Mad Men Deconstructed

by Greg Hansen

Episode-by-episode analysis of AMC's critically-acclaimed television show Mad Men
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Podcast episodes

  • Season 2

  • S2E8 - A Night To Remember

    S2E8 - A Night To Remember

    S02 E08
    36:30

    A Night To Remember is Betty Draper's defining moment. YouTube Instagram Email Us Music by Tyler Everett

  • S2E7 - The Gold Violin

    S2E7 - The Gold Violin

    S02 E07
    39:11

    The Gold Violin is Mad Men's introspection about materialism and the American Dream, portrayed through a light-hearted story about a painting, a friendship, and a Cadillac. YouTube Instagram Email Us Music by Tyler Everett

  • S2E6 - Maidenform

    S2E6 - Maidenform

    S02 E06
    39:12

    In Maidenform, we ask ourselves "How do other people see me? And how do I see myself?" YouTube Instagram Email Us Music by Tyler Everett

  • S2E5 - The New Girl

    S2E5 - The New Girl

    S02 E05
    37:50

    The New Girl is a deep investigation of Peggy Olson, early Feminism, and the lives of women in the early 1960s. YouTube Instagram Email Us Music by Tyler Everett

  • S2E4 - Three Sundays

    S2E4 - Three Sundays

    S02 E04
    37:31

    Three Sundays is Mad Men's far-reaching treatment of resentment, innocence, and nostalgia that unfolds over 3 weeks in April 1962. YouTube Instagram Email Us Music by Tyler Everett