Free Form Friday 10 -2 - 2026

The override is triggered and the multiverse is wide open for this October 2, 2026 broadcast, hijacking the signal from deep inside the Safety FM studios in Orlando. Static is for the timid—today we're punching straight through the static, burning up the grid, and giving the boot to stale corporate radio. This run is all about calling out the Black Iron Prison behind every "official" process and laughing at the idea of safety as a paperwork-heavy, desk-bound ritual. If you're ready to flip the switch on low-entropy safety culture and see how far the boundaries stretch when the map finally gets trashed, plug into this feed.

It’s Freeform Friday so nothing is sacred and everything’s on the table—from malfunctioning execution drugs to political circus in the streets and a mainline shot of anti-bureaucracy for those tired of the system’s stale tricks. The core pulse: if you’re still playing by the rules, you aren’t even in the game.

Track Breakdown & Segment Notes

The Bureaucratic Intrusion: The grip of high-entropy garbage tightens, with incidents from the death chamber to riot-laced streets exposing the farce of official narratives. The show kicks off smashing through canned pleasantries, roasting the corporate layer cake, and spotlighting how the Black Iron Prison operates everywhere from safety protocols to news media.

Signal vs Static—Feature Story News: The Map gets a redraw, and not everyone likes the reroute. John Beaver, Neha Punia, and Simon Marks drop in with a blitz of international chaos: diesel and politics in crisis, riot squads for electoral math errors, and botched executions. Authentic signal rages while the system milks the noise.

Black Comedy and Carnival Logic: Low-entropy safety gets a real-world stress test courtesy of stories you can’t make up—syringes that can’t kill, safety officials that can’t fire, influencers stalked by algorithms come alive, and the so-called map-makers accidentally running people over in their quest to police a parking lot.

Feature Story News & Global Multiverse Feed

Confusion Injection: Tennessee fails to execute, then rushes to save the condemned, scrambling both legal and moral signals inside the Black Iron Prison.
Global Protests Detonate: Delhi and France spark up with riots against the official Map, while bureaucrats barricade and blame "upstarts" kicking at the grid.
Energy Crisis Poker: Trump threatens diesel blockades before elections and Europe scrambles, while economists and supply chain "experts" paper over the real shortages.

Bizarre Transmissions & Oddities

Death Row Whiplash: Multiple needles, botched doses, and a hospital sprint put absurdity on full display.
Mall Madness: Miami’s own Rick Ross gets arrested for battery with strangulation, starring in his own unscripted reality segment.
Chicken Nugget Flytrap: A fly fried into a Wendy’s nugget pushes fast food reality into full-on simulation mode, racking up the clicks and the disgust.
Movie Night from the Outer Reaches: New releases feature influencer stalking, Amazonian horrors, ghostwriters hunting truth from trash, and Tom Cruise as world-saver in full disaster mode.

Chapter Timestamps

00:00 - Intro & Multiverse Broadcast
02:01 - Freeform Friday, Operational Energy & Week in Review
08:43 - Feature Story News & Global Multiverse Feed
13:42 - Spotlight: Execution Failures & Systemic Barbarism
18:31 - Deep Dive: News Oddities & High-Entropy Garbage
22:31 - Movie Releases and Pop Culture Parody
24:37 - Bizarre Transmissions & Fast Food Disasters
27:06 - Global Market Signals & Political Static
32:07 - New Music, Announcements & Community Pulse
33:41 - On This Date & Celebrity Trash
35:47 - Preview: Next Signal and Outtro
36:22 - Policy Trash & Broadcast Release

Reference Architecture & Production Sources

This broadcast seamlessly decodes and cross-references operational data, audio logs, and systemic literature across the following source files:

The Signal Transmission Trilogy by J. Allen, PhD

The Tao of JKD by Bruce Lee

My Big TOE Trilogy by Thomas Campbell

The Exegesis of Philip K. Dick by Philip K. Dick

Select news and stories provided by The Morning Skoop.

Music Attribution & Audio Clearance

Music featured throughout this broadcast (Intro, Mid-Show, and Outro) is fully cleared and broadcast-ready under the following master network file:
Artist Name: Jaguar On Mars

Song Name: Melodramatic

License #: 2749696234

Creators and Guests

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Speaker A [00:00:06]:
This, this, this show is brought to you by Safety FM.

Speaker C [00:00:10]:
I kind of feel like a lunatic talking to myself, obstructing my mental health. Distorted self-deprecation. I tried calling all my friends. No offense, but it never helps. I thought I'd triumphed, tied with my lips locked in the back of my car. But I, I lost my mind on the drive. Maybe you could help me find my charisma again. I can be an emotional creature, person, no reason, no, no.

Speaker A [00:01:28]:
The following program is rated MALSV. It contains strong language, sexual situations, and violence. It is intended only for mature audiences.

Speaker B [00:01:36]:
Finally, show with the balls to call it like it is. Rated R Safety Show on Safety FM.

Speaker A [00:01:45]:
Countdown to audio torture.

Speaker B [00:01:49]:
The Rated R Safety Show starts in 3, 2, 1.

Speaker A [00:01:55]:
Ah, let the eardrum pain begin.

Speaker B [00:02:01]:
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 yes, yes, and another yes must be said. It does not matter who the host is. What has always mattered is who the listeners are. Anyways, today is Friday, October the 2nd. of 2026, and 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. You're being infiltrated.

Speaker A [00:02:46]:
Radio Big.

Speaker B [00:02:47]:
Yes, infiltration in Radio Big is the way on how things go as we are talking and moving forward. No doubt about that. So how have you been? How's the last 24 hours or so been for you? Hopefully it's been a grandioso time in regards of, uh, what's going on.

Speaker C [00:03:06]:
Duh.

Speaker B [00:03:06]:
I have to tell you, a few days ago, I must've started a little bit more morbid than normal. Uh, as I was starting the show, I had a friend of mine reach out, apparently was taking a listen and was concerned about some of the stuff that I was, uh, saying. And I guess in code is the way that he took it. So thanks for reaching out and appreciate it. Always interesting. to hear from other people and thinking about what the hell is going on. You know, I have to tell you, I come in here, uh, and get locked up in this room, and sometimes because of the limited interaction that I have with others, I kind of feel like I'm locked up in here by myself not talking to anyone. But I guess surprise, surprise, because that was not the case, that is for sure. So with that being said, let's talk about what we do here. We talk about safety in the news, news and safety. That's just kind of the way that it goes. But let me kind of give you the, uh, the unforgettable here for today because it is Friday. So what happens on Friday? It's Freeform Friday. So that means we're going to talk a little bit about everything that is going on inside of the world opposed to, um, it just being brief stuff. So everything that I've missed throughout the week that I was like, oh yeah, I should have got to that, but I didn't make it in time. That's what we cover today. So I hope you're ready for it because it's going to be a lot of fun as we get to do some of this stuff. Now here's the thing. If you want to interact with the show, it's simple to do. So all you have to do is go to callinradio.com. That's callinradio.com. Once you get there, audio, video, and text messaging will be the options for you. Um, if you want to interact with the show, I'll get a prompt over here on the screen letting me know that, hey, this is what's going on and I need to take a look at it. So with that being said, why don't we do this? Oh, I was supposed to do this earlier and I didn't.

Speaker A [00:04:45]:
Roddy has entered the building. Please remain calm and enjoy the show.

Speaker B [00:04:51]:
Okay, so, but let's really do what I want to do because, you know, it is Friday and this is probably my— one of my favorite segments of the whole week. This is what, uh, we call the Week in Review.

Speaker D [00:05:04]:
Tonight, death row inmate Christa Pike alive but in critical condition after Tennessee authorities failed to execute her following multiple lethal injections.

Speaker A [00:05:14]:
Her lawyer saying today at least 7 needles were used. We do know that she is alive right now and receiving life-saving medical care.

Speaker B [00:05:22]:
30 million from Texas to the Midwest are under the gun as powerful storms wreak havoc.

Speaker A [00:05:29]:
In Fort Worth, cars, trucks, and even a city bus got swallowed by floods near Arlington Heights High School just as students were arriving this morning.

Speaker B [00:05:37]:
President Trump in Texas, where one of the fiercest Senate races could decide control of Congress.

Speaker A [00:05:42]:
He arrived with a new poll showing his national approval rating at 31%, a record low. Terrorists are suspected of a terror attack, one pilot stabbing another and then apparently trying to bring down a commercial airliner en route to Tel Aviv today. Video shows the harrowing moments on board after passengers and crew broke into the cockpit, battled the alleged attacker, and then regained control. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth began the day with what he called PT at the Pentagon, on the warpath before gutting 1 in 5 of America's most experienced generals and admirals across the services. Rapper Rick Ross arrested here in South Florida. Miami Beach police taking him into custody this morning. And at this hour, he is at the county jail in West Miami-Dade. He is facing 2 charges: battery and battery with strangulation.

Speaker F [00:06:34]:
NASA and SpaceX's next major mission officially underway now.

Speaker A [00:06:38]:
That's SpaceX launching a crew of 4 astronauts to the ISS. President Trump just announced that he and all of the major tech leaders have signed an agreement to self-regulate AI.

Speaker B [00:06:48]:
So don't worry about AI. We're fully protected by the honor system. So that's— Okay. So there you go. The Week in Review. I guess some self-regulation is coming in there as we are talking about it. So what do you think? I mean, it's interesting. I mean, let's not lie. It's going to get weirder and weirder is definitely what it sounds like as we are talking. So let me do this because I haven't done this one. Let's do a little Flashback Friday. Take a listen.

Speaker A [00:07:19]:
And now, Flashback Friday 2014: Transcendence.

Speaker C [00:07:25]:
Welcome.

Speaker A [00:07:29]:
We're glad you're here.

Speaker C [00:07:30]:
Well?

Speaker A [00:07:31]:
Are you surprised to see me, Joseph?

Speaker C [00:07:34]:
Um, that depends. On what?

Speaker B [00:07:45]:
Can you prove you're self-aware?

Speaker A [00:07:48]:
That's a difficult question, Dr. Taggart. Can you prove that you are?

Speaker B [00:07:56]:
So there you go. Welcome to the dystopian future, because that's definitely what that sounded like. I remember when that movie came out many, many, many moons ago. I had seen the trailers. I was so excited. about seeing that movie because this whole thing of the Transcendence, um, ordeal kind of has been one of those weird things in my head. And I was like so excited about to go see the movie, and for some reason I just didn't have the same level of, uh, excitement after it was said and done. But that's neither here nor there. Anyways, with that being said, let's focus on what's important at the moment. Let's go ahead and get us, uh, our friends from Feature Story News, and we'll get moving down the path right there, and we can start talking about what the hell's going on as we are in this lovely multiverse of ours.

Speaker A [00:08:37]:
So let's Here is the news on the Radio Car Safety Show.

John Beaver [00:08:43]:
From Feature Story News in the UK, I'm Jon Beaver. The US has urged European countries to tap their diesel reserves to help address a worldwide shortage. President Trump has threatened to restrict diesel exports ahead of midterm elections in November to try and bring costs down for American motorists. The UK has held talks with European nations about releasing extra supplies after prices spiked because of the conflict in Iran. The UK's Aviation Minister, Keir Maitha, says government Well, we're working closely with our European partners.

Speaker A [00:09:15]:
We're continuing those discussions about how we retain our resilience and the robustness of our supply chains. President Trump is welcome to make those comments. We've got to focus here at home about ensuring that we have diversity of supply into our economy.

John Beaver [00:09:29]:
Delhi police have detained around 150 protesters after deploying riot vehicles and paramilitary forces to block a demonstration in the Indian capital. Protesters are unhappy about alleged irregularities in a major revision of the country's electoral roll, Allegations the Election Commission and ruling BJP party deny. Among those arrested are leaders of the opposition Aam Aadmi Party, who are demanding the resignation of India's Chief Election Commissioner. From the protest site, Neha Punia reports.

Neha Punia [00:09:58]:
What we're seeing today is truly unprecedented. There is barricading, riot police vans have also been deployed around that protest site, coming in to Central Delhi, we've seen police barricading located every few kilometers. And at Jantar Mantar, police teams are saying that protesters were not given permission to assemble. There are prohibitory orders in place that prevent the assembly of 5 or more people. But there's another bigger agitation that's planned in India's financial capital of Mumbai that's being called by the Cockroach Janata Party. You'll remember them from a few months ago when they held a months-long agitation here over, you know, that controversy linked to exam leaks that eventually forced the resignation of the education minister. They have now picked up this issue saying that it's critical because it's linked to the fundamental right to vote.

John Beaver [00:10:53]:
Meanwhile, an estimated 400 schools are set to remain closed across France on Friday as education-related protests continue. Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu held an emergency meeting to deal with what his office calls an upsurge in violence. William Denslow reports.

Speaker A [00:11:09]:
Protests began around Paris last week and have continued to build. Officials say roughly 2,000 people have been arrested in various demonstrations across the country. Protests were triggered by frustrations over teacher shortages, long working hours, and deteriorating facilities. The country's justice minister warns that some of these demonstrations have morphed into public order disturbances, with some instances of schools being set on fire.

John Beaver [00:11:39]:
From bureaus worldwide, this is FSN.

Simon Marks [00:11:41]:
With FSN Spotlight, I'm Simon Marks. Today, the botched execution in Tennessee of Christa Pike, a 50-year-old murderer who, in 1996, when she was 18, was convicted, along with her boyfriend, of the beating death of a fellow teenage girl. In the death chamber, she was given 2 full syringes She was given 2 injections of pentobarbital to slow her breathing and put her to sleep. Neither of them worked. It means medical technicians in the jail were trying to kill her, and then doctors and nurses in a nearby hospital were trying to save her life. Maya Fox is CEO of Reprieve, the international nonprofit fighting against the death penalty.

Speaker J [00:12:19]:
The vast majority of states use lethal injection still, but there are other methods available. Last year we saw a few other methods used. So, for example, nitrogen gas was used, firing squad. And because those methods appear to be so brutal and barbaric on the face of it, even courts in places like Alabama have turned away from those methods. So, this year, we've only seen lethal injection. What Christa Pike's execution demonstrates is something we've known for a very long time, that lethal injection is as barbaric as other methods, that all it does is hide the brutality of what is, you know, state-sanctioned murder.

Simon Marks [00:13:00]:
23 American states have outlawed the use of the death penalty, but the rest are dispatching inmates at the fastest clip since 2009. With FSN Spotlight, I'm Simon Marks.

John Beaver [00:13:12]:
To recap the top stories: the US has urged European countries to tap their diesel reserves to help address a worldwide shortage. President Trump has threatened to restrict diesel exports ahead of midterm elections in November to try and bring costs down. Delhi police have detained around 150 people, including opposition politicians who are protesting over a major revision to the country's electoral rolls. Meanwhile, an estimated 400 schools are set to remain closed across France as education-related protests continue there. That's the latest Feature Story News. John Beaver reporting.

Speaker A [00:13:42]:
Safety in a way never heard of before. The Rated R Safety Show on Safety FM.

Speaker B [00:13:55]:
Oh yes, That's a lot of stuff going on inside of this multiverse of ours. What an interesting thing, right? I mean, you take a listen to that and you go, wow. Uh, yeah, so one person's trying to keep her alive and the other one's trying to kill her. Uh, it doesn't sound like a good combo, uh, when you start thinking about it when it's all said and done. So let's get into some major news stories because hey, why would we not do that? A DC judge has permanently dismissed the vandalism Case against former Olympic canoeist David Hearn, who was accused of damaging the Lincoln Memorial reflection pool. Superior Court Judge Todd Elderman dismissed the felony case with prejudice after the government acknowledged that no crime had occurred. Interior Department of Records indicated the damage was caused by a faulty installation rather than Hearn. Prosecutors wanted to drop the case without prejudice, which could have allowed them to bring it back later, but the judge refused. Hearn's attorney had argued that the prosecution was politically motivated President Trump had previously criticized the decision to walk away from the case, calling it pure case of vandalism. So what do you think there? I mean, it's interesting. Let's not lie about it in regards about how some of these things go. No doubt about that one. Okay, take a listen to this. A federal judge has blocked President Trump from firing U.S. Attorney Roger Rogoff in Seattle, ordering that Roger be reinstated until replacement is confirmed by the U.S. Senate. Rogers, a longtime prosecutor and former state judge, was appointed by federal judge in Washington after U.S. attorney position had been left vacant. Trump fired him less than an hour after he was sworn in on July 15th. The U.S. District Judge Stanley Bastian ruled that Trump could not remove Roger After the federal court had selected him. Stanley, or the Judge Stanley is what I probably should say, also ruled that Charles Neal Floyd, who has been running the office, is not legally the U.S. attorney. Trump has nominated former Pasco Mayor Simon Peter Serrano as Rogoff's replacement, but Serrano still needs Senate confirmation. The Justice Department says that it plans to appeal the abstention ruling and immediately seek a halt to the order. So There you go. Let me give you this one too as, uh, we are, uh, talking real quick. Maine Wire reporter Joe Sakal, uh, was nearly hit by a blue Jeep Compass while reporting outside Bangor, uh, a clinic, or methadone clinic, yesterday morning. The driver first confronted, uh, Joe, accusing him of invading people's privacy by filming from a public property. The Maine, uh, or the man that, uh, appeared to drive away but also about 20 seconds later allegedly turned, uh, and sped directly towards Joe, coming within inches of him and knocking him over his equipment. Joe managed to get out of the way and was not injured. Afterwards, Joe told, uh, the woman near the, the clinic that your patient just tried to run me over. She repeatedly told him to leave the property. Bangor police, uh, confirmed they're investigating but not identified the driver or released any additional information. Take a listen to the incident. We have somebody right now.

Speaker C [00:17:17]:
What's going on?

Speaker B [00:17:19]:
How you doing, bud?

Speaker A [00:17:20]:
Not bad, you?

Speaker C [00:17:23]:
You all right?

Speaker A [00:17:24]:
Yeah, you doing good?

Speaker C [00:17:26]:
Yeah, kind of invading people's privacy here. Confidentiality, you realize that?

Speaker B [00:17:31]:
I'm invading people's privacy?

Speaker A [00:17:33]:
Yeah, by being in public with a camera and doing a report.

Speaker C [00:17:38]:
Yeah, videoing across the road.

Speaker A [00:17:40]:
Okay, what's up, buddy? Come on, what, what can I do for you? Okay, and we have another person, um, a Essentially probably intoxicated. There is no way to tell. Um, but what I will say is multiple people did get in cars.

Speaker C [00:18:06]:
They—

Speaker B [00:18:09]:
841 LZD, 841 LZD. I mean, that's just a crazy scenario when you start thinking about it. I mean, let's just be realistic. There is no doubt about that one altogether. Okay, so take a listen to this because, you know, we were talking about it earlier, uh, feature story news was giving us some info, but let's talk about it because hey, why would we not do this? Botched execution leaves Tennessee death row inmate hospitalized after 7 needles, lawyers say. Christy Pike, 50, survived a botched execution in Tennessee and is now in critical condition receiving, uh, life-saving care, according to her attorneys. Pike had been scheduled to die by lethal injection after spending 30 years on death row for their 1995 of her Knoxville Job Corps classmate Colleen Slemmer. Her lawyers say that Pike was injected at least 7 needles during Wednesday night's execution, including one that repeatedly bent while being removed. They also said that she suffered blistering and burning around the injection site. Pike had administered 2 syringes but remained conscious and reportedly asked whether her arm was supposed to feel like it did. She was, uh, later taken in by ambulance to the hospital. Her attorney said that Pike tried to cooperate with medical staff, uh, thanked them, and sang after her first dose was administered. They now are asking Tennessee Governor Bill Lee to commute her death sentence, saying that they want Pike to recover and have, um, have a say in what happens next. I mean, think about how, how strange this is. I mean, just the strangeness of this. Someone killed someone, and all of a sudden now, uh, it has been decided that this person is going to be killed. Got it? We're following along so far. Then they try to kill the person via lethal injection. It does not work. And then they take her to the hospital to keep her alive. After she was just tried to be killed? It's a very confusing scenario, and believe me, when it comes to all this kind of stuff, I am a total idiot, so I have no idea how this makes any sense whatsoever.

Speaker A [00:20:29]:
Oops, what did he just say? We at Safety FM don't always agree with the viewpoints of our hosts and guests. Now back to real safety talk on Safety FM.

Speaker B [00:20:39]:
I mean, what did I say? I mean, I don't think I said anything wrong, did I? Just, just in case. So there you go. Okay, so let's continue talking because, you know, it is freeform. So we're just gonna talk about everything because why would we not do that? I mean, we have the perfect opportunity to, um, to do this. So should we talk about this? Because it is, uh, it is that lovely day of the week. It is that Friday where we start going, oh yes, Um, Friday is here. Friday is among us. Friday is the day that everybody, uh, wants to start going, hey, there's new movies coming to the theater. I don't understand how that's still such a big thing. It used to be a huge thing, and then it kind of changed into a non-thing thing, if that makes any sense. And then now we are talking about them all the time. So let's, let's do that. Let's talk about what the hell is going on inside of the movie theater. I will tell you, I used to be a moviegoer and used to love going to the movies. Now it's just kind of like, yeah, but let's talk about this. Ignore me for a moment. Beware Boona, starring Logan Marshall-Green. Movie's rated R. A team of doctors embark on a local mission in the Amazon rainforest, but it becomes clear that not everybody or everything is happy to see them. So there you go. The other one is Digger starring Tom Cruise. The most powerful man in the world embarks on a frantic mission to prove that he is humanity's savior before a disaster that he unleashes destroys everything. Rated R, in theaters today. Rolling Loud starring Owen Wilson and Jolene. A father makes a bad parenting choice by taking his young son into a wild hip-hop festival, leading into chaos as they navigate crowds, security, and family dynamics.

Neha Punia [00:22:31]:
dynamics.

Speaker B [00:22:31]:
It's rated R in theaters. Uh, Verity. Anne Hathaway, Dakota Johnson, and Josh Harnett. Lowen— let's see— Lowen is hired to be a ghostwriter for the Verity Crawford and uncovers what appears to be Verity's autobiography notes as she wrestles with the, uh, confessions about Verity's husband and finds, uh, separating fiction from reality challenging. It's rated R. R, hitting theaters today. Also, let's see, The Influencer Project starring Gemma Carlson and Ias Carlson as well. Are they, are they, uh, family? Just saying. An influencer travels to Copenhagen for a documentary about her online fame, but then a deceptitious stalker begins tracking her movements, and then she must confront the terror and reclaim the power. Also another that's rated R hitting theaters as well. And then Nickel starring Aaron Holliday. Tom Monroe, a successful entrepreneur, is haunted by his brother's death in a motorcycle accident. Years later, their neighbor's son is in a bike crash, leading Tom to suspect that his brother's spirit has returned. That's in theaters. That one sounds weird. So there you go. What do you think? Are you a big moviegoer or not? I don't know. A lot of people get hung up with all the stuff that we talk about on Freeform Friday. It's interesting because that's what makes It is Freeform Friday. So there you go. Just some stuff to think about. What do you think? Just saying. So I got a question because I— we talk about this all the time, that we talk about how we are so interested in regards of making sure that we have something topical to talk about when we do some of our safety meetings. Do you use any particular information to do these things. 'Cause if you don't, you need to really get some info to share before things move on. Topical information are always kind of important in regards to doing this. So there you go. Let's talk about some weird stuff, because what I like to do is I like to give you the weird.

Speaker D [00:24:37]:
The weird.

Speaker B [00:24:39]:
And the reason behind it is this way you have the opportunity to have the conversation in regards of anything. So here's a perfect one to use. A Virginia woman says that she got a little A disgusting surprise after biting into a 4-piece Wendy's chicken nugget that was delivered by Uber Eats. Brina, who posted the video on TikTok, claims that a fly was fried inside of her nuggets, and she had already eaten 2 out of the 4 nuggets before discovering it and said that the experience made her sick. The video racked up about 1.5 million views. Some viewers questioned whether the fly was actually moving or how it would have survived the cooking process, but Brina insisted that she didn't, uh, plant it there and said that she saw it immediately after taking a bite. An employee at the Wendy's location called the situation extremely disgusting and disturbing and says the franchise would take additional precautions. Couple things here. How would a fly fly into a nugget? Because you would have to have a hole in the breading for it to work. And then if it got deep fried and then came back out, how the hell would you be able to tell the difference between anything? I'm just saying. Take a listen to this. Oh my God. Oh my God. That's her reaction of finding the fly. I guess, uh, that's one of those, uh, interesting things that you could put out there if you were so interested in doing so. Or not. I don't know. Get to it. Oh, I guess I want— I liked it so much I want to hear it twice. Uh, gets pretty interesting, no doubt about that one. So there you go. Okay, so let's continue talking about some other stuff that is going on inside of the world of the multiverse, because that just seems like an interesting thing to do. So I got one for you if you're intrigued enough to do this. You know that we're just doing freeform, we're doing just— we're just jumping around in regards to what's going on. Why don't we do this? Why don't I go ahead and, uh, give you some other news stories of some of the stuff that's going on. And we can do that right now because, hey, what else are we gonna do? That's really the question.

Speaker A [00:26:47]:
Here is the news on the Rated R Safety Show.

Speaker D [00:26:56]:
American stocks moved higher after new inflation data came in below economists' expectations, easing pressure on markets and Treasury yields as investors watched rates.

Speaker E [00:27:07]:
The inflation measure rose 3.4% in August, compared with forecasts for 3.7%. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq gained, while investors continued watching interest rates and government borrowing costs. Liam White reporting.

Speaker D [00:27:21]:
The Senate blocked legislation that would restrict stock trading by members of Congress, leaving lawmakers divided over how far new limits should go.

Speaker B [00:27:30]:
The measure would have barred lawmakers, spouses, and dependent children from buying publicly traded stocks.

Speaker F [00:27:36]:
It received 53 votes, short of the 60 needed to advance, after disagreements over provisions.

Speaker B [00:27:42]:
Jessica Oakley reporting.

Speaker D [00:27:43]:
China's factory activity expanded in September for the first time in 3 months, offering a positive signal for the world's second-largest economy.

Speaker E [00:27:52]:
An official manufacturing survey showed the purchasing managers' index rising above the level separating growth from contraction. The reading matched economists' expectations as officials seek stronger economic momentum and steadier industrial growth. Benjamin Wright reporting.

Speaker D [00:28:08]:
A Michigan tax preparer pleaded guilty to helping clients fraudulently obtain more than $2 million in pandemic relief loans, according to federal prosecutors.

Speaker E [00:28:18]:
The defendant entered the plea in federal court after investigators examined the scheme and its links to several clients. Sentencing will follow, with the case involving federal investigators and railroad officials. Kevin Sanders reporting.

Speaker D [00:28:31]:
A passenger jet bound for Israel made an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia after one pilot reportedly attacked another and tried to seize control.

Speaker E [00:28:40]:
A pilot was subdued after the aircraft rapidly lost altitude, while passengers and crew helped restore control. Saudi authorities detained the suspect, and the motive remains under investigation by authorities. Chris Anderson reporting.

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An American trade court is considering challenges to President Trump's latest tariffs, with businesses and states questioning whether the administration followed required legal procedures.

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The tariffs cover imports from dozens of trading partners and rely on forced labor concerns. The judges are expected to issue a written ruling in the coming weeks after reviewing arguments from both sides. Lawrence Keller reporting.

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Romania's parliament is preparing to vote on a proposed center-right government as the European Union member tries to end a prolonged Prime Minister-designate Sigfrid Muresan has proposed a reform program but appears short of the votes needed for approval.

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He has continued talks with minority and independent lawmakers before the vote. Gary Beck reporting.

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The Treasury Department says it will automatically create investment accounts for as many as 60 million eligible children beginning under new rules.

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Parents previously had to enroll children themselves, themselves, but temporary regulations make the accounts automatic. The program is designed to provide eligible children with federally seeded investment accounts for future use. Kyle Norris reporting.

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And that's the latest news headlines with Alan Edwards. Courtesy of JCaseMedical.com. Today's quote was submitted by Carl. Queen Elizabeth Elizabeth II said, it has always been easy to hate and destroy. To build and to cherish is much more difficult. What a great quote. I feel like this lesson has not been taken to heart by many people. All you need for evidence is about 15 minutes to scroll any social media platform. I'll pick on Facebook because that's where I find myself wasting the most time. It's easy to be mean and critical in the comments section. I do my best to be uplifting and not Nice, because these other profiles, they're people. People with feelings and friends and family. People who most likely didn't mean to upset the entire internet with whatever their post was. I've witnessed people being grilled for the most minor things. Things that probably wouldn't even be mentioned in person. 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.com. Pop quiz, hotshot. During a heat wave, what's more important, air conditioning or air guitar? Um, is it air conditioning? Air guitar. The answer is always air guitar.

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Okay, here we are again, 31 minutes past the top of the hour.

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Seriously?

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So this right here that you're taking a listen to, this is Jaguars on Mars, songs titled Melodramatic.

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I lost my mind on the drive.

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For you to take a listen to, of course.

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Find my charisma again.

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Yeah, always some new musica going around.

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Personal creature, personal prisoner.

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So there you go. We would like to thank Melodramatic for allowing us to play this here on the Rated R Safety Show. You can find this one on Pandora, Apple Music, Spotify and YouTube Music. I know, interesting stuff. So there you go. Let's continue talking about some other things that are going on, and let me tell you 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 have to do is go to twloha.com. That's twloha.com to write love on her arms. Once you get there, you'll see all kinds of information— addiction, depression, anxiety, eating disorders, self-injury, suicide, trauma, and grief support, just to name a few. twloha.com. Go to the section that says Find help. So with that being said, let's continue talking a little bit more about some other things. Let's talk about some things real quick, if you don't mind, that happened back on this date, because that always seems to be something important to discuss. Anyways, back, um, in 1919, President Woodrow Wilson suffers a stroke. In 1967, the Grateful Dead members are arrested for— by a narcotic agent. In 1967 as well, groundbreaking begins in the Veterans Stadium in Philadelphia. In 1988, police break up a domestic disturbance between, let's see, Mike Tyson and Robin Givens. And in 2016, Kim Kardashian is robbed at gunpoint of $10 million worth of jewelry in her hotel in Paris. So there you go. That's all happened back on the date That I was referring to. Let's talk real quick about some celebrity birthdays that are going on today. Don McLean turns 81. Uh, Annie Leibovitz turned 77. Mike Rutherford turned 76. Sting— yeah, the singer— turned 75. Lauren Bracco turned 72. Freddie Jackson, 68. Kelly Ripa turns 56. And Tiffany— yeah, the singer, the pop 1980s Sensation. She turns 55 today. So there you go. Some birthdays that are going on today. And let's talk real quick about some things that are happening, if you do not mind, like things that you ought to know. Tonight's Mega Million jackpot is for $321 million. Tomorrow's Powerball jackpot is for $440 million. NASCAR, the South Point 400 NASCAR race airs Sunday at 5:30 Eastern time on USA Network from Las Vegas Motor Speedway. And then let's see, the NFL last night, the Browns beat the Steelers 27 to 24. So there you go. So let me tell you, condensed version of Freeform Friday. That's the thing. But at the top of the hour, I will be going over to Radio Big. If you stay on Safety FM, you're probably going to get a repeat of this But if you move up with me, or if you go to the top of the hour, at the top of the hour you will hear on Safety FM Sheldon Primus talking about the world of safety consulting. Top of the hour, if you go over to Radio Big, you'll hear me, I'm spouting about music and entertainment. I know, what a weird time. So there you go. Okay, so let's do this. Let's talk about some words of wisdom for today if you'd like those. Life gets clearer when you do stop chasing what isn't meant for you. And if you need some words of advice, create a grab-and-go shelf to stop mindless rummaging. Oh, that sounds like a smart thing to do. Anyways, thanks for hanging out with me on this lovely Friday. I know who you are. You know who I am. Love ya, mean it, and goodbye.

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