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Public Safety

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Public Safety Sub-categories:

  • Emergency Response and Planning (9)
  • School Shootings (5)
  • Violence and Abuse (18)

Why More Retirees Are Choosing This Option

>> July 13, 2025

We speak with a couple enjoying their retirement in Ecuador, and a longtime expat who made the move more than two decades ago.

topics covered: Affordable Housing, Aging and Death, Culture and the Arts, Economics and Finance, Elderly and Senior Citizens, Family and Interpersonal Relationships, Personal Finance, Public Safety, Real Estate, Retirement, Travel, Travel and Leisure
ListenWhy More Retirees Are Choosing This Option

Why Are All Major U.S. Cities Sinking?

>> July 13, 2025

experts Tom Parsons and Pietro Teatini break down what’s causing the ground to drop, why it’s happening faster in some places than others, and what can be done to slow or manage the damage before it’s too late.

topics covered: Architecture, Climate Change, Current Events, Earth and Environmental Science and Climate Change, Environment, Extreme Weather, Floods, Geology, Infrastructure and Engineering, Public Safety, Societal Issues, Technology, Transportation, Urban Planning, Weather and Weather Forecasting
ListenWhy Are All Major U.S. Cities Sinking?

Burning Year-Round: The New Reality Of Firefighting In America

>> July 6, 2025

Kelly Ramsey shares her candid experience with us of what it’s like to fight fire in a system that’s breaking under its own weight.

topics covered: Climate Change, Earth and Environmental Science and Climate Change, Emergency Response and Planning, Employment and Workplace Issues, Extreme Weather, Independent Media, Industry, Infrastructure and Engineering, Military and War, News and Journalism, Public Funding, Public Health and Policy, Public Safety, Regulation, Science, Small Business, Societal Issues, Wildfire and Forest Fire
ListenBurning Year-Round: The New Reality Of Firefighting In America

Viewpoints Explained: Sinking Cities: What’s Causing The Ground To Drop

>> June 25, 2025

We cover what’s really behind this change and why it’s an urgent issue affecting millions.

topics covered: Climate Change, Infrastructure and Engineering, Public Safety, Research, Science, Urban Planning
ListenViewpoints Explained: Sinking Cities: What’s Causing The Ground To Drop

An Architectural Rebirth: A City Rising From The Ashes

>> April 27, 2025

Historian Julius L. Jones walks us through how a combination of dry weather, wooden construction, and miscommunication led to one of the most destructive urban fires in U.S. history.

topics covered: American Culture and History, Architecture, Infrastructure and Engineering, Public Safety
ListenAn Architectural Rebirth: A City Rising From The Ashes

Nowhere Left To Run: Surviving The New Reality Of Climate Change

>> April 20, 2025

Anna Weber and Kiara Rutherford discuss how extreme weather is reshaping where—and how—we live, and why the time for coordinated, equity-focused climate action is now.

topics covered: Mental Health, Personal Finance, Public Safety
ListenNowhere Left To Run: Surviving The New Reality Of Climate Change

Viewpoints Explained: An Uncertain Season For National Parks

>> March 12, 2025

Spring and summer are just around the corner, marking the busiest months for U.S. national parks. But with recent layoffs by the Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, many are worried about the gaps in staffing this year.

topics covered: Politics, Public Safety
ListenViewpoints Explained: An Uncertain Season For National Parks

Viewpoints Explained: An Early Initiative From Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

>> February 26, 2025

Now that he’s in office, we cover both sides of the debate surrounding this possible new initiative.

topics covered: Health and Medicine, Politics, Public Health and Policy, Public Policy, Public Safety
ListenViewpoints Explained: An Early Initiative From Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

Is Our Food Supply Becoming Less Safe?

>> February 9, 2025

We speak with two experts in the food industry about why you shouldn’t be so worried about the growing number of recalls and how you can reduce your personal risk through some simple practices.

topics covered: Disease, Food and Nutrition, Food Indsutry, Health and Medicine, Manufacturing, Public Safety, Regulation
ListenIs Our Food Supply Becoming Less Safe?

Curing The Disease Of Gun Violence

>> September 22, 2024

We speak with two people who have become part of the solution and are helping to curb gun-related deaths in their respective communities.

topics covered: Public Safety
ListenCuring The Disease Of Gun Violence

Viewpoints Explained: Turbulent Times At Boeing

>> September 11, 2024

We recap the struggles its faced and what this ‘too big to fail’ company is doing to move forward.

topics covered: Public Safety, Travel
ListenViewpoints Explained: Turbulent Times At Boeing

Adventures In Volcano Land: Conversations With Volcanologists

>> August 18, 2024

We cover these magnificent structures, common myths and how people within the danger zone stay safe.

topics covered: Extreme Weather, Public Safety
ListenAdventures In Volcano Land: Conversations With Volcanologists

Viewpoints Explained: Will This Hotter-Than-Usual Heat Ever End?

>> July 31, 2024

Is the new norm triple digit weather in the summer months? We cover the dangers of this extreme heat and how to stay safe this summer.

topics covered: Climate Change, Extreme Weather, Health and Medicine, Public Safety, Weather and Weather Forecasting
ListenViewpoints Explained: Will This Hotter-Than-Usual Heat Ever End?

Politics, Violence & International Instability: The Domino Effects Of Climate Change

>> July 14, 2024

Our experts discuss what the future will look like on a global scale if we continue this path.

topics covered: Climate Change, Energy Production, Housing and Homelessness, Immigration and Deportation, International/Global Affairs, Natural Resources, Public Policy, Public Safety
ListenPolitics, Violence & International Instability: The Domino Effects Of Climate Change

Sharenting: Inside The World Of Family Influencers

>> June 30, 2024

We cover the many dynamics of family influencers and why this growing subcategory online poses real risks to content creators, their children and viewers.

topics covered: Child Development, Children and Parenting, Family and Interpersonal Relationships, Mental Health, Parenting, Public Safety, Social Media and Internet
ListenSharenting: Inside The World Of Family Influencers

In Critical Condition: Cyberattacks’ Effect On Healthcare

>> June 23, 2024

We speak with two experts about who’s behind these digital attacks & what’s being done to better protect confidential patient data.

topics covered: Cybersecurity, Government and Politics, Healthcare, Law/Policy and Enforcement, Public Health and Policy, Public Safety, Technology
ListenIn Critical Condition: Cyberattacks’ Effect On Healthcare

Is The Era Of Dating Apps Really Over?

>> June 23, 2024

We delve into the current landscape of dating online, its challenges (and upsides) and what’s next for the millions of singles looking to form new relationships.

topics covered: Family and Interpersonal Relationships, Public Safety, Social Media and Internet, Technology
ListenIs The Era Of Dating Apps Really Over?

Viewpoints Explained: Why the Ford F-Series and Chevy Silverado Continue To Reign Supreme

>> June 19, 2024

Two out of the top three selling cars so far this year are both trucks. We cover Americans long-held love for large, pickup trucks despite their impractical design in many settings.

topics covered: Advertising/Marketing and Consumerism, Cars and Driving, Personal Finance, Public Safety, Technology, Transportation
ListenViewpoints Explained: Why the Ford F-Series and Chevy Silverado Continue To Reign Supreme

Viewpoints Explained: Move Over Fro-Yo & Cupcakes: This Dessert Just Keeps On Growing

>> June 5, 2024

Yes, we’re talking about why people can’t seem to get enough of those fresh-baked oversized, gourmet cookies.

topics covered: Aging and Death, Cybersecurity, Government and Politics, Personal Finance, Public Safety
ListenViewpoints Explained: Move Over Fro-Yo & Cupcakes: This Dessert Just Keeps On Growing

Viewpoints Explained: Americans Lost $10 Billion To Fraud In 2023

>> May 29, 2024

We highlight some of the fastest growing frauds and why thousands of people each day are falling for these persuasive narratives.

topics covered: Aging and Death, Cybersecurity, Government and Politics, Personal Finance, Public Safety
ListenViewpoints Explained: Americans Lost $10 Billion To Fraud In 2023

Viewpoints Explained: What’s Happening In Haiti?

>> March 20, 2024

We cover the unfolding chaos in the capital city and why the future looks uncertain for this Caribbean country.

topics covered: Democracy and Elections, Government and Politics, History, Human Rights, International/Global Affairs, Military and War, Politics, Public Policy, Violence and Abuse
ListenViewpoints Explained: What’s Happening In Haiti?

Viewpoints Explained: A Deadly Beach Death – And No, It Didn’t Happen In The Water

>> March 6, 2024

We cover the unexpected death of a 7-year-old girl late last month at a beach in Fort Lauderdale. What all parents should know about this deadly phenomenon.

topics covered: Children and Parenting, Emergency Response and Planning, Public Health and Policy, Public Safety
ListenViewpoints Explained: A Deadly Beach Death – And No, It Didn’t Happen In The Water

Under The Radar Pt 2: A Love-Hate Relationship With America’s Space Shuttle

>> February 18, 2024

Former NASA flight director and program manager Wayne Hale speaks candidly with us about the myths and facts of the NASA Space Shuttle Program.

topics covered: Infrastructure and Engineering, Legislation, Politics, Public Funding, Public Safety, Space Travel and Space Exploration
ListenUnder The Radar Pt 2: A Love-Hate Relationship With America’s Space Shuttle

Under the Radar Pt 1: An Alternate Perspective on the Famed Space Shuttle Program

>> February 11, 2024

This week, we uncover this story with the help of Harvard professor Matthew H. Hersch who’s the author of Dark Star: A New History of the Space Shuttle.

topics covered: Aerospace Engineering, Employment and Workplace Issues, Government and Politics, History, Infrastructure and Engineering, Politics, Public Safety, Science and Technology, Space Travel and Space Exploration
ListenUnder the Radar Pt 1: An Alternate Perspective on the Famed Space Shuttle Program
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