Overview

• Cobie Smulders shared on the May 19, 2025, episode of the 'How We Made Your Mother' podcast that she whispered 'extremely inappropriate' things to Josh Radnor before filming intimate scenes.
• Smulders described this as part of an acting technique called 'the moment before,' aimed at setting the emotional and contextual tone for their characters.
• Both Smulders and Radnor declined to reveal the specific content of the whispers, emphasizing that it remains private between them.
• Radnor humorously noted that while Neil Patrick Harris also whispered inappropriate things, Smulders's remarks were far more shocking and creative.
• Co-creator Craig Thomas expressed surprise at learning about this practice, which had remained undisclosed throughout the show's nine-season run.