Shut the Door. Have a Seat. - A Mad Men Podcast

In the season finale of the debut season of Mad Men, we focus on Don as he constructs a pitch for a brand new machine from a potential client Kodak, while Pete blurs the lines between home an office in an attempt to make his loyalty known. Betty struggles to come to terms with Don’s true family values, and Peggy finds herself in the hospital with shocking medical news.

It’s the final countdown to the 1961 Presidential Election, and the folks in the Sterling Cooper office are excited to celebrate! While most of The Suspects are enjoying the festivities, Pete is distracted by an unsettling truth about Don that could be used to his advantage. 

Roger is back for a brief Office visit to ease the minds of  Lucky Strike, giving Joan a chance to see him again. Peggy is given another project at work, seemingly more challenging then the last, while Don and Betty experience challenges of their own...

Labor day weekend holds many surprises for Don, Roger and Joan. Sterling Cooper lose a client, Pete and Peggy have an interesting office encounter and Roger comes face to face with some looming health issues, causing Don to retreat to an old flame..

In this episode, we delve deeper into the complicated connection between Pete and Peggy, and Don finds himself surrounded by the ideas of outward appearance, moral values, and political world views.

In this episode, Don and Roger wage a quiet battle over territory and pride, Pete attempts to defend his honor and makes a strange connection with Peggy, and Betty experiences a build up of emotions that has to be let out somehow.

This episode, Don goes on a journey to learn more about Jewish culture, leading him to reach out to a not-so-old flame; Peggy impresses the men of the office during a brainstorming session for Belle Jolie Lipsticks; and an unexpected office romance is revealed.

This episode takes us on a journey deeper into Don’s past as he receives an unexpected visitor. Meanwhile, Peggy learns about a part of her job she couldn’t put on a resume, and Pete shows his true colors when he tries to get what he wants.

In this episode, Trudy is excited about the idea of a new apartment, while Pete struggles with his pride. A hard to satisfy client causes tension between Pete and Don, resulting in Don learning something new about how the business operates. Betty grows closer to Helen, which inadvertently leads to Betty making a very strange choice.

This episode, we see Don struggle with his reality as a client pulls his focus away from his family, Sterling Cooper continues to work on the Menkins account, with new campaigns in the works, Peggy and Pete have their first encounter as Pete returns from his honeymoon, facing the new norm of Pete as a married man. And Sally's birthday party gives us a closer look into the norms of the day.