!Please Remain Calm!

!Please Remain Calm!

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!Please Remain Calm! episodes

  • "HARD CORPS" Combat Corpsmen Stories From WAR

    Meet United States Naval Corpsmen John Opalski & Sergio Acosta. John served in the 1st ever SHOCK TRAUMA unit in modern HISTORY in the IRAQ war (2 TOURS) & Sergio was attached to the Marines unit known as the "BALLS of the CORPS" in the most REMOTE part of AFGHANISTAN to ever have AMERICANS. Whats it like to be a medic in the most hostile settings? You won't ever forget this one. 

    55 min
  • I DROWNED in the OCEAN

    Meet Dave Wehner, an LAFD Firefighter who drowned off the coast of Maui while snorkeling with his young son 100 yards from shore, keeping him afloat in a sudden squall. Whats it like to be wide awake underwater without oxygen in your lungs? How do you join the fewer than 1% of people who survive this? This is an amazing story & unbelievable rescue. Strap in!

    55 min
  • Ep 7 Mark Gonzales hears his 911 call

    Comedian Mark Gonzales was set to begin a national tour with Ralphie May, when he suddenly found him down on the floor not breathing. Hear how Mark took action, & listen along with him to his own 911 tape as he reflects on the most tragic morning of his life & the life lessons he takes from that day & his memories of Ralphie.

    1 hr 1 min
  • The VEGAS Shooting!

    We talk to Rob Hays, an LAFD firefighter who was enjoying the Route 91 Music Festival in Las Vegas when he suddenly became the 1st 1st responder at the biggest mass shooting in history! Whats it like to run INTO a hail of BULLETS? To not know if anyone, including yourself & your family, will make it out ALIVE? How do you snap from "party mode" to "work mode" in a split second, to answer the call you NEVER saw coming? How do you deal with surviving a mass shooting? Strap in folks!

    56 min
  • Losing my SIGHT! Losing my MIND!

    Entertainment reporter Julie Chang (Fox's Good Day LA) tells us about feeling like she was losing her mind for a full decade on morning TV, only to find out she had a big TUMOR in the middle of her BRAIN. Whats it like to have seizures right before you have to go live on the air? How do you know its not "just a migraine". How hazardous is it to work in morning news? Find out, along with a deep dive on seizure calls, in this episode of PRC. 

    1 hr
  • TRAIN O'er Me

    We have hilarious comic/writer/actress Danielle Perez who was legit struck by a SF Muni train car in the street which came to a stop ON TOP OF HER! Whats it like to be wide awake with a whole train car on top of you? How do they get that off of you? How do the dr's decide what to save 1st? We also talk about the death of WWE's Shad Gaspard in Venice Beach.

    1 hr 4 min
  • Ep 3: Get The JAWS Of Life

    We have the Kleins; husband Tony watched in horror as his wife Rhavins' car was T boned by a speeding SUV while she was driving behind him! What's it like to hear the JAWS Of Life used to tear your car open to save you? To have your hip and pelvis shattered & have to learn to walk again? How do you safely get someone out of a mangled car with shattered hips? Is the car gonna explode? Fasten your air bags folks! 

    59 min
  • Ep 2: Trapped in a Structure Fire!

    We have veteran LAFD Firefighters Rob Knight & Eric Johnson describe fighting a warehouse fire with a roof collapse, trapping firefighters inside! We also discuss a recent major fire in Downtown LA where 12 firefighters were injured in an explosion. What's it like to feel like "this is it"? have your helmet melt, think theres no way out? How different was firefighting 30 years ago? What changes after you survive an event like this? Strap in!

    53 min
  • Please Remain Calm! Ep 1

    This is a new podcast where 2 experienced LA Paramedics who also happen to be entertainers break down real 911 calls with the people involved in the call! Whether they were the victim, caller, or responder, we break down the incident from both perspectives, to give an insight as to what an emergency call is really like for everyone involved. In this episode you get to know our hosts, The Gonzalez Brothers: Danny, an LAFD Firefighter/Paramedic & working actor (NCIS, SWAT), & Ben, an LA County Paramedic & stand up comic (HBO, SXSW). They'll explain this concept and their backgrounds in depth, & do a deep dive on the LA Covid-19 response. If you're a first responder, the combination of action, drama, & comedy in these stories will be familiar to you. For everybody else, strap in. This gets crazy, & its all 100% real.  

    59 min

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2 experienced LA paramedics who happen to be entertainers break down real 911 calls with the people involved in the call. Whether they were the victim, caller, or responder, they break down the…