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701: Black Box
Act Two

State of Emergency

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Producer Miki Meek talks to two emergency medical service workers in New York about the sheer number of 911 calls they are responding to, and how they are coping under the stress of being on constant high alert. (6 minutes)

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Miki Meek

Song:

“When This Is Done” by Second Story

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