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This week we're sending you a bonus episode.

It's from our sister podcast called We Regret to Inform You, the Rejection Podcast.

In every episode, we tell the stories of people who face debilitating career rejection,

then somehow they overcame all the obstacles to achieve amazing success.

You've heard me talk about the Mad Men television series many times on Under the Influence.

I love that show.

And it's one of the very few shows that depicted the advertising industry accurately,

albeit in a 1960s storyline.

According to Rolling Stone magazine, Mad Men is the fourth greatest television show of all time.

But before fictional advertising agency Sterling Cooper ever opened its doors,

Mad Men creator Matthew Weiner was rejected by every major network, including HBO, FX, and Showtime.

Weiner was told no one would watch a series about advertising, that his main character was an

unlikable smoker slash

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