It started off as a silly rewatch podacst for a classic TV show and became a deep dive into the fundamental building blocks of reality.
When we started on this episode the was a threat of world war, companies were threstening redundancies and ever since there's been an uproar about planned pregnancies. Good Job we have a fun tv show to let us forget real life, AMIRITE!? In this episode Fola tries not to pretend he understands any academic notions of semiotics and how they relate to not only this episode but Mad Men in general. The guys try to explain the use of metaphor and metonymy in psychology and human perception while at the same time trying to figure out the true meaning behind Betty eating cold chicken out of the fridge in the dead of night. They try to cover the following subjects.... and more: Sign, Signifier, Signified Cuban Missile Crisis Mimetic Desire Anyway Get in touch with us, rate and subscribe, we'd love to read your thoughts on either our show, or The show Mad Men. And lets us know if you want a Patreon Instagram = https://www.instagram.com/oldfashionedbreakdown/ Email = oldfashioned.breakdown@gmail.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/breakdown_old Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/oldfashioned.breakdown.5 Reddit https://www.reddit.com/user/Old_Fashioned_Break
After a week that feels like months have passed Helen and Fola return to try and link The Mountain King to Carl Jung, who was born in the Swiss Alps They talk about: Anima/animus, Archetypes, Collective Unconscious, Complex, Individuation, Persona, Shadow, Self and Synchronicity, all explained here Info on Carl Jung Heres a video on his thoughts on religion: Carl Jung and Religion - Introduction to the Psychology of Religion and here's one of the podcasts mentioned at the start of the show, The Archetype of the Good King they have podcast on all the main concepts Anyway Get in touch with us, rate and subscribe, we'd love to read your thoughts on either our show, or The show Mad Men. Instagram = https://www.instagram.com/oldfashionedbreakdown/ Email = oldfashioned.breakdown@gmail.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/breakdown_old Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/oldfashioned.breakdown.5 Reddit https://www.reddit.com/user/Old_Fashioned_Break
As a special one off and in celebration of the release of The Sopranos Prequel movie, The Many Saints of Newark (its awesome we don't care what people say), Fola has recorded a special episode of the pod... Enjoy! Here's the 10 Page (!) Essay he mentioned: And heres The In at the End Podcast Anyway Get in touch with us, rate and subscribe, we'd love to read your thoughts on either our show, or The show Mad Men. Email = oldfashioned.breakdown@gmail.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/breakdown_old Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/oldfashionedbreakdown/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/oldfashioned.breakdown.5 Reddit https://www.reddit.com/user/Old_Fashioned_Break
Fola and Helen are back after what feels like years to tackle the subject of masculine fantasy, and Fola creates a mini sci-fi trilogy within a Podcast.... you really have to listen to understand what that means. Fola also has a cold, so he sounds asthmatic. Helen Stayed awake till the end so, well done her! PS.. we'll try to do it quicker next episode... Although don't hold us to that Anyway Get in touch with us, rate and subscribe, we'd love to read your thoughts on either our show, or The show Mad Men. Email = oldfashioned.breakdown@gmail.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/breakdown_old Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/oldfashioned.breakdown.5 Reddit https://www.reddit.com/user/Old_Fashioned_Break
Fola and Helen are back after Fola has spent weeks try to find something, or more accurately, nothing (i.e. Lack) to say about this episode of Mad Men. The theme is growing up and what that involves, sounds simple enough right? But no Fola has to make it more complicated. Also Helen has a cat. This is Lacan's Table of Three Types of Lack that Fola was trying to explain Agent Lack Object Real Father Symbolic Castration Imaginary Phallus Symbolic Mother Imaginary Frustration Real Breast Imaginary Father Real Privation Symbolic Phallus Helens new friend Elton... Don't be fooled by any apparent "cuteness" he was sent to ruin podcasts. Anyway Get in touch with us, rate and subscribe, we'd love to read your thoughts on either our show, or The show Mad Men. Email = oldfashioned.breakdown@gmail.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/breakdown_old Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/oldfashioned.breakdown.5 Reddit https://www.reddit.com/user/Old_Fashioned_Break
Fola in particular was able to use this episode to explore the them of depression and rebirth.. mainly rebirth after part of the audio for the podcast was destroyed. A large topic in this episode is ego drive https://www.yourarticlelibrary.com/salesman/importance-of-empathy-and-ego-drive-to-become-a-good-salesman/13489 Get in touch with us, rate and subscribe, we'd love to read your thoughts on either our show, or The show Mad Men. Email = oldfashioned.breakdown@gmail.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/breakdown_old Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/oldfashioned.breakdown.5 Reddit https://www.reddit.com/user/Old_Fashioned_Break
In this episode Fola mansplains women to Helen. The guys try to improve their awareness about things in general and kinda show that they dont know that much. Fola gets anxious about the sound quality of the podcast, and Helen surprises Fola with her ability to just know stuff he spends hrs researching. And they both really enjoyed it. Oh and they explore the female orgasm About the feminine simulation Get in touch with us, rate and subscribe, we'd love to read your thoughts on either our show, or The show Mad Men. Email = oldfashioned.breakdown@gmail.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/breakdown_old Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/oldfashioned.breakdown.5 Reddit https://www.reddit.com/user/Old_Fashioned_Break
In this episode Helen and Fola try to figure out Dons Objet á from his Object of Desire. Hey everyone we're back after an unplanned hiatus, doing podcasts is hard! Get in touch with us, rate and subscribe, we'd love to read your thoughts on either our show, or The show Mad Men. Email = oldfashioned.breakdown@gmail.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/breakdown_old Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/oldfashioned.breakdown.5 Reddit https://www.reddit.com/user/Old_Fashioned_Break References This dictionary does a decent job of explaining everything lacan An Introductory Dictionary of Lacanian Psychoanalysis Video on how Rothko developed his style Another video on Rothko
In this episode Helen and Fola talk about pretty much everything, Fetish, Signifiers, Phallus, Ego, everything, except for Don Get in touch with us, rate and subscribe, we'd love to read your thoughts on either our show, or The show Mad Men. Email = oldfashioned.breakdown@gmail.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/breakdown_old Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/oldfashioned.breakdown.5 Reddit https://www.reddit.com/user/Old_Fashioned_Break References This dictionary does a decent job of explaining everything lacan An Introductory Dictionary of Lacanian Psychoanalysis
This one is a monster. Fola and Helen try to talk about Gaze and Subjectivity seriously, for way too long. Get in touch with us, rate and subscribe, we'd love to read your thoughts on either our show, or The show Mad Men. Email = oldfashioned.breakdown@gmail.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/breakdown_old Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/oldfashioned.breakdown.5 Reddit https://www.reddit.com/user/Old_Fashioned_Break References This dictionary does a decent job of explaining everything lacan An Introductory Dictionary of Lacanian Psychoanalysis This is the first pic mentioned The Ambassadors This is the second....
This episode is all over the place Fola tries to explain Lacans idea of Phantasy and the whole thing resorts to boobs. Childish. references This dictionary does a decent job of explaining everything https://www.davidbardschwarz.com/pdf/evans.pdf Anyway Get in touch with us, rate and subscribe, we'd love to read your thoughts on either our show, or The show Mad Men. Email = oldfashioned.breakdown@gmail.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/breakdown_old Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/oldfashioned.breakdown.5 Reddit https://www.reddit.com/user/Old_Fashioned_Break
In this episode Helen and Fola discuss couples and and how they work together. What they dont discuss is Lacans view on sadism/masochism and how he was quoted saying "There is no such thing as a sexual relationship". Fola is annoyed his missed this as he thinks its clearly what the episode is exploring. Anyway Get in touch with us rate and subscribe, we'd love to read your thoughts on either our show, or The show Mad Men. Email = oldfashioned.breakdown@gmail.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/breakdown_old Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/oldfashioned.breakdown.5 Reddit https://www.reddit.com/user/Old_Fashioned_Break
As we continue to be back, we look at the second episode of of the second season Mad Men and the themes of "What you should do" vs "What you want to do" and by association subjects such as responsibility, conscience, the super ego, temptation and the Lacaninan concept, The Name of the Father are discussed. Get in touch: rate and subscribe Email = oldfashioned.breakdown@gmail.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/breakdown_old Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/oldfashioned.breakdown.5
We're Back! And looking for more than we're given in the subtext of Mad Men. In this first episode of the second season we try to link it to Lancan's "The Big Other" as well as Obedience and how that connects to this episode. Get in touch: rate and subscribe Email = oldfashioned.breakdown@gmail.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/breakdown_old Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/oldfashioned.breakdown.5
In this final episode of the season Helen and Fola try to tie together the themes we learnt about up until now. Thanks for listening! Sources Relatively relatable Lacan article Lacan - The Mirror Stage, The Imaginary, and Social Media (How am I not myself?) Lacan - The Real Get in touch: rate and subscribe Email = oldfashioned.breakdown@gmail.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/breakdown_old Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/oldfashioned.breakdown.5 Reddit https://www.reddit.com/user/Old_Fashioned_Break
The final episode of the season. We made it this far at least. For this episode Fola and Helen initially ride on the coat tales of the Lessons from the Screen Play crew and look at the differences in how both Pods approach the show. Helen and Fola also tie this episode to the themes of advertising, structuralism, semitics, paradigm shifts, post modernism AND The Matrix. Not to mention Jaques Lacans diagram of consciousness. Hope you enjoy it, we did. Citations LFTS: Mad Men — Layers of Meaning Episode 44 — Mad Men | Beyond the Screenplay A Thing Like That Podcast: The Wheel Episodes #115 - #124 of Philosophize This! Chapter 4.3: Structuralism, structure and identity Chapter 4.4: Structuralism, language and world Lacan, the Phallus, and the Oedipus Get in touch: rate and subscribe Email = oldfashioned.breakdown@gmail.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/breakdown_old Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/oldfashioned.breakdown.5 Reddit https://www.reddit.com/user/Old_Fashioned_Break
How do you predict who's going to win a presidential election? If you know who's going to win, how do you know? In fact, how do you know what you know? How can you be sure? Helen and Fola... Well, just Fola really, consider how the 12th episode of Season 1 of Mad Men, deals with epistemology. While Helen considers the role of winners and losers in the episode Citations: Episode #051 ... David Hume pt. 1 PHILOSOPHY - Epistemology: Introduction to Theory of Knowledge [HD] Introduction to Epistemology Get in touch: rate and subscribe Email = oldfashioned.breakdown@gmail.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/breakdown_old Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/oldfashioned.breakdown.5 Reddit https://www.reddit.com/user/Old_Fashioned_Break
In this episode Helen and Fola try to touch on big ism Feminism. And ambiguity. And responsibility. All through the frame of self pleasure. Citations: Philosophize This: Simone de Beauvoir Episode #106 ... Simone De Beauvoir - The Ethics of Ambiguity Episode #107 ... Simone De Beauvoir pt. 3 - Responsibility The meaning of life according to Simone de Beauvoir - Iseult Gillespie Get in touch: rate and subscribe Email = oldfashioned.breakdown@gmail.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/breakdown_old Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/oldfashioned.breakdown.5 Reddit https://www.reddit.com/user/Old_Fashioned_Break
Helen and Fola run through the second 3rd of the season. This episode was recorded just as the Black Lives Matter movement was taking off after the death of George Floyd, so the guys try to tie the shows tackling of inequality to current events. #BLM Citations Utopia is Dystopia Epictetus - LIFE CHANGING Quotes - STOICISM Three diagrams Fola shows Helen: Biloxi Wade-ins Biloxi wade-ins Populism explained Eric Dodson: Heidegger Playlist Get in touch: rate and subscribe Email = oldfashioned.breakdown@gmail.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/breakdown_old Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/oldfashioned.breakdown.5 Reddit https://www.reddit.com/user/Old_Fashioned_Break
In this episode Helen and Fola analyse Mad Men through the prism of Martin Heidegger's Being in Time and Fola reaches out, in a questionable move, to prove his most outlandish and far fetched theory yet... Still hasn't been proved wrong though.... Citations: School of Life - Heidegger What are Hermeneutics? Sartre on: Bad Faith Heidegger In Twelve Minutes Eric Dodson: Heidegger Playlist Philosophize This: Heidegger - Authenticity Get in touch: rate and subscribe Email = oldfashioned.breakdown@gmail.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/breakdown_old Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/oldfashioned.breakdown.5 Reddit https://www.reddit.com/user/Old_Fashioned_Break
In this episode Helen invents a drinking game at the same time Fola learns a new word: demagoguery, take a shot every time you hear it. Our duo also talk a bit Andy Warhol, Populism and Pop Art. And Helen breaks down the bird scene for Fola. Citations Demagogue Populism Populism explained Andy Warhol: School of Life Email = oldfashioned.breakdown@gmail.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/breakdown_old Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/oldfashioned.breakdown.5 Reddit https://www.reddit.com/user/Old_Fashioned_Break
In this episode Fola tries to discuss Ayn Rand and Objectivity, and Helen starts to talk about elements of identifiers and the identified through the use of labels... which is more Lacan stuff, but Fola totally misses this and continues talking about Ayn Rand.
In this episode Fola begins to think subtextually this is the most important episode of the first season and as such tries to explain the idea of Lacanian Theory, which doesnt really exist, and is what he retrospectively now understands to be the phenomenon of "Structuralism". Beyond that Helen and Fola also talk about Defence Mechanisms and repression. Theres a lot in this episode. FYI There is a 2 hr uncut version of this podcast which Fola said he'll release if the demand is there #releasethefolacut lets get it trending... Anyway Fola found this episode hard Citations Freudian Defense Mechanisms WTF semiotics The Mirror image, the Imaginary and social media The Real in case you want to get in touch: Email = oldfashioned.breakdown@gmail.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/breakdown_old Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/oldfashioned.breakdown.5 Reddit https://www.reddit.com/user/Old_Fashioned_Break
Hi Everyone, in this episode Helen and Fola discuss utopias, dystopias, ideologies and being trapped in a cage, like a bird. Side note, does anyone have any ideas about the red balloon in this episode of Mad Men? Citations Is Utopia always Dystopia? Is Utopia possible? Utopia is Dystopia Email = oldfashioned.breakdown@gmail.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/breakdown_old Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/oldfashioned.breakdown.5 Reddit https://www.reddit.com/user/Old_Fashioned_Break
So this is effectively the reboot of the podcast. In this Episode Helen continues to get to the point where as Fola decides each episode of Mad Men refers to a Philosophy, and then proceeds to name and explain them. Going forward Fola has set himself the task of learning about and trying to explain what philosophy/philosopher corresponds to each episode. If you like that, or know anyone who would join in the conversation. Citations Freud - Death drive, reality principle, and pleasure principle | Behavior | MCAT | Khan Academy Pleasure Principle Freuds Theory of the Psyche Mind/Body Dualism Nietzsche and the Ubermensch Philosophy of Liberty Email = oldfashioned.breakdown@gmail.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/breakdown_old Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/oldfashioned.breakdown.5 Reddit https://www.reddit.com/user/Old_Fashioned_Break
In this episode Fola and Helen slowly start to work out what they are doing and what they want this show to be as they take a closer look at the philosophy of John Stuart Mills and Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness... and its a decent length! Citation Philosophy of Liberty On Liberty If you'd like to get in touch with us and tell us we're wrong (or right) or ask us anything, we're available through the following avenues: Email = oldfashioned.breakdown@gmail.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/breakdown_old Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/oldfashioned.breakdown.5 Reddit https://www.reddit.com/user/Old_Fashioned_Break
In this episode Helen schools Fola with her powers of perception with seemingly a 10th of the effort. We don't mention it in this particular show but this is a huge part of this episode that we missed Nietzsche and the Ubermensch But dont worry we'll cover it in our recap show If you'd like to get in touch with us and tell us we're wrong (or right) or ask us anything, we're available through the following avenues: Email = oldfashioned.breakdown@gmail.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/breakdown_old Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/oldfashioned.breakdown.5 Reddit https://www.reddit.com/user/Old_Fashioned_Break
In the third episode of Mad Men Fola discovers that its central theme is Mind/Body Dualism, then tries to fin d out what that means. While Helen thinks its rubbish and he's overthinking it. Citation Mind/Body Dualism Lady Chatterleys Lover If you'd like to get in touch with us and tell us we're wrong (or right) or ask us anything, we're available through the following avenues: Email = oldfashioned.breakdown@gmail.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/breakdown_old Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/oldfashioned.breakdown.5 Reddit https://www.reddit.com/user/Old_Fashioned_Break
In this rewatch episode Helen and Fola discuss the second episode of Mad Men. They consider Freuds Psychoanalytic theory of the ego and spot something in the episode that blows their tiny little minds! Citation Freuds Theory of the Psyche If you'd like to get in touch with us and tell us we're wrong (or right) or ask us anything, we're available through the following avenues: Email = oldfashioned.breakdown@gmail.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/breakdown_old Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/oldfashioned.breakdown.5 Reddit https://www.reddit.com/user/Old_Fashioned_Break
In the first real rewatch episode Helen and Fola discuss the pilot episode of Mad Men. Who is Don Draper? Why is this show so enigmatic? Whats up with the fly in the ceiling? Citation Century of the Self Part 1 They miss certain things out. Dont worry they address them in a later episode. It'll involve a lot of this: Freud - Death drive, reality principle, and pleasure principle | Behavior | MCAT | Khan Academy In you'd like to get in touch with us and tell us we're wrong (or right) or ask us anything we're available through the following avenues: Email = oldfashioned.breakdown@gmail.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/breakdown_old Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/oldfashioned.breakdown.5 Reddit https://www.reddit.com/user/Old_Fashioned_Break
Fola and Helen introduce themselves and try to explain why they are recapping a tv show that ended 5 years prior to the podcasts debut.
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