Best Koasm Podcasts (2025)

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EP 767 – Safety FM Mini: “Do Something Different” 3:09

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5h ago3:09

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In this short and reflective Mini episode, Dr. Jay Allen invites you to step away from the usual safety talk and consider doing something different this weekend. Instead of focusing on work or routines, take time to pick up that book you’ve been meaning to read or dive into an audiobook that’s been sitting on your list. Sometimes, a small change in…

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EP 1222 - Free Form Friday 10-17-2025 1:00:00

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Unfiltered. Unscripted. It’s Free Form Friday—Jay lets the week spill out: safety + news mashups, the odd tech rabbit hole (yes, human “washing machines”), wild feats in the mountains, missing art capers, sports sticker-shock, and the latest pop-culture curveballs. Markets, movies, and a few sharp takes you won’t hear in the corporate brief. Plus: …

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EP 1221 - Record Car Prices, Bear Jams, and Real-World Safety Talk 59:59

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Today’s episode dives into the crossover of safety, news, and work reality—from record-high new-car prices and what that means for the average monthly payment, to “bear jams” in Yellowstone during the shutdown, rare finds like an orange-and-black calico lobster, and the everyday decisions that shape how we lead and work. We also hit fast-moving hea…

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EP 1220 — Family Ties, Safety Lies: When Nepotism Kills Culture 59:59

2d ago59:59

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In today’s Whip-’Em-Out Wednesday (October 15, 2025), Jay digs into a messy truth most orgs won’t touch: how nepotism quietly erodes trust, silences reporting, and puts real people at risk. We unpack the difference between “family-owned” and “family-controlled,” why accountability must apply to everyone (especially the owner’s kids), and how to reb…

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EP 766 - The Foundation of Safety: Principles, Values, and the Cog of Change 6:23

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In this repurposed main story from The Rated R Safety Show, Dr. Jay Allen explores why principles and values must serve as the true foundation of every decision inside your organization. When safety becomes about compliance instead of care, or optics instead of meaning, culture shifts stall before they start. Jay challenges listeners to rethink how…

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EP 1219 - Principles, Values & the Messy News Cycle 59:59

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Today’s Rated R Safety Show (Tuesday, October 14, 2025) rolls through the overnight news cycle and then zeroes in on why organizational principles and values should anchor every decision—especially when emotions run hot. We touch on: SBF’s prison-interview claims, celebrity/entertainment headlines, a Vatican shocker, dolphins and Alzheimer’s-type t…

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EP 765 - Mini - The Bureaucracy of Change 3:22

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In this Safety FM Mini, Dr. Jay Allen explores why workplace change can be lightning fast in some organizations and painfully slow in others. From red tape to risk assessments, he breaks down the “manusia” that holds back progress—and asks why company size seems to determine how long it takes to get anything done. A short thought to take with you i…

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EP 1218 - Free Form Friday — News, Noise & Signal (10/10/2025) 59:59

7d ago59:59

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It’s Free Form Friday on the Rated R Safety Show: a fast, loose grab-bag of safety, news & the weird. We riff on the week’s headlines, catch up on stories we missed, talk work-from-anywhere policy shifts, oddities from the blotter, what’s dropping at the movies, a little music/entertainment chatter, and a few “wait…what?” moments from around the mu…

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EP 1217 — Hostage Deal “Phase One,” Shutdown Standoff, and Spooky-Season Arrests 59:59

9d ago59:59

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A fast, unfiltered run through today’s biggest safety + news stories: reports of a first-phase Gaza hostage deal, D.C.’s shutdown brinkmanship, stolen Egyptian artifacts, celebrity headlines, a Kentucky Halloween display that led to an arrest, jailbreak fallout, a California arson case, a Vegas “ghost-hunter” gig, markets, and more—broadcast from t…

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EP 1216 - Rules That Don’t Make Sense 59:59

9d ago59:59

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It’s a freaky Wednesday on The Rated-R Safety Show with Dr. Jay Allen, broadcasting from the Safety FM Studios in Orlando, Florida. Jay dives into the strange and sometimes absurd rules we see in the workplace — from hard-hat mandates in the restroom to policy exceptions that make you question who’s really running the show. Along the way, he covers…

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EP 764 - When Priorities Collide: The Hidden Patterns Behind Workplace Shifts 6:43

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EP 1215 - Priorities, Patterns, and the Elon World Update 59:59

10d ago59:59

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Rated R Safety Show with Jay Allen, Ph.D. — Tuesday, October 7, 2025 (Day 280 of the year, 85 days left). Broadcasting from the Safety FM studios in Orlando and across the multiverse to SafetyFM.com, RadioBig.fm, and the podcast feed. Today: call-ins/video/text via callinradio.com, what was trending overnight, Feature Story News hits, Supreme Court…

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EP 1214 - Monday Mixdown: AI Hype, Kung-Fu Bots & Box-Office Reality (Oct 6, 2025) 1:00:00

12d ago1:00:00

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Live from the Safety FM studios in Orlando, Dr. Jay dives into a jam-packed Monday: weekend wrap-ups, the latest headlines, Elon’s Optimus “kung-fu” demo, whether the AI boom smells like a bubble, Baltimore’s neon-green harbor funk, a surprising box-office scoreboard (hi, Taylor), and why Mondays break plans—and what smart schedulers do about it. P…

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EP 763 - Mini - Shifting Safety Paradigms 3:00

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In this Safety FM Mini, Dr. Jay Allen invites you to consider how often your perspective on safety truly shifts. What causes a paradigm change? And how might being open to new ideas—even ones you don’t initially agree with—spark fresh ways of thinking about safety today? As we head into the weekend, take a moment to reflect on what you’ve overlooke…

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EP 1213 -Free Form Friday: News Whiplash, Signal Threads & “Feels So Good 59:59

14d ago59:59

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It’s Free Form Friday, which means no lanes, no limits—just a fast, free-flowing mix of headlines, safety, and the signal behind the noise. We bounce from global news to the week’s weird, with detours through AI video rumblings, Tesla chatter, music drops, and a quick look at what’s next for Signal Theory events. In this episode: Rapid-fire world +…

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EP 1212 - Too Hot to Handle 1:00:00

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The following program is rated M-A-L-S-V. It contains strong language, sexual situations, and violence. It is intended only for mature audiences. Finally, the show with the courage to call it like it is. In EP 1212 of The Rated R Safety Show, Dr. Jay Allen dives into the chaos of today’s headlines and safety’s strangest intersections — from governm…

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EP 1211 – Disciplinary Tracks or Real Safety? 59:36

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Welcome to another unapologetic edition of the Rated R Safety Show — the show with the courage to call it like it is. Broadcasting from the Safety FM studios in Orlando and streaming across the multiverse, Dr. Jay Allen dives deep into what’s trending, the latest safety and news headlines, and today’s main story: Are your safety programs genuinely …

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EP 1210 — Signal Theory Lunch & Learn Today + When to Modify (Not Scrap) the Plan 59:35

18d ago59:35

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Today’s Rated R Safety Show hits on two big things: a free Signal Theory Lunch & Learn at 12:00 PM ET and a real-talk main segment on knowing when to modify a change initiative instead of killing it. Plus: overnight trends, markets, tech/AI job impacts, travel health alerts, and the usual swirl of pop-culture oddities. In this episode 🚨 Why “modifi…

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EP 762 - Ask Me Anything: The Signal Transmission Warm-Up (Special Early Release) 16:35

18d ago16:35

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Today’s episode of Safety FM with Jay Allen is dropping early for a reason. At 12 PM Eastern on September 30th, we’re going live with the Signal Trilogy Lunch & Learn — a free, online, one-hour transmission (not a webinar, not a slide deck, not compliance training). Consider this podcast your warm-up broadcast. In this special Ask Me Anything sessi…

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EP 1209 - Work, Life, and the Line You Won’t Cross 59:59

18d ago59:59

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On today’s Rated R Safety Show (Mon, Sept 29, 2025), Jay riffs on the news you won’t hear in the corporate briefing: church shooting in Michigan, Trump–Netanyahu White House meeting, DRC Ebola death toll, and why “outrage cycles” might just be bot-fueled theater. We detour through stolen six-foot rooster statues in Colorado, a jaw-dropping ship-pul…

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EP 761 - Mini - It's All Signal! 3:37

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In this Safety FM Mini, Dr. Jay Allen takes a quick dive into the idea of Signal Theory—a new way of looking at systems, behavior, safety, and human and organizational performance. With the upcoming free virtual lunch-and-learn event on September 30th at 12 PM Eastern, Jay previews the conversation around how we can define and understand "signal" i…

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EP 1208 - Free Form Friday 9 -26 -2025 59:59

21d ago59:59

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Freeform Friday from the Safety FM Studios in Orlando. Jay opens the lines at callinradio.com and unloads a week of stories we didn’t get to: UK’s proposed digital ID (“BritCard”) debate, the U.S. order setting up a TikTok takeover, India drug tariffs at 100% and what that means for pharma and healthcare costs, NATO airspace drone incursions, and x…

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EP 1207 -Balancing Acts: Finding Harmony Between Work and Life 59:59

22d ago59:59

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In this episode, we dive into the constant push and pull between work and personal life. From late-night emails to early-morning family commitments, achieving balance can feel impossible. But what if balance isn’t about perfect symmetry, but about tuning into what matters most in the moment? Join Jay Allen as we explore practical ways to protect yo…

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EP 1206 - Beyond the Pyramid: Hype Cycles, Models, and the Myth of 300-29-1 59:59

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Today’s Rated R Safety Show (Wed, Sept 24, 2025) digs into how safety “models” shape what we see—and sometimes blind us. Jay takes aim at the old 300-29-1 pyramid thinking, why hype cycles keep recycling in safety, and how to drive a real paradigm shift without turning “learning” into theater. Plus: safety-in-the-news run-throughs including major l…

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EP 760 - Signal vs. System: Jay Allen x Sheldon Primus on HOP, BBS & the Human Cost 1:07:18

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Crossover episode! This is a rebroadcast of Jay’s conversation on The Safety Consultant Show with Sheldon Primus, now on Safety FM with Jay Allen. Jay and Sheldon go deep on the ideas behind the Signal Transmission Trilogy—how to blend HOP and BBS without the all-or-nothing dogma, why incentives quietly shape reporting, and the squeeze that middle …

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EP 1205 - Making the Hard Calls: Safety, Sarcasm & Squirrels 1:00:04

24d ago1:00:04

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From wild world headlines to the weirdest squirrel attacks you’ve ever heard of, the Rated-R Safety Show dives into news, safety, and everything in between. Dr. Jay Allen tackles what it really means to make the tough decisions—those choices no one wants to make but everyone eventually faces. Along the way, we’ll unpack trends from the multiverse, …

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EP 1204 - Single-Point Failures, TikTok Tangles, and Don’t Waste Your Wasted Time 59:59

25d ago59:59

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Welcome to the Monday run of the Rated R Safety Show—broadcast from the Safety FM studios in Orlando and beamed across the multiverse. Hour one mixes safety with the news you can actually use: the evolving TikTok deal, Adele rumored for the Super Bowl halftime, late-night shakeups, market moves, and a world wrap from FSN. We detour through odd head…

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EP 759 - Mini -Shifts in Organizations: How Do They Really Happen? 3:08

28d ago3:08

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In this Safety FM Mini, Jay Allen explores how belief systems and practices inside organizations shift—sometimes gradually, sometimes abruptly. Do meaningful changes come from deliberate buildup and commitment, or do they swing with the “flavor of the week” after an incident or accident? Jay challenges listeners to think about how impactful shifts …

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EP 1203 - Free Form Friday 9-19-2025 59:59

28d ago59:59

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It’s Freeform Friday from the Safety FM studios in Orlando, and (as always) it doesn’t matter who the host is—it matters who’s listening. We sprint through the last 24 hours of signal vs. noise: late-night TV fallout and affiliate pressure, chip-wars and strange bedfellows (Intel/Nvidia), mass protests in France, tariff chess across North America, …

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EP 1202 - Meet Them Where They Are 59:59

29d ago59:59

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A spicy Thursday (Sept 18, 2025) blend of safety + news: studios vs. a China-based AI over IP, LimeWire scoops up the Fyre Fest brand, Fed rate-cut signals, and a stack of culture headlines. Main story: how to start the HOP conversation without drowning folks in jargon—meeting people where they are, with practical entry points like Simple Revolutio…

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EP 1201 - Ideas Over Egos 59:59

1M ago59:59

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In today’s Rated R Safety Show, Jay digs into a thorny workplace truth: great safeguards and smarter systems sometimes come from people who aren’t the easiest to work with. How do you separate the value of an idea from the personality bringing it forward—and keep your org from choking on its own bias? We unpack practical ways to evaluate ideas on m…

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EP 758 - SIGNAL: The Transmission You Can’t Ignore 9:11

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In this extended episode of Safety FM with Jay Allen, we dive deep into the idea behind SIGNAL — a free virtual event happening on September 30th at 12 PM Eastern. Jay shares the story of where SIGNAL began, from a fatal crash on the 405 freeway to the realization that most of what we call “safety” is performance, not presence. This conversation ex…

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EP 1200 — Soap With a Hole (and 1,200 Reasons to Keep It Cool) 59:59

1M ago59:59

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A milestone episode from the Safety FM studios in Orlando 🎙️—the Rated R Safety Show turns 1,200. Jay riffs on why we “reinvent” things that might not need reinventing (yes, including a hotel bar of soap with a hole in it) and ties it back to leaner, less-wasteful thinking at work. Plus: today’s headlines, markets, and a few delightfully curmudgeon…

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EP 1199 - Back from Santa Fe: Perception Loops & the Week We Missed 1:00:03

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Fresh off Conklin Conference 4 (and a brief vanishing act), we dive into a jam-packed news cycle—touching the human side of the Charlie Kirk story and the cultural fallout, plus headlines from geopolitics and tech to the truly bizarre (yes, an “emotional support” gator and an FBI incinerator mishap made the cut). The main story centers on a practic…

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EP 757 - Mini -Mindset Shapes the Outcome 3:08

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Coming out of Conklin Conference 4 in Santa Fe, Jay Allen takes a few minutes to reflect on the powerful role mindset plays in shaping our experiences. Whether you approach situations with negativity, positivity, drama, or self-focus, your outlook often defines the results you get. In this Safety FM Mini, Jay explores how framing your thoughts can …

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EP 756 - Paradigm Shifts and the People Who Shape Them 5:55

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Jay Allen reflects on the people who shaped his journey in safety and asks: Who shifted your perspective? In this episode, he explores why authenticity matters more than borrowed stories—and how sharing your own experiences can spark powerful paradigm shifts for others. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://…

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Ep 755 - Mini Paradigm Shift 3:05

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It' s time to discuss this! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacyBy Safety FM

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EP 1198 - Free Form Friday 9-5-2025 1:00:00

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Freeform Friday is in full effect! Jay kicks off from the Safety FM Studios in Orlando after a 3 a.m. Dexter-finale binge (no spoilers)… then we sprint through the chaos: what trended overnight, NASA’s latest “back to the Moon” roadmap, the continuing Diddy/Mann Act legal wrangle, and why Jay Cutler is back in court. We hit showbiz buzz (yes, that …

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EP 1197 - Shake It Up: Paradigm Shifts, Authentic Voices, and a Very Weird News Cycle 59:59

1M ago59:59

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Short week, long list. Today we sprint through safety-in-the-news and news-in-safety—from Lisbon’s tragic funicular disaster and a Paris huddle on Ukraine, to a “live-mic” riff on biotech and immortality, wedding-crasher heists, pickle-mad menus, and market whiplash. Then we pivot to the main story: the mentors and moments that shifted our own para…

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EP 1196 — Interfaces & Adaptation: When Tech Shapes the Work 59:59

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Today’s whip-’em-out Wednesday dives into a simple truth: we don’t just use technology—we adapt the work to it. Jay unpacks how radio, podcast, and stream are just different interfaces for the same signal, and why that mirrors what crews do on the job every day: flex the process to fit the real world while keeping the intent intact. Plus a brisk sp…

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EP 754 - We All Need Time 3:48

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This discussion should be had frequently. Lets discuss Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacyBy Safety FM

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EP 753 - Mini - Single Point Failure System 3:06

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In this mini-episode of Safety FM, Dr. Jay Allen dives into a real-world lesson about single point failure systems. We often talk about redundancy and resilience in safety, but what happens when those safeguards are missing? Jay shares a recent experience where one overlooked system created nearly 48 hours of chaos—highlighting how even the best sa…

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EP 1195 - Free Form Friday 8-29-2025 59:59

2M ago59:59

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It’s Free Form Friday, and we’re catching up on everything from the week—safety, news, and all the wild stories making headlines. From surprising trends and tech-driven scams to unbelievable real-world events, today’s show proves once again that safety never sounds so twisted. We’ll talk about Texas trips, video glitches, and how fear can be manufa…

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EP 1194 - All Over the Place 59:59

2M ago59:59

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Buckle up—this one truly goes everywhere. Broadcasting from Waco, Texas, Jay takes you through safety, news, and the multiverse with a whip-around style that’s exactly what “all over the place” sounds like. From trending pop culture stories—Taylor Swift, Britney Spears, and royal drama—to global headlines on tariffs, protests, Gaza negotiations, an…

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EP 752 - Different Realities: Management, Safety, and the Multiverse of Work 6:17

2M ago6:17

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In this episode, Jay Allen explores how the “multiverse” metaphor helps us understand the different realities inside organizations. From upper management’s checklist mindset, to middle management’s balancing act, to frontline workers carrying out the actual tasks—each layer experiences the same work in very different ways. Jay breaks down how these…

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EP 1193 - Navigating Realities: Safety, Signals & the Multiverse of Chaos 59:59

2M ago59:59

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On today’s Rated R Safety Show, we dive into the multiverse of news, safety, and perspective. From global tensions and political shakeups to corporate rebrands, viral oddities, and even a bear with a sweet tooth, nothing is off-limits. Dr. Jay explores how different realities shape how management, middle management, and frontline workers experience…

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EP 751 - Mini - The Books 3:07

2M ago3:07

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In this episode of Safety FM Mini, Dr. Jay Allen checks in as we hit the three-quarter mark of 2025 with a familiar but important question: What book are you on this year? At the start of every year, many of us commit to reading one book a month — but how’s that going now? Are you ahead, right on track, or sliding behind? Jay shares his own recent …

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EP 1192 - Free Form Friday 8-22-2025 1:00:00

2M ago1:00:00

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🔊 Welcome to "The Rated R Safety Show," where we slice through the corporate fairy tales with razor-sharp wit, because who needs fluff when you've got the hard-hitting truth? 🚨 Join us, the crusaders of the airwaves, as we dive deep into the heart of what really matters - safety and the news. 📰✨ 🎤 Expect nothing less than the most insightful and th…

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EP 1191 - Bolt-On Illusions: Books, Conferences, and the Shifting Safety Game 1:00:00

2M ago1:00:00

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In this episode of the Rated R Safety Show, Dr. Jay Allen cuts through the noise of the safety multiverse. From global headlines to bizarre Florida stories, we explore everything from Elon Musk’s political pullback to Bed Bath & Beyond’s strange revival. But the heart of today’s conversation dives into the growing wave of safety conferences and boo…

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EP 1190 - The Big Announcement 59:59

2M ago59:59

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In this episode of the Rated R Safety Show, Dr. Jay Allen takes listeners on a ride through trending headlines, cultural oddities, and the latest in global events—but the real focus is “The Big Announcement.” After months of anticipation, what was meant to be a milestone reveal turns into something very different. Jay reflects on partnerships, miss…