Life and Sirens
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Episodes: 82
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Join paramedics as they dive into the highs and lows of real-life emergency medical services. From gripping stories on the front lines to candid discussions about the challenges and triumphs of life as a first responder, this podcast offers a raw and authentic glimpse into the world of EMS. Whether you're in the field or just curious about the life of a paramedic, these real-life experiences and insights will keep you informed and inspired.
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82 | SCENARIO | Stroke Signs You’re Missing: The Subtle Neuro Patient
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May 18, 2026 |
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81 | CULTURE | Don't Worry, You'll stop freaking out soon
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May 11, 2026 |
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80 | CLINICAL | Pain Management in 2026: Moving Beyond Fentanyl
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May 04, 2026 |
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79 | SCENARIO | Altered Mental Status — Nothing Is What It Seems
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Apr 27, 2026 |
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78 | TRUE CRIME: The Death Cap Lunch: A Family Meal, a Global Headline, and the Poison That Hides in Plain Sight
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Apr 20, 2026 |
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77 | EMS1 COLLAB | Trauma-Informed EMS: The Shift That Could Change the Future of the Job
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Apr 15, 2026 |
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76 | CULTURE | Hard Partners: Working With Someone You Don’t Click With
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Apr 13, 2026 |
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75 | CLINICAL | Obscure and Unusual Poisons
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Apr 06, 2026 |
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74 | CRASH OUT | Succinylcholine Who?
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Mar 30, 2026 |
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73 | SCENARIO | Airway Obstruction: Recognition, Strategy, and Clinical Excellence”
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Mar 23, 2026 |
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72 | TRUE CRIME | When Words Become Evidence
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Mar 16, 2026 |
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71 | EMS1 COLLAB | “Do The Right Thing Isn’t A Slogan; It’s An Operating System.”
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Mar 11, 2026 |
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70 | CULTURE | Uniforms & Identity: What Are We Really Wearing?
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Mar 09, 2026 |
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69 | COLLAB | The Good Guy Wins Differently
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Mar 02, 2026 |
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68 | TRUE CRIME | Dr. Death, Post Op Horror
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Feb 23, 2026 |
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67 | CLINICAL | Dry vs Drowning– Managing Fluid-Depleted and Fluid-Overloaded Patients
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Feb 16, 2026 |
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66 | VALENTINES DAY | Love Me, Love Me Not — The Realities of EMS
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Feb 14, 2026 |
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65 | COLLAB | Riot Control Rx: EMS Assessment & Transport in Civil Unrest
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Feb 09, 2026 |
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64 | CLINICAL | Sepsis in Pediatrics
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Feb 02, 2026 |
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63 | CULTURE | Not Alone on the Scene: Co-Agency Response in EMS
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Jan 26, 2026 |
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62 | EMS TRUE CRIME | The Murder of David Castor
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Jan 19, 2026 |
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61 | CLINICAL | When to Say When: How to Know When to Pull the Trigger—and When to Ride It Out
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Jan 12, 2026 |
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60 | CLINICAL | Bradycardia & Pacing — When Slow Becomes Dangerous
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Jan 05, 2026 |
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59 | NEW YEARS EVE | If This Year Were a Shift: A Reflection
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Jan 01, 2026 |
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58 | CULTURE | Stop Waiting for the Title: EMS Leadership Starts Now
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Dec 29, 2025 |
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57 | CHRISTMAS EVE | The Night (Shift) Before Christmas: EMS Edition
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Dec 24, 2025 |
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56 | CLINICAL | BiPAP vs CPAP: Siblings, Not Twins (Part 2)
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Dec 23, 2025 |
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55 | CLINICAL | BiPAP vs CPAP: Siblings, Not Twins (Part 1)
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Dec 15, 2025 |
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54 | CLINICAL | ETCO₂ — The Real Vital Sign of Resuscitation
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Dec 08, 2025 |
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53 | CLINICAL | EMS Rituals — “Because We’ve Always Done It”
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Dec 01, 2025 |
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52 | THANKSGIVING | Turkey, Trauma, and “So… What’s the Worst Call You’ve Ever Had?”
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Nov 27, 2025 |
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51 | SCENARIO | “What Would You Do If…” — Real EMS Judgment Calls
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Nov 24, 2025 |
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50 | CLINICAL | Managing the (Heart) Pump
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Nov 10, 2025 |
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49 | CULTURE | Two Medics Walk Into a Call…
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Nov 03, 2025 |
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48 | HALLOWEEN | Radio Report Listener Tales
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Oct 31, 2025 |
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47 | COLLAB | Shay Montgomery & Tyler Morris
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Oct 27, 2025 |
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46 | CLINICAL | Airway — The First Frontier (Part 2)
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Oct 20, 2025 |
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45 | CLINICAL | Airway — The First Frontier (Part 1)
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Oct 13, 2025 |
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44 | CULTURE | The Learning Curve No One Talks About
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Oct 06, 2025 |
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43 | SCENARIO | Don’t Give Nitro If… and Other Lies We’ve Heard
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Jul 28, 2025 |
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42 | SCENARIO | Deep Water: Understanding Fatal and Non-Fatal Drownings
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Jul 21, 2025 |
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41 | SCENARIO | Minutes Matter: The Scene Time Balancing Act
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Jul 14, 2025 |
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40 | SCENARIO | Flight Talk - Safety, Declines, and the Truth in the Sky
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Jul 07, 2025 |
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39 | CLINICAL | RSI vs. DSI - Picking the Right Sequence
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Jun 30, 2025 |
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38 | COLLAB | Roots and Response: with Austin Meador
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Jun 23, 2025 |
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37 | CULTURE | Silent Cues and Shared Guts: The Intuition of EMS Teams
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Jun 16, 2025 |
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36 | CLINICAL | Slow & Steady - Treatment of Bradycardia
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Jun 09, 2025 |
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35 | COLLAB | FAST25 Recap: Education, Elevation, and EMS Energy
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Jun 02, 2025 |
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34 | SCENARIO | Chart Review: Radio Report Listener Tales
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May 26, 2025 |
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33 | SCENARIO | Would You Rather: EMS Edition
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May 19, 2025 |
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32 | SCENARIO | Scene to Subpoena: Documenting Gunshot Wounds When It Matters Most
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May 12, 2025 |
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31 | CLINICAL | Tachy but Stable?
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Apr 28, 2025 |
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30 | COLLAB | Open Mic with YOU: Listener Q&A
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Apr 14, 2025 |
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29 | CULTURE | Surviving Day One: What We Wish We Knew
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Apr 07, 2025 |
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28 | SCENARIO | “What the Hell Is This?” – Rare but Real Field Diagnoses
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Mar 31, 2025 |
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27 | CLINICAL | Fragile & Fatal—Geriatric Low Impact Trauma
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Mar 24, 2025 |
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26 | CLINICAL | TXA & Blood - The Lifeline in Trauma Care
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Mar 17, 2025 |
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25 | SCENARIO | Paper Trails & Pitfalls: Writing EMS Reports That Hold Up
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Mar 10, 2025 |
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24 | CULTURE | So You Wanna Be A Flight Medic? Q&A
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Mar 03, 2025 |
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23 | CULTURE | Radio Report Listener Tales— Haunting Listener Tales
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Feb 24, 2025 |
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22 | CLINICAL | COPD vs. CHF: The Battle of Breath
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Feb 17, 2025 |
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21 | VALENTINES DAY | The Heart of EMS— Crew Bonds & Emotional Intelligence
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Feb 14, 2025 |
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20 | SCENARIO | Interfacility Rescue Missions
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Feb 10, 2025 |
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19 | CULTURE | Reoccurring Nightmares - The Calls That Won’t Quit
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Feb 03, 2025 |
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18 | CULTURE | The Sober Shift: Finding Purpose Without Alcohol
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Jan 27, 2025 |
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17 | CLINICAL | Ketamine: The Emergency Multitool
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Jan 20, 2025 |
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16 | CULTURE | “Wait Your Turn!” and Other Lies We Tell the Future of EMS
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Jan 13, 2025 |
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15 | CLINICAL | Lets Chat, Sepsis
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Jan 06, 2025 |
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14 | CULTURE | The Art of Communication
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Dec 30, 2024 |
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13 | CULTURE | “Nice to Meet You, We’re Trying Not to Burn Out”
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Dec 23, 2024 |
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12 | CLINICAL | Wait, That’s Anaphylaxis?!
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Dec 16, 2024 |
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11 | CULTURE | It’s Not What You Think: EMS Misconceptions
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Dec 02, 2024 |
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10 | CULTURE | New to the Crew: Preceptors, Students, & FTOs
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Nov 25, 2024 |
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9 | CULTURE | You Didn’t Sign Up for This: Unexpected Realities in EMS
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Nov 18, 2024 |
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8 | SCENARIO | Hard Lessons: Embracing Missteps to Improve EMS Practice
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Nov 11, 2024 |
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7 | CLINICAL | Little Doses, Big Dangers: Pediatric Overdoses & Ingestions
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Nov 04, 2024 |
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6 | HALLOWEEN | Witches Brew: Toxicology
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Oct 31, 2024 |
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5 | SCENARIO | EMS & CPR: "Should You Stay or Should You Go?"
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Oct 28, 2024 |
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4 | CULTURE | Confronting Moral Injury - "The Courage to Act"
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Oct 21, 2024 |
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3 | CULTURE | Don’t Worry, You’ll Stop Freaking Out Soon
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Oct 14, 2024 |
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2 | CULTURE | Leadership: Next to Me, Not In Front of Me
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Oct 14, 2024 |
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1 | L&S | EMS with Sophie Fuller, Jaime Wesley, & Aubrey Lukis
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Oct 02, 2024 |