THE SECRET DANGER OF THE MESS TENT AND THE FLYING SAUSAGE

  Alan Alda was sitting in a sleek, modern podcast studio in New York. It was one of those new setups with heavy padded microphones and neon signs…

I THOUGHT I’D SEEN IT ALL BUT THEN CAME THE GOWN

So, I’m sitting across from this podcast host. Nice kid. Way too young to have watched us in real time. But he’s done his homework. He’s asking about…

TELEVISION’S KINDEST SOUL… BUT HIS REAL DEVOTION WAS AT HOME

  The veteran actor, William Christopher, was known to the world as a beacon of comfort. To millions of viewers tuning in every week, his character was the…

THE SCENE THAT BROKE THE MOST ARROGANT DOCTOR IN THE 4077TH

They were sitting in the dimly lit corner of a hotel lobby bar, long after the reunion crowds had finally gone to sleep. Mike Farrell leaned back in…

THE PRANK THAT BROKE THE SWAMP ON THE SET OF MASH

  The podcast host adjusted his heavy headphones, leaned into the studio microphone, and asked a question I genuinely wasn’t expecting. He looked across the table at me…

THE GOODBYE SCENE THAT BROKE RADAR IN REAL LIFE

  They were sitting in a sterile green room waiting for a convention panel to begin. The roar of the crowd was muffled through the thick walls. Mike…

THE DAY WE DROPPED OUR PANTS TO BREAK DAVID OGDEN STIERS

  A fan stepped up to the microphone in the middle of the crowded convention hall. She was holding a worn-out DVD box set of the show. She…

THE SCENE THEY THOUGHT WAS A JOKE UNTIL THE CAMERAS ROLLED

  They were sitting around a table in a quiet restaurant, decades after the dust of the 4077th had finally settled. The laughter was a little softer now,…

WHEN THE OR SCENE BECAME A CHAOTIC PRACTICAL JOKE ON MASH

  The podcast host leaned across the table, adjusted his microphone, and asked an unexpected question. “Alan,” he said, his voice dropping into a serious tone. “Out of…

THE SECRET BEHIND THE OPERATING ROOM DOORS OF MASH

  I was sitting in a soundproof studio in New York, recording a conversational interview, when the host completely flipped the script on me. Instead of asking about…