THE GHOSTLY SOUND THAT SILENCED TWO MAS*H STARS YEARS LATER
Decades had passed since the canvas tents were packed away and the cameras stopped rolling. It was a quiet afternoon in the Malibu hills, right where the legendary…
THE DAY THE SURGERY SCENE WENT COMPLETELY OFF THE RAILS
The microphone was perfectly positioned, and the studio was quiet as Alan Alda settled into his chair for the podcast interview. He was highly accustomed to answering the…
ALAN ALDA REVEALS THE MOST CHAOTIC DAY FILMING MASH
The podcast studio was quiet, just the hum of the microphones and the gentle clinking of a water glass. Alan Alda leaned into his mic, adjusting his headphones…
THE ONE TIME FRANK BURNS UTTERLY DERAILED THE MASH OPERATING ROOM
You know, people always ask me if playing a character as tightly wound as Frank Burns was exhausting. I always tell them the same thing: it was an…
THE DAY THE COOPERATIVE MEDICINE IN MASH WENT ABSOLUTELY WRONG
We were sitting in a small, modern studio in New York recording an episode for a podcast retrospective, and the host decided to bring out a stack of…
THAT TIME ALAN ALDA ACCIDENTALLY TOOK THE MASH MESS TENT WITH HIM
We were sitting in this quiet, dimly lit podcast studio in New York, just catching up after what felt like ages. The host was leaning forward, shuffling through…
HOW ALAN ALDA ACCIDENTALLY TURNED A DRAMATIC MASH SCENE INTO PURE CHAOS
The podcast studio was quiet except for the low hum of the microphone equipment. Alan Alda leaned back in his chair, a familiar, warm smile spreading across his…
THE DAY ALAN ALDA ABSOLUTELY RUINED A INTENSE MEDICAL SCENE BY ACCIDENT
We were sitting in a quiet studio for a retrospective podcast, just looking at some old production stills from the early seasons of MAS*H, when this one photograph…
THE DAY JAMIE FARR ACCIDENTALLY TERRORIZED THE MASH SEWING ROOM
We were sitting around at this little retrospective panel a few years back, and someone in the front row asked a question about the wardrobe on the show….
HOLLYWOOD’S ULTIMATE MILITARY STRATEGIST… BUT HIS TRUE DEVOTION WAS OUTSIDE THE SPOTLIGHT
Every Sunday evening, long after the heavy studio lights of twentieth century fox had cooled down and the dust of Malibu Canyon had settled, a quiet transformation took…