Armchair Anonymous: First Responder
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Who are the hosts and guests featured in this episode?
Wondery Plus subscribers can listen to Armchair Expert early and ad-free right now. Join Wondery Plus in the Wondery app or on Apple Podcasts. Or you can listen for free wherever you get your podcasts. Welcome, welcome, welcome to Armchair Anonymous. I'm Dan Shepard. I'm joined by Monica Padman and Aaron Weakley. This is a fucking nuts episode. We shouldn't put it out and you shouldn't listen to it. This is first responders. And we did hear a story that rivals the very worst of stories we've ever heard.
You can't listen to it. You just like absolutely cannot listen to it.
It's fucking insane. I'm thinking of the thing when she described him walking.
Me too. It's wild.
It's fucking wild. Boy, first responders. I mean, you know, they see it all, but they see more than you think they see.
I'm sorry you guys aren't going to be able to listen. Don't enjoy first responders.
Can't eat, can't drink, can't operate a vehicle. You have to be in a padded room to listen to this with nothing sharp around. Don't enjoy first responders.
Hi.
You have fun stuff behind you. Yeah, what's happening? You know, Bizquick, Fallout.
I stream video games on Twitch. We got kind of a breakfast theme going on because my name is Breakfast Bot on there. What is it, Breakfast Bot? Breakfast Bot, B-O-D. Oh, Breakfast Bot.
Oh, I love it. I was about to say this looks like a show.
It looks fun. Where do you live?
I'm in Charleston, South Carolina.
Oh, gosh. Yeah, I kind of want to live there. Do you love it? I like it. But we're full, so don't move here. Oh, I know.
You guys are like not into it.
Although, who was just telling us that lives there that they like Californians?
I think it was another Armchair Anonymous person.
They had some distinction between what groups they liked. Okay, so you have a first responder story. Sure thing.
What is Christian's dramatic first responder story involving a motor vehicle accident?
I've got two fun facts, though, for Dax real quick, if we have time. Yeah, we do. Dax, you and I have the same birthday, January 2nd. J2C, congratulations. Every time you say it, I'm like, yep, let's go, J2C. And we both have kids named Lincoln. Oh, you have a boy or a girl? A boy named Lincoln. Yeah, he's nine. Before I was a fan of the show and everything. Sweet. Yeah.
Do you want to show your tattoo?
I doubt I can. Yeah, I need a good look so I can get my matching one, too.
Yeah, exactly.
J2C, what a crew.
Some people are just born blessed.
Some people are A24V, and that's cool. Actually, it's cool because A24, actually, it's really cool.
Oh, okay. It only works if you have another, there's no other A24V.
I know so many people born on my birthday.
On your birthday, but it's the July 2nd. Cancer that makes J2C so elusive. April 24, I guess you could be, but what's the sign for April?
Not V. Fuck, visa only.
All right, Christian, sorry we ate up so much of your time with that.
Okay, hit us with the first responder story. It was 2018. I worked EMS from 2015 to 2021. So a little bit about the geographics of my county. The lower half is lots of cities, high population. The upper half is very country, very rural. Everything is far apart. So we've already got an extended ETA. We get dispatched to a motor vehicle accident, which is a very common call, you know, neck and back pain type of stuff. We don't get very many details on this call. We're just going in blind. When we get there, the first thing we see is a car with very heavy damage. It's in a ditch next to a tree line, and it's got smoke coming out, glass broken everywhere. I mean, it looks like a movie set. Police are already there? No, so that's the weird thing. We show up, there's nobody there. I mean, it's dead silent. But the weirdest part is that there's no caller. Typically, there's at least the caller. I guess this was just a passerby. When I say it's dead silent, I mean, you can hear the squirrels in the tree line. That's about it. We go up to the vehicle expecting to find a patient.
We don't see anyone. We're looking around. I'm looking down the street. I'm looking under the car. I'm looking in the car. We're just trying to find this person because they could obviously be very, very hurt. Me and my partner are very confused. We can't find this guy. So we're asking dispatch for additional information. And I keep hearing these damn squirrels in the tree. Oh, no.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
Who are the hosts and guests featured in this episode?
0:00–2:13
2
What is Christian's dramatic first responder story involving a motor vehicle accident?
2:13–8:43
3
How did Eliza and her boyfriend become unexpected first responders in an LA emergency?
8:43–10:17
4
What challenges and emotions did Eliza face during the incident with a car fire and a man on fire?
10:17–12:51
5
What humorous and human moments did Dax share about his brother's first responder experience?
12:51–18:56
6
What is Daphne's experience as a new EMT and her first intense call?
18:56–20:19
7
What unusual and vivid details did Daphne describe about her first EMS call?
20:19
8
How do the hosts reflect on the hero complex and realities of first responders?
7:53–43:16