Sometimes you just want to kick back and unpack what&#39;s happening in the world around you. Join besties Mat and Z as they dissect life&#39;s big and small topics while juggling the inevitable chaos that ensues. They may not be qualified psychologists, but at the very least we think you&#39;ll find them to be acceptable company.

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<ul><li>Mat and Z discuss what led to the end of the Acceptable Company era</li><li>Mat and Z respond to some listener mail and reflect on their favourite podcast topics from the past</li><li>Rapid-fire Acceptable, or not? Bisexual teen sleepovers, Keeping your ex-husband&#39;s surname for your new kids, Paying for items your dog has damaged, non-Japanese staff at Japanese restaurants, Using coupons on a first date</li></ul>

FINAL EPISODE: What's next, Podcast highlights, Bisexual sleepovers, Ex-husband surname rights, Dog-damaged items, Non-Japanese staff, Using coupons on first dates

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<ul><li>Z shares some tips on what makes a good pub trivia, and the best recipe for a pub trivia team</li><li>Mat shares his discoveries on apartment living</li><li>Leisure time, pleasure time: Prey (Predator movie), Questacon as an adult, Digimon Survive</li><li>Acceptable, or not? Calling out your friend for not paying back money they owe you...</li></ul>

Episode 31: Pub Trivia, Apartment Life, Questacon, Not Paying Friends Back

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<ul><li>Mat is in awe of the new images released from the James Webb telescope</li><li>Z takes one for the team and watches &#39;2 Girls 1 Cup&#39; for the first time</li><li>Leisure time, Pleasure time: The Boys, Indian Matchmaking and Tunic</li><li>Acceptable, or not? Asking friends to do your housework instead of bringing a gift, Traveling without your partner</li></ul>

Episode 30: James Webb Telescope, 2 Girls 1 Cup, Indian Matchmaking, Traveling Without Partner

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<ul><li>Z reflects on how much technology has advanced in our lifetime and the hilarious things we used to do to get by</li><li>Mat shares his experience with his parents meeting his girlfriend&#39;s parents for the first time</li><li>Mat and Z share what they&#39;ve been watching in &#39;Leisure time, pleasure time&#39;: Netflix Comedy Specials, Moulin Rouge The Musical, The Elvis Movie</li><li>Acceptable or not? Leaving your partner due to mismatched libidos, and Not wanting to teach your kid to drive</li></ul>

Episode 29: The Way We Were, In-Laws Meeting, Elvis Movie, Mismatched Libidos

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<ul><li>Mat and Z return after a bit of a hiatus even better and even more voluptuous, with a new intro and a new segment!</li><li>Z shares her experience with making friends using the Bumble BFF app</li><li>Mat has some qualms with his favourite Sydney festival, Vivid</li><li>Mat &amp; Z share what they&#39;ve been doing in their Leisure time, Pleasure time: Obi-Wan Kenobi, Top Gun: Maverick, Elden Ring</li><li>Acceptable or not? Keeping photos of your ex on social media and Dating a friend&#39;s ex...</li></ul>

Episode 28: Bumble BFF, Vivid Sydney, Leisure Time Pleasure Time, Dating a Friend's Ex

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<ul><li>Mat shares his tales of selling stuff on Marketplace for the first time, and the different characters he encountered</li><li>Z vents about getting ripped off by her awful choir experience</li><li>Mat admits to his addiction to Facebook Reels</li><li>Acceptable or not? Having a controversial dying wish and Not giving up your seat on the train</li></ul>

Episode 27: Marketplace Crazies, Choir Disaster, Controversial Dying Wish

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***We experienced some sound and recording quality issues this episode - apologies for the poor sound***It&#39;s been one year of Acceptable Company!<ul><li>Mat and Z take popular personality tests and guess each others&#39; Myers Briggs and Enneagram types</li><li>Mat shares his house hunting tales</li><li>Z reads out some listener mail for the one year anniversary of Acceptable Company</li><li>Rapid fire &#39;Acceptable, or not?&#39;</li></ul>

Episode 26: Personality Tests, House Hunting, One Year Shoutouts

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<ul><li>Mat reviews The Witcher Season 2 and questions the purpose of adaptations deviating from the source material </li><li>Z requests we read our embarrassing Facebook &#39;on this day&#39; memories for mutual cringe</li><li>Mat ponders the rights of workplaces to influence your personal social media activity</li><li>Acceptable, or not? Cutting your toenails on the beach and Sending back your steak when it&#39;s not cooked the way you requested</li></ul>

Episode 25: The Witcher S2, Facebook Memory Cringe, Social Media at Work, Cutting Toenails in Public

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<ul><li>Mat provides his glowing review of Spiderman: No Way Home</li><li>Z complains about her moving house experience, including dodgy Airtasker removalists and weird housemate antics</li><li>Mat discusses the idea of Cameo celebrity videos</li><li>Acceptable, or not? Breaking naming traditions</li></ul>

Episode 24: Spiderman No Way Home, Moving Sucks, Cameo, Naming Traditions

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<ul><li>Mat gets excited about seeing various musicals</li><li>Z tries to sell in the idea of float tanks / sensory deprivation chambers</li><li>Mat worries for the future when thinking about how reliant children are on screens</li><li>Acceptable, or not? Having a racial preference when dating, that isn&#39;t your own race and Making loud sex noises when living in a share-house</li></ul>

Episode 23: Musicals, Float Tanks, Screen Time for Kids, Racial Preferences, Loud Sex

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<ul><li>Mat discusses the new James Bond: No time to die movie and speculates on the franchise direction moving forward</li><li>Z shares her awkward barista encounter and asks for advice </li><li>Mat talks about effort vs reward in video games</li><li>Acceptable, or not? Asking to propose at someone else&#39;s wedding and Changing your look drastically before being a bridesmaid or groomsman</li></ul>

Episode 22: New James Bond, Barista Story, Gaming Effort vs Reward, Wedding Cringe

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<ul><li>Mat offers his quick fire movie reviews of the latest Marvel films to hit the big screen</li><li>Z revisits a topic from episode 1 and realises a lot has changed</li><li>Mat is continually mind-blown by the concept of NFTs&#39;</li><li>Acceptable, or not? Not disclosing your sexual history with a friend to your current partner...</li></ul>

Episode 21: Marvel Movie Reviews, Fear of Death Revisited, NFTs, Not Disclosing Sexual History

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<ul><li>Mat discusses the intricacies and hidden corruption of carnival games</li><li>Z opens up a discussion on the do&#39;s and don&#39;ts of dirty talk</li><li>Mat discusses which holidays he thinks are overrated</li><li>Acceptable, or not? Talking during a movie at the cinema, Making loud noises your neighbours will hear in the morning</li></ul>

Episode 20: Carnival Games, Dirty Talk, Overrated Holidays, Cinema Talkers, Loud Noises

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<ul><li>Mat has a new job and is a little nervous</li><li>Z shares her experiences with having heterochromia</li><li>Mat reviews a few games he&#39;s been playing during lockdown (Subnautica 2, Spiritfarer and Hollow Knight)</li><li>Acceptable, or not? Letting people know you&#39;re running late at the agreed meeting time and Announcing your baby&#39;s name before it&#39;s born...</li></ul>

Episode 19: New Job Jitters, Heterochromia, Quick-fire Game Reviews, Tardiness, Pre-birth Naming

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<ul><li>Mat and Z discuss their thoughts on Netflix sensation Squid Game and make predictions for Season 2</li><li>Z uncovers the real (and unexpected) meanings behind some of our favourite songs</li><li>Mat and Z share their &#34;Freedom Day&#34; experiences</li><li>Acceptable, or not? Not giving someone a wedding present when their invitation states &#34;your presence is our present&#34; and Getting drunk at a work party...</li><li>Listener mail from Jess and Cam</li></ul>

Episode 18: Squid Game, Unexpected Song Meanings, Freedom Day, Wedding Gifts, Work Party Inebriation

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<ul><li>Mat shares some obscure musical adaptations he discovered while in a YouTube rabbit hole</li><li>Z and Mat compare their most insane small world stories</li><li>Mat raves about Netflix series Love, Death &amp; Robots</li><li>Acceptable, or not? Eating food at the supermarket before you&#39;ve paid for it and Piercing your baby&#39;s ears</li></ul>

Episode 17: Obscure Musicals, Small World Stories, Love Death & Robots, Piercing Babies' Ears

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<ul><li>Mat &amp; Z share their worst experiences of being bitten and stung</li><li>Z reminisces on fulfilling her dream of partaking in Jury Duty</li><li>Mat questions whether we can or should be friends with our exes</li><li>Acceptable, or not? Setting up a GoFundMe for personal costs, and rejecting an invitation to be part of a bridal party...</li></ul>

Episode 16: Bites & Stings, Jury Duty, Friends with Exes, GoFundMe, Bridal Party Rejections

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<ul><li>Mat educates us on how evolution has failed some of our favourite animals</li><li>Z delights in the best and most underrated menu items from the big 4 fast food establishments</li><li>Mat and Z share their recent vaccination experiences</li><li>Acceptable, or not? How many photos of your pet/child is acceptable to share with others, and what is acceptable doggy-bagging etiquette?</li></ul>

Episode 15: Evolution Fails, Fast Food Greatest Hits, Vaccines, Sharing Photos, Doggy-Bagging

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<ul><li>Mat discusses a new dating app concept he&#39;s heard of (faceless dating)</li><li>Z discusses the perils of meeting your heroes in real life</li><li>Mat debunks some misconceptions about Dungeons &amp; Dragons</li><li>Acceptable, or not? Using a baby name you know someone else is planning to use...</li></ul>

Episode 14: Dating Apps, Meeting Your Heroes, Dungeons & Dragons, Stealing Baby Names

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<ul><li>Mat and Z discuss their Olympic memories from Tokyo 2021 and Sydney 2000 (Z also name drops her claim to D-grade celebrity fame)</li><li>Mat and Z recall weird moments of sexual awakening throughout childhood</li><li>Mat shares his views on the new He-Man reboot</li><li>Acceptable, or not? Ghosting and owning racist memorabilia for sentimental reasons...</li></ul>

Episode 13: The Olympics, Moments of Sexual Awakening, He-Man Reboot, Ghosting, Racist Memorabilia

Conversational podcast with Mat & Z

Sometimes you just want to kick back and unpack what's happening in the world around you. Join besties Mat and Z as they dissect life's big and small topics while juggling the inevitable chaos that ensues. They may not be qualified psychologists, but at the very least we think you'll find them to be acceptable company.