This week, Corday gets a reality check as she begins her first day as an intern, Kerry has her big interview for chief, Lucy misplaces a dead body, Doug disagrees with Romano about how best to treat a child, Benton begins speech therapy with Reese, a dog gets the better of Mark, and Carol attempts to persuade a young gang member to break the cycle of violence.

This week, Jerry has an interesting experience with a sick horse, Kerry is the last to know about Doug's new position, Corday has her last day as a surgical fellow, Mark gets called into the field to help a man with a bomb strapped to his chest, Doug cares for a young girl with cancer, Carter accidentally violates a DNR order, and Lucy is still struggling with her IVs.

This week, Corday's father is in town as she considers her next career move, the AC in the ER is on the fritz, Mark gets some first hand experience with the paramedics, Lucy is still struggling with basic procedures, Baby Reese gets a hearing test, Romano gets put in his place, and Carter experiences the joys of dorm life.

On this week's season 5 premiere, 3rd-year medical student Lucy Knight has a chaotic first day at County General. Also, Carter is sporting a new look, Mark gets an unorthodox job offer (and maybe isn't the best tour guide), Doug grudgingly accepts his punishment for the detox baby, Carol gets disrespected, and the staff celebrate Jerry's birthday.

4 seasons down! This week the hosts offer up some general thoughts on the season as a whole, break down some interesting stats, say a final goodbye to some of the many characters who left, curse the awards makers for not letting ER have any yet again, and hear what the listeners had to say about it all.

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On this month's edition of STT Interviews, we're talking with Kristin Minter; better known to ER fans as Randi! Kristin shared with us her feelings on her first day on set as well as her thoughts on some of Randi's more outrageous outfits.

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On this week's season 4 finale, Carol has suspicions that a patient may be more depressed than he lets on, the fallout from Doug's rogue procedure ripples through the ER, Kerry makes her case for being the permanent ER chief, Corday finds herself without a sponsor, Carter cares for a coma patient, and Anna gets Bob'd.

This week, Max settles in at County to study a possible pediatric ER, Corday learns a lesson in interracial relationships, Romano makes a surprising discovery, Doug does some sneaking in order to break a baby's addiction to methadone, Jeanie suspects a cold may be something more, and Anna treats a famous televangelist after a botched plastic surgery.

This week, Baby Reese is getting baptized, Carol's mom has a new boyfriend, Romano has a proposition for Corday, Carter and Anna care for a John Doe patient unable to communicate (at least in a way they understand), Kerry has an unusual situation with an older couple, and Mark and Carol do their best to comfort a man slowly dying of chemical burns.