{"podcast":{"title":"Medic2Medic Podcast","slug":"medic2medic-podcast-640389","podcast_index_feed_id":640389,"rss_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/show/1474761/episodes/feed","website_url":"http://medic2medicpodcast.com","image_url":"https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/509b796df275d6d333747d3ba244bb4c.jpg","author":"Steven Cohen","episode_count":355,"summary":"Medic2Medic is back. After 300 episodes and a three-year pause, the podcast returns to shine a spotlight on the voices and stories that define Emergency Medical Services. Each episode takes you behind the sirens and into the lives of EMS professionals—paramedics, EMTs, educators, leaders, and innovators—who dedicate their careers to saving lives and shaping the future of prehospital care. Whether you’re in the field, connected to EMS, or simply curious about the people who answer the call, Medic2Medic brings you honest conversations, lessons learned, and the human side of emergency medicine. Because in EMS, the stories never retire. Subscribe to Medic2Medic wherever you get your podcasts and share episodes with someone shaping the world of EMS and public safety.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/medic2medic-podcast-640389"},"episode":{"title":"Episode 317: T.J. Bishop","slug":"episode-317-t-j-bishop","published_at":"2026-01-10T19:48:01+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/medic2medic-podcast-640389/episode-317-t-j-bishop","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/medic2medic-podcast-640389","url":"https://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-317-t-j-bishop--69383549","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/69383549/episdoe_317_tj_bishop.mp3","summary":"Episode 317 of the Medic2Medic Podcast, Steve sits down with longtime EMS leader, educator, and U.S. Army veteran T. J. Bishop for a grounded conversation on rural EMS, leadership, education, and service. T.J. serves as the Assistant Chief of Operations and Training for San Juan Island EMS, overseeing response and education. With more than 30 years spanning civilian EMS, military medicine, and healthcare education, TJ shares hard-earned lessons on training an entire system, leading in resource-limited environments, and building programs that last. A Powerful Family Story Toward the end of the episode, TJ shares a deeply personal story about his family, specifically his son Andrew, who has special needs, and his incredible Make-A-Wish journey to become a U.S. Coast Guard Rescue Swimmer. It’s a moment that captures the heart of this episode: service, resilience, and what truly matters. 🎥 Watch Andrew’s Make-A-Wish story here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AgeKVGCVlW4 Subscribe to Medic2Medic wherever you get your podcasts and share this episode with someone who believes in service, family, and heart. https://www.spreaker.com/episode/episdoe-317-tj-bishop--69383549","meta_description":"Episode 317 of the Medic2Medic Podcast, Steve sits down with longtime EMS leader, educator, and U.S. Army veteran T. J. Bishop for a grounded conversation…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2512,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/medic2medic-podcast-640389/episodes/episode-317-t-j-bishop/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/medic2medic-podcast-640389/episode-317-t-j-bishop.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}