Best Rrss Podcasts (2025)

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EP 1249 - The Snake-Oil Salesman in Safety 1:00:06

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In today’s episode, Jay dives into one of the most persistent figures in the safety world: the modern-day snake-oil salesman. You’ve met him—the slick pitch, the laminated model, the “proprietary framework” that promises certainty, culture change in 12 days, and transformation in three easy payments. Jay breaks down why these characters keep showin…

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EP 1248 - When the Plan Changes Last Minute 59:59

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Two days before Thanksgiving, Jay dives headfirst into a mix of headlines, absurdities, and the real-world problems nobody wants to say out loud. From global politics to corporate meltdowns, football-name fiascos, bizarre viral stories, and a robot walking 66 miles without stopping, the noise is everywhere — and somehow still not the strangest part…

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EP 1247 - Clearing the Confusion 59:59

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On today’s episode of the Rated-R Safety Show, Jay cuts straight to the signal and addresses the confusion head-on. After Friday’s announcement about the end of Safety FM with Jay Allen, some listeners thought everything was ending. Today, Jay sets the record straight: he’s not leaving, not retiring, and Safety FM isn’t going anywhere. The legacy p…

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EP 1246 - Free From Friday 1:00:00

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It’s another Free From Friday, and Jay is diving headfirst into the chaos, comedy, and curveballs of the week. Broadcasting from the Safety FM studios and simulcast on Radio Big, this episode rolls through everything—from global news shake-ups to political absurdity, AI toys going rogue, million-dollar scratch-offs, and the beautiful unpredictabili…

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EP 1245 – When Systems Break and Humans Take the Fall 1:00:00

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In Episode 1245, we take a deep dive into what happens when the world runs on systems that were never built to bend—only break. From the Cloudflare outage that exposed just how fragile global infrastructure really is, to the hidden single-point failures sitting inside your workplace, your car, and even your morning routine, we explore how thin the …

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EP 1244 — Whip-It-Out Wednesday: Characters, Chaos, and the Signal Behind the Scenes 59:59

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In Episode 1244 of The Rated R Safety Show, Jay Allen dives headfirst into a mid-week swirl of news, nonsense, and unfiltered truth from inside the multiverse of safety, culture, and the human condition. From global headlines to nuclear restarts, cloud outages, AI bubbles, and the absurdity of world-record match-stuffing, this episode runs the full…

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EP 1243 — Things I Learned From a Taco 59:59

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On today’s Rated-R Safety Show, Jay breaks down one of the most unexpected teachers in life: a taco. Yes… a taco. On Taco Tuesday no less. From simplicity to uncertainty to giving grace when things get messy (because they always do), Jay uses one good tortilla to decode bigger lessons about work, safety, leadership, and the chaotic, delicious middl…

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EP 1242 -Questioning the Experts: The Illusion of Experience 59:59

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What happens when credibility turns into marketing? In Episode 1242 of The Rated R Safety Show, Jay Allen takes aim at one of the industry’s growing trends — the five-day “practitioner” course promising mastery of Human and Organizational Performance. After stumbling across a company claiming eight years of implementation experience despite existin…

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EP 1241 - Free Form Friday – Chaos, Catch-Up, and AI Abs 59:59

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It’s Free Form Friday on The Rated-R Safety Show — where Jay throws the format out the window and lets the multiverse unfold. From government shake-ups and BBC apologies to ChatGPT picking lottery numbers and a Chinese influencer who literally injected his abs, this episode swings between the absurd and the unbelievable. Jay takes you through the w…

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EP 1240 - The Myth of the Unbroken System 1:00:00

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On today’s episode of The Rated R Safety Show, Jay dives into the strange comfort we find in declaring, “the system is broken.” From safety programs to leadership processes, we love to believe that failure means something snapped — but what if it didn’t? What if the system is doing exactly what it was built to do? Jay explores how organizations cre…

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EP 1239 -Forget Perfect — Build for Real 59:59

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In today’s episode, Jay pulls back the curtain on one of the biggest lies organizations keep telling themselves — that perfection keeps people safe. From the illusion of “error-free” workplaces to the danger of systems built for ideal humans instead of real ones, he unpacks why chasing flawless behavior creates fragile cultures. We dive deep into t…

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EP 1238 -Maybe the Future’s Okay After All 59:59

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We live in a world that loves to complain about “kids these days.” Scroll your feed long enough and you’ll find plenty of people convinced the next generation has lost its way. But every so often, a story comes along that shuts all that noise down — and reminds us that the future might just be in better hands than we think. In this episode, Jay sha…

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EP 1237 - The Mirage of Progress 59:59

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In this episode of The Rated R Safety Show, Dr. Jay Allen strips away the glossy layers of “innovation” and “transformation” that many organizations love to promote. Behind the slogans and rebrands, has anything really changed? Jay dives deep into the illusion of progress — how companies often confuse change with true transformation, and why the re…

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EP 1236 - Free Form Friday – Flights, Fake Cash, and Freaky Finds 1:00:02

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It’s Free Form Friday on the Rated R Safety Show, and Dr. Jay Allen is cutting loose across the headlines you didn’t know you needed. From government shutdown chaos and flight cancellations to fake $100 bills in Florida, this episode mixes the weird, the wild, and the downright WTF of the week. Jay dives into bizarre news—from a man who wins the lo…

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EP 1235 -The Safety Illusion 59:59

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Today’s episode dives straight into the heart of the illusion. Jay unpacks how safety in many workplaces has morphed from a learning process into a performance — a theater of compliance and metrics where everyone’s acting like everything’s fine. From zero-harm posters to spotless dashboards, we explore how pretending things are perfect actually kee…

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EP 1234 - Whip ’Em Out Wednesday – The Illusion of Progress 59:59

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It’s Whip ’Em Out Wednesday, and Jay’s back in the Safety FM studios with another dose of sarcasm, chaos, and uncomfortable truth. Today’s show rolls through everything from the weird headlines you won’t believe to the main story that punches straight through the corporate façade. We kick things off with a wild Florida Man arrest (yes, he was alrea…

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EP 1233 – Your Boss Is Watching You (Because Apparently You Can’t Be Trusted) 59:59

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On this Tuesday, November 4 edition of The Rated-R Safety Show, Jay Allen takes you on a full-tilt ride through safety, news, and nonsense — with a side of sarcasm. We kick off with the latest from Feature Story News: the ongoing U.S. shutdown, global political drama, and more. From there, Jay dives into the bizarre corners of the multiverse — a ca…

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EP 1232 – Safety’s Kissing Cousins 1:00:00

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On this Monday edition of the Rated R Safety Show, Jay Allen opens with the latest headlines—from global earthquakes to government shutdown drama—before diving into a conversation about how so many “different” safety systems may actually be close relatives. Are behavior-based safety and HOP just kissing cousins under a new name? Jay breaks down the…

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EP 1231 - Free Form Friday 10-31-2025 1:00:00

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It’s Halloween and the airwaves are alive with chaos, clarity, and everything in between. On this Free Form Friday, Jay dives into the week’s wildest headlines—from royal scandals and government shakeups to billion-dollar tech takeovers and daylight-saving debates. Mix in a dose of safety, satire, and signal theory, and you’ve got the perfect end-o…

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EP 1230 – Defaulting Back: The Core of Change 59:59

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In today’s episode, Dr. Jay Allen dives deep into why people and organizations often revert to old habits—even after learning something new. From training rooms to real-world application, he explores how “defaulting back” undermines growth and what it truly takes to align actions with core principles. Plus, news headlines covering global politics, …

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EP 1229 - The Mushy Steak and the Messy Truth 59:59

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As Halloween week unfolds, Jay Allen dives headfirst into the strange and the serious — from “booger candy” and mushy Texas Roadhouse steaks to the politics of online virtue signaling and consultants oversharing their travel itineraries. Between global headlines, absurd news, and sharp commentary, Jay exposes how much of what we post, say, and even…

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EP 1228 - The Quiet Beat Before the Noise 59:57

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Tuesday, October 28, 2025 — Day 301. It’s Halloween week, and we’re live from the Safety FM studios in Orlando. Hour One = Rated R Safety Show; later hours pivot to music/entertainment. YouTube Tip Tuesday: Boost your charisma with the 3-Second Pause (3SP)—hold eye contact, breathe, answer with intention. Today’s rundown: Halloween night plans + ho…

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EP 1227 - When No One’s Looking 1:00:00

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Rated MA–LSV. Strong language, adult themes, and unfiltered commentary. Live from the Safety FM studios in Orlando, Dr. Jay Allen dives into what it really means to practice what you preach—doing the right thing even when no one’s watching. Inside the multiverse of news: a tentative U.S.–China trade framework, arrests after the $100 million Louvre …

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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…