THE VELVET DISASTER THAT BROKE THE ENTIRE 4077TH CAST
The young interviewer sat across from Jamie Farr, leaning forward with an expression of pure, unadulterated awe. He had just asked about the technical challenges of being the…
ALAN ALDA REVEALS THE ONE MAN WHO BROKE THE MAS*H SET
The podcast host adjusted his headphones and looked across the table at the man who had spent eleven years playing Hawkeye Pierce. He asked a question that seemed…
A VOICE OF TOTAL AUTHORITY… BUT HE LIVED IN TOTAL FEAR
David Ogden Stiers did not walk onto the set of the most popular show on television as a novice, but he carried a weight that no amount of…
THE TIME THE CARMEN MIRANDA HAT DEFEATED THE ENTIRE KOREAN WAR
“Jamie, when you look back at those eleven years in the 4077th, does one specific day of filming stand out as the absolute peak of the madness?” The…
THE PRANK THAT NEARLY GAVE THE MAS*H DIRECTOR A HEART ATTACK
Mike Farrell sat in the quiet of the recording studio, the soft glow of the “On Air” sign reflecting off his glasses. Across from him, Jeff Maxwell was…
THE SILENCE THAT BROKE THE SET OF MAS*H FOREVER
The sun was setting low over the Malibu hills, casting the kind of long, amber shadows that always made the ranch feel more like a memory than a…
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…