Medic Materials Podcast

About Medic Materials Podcast

The Medic Materials Podcast isn’t your polished, button-up EMS show—and that’s the point. Hosted by Mike Turek (AEMT-P, CIC) with a rotating cast of EMTs and Paramedics, this podcast delivers unapologetically real conversations about life on the truck, in the station, and on the worst (and best) calls. Each episode blends education, experience, and dark humor, breaking down real call reviews, clinical decision-making, leadership failures, EMS culture, and the stuff everyone talks about after the tones drop—but rarely says out loud. It’s raw, explicit, and occasionally inappropriate… while still managing to teach you something that might actually make you a better provider. We take EMS very seriously, just not ourselves. If you’re looking for scripted lectures and sanitized opinions, this probably isn’t your podcast. But if you want honest education, hard truths, and laughs that feel a little too close to home, welcome to Medic Materials—the EMS podcast that sounds like the conversations happening in your ambulance at 3 a.m.

Publisher

Mike Turek

Category

education · health & fitness · science

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

1 Aug 2020

Latest episode

26 May 2026

Latest episodes

89 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   26 May 2026

   Life Beyond The Tones

   EMS providers are trained to survive chaos, but few are taught how to recover from years of chronic stress, trauma exposure, sleep deprivation, and emotional suppression. This episode dives into the biological and psychological toll of EMS culture, the impact on relationships and identity, and how providers, families, and agencies can begin changing the conversation around mental health in EMS.

2. 

   28 Mar 2026

   Get To The Choppa

   Flight crews get the hype—but when should you actually call the bird? Emily and HEMS expert Steve break down the real-world decisions, timing, and costs that every ground provider needs to get right.

3. 

   22 Feb 2026

   Give EPI Or Die Trying

   When protocol comfort delays necessary escalation in the declining respiratory patient. We break down critical decision points including nebs vs IM medications, CPAP vs BiPAP, and the role of PEEP in preventing respiratory failure.

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

321,955

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

10 ratings

Spotify

4.6 / 5

19 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 66 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

64

Social presence

0

YouTube

86

Engagement

85

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Books guests

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