Las Culturistas with Matt Rogers and Bowen Yang

Two Guys, Five Rings: A Sesame Street Crossover Special

40 min
Jan 31, 20263 months ago
Listen to Episode
Summary

Las Culturistas hosts Matt Rogers and Bowen Yang interview Sesame Street characters (Elmo, Count, Grover, Cookie Monster) in a comedic fake cabin setting to discuss the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan-Cortina. The episode blends entertainment with Olympic facts, featuring trivia about athletes, winter sports, fashion, and Italian cuisine.

Insights
  • Entertainment-driven podcast formats can effectively embed educational content about major sporting events through character-based storytelling and humor
  • Cross-promotional opportunities between established entertainment properties (Sesame Street) and sports events (Olympics) create unique audience engagement angles
  • Personality-driven content performs better when hosts acknowledge their own knowledge gaps rather than pretending expertise they lack
  • Food and fashion are underutilized angles for Olympic coverage that resonate with lifestyle-focused audiences
  • Absurdist humor and meta-commentary about production (fake cabin, green screens) can enhance rather than detract from listener engagement
Trends
Celebrity/character-driven Olympic coverage moving beyond traditional sports broadcastingLifestyle integration (fashion, food, travel) becoming central to Olympic event marketingComedic podcasts leveraging major sporting events for cultural relevance and audience expansionInteractive quiz and trivia formats in long-form audio contentASMR and sensory audio elements being incorporated into non-traditional podcast genresDestination marketing through entertainment partnerships (Milan-Cortina Olympics promotion)Character authenticity and personality consistency as key engagement drivers in scripted podcast content
Topics
2026 Winter Olympics Milan-CortinaWinter sports overview (skiing, snowboarding, figure skating, ice hockey, curling, bobsled)Olympic athlete profiles and Team USA competitorsItalian fashion and winter attireItalian cuisine and Olympic food cultureOlympic medal system and competition structurePodcast production techniques and green screen technologyCharacter-driven entertainment marketingTravel and airport logistics for international eventsSports fashion and costume designASMR audio productionOlympic trivia and factsDestination tourism promotion
Companies
iHeart Media
Identified as the podcast network hosting Las Culturistas, indicated at episode conclusion
People
Lindsey Vonn
Mentioned as Team USA alpine skiing athlete competing in 2026 Winter Olympics from Colorado
Mystique Ro
Referenced as Team USA skeleton athlete competing in 2026 Winter Olympics
Madison Chock
Mentioned as Team USA figure skater married to Evan Bates, competing as pair in 2026 Olympics
Evan Bates
Referenced as Team USA figure skater married to Madison Chock, competing as pair in 2026 Olympics
Chloe Kim
Mentioned as Team USA snowboarder competing in 2026 Winter Olympics
Matthew Kachuk
Referenced as Team USA hockey player competing in 2026 Winter Olympics with brother Brady
Brady Kachuk
Referenced as Team USA hockey player competing in 2026 Winter Olympics with brother Matthew
Mariah Carey
Mentioned as scheduled performer for 2026 Winter Olympics opening ceremony in Milan
Quotes
"Elmo knows what he doesn't know. Yeah, that's really important in life."
ElmoMid-episode
"Anyone can be anything these days if you dream big enough."
Matt RogersEarly episode
"Me not one dimensional monster. Me like all flavors."
Cookie MonsterLate episode
"Penache is defined as a boldness. And you have that Grover."
Bowen YangMid-episode
"We're just kind of hearing out a lot of our frustrations. What is OK? No, this is why you have a podcast."
GroverLate episode
Full Transcript
We're about to meet some true icons and talk to 2026 Winter Olympics. Matt, you don't have to tell me how to get to Sesame Street because they're coming to us! Yeah, we are here. We've rented an incredible Winter Cabin here in the mountains and it is truly real. And if anyone tries to tell you we're not actually in a cabin on this wintery, wonderful day, we'll be very upset. We'll be very upset. If anyone were to shatter the reality, that would not be cool. But I'm sure no one will. I don't expect anyone to. Why would they? Now, our first guest appropriately is someone who needs the number one spot. You know him. You love him. He's the three and a half year old icon. Please welcome Elmo! Hi, hi, boy, hi Matt. Elmo, it's really great to meet you first of all. I was wonderful to meet you too and this is a really nice video screen that you rented. Hey, no, Elmo, it's your first cabin. There's a difference. Can you spend disbelief please? I mean, we are. Elmo hates to break it to you but this is fake. Huh? It's a fake. Elmo, it's real. Prove it. Prove it? Yeah! Okay, Jeff, Jeff, what Elmo says? Stop the video. Stop the video. You see? Okay, start it again. Well, there goes my grasp of reality. Elmo hates to brush your bubble, but... Yeah. Elmo doesn't want to... We have to tell the truth. You know? That's so true. That's true, Elmo. It's very nice. Thank you. It's very pretty. You know what's very nice too? That we get to talk winter sports with you. Oh, you're just true! Yeah, you know, Elmo's going to Milan for the Olympics. You're going to be there too? Okay, maybe we'll see you and we'll catch up for some coffee. Do you drink coffee as a three and a half year old? No. Okay. Elmo's got a chocolate dough. Oh, yeah, that's basically the best version of it. There's just no caffeine. Hey, Elmo, what's your experience like in an Italian airport? Elmo's never really been to an Italian airport. Well, is there an experience to be on there? It depends. How many bags did you check? Absolutely. Because they're really not great about that. They're going to lose all of them, Elmo. Oh, really? You got pack carry on only. Well, Elmo's have his light. Good. Yeah, yeah, yeah. That's one of the benefits of not wearing clothes. Yeah, I guess so. Well, you know, there's some really good shopping in the lawns. I mean, we'll get you a cute little parkour or some ski stuff. Oh, look at my suit or something. Yeah? You're going to tell me in suit. Yeah, and tell you in suit. Have you been to Italy before? Yeah. Where in Italy were you? Well, I went to Rome. Oh, you did? And then we went to Sicily. Sicily. Sicily? Yeah. A lot of people think it's like the fake Italy. Why? Well, it's off to mainland. OK. You know what I mean? Now? Oh, hi. You're a pretty local guy, huh, Elmo? You're kind of famous for being on one street. Yeah, Elmo lives on a Sesame Street. Yeah. We heard about that. Yeah. Nice street. But Elmo's really excited because Elmo's never really been to Italy before. Well, Elmo, we were there for a very special occasion with the Olympics. That's right. Do you know a lot about winter sports? Well, Elmo is known up now. See, Elmo didn't know much before. But Elmo went to the Summer Olympics to experience. You did? Did you enjoy yourself? It was wonderful. Yes, Elmo's really excited to go to the Winter Olympics. Elmo, are you excited that Mariah Carey is going to be singing at the opening ceremony? Do you know Ms. Mariah? This is news. Elmo didn't know this. This is news. Mariah Carey will be there. Elmo, I'm going to take her phone after this. I'm going to put a news alert for Mariah Carey headlines so that you are up to date on all the Mariah news. Thank you. Elmo would appreciate it. Elmo didn't know about that. She's going to sing. She's going to sing like she wants to do Mariah. You know, she's going to ask her if maybe we could do like a song together. That would be wonderful. That would be very wonderful. We can, let's say we know people who can't, can we get Mariah? Listen, anyone out there? Mariah? I'm just sort of waving to nothing. We're in a cabin all by ourselves. But listen, I think Elmo, you and Mariah should do a duet of when you believe from the Prince of Egypt. I can't just do it. Elmo would know to sing. Elmo learned today. You're quick on that stuff. Elmo speaking of news, we're going to talk about the newest sport in the winter Olympics, which is ski mountain nearing. What do you know about ski mountain nearing? Were there skis? Yes. And there's a mountain? Yes. And it's very cold. Yes. Because it's the winter. That's about all Elmo knows. Elmo, I have a question. Yes. Now, it didn't sound like you really knew much about ski mountain nearing. And so I have to ask you, are you really a sports expert? We almost trying. I was trying to learn a lot, but Elmo doesn't know much. Elmo does know about. Bob sledding. OK. But Elmo does not know one thing about it. Who is Bob? Bob sledding. Bob sledding. Oh, Elmo, I see. And why does he love it so much? Oh, goodness. This is so much to teach you Elmo. Who's Bob? Bob is the person who sleds. Who sleds, but he didn't want to call it Robert sledding. Why, that's very formal. Of course. Yeah. It's my chill. Do you? I'm the last name. Elmo monster. Elmo monster. OK. Great. Mr. Monster. You get it. No, you just call Elmo Elmo. Of course. Yes, Elmo's father. That's right. Mr. Monster is your dad. That's right. Elmo would have be called Elmo sledding if you were on the sled. Could he? Could he? But Elmo must have respect the name. It's Bob. Elmo would be the only Bob sled. And not a robot. Yeah. And a Bob is. Yes. Well, every Bob is. How many Bob's do you know in your life, Elmo? Well, we had a wonderful neighbor and Sesame Street name Bob. Yes. Elmo loved him very, very much. And then there's someone over here's name Bob. Yeah. One of the grips over there's name Bob. Is Bob's all over the place. That's true. Give it up for Bob the grip. Let's give it up for Bob's. Let's give it up for Bob's everywhere. Elmo feels like Bob's don't get enough credit, you know? You know, this has gone a long way from Bob sledding the sport, I will say. It almost feels like you don't know much about Bob sledding, but are about to learn a ton when you get to Milan Cortina. Well, Elmo hopes so. Oh, Elmo looks how you said that. Milan Cortina. Yes. That's right. That's great. Are you going to be there too? Oh, yeah. We're going to be there. So you're both sports experts on the imagines, huh? Well, no, we're not sports experts, but we feel OK about admitting that. It sounds like that's not true for you. Yeah. Wait a minute. Hold on. I'm not listening. Elmo knows what he doesn't know. Yeah, that's really important in life. Yeah, let's just respect the journey, OK? OK, we can respect your journey. Thank you. Get on. Well, Elmo, if you could announce one winter sport, what would it be? Oh, that's a great question. Um, Elmo really likes the ice game, you know? Yes. I mean, what's not to like? The costumes are really cool. The costumes are incredible. Spinning does a spinning going on, and the sound of the ice going, shh. And also, we know you love the drama. Of course. Yeah. Yeah, well, who doesn't? Yes, like theater. Do you ever call us drama on Sesame Street? Never. Never, right? Never. I heard Elmo that you go around. No, never. Sesame Street making people. Look at lots of friends, and yeah. Are you still as ticklish, as you always were? Yes, kind of almost thing, you know? Yeah. It's one of the things that's most well known about you. It's way tickled you what would happen. Elmo would probably live. You're not even thinking about it. It's true, but it doesn't take much. Now, Elmo, I'm wondering, is there anything new you can tell us about some of the teen USA athletes? Oh, yeah, well, Elmo knows Elmo's been learning about a lot of athletes. OK, what have you learned? Lindsay Vaughan. Oh, we love Lindsay Vaughan. She's one to watch again. She's from Colorado, like me. Really, you've heard Colorado? Yeah. I said this is very familiar to you. But you know, Elmo knows there's lots of people like Lindsay Vaughan and Mystique Row. Yes, of course. Now, she does the skeleton. She does the skeleton. Elmo doesn't really understand what that means. It means you lay on your stomach, and then you basically shoot down a mountain. Doesn't that sound fun? A little. It sounds a little scary. Yeah, it's scary. A lot of the winter sports are going to seem terrifying to you, Elmo. Right. Well, Elmo would let the professionals do that. Well, yes. And Madison Chock, the figure's getting Madison Chock and Evan Beats. And they're married. Wow. That must be a tense thing to, you know, sort of compete with your partner. Wouldn't you think? What do you think about relationship dynamics when it comes to sports? Almost three and a half. Right. Right. There's no idea. That's right. Elmo hopes they love each other. I think they do. Hey, Elmo, would you go to a wedding? Let's say Madison and Evan got married while doing a triple axel. Wow. Would you love that? Or that's dressy-out? Not that'd be cool. Elmo would love that. Yeah. OK. Well, let them know. Well, let them know. We heard your friend is competing Chloe Kim. Chloe Kim, that's right. Yeah. And we actually, I'm a nose-poly Kim. She's wonderful. Yeah. Of course, that we can have a play date in my mind. Oh, that would be nice. That would be so nice. I bet you guys can celebrate over a cup of hot cocoa after she wins her medals. Yes. Yes, definitely. Yeah. The Olympic Village, they don't even know what's coming. When you and Chloe hit the block. Watch out. Watch out. Have you heard about Matthew and Brady Kachuk? Yeah. You know, they're brothers. Yeah. They're hockey players for Team USA. They're the Kachuk Bros. Kachuk? It's a perfect stand for Happy. Yes. Kachuk. Kachuk. OK, so listen, I hope you've really enjoyed our time as much as we have, Elmo. This has been incredible. Elmo will see you in Milan to make it. I'm not sure what to see with that. Maybe we can have lunch there. We would love to have them some pasta and then have canola for dessert. Oh, yeah, baby. What happened? Yeah, baby. Well, Cookie Monster. Well, Cookie Monster, too. Wow. I'm all excited. Make sure you pack light. Carry on only. Good, that's good. No, Elmo did not know that. We'll see you at the airport. See you there. Bye, Elmo. Bye, Elmo. Hi. Hi. Hi. Well, I'm really happy that we rented this place. Me, too. And we do have to pay a lot in cleaning fees. But I think it's worth it. I think so, too. So for everyone that's just listening to us, basically what we're pointing out is we rented this cozy little cabin because today is a huge day. We've got some incredible guests to talk winter sports with us. And we don't really know too much about winter sports, which means that we're not super qualified to host a podcast about them. But you know what? The thing is, anyone can be anything these days if you dream big enough. And so what we've done is we've dreamed up a situation where we're going to work in some of our favorite people ever. And they're going to come and they're going to talk to us. And like I said, we're in this cozy little winter cabin. And I'm really excited about our guest because they are pros when it comes to winter sports. Maybe it's our gorgeous numerical king, the Counts. The great things, Matt and Ball, and it is so wonderful to be here. Wow. Don't do it. Look at the size of that big screen television. Oh my goodness. Amazing. It is really large. How, where do you hook that up? Is it plugged in or what? Count, we don't want you to give us any real estate guff just because you came from your big castle, all right? That is well, you know, that's what I live. Yes, I know. And you brag about it all the time. I don't know if I brag. I am not brag a dog. It's at all. I just love to count. Everyone does call me the Count. I am Count one Count. But do you know why they call me the Count? Why? They call me the Count because I love to count things. Yes. Like, for example, how many coffee cups are on the table right now? Well, this is an easy one matter or one, two, three. Watching you do that in person is crazy. Watching the Count count, I feel like I'm watching Lady Aga sing. Really? Yes. I mean, it's just counting numbers. You give it a try. Let's try it here. We'll count all together. OK. OK. One, two, three. Three. Come solo together. Ah. Ah. It's true. What can we say? It's true. Now, what was that sound? That was the light thing in the thunder. The lightning in the thunder. OK, right? I forgot that happens. We've always wanted to know, Count, what is your favorite number? Well, I did not know this was going to be such a hard hitting podcast, but that isn't an easy one, depending on the day. Because it changes every day. It changes. But the day, you already said it, actually, it is three. Ah. Three today. Three is my favorite number. And did you know that this year's games three is the number of times that Italy will have hosted the Olympic Winter Games? I didn't know that at all. And three is also the number of medals they give out for each event. Bili Sima. Wow, that's fantastic. You know, I would like to test both of you your knowledge of the 2026 Winter Olympics. I have a little quiz for you. OK. Let's go. Let's go. Are you ready? We're ready. We're ready. We're ready to be tested, Count. Yes, I have a quiz for you. All right. Let's go. Here we go. First question. Is this how we begin? Yes, let's begin. All right. How many athletes are competing in the Olympic Winter and the Paralympic Games? OK. One, two. Two. More than that. For both games, you said the Winter and the Paralympic Games. OK. Are you going to be here? Why are you actually counting in them? Are you just naming numbers? No, we're just speeding. No, we're just speeding. I've met all of them in person. I don't know. Seven. I'm going to guess 15,000. Whoa. We got a wide range there. Yeah, well, that's how you cover the most ground. So something in the middle there is right. I just know it. Well, you are both wrong. Oh. That's all right. The correct answer is 3,500. Wow. That feels right. Yes, yes. All right. You know, there are 93 nations that are participating. Yes, well, I do. Wow. Yes, yes. And the next question. What is the perfect number of mini marshmallows in a cup of hot cocoa as you watch the snowboarding and skiing competition? This feels subjective, but it feels very subjective. What? It is very subjective, but there is a correct answer. Interesting. I'm just going to go with three because you said that's your favorite number today. You know, I'm going to say I like my hot cocoa, maybe just two liquid ounces, and then the rest of the mug is just a pile of mini marshmallows. So I'm going to say 85. 85. I like this. I like the way that you think, but the correct answer is actually 12. Oh. 1,000. Yes. Is that how many you have in yours? 12. 12, yes. Oh, okay. He's consistent, ladies and gentlemen. Yes, yes. All right. All right. Next question. Okay. You ready for the next question? Yes, we are. All right. The countries are competing in the Winter Olympics for the first time. For the first time. Earlier you said it's 93 total. So that's not it. So that's not it. Is it 93? No, no, no, that's not it. I'm sorry. I misunderstood, Count. You must get this all the time. I do, but for the first time. How many, how many countries? I'm going to guess again, three. You are correct. Whoa! You are correct. Three countries making their Winter Olympics debut. Who are you? They are Benin. Benin. Ginibasau. Ginibasau. And United Arab Emirates. UAE. Yes, yes, yes. Oh, this is incredible. I love that we come here to our totally real cabin. And we're learning. Television. Okay. Okay. Count. What's the next question? Oh, it's quiz. Yes. The next question. How many sports will Oscar the Grouch be cheering for? Well, I don't think Oscar the Grouch is going to cheer for anything. I have a hard time picturing that. But, I don't know. Do we safely guess zero? What safely guess zero? Your guess is safe. If it's zero, that is right. Oh, yes. Yes. Grouches do not cheer. They cheer. Oh, that's right. Yes. So, yeah. Count, going to count, Oscar, going to cheer. Count, what's your cheering sounding like? If you're watching a thrilling game, a thrilling play, what are you going to say? What are you going to do? Well, usually start out with a hooray. And then I go with a Marvellous. Yes. And I top it all with a wonderful. Yeah. Oh, wow. It really is just like such an enjoy to be around your enthusiasm. Oh, thank you, Matt. That was wonderful. You know what? That is all the questions. And you did a wonderful job. Did we know? Yeah. You did. You did a wonderful job. I will not tell you what this score was. Oh, here. But you did do a wonderful job. And let us all say that we cannot wait to count all of Team USA's medals. Absolutely. Go Team USA. Go Team USA. Go Team USA. And thank you, Count. Well, thank you, Matt. And thank you, Bowen. Thank you, Count. Well, thank you, Matt. And thank you, Bowen. Thank you, Count. Well, I guess you can go back to your fancy big castle now when we stay in our real cabin. Right, Steve. Hey. Yeah. Count on it. Ah, ah, ah. Ah, ah, ah. Ah, ah, ah. Ah, ah, ah. Ah, ah, ah. Ah, ah, ah. You know, Bowen, one of the most exciting things about going to Milan is that it's a fashion capital. I guess you see some incredible looks hitting the Winter Olympics. And here to tell us all about how to dress in the best winter attire for the cold, cold, cold winter games is our friend Grover. Yes. Oh, yes. Oh, yes. You and me feeling themselves. What do you think, huh? Am I not ready for Italy? Olympics here I come. Ah, ah. Bowen, you got to tell them. Yes. Grover, you look amazing. Thank you. Yes. Yes. You have to look very fashionable for Italy. Right. Yeah, and I cannot wait to go to the beach at this. No, Milan and Craterina and all the other towns of the Olympics are all in line. It's the Dolomites. The Dolomites. The Dolomites. The Dolomites. Do you want to just take a look outside? Mm-hmm. It's going to be like that, boo. Wait a minute. Yeah. Yeah. But no, no, that is here. That is here. We are not in Milan yet. Right. That is just an LED wall. Okay. Okay. Okay, you know what? If you guys are going to keep, why are we even doing this? You don't have that. I think you're going to, you need to do a little bit more research, okay? Just a little. And you need to give a little more research on the climate in Milan. Grover? Yes. This is not the proper, it's higher. Well, all right. I will bring some warmer clothes. Just a coat. We're looking off of you. We're concerned. Okay. Well, thank you. Thank you. I look for you. I look fabulous. You look fabulous. Yes, yes. Well, thank you for that. Yes, I do look fabulous. Yeah. And you know what? I will bring some warmer clothes with me. How about that? That's great. Just in case. Just in case. Yeah. Grover, have you heard about the 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 rule when it comes to packing? What is that? You can do five tops, four pants, three layered options like a sweater or button down or a flannel. Yes. Two. Socks? That can't be right. I lost it. No, two socks makes sense. Really? Makes more sense than three socks. One for each foot. You know what I'm saying? That's right. You know what I'm saying? Oh yeah. Where did you get your sunglasses? Wait a second. I need to know the one. What is the one? I think it's one optional item, a wild card, whatever you want to pass. One luxury item. You like your legs a big, beautiful hat. I know. I cannot choose. I'm going to bring all of these. That's fine. Pack extras just that you may run into a little bit of a nightmare in the airport. We're kind of on our soapbox about how bad baggage claim is. Oh. Okay. I will pack as likely as I can. Sure. So who are the fashion icons that inspire you? Oh. My goodness. Ah, well, I think. Us? Oh. Oh. Roar you, Charmer. She has really, really nice penache. I think so. Well, this penache just kind of mean how, you know, everyone on Sesame Street kind of has different colored. I really do not know what the penache means. Right. It's just like a big word that I thought would impress you. I think that you did use it correctly and we were impressed. Well, correct then. Penache is defined as a boldness. And you have that Grover. Oh. I have penache. You have penache. Grover, we realize we're such a style enthusiast. Are you going to really clean up and Milan with all the shopping that's there on offer? Well, probably not. Oh. Because I do not have a credit card. We'll grow over. So. You can borrow mine. Really? And I can rack up some triple points at certain stores. Okay, okay. So you will take me shopping. Yeah. You would love to do a shopping spree with you. Well, Grover, what events at the Milan Olympics are you most excited to see? Roch experience. Yes. Yes. Well, I am hoping that I can even participate. Participate? Participate? Yes. Yes. And I believe they had a new provisional event at the Milan Olympics. Nice to have. Right. Run away walking. Uh-oh. Yeah. I am ready for it. You would be gold medal fodder. Yes. That's you. You would win that in a heartbeat. In a cake right. How right? As it were. Oh. I see what you did there. Yes. Yes. Okay. Well, sign me up. Sign me up. Okay. Sign me up. We're going to get you competing in the Winter Olympic event. Yeah. Figure skating. Where? Not for nothing. There's a lot of cool fashion. Yeah. Oh, yeah. That's true, too. It makes some figure eights. Okay. And figure sevens. Oh, figure 43s. 43. That sounds tricky. Interesting when it was. Oh, yeah. I am the only one who has known to have done it before. Wow. Yeah. Grover, what would you wear as your figure skating outfits since you're such a fashion icon? Well, um, something super billy. Probably not this. Not this. Yeah. Nothing's going to work. No, because it is cold on the ice. Right. Yeah. There are, you know, big puffy coat and no hat and mittens and scarf. That wouldn't work. No? No. You have to be able to wear it. You were wearing me at this very cold there. Grover. Yes. I think if you wanted to wear a puffer, earmuffs, a big ol hat, you would be within your rights as long as you made your program a showstopper. What's going to be unique? Really? What's going on? What would you like to skate to? Ooh. How about the wheels on the bus? Yes. They go round and round. Yes, they do. And so will I. Mm-hmm. And your figure 43s. That's right. Well, I love it. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. I don't think anyone's ever done that before. No. Figure skate and Olympic competition to the wheels on the bus. I think that's a little bit just right there. Just wait. This is going to be amazing. You're a legend. I know. I know. I am also very excited about the competitive snow angel making. OK. Are you excited to design? We haven't heard about this. We just found out. Really? But thank you for telling us. Who do you know at the IOC who's just feeding you all this information? Well, I thought I did think about last time. Oh, no. Oh, no. But you know what? Keep manifesting. Yes. What the effort that means? Oh, Grover will tell you later. I know. He knows, but he doesn't know manifesting. One world, don't we living in? Is any of this real? Well, judging by that, LED wall, no. You know what? Elmo said it was a video wall. Now you're saying it's LEDs. Pick one, you guys. Grover, we're sorry. We're just kind of hearing out a lot of our frustrations. What is OK? No, this is why you have a podcast. That's right. This is why we have a podcast and Grover. We can't wait to see you in the morning. Oh, I will be there. You will be there. With my 54321. You know, Milan is many things. A culture, capital, a fashion capital. I'd say it's a food capital, too. I am already hungry, thinking about how much pasta we're going to consume, about the desserts. That Italy is quite frankly giving. It's going to be a festival of fruits. And our next guest is the perfect guest to talk everything gustatory, delight. Everyone, please welcome Cookie Monster. Hi. Hey, Cookie. Hey, Maddie Bowen. Hi, Cookie. Hi. We're here to talk food at the Olympics. Yes. We love that. We're very excited about the food in Milan. We love that, too. And I have to say Cookie, we love you. You are, don't tell anyone else, my favorite. Shh. Me not going to say anything about that. Don't, but I love that you know what you want, and you go for it. You want to put me of a purpose. And you have to have that. We have to have that. Yes. Cookie focused. Cookie. Yes. Cookie. You always get what you want me to. Is that your game plan? The focus? Yes. When you go to Milan for the Winter Olympics, Yes. You're going to be focused on what? Oh, the food, you know me, me the official self-appointed, Olympic food correspondent. Yes. For the winter games. Wow. You're not know that, huh? OK, so this is news to us. I'm really happy to be with you because you are our food kind of sore. What are the foods that you are most excited, took and zoom, and hey, let's leave cookies out of it just for a little while because we know your whole thing with cookies. Yes, we love the cookies. That's a spang. But you know, at the Olympics, they have these golden cookies. Oh, no. No. Golden cookies. I think that's a gold medal cookie. Monster. It's a cookie. Oh. It's a cookie. But it could be a gold medal. But you know what? It's a golden cookie. It's a special Olympic golden cookie. And we think this podcast is about to become an ASMR podcast. So I'm going to indulge. I have to say, there's a lot of people out there that are going to be really excited about cookie monsters getting into ASMR. So let's see your skills. Here we go. Mm-mm. Ooh, I'm getting the tingles already. Oh, no, no, no, no. No, no, no, no, no, no, no. That really, that. Really? Ooh, key. Well, cookie, that was supposed to go to Chloe Kim, but I guess she doesn't have a medal anymore. We'll earn another one more. Sure of it. Yeah, me sure she's going to get one of those. You know what me excited about. Tell us. Canoli. Oh, Kate. And I have an ungodithari that we have some canollies around. We have, we happen to have some canollies. Yeah, well, I would expect that you'd have cookie, you being the monster of the world. Yeah, and look at that. Wow, that's young. Got like a cookie shell and then got chocolate chipies and yummy. Oh, you're starting. You're starting. Get ready ASMR folks. You're starting. Here we go again. Oh, here we go. No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no. Oh, my goodness. Oh, you're making an absolute mess, but you know what? I'm getting it. You're going to clean up. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Cookie monster. Yeah, yeah. It's OK, just focus on us and the cookies, which I'm sure is not going to be difficult for. This beautiful green screen wonderland. Well, most of it was a video while now. It's a green screen. It's a beautiful, beautiful green screen wonderland. Look at the clock. We don't know how we feel about that. Cookie, we're going to teach you about production terms. There's a key. There's a video screen. It's just different stuff. OK, yeah. It's all lingo. Yeah. But cookie monster, you just took the canolli. Yes. What else are you excited about? OK. Excited about pasta. Oh, well, who's not? Especially ravioli. Yeah, me not just eat cookies. Well, that would be ridiculous. Me not one dimensional monster. No, no, no, no. No, no, no. You can bring multiple to me. It's everything. Meat bicycle. Well, meat canoe. I don't know. Meat, me monster. Me like all flavors. That sounds like summer Olympic game stuff. Let's not talk about that. Yeah, that's right. My spob sled. Meat, Bob sled. There you go. I think there's going to be so many good Bob sled that they taste so good. Yeah. Yum. Yum, yum. Anyway, back to the ravioli. Yeah, let's look at this. Ravioli. Wow. The cookies of pasta. Yeah. Oh. Me love that. Yeah. I bet you not thought of that one before. Well, why don't you get one to try? OK, sure. Meat, me and dolge. Just a nibble. Yeah, just a nibble. Just a nibble. Just try. Don't know. Oh, that's not a nibble. Oh, my goodness. Oh, that's not a nibble. No, no, no. Does this kind of chance? Well, you didn't need to play. Yummy, like little pasta pillows. Yummy. And you know what? It's going to be so cool to get to Italy and have authentic ravioli. Wait, this is not authentic? Can I ask you a question? How come you haven't asked to share any of your cookies or ravioli with us? Oh, yeah, here. Sorry. Yeah, thanks. So you guys can split that one. OK, great. We're going to have to talk about this. Well, maybe even for later. Now pack it up. Yeah, wait, you not have canoli? Me thought me had canolies out of meat. We have canolies. But here, can we just play all this for us? Yeah, yeah. We have canolies right here. Thank you. That's very kind. There's one, one, two. Oh, come on. Come on, please. Oh, what? Have some restraint, please. Of course, no. No, here. Here. Oh, no. No, I mean, no. Come on. Oh, sorry about that. That's OK. You're in a horrible cookie monster. You feel terrible now. Well, why don't we talk about the game? No, we don't want to feel bad. Don't feel guilt or shame. Only feel cookie. Yes. Cookie Monster. Let's talk sports. What sports are you most excited about? Hockey. Yes? Is that because the pup looks like a cookie? It does. Yeah. It looks like a cross between a cookie and a brownie. Ooh. It's a really young man. It's really young. It just followed that yummy puck around the icing rink. And then a slap shot. And we just hope it goes right into me mouth. Yes. Have you had hockey puck before? No, me haven't. Have you? No. I don't think that we can ingest hockey pup like you a monster can. Yeah. I don't think it would go down easily. Let me take one of those down. Yeah. I think they taste great in Italy. Oh, yeah. After a fresh slap. Oh. Oh. The work on me catching of the hockey puck. Yeah, you make a great goalie. Oh. Oh. Oh. That's amazing. Pretty monster. Pretty nimble, huh? Yeah. You're very spry. We didn't even stretch. Wow. Well, can you, you want to do some, should we do some stretches altogether to get ready for the big game? Sure. Let's go. Let's stretch out. Yeah. I can't look at one. Let's go to the left. Ooh. And then into a neck. Maybe some jaw stretches. Some jaw stretches. Wow. We're ready to eat some pup. Come on. Come on. Hey, what about curling? Curling. Yeah. That's when they sweep that cookie all across the ice. It's a big, thick cookie. It's a big, and they have a broom. With a broom? Yeah. So when you eat the cookie, you could sweep up the crumbs. Yeah. I guess you're right, but that big coat. That's very efficient. Yes, it's very efficient. Yeah. And sometimes the cookie has like a handle on it. We could go for that. We never had that's a great idea. Yeah. A cookie with a handle? Yes. Wow. I have to say, the genius. This new dimension that we're adding to curling, I think, is going to skyrocket. It's popularity as a winter sport. I really do. We could win gold. Oh, definitely. You know what? We could compete. How many sign up for that event? I think it's as simple as just signing up, right? Just sign up. You show up and say, me do it. Yes. There's a registrar somewhere. Here is a nice woman. Oh, okay, me good looking for her. Now, cookie, here's a sport that I don't think has any cookies in it. Okay. Snowboard it. Yes. That you write. Yeah, yeah, but you know what? That makes me think of hot cocoa. Huh? It does. Yeah, because you know, hot cocoa with marshmallows is really good in the snow. Yes. When you're up in a Honda snowy mountain. When you're spectating. When you're spectating, you could have a little sip of hot cocoa and we think we have some right here. Yes, I think we all have some hot cocoa. You got some too. Hmm. Shall we have a little hot cocoa? Hey, cheers and cheers. Cheers to meet you. Great to meet you. We have wanted this our whole life. Oh, well, we hope you enjoyed this conversation as much as we did. We have a future in podcast thing. Really? Yeah. Yeah. In ASMR? ASMR. You can do a whole. My enhanced podcast time. Sure. We can do that. Yeah. You can do a full podcast. Oh, exactly. Cheers. Cheers. Hmm. Yeah. We'll see you in Milan cooking, Master. Yeah, me and Oak, maybe we get dinner. Absolutely. I think that will be a wonderful thing. We'll get some risotto somewhere. Yeah, absolutely. Risotto, pistachio. Scotty. We'll gobble everything up. Me no can wait. See you there. See you, Cookie Monster. Bye. Me and the go back up into the snow. Yeah, yeah. Me and the get me cross-country skis on. Let's get out of here. That was awesome. Please welcome back to our admittedly fake cabin. Elmo. Hey. Hey, could you be back? Elmo, you have something to give us, we heard? Yes. Well, you know how after winter games they give up gold, silver, and bronze medals? Yeah, I know all about it. Well, Elmo would like to give a gold medal for you for the best podcast. What? This is an honor. Elmo, you as an accredited medal-giving body. This is what you told us before off camera. You are just saying. You are just an honor. You are just an honor. And we're honored that you're giving us the medal. Yeah, let's bring out the medal. Oh, do we not? That's okay. It can be an imaginary medal. There is a medal. Do you have it? No, no. I don't think they have it. Jeff, there's no. Jeff, do we have the medal? Hey, Jeff. Well, why isn't Jeff, why thought you and Jeff were pals, Elmo? Yeah, Elmo too, Jeff. All right. You got the medal? It's not about a warning. It's very, very sorry for this. No, it's not. No, it's not. It's not about a warning. It's very, very sorry for this. No, it's really cheering for this. There was a physical man. Do we have one? It feels like no. I love it. You don't have to do this, Elmo. We love you. We love you no matter what. No, Elmo loves you too. There's about six inches around. This girl, almost after that. Elmo, I think Cookie Monster. Hey, man of Eden. I'm sorry. That's exactly what happened. Elmo's so sorry. No, that's OK. No, you don't have to be sorry. We're happy for Cookie. Good. That's a good way to be. That's a good way to be. All right. Now, let's close out the show. Thank you so much for joining us on our podcast. Hey, I think we need everybody back out here for this. Yeah. Come on out of the body. Yeah. Yeah. Everyone's here. Yeah. Let me see myself. Boy and then math. Me feel terrible about the cannoli incident, you know, before. So we got everybody Cookie. Oh my gosh. Cookie Monster. Yeah. All right. Let's sing out, everybody. OK, let's do it. Boom. Boom. Boom. Well, wait, wait a minute. You know, since we have cookies, can we do the song? Okay, cheering for cheering for cheering for cheering for cheering for cheering for cheering for cheering for cheering for cheering for cheering for cheering for cheering for cheering for cheering for cheering for cheering for cheering for cheering for cheering for cheering for cheering for cheering for cheering for cheering for cheering for cheering for cheering for cheering for cheering for cheering for cheering for cheering for cheering for cheering for cheering for cheering for cheering for cheering for cheering for cheering for cheering for cheering for cheering for cheering for cheering for cheering for cheering for cheering for cheering for cheering for cheering for cheering for cheering for cheering for cheering for cheering for cheering for cheering for cheering for cheering for cheering for cheering for cheering for cheering for cheering for cheering for cheering for cheering for cheering for cheering for cheering for cheering for cheering for cheering for cheering for cheering for cheering for cheering for cheering for cheering for cheering for cheering for cheering for cheering for cheering for cheering for cheering for cheering for cheering for cheering for cheering for cheering for cheering for cheering for cheering for cheering for cheering for cheering for cheering for cheering for cheering for cheering for cheering for cheering for cheering for cheering for cheering for cheering for cheering No! No! You're chewing the beans! Sweet! This is an iHeart podcast Guaranteed Human