#625 - Matthew McConaughey

This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von

Theo Von

Comedy

4.8 • 24.2K Ratings

🗓️ 20 November 2025

⏱️ 95 minutes

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Matthew McConaughey is an Academy award-winning actor and best-selling author. His new book “Poems and Prayers” is available now. Matthew joins Theo in Austin to talk about going off the grid in search of meaning, growing up in Texas, and why there’s really nothing like SEC football. Matthew McConaughey: https://www.instagram.com/officiallymcconaughey/ Poems and Prayers: http://poemsprayers.com/ ------------------------------------------------ Tour Dates! https://theovon.com/tour New Merch: https://www.theovonstore.com ------------------------------------------------- Sponsored By: Celsius: Go to the Celsius Amazon store to check out all of their flavors. #CELSIUSBrandPartner #CELSIUSLiveFit https://amzn.to/3HbAtPJ Prize Picks: PrizePicks: Go to https://prizepicks.onelink.me/ivHR/THEO and use code THEO to get $50 in lineups when you play your first $5 lineup! Play Responsibly. Shopify: Go to http://shopify.com/theo to get started with your holiday hustle. Netsuite: Get our free business guide, Demystifying AI, at https://Netsuite.com/THEO Acorns: Go to http://acorns.com/THEO to get your $20 bonus investment today Armra: Go to http://tryarmra.com/THEO or enter THEO to get 15% off your first order. Better Help: This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Go to http://betterhelp.com/theo for 10% off your first month. Perplexity AI: Ask anything at https://pplx.ai/theo and download their new web browser Comet at https://comet.perplexity.ai/ ------------------------------------------------- Music: “Shine” by Bishop Gunn Bishop Gunn - Shine ------------------------------------------------ Submit your funny videos, TikToks, questions and topics you'd like to hear on the podcast to: [email protected] Hit the Hotline: 985-664-9503 Video Hotline for Theo Upload here: https://www.theovon.com/fan-upload Send mail to: This Past Weekend 1906 Glen Echo Rd PO Box #159359 Nashville, TN 37215 ------------------------------------------------ Find Theo: Website: https://theovon.com Instagram: https://instagram.com/theovon Facebook: https://facebook.com/theovon Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thispastweekend Twitter: https://twitter.com/theovon YouTube: https://youtube.com/theovon Clips Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/TheoVonClips Shorts Channel: https://bit.ly/3ClUj8z ------------------------------------------------ Producer: Zach https://www.instagram.com/zachdpowers Producer: Trevyn https://www.instagram.com/trevyn.s/ Producer: Nick https://www.instagram.com/realnickdavis/ Producer: Andrew https://www.instagram.com/bleachmediaofficial/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Sebastian Manascalco's new stand-up special, It Ain't Right, is now streaming on Hulu.
0:06.2	Filmed live at the sold-out United Center Arena in Chicago,
0:09.6	Sebastian's newest special features his larger-than-life presence and hilarious everyday observations to keep you laughing.
0:16.5	Sebastian goes all in on family chaos, non-existent manners, and life's most relatable and funny moments.
0:23.3	Watch Sebastian Manascalco, it ain't right. Now streaming on Hulu and Hulu on Disney Plus for bundle subscribers. Terms apply.
0:32.8	Today's guest is a legendary actor, author, thought leader, just a real vibe curator. He has a new book out
0:41.9	called Poems and Prayers. We had a great time down here in Austin getting to know each other.
0:48.5	Today's guest is Mr. Matthew McConaughey.
0:51.4	Shine on me and I will find a McConnor hey. I'm glad to be here. I'm from
0:56.0	I'm from Louisiana. Which part? I'm from Covington, Louisiana down now. glad to be here yeah thank you so much matthew nice to meet you man you too bud where are you from
1:11.5	i'm from louisiana which part i'm from covington louisiana down there about 40 miles north
1:17.1	in new orleans okay my uh i got a i love louisiana um where the weeds go a little taller
1:24.4	in the chassis he's just a touch looser. But my family, my dad's mother, the Maitland's,
1:32.4	had a school in Morgan City.
1:34.5	So we would go to Morgan City every year
1:35.9	for the shrimp festival.
1:37.2	My dad grew up later, they've been a city park outside
1:40.0	of New Orleans.
1:41.2	And my best friend who since passed away was from Zachary, Louisiana. And I've
1:49.2	always, I was raised in East Texas so that Louisiana humidity bleeds over a little bit over the
1:54.5	border there, you know? Oh yeah. It's like somebody just exhaling a big hit a cigarette smoke over there.
1:59.1	We just hit Hirsch Coliseum, man, because you could drink at 18, smoke over there. We used hit Hearst Coliseum man because you could
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