Episode 8: Superstorm Sandy | “Survival Mode” from the producers of Dateline and NBC News Studios

What is discussed, and when

1. 0:00 – 0:54: 34th Street, ambulance, dystopian, emergency

Notable quotes from "Episode 8: Superstorm Sandy | “Survival Mode” from the producers of Dateline and NBC News Studios"

• I started my trek through New York City and it was this very dystopian feeling of walking down 34th Street with no people around and the wind is whipping the trees and rain is pelting.

  about New York City, New York · at 0:00

Who and what is mentioned in this episode?

Companies & orgs

• General Hospital — Company · 1 mention · first at 0:19
  And soaked to the bone but continuing to just try to get there. I rounded the corner and saw the hospital and the first thing that stood out to me was just the flashing…

Products & tech

• ambulance — Product · 1 mention · first at 0:22
  Corner and saw the hospital and the first thing that stood out to me was just the flashing ambulance lights. I was looking down First Avenue and there was just ambulance after…
• gurney — Product · 1 mention

Concepts & topics

• dystopian — Concept · 1 mention · first at 0:03
  I started my trek through New York City and it was this very dystopian feeling of walking down 34th Street with no people around and the wind is whipping the trees and rain is pelting and I just had to keep pushing forward.
• emergency — Concept · 1 mention · first at 0:38
  With very intensively needy patients. It was like nothing I could have ever imagined seeing an emergency unfolding before my eyes.

Places & events

• New York City, New York — Place · 1 mention · first at 0:00
• 34th Street — Place · 1 mention · first at 0:04
  I started my trek through New York City and it was this very dystopian feeling of walking down 34th Street with no people around and the wind is whipping the trees and rain is…
• First Avenue — Place · 1 mention · first at 0:26
  First thing that stood out to me was just the flashing ambulance lights. I was looking down First Avenue and there was just ambulance after ambulance as far as the eye could…

Full transcript with timestamps

0:00 I started my trek through New York City and it was this very dystopian feeling of walking down 34th Street with no people around and the wind is whipping the trees and rain is pelting and I just had to keep pushing forward and soaked to the bone uh but continuing to just try to get there. I rounded the corner and saw the hospital and the first thing that stood out to me was just the flashing ambulance lights. I was looking down First Avenue and there was just ambulance after ambulance as far as the eye could see lined up at the hospital and I'm seeing gurnies roll by with very intensively needy patients. It was like nothing I could have ever imagined seeing an emergency unfolding before my eyes.

0:43 At that point it was clear we were facing something no one had prepared for. And I'm just feeling this drive to go find my son.

Questions about this episode

What is discussed in "Episode 8: Superstorm Sandy | “Survival Mode” from the producers of Dateline and NBC News Studios"?

In order: 0:00 34th Street, ambulance, dystopian, emergency.

What is mentioned in this Dateline NBC episode?

8 people, works and ideas are mentioned, including New York City, New York, dystopian, 34th Street, General Hospital, ambulance, First Avenue. Each one on this page links to its own page with every episode that mentions it.

How long is "Episode 8: Superstorm Sandy | “Survival Mode” from the producers of Dateline and NBC News Studios"?

The episode runs 1 min; the transcript is about 158 words in 2 timestamped sections.

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