THE WIND IN THE MOUNTAINS BROUGHT THE WAR BACK.
The California sun was beating down hard on the dry brush of Malibu Creek State Park. It had been decades since the heavy production trucks rolled through these…
ALAN ALDA REVEALS THE TRUTH ABOUT THE OPERATING ROOM SCENES
I was sitting in a soundproof studio a few years back, recording a podcast with a host who was doing a deep dive into television history. He leaned…
WHY A PATCH OF CALIFORNIA DIRT BROUGHT TWO TELEVISION LEGENDS TO TEARS
Years ago, Mike Farrell and Loretta Swit stood in a dry, sun-baked field in Southern California. It was Malibu Creek State Park, though millions worldwide would always know…
THE SOUND THAT CHANGED EVERYTHING FOR TWO MAS*H STARS.
It was supposed to be just a quiet afternoon catching up. Two old friends sitting on a patio, nursing coffees, letting the years melt away. Mike Farrell and…
THE HILARIOUS SECRET UNDER THE OPERATING TABLE ON THE MASH SET
The podcast host adjusted his microphone, leaned forward, and asked a question I’ve rarely been asked in my fifty years in this business. “Alan, everyone talks about the…
THE SECRET BENEATH THE SURGICAL GOWNS
I was sitting across from the podcast host, settling into the comfortable rhythm of the interview, when he threw out a question that completely caught me off guard….
THE SOUND THAT STOPPED THEM IN THEIR TRACKS YEARS LATER
The camera crew didn’t seem to notice the shift in the air right away. But the two television veterans stopped mid-sentence, their bodies completely freezing. They were standing…
THE DAY HARRY MORGAN BROKE THE ENTIRE MASH CAST
The host leaned into the studio microphone, shuffling a few index cards on the table before looking up with a genuinely curious expression. He asked a question that…
THEY RETURNED TO THE MOUNTAINS, BUT THE LAUGHTER WAS GONE.
It had been decades since they last stood in this exact spot. The Malibu Creek State Park was quiet now, just another stretch of California wilderness. But to…
THE DAY ALAN ALDA DROPPED HIS PATIENT IN THE MUD
The interviewer leaned into the microphone, shuffling a few notes before looking across the table. It was a long-form podcast about classic television, and the conversation had been…