THE MESS TENT MISTAKE THAT BROKE A JUILLIARD ACTOR.
The cozy recording studio was filled with the easy rhythm of a great conversation. Mike adjusted his headphones, leaning close to the microphone as the popular history podcast…
THE MOST HATED MAN ON TELEVISION… BUT HIS SCENE WAS REAL.
The quiet corner booth of the Los Angeles restaurant was completely bathed in warm, amber light. Loretta swirled her glass of red wine, looking across the white tablecloth…
THE CANVAS TENT THAT HELD THE HEAVIEST SECRET ON TELEVISION
The massive Los Angeles warehouse was perfectly quiet, the air cool and heavily filtered. Mike walked slowly down the wide concrete aisle, his footsteps echoing in the empty,…
THE CHRISTMAS SCENE THAT BROKE TELEVISION’S MOST ARROGANT DOCTOR
The hotel lounge in New York was nearly empty, the quiet hum of the city streets entirely muffled by the heavy velvet curtains. Mike rested his hands around…
THE DIRT THAT BROKE TWO COMEDY LEGENDS DECADES LATER
The crunch of dry gravel under their boots was the only sound echoing through the quiet California canyon. Gary adjusted his sunglasses, looking up at the towering, jagged…
THE SCENE THAT BROKE TELEVISION’S GENTLEST CHAPLAIN… BUT THE REASON WAS HIDDEN
The lobby of the Chicago hotel was entirely empty, the ambient noise of the sleeping city muffled by the heavy glass doors. Mike wrapped his hands around a…
THEY THOUGHT THE CAMERAS WERE OFF, BUT THE TEARS WERE REAL.
The sun was beginning to dip behind the rolling hills of Malibu, casting long, golden shadows across the dry brush. It is a quiet place now, far removed…
THE DAY COLONEL POTTER TOTALLY LOST HIS COMPOSURE IN THE SURGERY TENT
The soft hum of the air conditioning in the podcast studio is the only sound for a brief moment as the levels are set. Alan Alda, lean and…
THE SOUND IN THE CANYON THAT BROUGHT MIKE FARRELL TO TEARS
The dust in the Santa Monica Mountains has a way of staying in your lungs long after you have left the trail. Mike Farrell stood there, shielding his…
THE DAY THE MALIBU MUCK CLAIMED KLINGER’S DIGNITY AND A VELVET DRESS
I was sitting across from Jamie Farr in a quiet studio in Los Angeles a few years ago. He was doing a series of retrospective interviews about the…