Mad Men & Tonic

Kristina & Elias

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/

  1. 2023-05-21

    S4E1: Public Relations

    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 down.)  https://www.instagram.com/madmenandtonic/ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1615656/ Episode IMDB https://madmen.fandom.com/wiki/Public_Relations Wiki: Public Relations (Mad Men), John and Marsha, Virginia Mayo, The School for Scandal, Wide World of Sports (American TV program), The Picture of Dorian Gray, Jantzen, S.C. Johnson, Andrew Goodman (activist), Poltergeist (1982 film), Sign-on and sign-off, Barbizon 63, Supernumerary actor https://www.smartblend.co.uk/blog/new-york-sour-cocktail-recipe-amp-history  https://www.diffordsguide.com/cocktails/recipe/3398/new-york-sour-cocktail https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-06ki92PyVY Why doesn’t ross eat the other friends https://serialpodcast.org/season-two Serial Season 2  https://bewitched.fandom.com/wiki/Louise_Tate https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-2KnzcoqYSI One quick pop Louise (bewitched) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MgIwLeASnkw Grandma got run over by a reindeer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eYlJH81dSiw I’m MyOwn Grandpa https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KX5Z-HpHH9g The chaunukuh song  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=97RjuC9YeXg Disco duck https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sd5ZLJWQmss Convoy song https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SEnRePOf708 John & Marsha song https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8414uArsBOs ESPN the ocho (clip) https://www.portlanddesignhistory.com/post/jantzen  https://griswoldinn.com/food-wine/historic-dining/  https://andrewgoodman.org/ https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/freedomsummer-murder/  https://www.tunefind.com/show/mad-men/season-4  https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2021/03/08/when-the-barbizon-gave-women-rooms-of-their-own

    2h 19m
  2. 2023-01-18

    S3E13: Shut the Door. Have a Seat.

    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 vacation! [Name we couldn’t recall of who at McCann previously courted Don: Jim Hobart] Wiki: Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1933; Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act of 1936; Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938; Wickard v. Filburn, 317 U.S. 111 (1942); Commerce Clause; Self-help (law); “The Grapes of Wrath,” by John Steinbeck. https://mrbostondrinks.com/recipes/grounds-for-divorce https://www.theringer.com/2017/5/3/16039118/best-movie-montage-getting-the-gang-together-3e712a538bd https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DL7-CKirWZE You Get What You Give - New Radicals http://burnthismedia.blogspot.com/2015/04/mad-men-season-3-episode-13-shut-door.html https://madmen.fandom.com/wiki/Long_Weekend https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kvUgnfFReII Grinch https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AeZRYhLDLeU Folsom Prison Blues - Johnny Cash https://getyarn.io/yarn-clip/4c47b824-1a62-4f93-875d-b590fab1ebaf The Office I never really processed 9/11 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H6l9lUPILgg Royal Tenenbaums - divorce https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/199phj/dear_zookeepers_of_reddit_what_isare_some_of_the/ (Caution: Contain some sad animal stories!) https://www.reddit.com/r/PlanetZoo/comments/u5242f/i_made_a_tier_list_of_how_dangerous_every_animal/ http://www.pbs.org/gunsgermssteel/variables/zebra.html https://www.law.com/newyorklawjournal/2022/08/10/the-interplay-between-claims-of-good-faith-and-fair-dealing-and-breach-of-contract/?slreturn=20230018101402 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m-rNxnf55a0 Enzo the Baker https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nfzN8xY4bXs Oceans 11 fountain https://www.thepierreny.com/ Pierre hotel https://www.pinterest.ca/pin/333407178635726706/ Audrey Hepburn hat look

    1h 59m
  3. 2022-11-14

    S3E12: The Grown-Ups

    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 Cronkite; Chet Huntley; Sarah T. Hughes; Lee Harvey Oswald; Assassination of Lee Harvey Oswald; Zapruder Film; First Inauguration of Lyndon B. Johnson; Arlington National Cemetery; Singin’ in the Rain, Hotel Elysée, Van Cleef & Arpels, Force majeure; Madeline (book), broadcast delay, Will Smith–Chris Rock slapping incident, Assassination of Shinzo Abe, Occam's razor, Air Bud https://www.thespruceeats.com/wedding-cake-cocktail-recipe-759847 https://www.lastpodcastontheleft.com/ mediaFile:Lyndon_B._Johnson_taking_the_oath_of_office,_November_1963.jpg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SyAv1IlkiHQ Coverage of JFK assassination https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0o4heKCLeTs Cool Girl monologue https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=park+avenue+princess https://www.vancleefarpels.com/ https://www.theknot.com/content/wedding-traditions-the-meaning-of-something-old https://www.etsy.com/market/tea_service_set https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nqZ_Cb2slBw Duck Tales https://www.arlingtoncemetery.mil/Explore/Monuments-and-Memorials/President-John-F-Kennedy-Gravesite https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=80HmuM48Cb8 Air Bud  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-CTKRc5XHaQ Did you fall asleep or did you pass out? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8NJDMV9hJxc Bo Burnham, Welcome to the Internet https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1y6smkh6c-0 Don’t You Worry Child, Swedish House Mafia https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OjyZKfdwlng Cherry Pie, Warrant https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ik1NKkN0ysI American Pie pie scene https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=75iv3RKQUAM Arrested Development - George https://reductress.com/post/how-to-wear-a-turtleneck-without-being-constantly-aroused-by-the-light-choking/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z784syMuEqA Arrested Development - Lucille

    2h 7m
  4. 2022-10-10

    S3E11: The Gypsy and the Hobo

    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 Betty in 1962) Wiki articles: The Misfits (1961), Ground for Divorce in the USA; Père Lachaise Cemetery; F. W. Woolworth Company; Spousal Privilege; Military Justice; Bouclé. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1484250/ https://madmen.fandom.com/wiki/The_Gypsy_and_the_Hobo https://www.diffordsguide.com/cocktails/recipe/2721/old-flame https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2017/06/horse-meat/529665/ https://www.mirror.co.uk/film/ted-bundys-first-love-says-14995860 https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/20/theater/actors-equity-association-gypsy-robe.html  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yvbwl9c1vB0 Street Sharks https://www.cbsnews.com/news/why-dont-we-eat-horses/  https://thisismystic.com/ Mystic, CT https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0095690/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0 Mystic Pizza https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WgO2IDeLBgc "That toothy girl from Mystic Pizza" https://www.parisinsidersguide.com/hemingways-paris.html https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0034583/ Casablanca https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J2NvKZFVP-Y Judge telling Ted Bundy he took a different path https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YvI_FNrczzQ Sad Charlie Brown music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SEEa4J_wnys 101 Dalmatians dogs that look like owners https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0218839/ Best in Show https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qBmAPyZsbRA Abe Simpson turn https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_2D8Eo15wE Black Betty by Ram Jam https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZVuToMilP0A This Is Halloween https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WjJDekSculo Where is Love from Oliver https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vNuVifA7DSU The Monster Mash

    1h 22m
  5. 2022-08-22

    S3E10: The Color Blue

    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 1963. https://www.instagram.com/madmenandtonic/ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1484249/ https://madmen.fandom.com/wiki/The_Color_Blue https://www.thespruceeats.com/envy-cocktail-recipe-759658 https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0100140/ - Mermaids 1990 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mkqWvxo_f2k -Aqua Net Commercial w/ 3 Stooges https://www.johnpackerdesigns.com/portfolio-midori.html https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4jsUIgchHXU - Breakfast at Tiffanys mean reds https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EO7cD6qmydo -Singing Nun Dominique https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dsgBpsNPQ50 - Workin for the Weekend https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FElfV-2H5vUIf If peeing your pants is cool, consider me Miles Davis https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-CTKRc5XHaQ Did you fall asleep or did you pass out? https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093010/ Fatal Attraction  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f2TH5v95WEI Geraldo Rivera at Al Capone safe opening https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wtNodW1vFg0 King tut’s tomb unveiling https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2022/2/2/west-elm-caleb-tiktok-love-bombing-explainer/ West Elm Caleb https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NRPg1_QhWTs Jon Hamm & January Jones dance to Bye Bye Birdie https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5fmHCNfowbQ I'm in a glass cage of emotion

    1h 35m

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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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