How We Made Your Mother
HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER, a groundbreaking sitcom that ran for 208 episodes on CBS from 2005-2014, unfolds entirely as a flashback, using a time-bending narrative structure that spotlights the lives of five friends navigating love, friendship, dating, careers, failure, and success in New York City. The show has remained vibrantly alive in our collective pop culture memory, with fans around the world still sharing stories of how HIMYM is not just a hilarious comedy but also medicine for the soul in hard times. Now, JOSH RADNOR (who played “Ted Mosby”) has teamed up with series co-creator CRAIG THOMAS to explore, episode-by-episode, the mystery at the heart of what has made this show so durable and beloved. It’s time – much like the older, wiser narrator Ted does in the show – to look back on this adventure that occupied a pivotal decade of their lives: how the show changed them, how it changed its fans, and how it changed the culture. With plenty of special guests joining us along the way, this podcast will use HIMYM’s trenchant themes as jumping-off points for larger discussions about life, loss, and love. This is HOW WE MADE YOUR MOTHER: A flashback podcast for a flashback show.
- Update frequency
- every 3 days
- Average duration
- 50 minutes
- Episodes
- 48
- Years Active
- 2025
How We Made it Rain | S1E22 "Come On"
Josh and Craig close out season one revisiting “Come On,” celebrating the show’s early confidence, playful narrator tricks, and willingness to dip into magical realism—culminating in Ted’s euphoric r…
01:34:29 |
Mon 01 Sep 2025
Presenting: Arts Educators Save the World with Guest Craig Thomas
Welcome back to your How We Made Your Mother feed. Today, we are presenting an appearance by our own Craig Thomas on a podcast called Arts Educators Save the World, where successful artist sit in con…
01:03:04 |
Fri 29 Aug 2025
How Lily Went AWOL | S1E21 "Milk"
Josh and Craig break down S1E21 “Milk,” debating the title (they pitch better ones like “Mistakes” and “Fight or Flight”) and zeroing in on Lily’s panic about growing up: she secretly takes Marshall’…
00:57:11 |
Mon 25 Aug 2025
Arts Educators Save the World with Guest Josh Radnor
Today, we are presenting an appearance by our own Josh Radnor on a podcast called Arts Educators Save the World, where successful artists sit in conversation with their mentors to talk about the impo…
00:44:08 |
Fri 22 Aug 2025
How Alek Almost Killed Alyson | S1E20 "Best Prom Ever"
In this episode of How We Made Your Mother, Josh and Craig revisit “Best Prom Ever,” which features Alek’s memorable (well, to him) cameo as Todd. They reflect on the episode’s big themes—Lily’s grow…
01:12:38 |
Mon 18 Aug 2025
General Questions | S1E19 "Mary the Paralegal"
In this General Questions episode following Mary the Paralegal, Josh, Craig, and Alek explore fan-submitted questions ranging from the origins of catchphrases like “Lawyered” and the logic behind cha…
00:25:28 |
Thu 14 Aug 2025
How There Was Something About Mary | S1E19 "Mary the Paralegal" with Pam Fryman
This episode features the long-awaited guest appearance of director Pam Fryman, who helmed nearly every episode of How I Met Your Mother. Josh and Craig share stories of how Pam shaped the show’s ton…
01:22:10 |
Mon 11 Aug 2025
General Questions | S1E18 "Nothing Good Happens After 2 AM"
In this General Questions episode following Nothing Good Happens After 2 A.M., the hosts dive into the fan reactions and deeper themes behind Ted and Robin’s decisions, exploring moral ambiguity, emo…
00:25:18 |
Thu 07 Aug 2025
How Nothing Good Happened
Josh and Craig dive into the season one favorite “Nothing Good Happens After 2 A.M.” and talk about ghost stories, juice excuses, and bad decisions made in the middle of the night. They break down wh…
01:04:04 |
Mon 04 Aug 2025
How We Were Steak Sauce | S1E17 "Life Among the Gorillas"
Josh and Craig dive into Season 1, Episode 17, “Life Among the Gorillas,” where Marshall starts to lose himself in a toxic corporate job, raising big questions about identity, money, and what it mean…
00:58:06 |
Mon 28 Jul 2025
General Questions | S1E16 "Cupcake"
Was Victoria going to be the mother if the show was canceled early? Find out!
In this General Questions episode of How We Made Your Mother, Josh, Craig, and Alek dive deeper into episode 16, “Cupc…
00:28:11 |
Thu 24 Jul 2025
How We Sat on a Cake | S1E16 "Cupcake"
In this episode of How We Made Your Mother, Josh and Craig revisit “Cupcake” (Season 1, Episode 16), reflecting on the pivotal crossroads for Ted and Victoria as she prepares to leave for Germany. Th…
01:01:21 |
Mon 21 Jul 2025
General Questions | S1E15 "Game Night"
In this General Questions episode, the team brings back Chris Harris (writer of the HIMYM episode “Game Night”) to answer fan questions and explore deeper elements of storytelling from the early seas…
00:24:33 |
Thu 17 Jul 2025
How We Met Your Vader | S1E15 "Game Night" with Chris Harris
In this episode of How We Made Your Mother, Josh and Craig are joined by writer Chris Harris to reflect on the making of Season 1, Episode 15: “Game Night.” The trio breaks down the episode’s structu…
01:08:39 |
Mon 14 Jul 2025
How We Met More Ashley Williams | S1E14 "Zip, Zip, Zip"
In Part 2 of their conversation with Ashley Williams, the How We Made Your Mother team explores the legacy of the episode “Zip, Zip, Zip” while also reflecting on its tonal whiplash following the rom…
00:42:02 |
Thu 10 Jul 2025
How We Met Ashley Williams | S1E14 "Zip, Zip, Zip"
In this heartfelt and often hilarious episode of How We Made Your Mother, Josh Radnor and Craig Thomas welcome Ashley Williams—beloved for her role as Victoria—for an in-depth conversation that’s as …
00:50:25 |
Mon 07 Jul 2025
The Puzzler with guest Josh Radnor
HWMYM is just taking one week off, but we are thrilled to be able to bring you an appearance that Josh made on an incredibly fun podcast called The Puzzler, where the host, A.J. Jacobs, tested his pu…
00:59:58 |
Mon 30 Jun 2025
How We Almost | S1E13 "Drumroll, Please"
In this episode of How We Made Your Mother, Josh and Craig revisit the deeply romantic Season 1 quasi-two-parter culminating in “Drumroll, Please,” where Ted meets Victoria at a wedding and chooses c…
01:14:58 |
Mon 23 Jun 2025
General Questions | S1E12 "The Wedding"
In this bonus “General Questions” episode of How We Made Your Mother, Josh, Craig, and Alek reflect on the Season 1 episode “The Wedding,” especially the lasting impact of Ashley Williams as Victoria…
00:27:15 |
Thu 19 Jun 2025
How Dare You Mess with Claudia | S1E12 "The Wedding"
Josh Radnor and Craig Thomas revisit “The Wedding,” Season 1, Episode 12 of How I Met Your Mother, focusing on how Ted’s belief in love and planning clashes with reality, nearly derailing someone els…
01:05:16 |
Mon 16 Jun 2025
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