Episode · Las Culturistas with Matt Rogers and Bowen Yang · 2026-10-28
Bobby Finger & Lindsey Weber on Las Culturistas with Matt Rogers and Bowen Yang: books mentioned
"Them With a Heart of Who" (w/ Bobby Finger + Lindsey Weber)
Who? Them?
Matt Rogers recommended I Want to Be Famous by Bobby Finger and others, and discussed Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen and Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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I Want to Be Famous
I Want to Be Famous is a pop culture book by Bobby Finger and Lindsey Weber that explores the modern mechanics of celebrity, the evolution of the tabloid industry, and the changing nature of fame.
Recommended“This is I Want to Be Famous. I love chapter six. That's how you do it. I actually opened to chapter 10. Okay, all jokes aside. This is, I, as Matt and I are writing our own book, we go, oh, this is how you're supposed to do that.”
Where to get it
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Sense and Sensibility
Sense and Sensibility is a classic novel by Jane Austen that explores the romantic lives, social standings, and personal trials of the Dashwood sisters.
Discussed“And I love sense and sensibility. I just saw it. It's fab. It's actually even clearer in Sense and Sensibility than it is in Pride and Prejudice. Because Pride and Prejudice is more of like a sort of like idea, whereas like Sense and Sensibility is literally the characters.”
Where to get it
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Pride and Prejudice
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen is a classic novel that explores themes of love, class, and marriage in 19th-century England through the spirited relationship between Elizabeth Bennet and Fitzwilliam Darcy.
Discussed“I read it, too. It's actually even clearer in Sense and Sensibility than it is in Pride and Prejudice. Because Pride and Prejudice is more of like a sort of like idea, whereas like Sense and Sensibility is literally the characters.”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (5) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“And the one today was just going to be holding up the book upside down every time. But you guys caught on me. We realized it. I liked it. I wanted to be like, put your... I liked it. Oh, I see what you're doing. I got it.”
“But now we're promoting this book. So we're doing it a lot. Yes. Yeah. No, I'm saying, and I mean, this is like, I'm so pleased that we finally did it. I know. How was your experience in the clubhouse with Andy? Incredible.”
“I don't think so, honey. You can't say yes to giving a positive sign on every single book jacket. When people reach out to you, you have to be discerning. Because sometimes I see blurbs from a lot of the same people. Gia Tolentino. No. Oh. Gia. Leave her out of it.”
“These are really good. Sam Irby? Sam Irby. Like, get out of here. Romana Lam, Gia Tolentino, and Lena Dunham. And I love that it says author of Famesick. Not creator of girls, et cetera. Author of Famesick.”
“You got to get the book. Got to get the book. No, but for real. It's I want to be famous when everybody and nobody is a celebrity by these two. And let's be listening to the podcast. It's and as Lena Dunham says on the book jacket, come for the laughs and incredible cultural deep cuts.”