[MAD MEN] 511: The Other Woman, with Dave Manheim

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Finally, a Car You Can Treat Like a Sex Worker There’s a disgusting man who wants to have sex with you, and it would really help us out if you do it. In return, we have for you a new episode of the podcast. Dave Manheim of Dopey Podcast (see him interview Hunter Biden live in December in NY) returns to talk to Matt & Vince about Mad Men season five episode eleven, “The Other Woman.” The titular other woman is a car. A sexy Jaguar car. Because a car is not always just a car, sometimes it’s also a metaphor for a woman you want to own and have sex with. The SCDP boys are so close to getting the Jaguar account, but it hinges on a truly gross man wanting to have sex with Joan. To sweeten the deal for Joan, they offer her a stake in the agency, completing her career arc from Secretary to sex partner to Junior Partner.  Also taking the next step in her career, Peggy, fed up with Don treating her like a copywriting mule, takes Freddy Rumsen’s advice and accepts a job with Don’s nemesis, Ted Chaough. He offers her a lot of money and she’s not required to have sex with anyone. If you were a woman in an office in the 60’s who wanted to advance, there was a 50% chance you had to sl