How We... Dary! | S3E1 "Wait for It"
How We Made Your Mother
Audacy & Josh Radnor and Craig Thomas
4.8 • 920 Ratings
🗓️ 18 May 2026
⏱️ 60 minutes
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Summary
Josh and Craig kick off Season 3 of How We Made Your Mother by revisiting “Wait For It,” while also reflecting on the emotionally massive hiatus between Seasons 2 and 3 of How I Met Your Mother. Craig opens up about the birth of his son Elliot and the terrifying medical challenges their family faced, while Josh talks about traveling to Brazil and Colombia, working with ayahuasca, quitting drinking, and returning to the show feeling transformed. From there, they dive into the episode itself: Ted’s breakup beard, the “winning the breakup” dynamic with Robin, Enrique Iglesias as Gael, the infamous butterfly tramp stamp, blackout Ted behavior, and how Season 3 marked a deliberate attempt to shake up Ted’s character beyond the hopeless romantic archetype. They also discuss Jason Segel’s fearless comedy instincts, behind-the-scenes stories about wardrobe, product placement (“the Cadillac of rebound guys”), the evolution of terms like “tramp stamp” and “cougar,” and why the Ted/Robin apartment-door argument remains one of Josh’s favorite scenes in the series. The episode closes with a heartfelt message from former production coordinator Kelly about joining the show during Season 3, plus a moving fan letter from a public health nurse who explains how both HIMYM and the podcast have become a source of comfort and hope in her life.
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| 0:00.0 | Hey all, it's the office ladies. |
| 0:05.0 | Jenna Fisher and Angela Kinsey. |
| 0:07.0 | And we are so excited to present to you, |
| 0:10.0 | Season 3 of How We Made Your Mother, |
| 0:13.0 | with Josh Radner and Craig Thomas. |
| 0:15.0 | Enjoy! |
| 0:16.0 | Woohoo! |
| 0:17.0 | I'm alone. |
| 0:19.0 | What a pity, I won't be soon in New York City when I see you. |
| 0:29.6 | Please permit me to tell you everything in New York City. Welcome back to How We Made Your Mother. |
| 0:41.1 | This is our first episode of Season 3. |
| 0:45.0 | Can you believe it, Craig? |
| 0:46.3 | I cannot believe it. |
| 0:47.4 | I guess we're having fun because it's going too fast. |
| 0:49.8 | That's crazy. |
| 0:50.6 | I'm actually freaked out that we're already in season 3. |
| 0:54.6 | Let me ask you this, Craig Thomas, my co-host of How We Made Your Mother. |
| 0:57.6 | Oh, hi. |
| 0:58.6 | What did you do on your three-week summer hiatus? |
| 1:01.8 | The shortest summer hiatus ever. |
| 1:05.7 | Yeah, and it wasn't summer, which was also weird for summer hiatus. |
| 1:09.7 | You know, my daughter was studying the Revolutionary War, |
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