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Forget the corporate bullshit. This is the Rated R Safety Show with your host, Dr., uh, it doesn't matter who the host is. Oh, you so know it, and so do I. It does not matter who the host is. What has always mattered is who the listeners are. Anyways, today is glorious Whip 'Em Out Wednesday, which is September the 23rd of 2026, and we We are broadcasting from the Safety FM studios in Orlando, Florida, and coming across the multiverse known as Safety FM. And then we are hanging out with our friends and colleagues over there. Radio Big, mastering the art of putting music on shuffle. Radio Big. You know, I guess that falls into the category of never talk about yourself, let other people talk about you. I guess we are, um, Great at hitting the art of shuffle is definitely what it sounds like. So anyways, how have you been? How's the last 24 hours or so been for you? I have to tell you, I'm just kind of— some amazing stuff driving around yesterday, seeing that gas has dropped in price from the exorbitant amount that it had went over into the weekend. So I guess, um, it's a good thing on where it's heading now, and to oppose what it was heading to before. I don't know why I mentioned that, but it seemed to be important in regards to what was going on. So let's talk real quick about what we do here. Our show consists Safety in the news, news and safety. That's just it. That's what we do. That's what we talk about. We bring in some professional broadcasters. They talk about what the hell's going on inside of the world of news. And then we kind of go through the whole gamut of stuff and then kind of go from there. So that's the whole kit and caboodle on how we hang out and do our thing. So if you want to interact with the show, it's easy to do so. All you have to do is go to callinradio.com. Once you get there, audio, video, and text messaging are the options. The other thing, yeah, this is a video podcast you might be watching now, or you might be listening to the audio aspect of it, which is perfectly fine. But we are part of a radio station and we go from radio station to podcast to video streaming, not in any other order besides that. So the prior— the priority has always been the audio making it into the different registrars. So there you go. That's kind of how we go through our thing. So you can find us on safetyfm.com, which there's an app available for. RadioBig.fm is another app available there. Live365, iHeartRadio, Odyssey. I mean, you name it, we're probably there one way, shape, or form. So safetyfm.com is the easiest way to get it all started. And then we just kind of go from there. So with that all being said, if you're good to run, I'm good to run as well. And we can get moving in regards of what is going on. I can bring in my friends from Feature Story News. They'll tell you what the hell is happening inside of the world of news because that's just kind of what their gig is. So let's go ahead and do that right now.
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Laura Westbrook [00:05:17]:
From Feature Story News in Hong Kong, I'm Laura Westbrook. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has told a press conference on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly that he is ready to meet Russian leader Vladimir Putin at any time for talks talks with the United States to end the war in Ukraine. U.S. President Donald Trump meanwhile used his address to the Assembly to threaten to annihilate Iran while also saying a deal with Tehran remains possible. Mitch McCann reports from New York.
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I think the difference here is that this threat wasn't a Truth Social post at 4 in the morning. It was on the most prestigious diplomatic stage in front of 192 other countries. So I think this threat to annihilate Iran today potentially carries more weight than threats in the past. This certainly proved an for diplomacy. Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner meeting with Iran's foreign minister on the sidelines of the General Assembly today. So on one hand, the war and the conflict seems to have stalled. The U.S. has moved from strikes to sanctions. It's very unclear where things are headed, but at the same time, the U.N. is still providing diplomacy.
Laura Westbrook [00:06:23]:
President Donald Trump told the United Nations General Assembly he faces a choice between striking a deal with Iran or Or annihilating the Islamic Republic. The speech came as senior Iranian officials told Reuters that Tehran could reopen the Strait of Hormuz within a week if Washington steps back from military threats and lifts its blockade of Iranian ports. Addressing nearly 130 heads of state in New York, President Trump laid out 2 options.
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I have a big decision to make. Will a deal be made with Iran? That lets them rebuild and create a far greater country than it ever was before, maybe one of the greatest in the Middle East or even the world? Or do I annihilate the Islamic Republic and do it quickly, never giving them a chance to kill and destroy people and countries again? Do I drive them into hell with no chance of survival and no hope?
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Wall Street was largely unmoved after President Trump addressed the United Nations General Assembly. Oil prices have been falling amid hopes that Iran may reopen the Strait of Hormuz within a week if the United States eases military pressure. James Goodison reports from New York.
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Investors don't seem overly concerned by his renewed threats against Iran. Markets, of course, have heard that sort of rhetoric before, even if the UN General Assembly has not. Oil, really a really crucial market in regards to this, it's remained largely the same. Global benchmark of Brent crude futures was down less than 1% at around $100 a barrel. The US crude futures traded at less than 1% lower at around $95 a barrel. After the president's speech, the Nasdaq rose to a fresh all-time intraday high.
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From bureaus worldwide, this is FSN.
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With FSN Spotlight, I'm Simon Marks. Today, what to make of growing fears being expressed by European governments of a possible escalation in Russia's threats against many NATO members. Lithuania's prime minister says his country has made plans to evacuate civilians in the event of any Russian attack, and Poland is warning of real threats from Russia. So is Norway. Anne Applebaum is a staff writer with The Atlantic magazine.
Speaker I [00:08:43]:
My impression is that the Russians are certainly planning an escalation. They're making preparations for what could be a mass mobilization. There have been a number of incidents in recent weeks. An armed drone found at a German airport. There was an attempt to blow up a passenger train in Poland. So the scale of what's being attempted is growing. The intensity of the bombardment of Ukrainian civilians is growing. So you now see Russians deliberately hitting passenger trains, buses, ordinary people on bicycles. So we see a kind of escalation of rhetoric, an escalation of attacks on Europe, language about Europe that's very harsh. And so the chances of them doing— going further seem more likely right now.
Simon Marks [00:09:33]:
But Finland's president is urging calm, saying European powers should not overreact to reports of further possible hybrid attacks by Russia targeting them. With FSN Spotlight, I'm Simon Marks.
Laura Westbrook [00:09:46]:
The main news again. US President Donald Trump hails a productive meeting with Iranian officials while also threatening Iran if a deal is not reached. The United States, Denmark, and Greenland have signed a defense deal that allows Washington to build 2 new military bases in the Arctic territory. At least 4 people have died in Japan after a powerful typhoon battered parts of the country with torrential rain and strong winds. And that's the latest Future Story News. Laura Westbrook reporting.
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The Rated R Safety Show on Safety FM. Okay, here we go. 15 minutes past the top of the hour as you and I are hanging out and talking about some of the things that are going on in Inside of the world, because that is what we do around here. Okay, so let's start talking right away about some things that are going on inside of the world of the multiverse, because that is just what we do. So, um, take a listen to this. Secretary of State Mark Rubio and Today co-host Craig Melvin had a tense exchange yesterday over President Trump's decision to bar or to bar CNN, MSNBC, and Politico from the White House. Trump announced the ban on September 18th, accusing the outlets of repeatedly reporting what he called fake news. The 3 organizations have since then filed federal lawsuits challenging the move. Melvin pressed Rubio on whether the news organizations should be denied White House access because of the president's dislikes of their coverage. Rubio argued that outlets weren't being, uh, shut down and could continue covering the administration, but said that they were no longer entitled to have reporters working inside of the White House. Melvin pushed back, pointing out the reporters had facts that, um, that had been barred from the building. The dispute comes as the White House press fight moves into court. So CNN, MSNBC, and Politico say that the ban violates the First Amendment rights, and the administration maintains that access to the White House is a privilege, and that outlets still report on President Trump's outside of the building. So take a listen to this.
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But I watch a lot of American news coverage, and it sounds in some cases, for example, like they're rooting for Iran. It sounds like they highlight anything Iran says in all their public statements as true, and they downplay everything American officials say is wrong. I think— I don't think that that is what's behind this, but I think there's a trend line here that's very positive. So look, the White House is very strongly—
Speaker A [00:17:15]:
With all due respect, should media outlets be be banned because the president doesn't like their coverage? Should you be able to—
Speaker M [00:17:22]:
Well, they're not banned.
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They are banned.
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They're banned from—
Speaker A [00:17:24]:
they're banned from the White House.
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No, they're not.
Speaker M [00:17:26]:
No, we're not closing CNN. Well, that's different. What they want is access to the workspace that the president uses.
Speaker A [00:17:30]:
Does it sit right with you?
Speaker M [00:17:31]:
And I think the White House feels very strongly—
Speaker A [00:17:33]:
Does it sit right with you?
Speaker M [00:17:34]:
The president feels very strongly that why should I have people working in my building and in my office that I believe are not honestly covering my administration? That's how he feels. We're not closing CNN. closing CNN. There aren't a bunch of police officers or soldiers kicking down the doors of MSNBC or MS Now, whatever it's called, and arresting people and unplugging it from the grid. They're just not allowed to work from the workspace at the White House.
Speaker A [00:17:56]:
So there you go. So let's just kind of go through it. So he's explaining this in regards of the aspect of they can still cover, they're just not allowed in the building where our workspace is. So they can do what they want even though you're kind of restricting them from where they can do. So I don't know if that means they can work from the outside and then run in, or exactly how that works. I guess we'll find out more information because that's just kind of how it goes. Anyways, yesterday President Trump told the UN General Assembly that the US will now use the term superintelligence instead of artificial intelligence. So they're going to call it ASI. Okay, let's take a listen.
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The United States also totally rejects any attempt to construct a globalist scheme to control for the artificial intelligence being spoken of so much now, hereinafter officially called superintelligence, changing the name, and that the use of the word artificial makes intelligence fake. It makes it sound fake, and it It is not fake. It's actually amazing. But we have to be careful. In fact, it is exactly the opposite of what it purports. From this point forward, all of United States documents and hopefully the world's will be changed to use the much more accurate term super as opposed to artificial. So it's super intelligence. In other words, welcome to the new world of superintelligence-SI.
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SI.
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Let's see if that goes. It sounds much better. It is much better, and it's much more accurate. Let's see if I have any power. Maybe I do and maybe I don't. We're going to find out pretty soon.
Speaker A [00:19:46]:
Okay, so what do you think? Do you think the term will change from artificial intelligence to superintelligence, uh, because it's what the president's requesting or saying that it should be called? I don't know. It'll be interesting to see. I think people will have a hard time trying to call it SI. I'm just saying. What do you think? Just a question. So there you go. Okay, so let's start and continue talking. A customized Rolex has reportedly become the latest status symbol among some of President Trump's inner circle. Vanity Fair reports that the select group of administration insiders owns especially modified Rolex watches featuring blue dials, a gold Presidential seal, and stars marking the 45th and 47th seconds on the watch, and the White House engraved on the back. The watches aren't official Rolex models. They were reportedly purchased from Rolex and then customized by a London watchmaker with a gold Day-Date Presidential Day-Date Presidential costing around $50,000 before modification. And despite the White House connection, the recipients reportedly buy the watches themselves. Those said to own one include Chief of Staff Susie Wiles, Steve Whitkopf, and White House Counsel Will Scarff. So there you go. What do you think? I'm just asking, would you get one of these watches if you could? If you, if you were, um, said, hey, we're doing a thing and, uh, the thing is we're gonna go ahead and go X, Y, and Z, is this something you would do? I mean, it's a $50,000 watch. I mean, I look at it and go, that's one of those weird things in life. Yeah, listen, some people, when you get to certain, um, ends on Uh, watches. They're not watches anymore. They're timepieces, as they refer to them. I mean, I'll stick to my, uh, my few-dollar watch here, opposed to having a multi-thousand-dollar watch and moving forward with it when it pretty much does the exact same thing. I think I just want it or need it to, um, tell time.
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Okay, so take a listen to this one because this one's making the rounds. Shiny Hunters claims that it hacked the FBI system and stole personal information of thousands of employees and job applicants, including name, addresses, phone numbers, and dates— birth, uh, date of birth— and in some cases, information about spouses. The group also defaced the FBI jobs website with a message claiming that it had been been ceased. The hackers say that they exploited a previously unknown vulnerability in Oracle PeopleSoft and claimed that they have access to AWS GovCloud system and took as much as 2 to 3 terabytes of data. Those broader claims have not been independently confirmed by FBI. The bureau says that it's aware of unauthorized activity involving fbijobs.gov and is investigating. The sample is about 5,000 records reviewed by 404 Media, contained personal information that researchers were able to match to people with the same names, including linked to the Justice Department. Shiny Hunters also claims that it has additional information that it hasn't released. The group threatened that it was notable because it said plane weren't, uh, primary about money. So they didn't care about money that they get access. Department—
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department—
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let's see, what else, what else, what else, what else, what else, what else, what else? So describing them as the possible coercion of, uh, things that they're wanting to do. So it's not money that they care about. The hackers also mocked Trump's administration through a defaced site. The FBI had previously warned Shiny Hunters-linked criminals use stolen information to harass victims and their families. The alleged breach involves the FBI employment system rather than the— than a confirmed compromise of the Bureau investigation investigation. The FBI investigation will determine how much data was actually accessed and what information was exposed. So we'll— I guess we'll hear more about that in the coming days is definitely what it sounds like. So there you go. What else do we have going on? Utah is stepping up the efforts to restore the shrinking Great Lake ahead of the 2034 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City. Water diversions, uh, for farms, homes, and industry have contributed to the lake's decline, exposing more than 100 square miles of lakebed that can produce dust containing arsenic and other contaminants. The state is pursuing conservation measures, irrigation improvement, and water leasing programs with the goal of raising the lake by 7 feet. Yes, 7 feet by 2034. So there you go. There you go. So what do you think here? Do you think the lake will be doing its thing in 2034? It's a legit question. I mean, I don't think I'm asking anything out of left field here. Just something to give some consideration to is really what it boils down to. So let's talk about this. I'm not a big sports person, but let's talk about this because this was making the rounds over the weekend. Ryan Bleanley, I think is what it is, admits that he didn't exactly win His post-race, uh, fight with Carson, uh, with Carson Hosvar at Bristol Motor Speedway. Carson and, uh, and Ryan— or spun out Ryan out earlier in the race, ending his night. And, um, let's see, Carson then confronted him at the pit afterwards. Ryan, um, grabbed Carson and started yelling, prompting, um, Carson to throw 2 punches that landed, one to Ryan's head and the other one to his cheek. Ryan eventually broke free, then chased Carson down and got in a punch of his own. With the 2 being separated, Ryan, uh, let's see, later joked that Denny Hamlin's podcast, that he got his ass kicked. Admitting that he didn't, uh, plan to throw punches and regretted how he handled the confrontation. Carson said that he understood why Ryan was, um, angry and reacted because he wasn't going to, uh, wait around to get hit. So there you go, a lot of stuff going on right there. Okay, so this is a recall notice. Recall notice. Okay, a frozen pasta sold at Walmart stores nationwide is being recalled because it may be contaminated with Listeria, a bacteria that can cause serious illness, in some cases death. The recall involves Better Goods Authentic Italian Lemon Alfredo Fettuccine in 22-ounce yellow bags and made by GS Food of New York. Customers should check the lot number. It is L6079C. That's L6079C. C, or it could also be L6080C. That's L6080C, UPC code 194346442706, with the expiration dates around September 19th, 2027. The potential contamination was discovered during a routine sampling by agriculture officials in Washington and in Florida. The illness has not been reported, but customers who have been— who have the recalled pasta should not eat it and should either throw it away or return it to the store. I would probably go with the latter of the two, just saying. What do you think? I mean, what an interesting time when it comes to some of this stuff. I never understand, uh, what exactly is going on.
Speaker B [00:28:23]:
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Speaker A [00:28:32]:
Yeah, magic it is. Okay, so take a listen to this. Lindsay Clancy's lawyer is asking the judge to investigate the lone juror who refused to acquit her, resulting in an 11-to-1 deadlock in a mistrial. Defense attorney Kevin Reddington wants the court to obtain the juror's cell phone metadata and the deliberation periods and, uh, Preserve jury questionnaires, notes, and communication with the court. Clancy is accused of killing her 3 children— 5-year-old Cora, 3-year-old Dawson, and 8-month-old Caitlyn— in their Washington— or excuse me, in their Massachusetts home in January of 2023. She has acknowledged, uh, strangling the children, while her defense argued that she was suffering from postpartum psychosis. It's postpartum psychosis. The holdout juror has said that other jurors repeatedly interrupted him when he tried to explain his position. He maintains that Clancy is guilty. His attorney blasted the defense, uh, motion, arguing that the investigation of a juror for disagreeing with the defense could threaten the constitutional protection of the jury independence. Meanwhile, Clancy's lawyer have also asked the judge to dismiss the case on double jeopardy grounds, arguing that the circumstances surrounding the mistrial should prevent prosecutors from trying her again. A retired Massachusetts judge told the New York Times that overturning the mistrial would be a long shot. A long shot. What do you think about this whole thing? I'm just asking. So I will tell you In the news story with the information that I have, the name of the jurors there. I do not think that the name of the jury should be released, but that's just my opinion. Who gives a shit what I care about? But I don't know, it's kind of a weird one because should she have been acquitted? I don't know. Should she have been thrown into the slammer? I don't know. Guess what? I was not one of the 12 jurors. I was also not presented with everything that's going on. I can tell you what my emotional response is in regards to what's going on, but I have to have a better understanding of everything that was happening. And listen, I did not qualify for that jury, not that I wanted to, but it's something to think about. The court of public opinion is always amazing to me on how some of these things work, but we can have that conversation on a different day. Okay, take a listen to this. Manitoba is ditching the twice-a-year clock change and staying on daylight time That makes things simpler for Manitobans, but creates a bizarre situation in northwestern Ontario. The winter part of Ontario will be done— will be 1 hour behind Winnipeg and 1 hour behind Thunder Bay, effectively putting the area on its own unofficial time zone. Canada has already some time zone oddities, including Newfoundland being 30 minutes ahead of the rest of Atlantic Canada. And Uh, New Vat—
Speaker O [00:31:44]:
Vut?
Speaker A [00:31:44]:
Spanning 3 time zones. Ontario has already passed a law to stop changing the clocks, but it won't take effect unless Quebec and New York makes the same move. Meanwhile, in the US, efforts to make daylight savings time permanent remain stalled in the Senate. So I guess we'll have to see what exactly happens there. How the hell do you get something passed where you can be 30 minutes ahead of everybody else? I'm just asking because that just sounds weird. Let me give you one more before we get into something else here. Uh, the cause of Hayden Panettiere's death has officially been released. The actress died on August 16th in South Carolina. The Greenville County Coroner's Office says that she died from the toxic effects of fentanyl, 4-ANPP— I don't know what that means— um, and some other mixture of drugs. The manner of death was ruled an accident. Panettiere was found unresponsive At a residence where she had been temporarily staying. First responders attempted to revive her, but she was pronounced dead shortly afterwards. The coroner said that the autopsy found no trauma that contributed to her death. Her death had remained under investigation with federal authorities involved. So there you go, some things to talk about as we are talking. Anyways, we've already passed the time, but let's do it anyways, and let's go ahead and get into that thing. that we call our main story.
Speaker B [00:33:09]:
Here is our main story on the Rated R Safety Show.
Speaker A [00:33:13]:
Lost in translation is sometimes some of the best information that we can have, and boy, are things getting stranger and stranger as we are going. Um, I don't know. So let's talk about this for a moment, and I'm just going to talk about this because we just had a perfect example earlier. Artificial intelligence was something that we were talking about, and then all of a sudden, unbeknownst to us, we had made the discovery that the president would like to go forward in talking about some stuff as super intelligence, not artificial intelligence. So can we talk about repackaging for a moment? Because we talk about that on this show quite often, about how people repackage one thing for another. But let's not get too far on a tangent on that. But I want you to think about just that aspect for just a brief moment in time. And listen, I'm kind of weird when it comes to the repackaging thing. We'll leave that for a different day, but you kind of get the gist here. Still artificial intelligence, just call it something else. Now that's where things can get weird, and sometimes certain things can be even taken out of context. And why do I say these things? Well, I say them for the following reason. When we are talking about stuff, we have to make sure that we're paying close attention about what is going on because it's kind of a weird one just when it's all said and done. But here you go. I want you to start, um, thinking about some of these things. I want you to think about for a moment just some information that you might've received, just some information on how some certain things changed. Not that you're doing something the wrong way, but it's, um, one of those things that you kind of take a look at it and go, well, I received this information. I'm going based on the information that I have. I remember a long time ago being at a place that I worked at, and there was somebody inside of one of the departments that was telling me that they were interested in leaving the organization.
Speaker J [00:35:24]:
Duh.
Speaker A [00:35:24]:
And I was like, okay, I get it. I mean, I understand. I don't blame you. I had already put in my notice at that time when this person was having the conversation with me, and I was totally telling them that I was leaving, which I thought was interesting. And at the time that that was going down, they told me that they were interested in leaving as well, and I thought that that was kind of odd. And I told them that I knew of somebody where their place of employment was hiring. So listen to what I said there. The place of this person that I knew, that they were hiring for some— a similar role to what this person was doing. So under normal circumstances, this is the way that I think of things, but I could be absolutely wrong on how others think of things. I told this person about the job availability, what they needed to do to go about, um, hiring it— or not hiring it, but— or applying to it. And I told them that I would let the person that I That, um, they're going to, uh, this other person is going to apply for the job. Now understand that this position that I was telling this person about, I have no control over. I don't hire. I know nothing about the organization besides what my other, um, acquaintance, friend, person had told me about the organization. So that was it. That's all I knew. So oddly enough, the person that I'm working with applies for the position, likes how the interview goes, and then does the strangest of strange— goes back to the job portion, does not give notice. Okay, does not give notice. Packs up all their shit and leaves. You got that? Packed up all their stuff and leaves, essentially doing a job abandonment because they loved how well the other job went, or the job interview went. Needless to say, I don't think I need to tell you how the rest of the story goes because I think you already know where we're going here. The person is not hired At the new location. They're not hired at the place that they applied for because apparently the company decided to go with a different route in regards to what they were looking for. Needless to say, meaning the person that I know no longer has a job because they quit their job or abandoned their job. And sometimes I think it's weird that we have these emotional decisions that take place. Like, I don't know if that's the right way to quit a job, but this is years and years ago at this point, so who knows. At the time, it was always discussed of doing the 2-week notice thing. Not that that's commonly done. Uh, I, I've heard the discussion of, hey, if you're gonna be fired, they don't give you 2 weeks before they let you go. They fire you on the spot. So they kind of felt the same way about it. Uh, but I look at it from this particular standpoint. How often do we jump the gun? When we're talking to people within our organization on things that we're trying to accomplish, and this is where it gets weird. And bear with me as I say this, because here's where we have to start thinking about how often in our organizations are we told of something that's going to happen, and then we already have the assumption. That it's done and that we need to move forward with it. It's so weird sometimes on how our expectation and the reality of the situation are entirely different and how exactly sometimes some of the things that we do are not exactly the things that need to be done because we're not there yet. The problem is most organizations have the doers and then they have the dreamers. And we can talk about some other categories too, but let's just leave those out right now. But there are some people that have big dreams and think that things will change immediately, and doesn't necessarily mean that that's going to be the case. I will tell you, I have interacted with organizations that the big change is occurring. They know that it's occurring because they can feel that it's occurring. All great feeling conversation stuff, but at the end of the day, you have to look at it from this aspect. Or you don't have to, but probably a good idea to do it. Are we jumping the gun when it comes to certain aspects, or are we really planning and thinking some of these things through? Because at the end of the day, what's going to end up happening is that we're going to need to focus on the things that are important for the organization and making sure that we truly understand what the real timeline is, opposed to making up something that's truly not what the company wanted to do.
Speaker B [00:40:22]:
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Speaker C [00:44:40]:
In order to save the planet from cow farts, why doesn't someone just invent really large Gas-X pills? God, what's that awful stench?
Speaker A [00:45:28]:
Okay, here we are, currently 45 minutes past the top of the hour as you and I are hanging out on this lovely Whip 'Em Out Wednesday. So this right here you're taking a listen to, this is Anthony Donato, Never Gonna Let It Go. Songs readily available on Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube Music, and Pandora. I would say go ahead and give it a little streamer-emer action. We would like to thank Anthony Donato for allowing us to play this here on the Rated R Safety Show. So there you go.
Speaker F [00:46:14]:
Another one.
Speaker A [00:46:17]:
Never Wanna Let It Go. A lot of stuff going on inside of the multiverse, no doubt about that, as we are hanging out on this lovely Wednesday. So let's talk about it. Let's talk about the most important thing that I will ever tell you in my lifetime, and that's about my friends at To Write Love on Her Arms. No matter what you're facing, you deserve to be connected to help, and we want you to know that people have been where you are Now, and things can get better. Healing is possible. To find out more information, all you need to do is go to twloha.com. That's twloha.com. And click on the section that says Find Help. Once you get there, you're going to see information related to addiction, depression, anxiety, eating disorders, self-injury, suicide, trauma, grief support, just to name a few. That's TWLOHA.com, To Write Love on Her Arms. Once you get there, go all the way to the far right-hand side, click on Find Help. All of this information will pop up for you. Also, before I forget, today, today, today— nope, I did—
Speaker C [00:47:29]:
I—
Speaker A [00:47:29]:
am I telling you the right date? No, I'm telling you the wrong date. It actually happened last night. Before I forget, the next one coming up is where my— where's— where my brain's at. the next event that is occurring, or did it already sell out? Maybe it sold out. I don't know. Um, so here you go. Here's the next QPR event going on. And QPR is the Suicide Prevention Virtual Training that will be taking place on the 16th of October. Yes, I did say the 16th of October. Yep. It's, uh, 3:00 PM Eastern time taking place. All you have to do is go to twloha.com. To find out more information about it. So there you go. Anyways, with that being said, I did talk about it yesterday. We will be going to Brisbane, Australia on February the 7th through the 10th. Would love to see you there. We're going to be talking about all kinds of different stuff as we're hanging out at the Global Safety Innovation Summit. We'll be broadcasting live from the And we'll record some of the sessions that hopefully we'll get to use or repurpose as we go forward. But yeah, Global Safety Innovation Summit taking place in Brisbane, Australia, 7th of February through the 10th. If you want to join us there, we'd love to see you there. It's been a couple of years since we've been down to Australia, so it's going to be a good time as we're doing our stuff. I'll be there. Todd Conklin will be there. We'll have some other people. I'll be going there with Todd, of course. Of course, doing some of the stuff there. We'd love to, to have you come by, hang out. And if we're not able to do some of the live stuff, we'll make sure to record it. Hey, you can't live without that, of course. So there you go. Global Safety Innovation Summit. Just go to the website, find out some more information if you are curious on what's going on. With that being said, why don't we go ahead and do this? Why don't we bring some John Smalls into our life and let him tell us about the Motivation Minute?
John Smalls [00:49:29]:
Courtesy of JaceCaseMedical.com. Today's quote was submitted by Nathan. Ian Fleming said, never say no to adventures. Always say yes. Otherwise, you'll lead a very dull life. I love this quote. I'm a fan of adventures. I've been blessed to have some fun times. Now, we're not wealthy people, but we've been blessed to get the chance to travel, sometimes for work, sometimes for pleasure. But I I have fun even if it's a work trip. I find a way to make those trips fun too. Find ways to squeeze fun adventures into your life. And adventures come in all shapes and sizes. It doesn't have to be an expensive adventure. My wife and I went on a little trip that was a very affordable trip, but we made several fun stops and saw things that we wanted to see. That was an adventure, but an affordable adventure. Start small. Try a new restaurant. Order something fun. The motivation is This has been the Motivation Minute. I'm John Small. Thanks for listening. Your favorite motivational quotes can be submitted for upcoming programs at motivationminute.org.
Speaker B [00:50:28]:
Here is the news on the Radar Safety Show.
Speaker O [00:50:39]:
South Korea's president is traveling to the United States and Mexico this week for talks on trade, investment, security, and cooperation.
Speaker Q [00:50:47]:
President Lee Jae-myung is scheduled to attend the United Nations General Assembly before meeting Mexico's president in Mexico City. South Korea also hopes to advance a $350 billion U.S. investment package tied to its trade. Lawrence Keller reporting.
Speaker O [00:51:00]:
2 helicopter crew members were killed in California when their aircraft crashed during federal wildfire response operations as crews battled a growing wildfire.
Speaker Q [00:51:11]:
The helicopter went down in Mariposa County while responding to the Dome Fire. fire, which had burned more than 3,000 acres. Federal investigators are examining the crash while firefighters continue working to contain the blaze. Kyle Norris reporting.
Speaker O [00:51:23]:
CNN, MSNBC, and Politico are suing the Trump administration over a ban preventing their journalists from entering the White House grounds.
Speaker J [00:51:32]:
The 3 organizations say the restriction violates First Amendment protections and are seeking a temporary court order restoring access. The lawsuit adds to a dispute between the administration and news outlets over White House coverage. Jessica Oakley reporting.
Speaker O [00:51:46]:
Chinese President Xi Jinping will visit Washington this week for talks with President Donald Trump, with trade and technology expected to dominate the talks.
Speaker Q [00:51:55]:
China confirmed Xi will make the state visit from September 23rd through 25th, marking the leaders' second reciprocal meeting in 6 months. Officials are also expected to discuss artificial intelligence, regional conflicts, and economic ties. Benjamin Wright reporting.
Speaker O [00:52:11]:
A ground stop at 3 major airports in the Northeast caused widespread flight delays after an air traffic control communications problem.
Speaker Q [00:52:19]:
The FAA paused flights into Philadelphia, Newark, and Teterboro airports because of issues with radio frequencies serving approaching aircraft. Officials were working to restore normal operations while passengers faced delays and cancellations across the region. Kevin Sanders reporting.
Speaker O [00:52:35]:
A tanker was struck by an unknown projectile while entering the Strait of Hormuz, Injuring 2 crew members as regional tensions remain high.
Speaker Q [00:52:44]:
British officials said the vessel continued toward port after the incident, while shipping traffic through the key waterway remains sharply reduced right now. The disruption is adding pressure to global energy supplies and transportation costs. Chris Anderson reporting.
Speaker O [00:52:56]:
A federal immigration agent shot and wounded a man in Austin, Texas, during an encounter that is now under investigation by federal authorities.
Speaker Q [00:53:05]:
Officials said the man was hospitalized in serious but stable condition. after being shot during the encounter. Homeland Security Investigations will lead the probe, with the FBI assisting as local authorities establish exactly what happened. Liam White reporting.
Speaker O [00:53:19]:
World leaders are gathering at the United Nations as wars, climate pressures, and concerns about artificial intelligence dominate this year's General Assembly.
Speaker K [00:53:29]:
Leaders from dozens of countries are expected in New York, with conflicts in Iran, Gaza, Ukraine, Sudan, and Myanmar demanding attention. The meeting also comes as the United Nations faces calls for reform and strain. Gary Beck reporting. And that's the latest news headlines with Alan Edwards.
Speaker F [00:53:53]:
Prepare yourself.
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We are now being distributed on iHeartRadio. Listen on iHeartRadio app. Radio Big.
Speaker A [00:54:01]:
Okay, let's go.
Speaker N [00:54:03]:
Okay.
Speaker A [00:54:04]:
Okay, let's go is what it sounds like. So here we go. Um, in 1862, Lincoln's Emancipation is published in the, uh, northern newspapers. And that was in 1862. In 1863, the Confederate siege of Chattanooga begins. In 1949, Truman announces evidence of the USSR's first nuclear device detonation. Uh, let's see. In 1977, Cheryl Ladd replaces Farrah Fawcett on Charlie's Angels. What else do we got? 1984, the San Francisco 49ers, Joe Montana misses his first start in 49ers games. And in 1988, Jose Canseco becomes baseball's first to steal 40 bases and hit 40 home runs. So there you go. Those were things that happened back on on those dates. Let's talk about some, uh, celebrity birthdays that are going on today. Julio Iglesias turns 83. Mary Kay Place turns 79. Bruce Springsteen, 77. Jason Alexander turns 67. Annie DeFranco turns 56. Sean Spicer— yeah, former White House press secretary— turns 55 today. Jeremyn Dupri turns 54, and Anthony Mackie turns 48 today. So there you go. Some birthdays that are going on today, if you're so inclined to know. Uh, let's talk about some things that you ought to know because it might be important. Tonight's Powerball jackpot is for $332 million. Um, here's last night's winning Mega Ball, or excuse me, Mega Million number. The jackpot was $261 million. The numbers were 7, 13, 26, 37, 68, Mega Ball was 8. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says the Trump administration is examining whether to ban or limit US diesel exports as diesel prices rise domestically. Scott said officials are studying whether the move is feasible given the US refinery capacity. President Trump says that he has been— has previously supported stopping diesel exports, saying that the US US, uh, produces a lot of diesel. So there you go. Also, President Trump signed a security deal with the leaders of Greenland and Denmark yesterday, saying the United States still established 2 very major new military bases on the island. So there you go, a lot of stuff going on is definitely what it sounds like. So that's it. Anyways, at the top of the hour, I will be going over to RadioBig.fm, hanging out for the next couple hours So I will be talking about the world of music and entertainment. If you want to go over there and hang out with me, would love to see you over there. If you don't want to go over to radiobig.fm, that's perfectly fine. I won't— it won't hurt my feelings. But you can stay here and hang out with the likes of Sheldon Primus as he talks about the world of safety consulting. So options are available depending on what the hell you want to do. There is no doubt there about that. So keep that in mind as we are talking. So with that being said, here's some words of wisdom for today. Don't argue with someone committed to misunderstanding you. It just kind of defeats the point. No point in talking about it because it's not going to do anything. And then did you, uh, let's talk about some advice for today. Did you run out of brass polish? Substitute it. Are you ready with this? With Worcestershire sauce, ketchup, or toothpaste.
Speaker F [00:57:35]:
Yeah.
Speaker A [00:57:36]:
Think about that. All stuff that you get to put into your system. So there you go. Also, today is Energize Day. This day, on the day after the tunnel equinox, offers the opportunity to relax and rejuvenate. This is a day for you since it falls— fall has officially arrived. It's, uh, time to shift gears. The fast-paced summer activities, uh, paces by now. Uh, well, summer activities paces by now. now. And the, um, the slow autumn days should, uh, provide tranquil and peaceful sunsets. I guess that's the way to look at it. Anyways, that's gonna sum up our time together. I know who you are. You know who I am. Love ya, mean it, and goodbye.
Speaker J [00:58:21]:
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Speaker A [00:59:21]:
So let it rise and rise so that I'll never be able to find a memory quite like this in time. So let it rise and rise.