Another M*A*S*H Table Read? YES! Jeff & Ryan are proud to bring you a MASH Matters EXCLUSIVE: Unedited, never-before-heard audio of another M*A*S*H table read! This recording of the episode “War Co-Respondent” was recorded by David Odgen Stiers for Michael Hirsh (creator of MAKING MASH and MEMORIES OF MASH). Written & directed by Mike Farrell, this 1980 episode was the 23rd episode of season eight and features special guest star Susan St. James. We hope you enjoy being a fly on the wall at Stage 9… but, please, go easy on BJ, will ya?

Revisit our FIRST Table Read episode featuring writer Dan Wilcox

"Surgery" – Aggie (1) – M*A*S*H – highres

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We’re thrilled to welcome Barbara Christopher to MASH Matters! In this episode, we discuss her husband’s career from college stage productions to Father Mulcahy Along the way, we hear stories about how they met, her guest appearance on M*A*S*H, her thoughts on Henry Blake’s demise, AfterM*A*S*H, and the story behind the book she and Bill wrote about their autistic son, Ned. Plus, at long last, we finally learn the answer to the burning question: What was William Christopher’s favorite punctuation mark?

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Watch William & Barbara Christopher on an episode of the TV game show Tattletales

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It’s an episode we never wanted to do, but we knew we needed to do it.

This one is for our dear, sweet friend, Loretta Swit.

Memorial donations may be made to Actors & Others For Animals or the SwitHeart Animal Alliance.

Loretta Swit was a four-time guest on MASH Matters. Listen to the episodes here:

Episode 29 (Part 1)

Episode 30 (Part 2)

Episode 59 (Part 1)

Episode 60 (Part 2)

Episode 80

Episode 82 (or watch the Q&A video)

Watch Korean War: The Untold Story

We love you. We miss you.

Can you feel the love? Jeff & Ryan dig deep into the mailbag to share some old love letters from M*A*S*H fans. Instead of listener questions and (questionable) answers, we serve up a heaping helping of unabashed adoration for our favorite TV series of all time.

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Jeff and Ryan open another big ol’ mailbag of listener questions in this episode of MASH Matters. We discuss phantom mess tent movies, square footage, showering at the 4077th, Igor’s sister’s wood, singing surgeons, and what happens when actors call in sick. Plus, we say Goodbye, Farewell, and Amen to another M*A*S*H actor, and we welcome our new co-host, Mark!

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Patrick Adiarte 1942-2025

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Thanks to listener Ron H. for the pics of the sausage casings box on display at Tony Packo’s in Toledo.

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Meet Jamie Farr, Loretta Swit, and Jeff Maxwell at FanX Salt Lake City, Sept 25-27!

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Check out listener Matt’s sweet tattoo!

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Special thanks to our friend Eric White (aka The M*A*S*H Historian) for pics of the CBS Television Reading Program’s edition featuring “Letters.”

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