WHEN THE CAST OF MASH COULD NOT STOP LAUGHING ON SET
The podcast studio was quiet, just the hum of the microphones and the host looking across the table at me with a grin. He leaned in and asked…
THE SOUND THAT BROUGHT TWO OLD FRIENDS BACK TO THE WAR.
The sound started as a low, rhythmic thrum in the distance. It was a quiet Tuesday afternoon, miles away from the noise of Hollywood, and years after the…
THE WIND IN THE MOUNTAINS BROUGHT THE WAR BACK.
The California sun was beating down hard on the dry brush of Malibu Creek State Park. It had been decades since the heavy production trucks rolled through these…
ALAN ALDA REVEALS THE TRUTH ABOUT THE OPERATING ROOM SCENES
I was sitting in a soundproof studio a few years back, recording a podcast with a host who was doing a deep dive into television history. He leaned…
WHY A PATCH OF CALIFORNIA DIRT BROUGHT TWO TELEVISION LEGENDS TO TEARS
Years ago, Mike Farrell and Loretta Swit stood in a dry, sun-baked field in Southern California. It was Malibu Creek State Park, though millions worldwide would always know…
THE SOUND THAT CHANGED EVERYTHING FOR TWO MAS*H STARS.
It was supposed to be just a quiet afternoon catching up. Two old friends sitting on a patio, nursing coffees, letting the years melt away. Mike Farrell and…
THE DRAMATIC EXIT THAT BROKE THE ENTIRE MAS*H CAST
The microphone was perfectly positioned in the softly lit recording studio, capturing every warm cadence of the conversation. The veteran actor, beloved by millions for his role…
THE HILARIOUS SECRET UNDER THE OPERATING TABLE ON THE MASH SET
The podcast host adjusted his microphone, leaned forward, and asked a question I’ve rarely been asked in my fifty years in this business. “Alan, everyone talks about the…
THE SECRET BENEATH THE SURGICAL GOWNS
I was sitting across from the podcast host, settling into the comfortable rhythm of the interview, when he threw out a question that completely caught me off guard….
THEY SPENT DECADES LAUGHING, BUT ONE HELICOPTER SOUND CHANGED EVERYTHING.
The Malibu Creek sun was beating down exactly the way it did in 1974. Mike Farrell and Gary Burghoff stood near the rusted remains of an old Dodge…