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The Business

Matthew Weiner on 'Mad Men'

As he wraps the penultimate season of Mad Men , Matthew Weiner talks with Kim Masters in his office in downtown Los Angeles. He openly discusses the public negotiations with AMC in 2011 that got personal. He explains his aversion to Twitter and why -- for his well-being -- he doesn't read online chatter about the show.

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By Kim Masters • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

As he wraps the penultimate season of Mad Men, Matthew Weiner talks with Kim Masters in his office in downtown Los Angeles. He openly discusses the public negotiations with AMC in 2011 that got personal. He explains his aversion to Twitter and why -- for his well-being -- he doesn't read online chatter about the show. He talks the Emmys, how Mad Men uses product placement and why he thinks it's time to end the iconic show.

Matther Weiner in his office in downtown Los Angeles

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    Kim Masters

    partner/writer at Puck News, host of KCRW's “The Business.”

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    Darby Maloney

    Producer

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    Matthew Weiner

    Emmy Award-winning writer, director and producer

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