Josh Radnor on Life After How I Met Your Mother

Appearing on the Half the Picture podcast, Radnor described the current state of his relationship with former co-stars Jason Segel, Alyson Hannigan, Neil Patrick Harris, and Cobie Smulders as non-existent in terms of daily interaction. He likened the experience to a college friendship—an intense, all-consuming period of life that naturally disperses once the circumstances change. While there is no drama behind the distance, he noted that the bond has shifted from an active, daily presence to a quiet, lingering history.

Despite the lack of regular contact, the cast remains connected through occasional milestones and professional touchpoints. Radnor shares periodic text exchanges with Segel and has hosted Smulders and Harris on his own podcast. Hannigan even attended his wedding in 2024. For Radnor, these interactions represent a deep, everlasting love rooted in a shared history, rather than an active social friendship. This perspective also helped resolve past professional friction; on a recent podcast episode, Radnor and Harris addressed long-standing tension, concluding that much of their on-set conflict was simply a byproduct of blurring the lines between their real-world selves and their characters, Ted and Barney.