127 episodes

Jeff Maxwell (Private Igor from M*A*S*H) and Ryan Patrick host a lively discussion of all things M*A*S*H, Hollywood, acting, and other jocularity. We will also feature interviews with super fans and creative geniuses who helped to create the greatest television show of all time. Step into the VIP tent, grab a heaping bowl of creamed weenies, and join the fun … because now, more than ever, MASH Matters.

MASH Matters Jeff Maxwell & Ryan Patrick

    • TV & Film
    • 4.9 • 412 Ratings

Jeff Maxwell (Private Igor from M*A*S*H) and Ryan Patrick host a lively discussion of all things M*A*S*H, Hollywood, acting, and other jocularity. We will also feature interviews with super fans and creative geniuses who helped to create the greatest television show of all time. Step into the VIP tent, grab a heaping bowl of creamed weenies, and join the fun … because now, more than ever, MASH Matters.

    Radar's Magic Chiclet - MASH Matters #122

    Radar's Magic Chiclet - MASH Matters #122

    How tall is Jeff? Why didn't the M*A*SH cast have crew cuts? How many gifts *did* Margaret's father give her mother on their wedding night? These are just a few of the burning questions Jeff & Ryan tackle on this episode of MASH Matters! Other topics include AfterMASH, chicken coops, Jackie Cooper, Army boots, how to say Cavalry, journaling, and that blasted big red bird with fuzzy pink feet. Plus, we finally get the definitive answer to the oft-asked question, "Can Alan Alda really knit?"
     
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    • 47 min
    Burying the Time Capsule with special guest Jay King - MASH Matters #121

    Burying the Time Capsule with special guest Jay King - MASH Matters #121

    Remember the time capsule the M*A*S*H cast buried after the series ended? In this episode, we talk to the guy who dug the hole! Special effects technician Jay King joins Jeff & Ryan to discuss his time on the series. We talk about the infamous time capsule (What was in it? Who dug it up? Where is it now?) and other topics including a scary chopper ride, fighting fire on stage 9, squirting blood, blowing up tongue depressors, wrestling alligators, and how to make the O.R. smell like a hospital.
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    • 39 min
    Sometimes You Hear the Voicemail - MASH Matters #120

    Sometimes You Hear the Voicemail - MASH Matters #120

    Voicemails! Lots and lots of voicemails! In this episode, we serve up a heaping helping of listener phone calls. Topics include mutton chops, knitting (again), liver, fish, power lines, trivia games, Larry Linville's mystery credit, The Fonz, Margaret & Charles' truncated love affair, M*A*S*H airing in South Korea, the single best performance of the series, and the first time a particular phrase was uttered on network television. Plus... Jeff was on the operating table?!?
     

    • 53 min
    Hawkeye's Grandson with special guest Jake Alda Coffey - MASH Matters #119

    Hawkeye's Grandson with special guest Jake Alda Coffey - MASH Matters #119

    Another member of the M*A*S*H Royal Family pays a visit! Jeff & Ryan welcome Alan Alda's grandson, Jake Alda Coffey to MASH Matters. We discuss growing up with a famous grandfather and the moment he realized his grandpa was a big deal. Jake also talks about watching M*A*S*H for the first time, his favorite Alan Alda projects, future career goals, and the writing lesson he learned from his grandpa. Plus, Jeff learns about TikTok!
     
     
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    • 36 min
    Winging It - MASH Matters #118

    Winging It - MASH Matters #118

    In this unplanned, unprepared, and unpredictable episode, Jeff & Ryan answer on-the-spot listener questions from Facebook and Instagram. We discuss the worst part of starring on M*A*S*H, taking things from the set, celebrating birthdays, our favorite singers, and other other jocularity. Plus, we bid farewell to Gentleman Joe and reveal our most polarizing unpopular pop culture opinions.
     
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    • 42 min
    Over and Out - MASH Matters #117

    Over and Out - MASH Matters #117

    In this feel-good episode, Jeff & Ryan open the (virtual) mailbag and (virtually) answer more listener questions. We tackle hard-hitting topics like tug-o-war, flying desks, tanks in the calvary, the real Larry Linville, actors watching actors act, fan art, Ryan guest-starring on M*A*S*H, hiking in to visit the actual set, and Charles Nelson Reilly's animated dogs. Over and out...
     

    • 44 min

Customer Reviews

4.9 out of 5
412 Ratings

412 Ratings

Lia Starflower ,

An overdue review

For three years now, I have listened to these two amusing souls delightfully, engagingly, and respectfully discuss a topic dear to the hearts of many, myself included. They have freely given me so many hours of honest joy; and if all they ask in return is a simple rating, I offer all the stars permissable. For anyone remotely interested in M*A*S*H, it is undoubtedly the finest kind of pod ever cast.

Thankyou, sirs ❤️

nursissistic1 ,

Best. Podcast. Ever!!

About six months ago, I found MASH on HULU and began to stream it. Having watched it as a teenager and then as a young wife and new mother, I had loved watching it but missed several episodes ; then I watched MASH on Hallmark during 2001. Now I find myself watching it over and over — when the movie is over I go right to the pilot episode and start watching it all over again. Why I’m doing this is a mystery to me, but I haven’t really spent much time trying to figure it out; all I know is that it’s comforting to me at this stage of my life. My mom recently passed away after I was her caregiver for 2 years. I had emergency back surgery. And I am trying to navigate some tricky family problems. Then, I found this wonderful podcast after doing a search! And I am very glad I did. Keep up the fantastic work!

awritr ,

Just started listening

I came to the party 5 years into the podcast and love what I’ve heard so far. I just finished rewatching the show yet again and still laugh out loud at certain scenes. Thank you guys for your dedication.

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