Jack Damon Arrives | "The Waiting Room" (315)

That Was Us

Film Interviews, Tv & Film, Tv Reviews

4.9 • 2.5K Ratings

🗓️ 19 August 2025

⏱️ 84 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

On this week’s episode of That Was Us, we’re diving into Season 3, Episode 15: The Waiting Room. The Pearsons camp out in a hospital waiting room, anxiously hoping for news about Kate and the baby. As time ticks on, tensions rise and conflicts resurface: Randall and Beth haven’t resolved their fight, Kevin struggles with his sobriety, Rebecca reflects on her own painful memories, and Miguel tries to keep the peace. Mandy, Chris, and Sterling laugh about Miguel’s Ranch vs. Chocolate game and discuss their hot takes, what they’re each like in a crisis, AND they hear from an expert in a very informative fan segment! Check out this resource from our fan segment guest, professor and researcher Carma L. Bylund, PhD.: https://healthycommunicationpractice.org/ That Was Us is produced by Rabbit Grin Productions. Music by Taylor Goldsmith and Griffin Goldsmith. ------------------------- Support Our Sponsors: - BAU, Artist at War opens only in theaters, for a limited run beginning September 26th. Go to https://www.baumovie.com/ to watch the trailer, read about Josef’s real-life journey, and find showtimes near you. You can also sign your organization up for group screenings. - Your home might be worth more than you think. Find out how much at https://www.airbnb.com/host. - Message: To get 6 bottles of wine for $39.99, head to https://www.nakedwines.com/TWU and use code TWU for both the code AND PASSWORD. - Brought to you by Bombas, One Clothing Item Purchased = One Clothing Item DonatedHead over to https://bombas.com/ and use code TWU for 20% off your first purchase.Logo - Buy four cartons and get the fifth free, at https://davidprotein.com/thatwasus. You can also find David on Amazon and at local retailers—just use the store locator on their website. Humans aren’t perfect, but David is. ------------------------- 🍋 About the Show: The stars of This Is Us, Mandy Moore, Sterling K. Brown, and Chris Sullivan, dive back into the world of the Pearsons, reliving each episode and all the life lessons that came with it. Together, they dig in and dig deep, have the tough conversations, bring in very special and familiar guests, share never-before-heard behind-the-scenes moments, and feature listeners in highly anticipated fan segments. Join your favorite family back in the living room to examine our past, cherish our present, and look to the future with new episodes of That Was Us every Tuesday. ------------------------- 00:00:00 Intro 00:01:50 Discussion 01:11:07 Fan Segment 01:23:46 Outro Executive Producers: Natalie Holysz, Rob Holysz & Jeph Porter Creative Producer: Sam Skelton Video Editor: Todd Hughlett Mix & Master: Jason Richards #thisisus #thatwasus Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0	On today's episode of that was us, we're diving into season three, episode 15, the waiting room.
0:16.4	When Kate is rushed to the hospital after her water breaks early in her pregnancy, the whole family gathers to support her.
0:22.8	Tensions rise between the Pearson's after hours spent in the waiting room.
0:27.4	And finally, a new member is welcomed into the family.
0:31.7	I love movies about real life heroes.
0:35.4	People who stand up against unimaginable evil to protect others,
0:39.3	and Bao, artist at war, gave me chills from the very first scene.
0:44.3	Because this isn't just another Holocaust story. It's a true story about survival, love,
0:50.3	and how art can literally save lives.
0:52.3	The protagonist, Joseph Bauer, said,
0:55.7	they can starve us, beat us, cages,
0:58.3	but they could never kill our spirit.
1:00.7	And he lived that.
1:02.1	And the Ploshoff concentration camp,
1:04.3	he used his art and skills as a forger to help prisoners escape,
1:08.2	and he found Rebecca, the love of his life.
1:10.8	Their secret wedding inside the camp was
1:12.7	so defiant, so courageous. It was later immortalized in Schindler's List. So if you connected
1:20.1	with Jojo Rabbit or Schindler's List, you will be drawn into this, part thriller, part love
1:25.2	story and totally unforgettable.
1:28.3	Bow, Artist at War, opens only in theaters for a limited run beginning September 26th.
1:34.0	Go to bowmovie.com, B-A-U-Movie.com to watch the trailer, read about Joseph's real-life journey,
	...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Previous episode | Next episode

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from That Was Us, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of That Was Us and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.