Below, find the full, human-edited transcript of our Mad Men C to Z podcast episode for Season 3, Episode 1: Out of Town.

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Mad Men C to Z Season 3 Episode 1: Out of Town Full Transcript
 
Jenna: Hi, I'm Jenna.
 
Steve: And I'm Steve. Welcome to All Things Mad Men, from Chip and Dip to Zou Bisou.
 
Jenna: There's so much to love about this amazing show, and we're happy to connect to fans like us, who discover new things with each rewatch.
 
Steve: Be advised, while we aren't gratuitous with spoilers, they can pop up as we discuss character arcs through the final season.
Let's get started with Mad Men C to Z.
 
Jenna: Welcome back to season three of Mad Men, C to Z!
This episode, Out of Town, was written by Matthew Weiner and directed by Phil Abraham, and It takes place six months after season two ends in April of 1963.
 
As we open, Mad Men loves to show Don's back to camera. It's always reminding us that we can see him, but it's making us wonder if we really know who he is.
 
And we're also getting a closer look at that before time. With a bit of creative license, we're going back in time to Don Draper's, or rather, Dick Whitman's birth.

Below, find the full, human-edited transcript for the Mad Men C to Z podcast episode about Season 2, Episode 13: Meditations in an Emergency.
You can listen to the podcast here.

Visit the S2:E13 Episode page for more details, and to vote for your favorite Sterling Lines, or respond to our Double Dip questions.

Mad Men C to Z S2:E13 Meditations in an Emergency Transcript
 
Jenna: Hi, I'm Jenna.
Steve: And I'm Steve. Welcome to all things Mad Men, from Chip and Dip to Zou Bisou.
Jenna: There's so much to love about this amazing show and we're happy to connect to fans like us who discover new things with each re-watch.
 
Steve: Be advised, while we aren't gratuitous with spoilers, they can pop up as we discuss character arcs through the final season. Let's get started with Mad Men C to Z.
 
Jenna: Welcome to season two, episode 13, Meditations in an Emergency. This episode was written by Matthew Weiner and Kater Gordon and directed by Matthew Weiner.
 
We start with Betty at the doctor's office. The office is part of the doctor's home and we know Betty has seen this doctor for a while, because she was referring to Dr. Aldridge in the first season when she was talking about seeing a psychiatrist.
 
Steve: Yeah, and given the rough treatment doctors get from this time period in this series, the doctor seems on the sympathetic side of things relative to what we've seen so far.
 
Although there is all the underlying sexism and doctor feeling like it's his place to advise Betty on how to live her life and what she can do. Betty's pregnant and it's a surprise pregnancy, and it's pretty clear that she doesn't welcome the news.

Jenna: Hi, I'm Jenna.
Steve : And I'm Steve. Welcome to All Things Mad Men, from Chip and Dip to Zou Bisou.
 
Jenna: There's so much to love about this amazing show, and we're happy to connect to fans like us, who discover new things with each rewatch.
 
Steve : Be advised, while we aren't gratuitous with spoilers, they can pop up as we discuss character arcs through the final season.
 
Let's get started with Mad Men, C to Z.
 
Jenna: Welcome to season two, episode 12, The Mountain King. This episode was written by Matthew Weiner and Robin Veith, directed by Alan Taylor.
 
Steve : Scene one opens with Betty at home. She's busy and barking at her kids a bit. She signs a check on behalf of Don. She then notices things are strangely quiet. Maybe she smells the odor. (She) busts in on Sally smoking in the bathroom and chastises her pretty sternly.
 
Jenna: It's interesting to get this view of what Betty looks like in the household without Don. Remember, Helen Bishop said it wasn't that different without her husband gone. And now here's Betty seeming to make it work here.
 
When she smells something and opens the bathroom door and sees Sally, who is 8, smoking, she starts piling on the punishments. You're not going to play with your friends! I'm going to take away Barbie!
 
Can we just agree that if taking away Barbie is a punishment for you, you're probably too young to smoke?
 
And finally, Betty shuts Sally in a closet. Does that seem like too harsh a punishment to you?