Take 148 - Showrunner and Novelist Craig Thomas, How I Met Your Mother and That’s Not How It Happened

The magical Craig Thomas returns to the podcast. The How I Met Your Mother co-creator comes on to talk about his heart-warming novel That’s Not How It Happened. Craig talks about why he wrote the book, disability in Hollywood and the tortuous process of writing a novel. He explains his personal journey with his son’s rare disability, why it was so important to write this book and how he used his tv writing skills to help finish the novel. A genuine, heartfelt and important episode about a passionate man wanting to tell a story properly. Must listen material.

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Take 148 - Showrunner and Novelist Craig Thomas, How I Met Your Mother and That’s Not How It Happened is an episode from Screaming into the Hollywood Abyss by Noah Evslin and Dan Rutstein.

This episode is 46:52 long.

This episode was published on Dec 11, 2025.

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