In A Snit: A Mad Men Retrospective

I look forward to this podcast and enjoy the insights of Marge and Frances. I’ve rewatched Mad Men more times than I could count and I like their analysis. The podcast is definitely an amateur production. They break down an episode over two podcast episodes, and often times they could be more concise. I agree with other viewers that sometimes things are being googled in real time or regurgitated from Wikipedia. However, Marge and Frances are both likable and have a good conversational style. I appreciate how they elaborate on the lives of the female characters. I also appreciate how they point out the various oppressions and forms of discrimination that occurred during the time period and often give some historical information about how civil rights have progressed.

I just started listening as I rewatch Mad Men, but I’m a huge nerd and am having a hard time getting past the lack of fact checking in the Ladies Room ep - Marge states that of course Peggy hasn’t heard of the Twilight Zone because it didn’t come out until 1960, but in fact it premiered in October 1959 - such an easy thing to verify. Makes me wonder what other “facts” they’re getting wrong.

They sell themselves short saying this is a feminist look at Madmen….this is how you’re supposed to look at Madmen. The ladies bring a lot of historical analysis to the show. Lady of the week piece is a little off topic for me but not always uninteresting. By far a great companion to a great show.

Frances has valuable insights but Marge speaks over and interrupts her so much that we rarely get to hear them.