{
  "id": 2073197,
  "title": "Josh Radnor on why the How I Met Your Mother Cast drifted apart: 'We didn't choose each other, we were cast'",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/josh-radnor-on-why-the-how-i-met-your-mother-cast-drifted-apart-we",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-20T04:00:24.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Gulf News",
    "slug": "gulf-news",
    "url": "https://gulfnews.com/entertainment/josh-radnor-on-why-the-how-i-met-your-mother-cast-drifted-apart-we-didnt-choose-each-other-we-were-cast-1.500646329"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Turns out the gang from How I Met Your Mother doesn't hang out at MacLaren's anymore, at least not in real life. Josh Radnor, who spent nine seasons as Ted Mosby, recently opened up about where things actually stand with his former co-stars: Alyson Hannigan, Neil Patrick Harris, Jason Segel, and Cobie Smulders. Asked on the Half the Picture podcast whether the cast remains as tight-knit as fans…",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}