THE FLYING MONOCLE AND THE COOKIE TRAY OF STALAG 13
You know, people always ask me if I had that thing glued to my face, Werner says, leaning back in the plush, velvet chair of the television studio….
THE MOMENT THE MAS*H CAST FINALLY STOPPED PRETENDING TO BE HEROES
Loretta and Jamie sat in the quiet corner of a crowded hotel lobby, the noise of a modern fan convention humming like a distant engine behind them. It…
THE COMMANDANT IN THE CONCERT HALL: WERNER KLEMPERER’S MOST AWKWARD FAN ENCOUNTER
It is a strange thing to sit across from a man who spent years embodied in a stiff, leather-coated caricature of evil, only to find a person of…
ALAN ALDA REVEALS THE HILARIOUS REASON THE MASH CAST KEPT BREAKING
Alan Alda leans into the microphone with that familiar, thoughtful squint in his eyes. He is sitting in a modern podcast studio, the kind with soundproof foam and…
POTTER’S LAST TOAST WAS SCRIPTED… BUT HARRY’S TEARS WERE ENTIRELY REAL.
The light in Harry Morgan’s living room was soft and amber that afternoon, the kind of light that seems to invite the past into the present. David Ogden…
ALAN ALDA REVEALS THE SURGICAL MASK PRANK THAT HALTED PRODUCTION
I was sitting in a small, soundproofed studio in Manhattan last week, recording an episode for my podcast, Clear + Vivid. The guest was a brilliant neuroscientist, and…
THE DAY DOROTHY FELL IN THE DUST AT THE MASH 4077TH
“You know, people always ask if I kept the dresses,” Jamie says, his voice carrying that familiar, warm rasp over the podcast mic. He’s sitting in a studio,…
THE SWAMP FELL SILENT… AND GARY BURGHOFF NEVER FORGOT WHY.
The studio lighting in the television studio was harsh, far removed from the dust and wild sage of Malibu. Gary Burghoff was seated in a plush chair, surrounded…
JAMIE FARR AND KELLYE NAKAHARA HEARD A SOUND THAT STOPPED TIME
Jamie Farr was standing on a patch of dry, sun-bleached grass when it happened. Beside him, Kellye Nakahara was laughing about a story from three decades ago. The…
THE JEEP THAT DECIDED TO HAVE ITS OWN BUG-OUT
The convention hall was buzzing, a low hum of voices and laughter that always felt Extensive. It’s amazing, really, the sustained interest Extensive that this show still commands,…