General Questions | Instagram Live 2/12/26

About this episode

In this Instagram Live episode, Josh Radnor and Craig Thomas answer fan questions and share behind-the-scenes stories from How I Met Your Mother.

This Instagram Live bonus episode of How We Made Your Mother features Josh Radnor and Craig Thomas answering fan questions and sharing behind-the-scenes stories from How I Met Your Mother. Early in the conversation they pause to remember James Van Der Beek, reflecting on his fearless, against-type performance in “Sandcastles in the Sand” and how generous and grounded he was when guest-starring on the show. The discussion then turns to production details—like how the crew created the show’s big rain scenes on the Fox lot using massive water rigs and blackout tarps to simulate a New York storm in sunny Los Angeles. Craig also talks about how season two intentionally reshuffled the characters—Ted and Robin as a couple, Marshall newly single, and Barney without his wingman—which opened up new stories and dynamics. Along the way they field lighter questions about things like whether someone could open a real-life bar called Puzzles, and they explain how the podcast came together after Josh started rewatching the series with his wife Jordana and decided to turn the experience into a full rewatch show with producer Alek Lev. CONNECT WITH THE SHOW: Official Website (Send us your audio…

People in this episode

Hosts: Josh Radnor, Craig Thomas

Topics covered

• fan questions
• behind-the-scenes stories
• production details
• character dynamics
• Instagram Live

Keywords

• Instagram Live
• fan questions
• behind-the-scenes
• How I Met Your Mother
• James Van Der Beek
• production details
• character dynamics

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Audacy, Substack, CRAIG’S WEBSITE

Books & works: How I Met Your Mother, Sandcastles in the Sand

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