Mad Men & Tonic

May 21 2023 52 ep. 89 mins 182
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Five years after the iconic show’s final season, Kristina and Elias mix some *ostensibly* on-theme drinks, recap the episodes, and do their best to explain why Mad Men remains the greatest show of all time. Mad Men & Tonic: Recapping Mad Men, one (workday) cocktail at a time. https://www.instagram.com/madmenandtonic/

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S4E1: Public Relations

May 21 2023 138 mins  
Mad Men & Tonic is back for Season 4! It’s S4E1, “Public Relations,” and there’s a noticeable lack of holiday spirit on Thanksgiving 1964. K&E mix New York Sours, put on their chicken Kiev ponchos, and battle through rude barking podcast guests to take stock of SCDP and a post-Draper marriage world. Plus, Kristina finds a way to save humanity from aliens AND polterg

Bonus Episode: Mad Men Exaltations, Season 3

Apr 23 2023 77 mins  
It’s awards season at Mad Men & Tonic! Mix a French 75 (or two, or three…) and send off Season 3 in style as K&E select the best and worst of Sterling Cooper’s 1963. Season 4 coming next week!! https://www.instagram.com/madmenandtonic/ https://www.liquor.com/recipes/french-75-2/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry%27s_New_York_Bar Harrys NY bar https://www.harrysbar.f

Bonus Episode: Listener Letters, Season 3

Mar 15 2023 28 mins  
Welcome back to Mad Men & Tonic! In the second (and final) bonus episode before the 3rd (Annual? Biannual? Occasional?) MME’s , we delve into listener comments and insights from the internets! Including about K & E’s zodiac signs … when K tells us that while “nature is fine and all,” she’s not your usual earthy Virgo, she’d prefer to go to an art museum, look

Bonus Episode: The Women Who Love (and Hate) Don Draper, Seasons 1 - 3

Mar 05 2023 20 mins  
Welcome to Mad Men & Tonic! Season 3 is in the books, and it’s time for everyone’s favorite flawed bonus episode. Kristina and Elias sit down with a bit of wine to discuss Betty and Suzanne’s relationships with Don over the course of Season 3, and look back on how they stack up against the other women in Don’s life. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/kumail-nanjianis

S3E13: Shut the Door. Have a Seat.

Jan 18 2023 119 mins  
Welcome back to Mad Men & Tonic! We finally made it to the episode that has it all! In S3E13, “Shut the Door. Have a Seat,” K&E mix the Grounds for Divorce cocktail and talk through the questions raised by Don’s slow motion corporate conspiracy and formation of a new family, Bobby losing Don’s cufflinks, and the shocking conclusion of Don’s childhood flashback plo

S3E12: The Grown-Ups

Nov 13 2022 127 mins  
Welcome back to Mad Men & Tonic! It’s S3E12, “The Grown-Ups,” and the whole country’s been drinking! K & E dress up and mix Wedding Cake Cocktails to “celebrate” more Duck and Peggy, the long-awaited unraveling of a dream 1950s marriage, AND a nightmare 1960s wedding! Oh yeah they also briefly touch on the assassination of the president…But it’s not all bad!

S3E11: The Gypsy and the Hobo

Oct 09 2022 82 mins  
Welcome back to Mad Men & Tonic. It’s Halloween in S3E11, “The Gypsy and the Hobo,” and there’s plenty to fear. Kristina and Elias mix Old Flame cocktails in honor of Annabelle (the dog food magnate, not the possessed doll), and discuss Don’s nightmare finally coming to pass, identify the smartest character in the show, and somehow connect Roger to an infamous serial

S3E10: The Color Blue

Aug 21 2022 94 mins  
Mad Men & Tonic is back yet again, and in S3E10, “The Color Blue,” Kristina and Elias mix the non-sensical Blue Envy Cocktail and prepare to celebrate Sterling Cooper’s 40th Anniversary, Betty’s hard fought victory over Don’s desk drawer, and Peggy’s much deserved Ken Cosgrove edit. As for the rest of the characters, welp, let’s just say we pour one out for their

S3E9: Wee Small Hours

Jul 11 2022 115 mins  
Welcome back to Mad Men & Tonic! In S3E9, “Wee Small Hours,” Kristina and Elias mix White Lady cocktails (raw egg warning!) and pour one out in honor of one their favorite character’s last appearance in the show. Then, they jump right into a living embodiment of the phrase nothing good happens after 12am, as demonstrated by all of its main characters making terrible decis

S3E8: Souvenir

May 22 2022 91 mins  
Welcome back to Mad Men & Tonic! In S3E8, “Souvenir,” Kristina and Elias mix Aperol Spritzes and somehow buy tickets to Rome the same morning of the flight to join Don and Betty. K sprung E’s middle school style intro of the episode (a dictionary definition), and expands her domain of expertise to gift shop-ology, and gleefully announces the return of T-Shirt time. Plus,