It's the Brian Lair show on WNYC.

I'm Bridget Bergen filling in for Brian today.

And now a call in for health care workers who have watched the HBO Max show The Pit.

What is this series meant to you?

Is it realistic? 212-433 W-NYC. That's 212-433-9-692.

We're talking health care workers of any kind, especially those of you who have worked in hospitals or ERs.

Doctors, nurses, social workers, EMTs, administrators, call or text now if you've watched the pit. The numbers 212-433-9692. On Sunday, the drama about emergency room health

care workers won several major Emmys, including lead actor in a drama series, supporting

actress in a drama series, and the big one, outstanding drama series. So listeners,

those of you who work in the healthcare profession, we invite you to call in now and share

how you see the series. The numbers 212-433 W-N-YC. That's 212-433-9692. You can also text at that number.

The series takes place one year after the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. It tries to explain how medical professionals are dealing with the fallout, whether it's flashbacks from the experience of working during the pandemic. It tries to explain how medical professionals are dealing with the fallout, whether

it's flashbacks from the experience of working during the pandemic to the staffing shortages

and all the pressure that puts on health care professionals. So for those of you in the profession,

how accurately do you think it does it? How accurately does the pit depict post-COVID health care? You can call 212-433-W-N-YC. That's 212,

433-9692. You can also text at that number. Noah Wiley, who won an Emmy for lead actor

in a drama, joined all of it with Allison Stewart back in February

of this year. Here's what he had to say about the reaction from viewers in the medical profession.

They felt that we were depicting something that their loved ones could watch and have a sense

of understanding about what they do and aren't ever able to articulate. So we're sort of showing what they can't say.

And I'm hearing a lot of people say, you know, my kids were like, but that's not what you do.

I said, yeah, that is what I do. But there aren't that many people waiting. Oh, yeah, there are more sometimes.

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