Why ‘The Pitt’ is our fave new drama
People who work in real-life emergency rooms have raved about how accurately the new drama The Pitt (Max) captures the dynamics and the medical details of their workplaces.
Here at An Arm and a Leg, we’ve been nerding out about how the show depicts the financial forces that shape the ER’s day-to-day problems like crowding, eternal wait times, and scary bills.
For this episode, we got Dr. Alex Janke, an emergency medicine doctor and health policy researcher to nerd out with us.
Here’s a transcript of this episode.
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Dan Weissmann
Creator and Host, An Arm and a Leg
Prior to creating An Arm and a Leg, Dan was a staff reporter for Marketplace and Chicago’s WBEZ. His reporting has appeared on outlets including 99 Percent Invisible, Planet Money, Reveal, Code Switch, and NPR’s Morning Edition and All Things Considered.
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Emily Pisacreta
Senior Producer, An Arm and a Leg
Emily is a journalist, writer, and audio producer based in New York City. In addition to her work at An Arm and a Leg, she produces podcasts for the PBS documentary series FRONTLINE.
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Ellen Weiss
Editor, An Arm and a Leg
Ellen Weiss is an award-winning journalist and leader with more than 40 years experience working in audio, video and digital newsrooms.
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