The Watchers

Finally, time for handoff! What could possibly go wrong? It's Season 2, Episode 12 of The Pitt, and Andrea and Jodie are making their “6:00 PM” rounds. This hour is a little light on patient stories and a lot heavy on interpersonal mess, as Dana and Robby finally say some of the things we’ve wanted them to say all season, Santos and Whitaker remain in their own little platonic rom-com, and Joy does some teaching of her own. McKay lays the smackdown on a golf asshole, we get a little lesson on the difficulties of rural medicine, and an elderly couple gives Mel and Mohan the chance to just be good doctors together. Plus: we meet Mateo After Dark, Javadi attempts to put her TikTok fame to good use, and we get a visit from a very patriotic lobster.Here’s the Nurse Dana’s Admin Blood Donuts sticker we mentioned in this episode!If you're reading this, that means you've probably got your podcatcher of choice open right now. It would be SO helpful if you gave our little show a follow. If you like what you hear, you could even leave us a review.Recommended Reading:Follow:The Watchers: Instagram (@WatchersPodNJ) and TikTok (@watchers.pod.nj)Andrea on Instagram (@AQAndreaQ)Jodie on Instagram (@jodie_mim)Thanks to Kitzy (@heykitzy) for the use of our theme song, "No Book Club."

Time for The Pitt, Season 2, Episode 11: "5:00 P.M." Sorry for the delay on this one. How about we blame these cyber assholes? (Yes, I’m writing these notes while watching Episode 12.) We only need about a million more listeners before Andrea and Jodie can retire, at which point we can spend our dotage talking into microphones about TV shows, and Andrea will never be late again.If you're reading this, that means you've probably got your podcatcher of choice open right now. It would be SO helpful if you gave our little show a follow. If you like what you hear, you could even leave us a review.Follow:The Watchers: Instagram (@WatchersPodNJ) and TikTok (@watchers.pod.nj)Andrea on Instagram (@AQAndreaQ)Jodie on Instagram (@jodie_mim)Thanks to Kitzy (@heykitzy) for the use of our theme song, "No Book Club."

It's time to make our rounds on Season 2, Episode 10 of The Pitt. It's "4:00 P.M." and, honestly, Andrea is way behind on her charting and doesn't want to end up like Santos, so we’re keeping these notes short. Inside: Mel and Robby’s VIPs, waterslide patients, including Andrea's least favorite injury of the series so far, Al-Hashimi might actually be cool as hell?, and we make our predictions as we head into the back third of the season.If you're reading this, that means you've probably got your podcatcher of choice open right now. It would be SO helpful if you gave our little show a follow. If you like what you hear, you could even leave us a review.Follow:The Watchers: Instagram (@WatchersPodNJ) and TikTok (@watchers.pod.nj)Andrea on Instagram (@AQAndreaQ)Jodie on Instagram (@jodie_mim)Thanks to Kitzy (@heykitzy) for the use of our theme song, "No Book Club."

The Watchers are back at PTMC to recap Season 2, Episode 9 of The Pitt. It’s “3:00 P.M.” and we’re given one of the most PSA-ass PSAs of the series so far (it’s also one of the most gratifying, so we’re fine with it), meet Dana’s Dana, and mark the first two stops on Robby’s Farewell Tour. We check in on our patients, track what’s unfolding across the department, and break down some extremely important Jersey connections.If you're reading this, that means you've probably got your podcatcher of choice open right now. It would be SO helpful if you gave our little show a follow. If you like what you hear, you could even leave us a review.Follow:The Watchers: Instagram (@WatchersPodNJ) and TikTok (@watchers.pod.nj)Andrea on Instagram (@AQAndreaQ)Jodie on Instagram (@jodie_mim)Thanks to Kitzy (@heykitzy) for the use of our theme song, "No Book Club."

The Watchers are back at PTMC for Season 2, Episode 8 of The Pitt, just in time for our “2:00 PM” rounds. And finally, it’s chaos o’clock, baby. Jodie and Andrea celebrate the return of clipboards, patient charts, and the sweet siren song of a fax machine (Abbott is thriving like the office supplies girlie he is). We check in on our current patients, meet some new faces, and watch as the department starts to feel like it’s bracing for something bigger. Ellis and Mel definitely don’t have a conversation, Ogilvie (who is on THIN FRIGGIN ICE) and Javadi team up for some competitive genius nonsense untijavadl cool, calm, and collected Joy steps in, and we see which of our doctors-in-training have the capacity to learn from their mistakes.If you're reading this, that means you've probably got your podcatcher of choice open right now. It would be SO helpful if you gave our little show a follow. If you like what you hear, you could even leave us a review.Follow:The Watchers: Instagram (@WatchersPodNJ) and TikTok (@watchers.pod.nj)Andrea on Instagram (@AQAndreaQ)Jodie on Instagram (@jodie_mim)Thanks to Kitzy (@heykitzy) for the use of our theme song, "No Book Club."

The Watchers are back at PTMC for Season 2, Episode 7 of The Pitt, making our “1:00 PM” rounds. This hour takes on a difficult, often sensationalized subject with quiet care, thanks to our queen, Nurse Dana. And while things within Dana’s radius remain steady, the rest of our doctors have honestly kinda gone Muppet mode.Abbott shows up early and immediately challenges our feminist values. Robby goes from Chief Attending Physician to Chief Attending Gossip. And Santos proves (once again) that we were obviously right to love her from day one: a statement that is technically untrue but spiritually correct.Also: the computers will be down next week. Prepare accordingly.Recommended: The Pitt: All of the Characters’ Name SignsIf you're reading this, that means you've probably got your podcatcher of choice open right now. It would be SO helpful if you gave our little show a follow. If you like what you hear, you could even leave us a review.Follow:The Watchers: Instagram (@WatchersPodNJ) and TikTok (@watchers.pod.nj)Andrea on Instagram (@AQAndreaQ)Jodie on Instagram (@jodie_mim)Thanks to Kitzy (@heykitzy) for the use of our theme song, "No Book Club."

The Watchers are back at Pittsburgh Trauma Medical Center for Season 2, Episode 6 of The Pitt. It’s “12:00 P.M.,” and Jodie and Andrea clock in for our recently-requested Nurses’ Episode. We say goodbye to Pittsburgh’s greatest groundskeeper, watch Dana’s armor crack just enough to let the light back in, and generally celebrate the nurses who keep The Pitt–okay, maybe not totally ON the rails, but at least rails-adjacent. There’s a Liberty Bell pin mystery that may never be solved, annoying A.I. shenanigans, and a move from fucking Ogilvie for which he will never be forgiven. Most distressingly, though, Robbie comes dangerously close to giving us the ick.If you're reading this, that means you've probably got your podcatcher of choice open right now. It would be SO helpful if you gave our little show a follow. If you like what you hear, you could even leave us a review.Recommended Reading:Follow:The Watchers: Instagram (@WatchersPodNJ) and TikTok (@watchers.pod.nj)Andrea on Instagram (@AQAndreaQ)Jodie on Instagram (@jodie_mim)Thanks to Kitzy (@heykitzy) for the use of our theme song, "No Book Club."

The Watchers are back at PTMC for Season 2, Episode 5 of The Pitt, making our “11:00 AM” rounds. Jodie and Andrea check in on Ogilvie’s Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day, Whitaker’s continued quiet glow-up, and Santos as she gets closer to investing in Dr. Al-Hashimi’s AI startup. Plus: a gridlocked granny, some extremely Pittsburgh sports fan behavior, and why Donnie’s sink hole bet might not be as foolish as Ahmad thinks. We also dig into how this season is less about one big dramatic event and more about the less sensational long-term effects of trauma. And Jodie asks the most important question of all: if you ended up in this emergency department, which doctor would you actually want treating you, and why is it Dr. McKay?Recommended in this episode:This season, The Pitt is About What Doesn't Happen in One Day - Linda HolmesThe Pitt | Cinematographer: Johanna Coelho - Darektor's CutThe Death Thing Is a Bonus - Beautiful Stories from Anonymous PeopleBriefly Perfectly Human: Making an Authentic Life by Getting Real About the End - Alua ArthurIf you're reading this, that means you've probably got your podcatcher of choice open right now. It would be SO helpful if you gave our little show a follow. If you like what you hear, you could even leave us a review.Follow:The Watchers: Instagram (@WatchersPodNJ) and TikTok (@watchers.pod.nj)Andrea on Instagram (@AQAndreaQ)Jodie on Instagram (@jodie_mim)Thanks to Kitzy (@heykitzy) for the use of our theme song, "No Book Club."

Sorry for the late post on this one, folks, but The Watchers are back on duty! Jodie and Andrea are clocking in for another shift at PTMC to recap Season 2, Episode 4 of The Pitt. We make the rounds on our patients, learn more than anyone should about what Whitaker's getting up to on that farm, and try to determine whether Robby's dad jokes are a coping mechanism or a cry for help. Zoom zoom.Join us every Monday as The Watchers break down each episode of The Pitt, the HBO medical drama from Noah Wyle and the team behind ER, which, may we remind you, is just a coincidence.If you're reading this, that means you've probably got your podcatcher of choice open right now. It would be SO helpful if you gave our little show a follow. If you like what you hear, you could even leave us a review.Follow:The Watchers on Instagram (@WatchersPodNJ)Andrea on Instagram (@AQAndreaQ)Jodie on Instagram (@jodie_mim)Thanks to Kitzy (@heykitzy) for the use of our theme song, "No Book Club."

The Watchers are clocking in for another shift at PTMC to recap Season 2, Episode 3 of The Pitt. We issue a very serious PSA about keeping your emergency contacts updated, unpack why even Dr. Robby is completely powerless in the face of a tough Jewish woman from Pittsburgh, and note how a piece of flair manages to crack (pun intended) the case wide open on the mystery of our dearest Dana’s accent.Join us every Monday as The Watchers break down each episode of The Pitt, the HBO medical drama from Noah Wyle and the team behind ER, which, again, is just a coincidence.If you're reading this, that means you've probably got your podcatcher of choice open right now. It would be SO helpful if you gave our little show a follow. If you like what you hear, you could even leave us a review.Recommended Reading:“Pittsburgh’s Darkest Day and the Mass Casualty Response” - Gavin Jenkins“How a Russian Samovar Connects Me to the Old Country — and My Black Market Dealing Great-great-grandmother” - Olivia HaynieMy Samovar: A Connection to Soviet Jewry - Beth DwoskinFollow:The Watchers on Instagram (@WatchersPodNJ)Andrea on Instagram (@AQAndreaQ)Jodie on Instagram (@jodie_mim)Thanks to Kitzy (@heykitzy) for the use of our theme song, "No Book Club."

We’re back at Pittsburgh Trauma Medical Center for Season 2, Episode 2, “8:00 AM,” of The Pitt. Jodie and Andrea track the Gut vs AI debate, Santos wins the Funniest Person in the Emergency Department award, and Whitaker stars in a very bleak 50 First Dates reboot. We finally learn one single fact about Dr. Robby’s personal life, Andrea’s birthday wish comes true, and we deliver a very important PSA about personal space.Join us every Monday as The Watchers break down each episode of Season 2 of The Pitt, the HBO Max medical drama from Noah Wyle and the team behind ER, which, by the way, is just a coincidence.If you're reading this, that means you've probably got your podcatcher of choice open right now. It would be SO helpful if you gave our little show a follow. If you like what you hear, you could even leave us a review.Follow:The Watchers on Instagram (@WatchersPodNJ)Andrea on Instagram (@AQAndreaQ)Jodie on Instagram (@jodie_mim)Thanks to Kitzy (@heykitzy) for the use of our theme song, "No Book Club."

We’re kicking off Season 2 of The Pitt with our recap of Episode 1, "7:00 AM." Jodie and Andrea break down a premiere that’s as confident, efficient, and compelling as we’d hoped. Last season’s newbies feel more settled, Robby’s glasses make a strong case for themselves, and finally, we get our Jersey connection. Join us every Monday for the next 15 weeks as The Watchers break down each episode of The Pitt, the HBO Max medical drama from Noah Wyle and the team behind ER, which, by the way, is just a coincidence.If you're reading this, that means you've probably got your podcatcher of choice open right now. It would be SO helpful if you gave our little show a follow. If you like what you hear, you could even leave us a review.Follow:The Watchers on Instagram (@WatchersPodNJ)Andrea on Instagram (@AQAndreaQ)Jodie on Instagram (@jodie_mim)Thanks to Kitzy (@heykitzy) for the use of our theme song, "No Book Club."

Everyone's new favorite Pittsburgh-based medical drama, The Pitt, is back for season 2 and yinz KNOW Jodie and Andrea couldn't resist a show about some overworked, highly competent folks who love each other but don't always know how to express it and share a wicked sense of gallows humor. We're recapping season 1, and then we'll be back every week to check in on our second shift at Pittsburgh Trauma Medical Center.Recommended Reading:Bury Me in The Pitt - Kathryn VanArendonkNothing Sounds as Good as The Pitt - Jeremy D. LarsonIf you're reading this, that means you've probably got your podcatcher of choice open right now. It would be SO helpful if you gave our little show a follow. If you like what you hear, you could even leave us a review.Follow:The Watchers on Instagram (@WatchersPodNJ)Andrea on Instagram (@AQAndreaQ)Jodie on Instagram (@jodie_mim)Thanks to Kitzy (@heykitzy) for the use of our theme song, "No Book Club."

This week on The Watchers, Andrea and Jodie finish up our Pluribus recap with episodes 7, 8, and 9. The hive mind plays hot and cold with the unjoined. Carol tries to make a friend. We get to see a dog! We talk isolation, loneliness, belonging. Communication barriers, trust, investigation. It''s all in here. What a show, huh? What a season. Next week, we scale our problems down to one single shift, in one emergency department, in one hospital, in one city. Ahead of its season 2 premiere (January 8th), we’re recapping season 1 of the tense and unsentimental, deeply compassionate and totally human, medical drama The Pitt.The basketball video Andrea mentioned: https://youtu.be/vJG698U2MvoIf you're reading this, that means you've probably got your podcatcher of choice open right now. It would be SO helpful if you gave our little show a follow. If you like what you hear, you could even leave us a review.Follow:The Watchers on Instagram (@WatchersPodNJ)Andrea on Instagram (@AQAndreaQ)Jodie on Instagram (@jodie_mim)Thanks to Kitzy (@heykitzy) for the use of our theme song, "No Book Club."

It's that time of year again! We're looking back on 2025 and sharing what we loved the most. This year, Andrea loved too many things to narrow her list down, so she's fully cheating and sharing a bunch of stuff in a variety of categories (Check out her music playlist here). Jodie took the opposite approach and went SO specific. Between the two of them, you should have plenty to fill the liminal space that is December 26th through, let's say, January 5th. Check below for a list of all of our recommendations.What Jodie Loved in 2025TaskmasterGame Changer: “One Year Later”British crime shows, in general“Niche crafting shows and their watching culture.”The Pitt season 1Honorable Mentions:Choreography and MerrimentAnd this friendly reminderWhat Andrea Loved in 2025Comedy specialsAtsuko Okatsuka: FatherRobby Hoffman: Wake UpAn Intimate Evening with Adam Pally DROPOUT PRESENTS:Aparna Nancherla: Hopeful PotatoDemi Adejuyigbe: Is Going to Do One (1) BackflipCameron Esposito: Four PillsDocumentariesJohn Candy: I Like MeThank You Very MuchCome See Me in the Good LightDeaf President NowMusic Pool Kids: Easier Said Than Done The Wonder Years: Burst & Decay (Volume III)  Motion City Soundtrack: The Same Old Wasted Wonderful World Hayley Williams: Ego Death At A Bachelorette Party The Starting Line: Eternal Youth  Algernon Cadwallader: Trying Not to Have a Thought PUP: Who Will Look After the Dogs?  Anxious: Bambi Gully Boys: Gully BoysThe Business Casual ShowThe concept: livestreaming live improvDynastyTypewriter.com and ucbcomedy.com are good places to startIf you're reading this, that means you've probably got your podcatcher of choice open right now. It would be SO helpful if you gave our little show a follow. If you like what you hear, you could even leave us a review.Follow:The Watchers on Instagram (@WatchersPodNJ)Andrea on Instagram (@AQAndreaQ)Jodie on Instagram (@jodie_mim)Thanks to Kitzy (@heykitzy) for the use of our theme song, "No Book Club."

This week on The Watchers, Andrea and Jodie break down episodes 4, 5, and 6 of Pluribus. Carol starts testing the hive mind and catches a bad case of FOMO. We get into resistance vs. assimilation, art in a flattened world, whether or not it counts as consent if you have to split hairs, and this show’s careful mix of dread, slapstick, and quiet humanity.Next week, we’re bringing you our 2025 edition of our yearly “What We Loved” series. And then, we’ll be back to review the last three episodes of season 1 of Pluribus.If you're reading this, that means you've probably got your podcatcher of choice open right now. It would be SO helpful if you gave our little show a follow. If you like what you hear, you could even leave us a review.Follow:The Watchers on Instagram (@WatchersPodNJ)Andrea on Instagram (@AQAndreaQ)Jodie on Instagram (@jodie_mim)Thanks to Kitzy (@heykitzy) for the use of our theme song, "No Book Club."

This week, Jodie and Andrea watched the first three episodes of Pluribus, Vince Gilligan’s eerie, uncanny, offbeat new series about a virus that turns humanity into a hive mind—and the handful of people left out. (Please let me have that em dash. I swear I'm a human being.)We talk about the show’s inception, some behind-the-scenes stories, and the cast that fills out these early episodes. Also, what Pluribus has revealed about its world so far, how grief and defiance fuel the early story, and why it matters that a cranky lesbian is at the center of this show.Next week, Pluribus, episodes 4 - 6If you're reading this, that means you've probably got your podcatcher of choice open right now. It would be SO helpful if you gave our little show a follow. If you like what you hear, you could even leave us a review.

This week on The Watchers, Jodie and Andrea finish up our Somebody Somewhere journey with Season 3, and we brought backup. Therapist, podcast host, and certified Fred Rococo admirer Marlon Morgan is here to help us process our feelings. We talk growth, grief, and friendship; magnets, Muppets, and chlamydia; and what it looks like to finally believe you might actually be okay.Next week, episodes 1 through 3 of Pluribus, Vince Gilligan’s new series about a happy human hive mind and one curmudgeonly writer who is straight up not having a good time.Check out This Helps with Marlon MorganHave a question for Marlon? Record your video here for a chance to be featured on This Helps With Marlon Morgan.If you're reading this, that means you've probably got your podcatcher of choice open right now. It would be SO helpful if you gave our little show a follow. If you like what you hear, you could even leave us a review.Follow:The Watchers on Instagram (@WatchersPodNJ)Andrea on Instagram (@AQAndreaQ)Jodie on Instagram (@jodie_mim)Thanks to Kitzy (@heykitzy) for the use of our theme song, "No Book Club."

This week on The Watchers, Jodie and Andrea get into Season 2 of Somebody Somewhere, a tender show about tender people behaving tenderly. This season is chock-full of complicated relationships in every direction: parent-child, sibling, friend, lover, teacher, mentor, the whole human mess. We talk about all the messy, beautiful ways the people of Somebody Somewhere keep showing up for one another, even when it’s hard.Next week, we’re wrapping up Somebody Somewhere with our recap of Season 3.If you're reading this, that means you've probably got your podcatcher of choice open right now. It would be SO helpful if you gave our little show a follow. If you like what you hear, you could even leave us a review.Follow:The Watchers on Instagram (@WatchersPodNJ)Andrea on Instagram (@AQAndreaQ)Jodie on Instagram (@jodie_mim)Thanks to Kitzy (@heykitzy) for the use of our theme song, "No Book Club."

This week on The Watchers, Jodie and Andrea cover Season 1 of Somebody Somewhere, the tender, funny, quietly devastating HBO series about grief, belonging, and figuring out who your people are. We get into the characters and casting, why seeing yourself reflected in the stories you watch matters so much, and the many (many) moments that made Andrea cry.We’ll be back with Season 2 next week.If you're reading this, that means you've probably got your podcatcher of choice open right now. It would be SO helpful if you gave our little show a follow. If you like what you hear, you could even leave us a review.Follow:The Watchers on Instagram (@WatchersPodNJ)Andrea on Instagram (@AQAndreaQ)Jodie on Instagram (@jodie_mim)Thanks to Kitzy (@heykitzy) for the use of our theme song, "No Book Club."