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Oct 23, 2026 27 min

Why Do We Call 911 in an Emergency?

from Part-Time Genius Hosted by iHeartPodcasts and Kaleidoscope

From the strange reason people used to call funeral home directors after an accident, to the incredible train robbery that was stopped using a makeshift phone, to the heartbreaking ways that emergency operators learn to cope on the job, this week we're dialing into the surprising story of emergency hotlines. This episode originally aired on May 16, 2024. Got a question or idea for the show? Call our (non-emergency) hotline at (302) 405-5925 or email [email protected]. Follow us on Instagram @parttimegenius and Bluesky @parttimegenius.bsky.social! Photo via Wikimedia Commons.

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