Topic: Samsung Oscars

The hosts revisit the Samsung Oscar selfie, noting that DeGeneres faced backlash after she was caught using an iPhone backstage. They suggest her $1.5 million donation to charity was a "make good" to avoid looking like a paid shill. Dvorak shares his own experience with lawsuits where people expect winners to donate their settlements to charity.

Samsung reportedly paid $20 million for advertising and integration during the Oscars, including the viral selfie taken by Ellen DeGeneres on a Galaxy Note 3. The discussion highlights the erosion of the "church and state" divide between editorial content and paid advertising in modern media.