Indian Summer (S1E11)

The heat is rising—both on screen and in the studio—as Blowing Smoke returns with our breakdown of Mad Men’s eleventh episode of season one, Indian Summer. It’s been a minute, but we’re glad to be back. This episode finds tempers flaring and pulses quickening at Sterling Cooper, with Roger out of commission, Peggy stepping up in unexpected ways, and everyone around the office getting just a little...restless. Beyond Mad Men, we take some time to catch up on everything from the deliciously deranged recent social media posts by the Richard Nixon Foundation, to our excitement over the soon-to-be-released new novel by Thomas Pynchon, and even our thoughts on the first few episodes of The Last of Us. As always, we wrap things up with our signature awards segment—celebrating the bold, the bizarre, and everything in between. Come for Peggy’s professional glow-up, stay for the Nixonian absurdities and Pynchonian dreams. Intro theme music composed by Dar Golan. As always, please like, subscribe, rate, and review us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, and wherever else you listen! Got thoughts or questions? Email us at [email protected].