Episode 59

Sword and Scale

Incongruity

History, Society & Culture, True Crime, Documentary

4.0 • 63.8K Ratings

🗓️ 31 January 2016

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Summary

When many of us think of true-crime, we think of cops and killers, detectives and victims. We even spend a great deal of time examining medical forensics and human decomposition. Rarely do we shift our focus to the paramedics who work tirelessly every day and night, sometimes at great personal risk to themselves, to save the lives of victims of horrific crimes. In this episode we'll do just that by speaking with former paramedic Kevin Hazzard. He wrote a phenomenal book called "A Thousand Naked Strangers: A Paramedic's Wild Ride to the Edge and Back" where he describes every aspect of this crazy job.

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0:00.0	Sword and Scale contains adult themes and violence.
0:03.1	It is not intended for all audiences.
0:05.2	Listener discretion is advised.
0:09.7	Tell me about the first time you felt someone's brain.
0:14.8	I think I realized quite instantly that it shouldn't have gone that way.
0:30.9	Yeah. Episode 59, a show that reveals that the worst monsters are real. Well, what can I say? We tried.
1:06.5	Our New York meetup last week was a bit of a disaster, a natural disaster, that is.
1:11.9	I'm sure many of you are aware of the epic snowstorm that shut down all public transportation
1:16.6	and made driving illegal in Manhattan last Saturday, the very day of our meetup.
1:22.2	Yet a handful of brave fans were close enough or resourceful enough to still get there,
1:26.9	and we still managed to have a
1:28.3	great time. Thanks to those of you who made it out. You know who you are. And as for all the rest of you
1:33.9	who wanted to come but couldn't, we'll plan something a little better next time we come up north,
1:39.5	which next time will definitely not be in the winter. Over the last few episodes, we've talked to cops, attorneys, witnesses, and victims.
2:08.3	Today we'll fill in the gap by talking to someone whose job is often overlooked in the crime
2:12.6	genre. Yet the role he played was essential and often heroic. And that role is one of saving lives.
2:20.1	That is the role of a paramedic,
2:22.5	someone who has seen all manner of trauma, death, and violence.
2:39.6	A-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha. Hello?
2:41.0	Hello? Is this Kevin?
2:44.2	Hey, it's Mike Boudet with Sword and Scale. How you doing?
2:45.8	I'm doing great. How about yourself?
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