Setting the Tone: An ER Retrospective
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Setting The Tone: A Podcast Retrospective
Setting The Tone: A Podcast Retrospective
About this podcast
Join Elizabeth, Lauren, and Daniel as we recap our favorite medical drama! We're taking a weekly look back at each episode of the hit TV series "ER". We'll break down every episode, as well as look at how each episode impacts the overall story of the iconic 15 season show. Theme music provided by Andrew Edwards of Blue Police Box Music.
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- Patreon Preview: S15 Wrap Up · 1 h 24 min · Season 15 Episode 23It'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 15. Hear our opinions on the season as a…
- S15E22 "And In The End..." · 2 h 26 min · Season 15 Episode 22On this week's series finale: Paul brings his wife Marjorie back to the ER as she is slowly dying, Gates is shaken to his core as a teenage girl no older than Sarah is brought in…
- S15E21 "I Feel Good" · 1 h 12 min · Season 15 Episode 21On this week's penultimate series episode: Tom Arnold guest stars as the leader of a camp for kids with cardiac conditions, Morris bonds with several of the kids before stating…
- S15E20 "Shifting Equilibrium" · 1 h 17 min · Season 15 Episode 20This week: It's non-linear storytelling time again as we follow Neela's last day at County, as well as her and Brenner hashing things out while she waits for a plane at O'Hare…
- S15E19 "Old Times" · 1 h 14 min · Season 15 Episode 19This 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 convince a…
- S15E18 "What We Do" · 1 h 18 min · Season 15 Episode 18This 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 national…
- S15E17 "T-Minus 6" · 1 h 3 min · Season 15 Episode 17This 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 far worse…
- S15E16 "The Beginning Of The End" · 1 h 16 min · Season 15 Episode 16This 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 after a…
- S15E15 "The Family Man" · 57 min · Season 15 Episode 15This 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 to get…
- S15E14 "A Long, Strange Trip" · 58 min · Season 15 Episode 14This 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 to find…
- S15E13 "Love Is A Battlefield" · 1 h 4 min · Season 15 Episode 13This 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 older woman…
- S15E12 "Dream Runner" · 1 h 4 min · Season 15 Episode 12This 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 comes in…
- S15E11 "Separation Anxiety" · 56 min · Season 15 Episode 11This 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, Morris is…
- S15E10 "The High Holiday" · 55 min · Season 15 Episode 10This 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 get a…
- S15E9 "Let It Snow" · 59 min · Season 15 Episode 9This 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 tries to…
- S15E8 "Age Of Innocence" · 1 h 4 min · Season 15 Episode 8Content 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 brought with after…
- S15E7 "Heal Thyself" · 1 h 35 min · Season 15 Episode 7This 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 after…
- S15E6 "Oh, Brother" · 1 h 0 min · Season 15 Episode 6This 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, Neela…
- S15E5 "Haunted" · 1 h 1 min · Season 15 Episode 5This 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 issue…
- S15E4 "Parental Guidance" · 1 h 5 min · Season 15 Episode 4This 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 love…
- S15E3 "The Book Of Abby" · 1 h 11 min · Season 15 Episode 3This 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 good…
- S15E2 "Another Thursday At County" · 1 h 9 min · Season 15 Episode 2This 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, Dubenko's…
- S15E1 "Life After Death" · 1 h 26 min · Season 15 Episode 1This 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 older…
- Patreon Preview: S14 Wrap Up · 60 min · Season 14 Episode 20It'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 the season as a…
- S14E19 "The Chicago Way" · 1 h 27 min · Season 14 Episode 19This week: Steve Buscemi guest stars and a mob informant who should never have returned to Chicago, Neela faces the wrath of her colleagues when she presents Sheryl's case at an…
- S14E18 "Tandem Repeats" · 1 h 28 min · Season 14 Episode 18This week: Gates and Sam are caught on camera doing it all over the hospital, Neela faces the harsh reality of her job, Brenner continues to be an absolute (insert expletive of…
- S14E17 "Under Pressure" · 1 h 10 min · Season 14 Episode 17This week: Gates and Sam get caught making out on the roof by Morris, Pratt visits Betina in another hospital, Abby settles into being separated from Luka, Simon continues to be…
- S14E16 "Truth Will Out" · 1 h 25 min · Season 14 Episode 16This week: Luka makes some huge life decisions without consulting Abby, Sam is suddenly super weird about people finding out that she's dating Gates, Brenner is revealed to be a…
- S14E15 "...As The Day She Was Born" · 1 h 14 min · Season 14 Episode 15This week: Neela has a very exhausting first day back in general surgery, Gates fights with Morris about the best treatment of Sarah's grandpa after he collapses, Sam gets some…
- S14E14 "Owner Of A Broken Heart" · 1 h 21 min · Season 14 Episode 14This week: Abby needs some help from Coburn to get on a plane to see Luka, The writer's strike ends and gives us one of the worst new main cast members ever, a wild new med…
- S14E13 "Atonement" · 1 h 8 min · Season 14 Episode 13This week: Julia questions herself after a tough patient consult, Sam and Gates finally kiss, Pratt can't commit, a man with a troubled past saves the life of a young boy who…
- S14E12 "Believe The Unseen" · 57 min · Season 14 Episode 12This week: As the rumor mill heats up, Abby reveals to the rest of the ER where she's been the last few weeks, Julia wants to get more serious with Gates, Pratt steps up to lead…
- S14E11 "Status Quo" · 1 h 5 min · Season 14 Episode 11This week: A familiar face is brought back after her son is injured, Neela's very flirty cousin is stateside for a surprise visit as she gets a new career opportunity, Pratt's…
- S14E10 "300 Patients" · 1 h 24 min · Season 14 Episode 10On this week's 300th episode: Morris makes a bet that the ER will take in 300 patients before the next shift comes in, Julia leads the staff in a blessing ceremony, Sam's…
- S14E9 "Skye's The Limit" · 1 h 16 min · Season 14 Episode 9This week: Much to her surprise, Skye is named interim chief of the ER, Pratt ponders where his career is headed at County, Luka confronts Abby about what's been wrong with her…
- S14E8 "Coming Home" · 1 h 9 min · Season 14 Episode 8This week: David Zabel throws up on his computer trying to fix his mistakes from last week
- S14E7 "Blackout" · 1 h 15 min · Season 14 Episode 7This week: Despite hitting rock bottom in the worst way, Abby's intuition saves a newborn baby, a heatwave complicates patient care all over the hospital, Gates and Julia bring…
- S14E6 "The Test" · 56 min · Season 14 Episode 6Content warning for talk of suicide and a non-graphic suicide attempt This week: The whole ER staff blows off an annoyed teenager with random medical complaints, Gates helps…
- S14E5 "Under The Influence" · 54 min · Season 14 Episode 5This week: Morris is having a very sexually frustrating day, Abby struggles through her shift with a hangover, everyone is trying to guess the real age of Neela's new intern…
- S14E4 "Gravity" · 1 h 10 min · Season 14 Episode 4This week: Gates surprises Joshua with a day trip to Wrigley Field for a Cubs game, Neela returns to work and makes a cool save, the ER staff are all getting free spa treatments…
- S14E3 "Officer Down" · 1 h 4 min · Season 14 Episode 3This week: Morris suffers a loss and takes it out on a cop, Sarah runs away back to Gates' place, Gates himself makes a cool little save in the ER, Grady has some performance…
- S14E2 "In A Different Light" · 1 h 16 min · Season 14 Episode 2This week: Frank does a deep dive into everyone's ancestry, Neela is on the mend, Abby spends the day working in the waiting room, Pratt is angling for the chief job, Morris and…
- S14E1 "The War Comes Home" · 1 h 40 min · Season 14 Episode 1This week: Moretti's leadership is put to the test on his first day as the peace rally stampede patients flood the ER, Morris and Pratt have to be sneaky while trying to treat…
- Patreon Preview: S13 Wrap Up · 1 h 2 min · Season 13 Episode 24It'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 13. Hear our opinions on the season as a…
- S13E23 "The Honeymoon Is Over" · 1 h 23 min · Season 13 Episode 23This week: Moretti observes the flaws in patient care down in the ER, the writers go back to the custody battle well with Gates and Sarah, Ray ain't got no legs, Luka heads…
- S13E22 "Sea Change" · 1 h 16 min · Season 13 Episode 22This week: The ER reopens with the same old problems, Morris tries to convince Hope to stay longer at their expensive hotel, Larry has vastly overestimated how much Sam is into…
- S13E21 "I Don't" · 1 h 36 min · Season 13 Episode 21This week: Love is in the air as Luka surprises Abby with a wedding, Gates and Ray's fight for Neela's affections comes to a violent end (in more ways than one), Timmy tries to…
- S13E20 "Lights Out" · 1 h 13 min · Season 13 Episode 20This week: The staff scramble to empty the ER after a temporary closure is announced by Luka, Chaz's initiation into the paramedic crew goes horribly wrong, Sam helps guide Diana…
- S13E19 "Family Business" · 1 h 11 min · Season 13 Episode 19This week: Pratt reconnects with Chaz who is pursuing a new career, Sarah is trying to get the Gates household in order, Abby is a bit paranoid about Baby Joe's fever, A flower…
