Episode 82

Sword and Scale

Incongruity

History, Society & Culture, True Crime, Documentary

4.0 • 63.8K Ratings

🗓️ 17 December 2016

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Summary

When you dial those three numbers on your phone, you expect that someone will help you. However, as with all matters involving humans, sometimes things can go wrong. In this season-finale episode, we speak with 13-year emergency dispatch veteran Ricardo Martinez from the Within The Trenches Podcast. We talk about what goes into doing this job and what happens when the wrong person does it.

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0:00.0	Sword and scale contains adult themes and violence and is not intended for all audiences.
0:06.3	Listener discretion is advised.
0:11.0	Hey, what's going on there?
0:14.0	I just stabbed myself and I killed my two children.
0:17.6	You stabbed yourself and killed your two children?
0:20.9	Mm-hmm.
0:23.9	Welcome to Season 3, Episode 82 of Sword and Scale, a show that reveals, but the worst monsters are real.
0:37.0	Yeah. 911.
0:56.7	Three digits that in the U.S. can mean the difference between life and death.
1:01.9	In the U.K., it's 999.
1:04.7	In many other countries such as New Zealand, it's 112.
1:08.3	In Australia, it's 0-0.
1:14.6	The purpose is always the same, though, to get help as quickly as possible. When there's an emergency, every second can feel like an eternity, and you want someone to
1:19.9	respond immediately. Today we're going to talk to Ricardo Martinez, a 13-year emergency
1:26.4	dispatch veteran who will tell us about his experiences and his
1:29.9	calling. You will be astonished by the facts behind what actually goes into such an important
1:35.2	job. But before we get there, just a reminder that this is the last episode of season three,
1:40.3	and we'll be taking a much-needed break until February. If you want to know exactly when we're coming back and stay informed,
1:46.2	of all sorts of cool things we're planning for next year,
1:48.9	join our Facebook page, or like us on Twitter and Instagram.
1:52.6	We're now also on Periscope and Snapchat.
1:55.6	We'll be right back with some incredible stories in just a few seconds.
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