Episode · Las Culturistas with Matt Rogers and Bowen Yang · 2025-05-14
Books mentioned on “Turn Up The Volume” (w/ Tourmaline)
When there’s a water trine on Las Cultch?! You know you gotta get into it!
Matt Rogers discussed Marsha. Also mentioned: Walt Disney by A.A. Christiansen and Times Square Red, Times Square Blue by Samuel R. Delany.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Marsha
Marsha by Tourmaline is a biographical work celebrating the life, joy, and profound legacy of activist and gay liberation movement pioneer Marsha P.
Discussed“Um yes, the book is Marca, the joy and defiance of Marcia P. Johnson.”
Where to get it
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Walt Disney
Walt Disney by A.A.
Discussed“I'm reading um Walt Disney's biography right now like halfway through because like honestly that um I want to make art like that.”
Where to get it
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Times Square Red, Times Square Blue
Times Square Red, Times Square Blue by Samuel R.
Recommended“And Samuel Delaney, I don't know if you've read like Times Square Red, Times Square Blue, right about it.”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (2) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Passing Notes on a Scandal
“Which is a line from Notes on a Scandal, which literally there would have been one time to wear it and it's when we had Kate Blanchett on this podcast and I didn't wear it.”
Plugged One Day in June
“So I also wrote a children's book that comes out the same day. It's called One Day in June and it starts with um a caretaker with a little one on reech.”