Kevin Hazzard II (Ebola, The Pandemic and the Aviation Rescue Mission Few Have Ever Heard) - Episode 1209

Behind The Shield

James Geering

Mental Health, Fitness, Health & Fitness

4.9 • 695 Ratings

🗓️ 3 March 2026

⏱️ 115 minutes

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Summary

KEVIN HAZZARD is a journalist, TV writer, and former paramedic. His first book, A Thousand Naked Strangers: A Paramedic’s Wild Ride to the Edge and Back, was published in 2016. He now writes for film and TV, with work produced by Hulu, CBS, ABC, and Universal. His journalism has been published at 99% Invisible, the Atavist, Men’s Journal, Creative Loafing, Atlanta Magazine, and elsewhere.

We discuss his latest book 'No One's Coming', the Ebola crisis, aviation rescues, the men of the Freedom House, medicine on television and so much more.

Transcript

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Behind the Shield podcast. As always, my name's James Gearing. And this week, it is my
0:04.0	absolute honor to welcome back onto the show, former paramedic, journalist, and author, Kevin Hazard.
0:13.0	Now, if you didn't hear my first conversation with Kevin, it was episode 742, and we took a deep dive into his first two books, A Thousand Naked Strangers, and then
0:23.7	American Sirens about the founding paramedics in Pittsburgh. In the second conversation, we
0:30.0	discuss a host of topics. From revisiting the men from the Freedom House, the success of
0:36.4	television dramas like the Pit, reflecting on
0:39.6	the pandemic, his new book, No One's Coming on the Ebola Crisis, and so much more.
0:47.2	Now before we get to this incredible conversation, as I say every week, please just take a moment.
0:53.2	Go to whichever app you listen to this on,
0:55.8	subscribe to the show, leave feedback and leave a rating. Every single five-star rating truly
1:03.0	does elevate this podcast, therefore making it easier for others to find. And this is a free
1:09.6	library of over 1,200 episodes now. So all I ask in return
1:15.4	is that you help share these incredible men and women stories so I can get them to every
1:21.5	single person on planet Earth who needs to hear them. So with that being said, I welcome back onto the show, Kevin Hazard.
1:31.7	Enjoy.
1:55.5	Thank you. Well, Kevin, I want to start by saying thank you and welcome back.
1:59.6	It's been, you know, I think a couple years since we sat down, if I'm not mistaken.
2:01.8	The last conversation was phenomenal. I will put whatever episode number that was in the know, I think a couple years since we sat down, if I'm not mistaken. The last conversation was phenomenal.
2:04.4	I will put whatever episode number that was in the intro.
2:09.6	I forgot to look it up a second ago, but I want to welcome you back on to the Behind the Shield podcast today.
2:12.7	Yeah, man. Thanks. Good to be back. Good to see you.
2:21.3	So firstly, before we dive into all things topical, how of the last couple of years or so being on your end? Crazy. To be honest with you, you know, when I wrote this story, I had no idea how the EMS community was going to respond.
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