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EPISODE · Mar 2, 2020 · 36 MIN

The Gentleman Caller Room (Mad Men with Molly Horan)

from I'll Be There For You · host Lindsay Eanet

Do you remember your first post-college/"adulthood" living situation? What were you listening to or watching to get you through that time? In this episode, writer and academic Molly Horan (Refinery29, Mashable, Buzzfeed) shares her experiences moving to New York and coping with the isolation of moving to the city through Mad Men.Topics include: Unlikable protagonists, trying to meet people after college, fighting loneliness, idealized depictions of New York, the impact of RENT on impressionable young minds, prestige TV, "having it all" as depicted in 30 Rock and The Witcher, how to find a parkour class in New York, how TV impacts our recreational activities and more.Read Molly's work here:https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/author/molly-horanhttps://mashable.com/author/molly-horan/You can find I'll Be There For You on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify or wherever you like to listen to podcasts. We release new episodes every other Sunday to help you beat those Sunday scaries. Please tell your friends, subscribe, give us those sweet reviews! If you have questions, feedback or want to be a guest, you can reach us on most social platforms at @IBTFYPod or [email protected]. We're booking guests for Season 2, so get at us! Thanks for listening, loves.

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Do you remember your first post-college/"adulthood" living situation? What were you listening to or watching to get you through that time? In this episode, writer and academic Molly Horan (Refinery29, Mashable, Buzzfeed) shares her experiences moving to New York and coping with the isolation of moving to the city through Mad Men. Topics include: Unlikable protagonists, trying to meet people after college, fighting loneliness, idealized depictions of New York, the impact of RENT on impressionable young minds, prestige TV, "having it all" as depicted in 30 Rock and The Witcher, how to find a parkour class in New York, how TV impacts our recreational activities and more.

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