This Call is Baulder's Dash

This Call is Baulder's Dash

Author: Long Pause Media | FlightBridgeED May 13, 2026 Duration: 1:47:19
Chris finds the effects button on the mixer as Spencer relays a call that shows everything that can go wrong when systemic, cultural apathy sets in deep in a system.

Hosted by paramedics Spencer Oliver and Christopher Pfingsten, EMS 20/20 turns the ambulance bay into a classroom without walls. Each episode is built around the raw, unfiltered details of real emergency calls, dissecting the split-second decisions and complex scenarios that define pre-hospital care. The conversation moves beyond textbook protocols to examine the human factors, the unexpected complications, and the critical thinking that truly matters when the pressure is on. You’ll hear a frank analysis of what worked, what didn’t, and the practical lessons that only come from years on the road. This podcast serves as an ongoing dialogue for the EMS community, whether you’re a student building your foundation, a veteran medic refreshing your perspective, or simply someone curious about the realities of emergency medicine. The focus is always on the granular details of the job-the kind of insight that changes practice. It’s a deep dive into the art and science of field medicine, produced by Long Pause Media and FlightBridgeED. Tune in for a candid look at the challenges and nuances faced by responders every day, where every call has a story and every story has a takeaway you can use.
Author: Language: English Episodes: 100

EMS 20/20
Podcast Episodes
Special Edition: The Bottom Drops Out [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:13:23
Spencer is in the hotseat and for the life of him (or his pretend patient) him simply cannot get a good role. Did he do a good job, or will you score him lower than the dice did?
The Last POLST Bender [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:22:50
The guys handle a code that gets maybe too handled? Or not handled enough? When does a POLST form count? Listen and find out!
Special Edition: Signs Point to Fracture [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:08:57
Spencer causes Chris to bounce off the walls by giving him a pediatric trauma patient with a clueless dad! How does he manage? Vote now!
In The Wake of Stabby McStabberface [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:43:44
The guys take a stab (lol) at a very chaotic scene that involves AT LEAST one stabbing... and little to know scene safety. Just how bad can a stand by go? Listen and find out?
Special Edition: I Have Better Things To Do [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:07:17
Chris gives Spencer the greatest challenge of all: a distracted Supervisor as a partner. Can Spencer redirect a partner who clearly has more important things to do? Or will he lose his famous cool?
Red Dead Redemption Too? [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 2:00:25
In a gunslinging adventure, the bullets may not be the biggest problem that comes from today's episode. Did we give up before we even got started? Listen and find out!
Special Edition: Fierce Resistance, Betrayal [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:21:07
Chris is given a scenario with a stubborn patient and… a stubborn ambulance Paramedic? Spencer puts Chris on the fire engine this time around, let’s see if he burns! Vote!
When Things Get Skrewy [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:42:53
How do you convince an unaltered but still kind of altered patient to go to the hospital? Especially when they claim they are being tormented by random people who are stealing their sandwich fixings? Listen and find out!
Special Edition: Branching Diagnosis [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:32:30
In a traumatic twist, Spencer finds himself planning to extricate a patient from... a tree? Does he make the right call? Can he remove this patient from a STICKy situation? Vote now on Instagram!
Control Bleeding and Emotions [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:49:28
The guys put themselves in the shoes of a crew that enters a chaotic and potentially dangerous scene. So come on down and meet some friends of mine as Special Guest Dave Horowitz, author of Medic - A Diary, joins the guy…