Episode 197: Carter Bays and Craig Thomas Interview

Episode 197: Carter Bays and Craig Thomas Interview This is the After Show for New York Mythological , featuring Andrew’s conversation with Carter Bays and Craig Thomas , creators of How I Met Your Mother . As part of this MaxFunDrive run, Dead Pilots Society is featuring two pilots from Carter and Craig. In a few days, the second one, Gimme Five , will be released, followed by part two of Andrew’s interview with them. The conversation gets into the real origins of How I Met Your Mother , the experiences, influences, and unexpected ingredients that eventually became the show. Carter and Craig also talk about the years before that success, and the many turns a writing career can take along the way. It’s a funny, candid conversation about writing, setbacks, success, and the odd resilience it takes to keep making things. Here is a link to "The Future is Now”, Oliver Beene theme song by Carter and Craig’s band “The Solids” Thanks to everyone who participated in this year's MaxFunDrive! Still want to get in on the action? Follow this link to support this show (and get in on our limited-time keychain sale to benefit the Center for Constitutional Rights):

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Episode 197: Carter Bays and Craig Thomas Interview is an episode from Dead Pilots Society by Ben Blacker and Andrew Reich.

This episode is 01:13:29 long.

This episode was published on Apr 25, 2026.

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