Inspired by New York Magazine's biweekly pop culture roundup, "The Approval Matrix" is a fun debate of what's hot now. Neal Brennan and his special guests use the Matrix's four quadrants Highbrow, Lowbrow, Despicable and Brilliant to hash it out.
EPISODE 1
The Golden Age of TV
Host Neal Brennan, special guest Amy Poehler, actress and comedian Whitney Cummings, pop-culture writer Julie Klausner, TV Guide Magazine critic Matt Roush and Today Show fave Willie Geist debate what makes this the golden age of television.
EPISODE 2
Fame Monster
Today, everyone is having their fifteen minutes of fame and the business of getting it is becoming its own monster. But are popularity and talent mutually exclusive? Host Neal Brennan debates the topic of fame with Jason Biggs, Chris Rock and more.
EPISODE 3
America's Hall Monitors
In today's world of documenting everything on social media and open access, a minor lapse of judgment can get you ostracized by society almost immediately. Join host Neal Brennan as he discusses hyper-political correctness, double standards and more.
EPISODE 4
Who Died and Made You Cool?
The nerds are now cool and they're arguably worse than the jocks. Who is defining what's cool these days and why do we care so much? Neal Brennan tries to get to the bottom of this with help from Amy Poehler, Dawn O'Porter and more.
EPISODE 5
#WorstPeopleEver
Has modern technology made us the worst humans ever by turning us into a selfie-obsessed culture? Join host Neal Brennan, Mandy Stadtmiller, Hannah Seligson, Jim Norton and Rob Delaney to find out if we're sharing too much, or just caring too little.
EPISODE 6
Do's & Don'ts
Years ago, there were clearer guidelines on how men and women should behave. Now there's a new set of moral standards and it's growing every day. Host Neal Brennan and celeb panelists get down and dirty about the "do's and don'ts" of modern morality.
Neal Brennan
Michael Hirschorn
Wendy Roth
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