597: Charting A New Season Of The Pitt

The Pitt returns to take viewers through another remarkably busy day in the ER at Pittsburgh Trauma Medical Center. What is there to celebrate in the show's fictional Fourth of July? Heather Cocks, our S01 guest, returns to talk about it. Around The Dial takes us through a passel of recent comedy specials from George Civeris, Kumail Nanjiani, Frankie Quiñones, and Sarah Squirm (aka Sarah Sherman); Heated Rivalry creator Jacob Tierney's previous hockey show, Shoresy; and Bookish, old to Brits but new to PBS. Seth pitches a Guy Montgomery's Guy Mont-Spelling Bee for induction into The Canon. Then, after naming the week's Winner and Loser, it's on to a Non-Regulation Game Time that's beating down our door. Find a comfortable seat in chairs (ideally away from Mr. Digby and his compelling odors) and join us!

GUESTS
👤 Heather Cocks

TOPICS
Announcement: 🫥 Sarah Is Away
Lead Topic: 🏥 The Pitt
Around The Dial: 🤪 Frankie Quiñones: Damn That's Crazy
Around The Dial: 💭 Kumail Nanjiani: Night Thoughts
Around The Dial: 💨 George Civeris: A Sense Of Urgency
Around The Dial: 🤮 Sarah Squirm: Live + In The Flesh
Around The Dial: 🥅 Shoresy
Around The Dial: 📚 Bookish
The Canon: 🐝 Guy Montgomery's Guy Mont-Spelling Bee S01.E06: The Patriarchy Hasn't Let Me Down
Winner & Loser: 🤠 The Lowdown
Winner & Loser: 🧙‍♀️ Executives at Charmed
Game Time: 🚪 Knock Three Times

SUPPORT THE SHOW
🔥 Join the EHG Club for bonus episodes, no ads, community Discord and more!
🎧 Subscribe to EHG on Apple Podcasts for bonus episodes and no ads!
🛍️ Shop our merch store!

NOTES
🗒 Full episode notes can be found on this episode's page on our site
🕳️ Tara's review of The Pitt's S02 premiere, at GQ
🏍️ “So You Noticed Dr. Robby Wasn’t Wearing A Motorcycle Helmet” at Vulture
🤢 "Sarah Sherman Is Grosser Than You Think" at The New Yorker
✍️ Tara's author page at GQ (new pieces coming this week!)
💃 Go Fug Yourself
📚 Links to buy Heather and Jessica's books
🍸 Drinks With Broads
👩‍💻 Guy Montgomery's Guy Mont-Spelling Bee Zoom Watch Party with Lolly Adefope, Aaron Chen, Rose Matafeo, and Paul F. Tompkins
🧑‍💻 Guy Montgomery's Guy Mont-Spelling Bee Zoom Episode 4 with Ayo Edebiri, Rose Matafeo, Blair Socci, and Paul F. Tompkins
📷 Photo: Warrick Page / HBO Max