They Coined It, a Mad Men Podcast

Hosts Roberta Lipp and Dan Jasper are legacy Mad Men analyzers going back to their "Basket of Kisses" blogging years. Join them (and the occasional special guest) on an episodic journey through the series that ruined all other shows for its fans.In addition to founding the blog, Roberta was a contributor to Matt Zoller Seitz's Mad Men Carousel.

Recent Episodes
  • "Sopranos or Six Feet Under" (S7E13.5) (pre-finale faux guessing game)
    Nov 2, 2023 – 00:30:32
  • "Duck Calls" (S7E13) (The Milk and Honey Route)
    Nov 2, 2023 – 00:50:41
  • Couple of Announcements
    Oct 26, 2023 – 00:01:44
  • CAN YOU HEAR US APPLE? "Hobart's Best Girl" (S7E12) (Lost Horizon)
    Oct 5, 2023 – 01:02:33
  • "Hobart's Best Girl" (S7E12) (Lost Horizon)
    Sep 29, 2023 – 01:02:33
  • "Hobart's Best Girl" (S7E12) (Lost Horizon)
    Sep 28, 2023 – 01:02:33
  • "You're Not the Boss of Me" (S7E11) (Time and Life)
    Sep 14, 2023 – 00:56:18
  • "Burning Our Mics" (S7E10) (The Forecast)
    Aug 31, 2023 – 01:08:25
  • "Power is Power" (S7E9) (New Business)
    Aug 17, 2023 – 01:00:44
  • "Escape Routes" (S7E8) (Severance)
    Aug 3, 2023 – 01:19:40
  • Update from the Coin Factory (July version)
    Jul 13, 2023 – 00:00:56
  • Update From the Coin Factory
    Apr 26, 2023 – 00:01:04
  • "Show Don't Tell" (S7E7) (Waterloo)
    Apr 6, 2023 – 01:11:48
  • "It's a Man's World" (S7E6) (The Strategy)
    Mar 30, 2023 – 01:11:25
  • "Everything Don Draper Touches Dies" (S7E5) (The Runaways)
    Mar 23, 2023 – 01:03:37
  • "The Bat Signal" (S7E4) (The Monolith)
    Mar 16, 2023 – 01:02:35
  • "Panic Move" (S7E3) (Field Trip)
    Mar 9, 2023 – 01:08:20
  • "Game Recognizes Game" (S7E2) (A Day's Work)
    Mar 2, 2023 – 01:04:20
  • "Brunch: The Podcast" (S7E1) (Time Zones)
    Feb 23, 2023 – 01:00:14
  • Between Seasons Encore: They Coined It speaks to Melinda McGraw (Bobbie Barrett)
    Feb 2, 2023 – 01:23:31
  • Exclusive Interview with Gilbert King of Bone Valley podcast (BONUS)
    Jan 26, 2023 – 01:06:21
  • Season 6 They Joined It! (S6E13.1)
    Jan 19, 2023 – 01:06:40
  • "Truth and Consequences" (S6E13) (In Care Of)
    Jan 12, 2023 – 01:17:39
  • "Encore: We Remember Robert Morse" (S6E12.3)
    Jan 5, 2023 – 00:16:14
  • "Sneaking Sally Through the Alley" (S6E12.2) (NYE Countdown)
    Dec 29, 2022 – 00:27:29
  • "Jenna's Bob Benson Theory" (S6E12.1) (TCI Christmas Chat)
    Dec 22, 2022 – 00:22:22
  • "Suck It Up, Buttercup" (S6E12) (The Quality of Mercy)
    Dec 15, 2022 – 00:59:11
  • "Juice Will Not Replace Us" (S6E11) (Favors)
    Dec 8, 2022 – 01:09:46
  • "Free the Hookah" (S6E10) (A Tale of Two Cities)
    Dec 1, 2022 – 00:54:53
  • "Power Technology Draper and Pryce" (S6E9.1) (Thanksgiving Schmooze + an Eminently Chewable double)
    Nov 24, 2022 – 00:41:39
  • "Betty's Back, Baby!" (S6E9) (The Better Half)
    Nov 17, 2022 – 01:07:34
  • "666 Bad Ideas" (S6E8) (The Crash)
    Nov 10, 2022 – 00:52:51
  • "You Snooze, You Lose" (S6E7) (Man With a Plan)
    Nov 3, 2022 – 00:58:45
  • "Desperate, Scared, Fearless, Strong" (S6E6) (For Immediate Release)
    Oct 27, 2022 – 00:58:53
  • "The One Where Don's Drinking Continues" (S6E5) (The Flood)
    Oct 20, 2022 – 00:58:48
  • "The Ketchup Downstairs" (S6E4) (To Have and To Hold)
    Oct 13, 2022 – 00:54:25
  • "Trudy is a Witch" (S6E3) (The Collaborators)
    Oct 6, 2022 – 00:51:03
  • "The Other Shoe Dropping" (S6E2) (The Doorway, Part Two)
    Sep 29, 2022 – 00:49:49
  • "Ball Over the Net" (S6E1) (The Doorway, Part One)
    Sep 22, 2022 – 00:59:25
  • "Megan's Ass" (S5E13.2) (post season 5 mailbag)
    Aug 25, 2022 – 00:32:53
  • "The Ghost of Don" (S5E13.1) ("They Joined It” Season 5 rap)
    Aug 18, 2022 – 01:35:32
  • "Participation Trophies" (S5E13) (The Phantom)
    Aug 11, 2022 – 01:13:36
  • "MacGuffin Stuff" (S5E12) (Commissions and Fees)
    Aug 4, 2022 – 01:09:42
  • "One Seamless Don Draper" (S5E11) (The Other Woman)
    Jul 28, 2022 – 01:07:16
  • "They're Smelling Each Other" (S5E10) (Christmas Waltz)
    Jul 21, 2022 – 00:57:18
  • "Living Rent Free" (S5E9) (Dark Shadows)
    Jul 14, 2022 – 00:53:26
  • "Seems Real, Isn't Real" (S5E8) (Lady Lazarus)
    Jul 7, 2022 – 01:03:05
  • "We're (almost) Back" (S5E6.3)
    Jun 30, 2022 – 00:09:47
  • "We Remember Robert Morse" (S5E6.2)
    Apr 22, 2022 – 00:16:31
  • "De-Rashomon It/Hiatus" (S5E6.1) (EC: Far Away Places)
    Apr 7, 2022 – 00:23:36
Recent Reviews
  • Donny is real
    More Dan
    Mad Men is my all time favorite show. I am finding this podcast on my fourth rewatch. This is a great podcast, but Roberta made me drop it to three stars…sheesh, your opinion isn’t always the right one. Very condescending and forceful towards Dan’s thoughts way too often. Also, this is a show based on the 60’s, not today. Stop trying to make it about today’s society. We all know things were more sexist and racist compared to today’s standards. The contrast is part of the show. No need to remind us all the time. Live in the moment of the show. Dan, you are the rock of this podcast. I wish the last episode was completed. Maybe someday.
  • pscrilla
    Thorough and insightful
    The conversations are succinct with the episodes. Daniel’s excellence makes up for Roberta’s constant projecting of her own personal insecurities. Less Roberta disagreements would be ideal. But it is still an enjoyable companion to the show.
  • Zeldacrash
    Really Appreciated This!
    I love love love Madmen and I love love love listening to podcast content about tv content so as you can imagine I really enjoyed “They Coined It”. But PLEASE come back and do the finale!!!! I’m on your Patreon but I’m heartbroken there isn’t a finale ep!
  • thebeandwele
    I love this please come back for the last episode?
    I love this show so much, the details are amazing pls come back for the last episode?
  • myhistorycanbeatupyourpolitics
    The best...can't wait for the end
    Really good Mad Men podcast. Less wasted talk and more focus than any other MM cast. (and this from a listener who doesn't mind banter) They have a plan, structure and they execute. Dan and Roberta have some great insights of real life in advertising (and life in general) to apply to these situations. Plus they come from a background of blogging since the show first aired. In that way it has an advantage. My understanding is they had some issues with Apple, otherwise that last episode would be there...hope that one day we can hear the Person to Person.
  • babins64
    Thanks!
    Someone wrote another review saying that he wants spoilers as there’s no chance there are ‘first timers’ listening to this… WRONG! I am a first timer (some of us do not live in the US and did not get a chance to watch some series when they first aired). Love listening to this every time after I watch an episode. Great stuff, thanks makes me appreciate the show so much more… until I will rewatch it 😉
  • dfhjbffad
    More Dan, less (much less) Roberta
    I love mad men, and will listen to this until I finish the series. That said, the lack of “spoilers” annoys me. There’s no first-time watchers listening to this podcast. No chance. Less Buffy the vampire slayer references. My biggest gripe is with Roberta. I can do without her saying “I didn’t see it that way” in her condescending tone five times per episode. She has to disagree with every single take that Dan has. She’s way too left wing and that’s fine, but it projects onto the podcast. I just want to listen to a podcast about mad men, not your annoying feminist agenda. I appreciate all you’ve done to put this podcast together. Those are my thoughts.
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