Feature: Mad Men Confidential

Real Mad Men. Real Stories. An inside commentary on the hit show Mad Men sprinkled with a real time view of today’s Ad Biz “hosted” by one of the actual Mad Men, Hank Wasiak. The former Vice Chairman of McCann Erickson and Emmy Award winning interviewer choreographs discussions with the real Mad Men who lived it then and the new Mad Men (and women) living it today. What was that life really like? How realistic, or perhaps not realistic enough, is the life of the ad men portrayed on the show? What do today’s Mad Men think of all this? Mad Men Confidential answers those questions and a lot more. Thought provoking, educational, entertaining, and most of all, true. Sometimes fact is stranger than fiction!

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• Mad Men: "Man With A Plan"

  Dealing with the challenges of an impulsive merger and partner control issues.

  Opinion by Hank Wasiak — on May 14, 2013

• Mad Men: "For Immediate Release"

  Impulsive reactions lead to game-changing actions. Another new agency.

  Opinion by Hank Wasiak — on May 08, 2013

• Mad Men Episode 6: "The Flood"

  Reality Bites Hard, Especially At An Awards Ceremony.

  Opinion by Hank Wasiak — on May 01, 2013

• Mad Men: Did Peggy Channel DDB? Catsup vs Ketchup

  Peggy Hit The Mark On Heinz. A Look Back At A Real Heinz Ketchup Commercial.

  Opinion by Hank Wasiak — on Apr 28, 2013

• Mad Men Episode 4: "To Have and to Hold"

  Loyalty lost. Heinz gone. Harry's ultimatum. Joan's resilience.

  Opinion by Hank Wasiak — on Apr 24, 2013

• Mad Men: Collaborators, Conspirators, and Consternation

  Is Anyone Happy On Mad Men? Peggy's Accidental Betrayal, Pete's Blunder,Don's Collapse.

  Opinion by Hank Wasiak — on Apr 17, 2013

• Mad Men Season 6 Premiere: The Doorway To High Times And Unhappiness

  SCDP Rings Out 1967. Super Bowl Queen Peggy Olson. Death Wish Don Draper. Roger Rolls On.

  Opinion by Hank Wasiak — on Apr 10, 2013

• The Women Of Mad Men Finish Strong

  Joan leads. Peggy soars. Megan stars. Don ponders.

  Opinion by Hank Wasiak — on Jun 13, 2012

• Mad Men: Tragedy, Irony, and the Pursuit of Happiness

  Don and Roger think big. Lane checks out. Ken checks in.

  Opinion by Hank Wasiak — on Jun 08, 2012

• Mad Men: Jaguar Bares The Soul Of SCDP and Peggy Bails Out

  Pete Drags His Partners Down. Joan Moves From Prostitute To Partner. Don And Peggy Dissolve.

  Opinion by Hank Wasiak — on May 31, 2012

• Mad Men: Lane Rolls the Dice and Don Rolls Up His Sleeves

  Lane's Big Gamble. Harry's Krishna. Don's Reawakening.

  Opinion by Hank Wasiak — on May 24, 2012

• Mad Men: Fantasy, Jealousy, Lies, Deception

  Don Finds His Mojo. Roger Goes Rogue. Pete's Fantasy Fizzles.

  Opinion by Hank Wasiak — on May 17, 2012

• Mad Men: Megan Leaves, Cool Whip Tops it Off

  The Megan-Don team breaks up. Don becomes Music Man. Everything tastes better with Cool Whip.

  Opinion by Hank Wasiak — on May 09, 2012

• Mad Men: Ups, Downs, and Disappointments

  Megan and Don team up, Heinz is secured, and Don receives a "Bites the Hand That Feeds You" award.

  Opinion by Hank Wasiak — on May 02, 2012

• Mad Men: From the Dark Side to the Wild Side

  Don Is Missing In Action, Peggy Steps Up And Messes Up,Roger Takes A Trip To The Wild Side.

  Opinion by Hank Wasiak — on Apr 28, 2012

• Mad Men: Babes, Business, and Brawls

  Sterling,Cooper,Draper,Pryce Is A House Divided. Pete Is Set For A Meltdown. Don Rights His Moral Compass (For Now)

  Opinion by Hank Wasiak — on Apr 19, 2012

• Mad Men: Bad Dreams, Tense Realities

  Mad Men Goes To The Dark Side. Don Gets Upstaged By Ginsberg. Peggy Rescues Roger...For A Price.

  Opinion by Hank Wasiak — on Apr 12, 2012

• Mad Men: A Big Win and Cultural Enlightenment

  Peggy and Pete Continue To Grow While Roger Growls. Don Gets Turned On The The Sixties.

  Opinion by Hank Wasiak — on Apr 05, 2012

• A Little Kiss. Lots Of Tension.

  Does Don Really Care Any More.Pete And Roger Butt Egos.SCDP Needs A BIg Win.A Tense Start.

  Opinion by Hank Wasiak — on Mar 26, 2012

• Mad Men: Back (Finally) - And Back to the Future

  Mad Men Lives Digital. Google Re-Imagines Iconic Mad Men Ads Through Digital Eyes.

  Opinion by Hank Wasiak — on Mar 12, 2012