Punk Rock Safety
Episodes
Ep. 50: Skinny Mike (w/ Mike Rayo)
04 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
It's big episode 50 over here at Punk Rock Safety, and the boys have made it exactly 49 episodes further than anyone would have thought. By now, you'v...
Ep. 49: Jeff (Todd) Wears Birkenstocks
11 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is what happens when the boys hit record while hanging out with Todd Conklin and then decide, “Good enough, let’s roll with it.” Th...
Ep. 48: How Did The Cat Get So Fat?
14 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The boys are back (and they're looking for trouble - see if you can sort out that lyric) for Episode 48, kicking off 2026 with the standard blend of p...
Ep. 47: When Did Punk Rock Become So Safe?
31 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Happy New Year, you beautiful punks!It's not a NOFX song, but the title is from Separation of Church and Skate, so that counts.Shocking, but his one i...
Ep. 46: My Heart Is Yearning
17 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
My heart is yearning (yep, it’s a NOFX song) in anticipation.Of what?Well, that’s what the episode is, you jerk. Don’t ruin the surprise.Coming ...
Ep. 45: And Now For Something Completely Similar (w/ Brian Hughes)
03 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
After the usual BS of “Did anyone invite a guest?” and “Let’s text random people while we're recording,” the boys get down to business: a wh...
Ep. 44: Dinosaurs Will Die
12 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This episode dives into the reality of safety management systems; how they often feel disconnected, bloated, and stuck in the past. You know. Like a d...
Ep. 43: Punk Rock Saves Lives
29 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
If you've never read all the way to the bottom of the episode notes, you won't know what PRSL is. Now you do. It's a good name for an episode, but ser...
Ep. 42: The Age of Unreason
15 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
First things first, fun without Dave already happened. Ron and Ben saw The Casualties, Adolescents, Adicts, and Dwarves. All of those bands have been ...
Ep. 41: Go to Work Wasted
01 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It's a deep cut, but it's another NOFX song title for the episode.Probably don't go to work wasted, but if you do, make sure you talk about it in the ...
Ep. 40: Never Mind the Quality, Feel the Width
17 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Another listener question. How good, right? The question? "I am still learning how to apply HOP principles. Can you talk about how they can be used ...
Ep. 39: Freedumb
03 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We're finally back to a NOFX song title, so things are looking up. A lot of the time, when we decide someone did something dumb, we say things like "d...
Ep. 38: Simple Plan
20 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Fine, Simple Plan is only sort of punk. Or punk adjacent. They're about as pop punk as pop punk gets. But it makes for a decent episode name.Why, beca...
Ep. 37: Live Fast, Die Young (w/ James Kolozsi)
07 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This episode dives into what it really means to “do safety” when your job is inherently dangerous, like military, police, or even things like avia...
Ep. 36: The Process of Belief (w/ Ian Madison)
23 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Ian Madison rolls in with a background of ethically hunted animals (that's what he told us), evidence of like eight million Bad Religion shows, and so...
Ep. 35: Please Play This Song On The Radio (w/ Michael Bathgate and Taylor Hewlett)
09 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Even though they're not really into punk rock, Michael and Taylor from Imperial Oil are pretty badass (and the title of this episode is a NOFX song th...
Ep. 34: Career Opportunities (With David Strano)
25 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
"Sometimes work just fucking sucks"That's what David Strano said back on the Decline episode, and if you're not careful, saying smart things gets you ...
Ep. 33: It’s My Job to Keep Punk Rock (Safety) Elite
11 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week, the boys are talking about theory and practice, because, as the listener who submitted the question says, "fuck you, that's why."It's true,...
Ep. 32: Authority Zero
28 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
"I think the context was kind of like, how do you go about trying to maybe introduce or convince your organization on some of the more contemporary id...
Ep. 31: The Decline
14 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It was sort of like a NOFX show. People had the wrong time, Ron rolled in when he felt like it, a lot of friends were there, and a few hooligans showe...
Ep. 30: First Ditch Effort
30 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
First off, every new episode is sort of a surprise, but making it to Episode 30 is about 29 more than the boys expected. And of course the title is fr...
Ep. 29: Wolves in Wolves’ Clothing
16 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Two-thirds of the dickheads on this podcast are consultants, so an episode about consulting seemed like a good idea.Also, there's a lot of chatter at ...
Ep. 28: Insulted By Germans (Again)
02 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It's almost a theme at this point, but if you guessed the episode title is also a NOFX song, you're the winner. It's a pretty deep cut from the Backst...
Ep. 27: Eat The Meek
19 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hey, you guessed it - a title from a NOFX song.This time, the boys are talking about power. It's a pretty punk rock topic, because there's a lot of mu...
Ep. 26: Anarchy in the U(S)
05 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Like the Sex Pistols song, but with more cowboys and stuff.There's been some talk of abolishing the health and safety regulator - OSHA - in the US. It...
Ep. 25: Safety Is Easy (Like Your Mom)
19 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Ron is back!Turns out that even a punk band needs a lead guitar, no matter how simple some people say it is to play.In this episode, the boys stumble ...
Ep. 24: Digging A Hole For Myself (With Josh Bryant)
05 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Josh Bryant joins the pod for this episode because Ron's out doing real work, apparently. Joshie is a big-time safety and risk guy in the mining indus...
Ep. 23: Los Angeles is Burning
22 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Shit. Things are crazy, man. As the Bad Religion song says, "Los Angeles Is Burning." Link to the song below, if you're into that sort of thing.Seriou...
Ep. 22: The Idiots Are Taking Over
08 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Don't you think Punk Rock Safety isn't taking safety seriously enough? Making jokes about safety is surely a sign that some idiot doesn't care enough,...
Ep. 21: Do They Owe Us a Living?
25 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It's a Christmas miracle! We made it to 21. Seriously, though, this episode is coming out on Christmas or the day after, depending on where you are in...
Ep. 20: I'm So Sorry Tony
11 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Sometimes bad shit happens to good people. We know it's weird, but here's another episode with a NOFX title. This time, it's a song about Tony Sly's (...
Ep. 19: The Cause
03 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We keep forgetting (except for now, because we're definitely mentioning it) to say that there's some evidence that Fat Mike from NOFX loves the podcas...
Ep. 18: The War On Errorism
13 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Yet another NOFX inspired title, huh? Yep. We're a one-trick pony around here.The boys have finally gotten around to human error, which is a theme for...
Ep. 17: 21st Century Digital Boy (With Colette Alexander)
30 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This one's a little different. The title may give some of that away (and it's a Bad Religion song).None of your three hosts are tech wizards, but Coll...
Ep. 16: Fuck Authority
16 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It's Episode 16, punks.The boys start this one with a peek behind the curtain into just how much prep goes into the pod. Spoiler: not a lot. It's sort...
Ep. 15: Sellouts
02 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In punk, being a sellout means you've abandoned the punk rock culture: anti-authority, DIY, non-conformity, and tearing apart systems that don't work ...
Ep. 14: Risk Assess-holes
18 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
When's the last time the outcome of a risk assessment was a surprise? Thought so.So why do we do risk assessments, anyway? Are we really making decisi...
Ep. 13: I Heard They Suck Live! (With Sam Goodman)
04 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Fine. You're right. The title is also the name of a NOFX album. NOFX is rad, though, so we're keeping it.This week, we're talking to a kickass guest, ...
Ep. 12: Fuck Safety, Make Money
21 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It's episode 12, and we've got a new quote for a T-shirt, and instead of "goal conflicts," we just went with the title of the episode. Watch the merch...
Ep. 11: People Suck
07 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Snake eyes, MFers!It's episode 11, and with a minute of prep or so, we settled on figuring out if people really are the solution to things, especially...
Ep. 10: Wanna Go To A Joint Party?
24 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The fact that we've made it to episode 10 is sort of miraculous. Like a stage diver, you don't have to want it, but it's happening.We're talking about...
Ep. 9: Ron Goes to College
10 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
By the time this episode comes out, Ron will have defended his doctoral dissertation, a whole lot like Milo from The Descendents did. Except Ron is co...
Ep. 8: PRS Fucking Rules
26 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We said we were going to livestream, but we definitely didn't. Sorry. This shit's harder than it seems like it should be.You should 100% check out the...
Ep. 7: Diane Saw the Sex Pistols and You Didn't (With Diane Chadwick-Jones)
10 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
There's no better title than to make sure we've got Diane's name in it. Why? If you have to ask, go find out, then listen to the episode. There's a pu...
Ep.6: I Wanna Be Your Dog(ma)
29 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Ron's halfway done with a dissertation draft, too, so that's a pretty important advance. Don't forget to check out merch at www.punkrocksafetymerch....
Ep 5: Size Matters
15 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The fame is getting to Ron's head a little bit. Dave's too. Ben doesn't get out much, but give it time. This one is a little more serious for some re...
Ep 4: Fuck! Are We Lost?
01 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
There's some discussion around here about what the next topic should be, but we promise we'll figure something out. DISCLAIMER: You probably sho...
Ep 3: Can Anybody Sing? (With John Wilkes)
17 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Wait, can I be on the show? Good question. Talk to Ron, and make sure to bring bribery-flavored hot dogs.Seriously though, there's no real plan, but i...
Ep 2: Here We Go
06 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
There was some very real belief that this was an April Fool's joke. It isn't. Sorry about that.Ron, Dave, and Ben discuss what it means to be a safety...
Ep 1: Sound Check
25 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It's the first episode of Punk Rock Safety!Ben, Ron, and Dave are all over the place on this one, but we'll settle into a rhythm soon. In the true spi...