THE SOUND THAT BROUGHT THE 4077TH BACK TO LIFE
The California sun was beginning to dip behind the jagged ridges of the mountains. It cast a golden, hazy light over the small private airfield where a few…
THE DAY WE SMUGGLED A REAL HORSE INTO COLONEL POTTERS OFFICE
You know, people always ask me if we were really as close as we looked on that screen. And the answer is always a resounding yes. But that…
THE HELICOPTERS STOPPED FLYING DECADES AGO, BUT THEY NEVER REALLY LEFT.
The sun was beginning to dip behind the jagged peaks of Malibu Creek State Park. It’s a place that looks like a memory even when you’re standing right…
THE ARROGANT SURGEON… BUT HIS PRIVATE TEARS WERE REAL
It was a quiet, sunlit Tuesday morning in 2015, tucked away in the corner of a small Los Angeles bakery. Far from the flashing cameras and the enduring…
THE FAMOUS TELEVISION SET… BUT IT HID A DECADE OF EXHAUSTION
It was a quiet Tuesday morning, hours before the museum doors were scheduled to open to the public. Mike and Gary walked slowly through the cavernous exhibition hall,…
THE DAY THE WEDDING DRESS DECLARED WAR ON JAMIE FARR
We are sitting in a quiet studio, the low hum of the air conditioning the only sound until the host leans forward with a mischievous glint in his…
THE HIGH HEELS THAT DEFEATED THE ENTIRE U.S. ARMY The production lights in the studio were incredibly warm, casting a nostalgic glow over the interview set. Jamie shifted…
THE DAY COLONEL POTTER TURNED THE OPERATING ROOM INTO A COMEDY CLUB
Interviewer: Alan, I’ve heard rumors for years about the legendary giggles on the MAS*H set. Specifically, I’ve heard that the Operating Room scenes, which were often the most…
THE DAY THE MASH OPERATING ROOM TURNED INTO A COMEDY CLUB
The studio was quiet, the kind of professional silence you only find in high-end podcast booths where the walls are thick enough to drown out a landslide. I…
THE SOUND THEY COULD NEVER FORGET… EVEN DECADES LATER
It was a brutally hot afternoon in Southern California, miles from the polished studio lots. Two old friends were walking slowly up a dusty, winding trail. Mike and…