Physical Environment Safety
How Coronavirus Changed America’s Social Contract | SAFETY DOC PODCAST #125
[Podcast] Doc does a face validity check in, describes the American social contract, and then identifies ways personal privacy changed this month and how those changes will likely be permanent. DIRECT LINK to MP3 of this Episode: https://tinyurl.com/SDP125-AUDIO ARE WE ALL DEPUTIZED? Doc notes counties and communities encouraging residents to report alleged violations of social gathering decrees…
Read MoreFace Validity – What’s Going on in My Town Today (one week into Coronavirus) | SAFETY DOC PODCAST #123
[Podcast] Doc samples locations in his town on a Saturday afternoon to determine face validity of the impact of the coronavirus event on everyday life in southern Wisconsin about 40 minutes north of the state capital. Places visited included the hospital, a park, WalMart, a grocery store, a school and the armory. You’ll be surprised…
Read MoreCoronavirus Vs. 9/11 – What we got right in 2001 and wrong in 2020 [Safety Doc Podcast #121]
[Podcast – LIVESTREAM] Dr. Perrodin delivers a rare livestream analysis of coronavirus response, comparisons to 9/11 response, what’s unprecedented, what’s likely ahead, and the pace of new developments. He also discusses the impact on post-secondary education institutions and a likely complete closure of the K-12 school system for the remainder of the 2019-2020 school year.…
Read MoreInsider Truth About How Schools Will Respond to Coronavirus | SAFETY DOC PODCAST 120 [Podcast]
[Podcast] Schools aren’t prepared to handle long-term closures due to the coronavirus. Don’t be fooled by germ-zapping robots or custodians fogging hallways with disinfectant. If a pandemic hits, the schools will close – and probably for the rest of 2019-2020 school year! I worked in school for 20 years with most of those being a…
Read MoreVincent LaRosa | Founding of Masculine Geek and Urban Exploring | SAFETY DOC PODCAST #118
[Podcast] Vincent LaRosa is a network administrator, Masculine Geek and adventurer. He’s an enthusiast of ancient areas and fascinated with urban decay – including the death knell of the American mall. In this episode, Vince discusses the genesis of one of Internet’s top shows – Masculine Geek, writing, urban exploring and an intellectual hike through…
Read MorePreparing for an Active Assailant on Campus | Morgan Ballis Interview | SAFETY DOC PODCAST #117 [Podcast]
[Podcast] As a school crisis develops, more time means more options. This episode’s guest works to put seconds back on the clock by teaching people steps to improve their chances for survival during a chaotic situation. DIRECT LINK to MP3 of this Episode: https://tinyurl.com/SDP117-AUDIO ABOUT MORGAN BALLIS Morgan Ballis is the Director of Strategic Planning &…
Read MoreNick Schulaner | The Jagged Intersection of Marketing and School Safety | SAFETY DOC PODCAST #114 [Podcast]
[Podcast] Nick Schulaner is a 21-year-old guitar-playing Digital Marketer and Mechanical Engineering Student. He has instructed in 2 programs teaching people how to do digital marketing so they can either promote their own small business or get jobs marketing for other people. He also has his own YouTube channel where he interviews other successful marketers…
Read MoreSAFETY DOC PODCAST #113 | Spelunker Atham Aldecua on Psyche, Soma & STEM [Podcast]
[Podcast] Atham Aldecua’s safety advice is to assume that you are always alone and that anyone else that can help you during a crisis is a bonus. Trust gut instincts and rely upon yourself to make decisions and find options within chaos. A caver, climber, hiker, and snowboarder, Atham’s forded the divide from self-similarity to…
Read MoreSAFETY DOC PODCAST #111 | Interview with Max Eden | Education Policy Expert and Coauthor of Why Meadow Died [Podcast]
PODCAST: In this episode of The Safety Doc Podcast, I talk with the co-author of Why Meadow Died: The People and Policies That Created The Parkland Shooter and Endanger America’s Students. He discusses student discipline reform, student disability policies, abeyance agreements, and pressures on institutions to ‘look as though they have no problems,’ and more…
Read MoreAnn Marie Cotman Interview – How Zero-tolerance Discipline Policies Undermine School Safety | SAFETY DOC PODCAST #110 [Podcast]
[Podcast] In 2013, A 7-year-old Maryland kid chewed his breakfast pastry into the shape of a gun at school and wound up with two days suspension. The pastry in question was not named, but it’s gotta be a Pop-Tart, right? This dubious outcome, and others like it, are often the result of what is known…
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