<p>Josh and Craig dive into Season 3, Episode 6, “I’m Not That Guy,” and find a surprisingly rich episode hiding beneath the jokes. They discuss Jonathan Groff’s first credited HIMYM script (the writer, not the actor), Marshall’s struggle between environmental idealism and financial security, Lily’s secret credit-card debt and how unusual it was to make her the one in the wrong, and Ted’s bizarre discovery that a porn actor has adopted his name as a tribute. Along the way, they reflect on money as a real concern for twenty-somethings, the challenges of finding your path after college, Josh’s own early Hollywood setback, and the way HIMYM tried to let life continue from episode to episode instead of resetting every week. The episode also includes a bonus excerpt from a later interview with John Cho, who talks about playing the charmingly evil Jefferson Coatsworth, working without a studio audience, and why HIMYM’s dense joke-writing stood out. Craig also shares the real-life inspiration for Marshall’s environmental-law storyline, drawn from college friend Noah Garrison, while the episode opens and closes with emotional listener messages that lead to discussions of congenital heart disease research and Craig’s novel, <em>That’s Not How It Happened.</em></p><p>CONNECT WITH THE SHOW:<br><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://www.howwemadeyourmother.com">Official Website</a> (Send us your audio and written messages)<br><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.instagram.com/howwemadeyourmother/">Instagram</a></p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.tiktok.com/@howwemadeyourmother">Tiktok</a></p><p>READ JOSH’S MUSELETTERS ON SUBSTACK:<br>Subscribe <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://joshradnor.substack.com">HERE</a></p><p>CRAIG’S BOOK IS AVAILABLE!<br>Head over to <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://craigthomaswriter.com/novel">CRAIG’S WEBSITE</a> to order your copy of THAT’S NOT HOW IT HAPPENED.<br><br>SUPPORT PEDIATRIC CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE RESEARCH:<br>Click <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.howwemadeyourmother.com/makeadifference">HERE</a> to learn more and donate today.<br><br>FOLLOW THE OFFICE LADIES:<br>Check out "Office Ladies" at <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://officeladies.com/">https://officeladies.com/</a> or wherever you get your podcasts! <br>Follow on Instagram: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.instagram.com/officeladiespod/">OfficeLadiesPod<br></a>Follow on <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.tiktok.com/@officeladiespod?_t=ZT-8y1gqTrJyOs&amp;_r=1">TikTok</a></p><p>AND MORE:<br><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.joshradnor.com">Josh’s Official Website<br></a><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://open.spotify.com/artist/43jyNhxEcJZ2YbwioBjCbY">Josh on Spotify<br></a><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://craigthomaswriter.com">Craig’s Official Website</a> (with links to his published writing)<br><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://aleklev.substack.com">Alek’s “Dead Fathers Society” on Substack</a></p>