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 poltergeists. (Note: Background noise settles after 15ish minutes when the “guest stars” calmed...

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.fr/language/en/ Harry’s official site https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_MacElhone Whoever harry...

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 at a watercolor of a plant, and then go out to dinner. Thanks to all our listeners and fellow Mad Men obsessives for making...

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...

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 plot line. Plus we wave bon voyage to Betty, Henry, and (only!) baby Gene as they depart for their glamorous Reno...

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! They talk a lot about Air Bud! Wiki: Ellery Queen; JFK Assassination; Oath of Office of the President of the U.S.; Walter...

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 killer? Spooky indeed. Correction “Divorce in 1962, it’s bad for you” should be 1963 (but it would be equally bad for...

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 failures and brace for an exciting end to...

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 decisions. Don, making a small town smaller? Betty, hosting a fundraiser? Harry Crane having to make a decision with...

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, they discuss the moment Sally’s finally becomes a sentient character, and rue yet another horrendous CGI...

In this mini episode, Kristina and Elias sit down to discuss the life and career of the recently passed Robert Morse, their favorite Bert Cooper moments, and their feelings on the reemergence of Mad Men spinoff rumors, started by Sally Draper herself! https://www.instagram.com/madmenandtonic/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Morse https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0607666/ (Robert Morse) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XV7efxS7N3o (Ida Blankenship’s...

Welcome back to Mad Men & Tonic! In S3E7, “Seven Twenty Three,” Kristina and Elias serve up some Apple Pie Cocktails and mourn the end of the Don’s contract-free era. While they try not to stare directly into an eclipse, they can’t look away as Don, Betty, and Peggy all make…interesting relationship decisions. Plus, K & E pick their Mount Crustmore of favorite pies. [Reposting: original audio had echo...

Welcome back to Mad Men & Tonic! Special episodes call for special guests, and in S3E6, “Guy Walks into an Advertising Agency,” Kristina and Elias’ good friend Brit drops by to watch them drink Tom & Jerrys, give Guy McKendrick a proper send off, and illuminate her and Kristina’s childhood adventures. No limbs were lost in the recording of this podcast, but we certainly had to lop off a number of specific references to people Brit and Kristina went to high school with. (A correction...

Welcome back to Mad Men & Tonic! It’s S3E5, “The Fog” and Gene has already returned, albeit in baby form. To alleviate the prolonged hospital stay, K & E (kind of) mix Penicillin cocktails and try to solve the biggest and most important mysteries afoot: Who is real and who is not? Who is stealing office supplies? Should you shake a vending machine?...

It’s S3E4, “The Arrangements,” which can only mean one thing: Jai Alai! K & E concoct Jai Alai Special Cocktails in anticipation of the arrival of Pete’s friend Hoho and his plans to change the wide world of sports. Then, in between mangling the history of 20th Century Papal Succession and serious arguments regarding daddy issues vs. father problems and effective lawyering, K & E wave goodbye to a...short-lived but long-living memorable...

Welcome back to Mad Men & Tonic! It’s Season 3 Episode 3, “My Old Kentucky Home,” and we all know what that means. K & E mix multiple Woodford Spires and get ready to discuss…well..THAT scene. Thank god there’s so much more to discuss in this episode, as K & E quiz each other on drug nicknames and the 1963 Kentucky Derby, dig in deep on country clubs and Kirsten Dunst’s filmography, and name their own champion...

Welcome to Mad Men & Tonic! In S3E2, “Love Among the Ruins,” there's no Ann-Margaret here, just K&E singing poorly, mixing MayDay Rum Cocktails, and justifying their completely planned not at all unintentional summer vacation from podcasting. Then they dive right into the usual fare of misquoting Shakespeare, and engaging into spirited discussions of the worst television parents and the best scenes involving marble...

Welcome back to Mad Men & Tonic! In S3E1, “Out of Town,” we return from summer break by mixing London Fog cocktails and assessing the changes to Sterling Cooper following last season’s British Invasion. Then, we briefly discuss raincoats before getting into the real “business” on Don and Sal’s trip to Baltimore. And yes, we’ve got a whole summer’s worth of tangents and digressions packed into this one....

Mad Men & Tonic is back again! In Season 2’s second BONUS, K&E discuss some listener comments they received at the podcast Instagram account, @madmenandtonic, and thanks to the listeners they cover a lot a ground. Best Don Draper adversary? Check. Best Mad Men characters in other shows? Check. Potential spinoffs and theme songs? Yep. Vending machine food in cartoons? Somehow, that too. Plus, Elias fails sex ed and Kristina meticulously recaps her other favorite show. Listeners...

It’s Award Season at Mad Men & Tonic! I n this BONUS episode, we revisit our power ranking of the women in Don’s love life (at least the ones that us viewers know of).  We make some terrible puns, debate Bobbie Barrett and Tilden Katz, and discuss how hotness differs by geographic region.  Plus, a bonus ranking of the worst things thrown out a window on the show.  --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mad-men-tonic/message

Welcome back to MM&T! It’s S2E13, “Meditations in an Emergency,” and the world (and season two) is ending! The Cuban Missile Crisis is upon us, so Kristina and Elias mix the classic Cuban El Presidente cocktail as they watch the characters shoot their shot since time is running out (Drink lesson @ 1:05; history lesson at 3:28. Then, K&E delve into nuclear family dynamics (or lack thereof), finally chalk a point to Betty in the extra-marital arms race, and watch in awe as Peggy shreds...

Welcome back to Mad Men & Tonic! It’s S2E12, “The Mountain King,” aka, when Mad Men’s men react poorly to disempowerment. K&E mix too many Hurricanes and erupt with a geyser of new podcast ideas, even though they can barely handle this one. (Drink lesson at 1:20; episode discussion at 5:27). The rest of this one is filled with lessons: Kristina teaches Elias about the miracle of life, Elias teaches Kristina a new word, and nobody teaches either of them how to do math or read Tarot...

The British are coming!  Welcome to Part 2 of S2E11, “The Jet Set!”  Elias notes a few quick corrections, and then we dive right back into Don’s California life with our dear friend Claire, and just like the nomads, this episode is nothing but class.  The trio discuss the Los Angeles way of life, their tastes in modern literature, and of course, the British.  Plus, Claire gives us her etiquette rules when it comes to swimming pools at parties, alcohol, and recounts a memorable experience...

Welcome back to Mad Men & Tonic! On S2E11, Part 1, we welcome a dear friend to the podcast, where she absolutely laps us in her analysis of the show, and we are left with heat stroke, floating in a beautiful Palm Springs pool. Over Campari Margaritas, we discuss her background with the show, her love of California, and her background in podcasting before podcasting was cool. (Introductory conversation at 0:33, drink at 13:30). Then, we talk about a continuity error pointed out by friend...