol Records and tours annually with his festive live show. His work has earned an iHeartPodcast Award and Ambie for Las Culturistas, a Gotham Award as part of the ensemble of Fire Island, and the Stephen F. Kolzak Award at the 2026 GLAAD Media Awards.
