Alan Alda
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Sep 25, 2026
Chris HewittHOST
All right.
Helen O'HaraHOST
Okay, Martin Scorsese, Alan Alda, Mark Hamill, Simon Pegg, Nathan Fillion, John Turturro, Carl Reiner, Rob Reiner, Alfred Molina, Jerry Ryan, F. Murray Abraham, et cetera.
James DyerHOST
So they couldn't get anyone good.
Helen O'HaraHOST
[laughs] You are going straight to hell for that remark.
Helen O'HaraHOST
... like, really helps.
Chris HewittHOST
Scorsese has more Oscars than Ella Purnell.
Helen O'HaraHOST
Alan Alda, I mentioned, yes.
Chris HewittHOST
I think that's fair to say.
Bjorn OlssonHOST
How about
Reece CrothersHOST
that Alan Alda? Yeah.
Bjorn OlssonHOST
Robert Altman's 1970 movie, M.A.S.H. No asterisks in the on-screen title, so just FYI, everybody, it's just the letters.
Reece CrothersHOST
Yeah, if you're searching it on Netflix or something.
Bjorn OlssonHOST
Like, it was just, you could always depend on MASH.
Bjorn OlssonHOST
And it was a big thing growing up, you know, definitely watching the series.
Bjorn OlssonHOST
And Alan Alda's Hawkeye Pierce, not necessarily Alan Alda in his other roles, but Hawkeye Pierce...
Bjorn OlssonHOST
in a strange way reminds me of my dad.
ScottHOST
Alec Baldwin, unbelievable.
ScottHOST
A- Alan Alda.
ScottHOST
I mean, the list goes on and on and on and on.
ScottHOST
Cinematography by, uh, Robert, uh, Richardson, music again by, um, Howard Shore, and light synopsis here: A sweeping portrayal, or portrait of Howard Hughes as filmmaker, aviation pioneer, and celebrity mogul.
ScottHOST
It is a fantastic film.
ScottHOST
I think it ends on an absolutely beautiful note.
ScottHOST
Uh, there's a little bit of a vindication story that goes on with this towards the end, um, where Leo as Howard and Alan Alda as a senator from Maine get into a little sparring match in a public forum.
ScottHOST
And, um, you know, Howard Hughes basically gives him his business, and it feels like, um...
Jimmy EnglandHOST
And our trivia question for you, and it's an easy one.
Jimmy EnglandHOST
All you have to do is watch the movie and pay attention, is the character of Carol Burnett, Alan Alda's wife in the movie, is an editor at a magazine.
Jimmy EnglandHOST
What magazine is it? Boy, is that one easy.
Jimmy EnglandHOST
Anyway, to find out, just subscribe.
Greg EviganGUEST
Phil Leeds played ball.
Greg EviganGUEST
And Alan Alda, senior, played.
Greg EviganGUEST
That was me as an older person.
Greg EviganGUEST
It was Alan Alda.
Greg EviganGUEST
And Vivian Blaine.
Greg EviganGUEST
That's who I was trying to think of.
SusanAUDIENCE
Well, I think it was a 90s movie.
SusanAUDIENCE
And the whole scenario that kind of what we're going through right now, like the war and everything was over, and Alan Alda is like, oh, well, what do we got? Oh, well, we can start another war, but not a real one with Canada.
SusanAUDIENCE
So we'll do this back and forth with Canada.
SusanAUDIENCE
Um, and then it was taking place in DC and then the Russians came to DC and they said, no, Mr.
SusanAUDIENCE
Well, it's all in that, but it's called Canadian Bacon.
Walter SterlingHOST
Canadian Bacon, yes, it was a comedy.
Walter SterlingHOST
It's got John Candy and Alan Alda.
Walter SterlingHOST
Yeah, it was in the 90s.
Walter SterlingHOST
Canadian Bacon, yes, it was a comedy.
Walter SterlingHOST
John Candy and Alan Alda.
Walter SterlingHOST
Yeah, it was in the 90s.
Walter SterlingHOST
It was a good, stupid movie, Susan.
Tom SalinskyHOST
David Frost himself hosted some episodes.
Tom SalinskyHOST
The cast included Buck Henry, Tom Bosley, and Alan Alda.
Abigoliah SchamaunHOST
Oh, wow.
Abigoliah SchamaunHOST
A young Alan
Michael F. StegerHOST
Okay.
Michael F. StegerHOST
One was Alan Alda from MASH and The West Wing, and this person actually pulled up a picture of Alan Alda as a young man, MASH era, and then the other was Matthew McConaughey.
Michael F. StegerHOST
Right? Okay.
Michael F. StegerHOST
So which one do you think I was distrustfully pleased to hear, and which one do you think I was sadly trusting to hear? [laughs]
Don La GrecaHOST
But overall, I asked Peter.
Don La GrecaHOST
I'll ask you too, Alan.
Don La GrecaHOST
Remind me.
Don La GrecaHOST
Coming on Friday, we have Alex Monaco on.
Alan HahnHOST
No,
Peter RosenbergHOST
no, that's basically it.
Peter RosenbergHOST
Alan, there's only a couple of games.
Peter RosenbergHOST
There's like Jacksonville, Indianapolis.
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