Dam Nation

Oh no! New Amsterdam has run out of blood! While Max and the writers try to figure out why people donate blood, Sharpe gets mysterious blood test results that show a woman and her daughter are not related. Polly is covered in dried mango, and Emily burps at 40:59.

While Max is away in the wilds of Connecticut, Bloom tries a controversial plan to make the ER less violent, and Frome possibly commits human rights violations. Polly and Emily reach the peak of comedy as they try to eat their microphones. 

Once again, New Amsterdam is hit hard with some revenue woes and, once again,  it's up to Max to save it. If only the hospital could convince him to do his last favorite thing - ask for money. Polly wants the audience to know that she keeps up with pop culture references, and Emily convinces Polly that podcasting is basically just shadow puppetry. 

Reynolds flies in from San Francisco in a desperate bid to save the Covid-striken Kapoor. Meanwhile, Max faces a formidable obstacle - consequences from his decisions in season two. Emily wants everyone to remind you that Reynolds was stabbed, and Polly played everyone's favorite West Side Story character: Anastasia. 

It's here. Covid has come to the Dam. And New Amsterdam tackles the historic pandemic in the only way they know how: by having a commercial jet crash into the river right outside the hospital. Emily does a Freddie Highmore impression in Simlish, and Polly's favorite kind of movie trivia is blatant lies. 

It's the season 2 finale, and a dark cloud is looming: behind the scenes, Covid has breached the set... We first see select scenes from the episode that was pulled from air (originally titled "Pandemic".) Then, we launch into the finale as the members of New Amsterdam battle sexual harassment, the second amendment, and glue guns full of morphine.Polly opens up about her mime heritage, and Emily has rejected your calendar invite.----------Follow us @damnation_podcast on Instagram, @damnation_pod on Twitter for more!Producer: Emily SenEditor: Vic MillarSocial Media Coordinator: Polly Feldman

A man tries to use a crowd-funding website for his dad's surgery, but Max insists they find an alternative to protect his patient's dignity. Meanwhile, it's Reynolds' last day at the Dam, and unfortunately he spends it trapped at the bottom of an elevator shaft. Polly gets invited to be a guest on Ellen's last season, and Emily believed the Jewish Ghost in this episode was real.

In a twist that no one could see coming, Max, Bloom, and Reynolds are being sued for malpractice! But as they prepare for the trial, the case becomes more complicated than it seems. Emily isn't going to swear anymore, and Polly ships Johann Gutenberg and Martin Luther. 

Max is ecstatic after getting a shocking order from the boss: "go break some rules." Meanwhile, Iggy Frome decides to break some societal rules on his own by becoming a marriage counselor to a two half-siblings. Emily loves listing steampunk things, and Polly continues to not be fact-checked. 

Max is ordered to make some budget cuts or else everyone will be skipping a paycheck! His first idea? He sends Reynolds to Mexico City for the afternoon. Emily calls in from a phone booth to record this, and Polly once again needs to speak for the entire Jewish community in response to a New Amsterdam episode. 

As he tries to create a new palliative care unit in just one day, Max assigns each of our heroes a new patient who's close to end-of-life. And their various treatment methods are exactly what you'd expect - from hosting a living patient's wake and forcing her to attend, to tripping on shrooms while playing Clair de Lune on a phone. Emily starts a controversial music podcast, and Polly gets her trumpet snapped in half as she's driven out of town. ----------Follow us @damnation_podcast on Instagram, @damnation_pod on Twitter for more!Producer: Emily SenEditor: Vic MillarSocial Media Coordinator: Polly Feldman

Max and Reynolds are desperate for answers as they try to treat a boy whose heart and lungs are damaged from vaping, and they turn to an unusual ally: a prayer circle that's been hanging out in the lobby of New Amsterdam.Emily's button is a hidden camera, and unfortunately this is Polly's last episode before succumbing to mysterious chest pains.----------Follow us @damnation_podcast on Instagram, @damnation_pod on Twitter for more!Producer: Emily SenEditor: Emily SenSocial Media Coordinator: Polly Feldman

Despite her recent demotion, Sharpe finds herself unexpectedly in charge of New Amsterdam while Max is taking his daughter to the doctor. Emily thinks Billy Joel is a big softie, and Polly didn't realize she skipped the last twenty minutes of this episode. 

New Amsterdam is in lockdown. Armed with a gun, three Rikers patients escape the ER, and it's up to Max and Sharpe to stop them. Polly speaks in Old English, and Emily gets blackout drunk. ----------Follow us @damnation_podcast on Instagram, @damnation_pod on Twitter for more!Producer: Emily SenEditor: Emily SenSocial Media Coordinator: Polly Feldman

Max and the gang leave New Amsterdam for a trip to the women's ward at Rikers Prison, hoping to set up a temporary clinic.Emily doesn't understand middle school romance, and Polly faints.----------Follow us @damnation_podcast on Instagram, @damnation_pod on Twitter for more!Producer: Emily SenEditor: Emily SenSocial Media Coordinator: Polly Feldman

Max goes to absurd (and apalling!) lengths to take care of a patient whose child is stillborn. Meanwhile, in order to protect her patient, Sharpe must make a shocking journey to an actual drug den. Emily is easily bribed with ice cream, and Polly thinks Emily is from 1930's New York. 

Max and Sharpe try to right a terrible wrong when they discover malpractice was covered up at New Amsterdam. Meanwhile, Frome gifts his patients with the greatest therapy of all - live theater in the middle of the hospital lobby.Emily has a bone to pick with The Good Doctor, and Polly gets her dad on the phone. ----------Follow us @damnation_podcast on Instagram, @damnation_pod on Twitter for more!Producer: Emily SenEditor: Emily SenSocial Media Coordinator: Polly Feldman

A van carrying a church group gets into a terrible crash, and all of the passengers are brought to New Amsterdam. But Max gets suspicious when each passenger has an untreated chronic condition, and the driver just so happens to have all their insurance information on them.Emily loses favor with our audience in Spain, and Polly defends the ever-problematic vikings. ----------Follow us @damnation_podcast on Instagram, @damnation_pod on Twitter for more!Producer: Emily SenEditor: Vic MillarSocial Media Coordinator: Polly Feldman

It's another wild day at New Amsterdam. While Reynolds puts an astronaut through a life-threatening test to prepare for space, Iggy spars with a child psychopath. Meanwihle, Max is taking on the insurance industry with his greatest weapon yet: his face!Emily prepares for space travel by riding carousels, and Polly dreams of taking an anti-gravity shower. ----------Follow us @damnation_podcast on Instagram, @damnation_pod on Twitter for more!Producer: Emily SenEditor: Vic MillarSocial Media Coordinator: Polly Feldman

Max is on a new quest this week to bring the resouces of New Amsterdam straight to the good people of New York, by forcing his way into a black-owned barbershop. Emily shares some sexy golf facts, and Polly runs out of basketball metaphors. ----------Follow us @damnation_podcast on Instagram, @damnation_pod on Twitter for more!Producer: Emily SenEditor: Vic MillarSocial Media Coordinator: Polly Feldman

On this episode of New Amsterdam, Max is tasked with finding a new member of the board but struggles to find someone who doesn't Care About The Money. Meanwhile, a case forces Sharpe to make a big announcement on television.Emily still can't drive, and Polly learns labor law from Suits.

And we're back to our favorite medical mayhem, with the season 2 premiere! Max and the gang deal with the fallout of the horrific ambulance crash at the end of the last season. Then, Max faces his toughest enemy yet: the concept of time. Emily finds a new musical obsession, and Polly get scammed. ----------Follow us @damnation_podcast on Instagram, @damnation_pod on Twitter for more!Producer: Emily SenEditor: Vic MillarSocial Media Coordinator: Polly Feldman

We continue our break from the adventures of New Amsterdam (2018) to experience the mayhem of New Amsterdam (2008). A prominent PTSD expert and psychologist is killed and the cops are closing in on the wrong man, while John has flashbacks to his time as a war doctor. Polly tries to remember all she's learned about Sigmund Freud, and Emily blacks out. ----------Follow us @damnation_podcast on Instagram, @damnation_pod on Twitter for more!Producer: Emily SenEditor: Vic MillarSocial Media Coordinator: Polly Feldman

We're taking a break from our friends at the Dam to get to the next wild chapter of 2008's New Amsterdam: the short-lived procedural about an immortal homicide detective searching for his soulmate, all while struggling to fake an American accent. In this episode, a star pupil at a local college is found strangled, and we have some shocking revelations about John Amsterdam's past lover(s). Polly is always forced to wear vests on stage, and Emily still loses her mind over Adele Dazeem in the year 2021.

A severely weakend Max is determined to creat his own insurance plan in one afternoon. Then, in the season finale, it's time to finally deliver the baby. Emily shares her most specific kink, Polly forgets the name of this hospital, and everything goes off the rails when Skype keeps freezing.

Tensions are high in New Amsterdam as a cop is rushed into the ER. Then, Max has an emotional breakdown, and very publically takes it out on Reynolds. Emily speaks in Simlish, and Polly tries fire eating.

As the blizzard rages on, New Amsterdam's last hope lies with an unlikely hero - a convicted murderer. Then, Max works to hide the hospital's debt, while he and Frome help a patient with a looming custody battle. Emily tries to stay on Mrs. Feldman's good side, while Polly accidentally sells her blood on the black market.

As the hospital prepares for a potential visit from the Pope, Max struggles to practice his punning. Then, while the city is hit with one of the worst blizzards in decades, things heat up between Max and Sharpe.Emily fears spikey fences, while Polly demands more impaling on television.

Two episodes in one!Max takes a backseat to some drama at the Dam: Frome confronts Bloom about her addiction, and her future at the hospital. Then, Sharpe's desire to have a baby interferes with her ability to stay objective when caring for a new patient. Meanwhile, Emily doesn't think the 6 train is sexy, and Polly is disappointed to watch yet another episode that doesn't include time travel.

Max's nausea from chemo is making it hard to keep up with the daily challenges of the Dam, like racism, climate change, and dunking medical bills into garbage cans. But that won't stop him from realizing his greatest plan yet: having his employees impersonate a doctor. Polly and Emily finally learn what a grip does, as they are joined by a special guest who has been helping build the new New Amsterdam set.

Polly and Emily take a quick break from their favorite medical drama to finally watch the pilot for the other New Amsterdam: Fox's short-lived police procedural from 2008. In episode 1 (of 8) we meet Detecitve John Amsterdam, the brooding homicide detective with a rare Native American blood type, cursed to live forever until he finds his true love. Emily achieves peak Brooklyn by sitting in her closet, and Polly shares some wild and wacky Death Cab for Cutie trivia.

Max refuses to let his cancear treatment get in the way of this week's mission: tackling the homelessness crisis. Polly shows off her skills with a rapier, and Emily flouts the law.

As Max's life hangs in the balance, we travel back in time to learn how he and Georgia first fell in love. Emily hates science, and Polly name-drops King Arthur.

Max is shaken when the donor recipient of his sister’s heart arrives at New Amsterdam, in need of a new transplant. Emily reunites with an old nemesis, and Polly is spooked by breakfast.

TW: Attempted suicide.Things get personal at the Dam when Max gets too emotionally invested in a cancer patient faced with a tough decision... all of which takes a backseat to Reynolds’ birthday. Emily invites you to the Feldman Family zoom chat, and Polly messages Charles Barkley on LinkedIn.

It’s all hands on deck when New Amsterdam joins several hospitals outside the city to participate in a domino transplant procedure. Polly still won’t respond to any texts, and Emily reads from Wikipedia about immortal homicide detectives.

Max faces his worst foe yet: a fundraising gala. Polly plays “Hail to the Conquering Hero” in B Flat Major, and Emily gets so excited that she burps.

A bullet rips through New Amsterdam. Polly is pleased to learn that Max enjoyed a great night of karaoke, and Emily would like you all to stop asking us for medical advice.

When a neighboring hospital suddenly finds itself without any doctors, Max Goodwin heroically orders his short-staffed hospital to take on all their patients. It's a rough day for our hosts: Polly is confused by microphones, and Emily loves the sirens that keep interrupting us.

Max Goodwin must charm a rich and racist widow into donating millions to The Dam. Emily makes unnecessary theatrical references, and Polly takes a stand in support of Connecticut.

The doctors of The Dam are going to court, and a woman’s life depends on a voodoo ritual. Emily demonstrates a heart massage despite having no medical training, and Polly Googles every question we have in real-time.

Emily and Polly start their Dam journey with a bang: mass layoffs, race relations, an attack at the UN, Ebola, miscarriages, the foster system, Isis, and the evergreen NBC shout out to Megyn Kelly Today.