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Las Culturistas Culture Awards take the elitism out of awards shows

NPR | By Fio Geiran,
Christopher Intagliata, Ailsa Chang, Kristian Monroe, Sarah Handel
Published June 17, 2026 at 4:47 PM CDT

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Matt Rogers and Bowen Yang of the Las Culturistas podcast about their tongue-in-cheek "Culture Awards" broadcast.

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Fio Geiran
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Christopher Intagliata
Christopher Intagliata is an editor at All Things Considered, where he writes news and edits interviews with politicians, musicians, restaurant owners, scientists and many of the other voices heard on the air.
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Ailsa Chang
Ailsa Chang is an award-winning journalist who hosts All Things Considered along with Ari Shapiro, Audie Cornish, and Mary Louise Kelly. She landed in public radio after practicing law for a few years.
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Kristian Monroe
Sarah Handel
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