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Every book Bowen Yang recommended on podcasts
Bowen Yang is a comedian, writer, and actor. He appeared on Las Culturistas with Matt Rogers and Bowen Yang, where he discussed several notable books and media titles across various episodes. In conversation, Yang mentioned that he used to hide and read Ann Brashares's young adult novel The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants when he was younger. In another episode, while talking about Anne Hathaway's film career, he brought up the movie Interstellar and referenced Kip Thorne's related scientific work, noting its persistent cultural footprint. Discussing pop culture rankings with Matt Rogers, Yang brought up F. Scott Fitzgerald's classic novel The Great Gatsby while evaluating the cultural status of its main character, Jay Gatsby. Furthermore, in an episode featuring Taylor Tomlinson, Yang brought up the dramatic television narrative Baby Reindeer while discussing stories drawn directly from personal experiences. Through these various mentions, Yang demonstrated an eclectic taste in literature and media, spanning nostalgic adolescent reads, classic American fiction, contemporary television, and science-adjacent cinema, all of which surface naturally in his comedic reflections on culture.
Books recommended by Bowen Yang
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Baby Reindeer
Discussed“baby reindeer was a very that's why it's so that's why it's catching on so Netflix Netflix this is a huge Netflix room today”
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Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants by Ann Brashares is a popular contemporary young adult novel following four close friends who share a magical pair of jeans as they spend their first summer apart.
Discussed“I didn't read Judy Bloom, but you know you know what the big standout like thing that I hid under my bed was was Sister of the Traveling Pants.”
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The Great Gatsby
The Great Gatsby by F.
Discussed“you know how everyone is supposed to read this book did you Matt I think you would really like it to be honest”
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The Science of Interstellar
The Science of Interstellar by Kip Thorne is a companion book that explains the real physics behind Christopher Nolan's blockbuster film, exploring complex concepts like black holes, gravity, and time dilation.
Discussed“Interstellar. M it feels like it keeps coming up like if like over the past like 6 months or so I keep hearing people being like actually have you watched that because it's great and she's one of the best parts of it”
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Other mentions (3: passing, ad reads, own books)
“And the Goosebumps books. Off. Off. No more RL Stein. He was around UCB for a while. Do you know that? He came to He came to a lot of Ascats. He came to He was like He was I remember one time I was going in maybe to do Goosebumps when he came in. Yeah.”
“Of mice and men. That's interesting. Like you want to be hugged to death. Yeah. Kill me like he killed her. Not like not not the shooting. No. Kill me like the little mouse.”
“Of mice and men. That's interesting. Like you want to be hugged to death. Yeah. Kill me like he killed her. Not like not not the shooting. No. Kill me like the little mouse.”