THE DAY COLONEL POTTER FINALLY SNAPPED ON THE MAS*H SET
I was sitting in the studio with my headphones on, looking across the table at my co-host, Ryan. We were recording an episode of the MAS*H Matters podcast,…
THE SECRET JAMIE FARR KEPT UNDER HIS UNIFORM FOR ELEVEN YEARS
The coffee was getting cold, but neither of them seemed to notice. Jamie Farr sat across from William Christopher in a small, sun-drenched cafe far from the dust…
THE ARMY’S TOUGHEST SOLDIER… BUT THE WEDDING DRESS HAD OTHER PLANS
I was sitting on a plastic chair at one of those big nostalgia conventions a few years back, just leaning into the microphone, when a young man in…
THE BACKGROUND NURSE… BUT HER HEART WAS THE SHOW’S REAL CENTER
The air at the Malibu Creek State Park was never quite as fresh as the viewers at home imagined. On the set of the most successful television show…
THE SURGICAL MASK SECRET THAT BROKE THE SET
I was sitting across from Alan Alda in a quiet recording studio. We were recording an episode for a retrospective podcast about classic television. I had been asking…
THE DOCTOR WAS DEAD SERIOUS… UNTIL THE SURGERY TURNED INTO LUNCH
I was sitting in this high-tech podcast studio recently, the kind with the neon lights and the microphones that look like they belong in a space station. The…
THE TOAST WAS SCRIPTED… BUT THE TEARS BELONGED TO HARRY
The sun was just beginning to touch the tops of the trees in Harry’s garden, casting long, amber shadows across the patio where the two old friends sat….
THE STONES SAID GOODBYE… BUT THE HEART REFUSED TO LEAVE
The sun was beginning to dip behind the hills of Malibu, casting long, golden shadows across the patio where the old friends sat. It was a quiet afternoon,…
THE DAY LADY LIBERTY CRASHED THE JEEP IN MALIBU
So, we’re sitting in this tiny, soundproof booth in Los Angeles, and the host leans in with this look of pure curiosity. He’s holding up a high-resolution production…
TV’S MOST ARROGANT ARISTOCRAT… BUT HIS TRUE HEART WAS A SILENT SYMPHONY
We all remember the voice. It was a rich, mahogany baritone that seemed to carry the weight of a thousand years of Ivy League tradition and an effortless,…