Setting the Tone: An ER Retrospective

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S15E19 "Old Times"

This week: It's transplant madness as both Carter and Joanie have their respective organs coming from the same patient in Seattle, Doug and Carol are back and have to con

Oct 8
1 h 14 min

S15E18 "What We Do"

This week: Carter collapses as his health problems take a turn for the worse, a documentary crew interviews everyone but Frank and Jerry, Neela finally ends the long nati

Oct 1
1 h 18 min

S15E17 "T-Minus 6"

This week: Carter has to make some adjustments as he settles back into the ER attending life, Banfield's husband sucker punches a guy, Sam's mom gets to Chicago but is fa

Sep 24
1 h 03 min

S15E16 "The Beginning Of The End"

This week: Carter returns to Chicago for a bit while he's being treated for an undisclosed kidney issue, Banfield explores other IVF methods, Sam and Gates reconcile afte

Sep 17
1 h 16 min

S15E15 "The Family Man"

This week: Morris awkwardly navigates a surprise party with Claudia's family, Neela gets a surprise call from a potential employer, Gates tries to convince an elderly man

Sep 10
57 min

S15E14 "A Long, Strange Trip"

This week: A pioneer of emergency medicine wanders from his nursing home to the ER and makes a life altering save on a woman thought to have advanced cancer, Morris tries

Sep 3
58 min

S15E13 "Love Is A Battlefield"

This week: Luck strikes at the Jumbo Mart as 5 employees split a $90 million lottery prize, Sam is being her best passive aggressive self with Daria, Gates treats an olde

Aug 27
1 h 04 min

S15E12 "Dream Runner"

This week: Neela's day plays out three separate ways as she and Dubenko decide on the best course of action for Anastasia, a man with a unique neurological condition come

Aug 20
1 h 04 min

S15E11 "Separation Anxiety"

This week: Gates does some good for Max but also does something stupid with Daria, A drug deal gone bad leaves brings three victims to the ER including two brothers, Morr

Aug 13
56 min

S15E10 "The High Holiday"

This week: Jerry returns and gets his old job back, Morris gets saddled with a storage locker of stuff from his dead father, Banfield advocates for a cancer patient to ge

Aug 6
54 min

S15E9 "Let It Snow"

This week: Morris and Banfield have an evening of drunken misadventures as they get snowed in at an Omaha airport, The interns all kinda hate Neela, Chaz babysits and tri

Jul 30
58 min

S15E8 "Age Of Innocence"

Content warning: storyline about a pedophile and Brenner's trauma from childhood sexual abuse. This week: Tension is in the air after an alleged pedophile is brough

Jul 23
1 h 04 min

S15E7 "Heal Thyself"

This week: Past and present collide as Banfield recalls how her son died at County 7 years ago as she, Morris, and Tracy attempt to save a little girl who nearly drowned

Jul 16
1 h 35 min

S15E6 "Oh, Brother"

This week: Morris puts far, far too much responsibility on Chaz during his 1st-year ER rotation, Gates connects with a homeless army veteran, Daria is still acting weird,

Jul 9
1 h 00 min

S15E5 "Haunted"

This week: It's the show's last Halloween episode as Gates is a real jerk to Sam, Banfield remains her usual curmudgeonly self, a bird gets loose in the ER, Brenner takes

Jul 2
1 h 01 min

S15E4 "Parental Guidance"

This week: Gates struggles with parenting after Sarah makes a bold choice on a dare, the interns get paired off with other doctors for the day, Morris is still down on lo

Jun 25
1 h 05 min

S15E3 "The Book Of Abby"

This week: The story of Abigail Lockheart, MD at Country General comes to a close as she fights with Banfield, saves a basketball coach who has been shot, appreciates the

Jun 18
1 h 11 min

S15E2 "Another Thursday At County"

This week: The writers decide to throw FIVE new characters at us (including four new interns), Morris has already had enough of the new ER chief micromanaging everyone, D

Jun 11
1 h 09 min

S15E1 "Life After Death"

This week: The ambulance explosion last episode leaves Pratt and Bardelli fighting for their lives, a young girl is in trouble after being trapped in a burning car, and o

Jun 4
1 h 26 min

Patreon Preview: S14 Wrap Up

It's that time again! Join the STT hosts and special guest Jake from The Popular Court as we recap all the good and bad that was season 14. Hear our opinions on th

May 14
59 min

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What listeners say

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I started ER late last year and was dying for someone to talk to about it, so I found this show! Every time I watch a great episode I listen to STT later on to hear it broken down again and it’s always fun to hear their opinions on it! I also appreciate how much care they take and all the details and facts they share. Today, I watched a bunch of s15 and after Old Times was excited to hear the gang’s thoughts on it (what a great ep :’) btw), and realized that I’ve caught up to them! I think it’s amazing that they've been doing this for so long (and managed not to give up during some truly rough eras of the show) and I feel lucky to finish my ER watch alongside them!

Greta.F · Aug 2026

I want to applaud the threesome of Elizabeth, Lauren, and Daniel for their good work on this podcast. They offer unfailingly compelling insights into this show - its strong points, its weak points - nicely balancing objective reviewing with more deeply personal reflection on how the show affects them. I also appreciate how they draw upon their own relevant life experience (e.g., first-hand experience with seizures) when that can enhance their analysis. Recorded excerpts are almost always well-chosen and effectively introduced. One thing I don’t understand is why Elizabeth’s introductions sound so hazy compared to the speaking of the other two- Elizabeth’s mic level needs to be bumped up a bit, or she needs to speak up and more distinctively. I also object to the Explicit language- not just out of my own personal preferences, but because the F-word is virtually never the best, clearest word to use. It’s lazy. Otherwise, this is a very strong podcast and a worthy celebration of one of the finest dramas ever seen on television. Keep up the good work.

Gregory Berg · Aug 2024

Literally, these three podhosts have become my weekly friends, and listening to them chat helps cure the crippling lonliness of modern life.

JS415 · Jul 2024

There isn’t enough thought put into the character motives, relationships and development. For example, when Benton’s mother falls ill and he pushes to get in her operating room, the hosts just declare he is being “Benton” and don’t analyze why he is being that way—it would have been more interesting to discuss how his character could have an internalized mistrust of how drs will treat his mother based on systemic racism. Or when Green begins to spiral after his attack and he gives a great monologue at the end of the live episode, there is no discussion of how he is exhibiting that fear in his behavior, rather they just say he’s a jerk. I find myself turning the podcast on with hopes it will improve but after 4 seasons I have lost hope. I also find the dynamic between the hosts to be awkward and disjointed at times. It seems like they are friends but there are many awkward silences and solo laughs that cause me to wonder if they are actually listening to each other or just waiting for their turn to speak.

NoMrRghtLotsofRightNows · Jan 2024

I love the show ER so I was excited to find this podcast and people who equally love it and discuss it. One of the podcasters can’t help but interject (constantly) every health problem he or she has through out the episodes and that can get very taxing. But they have great insight and it is enjoyable.

Mskfrog · Jan 2025

Can appreciate the love for the show but sometimes it’s too much drama. Times are so different now you can’t look at the same things in todays viewpoint. I was also very turned off when Mark died and they spent a lot of that episode doing jokes and weird music. Like yes it’s nice to make humor out of hard things, but that is arguably the saddest episode/plot line of the show. And they made a mockery of it. From then on I listened but it changed it for me.

Katielam616 · Jul 2024

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