Setting the Tone: An ER Retrospective

This week, Carol crams for her midterm, Mark decides to take out his disappointment on the entire ER staff, Carter gets some bad news of his own, Jeanie's secret may not be one for much longer, and Doug does his best to support everyone. 

This week, Susan says goodbye to the ER, Al and Lydia tie the knot, Jeanie finally gets divorced, Dr. Keaton encourages Benton to approach surgery prep in a new way, Doug and Chuny do some community outreach, and Mark does loops around Chicago hoping to catch Susan's train before it leaves.

On this month's edition of STT Interviews, we are chatting with Lyn Alicia Henderson, better known to ER fans as EMT Pamela Olbes. Lyn worked on the show for 14 seasons making the 12th most appearances all time!

This week, Carter chases down a runaway patient, Benton's guilt leads to an inadvisable marathon surgery, Susan reveals a life altering decision, Rhonda makes a horrific error, Mark gets rejected, and E-Ray may be developing super powers.

Editor's Note: We encountered some technical difficulties with Lizzie & Lauren's audio in this episode and the next one. Their audio is far below our normal quality standards as a result. We've identified the issue and it will be cleaned up as of S3E8. Thanks for your understanding.    This week, Susan has some issues riding in a helicopter, a family fights for their lives after a horrible acciden...

This week, Doug and Carol practice a very different kind of medicine, the ER has some spooky electrical problems, Susan returns from her vacation, Gant confronts Benton over his harsh treatment, Haleh shows off her singing talents, and Jeanie has some strong words for Al.

This week, Doug has to rush a woman to the hospital, Jeanie has some trouble with her meds, the nurses are a little thirsty, Carol considers a career change, and Carter again shows he's better with kids than Benton.

This month we are talking with Ms. Jeanie Boulet herself, Gloria Reuben! Hear all about her thoughts on Jeanie's legacy as a character, working with Eriq LaSalle, and going on tour with Tina Turner!

This week, Susan has an interesting proposition for Mark, Carol strolls down memory lane with an old teacher, Carter and Gant lament their lack of surgical opportunities, Jeanie is confronted by Benton about her HIV status, and Mark spends his entire shift with one patient.

This week, Jeanie has her first HIV appointment, Carter gets a late start to his day, Susan and Mark ditch their blind dates to have their own fun, and County finds out whether it will close up shop. We also meet one of the longest running characters: Dr. Donald Anspaugh.

On this week's season premiere, Carter faces the realities of his new surgical internship, Jeanie faces her own reality of living with HIV, Benton reconnects with an old friend, Kerry's management style is on full display, and Mark is having none of it.

We've made it! 2 seasons down, 13 to go.  Join us this week for your free look at the first half of our season 2 recap. In this version, you can hear us recap the broad stories of the season, mourn the characters who got Bob'd, and hear our initial thoughts and feelings about the season as a whole.    Want to hear the whole episode? Subscribe to our Patreon at the $5 tier or above to gain immediat...

On this month's edition of STT Interviews, we're chatting with Harper Tracy herself, Christine Elise! Join us as we discuss her journey to the show, why she left, how she feels about her character, and more!  Want these interviews two weeks early? Subscribe to our Patreon through the link below to get early access to a new interview every month!  https://www.patreon.com/settingthetonepodcast    

It's the season 2 finale! This week, Carter finally graduates and finalizes his plans for next year, Susan turns down the chief resident position, Weaver gets a promotion, Jeanie has an important chat with Benton, Carol make an impulsive decision, and we say goodbye to several characters.

This week, Susan has some feelings to process, Carter cares for a little girl who needs a new liver, Carol lies to an investigator, Jeanie's ex-husband receives a troubling diagnosis, and Doug spends some quality time with his mom.

This week, Shep displays some anger issues, Carter has to do a surprise pediatrics rotation, Benton's ethics complaint against Vucelich gets returned to him, Susan has a series of weird flashbacks, and we say goodbye to Harper in the most unsatisfying way possible.

Content warning: descriptions of invasive/gross medical procedures It's our pilot episode of The Lounge! We wanted to give everyone a look at what the show will look like once we reach the stretch goal over on patreon.com/settingthetonepodcast On this episode, Lizzie describes getting a steroid injection, Daniel tells the tale of how he almost cut a thumb off, and Lauren is just generally horrifie...

This week, Carter's jealousy finally ends up costing him, Benton takes a turn misdiagnosing a patient, Susan finally gives Little Susie back, Weaver decides to start filming and critiquing traumas, and Mark is nervous about a date.

This week, Mark is the only attending for an overnight shift. You can probably guess how that goes for him. Also, Susan's custody case suffers a major setback, Carter suffers the consequences of his overindulgent celebration, and Steve the radiologist is back to bore everyone.

On this edition of STT Interviews, we get the chance to sit down with Troy Evans! Mr. Evans is known to ER fans for his role as everyone's favorite grumpy desk clerk: Frank Martin. We talk about his unusual path to Hollywood, the honor of having been featured in Abby's last scene, and much more!

This week, Mark debuts some questionable facial hair choices, Carter celebrates a bit too much (to the detriment of a patient), Carol lives the life of a temp, Little Susie takes her first steps, Benton goes behind Doug's back to reveal a truth, and 2 members of the Bartlet administration visit the ER.

This week, Shep and Raul both suffer the consequences of saving children from a burning building, Susan's adoption efforts get a bit more complicated, Doug gets stood up by his own father, and Carter struggles when treating a burn victim.

This week, it's raining babies! A sprinkler malfunction on the OB floor forces the ER crew to deliver 9 babies. Also, Benton performs a marathon surgery, Carter interviews for next year's surgical internship, Harper has a pregnancy scare, Scottie Pippen makes a cameo, and co-host Daniel gets pedantic about some Bulls tickets.

This week, rumors abound about Mark and Susan, Benton voices his concerns about the research study, Mrs. Rubadoux is laid to rest, Doug's dad shows up unexpectedly, and Mark decides to buy a motorcycle. 

On this edition of STT Interviews, Lizzie and Daniel sit down with Darren Leis! Darren worked as a Med Tech with the props department from seasons 10 through 15. Ever wondered how some of the great practical effects in trauma scenes are pulled off? Here's your chance to find that out, and more!