GARY BURGHOFF STOPPED TALKING THE MOMENT HE HEARD THAT FAMILIAR SOUND.
The California sun was hitting the hills just right, casting that long, golden shadow that makes everything look like a grainy memory. Gary and Loretta were sitting on…
THE DAY JAMIE FARR ALMOST LEVELED THE ENTIRE MASH SET
The host of the podcast leans in, his voice dropping an octave as if he is about to reveal a state secret. Jamie, he says, we have talked…
THE CHOPPERS ARRIVED AGAIN, AND LORETTA SWIT SUDDENLY STOPPED TALKING.
The hills of Malibu have a way of holding onto the past. If you walk deep enough into the state park, the modern world starts to fade away….
HARRY MORGAN EXPLAINS HOW MIKE FARRELL FINALLY BROKE THE COLONEL
I remember sitting in a small, dimly lit studio for one of those career-retrospective podcasts a few years back. The host was a young fellow, very respectful, but…
HE TOUCHED THE OLD RADIO AND THE ENTIRE CAMP CAME BACK.
The warehouse was located on the outskirts of Los Angeles, a place where memories went to collect dust. It was a cavernous space, filled with crates that held…
THE DAY THE HOOP SKIRT DECLARED WAR ON THE MASH SET
I am sitting on a draped stage at a fan convention in Las Vegas, and the room is absolutely packed with people wearing olive drab. There is a…
TELEVISION’S ETERNAL BOY… BUT HIS SILENT STRUGGLE WAS HIDDEN IN PLAIN SIGHT
The heat in the Santa Monica Mountains could be suffocating. Between takes on the set of the 4077th, the actors would scramble for any patch of shade they…
HARRY MORGAN REVEALS THE MOMENT HE FINALLY LOST HIS COMPOSURE ON SET
I remember sitting across from an interviewer a few years back. He was a young guy, very serious, looking at me like I was some kind of ancient…
THE FINAL SCENE WAS SCRIPTED… BUT THE TEARS WERE REAL.
The table was small, but the memories filled the entire room. Loretta Swit sat across from Jamie Farr, the steam from their coffee rising between them like the…
THE DAY MY HIGH HEELS ALMOST ENDED THE KOREAN WAR EARLY
I was sitting in this high-end recording studio in Los Angeles a few months ago, doing one of those deep-dive podcasts where the host wants to know every…