Rated R Safety Show with Jay Allen

Rated R Safety Show
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Finally, a safety show with the balls to call it like it is. The Rated R Safety Show is the podcast version of the daily live broadcast hosted by Dr. Jay Allen streaming every weekday from 7:00 AM to 8:00 AM Eastern on SafetyFM.com and RadioBig.FM Blending safety, sarcasm, commentary, and real-world observations, the show offers a raw, unfiltered take on the headlines and happenings across industries and society. It’s safety... without the corporate filter. Listeners can call in live during the broadcast at CallInRadio.com. Uncensored. Unapologetic. Unmistakably Rated R.

  1. EP 1297: Digital Fentanyl — Dashboards, Algorithms, and the Death of the Analog Voice

    5H AGO

    EP 1297: Digital Fentanyl — Dashboards, Algorithms, and the Death of the Analog Voice

    Stop refreshing your screen and listen to the signal. We are live from the Safety FM studios for Episode 1297, and today we’re pulling the plug on the boardroom's newest drug of choice: Digital Fentanyl. In this session, we expose the glowing green dashboards that keep leadership high on "zero recordable" quarters while they sit 50 floors up from the real work. We’re dissecting the Mutation of Blame—where the system has moved beyond checklists to Predictive Scapegoating. Between AI sentiment analysts scanning your emails for "alignment" and sensors tracking your head speed to decide if you’re a "risk factor" before you even start your shift, the system is pre-writing your "human error" report before the ambulance even arrives. We’re calling out the Silicon Obsession. The real work—the Blue Line—is analog, sweaty, and loud. It involves trade-offs that a computer can't calculate. If your "Safety Culture" only exists in a digital dropdown menu, you’re just training a crew of Organizational Crap Artists to push the buttons that keep the boss happy while the floor splinters in the dark. Also in this transmission: The Passing of a Giant: Remembering Reverend Jesse Jackson and his bridge between the 1960s and the first black presidency. Forensic Fails: The Nancy Guenther investigation hits a wall after forensic testing reveals the "smoking glove" belongs to the investigators themselves.Trademarks and Terminals: Attorneys for President Trump file for "Donald Trump International Airport" as Florida considers a rebrand for Palm Beach International.Hazardous Air: EPA warnings for a 150-mile stretch of the border where air quality index hits a dangerous 290.The Pizza Fund is Empty: The CBO warns that the Social Security Trust Fund is projected to run short by 2032—one year sooner than expected.Put the goddamn phone down, stop auditing pixels, and start listening to the human signal. +1 Music Credits: Artist Name: 32Stitches Song Name: Top of The World License #: 6992814523

    1 hr
  2. EP 1296 - Safety Ceremony: When the Masks Stay On

    1D AGO

    EP 1296 - Safety Ceremony: When the Masks Stay On

    On this episode of The Rated R Safety Show, we move through the multiverse of safety, news, culture, and uncomfortable truth. We start with global headlines — diplomacy in Geneva, economic pressure in Beijing, and political tension abroad — before shifting into conversations that hit closer to home: the passing of cultural figures, the limits of autonomous technology (yes, even self-driving cars that still need someone to shut the door), and stories that challenge how we think about systems and responsibility. From a daycare case that raises serious ethical questions… to the reality of digital dating reshaping connection… to a powerful story of grief transformed into purpose through a community coffee shop… And then we step into the main story. Inside a safety meeting. Fluorescent lights. Slide decks. Green arrows. And everyone nodding. Episode 1296 asks a difficult question: When does safety stop being protection… and start becoming performance? We explore containment over discovery. Ceremony over courage. Choreography over truth. Because sometimes the most dangerous hazard isn’t the one you can see. It’s the one everyone sees — and agrees not to talk about. Also featured in this episode: • Upcoming live events in Santa Fe and Orlando • Motivation Minute with John Small • Wack Facts, birthdays, and real-world reflections • A reminder that mental health resources matter Music Featured in This Episode: Artist Name: Sydney Bryce Song Name: Hand in Hand (Feat. Qua Rush) License #: 6763308396

    1 hr
  3. EP 1295 – Sprinkles Under Pressure

    2D AGO

    EP 1295 – Sprinkles Under Pressure

    On today’s episode of The Rated R Safety Show, we cover safety in the news, news in safety, and then dig into a main story that might make you a little uncomfortable — in the best way possible. We kick things off with headlines from around the world, including: Developments in AI regulation and global policy conversationsInternational controversy and legal investigations making wavesOlympic drama involving curling and accusations of double-touch violationsA shocking abduction case update involving new forensic evidenceA middle school teacher battling cancer who had his vehicle stolen during treatmentAnd a wild story about a couch that came with an unexpected tenantThen we shift gears. 🧁 The Main Story: Performance vs. ProtectionAre organizations actually building safety… or performing it? In EP 1295, we unpack the idea of “safety sprinkles” — the visible activities that make companies look safe: Posters. Slogans. Safety moments. Branded T-shirts. Green dashboards. Zero-incident celebrations. They create comfort. They photograph well. They check audit boxes. But do they actually change how work is done when pressure shows up? We talk about how performance creates the illusion of protection — and how real safety rarely looks glamorous. Real safety often means slowing down production, reallocating budgets, challenging assumptions, and having uncomfortable conversations that don’t fit neatly on a PowerPoint slide. If you removed the slogans… If you turned off the dashboards… If you stopped opening meetings with safety moments… Would anything actually change? That’s the question. Because performance safety survives calm conditions. Real safety survives pressure. EP 1295 challenges leaders and frontline workers alike to rethink what “doing safety” actually means — and whether the system rewards appearance more than resilience. Music Featured in This Episode: Artist Name: Claire Crowther Song Name: News For You (Feat. Daniel Burridge) License #: 0073735489

    1 hr
  4. EP 1294 – Friday the 13th, Files, and Freeform Fallout

    5D AGO

    EP 1294 – Friday the 13th, Files, and Freeform Fallout

    It’s Friday the 13th, and the multiverse did not disappoint. From political firestorms and federal court rulings to immigration crackdowns, AI automation predictions, surveillance questions, and a $25 million cooking spray verdict — EP 1294 is Freeform Friday at full throttle. We talk: Presidential reversals and congressional battlesJudges pushing back against federal agenciesThe SAVE Act debateAI coming for white-collar jobs (sooner than you think)The Minnesota enforcement surgeThe Nancy Guthrie case developmentsAnd yes… pistachios causing airline turbulenceNo main story. Just signal in the noise. As always, we close it out with music. Featured Track: Artist Name: niko+ Song Name: Everytime License #: 4442057712 The Rated R Safety Show is broadcast from the Safety FM Studios in Orlando, Florida, and distributed across the Safety FM Multiverse. Love you. Mean it.

    1 hr
  5. EP 1293 - The Illusion of Control

    6D AGO

    EP 1293 - The Illusion of Control

    Episode 1293 of The Rated R Safety Show is a full-spectrum ride through chaos, politics, tragedy, absurdity — and finally, ego. We kick off inside the global news cycle: Tariffs, Iran negotiations, Bangladesh elections, Arctic military tensions, and Capitol Hill drama. From heated testimony and political grandstanding to the ongoing Epstein file fallout, the episode explores how narratives are shaped — and who controls them. We move into real-world tragedy and cultural shockwaves: A deadly school shooting in British ColumbiaA bizarre and heartbreaking lawsuit involving a death inside a store freezerLindsey Vonn’s devastating Olympic injuryThe passing of James Van Der BeekFAA airspace shutdownsFederal raidsPresidential approval shiftsAnd yes… McDonald’s “McNugget Caviar” chaosBecause the world doesn’t move in neat segments. It moves in collision. After sorting through headlines, contradictions, outrage, and absurdity, we land where it matters most — the main story: You’re not that important. Leadership ego. The illusion of control. Performance culture versus truth. And the dangerous belief that systems succeed because of us instead of in spite of us. What happens when safety becomes theater? What happens when leaders walk in and silence walks in with them? What happens when image protection replaces people protection? This episode pulls apart the illusion — in government, in organizations, and in ourselves. Because whether it’s politics, media, corporate culture, or safety leadership… The moment you believe you are the hero, you might already be the risk. This is Rated R. No corporate polish. No safe messaging. Just reality. 🎵 Music Featured in This Episode: Artist Name: Smacked Youth Song Name: White Line Fever License #: 2687783947 Stay uncomfortable. Comfort is where the illusion grows.

    1 hr
  6. EP 1292 – Old Code and Systematic Uselessness

    FEB 11

    EP 1292 – Old Code and Systematic Uselessness

    On this episode of the Rated R Safety Show, we continue the momentum from Episode 1291 — because if you’re running old code, it’s time to talk about what that actually means inside of your organization. We break down the latest headlines, discuss global events, touch on controversial stories making waves, and challenge how quickly people turn belief into certainty. From investigations to conspiracy thinking, from procedure to perception, the conversation moves fast. Then we pivot into the main story. What happens when living systems get frozen into rigid forms? Drawing parallels from classical martial arts to modern safety programs, we explore how fluid responses become codified… how adaptability becomes dogma… and how organizations end up defending procedures long after they stop reflecting reality. When work doesn’t match the script, do we learn — or do we blame? When systems struggle, do we adapt — or double down? At what point does discipline quietly become rigidity? This episode challenges blind devotion to form and questions whether some safety programs are protecting people… or protecting themselves. Because you can’t control a living system by freezing it. And the longer you try, the more damage that old code is doing — right in front of you.

    1 hr
  7. EP 1291 - You’re Still Running Old Code

    FEB 10

    EP 1291 - You’re Still Running Old Code

    You didn’t get here by accident — even if you like to pretend you did. In this episode of the Rated R Safety Show, Jay Allen takes a hard, unapologetic look at the systems, shortcuts, and silent rules that actually got you where you are today. The ones nobody likes to admit shaped them. The ones we bury once we get comfortable. The ones still running in the background while we talk about “culture,” “learning,” and “change.” This is a blunt conversation about legacy systems, survival programming, and past simulations — and why pretending you’ve outgrown them is the fastest way to recreate them. Because systems don’t disappear. They leak. And when things go sideways, it’s never a surprise — it’s a replay. If you’ve ever wondered why organizations say the right things but feel wrong… why honesty sounds dangerous… or why the same failures keep showing up with better branding… This episode connects the dots. No motivation. No inspiration posters. Just a reminder that if you haven’t reckoned with the system that shaped you, you’re not leading change — you’re just repainting the maze. The system didn’t fail. It performed exactly as it was taught.

    1 hr
  8. Episode 1290: Misdirection Works Best When You’re Distracted

    FEB 9

    Episode 1290: Misdirection Works Best When You’re Distracted

    It’s the morning after the Super Bowl—and while half the country is nursing a hangover and the other half is arguing about commercials, something else happened. A lot of things actually. In this episode of the Rated R Safety Show, we talk about misdirection—how organizations (and people) get so focused on the loud, flashy, surface-level nonsense that they stop paying attention to what actually matters. New initiatives, dashboards, slogans, scorecards, and feel-good campaigns keep everyone busy while real risk quietly grows in the background. We break down how attention control works, why distraction doesn’t require deception, and how the biggest changes rarely happen when everyone is looking directly at them. From workplace frustration to global headlines, this episode connects the dots between noise, narrative, and the stuff happening right behind you while you’re focused somewhere else. Enjoy the game. Wear the jersey. Yell at the TV. Just don’t be surprised if something important moved while you weren’t looking. Because attention isn’t harmless—and misdirection doesn’t need permission.

    1 hr
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Finally, a safety show with the balls to call it like it is. The Rated R Safety Show is the podcast version of the daily live broadcast hosted by Dr. Jay Allen streaming every weekday from 7:00 AM to 8:00 AM Eastern on SafetyFM.com and RadioBig.FM Blending safety, sarcasm, commentary, and real-world observations, the show offers a raw, unfiltered take on the headlines and happenings across industries and society. It’s safety... without the corporate filter. Listeners can call in live during the broadcast at CallInRadio.com. Uncensored. Unapologetic. Unmistakably Rated R.

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