Mad Men
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by Matthew Weiner · 2007
An American period television drama created by Matthew Weiner about advertising executives and their personal lives in 1960s New York.
18 episodes featuring Mad Men
Morning Brew Daily
A resilient economy meets rogue AI and football’s financial reckoning
The episode connects elevated borrowing costs, autonomous-AI risks, and Manchester City’s financial charges to larger questions about economic and institutional resilience.
Sep 28, 2026 · 32 min
Modern Wisdom
Marriage turns love into negotiation, performance, and maintenance
The conversation treats relationships as systems shaped by money, sex, politics, resentment, and the daily work of emotional understanding.
Sep 28, 2026 · 3h 2m
The Daily
TV’s canon wrestles with comedy, antiheroes and omission
The ranking reveals how critics and industry figures weigh artistic ambition, cultural influence and the changing boundaries of television.
Sep 27, 2026 · 1h 0m
TBPN
AI agents collide with margins, logistics and human judgment
The episode tests whether AI’s next phase will be defined by cheaper software, human-supported services, or new physical infrastructure.
Sep 22, 2026 · 2h 15m
TBPN
AI agents still need humans to move commerce
As models become cheaper and more capable, the fight over commerce may hinge less on intelligence than on trust, logistics, and support.
Sep 22, 2026 · 33 min
Morning Brew Daily
EPA rollback collides with AI uncertainty and 5% Treasury yields
The episode connects shifting policy, expensive capital and changing consumer habits to a broader question about where markets and culture are headed.
Sep 15, 2026 · 30 min
This Podcast Will Kill You
ECT offers powerful treatment while leaving hard questions unanswered
Modern ECT can rapidly help severe illness, but memory risks, limited access, stigma, and uncertain mechanisms complicate its use.
Sep 8, 2026 · 58 min
Office Hours with Prop G
Meta’s settlement falls short of a Big Tobacco reckoning
The agreement tests whether financial penalties can meaningfully change a platform that has benefited from the social media addiction economy.
Sep 5, 2026 · 18 min
The Big Picture
Ridley Scott’s filmography faces its ultimate ranking
The episode tests whether Scott’s visual command can outweigh uneven storytelling across a 30-film career.
Aug 28, 2026 · 2h 0m
BigDeal
Divorce lawyer maps the quiet path from disconnection to infidelity
James Sexton argues that relationships usually erode through recognizable habits long before a breakup or affair becomes visible.
Aug 26, 2026 · 1h 32m
The a16z Show
AI shifts computing’s bottleneck from engineers to capital
The episode examines how AI could change the economics of software, startups, scientific discovery, and the kinds of problems computers can solve.
Aug 25, 2026 · 1h 4m
The Big Picture
A dinosaur thriller tests Marvel’s franchise logic and Hollywood risk
The episode links blockbuster filmmaking, high-concept cinema, and community-based production through debates over originality, control, and creative risk.
Aug 18, 2026 · 2h 34m
Hidden Brain
Projection and mismatched signals reshape romantic relationships
The episode shows how assumptions can become relationship evidence, while feeling loved depends on communication, consideration, and being understood.
Aug 17, 2026 · 1h 36m
The Bulwark Daily
Democrats debate turning Trump’s vanity into a political liability
The conversation tests whether Democrats can convert Republican hypocrisy, Trump’s self-interest, and popular issues into a sharper electoral strategy.
Aug 14, 2026 · 1h 17m
The Rewatchables
About Last Night still makes relationship chaos feel lived-in
The Rewatchables tests whether a 40-year-old romantic comedy remains emotionally honest despite dated fashion, logic, and intimacy.
Aug 13, 2026 · 1h 56m
The Big Picture
Patrick Fischler explains the long game of character acting
The episode pairs a candid account of Hollywood’s instability with a wide-ranging argument about how audiences, critics, and actors sustain movie culture.
Aug 11, 2026 · 2h 40m
Today, Explained
Microdramas expose streaming’s attention crisis
Television is adapting to fragmented attention and abundant online video, raising a harder question about whether simpler entertainment can preserve excellence.
Aug 7, 2026 · 29 min
The Bulwark Daily
Kristol urges Democrats to unite against Trump
The episode frames Democratic discipline and Republican accountability as central tests for resisting an administration the hosts portray as corrupt, incompetent, and hostile to civil liberties.
Aug 3, 2026 · 1h 19m