WEBVTT - Introducing: On the Job, Episode 2

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<v Speaker 1>Hey, brain stuff listeners. Today, instead of a normal episode,

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<v Speaker 1>we have for you another preview of the podcast On

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<v Speaker 1>the Job now if you miss the first one. We've

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<v Speaker 1>teamed up with On the Job to bring you a

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<v Speaker 1>few samples of what they do, which is engage with

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<v Speaker 1>professionals from all kinds of businesses about what they do,

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<v Speaker 1>from running a gig economy business to cleaning up the

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<v Speaker 1>streets literally. Through these stories, the team tries to help

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<v Speaker 1>explain and explore different aspects of what working means in

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<v Speaker 1>our world today. They're sponsoring us to run these samples.

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<v Speaker 1>I think it's a good fit because it's a look

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<v Speaker 1>into how different jobs work that maybe we've never thought

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<v Speaker 1>too much about. In today's episode, they're speaking with a

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<v Speaker 1>pediatric flight nurse about what it's like to care for

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<v Speaker 1>patients from a helicopter. We'll feature some previews of future

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<v Speaker 1>episodes in the future, though. If you want to hear

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<v Speaker 1>more or explore their previous six seasons, you can find

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<v Speaker 1>On the Job from Express Employment Services wherever you get

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<v Speaker 1>your podcasts.

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<v Speaker 2>Oddly enough, and this is gonna sound so funny, I

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<v Speaker 2>am a baseball field person. Like I look for a

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<v Speaker 2>baseball field every time we take off.

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<v Speaker 3>Oh look, there's a baseball field.

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<v Speaker 2>Maybe it's the softball player in me, but I like

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<v Speaker 2>love to see them from up high.

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<v Speaker 3>That's Asia b. She's thirty years old, lives in Maryland,

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<v Speaker 3>and technically speaking, she's a critical care transport nurse at

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<v Speaker 3>a large pediatric hospital in Philadelphia. But Asia's version of

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<v Speaker 3>critical care transport nursing is quite unique because she's what's

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<v Speaker 3>referred to in her line of work as a flight nurse.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah. So, a flight nurse is someone who essentially goes

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<v Speaker 2>and picks up patients in aircraft that can either be

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<v Speaker 2>a helicopter, it could be a fixed wing or any

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<v Speaker 2>of those kind of vehicles that fly.

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<v Speaker 3>In honor of International Nurses Day, I spoke with Asia

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<v Speaker 3>about her job as a fly, why she fell in

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<v Speaker 3>love with such a risky career, and how she balances

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<v Speaker 3>the demands of such an intense job with motherhood and

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<v Speaker 3>everything else she's got going on in life. And if

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<v Speaker 3>you've never heard of flight nursing, you're not alone, because

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<v Speaker 3>prior to taking this job, neither had Asia. But as

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<v Speaker 3>an experienced er nurse and a self described thrill seeker,

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<v Speaker 3>Asia knew the moment she heard that you could take

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<v Speaker 3>care of patients while soaring through the air. That she'd

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<v Speaker 3>found the job for her. There was only one little issue.

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<v Speaker 3>She'd never been in a helicopter before. Tell me about

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<v Speaker 3>that first flight you took. Were you nervous?

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<v Speaker 2>So we got a page and they send you an

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<v Speaker 2>alert saying this is dispatch, this is the patient and

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<v Speaker 2>they're like, yeah, you guys are going to go up

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<v Speaker 2>for a flight today. And I was like what. They're like, Yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>you're going to go up in the helicopter today.

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<v Speaker 3>And then, as she explained it, things started getting real.

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<v Speaker 3>She and her team take the elevator to the top

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<v Speaker 3>floor of the hospital and then walk out to the helipad.

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<v Speaker 3>It's cold and it's windy, and her adrenaline is pumping.

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<v Speaker 2>And then the nurse who had came with that crew

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<v Speaker 2>is like, oh, is this your first flight.

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<v Speaker 3>I'm like yep.

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<v Speaker 2>She was like, oh okay, Like here's the you know,

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<v Speaker 2>I'm gonna show you the parts of the helicopter. Stay

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<v Speaker 2>in the front, don't walk towards the back. It's kind

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<v Speaker 2>of like when you're having a baby. They're telling you

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<v Speaker 2>all these things and you're like, I can't focus, like

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<v Speaker 2>and then I must have got too far away. She

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<v Speaker 2>was like, stay close, member.

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<v Speaker 3>I was like, oh God, I forgot already for Asia.

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<v Speaker 3>That uncertainty, that big question mark at the beginning of

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<v Speaker 3>each day is one of the best parts of the job.

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<v Speaker 3>But it's a job not without risks. You have a son,

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<v Speaker 3>right I do.

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<v Speaker 2>He's a five year old and my son's name is Tate.

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<v Speaker 3>Does your son worry about you going up in the helicopter?

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<v Speaker 2>He's my son is so I don't know if he

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<v Speaker 2>actually has grasped the idea that I am like that

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<v Speaker 2>it's so dangerous in his mind. You know, when you're

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<v Speaker 2>that young, Oh, the beauty of innocence, You just don't understand.

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<v Speaker 3>This is dangerous.

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<v Speaker 2>Mommy's job is dangerous.

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<v Speaker 3>So here's the thing. Well, this episode is about Asia,

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<v Speaker 3>it's also about nurses everywhere. It's about those millions of

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<v Speaker 3>men and women who put on their nurses scrupts each

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<v Speaker 3>day and do their jobs, no matter how difficult or

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<v Speaker 3>exhausting or downnight dangerous it might be. At the height

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<v Speaker 3>of the pandemic, entire cities came to a standstill as

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<v Speaker 3>people banged pots and pans and screamed in praise of nurses.

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<v Speaker 3>And doctors and other frontline workers. Maybe you were one

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<v Speaker 3>of those people who, at seven o'clock every night shouted

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<v Speaker 3>out your window or stomped up and down on your

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<v Speaker 3>fire scheme in praise of our frontline workers, in praise

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<v Speaker 3>of our heroes. And as things return to a sense

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<v Speaker 3>of normalcy, I'm wondering if we can't find some way

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<v Speaker 3>to continue thanking those people, people like Asia, who we

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<v Speaker 3>turn to in are times of need. If you'd like

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<v Speaker 3>to thank Asia, you can check her out on our

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<v Speaker 3>website Motheringdemama dot com. For on the job, I'm Avery Thompson.

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