WHEN FRANK BURNS DESTROYED THE SWAMP DOOR
The studio mic was positioned perfectly, and the conversation had been flowing for nearly an hour. The podcast host leaned forward, shuffling a few notes on the table….
WHEN CORPORAL KLINGER MET A REAL FOUR STAR GENERAL IN A DRESS
We were recording a retrospective podcast about classic television when the host caught me completely off guard. He leaned into the studio microphone and looked directly at me….
THEY WALKED THE OLD SET EXPECTING LAUGHS BUT FOUND SOMETHING ELSE.
Malibu Creek State Park doesn’t look like a war zone anymore. The brush has grown back, thick and golden in the relentless California sun. But if you know…
THE SOUND THAT BROUGHT THE PAST BACK TO MALIBU CREEK.
It was supposed to be just a quiet afternoon among old friends. Decades had passed since they last wore the olive drab uniforms that defined their careers. Loretta…
THE HILARIOUS OPERATING ROOM SECRET WE HID FROM THE CAMERAS
I was doing a podcast interview a few years ago, just a standard conversation about my career. The host was walking me through the timeline, asking the usual…
THEY RETURNED TO THE MOUNTAINS AND FINALLY UNDERSTOOD THE SILENCE
The canyon was completely quiet. But for a split second, Jamie swore he heard the distant, heavy thumping of rotors. It was just the wind whipping through the…
THE MOMENT THAT BROKE THE ENTIRE CAST OF A TELEVISION LEGEND
During a recent podcast interview, the host shifted away from the usual heavy questions about television history. Instead of asking about the tragic finale or the show’s political…
THEY WALKED THE OLD SET ONE LAST TIME BEFORE IT DISAPPEARED.
The Malibu Creek State Park looks just like any other rugged canyon in California today. Most hikers have no idea what used to stand in the flat clearings…
WHEN THE CAST OF MASH COULD NOT STOP LAUGHING ON SET
The podcast studio was quiet, just the hum of the microphones and the host looking across the table at me with a grin. He leaned in and asked…
THE SOUND THAT BROUGHT TWO OLD FRIENDS BACK TO THE WAR.
The sound started as a low, rhythmic thrum in the distance. It was a quiet Tuesday afternoon, miles away from the noise of Hollywood, and years after the…