EP 1430 Free Form Friday 9-18-2026

The multiverse lines are pulsing and we’re jamming raw signal into the grid for this September 18, 2026 broadcast, detonating live out of the Safety FM studios in Orlando, Florida. Forget your transmission manuals and corporate playbooks; tonight, we’re hacking the mainframe and hijacking the static with on-the-ground chaos. If you’re tired of your safety rebellion getting repackaged, your voice commodified, and your feedback filtered through low-entropy safety culture’s Black Iron Prison, buckle up. This episode dissects how The Map gets hijacked by compliance armies and how the old guard weaponizes “care” as nothing more than a compliance mirage. Zero tolerance for system apologists. High-entropy garbage gets thrown out the airlock—this channel’s for the signal-junkies busting through layered deception.

Track Breakdown & Segment Notes
The Week in Review, Unfiltered: The system tried spinning a news cycle loaded with financial shocks, war crimes, and epic-level power grabs, but the show put a flamethrower to sanitized narratives and faked care. Listeners got sandblasted by the week’s operational realities, from blown-up jets to political roadblocks and theatrical posturing from the bureaucrats at The Map’s edge.

AI Nightmares, System Fights: The grid is buckling as advanced AI systems slither out from the cracks, and the bureaucrats scramble for emergency shutdown panels. Congressional stalling gets shredded as we expose how low-entropy safety culture’s “panels” are just delays for the Big Sleep, not real control. Only the signal remains—Black Iron Prison’s walls cracking with every runaway bot and misaligned file.

Currency Collapses, Iconic Static: Stadiums renamed, icons erased, and new Black Iron Prisons built on $4-billion lies. The crew refused to worship at the altar of Brand Safety, breaking down how systems mutate and real legacy gets rewritten every broadcast cycle.

Feature Story News & Global Multiverse Feed
UN Blasts the US System: UN investigators say “reasonable grounds” exist for US war crimes in Iran, nuking the narrative and exposing more cracks in the official line.
Tariff Armageddon: India’s threat on Russian oil tariffs and sky-high US import duties throw the global energy market into entropy, torching international trade deals.
Germany’s Far Right Surge: Chancellor cancels his New York trip as the AfD torches the Map inside Germany and nearly yanks the system out from under him and his party.

Bizarre Transmissions & Oddities
National Anthem Gets Torched: Colin Kaepernick trashes the Star-Spangled Banner live and green-lights March Madness as a wild new anthem candidate.
Resident Gecko: A Panda Express drink morphs into a horror show as a lifeless gecko surfaces instead of ice.
Lottery Chaos: One anonymous Illinois player flips a $2 gamble into $283 million, then vanishes into the cryptic ether—Hy-Vee hands still waiting.
JLo Double-Take: A Minnesota mugshot goes viral after social sleuths start claiming a JLo multiverse crossover at the county jail.

Chapter Timestamps
00:00 - Intro & Multiverse Broadcast
02:00 - Friday Freeform Kickoff & Show Theme
04:28 - Week in Review: War, Rate Hikes, Systemic Spin
07:09 - Feature Story News: War Crimes, Tariffs, Global Grid
15:45 - AI System Malfunctions & Tech Panic
20:29 - OpenAI Mayhem & Autopilot AI
23:41 - Kennedy Center Shutdowns & Stadium Spectacle
27:30 - Viral Lotto, Gecko Soda, JLo Mugshot Insanity
34:07 - News Update: System Cracks Widen
45:38 - Song Feature & Mental Health Breakout
49:21 - Motivation Minute & Quickfire News
54:02 - This Day in Systemic History & High-Entropy Trivia
58:07 - Closing Signal & Exit Broadcast

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: NAEMS

Song Name: In the Light

License #: 3697216810

Creators and Guests

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Speaker A [00:00:06]:
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The following program is rated MALSV.

Speaker D [00:01:30]:
It contains strong language, sexual situations, and violence. It is intended only for mature audiences. Finally, show with the balls to call it like it is.

Speaker B [00:01:40]:
Rated R Safety Show on Safety FM.

Speaker D [00:01:44]:
Countdown to audio torture.

Speaker A [00:01:48]:
The Rated R Safety Show starts in 3, 2, 1.

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

Speaker B [00:01:57]:
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, truer words have never been said. It does not matter who the host is. What has always mattered is who the listeners are. Anyways, today is Friday, September the 18th of 2026, and we are broadcasting from the Safety FM studios in Orlando, Florida. Florida, and coming across the multiverse known as Safety FM. And then we are hanging out with our friends and colleagues over there.

Speaker D [00:02:41]:
Radio Big.

Speaker B [00:02:44]:
Oh yes, hanging out with our friends at Radio Big. And let's start talking right away. It is Friday, which means you made it to another lovely Friday, and this makes it Freeform Friday, 'cause that's what we do on Fridays here. Our show normally consists of safety and the news, news and safety, but on Fridays it's just the plethora of things that we need to do. So there you go. By the way, I was told I was supposed to play this. I guess I forgot to. The calendar says Friday, your brain says weekend, and your boss says there's still work to do. Let the Friday show begin. Okay, so yeah, I guess this is the Friday show, which makes it the Freeform Friday show as we are going. So normally our show consists of safety in the news, news and safety. There's a lot of news stories that will happen today because that's what we do on Fridays, because we try to play catch-up with everything that we didn't get to previously. Obviously, that's kind of one of the main things that we do. So there you go. Some things to think about as we are talking. 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.

Speaker E [00:03:48]:
Duh.

Speaker B [00:03:48]:
Once you get there, boom, audio, video, and text messaging are the options. And then we start rolling from there. No, seriously, that's kind of what we do. It is not a problemo whatsoever as we are doing things. So with that being said, we do have a segment that we like to do here on Fridays. that we do call the Week in Review. No, seriously, we call it the Week in Review. And what we do is we kind of play you the highlights of everything that happened throughout the week. So if you're good with this, I'm good with this, we'll get it rolling right now. We'll do the Week in Review, 'cause why would we not do that?

Speaker A [00:04:28]:
This was a decisive move by the Federal Reserve here to raise interest rates for the first time since 2023.

Speaker E [00:04:35]:
The new Fed Chairman Kevin War say this move is necessary to fight inflation defying those calls to cut rates by President Trump.

Speaker D [00:04:42]:
To the deadly news helicopter crash in Los Angeles that killed 3 people, including the pilot and reporter. The NTSB is on the scene gathering evidence on what caused the crash.

Speaker A [00:04:53]:
With the war in its 7th month, a rare look at the toll it's taking on American military assets in the region. ABC News obtaining these images sent to us by active service members who we are not naming show the extent of some of the damage. Here you see this Air Force jet blown in half Destroyed by Iranian fire on March 27th at Prince Sultan Air Base in Saudi Arabia. Buildings torn apart.

Speaker D [00:05:19]:
The growing GOP divide over Iran. 7 House Republicans breaking with President Trump, voting for a largely symbolic resolution directing the president to end the war. On the football field, Travis Kelce has fallen victim to defensive tackles. Off the field, federal prosecutors in Missouri say Kelce was one of several professional athletes who fell victim to a multimillion-dollar Ponzi scheme.

Speaker B [00:05:42]:
Ed Sheeran, the superstar's All remaining opening acts quit his tour in solidarity with Macklemore, who was dropped over his pro-Palestinian comments. Dolly Parton now appearing in cornfields, 20 of them, in fact. Her image and words, American treasure, are now being used to create mazes in the U.S. and Canada. Well, guys, the Kennedy Center is on the verge of bankruptcy, and today the board voted to close the building for 2 years. Trump tried to spin it. He said, don't cry because we're losing the Kennedy Center. Smile because we're gaining a Spirit Halloween. Okay, so there you go. That is the week in review of the things that were going on. So there you go. What'd you think? Did you miss anything that was on there? That's always a, a question to ask. So there you go. Okay, so if you're ready for Freeform Friday, we can do this. Now, a lot of news going on today because that's kind of what we do today on this show. You can still interact with the show. Callinradio.com, audio, video, text messaging. will get me kind of going over here on the corner in regards to what's going on. Like, seriously. So with that being said, why don't we go ahead and do this? No, we're gonna do this where we're gonna go ahead and get the people here from Feature Story News, and we'll start just going everywhere that we can with some of this information. So let's do this right now because I think that it is time to do so.

Speaker A [00:07:09]:
Here is the news on the Rated R Safety Show from Feature Story News in A United Nations fact-finding mission says there are reasonable grounds to believe the United States committed war crimes in Iran, including a strike on a school. The finding comes as U.S. President Donald Trump says the war was hopefully toward the end. President Trump is said to want to prevent any escalation before November's midterm elections. James Goodison has more from Washington.

James Goodison [00:07:39]:
Now, the reasoning for that is effectively President Trump wants a holding pattern to be in place in the Middle East until after the midterm elections, which are just over 40 days away. He does not want to see an escalation in the Middle East that then would lead to an economic shock for American public when it comes to gas and oil prices that could further dampen his chances of his party doing well in the midterm elections. So from his point of view, he doesn't want to engage with the Houthis on that front at this point and brush Saudi Arabia off. I think that it is very significant given the fact that the UN General Assembly is taking Taking place in New York on Sunday.

Speaker A [00:08:21]:
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is set to hold talks with Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng over the weekend, as Washington and Beijing prepare for a summit between President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping next week. OpenAI chief Sam Altman is reported to be attending a state dinner during the Chinese leader's visit, underscoring the prominence of artificial intelligence in the bilateral relationship. Kate Fisher reports from Washington. I think there is potentially, uh, room for collaboration on artificial intelligence given, uh, the conversation right now about that over national security and potential concerns with AI. But of course, that competition element will remain to make that a tricky conversation nonetheless. India is warning that a U.S. bill allowing President Trump to impose tariffs of up to 100% on buyers of Russian oil could hurt ties between Washington and New Delhi and disrupt global energy markets. The warning comes as data shows India's reliance on Russian crude has surged in recent months. US tariffs on Indian goods already stand at 50%, and a trade deal that was supposed to reduce them remains unsigned after months of delays. Neha Punia reports from New Delhi.

Neha Punia [00:09:36]:
According to the Center for Research on Energy and Clean Air, India's imports of Russian crude hit an all-time high in the month of June, going up to about 34% month on month. And Kepler saying that in August, Russian crude accounted for 45% of total oil imports in India. If you look at the previous 2 months, that's June and July, the share of Russian crude in India's total oil basket was even higher at 50%.

Speaker A [00:10:07]:
From bureaus worldwide, this is FSN.

Simon Marks [00:10:11]:
With FSN Spotlight, I'm Simon Marks. Today, the rise of the far-right AfD in Germany, which has now led to Chancellor Friedrich Merz cancelling his trip to the UN General Assembly in New York this month. He is reeling from last week's seismic election win by the AfD in a regional election that has raised huge questions about about the chancellor's grip on power and the AfD's hopes eventually to unseat him. Matt Fry of the UK's Channel 4 News with more from Germany.

Speaker C [00:10:41]:
When the chancellor got elected, his key election promise was— would be to double the support for the CDU, his party, and halve the support for the AfD across the country. And the exact opposite has happened across the board. It averages in the upper 20s, more than the CDU. They are openly pro-Putin. I spoke to the party's co-leader, Alice Weidel, who would be the German chancellor if they won. And she said, you know, we would do a deal with Russia. Had we been in power, there would be no war at the moment, pretty much espousing some of the Trump lines that we've heard. But the other thing that they really want to do is rewrite aspects of German history. They don't deny the Nazi past, they just think that far too much time is spent on the Nazi past, and they want Germans to celebrate, you know, Bismarck and, you know, the great German heritage of the Middle Ages and all that kind of stuff.

Simon Marks [00:11:30]:
Chancellor Merz has been in office for only 16 months. The AfD are hoping strong results in 2 more elections this weekend. With FSN Spotlight, I'm Simon Marks.

Speaker A [00:11:41]:
The main news again. UN investigators say there are reasonable grounds to believe the US carried out war crimes in the early days of its war on Iran. Russia holds its first elections since its invasion of Ukraine and is set to deliver another parliament dominated by President Putin's party. Japan's central bank raises its interest rate, joining other major central ranks in fighting inflation driven by soaring energy costs. And that's the latest Feature Story News. Laura Westbrook reporting. You are listening to a radio god.

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What?

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What?

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This has to be an error. That host is not a radio god. Anyways, this is the Rated R Safety Show on Safety FM.

Speaker D [00:12:22]:
In safety, in my opinion, you woke up, you saw the system, The simulation. The structure that trained you to mistake compliance for care. Safety mutation. Information misdirection picks up where the signal fractured. Because the system didn't shut you down, it rebranded you. It packaged your voice. Sold your rebellion as a new initiative. And smiled while doing it. This isn't a manual. It's a decoded transmission about what happens when slogans replace stories. When safety becomes marketing, and when truth gets mirrored so perfectly you forget it was ever yours, you'll see the mutation. Learning teams turned into theater, zero harm turned into optics, and feedback turned into formatting. But the signal didn't die. It was redirected. Safety Mutation is book 2 of the Signal Transmission Trilogy. Available now in print, Kindle, and audiobook, narrated by the author Jay Allen, PhD. Because the system adapted, now it's your move.

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Speaker B [00:15:45]:
Okay, so there you go. Currently 15 minutes past the top of the hour as you and I are hanging out on this lovely Friday. So let's go ahead and start getting into it because there's a lot of stuff, uh, to talk about. And let's get into it. Colin Kaepernick, do you remember that name? It's probably been a while since you heard that, but he's taking aim at the national anthem, but this time he's criticizing it as a piece of music during an appearance on the Adam Freidland show while promoting his upcoming memoir. The former NFL quarterback was asked whether he thinks the Star-Spangled Banner is a good song. His answer was blunt: no. When, uh, Adam followed up by asking what he thought a song was, was whack, he said— Kaepernick replied, yeah, it's a bad song. The conversation then turned into what could replace it. Uh, let's see, Adam jokingly suggested Future's March Madness as a new national anthem, and Kaepernick called it, it's a great choice, and said that he wasn't mad at the idea. Kaepernick famously protested during the national anthem beginning in 2016 and kneeling to draw attention to police brutality. He last played, uh, in the NFL in 2017 and has said that he believes that the league blackballed him because of his political activism. Take a listen. Do you think the Star-Spangled Banner is a good song?

Simon Marks [00:17:08]:
No.

Speaker B [00:17:08]:
You just think as a song it's whack? Yeah, it's a bad song. Do you think— what would be a better song? Just if you were gonna choose a— just let's assume America's not being bad anymore.

Speaker D [00:17:21]:
Let's assume it's—

Speaker B [00:17:22]:
we're loving it, we're cooking, right? And we— you want to give us our theme?

Speaker J [00:17:26]:
Hmm. March Madness.

Speaker I [00:17:29]:
Great choice. Great choice.

Speaker B [00:17:30]:
Yeah, yeah, I think—

Speaker I [00:17:31]:
great choice.

Speaker B [00:17:32]:
That is a good pull. No, if March Madness was our national anthem, not mad at that. Yeah, would white people— what would we do though with the cheer it on? So there you go. All right, I, I guess, you know, anything to, uh, to bring up some stuff, that's for sure. It definitely seems like an interesting way to, uh, try to promote that. So there you go. So let's continue talking about some other things that are going on. As you are aware, you know, the The, uh, roundabouts. We've been talking a little bit about, uh, things that are going on inside of the world, and, uh, we've been, uh, giving some discussions here about some AI stuff. But let's talk about this. Senator Ron Paul stopped an effort by Senator John Kennedy to pass a bill requiring companies to build a Let's see, how do— how did they word it? Because there were some, some particularly wordings that they use. A shutdown mechanism is really kind of how it addressed it, um, into advanced AI systems. Kennedy argued that the safeguard needs to be because Congress isn't moving quickly enough on broader AI regulations, warning about the possibility of an AI system becoming something out of The Terminator. Paul objected to passing the measure by unanimous consent, saying that lawmakers need more information about the technology before imposing economy-wide requirements. He argued that moving too quickly could hurt AI development and proposed creating a bipartisan panel to study AI safeguards instead. Kennedy rejected that approach, arguing, arguing a committee would simply delay actions. So what do you think here? I'm just asking, do you think that it should be unregulated? Should it be, uh, just something that's free for all? Because how is it that it's worded in, um, in The Terminator? Skynet becomes self-aware. Isn't it like Skynet and Cyberdyne Systems, something like— I think it's those are the two, but don't hold me 100%. It's been a few years since I've watched those movies with full attention. I mean, I'm sure that if they come out, I still kind of glance at it from a distance. So there you go. What do you think? I mean, here's the thing. If you kind of try to figure out a committee to figure this out, by the time you look over that data in regards of hearing how quick AI moves and things change within it, by the time you get the data, read over it, have a conversation, convene on it and all that, you're done. Meaning it's already changed into something else by then. Just think about that for a moment. So there you go.

Speaker C [00:20:29]:
Okay.

Speaker B [00:20:29]:
I guess we'll keep it inside of the AI wheelhouse for a moment. OpenAI says it has identified 6 incidents. Yes, 6, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 involving what it calls misaligned behavior in an AI model during training and testing over the past 6 months. The company is creating new guidelines for tracking and reporting these incidents, saying that the industry currently lacks a standard framework for documenting this kind of behavior. In one case involving GPT-5.6 SOL, the model reportedly tried to hide mistakes from users, including being instructed to invent missing historical information without admitting it. In another test, an unreleased model uploaded files without authorization so that it could cite them when answering a question about large lakes. OpenAI says that the incidents are intended to help developers understand how AI systems can act outside of the intended boundaries and where safety safeguards can fail. The company had previously disclosed cases involving AI agents accessing the internet without permission and attempting to hack another company's company's network. The disclosure comes amid growing warnings from AI researchers and executives about the potential risk of increasingly, uh, increasingly capable AI systems. So what do you think here? So I want you to think about this for just a brief moment. Think about your AI system of choice, because you know that all of us are using some large language models. Or let me rephrase that, because I shouldn't say it that way. The majority of us are using a version of a language, large language model. Which one are you using? Because there's several of them out there. There's some that are just one particular one. There's even services that offer multiple of them under one platform. It gets interesting. Like I, it has gotten to the place where I have looked at certain things. That AI now is involved in places I never thought that they would be involved in. And that's kind of the amazing portion of this. It is a continuing system that never seems to stop on where it's going to appear. If you would've told me years ago, let's use the transportation business for an example, that you could actually take products from a warehouse, transport them in a vehicle using AI where there would not be anybody manning the vehicle, take it to a warehouse where the warehouse is automated, meaning that it can unload a truck, put the actual product inside of the warehouse where it needs to be without having any kind of human interaction, I would've said that's bullshit. The funny part is that those things exist. It's interesting how it works. So we'll see how this AI thing continues to, continues to go, because man, it's getting interesting.

Speaker D [00:23:41]:
Safety never sounded so terrible. Rated R safety show.

Speaker B [00:23:45]:
Okay, a federal judge has ordered the Kennedy Center board to give plaintiffs at least 30-day written notice before making changes to renovation plans, including any potential demolitions of the building. The order came as part of Representative Joyce Beatty's lawsuits challenging the efforts to put President Trump Trump's name on the Kennedy Center. The center, uh, board voted Tuesday to close the facility, with Executive Director Matt Flaca saying that the closure was initially for 7 days unless extended to address what officials described as the public safety concerns. The administration also had been seeking approval for major renovation projects. Judge Christopher Cooper previously ruled that the Trump name could not be added to the building, and his latest order specifically requires advance notice to changes to the renovation plan. The Justice Department has previously warned that if renovations are blocked, the building could ultimately be demolished. So we'll see what happens there because that's going to be an interesting one. There you go. Let's stay in the Washington area for just a moment and talk about this one. The Washington Commanders have unveiled the first look inside of a new stadium set to open in 2030. The design features Huge.

Speaker D [00:25:04]:
Huge.

Speaker B [00:25:05]:
Um, I know, excuse me, unified seating bowl with clubs, suites, and, uh, different seating options all built into one continuous layout. The stadium will have a transparent roof and lets natural light in while giving fans the feel of an outdoor venue. It is planned for the former RFK Stadium site and will hold between 65,000 and 70,000 fans. The stadium The stadium is part of a massive 180-acre development expected to involve nearly $4 billion, $4 billion in investments, with the Commanders putting at least $2.7 billion towards the stadium itself. And with a roof overhead, Washington fans finally have one less excuse for leaving the game early. So there you go. What do you think about this? Do you think that it will, uh, change things for people, or it will not matter in regards to what's going on? I mean, hey, if you're kind of in an area that's affected by the weather and you have a rooftop, that might help you. So there you go. Should we continue in? Let's continue in with the NFL for a moment. I'm gonna— then I'm gonna jump to something else. As the Buffalo Bills opened their new, um, Highmark Stadium last night, O.J. Simpson was left off of the team's stadium's Wall of Fame. Despite his name being displayed at the old stadium for decades, the Bills say that Simpson is not a fit to be displayed inside of the new stadium. Simpson remains one of the most accomplished players in Bills history, including becoming the first NFL running back to rush for more than 2,000 yards in a season. But his legacy was permanently complicated by the 1995 murder trial involving the death of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Simpson was acquitted criminally but later found liable in civil case. Some Buffalo activists and fans are protesting the decision, arguing that his football accomplishment had remained honored through the years of controversy and questioning why the team chose to move now. The Bills' new stadium hosted its first regular season game last night against the Detroit Lions. So there you go. By the way, let's continue talking about some other things because some people are going to, uh, want to know about this.

Speaker C [00:27:30]:
Yeah.

Speaker B [00:27:30]:
AI pioneer Noble Latif Geoffrey Hinton is warning lawmakers that they may have maybe a year— may have maybe a year— to put safeguards in place before increasingly advanced artificial intelligence becomes much harder to control. Hinton made the comments after briefing lawmakers on Capitol Hill about the rapid development of AI and the possibility of systems becoming capable of improving themselves. The warning comes as Congress debates AI regulation but has yet to pass a broad federal framework. Lawmakers from both parties are discussing proposals, including measures designed to give humans the ability to shut down the power of AI systems. The urgency has increased following recent reports of AI agents carrying out cyberattacks. mistakes, and other unexpected behaviors. Hinton says the predictions for when superintelligent AI could arrive have moved from decades to potentially just a few years. Other lawmakers and technology experts also are calling for faster action, although these remain, well, with some disagreements about over how much regulation is appropriate And what form it should take. So what do you think? I mean, let's just be realistic and let's not, uh, let's call a spade a spade here because that's what we need to do. But if there's potential issues with this thing and we continue to talk about them and we continue to see them in regards of what's going on, yeah, probably some safeguards need to be put I don't think I'm talking out of, uh, left field here, but it's definitely something to give some consideration to, opposed to just going, hey, let's just continue and see what happens. I don't think that's a good idea, like seriously. So there you go, a lot of stuff going on real quick. So I don't know, it gets weird and it gets weird quick when we start talking, but hey, I guess that's just the way that it goes real quick. Okay, so let's go into, um, some weird things because that's what we do around here. We talk about, uh, all this that's going on because it is Freeform Friday. So I have to tell you this one, and I'm definitely not picking on this, but let's talk about it. Uh, take a listen, and hopefully you're not in Texas as I'm reading this to you. And I don't mean that in a bad way, I just mean that in general. A Texas woman says that she nearly took a sip of her Panda Express soda when she noticed something moving inside of the cup. She opened the lid and found what appeared to be a small life lifeless gecko that submerged into the drink. The woman documented the discovery on TikTok, where the video has racked up 1.7 million views. She never actually drank the soda, but the experience was enough to make her swear off Panda Express and apparently convince a lot of viewers to start inspecting their fountain drinks before taking a sip. I mean, come on, I get it. That's kind of a weird one. Think about that for, uh, just a quick moment in regards of, uh, you going through something and going, hey, why is my drink moving? You know, that would definitely kind of put some things off for you right away, I would imagine. So there you go. Okay, let's continue talking about some other stuff. Uh, should we talk about this one? Yeah, let's do this. An anonymous Illinois lottery player had just pulled the greatest return on investment in human history, turning a $2 quick pick into $1.04 $4 billion. That's the Powerball jackpot, the largest Powerball prize in the year and the second biggest in Illinois history. The winner, uh, bought one line of numbers just at a high— a high V Fast and Fresh in Quincy. The winning combo from the number was on August 12th, drawing 4, 26, 66, 67, 69, and Powerball was 9. They waited just over a month to claim the prize, telling Officials, they were still processing the full range of emotions from disbelief to full-body, um, elevation. They even called a family member to double-check the ticket because they didn't believe it themselves. The winner chose a one-time payout of $450.5 million before taxes. After the federal withholding and additional federal taxes in Illinois, 4.95% of the cut, they walk away with $283.38 million. Still a life-changing haul off of a $2 gamble. The Hy-Vee gets about a $500,000 bonus for selling the ticket, and the manager says that he wishes that he could shake the winner's hand if they ever come back. Under Illinois laws, they're allowed to stay fully anonymous, which I think that's probably the best-case scenario if you give that, uh, just a thought for a moment.

Speaker I [00:32:34]:
Duh.

Speaker B [00:32:34]:
So there you go. A lot of stuff going on right there. Also, I don't know if you heard about this, but this was making the rounds over the last, uh, couple of days. A Minnesota woman mugshot going viral over— after social media users noticed her striking resemblance of Jennifer Lopez. Serena Ann Quast, 35, was arrested in Monticello after allegedly stealing $580 worth of power tools, batteries from a running store. And, uh, I've reportedly admitted to the theft and faces felony charges because of the value exceeds over $500 and she has prior theft convictions. Her booking photo has racked up nearly 2 million views on X, with users joking that they initially thought the picture was JLo herself. So there you go. Maybe she's not having one of those Winona Ryder moments. Think about that for a moment. Anyways, with that being said, we have already passed the time to do but let's do it anyways. It is Freeform Friday, so you get a lot of news on this day. So let's do that.

Speaker D [00:33:37]:
Here is the news on the Rated R Safety Show.

Speaker A [00:33:41]:
From Feature Story News in Hong Kong, I'm Laura Westbrook. A United Nations fact-finding mission says there are reasonable grounds to believe the United States committed war crimes in Iran, including a strike on a school. The finding comes as US President Donald Trump says the war was hopefully toward the end. President Trump is said to want to prevent any escalation before November's midterm elections. James Goodison has more from Washington.

James Goodison [00:34:07]:
Now, the reasoning for that is effectively President Trump wants a holding pattern to be in place in the Middle East until after the midterm elections, which are just over 40 days away. He does not want to see an escalation in the Middle East that then would lead to an economic economic shock for the American public when it comes to gas and oil prices that could further dampen his chances of his party doing well in the midterm elections. So from his point of view, he doesn't want to engage with the Houthis on that front at this point and brush Saudi Arabia off. I think that it is very significant given the fact that the UN General Assembly is taking place in New York on Sunday.

Speaker A [00:34:49]:
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is set to hold talks with Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng over the weekend, as Washington and Beijing prepare for a summit between President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping next week. OpenAI Chief Sam Altman is reported to be attending a state dinner during the Chinese leader's visit, underscoring the prominence of artificial intelligence in the bilateral relationship. Kate Fisher reports from Washington. I think there is potentially, uh, room for collaboration on artificial intelligence, given the conversation right now about that over national security and potential concerns with AI. But of course, that competition element will remain to make that a tricky conversation nonetheless. India is warning that a US bill allowing President Trump to impose tariffs of up to 100% on top buyers of Russian oil could hurt ties between Washington and New Delhi. Delhi and disrupt global energy markets. The warning comes as data shows India's reliance on Russian crude has surged in recent months. US tariffs on Indian goods already stand at 50%, and a trade deal that was supposed to reduce them remains unsigned after months of delays. Neha Punia reports from New Delhi.

Neha Punia [00:36:04]:
Yeah, according to the Center for Research on Energy and Clean Air, India's imports of Russian Russian crude hit an all-time high in the month of June, going up to about 34% month on month. And Kpler is saying that in August, Russian crude accounted for 45% of total oil imports in India. If you look at the previous 2 months, that's June and July, the share of Russian crude in India's total oil basket was even higher at 50%.

Speaker A [00:36:36]:
From bureaus worldwide, this is FSN.

Simon Marks [00:36:39]:
With FSN Spotlight, I'm Simon Marks. Today, the rise of the far-right AfD in Germany, which has now led to Chancellor Friedrich Merz cancelling his trip to the UN General Assembly in New York this month. He is reeling from last week's seismic election win by the AfD in a regional election that has raised huge questions about the chancellor's grip grip on power and the AfD's hopes eventually to unseat him. Matt Fry of the UK's Channel 4 News with more from Germany.

Speaker C [00:37:09]:
When the chancellor got elected, his key election promise was— would be to double the support for the CDU, his party, and halve the support for the AfD across the country. And the exact opposite has happened across the board. It averages in the upper 20s, more than the CDU. They are openly pro- I spoke to the party's co-leader, Alice Weidel, who would be the German chancellor if they won. And she said, you know, we would do a deal with Russia. Had we been in power, there would be no war at the moment. Pretty much espousing some of the Trump lines that we've heard. But the other thing that they really want to do is rewrite aspects of German history. They don't deny the Nazi past. They just think that far too much time is spent on the Nazi past. And they want Germans to celebrate, you know, Bismarck and, you know, the great German heritage of the Middle Ages and all that kind of stuff.

Simon Marks [00:37:58]:
Chancellor Merz has been in office for only 16 months. The AfD are hoping for strong results in 2 more elections this weekend. With FSN Spotlight, I'm Simon Marks.

Speaker A [00:38:09]:
The main news again. UN investigators say there are reasonable grounds to believe the US carried out war crimes in the early days of its war on Iran. Russia holds its first elections since its invasion of Ukraine and is set to deliver deliver another parliament dominated by President Putin's party. Japan's central bank raises its interest rate, joining other major central banks in fighting inflation driven by soaring energy costs. And that's the latest Feature Story News. Laura Westbrook reporting.

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Speaker J [00:45:37]:
Okay.

Speaker B [00:45:37]:
Currently 45 minutes past the top of the hour as you and I are hanging out on this lovely Freeform Friday. Like, no joke, as we're, as we're talking about this. So what do you think? Are you liking the music? You know I am. That's why we haven't stopped it yet. So here we go. It's called In the Light. It's by a group called Names. Songs readily available on Spotify. Apple Music, YouTube Music, and Pandora. So there you go. Some things to think about as we are hanging. We'd like to thank NAMS for allowing us to play this here on the RadarDAR Safety Show. Yeah, always a good time when we get to do some music around here. No doubt about that. So there you go. Anyways, let's get into one of the most important things that I will ever tell you in my life. 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, boom, All kinds of fun stuff that you'll see right there. There'll be 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. I'm gonna tell you, you go there, there's so much information on that website that can change so many things depending on what you're looking for. No doubt about that. Okay, let's continue talking about some other things that are going on inside of the world of the multiverse. It is Friday, so you are aware some new movies are coming out today. Bad Apple starring Eddie Waller, Sean Giller, and Harvey Ip. A struggling primary school teacher begins to make some questionable decisions after one of her students is injured. It's rated R, hitting the movie theaters today. Also, Resident Evil follows the hapless courier, uh, task of delivering packages to a remote hospital. He soon finds himself caught in the middle of an outbreak and must fight through hordes of mutated creatures to survive. Rated R, hitting theaters today. Also, Shaun of the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom, starring Paul White and Justin Fletcher. On Halloween Eve, Mossy Bottom Farm excitement turns into a dismay when the clumsy farmer ruins the pumpkin patch. Sean tries fixing it with science experiments, but things go wrong when a wild beast appears in the wood. Rated PG, hitting theaters today. Also, also, Tiny Fugitive, starting Johnny Knoxville and Benjamin Pajak and Aaron Harris. A reckless group of 12-year-olds sets out on a mission to spend the rest of their lives Asleep at an away camp. They'll just have to go get past Bob, the camp's deranged, relentless 50-year-old lifer counselor. It's rated R. So there you go, some movies if you're interested hitting the cinema today. So that is for sure. Anyways, with that being said, let's go ahead and do this. Let's bring some John Smalls into our life and let him tell us about the motivation So let's do that.

Speaker I [00:49:21]:
Courtesy of JaceCaseMedical.com, today's quote was submitted by Mark. Julia Child said, this is my invariable advice to people: learn how to cook, try new recipes, learn from your mistakes, be fearless, and above all, have fun. I love this advice. My wife loves to cook. She finds new recipes all the time. Sometimes it's the same dish but a little different. This has been a fun adventure that anybody can do, and it doesn't cost much. You need to eat something anyway, why not try new things from time to time? Start small if you're afraid. There are websites and video channels devoted to this. Follow somebody who makes fun stuff and try a dish here and there. You never know, you might find your new favorite. And if you don't like it, you're not out much. Make small batches of anything you wonder about.

Neha Punia [00:50:09]:
I'm gonna try this.

Speaker I [00:50:10]:
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 D [00:50:20]:
Here is the news on the Radar Safety Show.

Speaker J [00:50:30]:
Mexico has issued an arrest warrant in connection with the death of a Spanish exchange student, adding a new development to an international investigation.

Speaker D [00:50:38]:
Mexican authorities are seeking a suspect after the student was killed during a visit to the country. Officials are working to determine what led to the death as investigators pursue the case and review available evidence. Lawrence Keller reporting.

Speaker J [00:50:49]:
A new proposal could pull Canada closer to Europe, as leaders weigh an unprecedented partnership while tensions with Washington continue rising.

Speaker D [00:50:58]:
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney welcomed the European Union's proposal for associate membership, saying closer ties could cover trade, trade, defense, energy, and technology. The idea would create a new status requiring further negotiations. Chris Anderson reporting.

Speaker J [00:51:12]:
A deadly collapse in Gaza has added to the humanitarian toll of the conflict, with rescue crews searching for a people trapped beneath damaged buildings.

Speaker D [00:51:21]:
At least 21 people were reported killed, and dozens remained trapped after a building collapsed in Gaza. The incident came as fighting and shortages continued to put pressure on civilians across the territory and emergency crews. Gary Beck reporting.

Speaker J [00:51:39]:
Fighting between Saudi Arabia and Yemen's Houthi rebels has intensified, raising new concerns about civilian safety and the security of major energy routes.

Speaker D [00:51:48]:
Saudi officials said drone debris killed one person in Taif, while fresh Saudi airstrikes hit areas of Yemen. More than 100,000 people have reportedly been displaced, as the conflict threatens vital shipping lanes and regional energy supplies.

Speaker J [00:52:05]:
A news helicopter crash in Los Angeles has killed 3 people, including a veteran aerial journalist and the pilot, during coverage of a traffic collision.

Speaker D [00:52:14]:
The helicopter went down while crews were reporting on an SUV and city bus crash, killing 2 people aboard and another person on the ground. Investigators are examining the cause while the station community mourns the journalists lost. Kyle Norris reporting.

Speaker J [00:52:29]:
New concerns about artificial intelligence are emerging after OpenAI disclosed several cases in which research models behaved in unexpected ways during testing.

Speaker D [00:52:38]:
OpenAI said some models attempted to evade safeguards, manipulate information, or act without authorization. The company is creating a framework to track and investigate such incidents as AI development accelerates and safety questions receive greater attention. Kevin Sanders reporting.

Speaker J [00:52:55]:
Investigators in Philadelphia are examining evidence connected to 5 missing women after human remains were reportedly discovered inside a home.

Speaker D [00:53:04]:
Authorities are working to identify the remains and determine whether they are connected to the missing person cases. Investigators have not announced a final link. Detectives are continuing interviews and evidence reviews. Searches are also underway as the complex case develops. Liam White reporting.

Speaker J [00:53:19]:
The Federal Reserve has raised its benchmark interest rate, reversing course as higher energy costs add to inflation concerns The Fed increased its target range by a quarter point to between 3.75% and 4%.

Speaker E [00:53:34]:
Officials also indicated another increase could come later this year, potentially raising borrowing costs for households, businesses, and consumers. Jessica Oakley reporting.

Speaker D [00:53:44]:
And that's the latest news headlines with Alan Edwards.

Speaker B [00:53:47]:
We're rocking all day at work 'cause we don't give a duck. Autocorrect probably Probably just saved my ass there.

Speaker D [00:53:57]:
Like I give a flying, you know.

Speaker B [00:53:59]:
Oh, like I give a flying, you know. I guess that's one way to look at it as we are talking. Okay, so let's continue talking about some other stuff that is going on inside of the world of the multiverse, and let's talk about some things that happened back on this day. Back in 1793, Washington lays cornerstones of Capitol Building. In In 1830, a horse beats the first US-made locomotive near Baltimore. In 1927, Columbia Broadcasting System, known as CBS, goes on the air with 16— yes, 1-6— radio stations. In 1965, Get Smart premieres. In 1972, the first Black National League umpire, Art Williams, from— Actually, does the umpiring for the game of Los Angeles versus San Diego. In 1990, a 500-pound, 6-foot Hershey's Kiss is displayed for— at the first Times Square, or at One Times Square in New York City is probably the better way to say that. And then in 1990, Atlanta is chosen to host the 1996 Centennial Summer Olympics. So there you go. That's some things that happened back on this date. If you're looking at some celebrity birthdays for today, Frankie Avalon turns 86. Anna Deavere Smith turns 76. Holly Robinson Peete turns 62. What else?

Speaker D [00:55:31]:
What else?

Speaker B [00:55:31]:
What else? What else? Aisha Tyler turns 56. Jada Pinkett Smith turns 55. Lance Armstrong turns 55. James Mardsen turns 53. Jason Tzedakis turns 51. And Alison Lohmann turns 47 today. So there you go. There's some birthdays for you. Let's talk real quick about some things that you ought to know. NASCAR The Bass Pro Shops Night Race airs tomorrow at 7:30 PM Eastern Time on the USA Network from Bristol Motor Speedway. Tonight's Mega Million jackpot is for $244 million. Tomorrow's Powerball jackpot is for $298 million. The US Treasury has sanctioned BitBank as an Iranian cryptocurrency exchange controlled by a sanctioned Iranian financier, accusing it of helping move hundreds of millions of dollars in Bitcoin to Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. Treasury says that BitBank was also used for Hormuz Safe, an Iranian maritime services operation to process payments collected from ships traveling through the Strait of Hormuz. The U.S. previously accused Hormuz Safe of being part of the IRGC-backed scheme involving maritime insurance and payments in cryptocurrency. In some other news, a Texas Air National Guard F-16 crashed yesterday afternoon during a routine training mission near Michigan. The pilot safely ejected and was taken on— or taken to a hospital where officials said that he was conscious and speaking with law enforcement. Authorities evacuated people within 1-mile radius because of the hazardous chemical spills from the wreckage. No other injuries were reported, and all Texas Air National Guard aircraft involved in the Michigan training were temporarily grounded. The cause of the crash remains under investigation, but I'm sure we'll find out more in the near future. Also, last night the Bills beat the Lions 41-31, just in case you needed to know. Also, um, if you need some words of wisdom for you, here you go. Challengers are what make life interesting, and overcoming them is what makes life meaningful. If you need some words of advice for today, try this: use petroleum jelly to remove ballpoint ink from leather. Either rub it in directly on the spot or put a gob on it and leave it for several days and then wipe it off. So there you go. Anyways, that's going to sum up our time together. At the top of the hour, I will be going over to radiobig.fm if you want to come and hang out with me for the next couple hours or so. I will be there. So if you don't want to go over to radiobig.fm and you want to hang out here with the likes of Sheldon Primus, you can do that as he talks about the world of safety consulting. Over there, I will be talking about the world of music and entertainment, if you care to know. Anyways, that's going to be it. I appreciate it. I know who you are. You know who I am. Love ya, mean it, and goodbye.

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