THE MOST SERIOUS SCENE ON TELEVISION… RUINED BY POLKA DOT BOXER SHORTS
The tall, gentle actor leaned closer to the podcast microphone. The host had just caught him entirely off guard with a surprisingly simple question. He asked what…
THE FUNNIEST SET ON TELEVISION… UNTIL THE LAUGHTER SUDDENLY STOPPED
It started with a simple observation about the silence. Two old friends were sitting in a quiet corner booth of a Los Angeles diner, letting their coffee…
THE GUEST STAR WHO BROKE THE ENTIRE MAS*H CAST
I was sitting in a soundproof studio recently, doing a popular comedy podcast, when the host caught me entirely off guard. He leaned into his microphone, adjusted…
THE GHOSTS OF THE 4077TH STILL HAUNT THE CALIFORNIA MOUNTAINS
The hiking trail in the Santa Monica mountains looks just like any other stretch of California brush. But for one tall, silver-haired actor, walking into this specific…
THE MOST ICONIC GOODBYE ON TELEVISION… BUT THE TEARS WERE REAL
The fans always ask about the finale. They ask about the helicopter flying away over the hills. They ask about the word ‘GOODBYE’ spelled out in white…
THE GREAT MELTDOWN IN THE MASH OPERATING ROOM
I was sitting in a studio doing a podcast interview not too long ago, talking about the legacy of the show, when the host caught me entirely…
HOW THE SWAMP’S GOOEY STOVE DESTROYED ALAN ALDA’S MOST SERIOUS SCENE
“I remember that day too well,” Alan Alda said, his distinctive voice instantly transporting the podcast studio, and everyone listening, back decades. He adjusted his glasses, a look…
HOW THE SWAMP’S GOOEY STOVE DESTROYED ALAN ALDA’S MOST SERIOUS SCENE
“I remember that day too well,” Alan Alda said, his distinctive voice instantly transporting the podcast studio, and everyone listening, back decades. He adjusted his glasses, a look…
WHEN COLONEL POTTER COULD NOT STOP LAUGHING AT MAXWELL KLINGER
The podcast host slid a printed piece of paper across the studio table toward me. It was a handwritten letter from a listener, sent in just for this…
THE SECRET BEHIND THE MOST HEARTBREAKING SCENE IN TELEVISION HISTORY
Years after the heavy canvas tents of the 4077th were packed away for good, David Ogden Stiers sat down for a rare, quiet interview. He was a…