Best Rrss Podcasts (2025)

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EP 1226 - Free Form Friday 10-24-2025 59:59

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Freeform Friday is back! Jay riffs on the week’s wildest signals—from FSN headlines and the AWS meltdown to that NBA/mafia betting bust, sanctions and oil drama, and Tom Hanks riding NYC subways incognito. We hit a Flashback Friday clip from Hellbound: Hellraiser II, talk AI gone wrong (no, a Doritos bag isn’t a weapon), Ohio’s “don’t marry a chatb…

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EP 1225 - Redundancy Over Rotisserie: Pivots After the AWS Wobble 1:00:02

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Today’s Rated R Safety Show starts with the week’s chaos and lands on a core takeaway—build real redundancies before your systems make you the rotisserie chicken. We break down why single-point failures still haunt “modern” ops, what to test, and how to pivot when the plan blows up mid-show. Plus: ICJ’s advisory on Gaza; J.D. Vance’s Israel visit; …

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EP 1224 - the HOP Principle Problem 59:59

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It’s Wednesday, October 22, 2025, and we’re live from the Safety FM Studios in Orlando. Today we ride through global headlines with FSN, unpack yesterday’s big cloud wobble (and what centralized internet really means for your ops), and ask a spicy question: if HOP has five principles… who decides when we add number six or seven? Plus: why you touch…

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EP 1223 - Single-Point Failure: When AWS Sneezes (and Everyone Catches a Cold) 59:59

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Tuesday, October 21, 2025 — Broadcasting from the Safety FM Studios in Orlando. Yesterday’s AWS wobble knocked out our first-hour live feed, so today we flip the outage into a practical lesson: spotting single-point failures, building true redundancy, and keeping your ops online when the big clouds go dark. What’s inside: Main Story: The AWS outage…

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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

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

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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

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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

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

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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

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

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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

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

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

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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

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

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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

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

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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

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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

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

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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 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

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

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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

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

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

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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

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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

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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…

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EP 1189 - The Day That Never Comes 59:59

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From Frankenstein bunnies and zombie squirrels to Taylor Swift’s glittering new album cover, today’s show runs the gamut of the multiverse. We dive into international headlines—from White House summits on Ukraine to Hurricane Erin’s coastal threats and shifting dynamics between China and India—before zooming in on the bizarre, the cultural, and the…

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EP 1188 - Standards, Shortcuts, and the Multiverse of Safety 1:00:00

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In Episode 1188 of The Rated R Safety Show, Dr. Jay Allen cuts through the noise to ask a simple but powerful question: are we making safety systems better—or just more complicated? From minimum OSHA standards to over-engineered protections, Jay challenges listeners to rethink what’s truly effective in the workplace. Along the way, he unpacks trend…

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EP 1187 - Are You a Quitter? Why People Really Leave Their Jobs 59:59

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In today’s Rated R Safety Show, Dr. Jay Allen digs into a big question—do people really quit jobs, or do they quit bad management? From workplace burnout to the truth (and fiction) shared in exit interviews, we explore what’s driving career moves in today’s world. Plus, the latest trending news, strange-but-true headlines, and a closer look at the …

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EP 1186 - HOP Without the Signal — The Wallpaper Problem 1:00:00

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In this episode of The Rated R Safety Show, we rip into one of the biggest misconceptions about Human & Organizational Performance (HOP): the idea that “stop blaming workers” is the whole game. Jay breaks down why language without thinking changes nothing, why too many organizations wallpaper over cracks instead of fixing the foundation, and how di…

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EP 1185 - Dial-Up’s Last Days, UFC’s New Home, and When Safety Meets Culture 59:59

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From the end of AOL’s dial-up era to UFC’s big move and Trump’s controversial plans for D.C., Dr. Jay Allen takes you through the headlines, the absurd, and the thought-provoking. In this episode, we dive into the evolution (or stagnation) of workplace safety programs, Tesla’s solar pivot, Maluma’s parenting PSA at a concert, and the cultural shift…

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EP 1184 - Promotions, Silence, and the Price of Change 59:59

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In this episode of the Rated R Safety Show, Dr. Jay Allen digs into a thought-provoking question—are promotions always about rewarding performance, or sometimes about buying silence? From shifting traffic patterns as school starts in Orlando, to headlines on global conflicts, corporate missteps, and the quirks of pop culture, Jay blends news, safet…

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EP 1183 - Free Form Friday 8-8-2025 59:59

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Episode 1183 of the Rated R Safety Show dives headfirst into Freeform Friday chaos — where safety talk collides with the weird, wild, and downright unexpected. Broadcasting from the Safety FM studios in Orlando and simulcasting across the multiverse (including Radio Big), Dr. Jay Allen navigates through global headlines, offbeat news, celebrity dra…

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EP 1182 - Tariffs, Traps & Truth Bombs 59:52

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It’s Thursday, August 7th, and we’re back on air after a brief disappearance act—don’t worry, just some vocal cord sabotage. In today’s episode of the Rated R Safety Show, we dive into a chaotic multiverse of trending headlines, including Trump’s new tariffs on India, Diddy’s pardon request, Howard Stern possibly ending his run at SiriusXM, and the…

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EP 1181 - Self-Driving Illusions, Safety Fanboys, and the Real Talk You Didn't Ask For 59:59

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In Episode 1181 of The Rated R Safety Show, we dig into the wild world of safety headlines, from Tesla’s $240M autopilot verdict to why some safety conferences feel more like Comic-Con than a professional gathering. Dr. Jay (or whoever the host is... it doesn’t matter, right?) breaks down the latest news from around the globe, reflects on AI creepi…

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EP 1180 - Free Form Friday 8-1-2025 1:00:00

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Welcome to another wild ride inside the multiverse of Safety FM. It’s Freeform Friday, so you already know—anything goes. In this episode, we cover everything from international trade shakeups to pizza-flavored mac & cheese (yes, really). We ask the big questions: Have you taken time for yourself today? Is ketchup acceptable on everything? And what…

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EP 1179 - You Should Know By Now 59:59

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Thursday, July 31st – The countdown to Audio Torcher is on, and the gloves are off. In this episode, Dr. Jay Allen delivers another raw transmission from the Safety FM studios in Orlando. He kicks things off by challenging the illusion of control in safety systems — especially when you’re hired to "change things" but quickly realize you’re just a f…

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EP 1178 - Look At Me Now – The Unspoken Truths 1:00:00

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Today’s episode is a gritty blend of headlines, heart, and hard truths. From unexpected courtroom drama and Diddy’s legal moves to a Florida pepper spray showdown that didn’t go as planned—we cover it all. But the main story hits deeper: the silent agreements and off-the-record realities that haunt corporate cultures. What happens when leadership d…

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EP 1177 - Social Contracts, Signal Disruptions, and Midweek 1:00:00

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From crossing yellow lines to crossing the boundaries of news, this episode dives deep into the unwritten agreements we all live by—on the road, at work, and in society. Dr. It-Doesn’t-Matter-Who-The-Host-Is takes you on an unfiltered ride through trending headlines, twisted truths, and a main story that challenges how we trust the invisible lines …