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Medic2Medic Podcast

Medic2Medic Podcast

By: Steven Cohen
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Medic2Medic is back. After 300 episodes and a three-year pause, the podcast returns to shine a spotlight on the voices and stories that define Emergency Medical Services. Each episode takes you behind the sirens and into the lives of EMS professionals—paramedics, EMTs, educators, leaders, and innovators—who dedicate their careers to saving lives and shaping the future of prehospital care. Whether you’re in the field, connected to EMS, or simply curious about the people who answer the call, Medic2Medic brings you honest conversations, lessons learned, and the human side of emergency medicine. Because in EMS, the stories never retire.

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Episodes
  • Episode 331: Into The Unknown with Tom Putnam and Baxter Larmon

    Episode 331: Into The Unknown with Tom Putnam and Baxter Larmon
    Jun 9 2026
    In this special edition of the Medic2Medic Podcast, Steve sits down with filmmaker Tom Putnam and EMS pioneer Baxter Larmon to discuss their powerful new documentary, Into the Unknown.

    The film follows five diverse paramedic teams from across the United States, offering an unfiltered look at the realities of EMS from life-saving victories and personal sacrifice to mental health challenges, violence, loss, and resilience. Through the experiences of a Gulf War veteran, Columbine survivors, rural volunteers, night-shift partners, and a helicopter rescue crew, Into the Unknown captures the human side of emergency medical services in a way rarely seen on screen.

    Steve, Tom, and Dr. Larmon discuss the inspiration behind the documentary, the challenges of telling authentic EMS stories, and what they learned while embedded with providers facing some of the most difficult situations imaginable. The conversation also explores the emotional toll of the profession, the importance of public understanding, and why paramedics' stories deserve to be told.

    This episode is a compelling look at the people behind the uniform and the courage required to step into the unknown every day.

    To learn more or to be part of the team to bring this documentary to theaters, go to intotheunknowndoc.com

    Subscribe to Medic2Medic wherever you get your podcasts and share this episode with someone who wants to better understand the realities of EMS and the extraordinary people who serve their communities every day.

    https://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-331-into-the-unknown-with-tom-putnam-and-baxter-larmon--72434639
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    39 mins
  • Episode 330: Joseph "JZ" Zalkin

    Episode 330: Joseph "JZ" Zalkin
    May 31 2026
    In Episode 330 of the Medic2Medic Podcast, Steve welcomes back Joseph “JZ” Zalkin for a wide-ranging conversation on leadership, innovation, and the future of EMS.
    With more than 51 years in emergency medical services, JZ reflects on his remarkable career and the philosophy that has guided his work: asking “Why not?” Throughout the episode, Steve and JZ discuss the development of the North Carolina EMS Regional Blood Coalition and the growing role of prehospital blood administration. JZ shares the story behind the coalition, the challenges of building a regional blood program, and why bringing blood to patients sooner is transforming trauma care and saving lives.
    As a recipient of North Carolina's Order of the Longleaf Pine and a leader behind numerous statewide EMS initiatives, JZ offers a valuable perspective on how collaboration, vision, and persistence can move the profession forward.
    This episode is a thoughtful discussion about service, innovation, and continuing to improve EMS by challenging the status quo.
    Subscribe to Medic2Medic wherever you get your podcasts and share this episode with someone passionate about leadership, prehospital blood programs, and advancing EMS for future generations.

    https://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-330-joseph-jz-zalkin--72265631
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    36 mins
  • Episode 329: Brad and Kiera Newbury

    Episode 329: Brad and Kiera Newbury
    May 25 2026
    In Episode 329 of the Medic2Medic Podcast, Steve is joined by Brad and Kiera Newbury, co-authors of The Saved Effect: True Stories of Lives Reclaimed by People Who Were Ready to Act.

    Brad, a veteran fire captain, paramedic, educator, and CEO of the National Medical Education & Training Center, joins forces with Kiera, an EMT and writer, to explore the ripple effects that occur when lives are saved and futures continue.

    The conversation focuses on the stories in the book about survival, bystander CPR, preparedness, and the unseen impact emergency responders and ordinary citizens can have through simple acts of courage and action, and what occurs after the call. Brad also shares the emotional story of his father’s cardiac arrest, survival, and the precious additional time their family was given because people stepped forward to help.

    This episode is a reminder that saving a life is rarely just a moment it creates ripples that continue through families, friendships, milestones, and generations.
    Subscribe to Medic2Medic wherever you get your podcasts and share this episode with someone passionate about CPR, EMS, and the power of being ready to act.

    https://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-329-brad-and-kiera-newbury--72158931

    The Saved Effect
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    54 mins
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