"Vibey Good Actor" (w/ Ramy Youssef)
Las Culturistas with Matt Rogers and Bowen Yang

"Vibey Good Actor" (w/ Ramy Youssef)

B1IntermediateAugust 12, 20261 hr 17 min

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 Yan...

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This is an iHeart Podcast. Guaranteed human. Hey, Portlandia fans. Carrie Brownstein and Fred Armisen here.

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The Dream of the 90s is alive in podcast form. We're launching Podlandia, A.O. rewatch, our brand new podcast where we revisit every episode of Portlandia together, breaking down sketches, going deep on our iconic characters,

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and pulling back the curtain on how it all got made. And we'll also be joined by the people who helped bring it all to life. Guest stars, collaborators, and friends,

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