About this episode

Joel Kim Booster hosts Bowen Yang and Matt Rogers to discuss the pop culture shared in new relationships.

This week Joel Kim Booster gets his two Las Culturistas sisters on the mic to talk about the pop culture you share with someone new. Joel makes it comfortable for Bowen Yang and Matt Rogers to get honest about the shows, movies, and games that double as relationship litmus tests — Fire Island as a first-date screener, decade-long TV trade, and the eternal Mad Men blind spot. Produced by Brian Baldinger and Anne Harris. Associate Producers are Maddie McCann and Katherine Calligori. Editor is Jacob Vaus. Executive Producers are Will Arnett, Jason Bateman, Sean Hayes, Robert Cohen, Richard Korson and Bernie Kaminski. Subscribe to SmartLess Media on YouTube for full episodes, and follow @intimacycoordinatorshow on Instagram and TikTok for clips. Joel Kim Booster: @ihatejoelkim · Loot Season 3 (Apple TV+), Fire Island (Hulu), Psychosexual (Netflix) Bowen Yang: @fayedunaway · Wicked: For Good; Titanique; Las Culturistas podcast Matt Rogers: @mattrogerstho · Las Culturistas podcast; Have You Heard of Christmas?; Palm Royale Season 2

People in this episode

Host: Joel Kim Booster

Guests: Bowen Yang, Matt Rogers

Topics covered

• pop culture
• relationships
• first dates
• TV shows
• movies
• games

Keywords

• pop culture
• relationships
• first dates
• TV shows
• movies
• games
• Las Culturistas

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: SmartLess Media

Books & works: Fire Island, Mad Men, Loot Season 3, Psychosexual, Wicked: For Good, Titanique, Las Culturistas podcast, Have You Heard of Christmas?, Palm Royale Season 2

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