Podcast appearances and mentions of kevin hazzard

Kevin Hazzard Author of A Thousand Naked Strangers and American Sirens (you can find these on Amazon or wherever books are sold). You can find Kevin Hazzard at KevinHazzard.comKevin talks about the story Jesus told of the good Samaritan as really the first example of EMS. Jesus tells this story in response to a lawyer asking him how to obtain eternal life. A man was attacked on the road and left for dead. Many people that society perceives as “good” pass by this man but a Samaritan took the time to stop, dress his wounds and takes him somewhere to put a roof over his head and allow him to healKevin talks about how society has never put sustained efforts into saving people outside of the hospital until the 60'sThe white paper published in the 60's indicated that you were more likely to survive a gunshot wound in the Vietnam war than in the streets of the United States because you would have someone trained in first aid at your sideThere was significant emphasis on intubation for early paramedics. This was a skill very important to the early physicians because they knew the life saving potential We talk about the evolution of intubation and how emphasis seems to be changing and the important of still training on this skill because it can be very difficult and high stressI think it is important to increase training rather than remove a skill set from paramedicsWe talk about video options for intubation and the potential future of trainingThe first paramedics in American Sirens were black men that served their community called “The Hill”Pittsburgh in the 1960's was a very difficult city for African Americans. Jobs were not available. They were told they had no value. Then Freedom House ambulance gave them a purpose designed by the father of CPR himself, Peter SafarGoing from not worthy of anything to being trusted with paramedicine at the highest level for your own neighbors, your own communityThe first call they run is in the aftermath of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr's assassinationPeter Safar, the father of CPR and an anesthesiologist, designed the early ambulances in a configuration that is still used today, a captains chair because he wanted good access to the airwayTheir first medical director, Nancy Caroline, wrote the foundational EMT education text bookThe great tragedy is no one can really tell you about Freedom House ambulance until now, the story was intentionally buried and forgotten“This need to be corrected,” Kevin Hazzard tells the important storySupport the showFull show notes can be found here: Episodes - Practical EMS - Content for EMTs, PAs, ParamedicsMost efficient online EKG course here: Practical EKG Interpretation - Practical EMS earn 4 CME and learn the fundamentals through advanced EKG interpretation in under 4 hours. If you want to work on your nutrition, increase your energy, improve your physical and mental health, I highly recommend 1st Phorm. Check them out here so they know I sent you. 1st Phorm | The Foundation of High Performance Nutrition Everything you hear today from myself and my guests is opinion only and doesn't represent any organizations or companies that any of us are affiliated with. The stories you hear have been modified to protect patient privacy and any resemblance to real individuals is coincidental. This is for educational and entertainment purposes only and should not be taken as medical advice nor used to diagnose any medical or healthcare conditions.

Kevin Hazzard Author of A Thousand Naked Strangers and American Sirens (you can find these on Amazon or wherever books are sold). You can find Kevin Hazzard at KevinHazzard.comWhat does Kevin miss about EMS?He misses the partnerships and the chaos you went through together.The memories he has are both good and bad from his time in EMS, the failures and the mistakes but also the victoriesWe get into Kevin's newest book American SirensWe talk about the difficulties in controlling and bringing order to a chaotic scene and how this is a skill that has to be developed over timeKevin tells a story about a call with a panic attack and how this may be normal for us but for the patient experiencing the symptoms, it may be a real unique and scary scenarioKevin's “large” partner would take control of the scene that was out of control by pushing the biggest dude up against a wall and then everyone else would back downEven without size on your side you have to present external confidence on scenesA situation that, by definition, is out of control, must be controlledEven those scenes that are not out of control, you still need to convince grandpa that you will take great care of grandma and you understand how important she isWe talk about the story of John in American Sirens and how EMS gave him purpose and how EMS gave us purpose as wellJohn was a black man that grew up in a segregated city, extreme poverty, his mother died of alcoholism and his father ultimately had to give him up to an orphanage. But John didn't give up and he saw the respect and dignity that was given the earliest paramedics at Freedom House ambulance, even as black men, and worked his way into practicing paramedicine at the highest levelThis was a time that, in the city of Pittsburgh, if you had a medical emergency, it was handled by two copsKevin does a great job of articulating Johns full circle in the book. He goes from orderly, the lowest of the lows in the hospital, to practicing paramedicine at the highest level, intubation, and bringing in critical patients into the same hospital EDSupport the showFull show notes can be found here: Episodes - Practical EMS - Content for EMTs, PAs, ParamedicsMost efficient online EKG course here: Practical EKG Interpretation - Practical EMS earn 4 CME and learn the fundamentals through advanced EKG interpretation in under 4 hours. If you want to work on your nutrition, increase your energy, improve your physical and mental health, I highly recommend 1st Phorm. Check them out here so they know I sent you. 1st Phorm | The Foundation of High Performance Nutrition Everything you hear today from myself and my guests is opinion only and doesn't represent any organizations or companies that any of us are affiliated with. The stories you hear have been modified to protect patient privacy and any resemblance to real individuals is coincidental. This is for educational and entertainment purposes only and should not be taken as medical advice nor used to diagnose any medical or healthcare conditions.

Kevin Hazzard Author of A Thousand Naked Strangers and American Sirens (you can find these on Amazon or wherever books are sold). You can find Kevin Hazzard at KevinHazzard.comWe talk about the difference of caring for someone dying in their home vs the hospital bedThere is something more intimate about dealing with death in a home, where the person had livedIn a lot of way this is harder to deal with in a patient's home than my role in the ER as a PA, where I have more resources to manage the family dynamicsKevin talks about how the crew emphasized the fighting component of the job when he did his early EMT ride-a-longs. We talk about fighting patients and how a lot of times this can be avoided. It comes down to your relationship with the patient and how you present yourself. Many fights are unavoidable, but some are inevitable Kevin talks about being more tourist than devoted to learning early in his career. About how a partner helped make him a true believerOur partners make such a huge difference, they can show us how the job is or is not supposed to be done“You should wake up every day excited to be here and learn the medicine” There's no mystical force we tap into, it's about learning the medicine. It's you and another human being with a few tools at your disposal Appreciate the incredible opportunity you have to be thereKevin talks about his stent as a paragod and how this came to an end“Hubris comes before the fall”Kevin talks about an embarrassing moment that ended his paragod phase when he brought in a cardiac arrest with lividity Humbling experiences will occur and end that paragod phase, hopefully you learn from your mistakesWe talk about moving on from EMS and how the options are really limited for a paramedic looking to progress. There is no natural movement upwardKevin talks about the struggle of identifying with a profession like paramedicine or being a firefighter and how this can make it difficult to move on, even when you shouldIt was hard for him to move on when being a paramedic was such a big part of who he was and was the motivating factor behind writing A Thousand Naked StrangersSupport the showFull show notes can be found here: Episodes - Practical EMS - Content for EMTs, PAs, ParamedicsMost efficient online EKG course here: Practical EKG Interpretation - Practical EMS earn 4 CME and learn the fundamentals through advanced EKG interpretation in under 4 hours. If you want to work on your nutrition, increase your energy, improve your physical and mental health, I highly recommend 1st Phorm. Check them out here so they know I sent you. 1st Phorm | The Foundation of High Performance Nutrition Everything you hear today from myself and my guests is opinion only and doesn't represent any organizations or companies that any of us are affiliated with. The stories you hear have been modified to protect patient privacy and any resemblance to real individuals is coincidental. This is for educational and entertainment purposes only and should not be taken as medical advice nor used to diagnose any medical or healthcare conditions.

Kevin Hazzard Author of A Thousand Naked Strangers and American Sirens (you can find these on Amazon or wherever books are sold). You can find Kevin Hazzard at KevinHazzard.comParamedic from 2004-2013 for Grady hospital in AtlantaHe talks about the self-doubt he had in the writing process and how he wasn't sure anyone would relate to his storiesHowever, the specific details he describes are super relatable for those of us with experience in EMSKevin talks about the writing process, getting book deals and his work on Hollywood films/moviesHe talks about how he got a lot of “no's” before he found a literary agent and a publisherHis motivation for writing was to tell the journey of who he was at the beginning of his career in EMS and who he had becameExpect that you will get a lot of no's and a lot of failure until you get the right agent. Find an agent that sees your vision that you can build a relationship withA Thousand Naked Strangers was published in 2016Kevin wrote one of the best accounts of the EMT school experience I have ever readImposter syndrome seems to be a newer term but is a feeling we all have, especially in EMT school this is a common experience Support the showFull show notes can be found here: Episodes - Practical EMS - Content for EMTs, PAs, ParamedicsMost efficient online EKG course here: Practical EKG Interpretation - Practical EMS earn 4 CME and learn the fundamentals through advanced EKG interpretation in under 4 hours. If you want to work on your nutrition, increase your energy, improve your physical and mental health, I highly recommend 1st Phorm. Check them out here so they know I sent you. 1st Phorm | The Foundation of High Performance Nutrition Everything you hear today from myself and my guests is opinion only and doesn't represent any organizations or companies that any of us are affiliated with. The stories you hear have been modified to protect patient privacy and any resemblance to real individuals is coincidental. This is for educational and entertainment purposes only and should not be taken as medical advice nor used to diagnose any medical or healthcare conditions.

In today's episode, Harini shares the incredible story of The Freedom House Ambulance Service. Freedom House was the first emergency medical service in the United States to provide training beyond first aid and other amazing things, such as being the first emergency service to supply Narcan in overdose cases! Freedom House, staffed entirely by black paramedics, was the blueprint for paramedic training and emergency medical services today (although back then, a ride in the ambulance was entirely free *sigh*). Further Reading: "American Sirens" by Kevin Hazzard. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As recently as 1965, if you had a medical emergency, the people who showed up at your door would be volunteer firefighters, police officers, or undertakers with a hearse. Today, the story of how a group of Black men from Pittsburgh changed that.  Kevin Hazzard's book is American Sirens: The Incredible Story of the Black Men Who Became America's First Paramedics. Say hello on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. Sign up for our occasional newsletter, The Accomplice. Follow the show and review us on Apple Podcasts: iTunes.com/CriminalShow. Listen back through our archives at youtube.com/criminalpodcast.  We also make This is Love and Phoebe Reads a Mystery. Artwork by Julienne Alexander. Episode transcripts are posted on our website. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Kevin Hazzard is a Paramedic and the author of 1000 Naked Strangers and American Sirens. We discuss his journey into EMS, journalism, 911 abuse, burnout, career calls, mental health, the unknown story of America's first paramedics in Pittsburgh, racism and so much more.

In his stunning new book, American Sirens: The Incredible Story of the Black Men Who Became America's First Paramedics, former paramedic Kevin Hazzard explores the largely forgotten history of the Freedom House Ambulance Service. Hazzard joined the podcast to talk about his book, the early beginnings of EMS, and how a dedicated group of men from a downtrodden section of Pittsburg paved the way for a revolution in emergency medicine (1:56).   Then, on a new Code Corner, NFPA engineer Robin Zevotek answers your questions about how to safely conduct live fire training (47:40).

How many threads connect a doctor to the development of CPR and how many threads connect a community to their own paramedics?  Larry is joined by author Kevin Hazzard and paramedic John Moon to discuss American Sirens: The Incredible Story of the Black Men Who Became America's First Paramedics to delve into this incredible story of an … Continue reading Episode 41: How Many Threads Connect a Community to their Own Paramedics? Author Kevin Hazzard and Paramedic John Moon →

Until the 1970s, if you suffered a medical crisis, your chances of survival were minimal. But that all changed with Freedom House EMS in Pittsburgh, a group of Black men who became America's first paramedics. pcntv.com/donate pcntv.com/membership-signup pcntv.com

Join Jason and Brandon as they sit down with renowned author, journalist, writer, and paramedic, Kevin Hazzard.  Hazzard's 2016 release, "A Thousand Naked Strangers: A Paramedic's Wild Ride to the Edge and Back" quickly became a cult classic among the EMS community. His September 2022 release, "American Sirens: The Incredible Story of the Black Men Who Became America's First Paramedics," is a major topic of this discussion, along with reminiscing about being a Paramedic on the streets of Atlanta, Georgia.  In this conversation, giants in the history of EMS are recognized. Specifically, Dr. Peter Safar and Dr. Nancy Caroline. Even more important, however, are their students; the first paramedics in the nation. The men of Freedom House Ambulance Service. Their story, and the story of their perseverance in the face of discrimination and adversity is the remarkable truth behind the beginning of EMS in the United States.

The Context of White Supremacy welcomes Dr. Hui Bai (https://www.maxhuibai.com). After growing up in Beijing, Dr. Bai went to the University of Minnesota - Twin Cities in 2009 for an undergraduate education and completed a social psychology Ph.D. in 2015 . He's done a substantial amount and impressive quality of work on White Genetic Annihilation and Covid-19 conspiracies. We'll ponder what it means to be White while discussing his research on how the thought, speech and conduct of people classified as White is impacted by data about population. Specifically, we'll discuss the responses White people have to news about increasing populations of black people and the stark contrast to hearing news about the population of non-black, non-white people. We'll also discuss his exploration of the Covid-19 conspiracies. Kevin Hazzard, the White author of American Sirens, was with us last month, and he wrote about the history of White people rioting, trafficking "snake oil" and bogus cures, and defying public health guidelines during the 19th century cholera pandemic. Dr. Bau also shared fascinating details about how he experienced the power dynamic of White Domination even while living in China (where there aren't tons of Whites). #FrancesCressWelsing #TheCOWS13 INVEST in The COWS – http://paypal.me/TheCOWS Cash App: https://cash.app/$TheCOWS CALL IN NUMBER: 605.313.5164 CODE 564943#

American Sirens author Kevin Hazzard tells the story of a community group in a Black neighborhood in Pittsburgh who helped spark a revolution in emergency medicine. As recently as the 1960s, anyone suffering a heart attack or serious injury who called for help might get a response from the police or funeral home employees in a hearse. They could get the patient to a hospital, but couldn't perform CPR or other treatment on the scene. Freedom House trained some of the nation's first paramedics. Critic at-large John Powers shares a list of things he wish he had reviewed in 2022.

American Sirens author Kevin Hazzard tells the story of a community group in a Black neighborhood in Pittsburgh who helped spark a revolution in emergency medicine. As recently as the 1960s, anyone suffering a heart attack or serious injury who called for help might get a response from the police or funeral home employees in a hearse. They could get the patient to a hospital, but couldn't perform CPR or other treatment on the scene. Freedom House trained some of the nation's first paramedics. Critic at-large John Powers shares a list of things he wish he had reviewed in 2022.

Author Kevin Hazzard talks his book American Sirens, which tells the story of the world's first paramedics, a group of black men in Pittsburgh. Rob Dodson with Master Fluid Solutions talks about the spirit of giving at work. Ohio Guidestone Therapist Shelly Kepford talks about grief and loss around the holidays.

Did you know that modern emergency medical services owe their origins to an all-Black paramedic team in Pittsburgh in the ‘60s? Author and former paramedic Kevin Hazzard tells the story in his new book “American Sirens.” Abdul reflects on the stories we tell — and the ones we don't — about American healthcare. He sits down with Hazzard to learn more about the Freedom House Emergency Medical Services.To hear more about Freedom House Emergency Medical Services, check out the recent episode of Pod Save the People "Find a Book."

The C.O.W.S. (Context of White Supremacy) Radio Program welcomes Kevin Hazzard. A journalist, TV writer, and former paramedic, Hazzard worked as an EMT on mean streets and crack dens of Atlanta, Georgia. He wrote about this experience in his memoir, A Thousand Naked Strangers. We'll discuss his more recent offering, American Sirens: The Incredible Story Of the Black Men Who Became America's First Paramedics. This book focuses on the mean streets of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania - with a splash of Baltimore, Maryland. We hear about the genesis of the EMT and paramedic profession. Hazzard documents the upheaval of the 1960's which included painfully slow efforts to improve ambulance care. A collection of black males were recruited to Pittsburgh's Freedom House to begin intense training to drastically improve the quality of care patients receive during a medical emergency before they reach the hospital. These black males endured all of the typical humiliations, deprivations and White Supremacists abuse, but they were committed to healing the black residents of Pittsburgh's Hill District. After nearly a decade of devoted, nearly unparalleled medical care… they were kicked to the curb, replaced with mostly incompetent white staff, and forgotten. #LenBias #TheHillDistrict #TheCOWS13 INVEST in The COWS – http://paypal.me/TheCOWS Cash App: https://cash.app/$TheCOWS CALL IN NUMBER: 720.716.7300 CODE 564943#

In the 1960s, sick or injured people would get taken to the hospital in the backseat of a cop car or hearse — if they were picked up at all. It wasn't until a trailblazing group of Black men from the Hill District started saving lives in their own community that the country began to develop a system for emergency medicine. Known as the Freedom House Ambulance Service, this team of Pittsburghers became the nation's very first paramedics. Kevin Hazzard, author of “American Sirens: The Incredible Story of the Black Men Who Became America's First Paramedics,” joins us to talk about the group's lasting legacy in our city and beyond. Our newsletter is fresh daily at 6 a.m. Sign up here. We're also on Twitter @citycastpgh & Instagram @CityCastPgh! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kevin Hazzard reads 2 chapters from his latest book, American Sirens: The Incredible Story of the Black Men Who Became American's First Paramedics. Freedom House EMS is EMS' origin story. It was almost erased until Kevin Hazzard meticulously researched the story so it can sit in the forefront of our our collective consciousness. His first book, 1000 Naked Strangers, was recommended by Nyssa Hattaway in this Medic Mindset episode as the one book she'd give to a new paramedic.  

When people ask me what my favorite episode of 99% Invisible is, I have a hard time answering. Not because they're all my precious little babies or some such nonsense, but mostly it's because I just can't remember them all and there's no simple criteria to judge them against each other. But the show is definitely in contention for the best episode we've ever made. It just has everything– engaging storytellers, brilliant reporting, and a compelling history of a moment when the world really changed. It's called the Freedom House Ambulance Service. It originally aired in the summer of 2020, when a lot of the fundamental aspects of work, life, health, law enforcement, structural racism, cities were all being questioned by more and more people because of COVID and the George Floyd protests. Kevin Hazzard, who reported the piece, subsequently released a whole book on the Freedom House Ambulance Service  called American Sirens: The Incredible Story of the Black Men Who Became America's First Paramedics. It's new, it's out now, you should buy it. should read it, it should be on all your Christmas lists. To celebrate the book's release, I'm proud to re-present to you: The remarkable story of the Freedom House Ambulance Service. 

DeRay, Myles, De'Ara and Kaya  cover the underreported news of the week— including the newest additions to the national portrait gallery, youth voters turn back midterm red wave, an out of touch Broadway play, and a UK law that will make you do the time even if you were not present for the crime. DeRay interviews Kevin Hazzard about his newest book American Sirens: The Incredible Story of the Black Men Who Became America's First Paramedics.News:De'Ara https://deadline.com/2022/11/national-portrait-gallery-portrait-of-a-nation-gala-anthony-fauci-1235171136/Kaya https://tennesseelookout.com/2022/11/11/young-black-and-latino-voters-seen-as-key-in-turning-back-midterm-red-wave/DeRay https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/12/world/europe/uk-criminal-justice.htmlMyles https://twitter.com/pharaohrapture/status/1591629567583739904

In 1966, Americans were more likely to die from a car crash than soldiers in the Vietnam War. Most people needing emergency assistance were carried to the hospital in the back of a police car. In his new book, Kevin Hazzard uncovers how our modern-day paramedics came to be. Learn More: https://radiohealthjournal.org/how-ordinary-people-became-americas-first-paramedics

This episode is a must listen. Join Eric as he sits down with an exclusive interview with American Siren author Kevin Hazzard. Do you know the true origins of emergency medical services?  This story highlights the TRUE origins of ems. A story of poverty, hope, diversity, change, success, and the forgotten. Kevin Hazzard is the author of A 1000 Naked Strangers, a 10-year veteran Paramedic in Atlanta, and current nursing student. In this podcast, we discuss the inspiration for the book, why its a must read, the history of EMS as we know it and the true origins of EMS as told in this story. We discuss the first 24 Paramedics in the United States and how this group paved the way for thousands of pre-hospital providers today. FlightBridgeED will be giving away 10 autographed copies of American Siren by author Kevin Hazzard. Like, Share, and Repost on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram and we will select 10 people from those shares.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Welcome to another episode of Within the Trenches, true stories from the 9-1-1 dispatchers who live them. Ep 467 features Kevin Hazzard, former paramedic and author of "American Sirens: The incredible story of the black men who became America's First Paramedics." Sponsored by INdigital - Facebook | LinkedIn | Twitter | Web Carbyne - Facebook | LinkedIn | Twitter | Web For more information on Kevin Hazzard please visit - https://www.kevinhazzard.com/ Episode topics – Kevin's public safety story From reporting to emergency medicine The Exorcist incident A brand of chaos American Sirens And more As always, if you have any comments, questions, or you would like to be a guest on the show, please email me at wttpodcast@gmail.com.

Journalist, TV writer and former paramedic, Kevin Hazzard talks about his new book.

Kevin Hazzard - Journalist, TV writer, and former paramedic. In his new book “American Sirens: The Incredible Story of the Black Men Who Became America's First Paramedics,” he details the extraordinary story of an unjustly forgotten group of Black men in Pittsburgh who became the first paramedics in America, saving lives and changing the course of emergency medicine around the world. He joins Tavis to unpack his latest publication.

Episode 263 is John Moon and Kevin Hazzard. It was my honor to have both John and Kevin on Medic2Medic to talk about Kevin's new book Ambulance Sirens: The story of the Black Men Who Became America's First Paramedics. It was a double honor as I had a chance to catch up with John, as I worked for John when I was a young medic for the City of Pittsburgh. We talk about John's path into EMS, Freedom House, to retire as an Assistant Chief. Kevin writes a compelling story about John and Freedom House. Kevin is making his second appearance on the podcast and talks about his inspiration to write this book. 

Part 2 of our Freedom House story involves the racial politics of saving lives in the late '60s and early '70s, the battle to take credit for inventing a vital profession, and the graceful but determined response of one skilled Black paramedic, who provided unheralded leadership to the people he worked under.Kevin Hazzard, author of "American Sirens: The Incredible Story of the Black Men Who Became America's First Paramedics"John Moon, former paramedic at Freedom House and former Assistant Chief, City of Pittsburgh EMS

In "American Sirens," author Kevin Hazzard spotlights the Black men in Pittsburgh who pioneered America's modern emergency medical service.

E7: Imagine the classic sound you have heard so many times, frantic sirens wailing down the road on the way to help someone in crisis. Now imagine being in the front seat! Kevin Hazzard spent ten years riding an ambulance and has seen everything on the streets of Atlanta. Join us on the terrifying and yet rewarding journey "to the edge and back." https://www.kevinhazzard.com/ This podcast is ad-free and listener-sponsored through Amazon affiliate links. If you want to support the show, buy the featured book through Kim's website under "Books" at https://www.kimpatton.com/podcast Thank you for your support!

Kevin Hazzard reflects on a TV show based on a book called "5 Days at Memorial" by Sheri Fink. In this story, the characters are faced with impossible challenges inside a hospital in the days after Hurricane Katrina. There are so many parallels between what they experienced and what out of hospital paramedics are presented every day. The first time I heard Kevin's voice was in 2016 when he was a guest on NPR's Fresh Air with Terry Gross. They were discussing his book "1000 Naked Strangers" where he recounts memories from working for Grady EMS in Atlanta for over a decade. I was struck by this quote during that interview: "There are a lot of situations where it's just not practical to wait for it to be completely safe and you gotta just try to weigh the odds." With that quote, I knew he'd be a guest well-matched for Medic Mindset where we understand the grey in which decisions are made in EMS everyday. Shownotes at medicmindset.com

In the early 2000’s a failed salesman turned local Atlanta reporter was obsessed with finding a way to prove himself and to see how he might respond to pressure and danger. As fate would have it he was eventually given that opportunity in an almost comical way. His choice to follow his instinct lead him to a moment of self-actualization. Join your host, James Brown and the former Atlanta paramedic & acclaimed author, Kevin Hazzard for another episode of the unimaginable.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Recorded on July 7, 2021 Book Talk starts at 29:55 Our annual Mother Bear KAL is on!  Any Mother Bear that you have knit or crocheted in 2021 is eligible to post in our FO Thread.  One post per bear please.  Please see all the rules and participate in the Chatter Thread. #2021MBKAL2KL Virtual get-together via Zoom on Saturdays, 12 noon  PST - Details here We are giving away 3 copies of Fredi Baker's Let's Shawl-a-Brate! pattern.  Leave a comment on the prize thread telling us how you feel about putting colors together - love it, get intimidated, or always buy the kit?  Thread will close August 15.   KNITTING Tracie finished: Let's Shawl-a-brate by Fredi Baker in  Leading Men Fiber Arts Diva in Blue Steel, Serendipidye Kings Mountain Sock in California, and Marianated Scrumptious HT in Sunset on Tatooine Fiddly Bits cowl by Jana Pihota in blues and greens 4 Mother Bears 252-255 Barb finished: Mother Bears 241 & 242 Pioneer Braid Scarf #7 by Catherine Ryan, using Elegant Yarns Kaleidoscope in the 27 colorway Anker's Summer Shirt by PetiteKnits - using Berroco Remix in the Pool colorway Bankhead Hat #16 - random worsted scraps Tracie cast on: Cowl Shell by Myrna Batten in Araucania Caña Ruca, color #213 Vanilla Socks in Lollipop Quintessential Gripes Still Crazy And continues working on: Snake River Poncho by Katy H. Carroll in Aspen Silk 600 in the Downtown Colorway Calyx pullover by Elizabeth Doherty, using Cloudborn Fibers Pima Cotton DK in the Spring Green colorway Barb continues to work on: The Capitol hat by Hinterm Stein, using Baah Platinum in the Misty colorway Vanilla socks using Western Sky Knits Aspen Sock in the Concrete Sunset colorway That's My Jam by Steven Fegert, using a kit bought from Learning Men Fiber Arts She has cast on: Koko Bean Hat by JudithMarieKnits in some rando blue yarn that I found in my bear yarn.  I think it's Red Heart Super Saver that I probably picked up from a destash table.   BOOKS  Tracie read: Still Learning by India Oxenberg - 2.5 stars A Thousand Naked Strangers: A Paramedic's Wild Ride to the Edge and Back by Kevin Hazzard - 2.5 stars Barb read: Bittersweet by Colleen McCullough - 4 stars Fatal Charm by Carlton Smith - 3 stars   Barb recommends the K2 Savage Mountain episodes of the Against the Odds podcast  

Back at it again with Kevin Hazzard, author of A Thousand Naked Strangers, however, this time we have video and discuss the True Believer, Tourist, and the Killer!! Also, pants are optional. For the video, check out our YouTube channel!  Thanks for listening and stay safe!

In this episode, the PragMedics discuss "A 1000 Naked Strangers" with acclaimed author and former paramedic Kevin Hazzard.  We present a multitude of topics in EMS to include some of the calls he took during his career, his thoughts on the EMS profession, and a recent article that illustrates the history of EMS about one of the first paramedic systems in the United States.   Please sit down and give this episode a listen with your favorite cup of coffee or while you drive into work, you won't be disappointed. As always, check out the supporters of the show MyMedic, RTIC, BlackWolf Helicopters, and LALO! Also check out the Field Medics, A Medics Mind, The Good the Bad, and The Ugly Paramedic, and EMS Improv

Frank and Andy talked about doing a Deep Dive show where they take a deep look into a particular data science technology, term, or methodology.  And now, they deliver! In this very first Deep Dive, Frank and Andy discuss the differences between Data Science and Data Engineering, where they overlap, where they differ, and why so many C-level execs can’t seem to figure out the deltas. Links Sponsor: Audible.com (http://thedatadrivenbook.com) – Get a free audio book when you sign up for a free trial! Sponsor: Enterprise Data & Analytics (https://entdna.com) Notable Quotes Frank’s new courses are up at WintellectNow ([01:30]) David Goggins (http://davidgoggins.com/) ([03:00]) Dive! Dive! Dive! It’s a deep dive on Data Science vs. Data Engineering ([06:00]) “Clean data” means different things to different people. ([09:30]) “Shaping the data.” ([11:00]) Our conversation with Buck Woody (http://datadriven.tv/buck_woody/) ([12:30]) Andy’s screed on managing NULLs ([14:00]) Andy’s screed on managing dupes ([17:00]) Frank, on aggregation and schema changes… ([21:21]) Attempted NoSQL definition ([23:45]) On MySQL… ([25:00]) Maybe “No” stands for “Not only” ([26:45]) “What sorcery is this?!” ([28:30]) Kevin Hazzard’s article on Database Design if we started today (https://blog.sqlauthority.com/2015/08/20/sql-server-rewriting-database-history-notes-from-the-field-094/) ([29:15]) Andy’s opinion: We’re not using the SSD-ness of SSD’s ([31:30]) “I don’t know how much simpler you can get.” – Andy ([33:00]) Denny Cherry’s company: Denny Cherry and Associates (https://www.dcac.co/) ([34:45]) “… somewhere between useless and lying…” ([35:45]) Frank on HDFS (https://hortonworks.com/apache/hdfs/) ([38:00]) ClearDB wiped out 13 years of Frank’s blog data, and we’re still bothered by that. ([40:30]) sklearn (http://scikit-learn.org/stable/) ([42:50]) Correlation is not causation. ([45:30]) How to Lie with Statistics (https://www.amazon.com/How-Lie-Statistics-Darrell-Huff/dp/0393310728/) ([45:45]) Movie/TV Reference: Star Trek TNG (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0092455/) ([46:15]) CNTK (Microsoft Cognitive Toolkit) (https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/cognitive-toolkit/) ([48:00]) Frank, on selling ice cream… ([49:25]) On over-fitting (https://machinelearningmastery.com/overfitting-and-underfitting-with-machine-learning-algorithms/) ([55:30]) Training the model ([56:30]) Request for feedback! ([57:30])

Frank and Andy chat about the people and things Andy saw at this year’s PASS Summit and Frank talks about his appearance on another data science podcast. Links Sponsor: Audible.com (http://thedatadrivenbook.com) – Get a free audio book when you sign up for a free trial! Sponsor: Enterprise Data & Analytics (http://entdna.com) Notable Quotes Andys excellent PASS Summit 2017 Adventure ([0:58]) Frank responded well ([6:20]) Podcast Websites rock! (https://podcastwebsites.com/account/aff.php?aff=538) ([9:00]) Frank got it working ([11:50]) Azure Data Science VM (https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/machine-learning/data-science-virtual-machine/provision-vm) ([14:20]) “How much does that cost?” ([15:15]) “How big is that row?” ([17:15]) On delivering Microsoft demos… ([18:05]) I am Frank’s hero! ([20:30]) Biml in the PASS Summit 2017 Day 1 Keynote. ([20:50]) “Stealth Biml…” ([21:40]) The Biml Book (https://smile.amazon.com/Biml-Book-Intelligence-Warehouse-Automation/dp/1484231341) ([22:00]) Frank’s Book! (https://www.packtpub.com/web-development/microsoft-silverlight-4-business-application-development-beginner%E2%80%99s-guide) ([23:50]) Kevin Hazzard shout-out (http://datadriven.tv/kevin_hazzard/) ([26:00]) Kevin’s post about database designs (https://blog.sqlauthority.com/2015/08/20/sql-server-rewriting-database-history-notes-from-the-field-094/) Rimma Nehme on CosmosDB, Planet-Scale Applications, and Selling Door-to-Door (http://datadriven.tv/rimma-nehme-cosmosdb-planet-scale-applications-selling-door-door/) ([27:45]) “There are smart people presenting in other rooms.” ([31:45]) Eugene loves the show! (https://www.facebook.com/DataDrivenTV/videos/1828120980831615/) ([33:00]) …he’s definitely a data scientist.” ([34:00]) THE Frank La Vigne ([35:30]) The Data Driven Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/DataDrivenTV/) ([36:00]) The now-famous Dunkin Donuts Incident (http://datadriven.tv/datapoint-finding-inspiration-dunkin-donuts-door-handles-4k-downloads/) ([36:45]) The Economist Facebook Live ([37:20]) The Data Podcast by Rajib Bahar (https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/data-podcast/id1247751397?mt=2) ([37:45]) Book reference: The Future of the Mind by Michio Kaku (https://www.audible.com/pd/Science-Technology/The-Future-of-the-Mind-Audiobook/B00HUBJ8NM/) ([39:30]) Does Andy really exist? ([41:41]) The Data Driven Book.com (http://thedatadrivenbook.com) ([44:30]) Frank spends quality time thinking on the beltway… ([47:15]) Pod-fade ([49:00]) On editing… ([50:00]) What does one call a wizard in training? ([53:00])

In this episode, Frank and Andy talk about the Ignite 2017 conference, quantum computing, great guests, and the effects of hurricanes on podcast production schedules. Oh yeah and the AI apocalypse. Maybe Elon Musk knows something we don’t (https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2017/03/elon-musk-billion-dollar-crusade-to-stop-ai-space-x) . Links Sponsor: Audible.com (http://thedatadrivenbook.com) – Get a free audio book when you sign up for a free trial! Sponsor: Enterprise Data & Analytics (http://entdna.com) Notable Quotes ClearDB strikes again… ([2:45]) Hurricane Irma knocked out last week’s show ([4:30]) Microsoft Ignite ([5:30]) Shoutout to Rimma Nehme (http://datadriven.tv/rimma-nehme-cosmosdb-planet-scale-applications-selling-door-door/) Shoutout to Buck Woody (http://datadriven.tv/buck_woody/) Alexa Dev Day ([7:30]) Frank’s WintellectNOW Data Science course: Data Science for Developers (https://www.wintellectnow.com/Videos/Watch?videoId=data-science-for-developers) ([9:00]) Shoutout to Julie Smith (http://datadriven.tv/julie-smith-escape-rooms-percussive-maintenance-data-science/) ([10:30]) Quantum Computing and Qubits ([11:30]) Television reference: Quantum Leap (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0096684/) ([14:20]) Too much CI? ([20:30]) “Ask” is NAN (not a noun) ([21:30]) SSIS as a Service ([22:00]) The SSIS Data Flow Task and REST ([23:45]) Shoutout to Kevin Hazzard (http://datadriven.tv/kevin_hazzard/) The FedEx commercial (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zNCrMEOqHpc) ([24:15]) “All I see is data.” ([25:10]) “AI-first” ([26:55]) “Data Estate” ([27:55]) Curiosity Stream (https://app.curiositystream.com/) ([28:15]) Shoutout to Lynn Langit (http://datadriven.tv/lynn-langits-excellent-data-adventure/) “Paranoia is a skill.” ([31:55]) Universal Basic Income and the economics of automation ([32:30]) “The way out is not the way we got in…” ([40:50]) Velocity… ([46:00]) Titling this show ([47:35]) Praying for Puerto Rico ([48:30]) Data and Disasters (http://datadriven.tv/datapoint-data-disasters/) ([48:50]) Nassim Taleb’s next book ([49:30]) Antifragile (https://www.audible.com/pd/Science-Technology/Antifragile-Audiobook/B009PRJ6BS/) Unicorns Among Us (https://www.audible.com/pd/Science-Technology/Unicorns-Among-Us-Audiobook/B00NSXNRAG)

In this episode, Frank and Andy talk to Kevin Hazzard. Links: Sponsor: Audible.com (http://thedatadrivenbook.com) – Get a free audio book when you sign up for a free trial! Sponsor: Enterprise Data & Analytics (http://entdna.com) Kevin’s blog: Developer Journey (http://devjourney.com) Notable Quotes: Frank has a treadmill desk. ([2:35]) “It’s all about collecting the data.” Health is secondary. ([3:25]) On Python… ([5:00]) We love our R listeners! ([6:30]) Never count JavaScript out. ([8:20]) Book reference: Our Magnificent Bastard Tongue (https://www.audible.com/pd/History/Our-Magnificent-Bastard-Tongue-Audiobook/B002V1OF16?source_code=PDTGBPD060314004R) ([8:50]) Book reference: “grok” from Stranger in a Strange Land (https://www.audible.com/pd/Sci-Fi-Fantasy/Stranger-in-a-Strange-Land-Audiobook/B002V8MUYI?source_code=PDTGBPD060314004R) ([10:45]) How would databases be different if we’d started with unlimited memory? ([12:00]) How to use data to drive web traffic. ([17:45]) Generic Activity Tracker architecture ([18:30]) Self-subscribing and auto-expiring microservices ([20:30]) Movie reference: Dune (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0087182) ([21:47]) The Walmart-Amazon wars ([22:00]) “Data hunted me down and almost killed me!” ([24:25]) Category theory ([25:30]) Functional, then categorical, then both. ([26:50]) “Sharpening chansaws.” ([28:05]) Redis Cache (https://redis.io/) ([30:15]) “I’d love to not have a screen.” ([32:30]) On serving our community ([33:00]) Book recommendation: The Alchemist (https://www.audible.com/pd/Fiction/The-Alchemist-Audiobook/B002V0Q4LG?source_code=PDTGBPD060314004R) ([33:40]) “If you’re a technologist, we sorely need you to serve.” ([35:40]) Richmond.Net (https://www.meetup.com/Richmond-NET-User-Group/) ([36:45]) @KevinHazzard (https://twitter.com/KevinHazzard)

Links: Microsoft Academy Data Science Certification (https://academy.microsoft.com/en-us/professional-program/#dataScienceTab) Michael Porter’s Five Forces Model (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Five_forces_model) The Rise of the Citizen Data Scientist (https://www.ngdata.com/the-rise-of-the-citizen-data-scientist/) Demolition Man (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0106697/) Interstellar (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0816692/?ref_=nv_sr_1) Kevin Hazzard’s blog (http://devjourney.com/blog/) Sponsor: Enterprise Data & Analytics (http://entdna.com?dd2) Cool Conversation Blurbs: Nick discusses applying data science to enterprise operations. ([12:20]) Nick mentions CDS – the Citizen Data Scientist – and how it levels the playing field for “the guy in his garage.” ([21:23]) We also discuss futurism in the movies Demolition Man and Interstellar. ([31:10]) (http://datadriven.tv/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/nick.jpg)  

On this episode I interviewed former Atlanta paramedic, author, and current writer on CBS’s CODE BLACK, Kevin Hazzard. Kevin has had an amazing career in both writing and public service. Take a look below to learn more about him and go behind the scenes with a television drama writer.   About the author KEVIN HAZZARD … Continue reading WOTS #003 Interview with Author Kevin Hazzard →

Oct 31st - Carry Ons, Airport Prices, New Emails, TSA, Nashville, Kevin Hazzard, Tommy Davidson, Vacation Creation, The CW

Oct 31st - Carry Ons, Airport Prices, New Emails, TSA, Nashville, Kevin Hazzard, Tommy Davidson, Vacation Creation, The CW

“A Thousand Naked Strangers” is an enjoyable memoir that describes the author’s journey through Atlanta’s emergency medicine system system. Our panel of medical experts discuss the importance of the EMS system and the difficulties associated with the profession with the author himself, Kevin Hazzard. Edited by Hari Bhatt

Martha Frankel’s guests this week are Joyce Goldstein, Kevin Hazzard, and Lawrence Hill.

Have you ever thought your life was a little too routine and safe? Maybe you feel like you've never had a chance to test your mettle and see how you'd respond in a chaotic situation. Would you break or would you rise to the challenge? My guest today on the podcast had those same feelings, and decided to do something about it by becoming a paramedic in Atlanta. He was thrown into a world of violence, addiction, and mangled bodies. His name is Kevin Hazzard, and he's the author of 'A Thousand Naked Strangers: A Paramedic's Wild Ride to the Edge and Back.'

Kevin Hazzard worked as a paramedic from 2004 to 2013, primarily at Grady Hospital in Atlanta. He is the author of A Thousand Naked Strangers. The book provides an inside look into Kevin's journey in EMS. We talk about his transition from journalist to Paramedic and his thoughts on EMS today.

Kevin Hazzard worked as a paramedic for 10 years in Atlanta. Lauren Pressey/Simon & Schuster Kevin Hazzard worked as a paramedic from 2004 to 2013, primarily at Grady Hospital in Atlanta. His freelance journalism has appeared in Atlanta Magazine, Marietta Daily Journal, Creative Loafing, and Paste. He is the author of a novel, Sleeping Dogs, and A Thousand Naked Strangers. He and his family live in Hermosa Beach, California. - See more at: http://authors.simonandschuster.com/Kevin-Hazzard/502979869#sthash.17lO5tFK.dpuf

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.

Kevin Hazzard talks about Code Contracts, which grew out of Spec# and now exists in the .NET Framework 4.0. He also gives us his take on F#.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/net-rocks/donations