This week we hear the incredible story of some of the earliest paramedics, and the battle they faced in order to just do their jobs.

This is a comedy/history podcast, the report begins at approximately 06:07 (though as always, we go off on tangents throughout the report).

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Our awesome theme song by Evan Munro-Smith and logo by Peader Thomas

Do Go On acknowledges the traditional owners of the land we record on, the Wurundjeri people, in the Kulin nation. We pay our respects to elders, past and present.

REFERENCES AND FURTHER READING:

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/20/us/freedom-house-ambulance-service-congress.html

https://www.wqed.org/freedomhouse/

https://teamrubiconusa.org/news-and-stories/freedom-house-ambulance-service-a-legacy-of-life-saving-care/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom_House_Ambulance_Service

https://99percentinvisible.org/episode/405-freedom-house-ambulance-service/

https://magazine.atavist.com/2019/the-first-responders-paramedics-pittsburgh-civil-rights-ems

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1pGFo0OmfwY&t=3s

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