From Day One to Year One! The Podcast That Should’ve Been a Group Text

Life & Safety with Jimmy Rios

When we hit “record” for the first time, we didn’t have a clue what we were doing. We were totally winging it. Honestly? This whole podcast started more like a group text—inside jokes, random stories, and way too much laughing at ourselves.

One year later—57 episodes (63 counting bonus episodes!), countless bloopers, a lot of late-night editing sessions, and more lessons than we ever expected—we’re still here. Still showing up. Still laughing. Still sharing our stories. Still forgetting to hit record sometimes (but hey, we’re human too).

In this special anniversary episode, Jimmy, Jenny, Megan, get together to celebrate everything this wild ride has taught us: the good, the hard, and the downright ridiculous. We’re pulling back the curtain to share:

• The coolest things we’ve learned along the way
• What turned out to be way harder than expected
• The behind-the-scenes chaos that somehow makes everything better
• Plus a bonus round of “Would You Rather” with the extended Life Safety team

The truth is, most podcasts don’t make it past 10 episodes, and over half disappear before they hit their first birthday. Keeping this thing going for a full year has taken heart, grit, stubbornness, a lot of caffeine, and most importantly... you.

From the bottom of our hearts: thank you.

Thank you for being part of this adventure. Thank you for laughing with us, learning with us, and giving this little project a reason to keep going. We’re so glad to have you along for the ride!

Here’s to another year of growing, laughing, messing up, getting back up, and maybe—maybe—hitting record on the first try. 🧡

So buckle up, tune in, and join us for this very special anniversary episode!

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Life Safety Associates specializes in emergency response training for corporate ERT Teams. We help businesses create competent and confident first responders who are ready to handle unexpected emergencies. For more information you find us @lifesafetyassoc or [email protected].

Chapters

1. From Day One to Year One! The Podcast That Should’ve Been a Group Text (00:00:00)

2. One Year Anniversary Celebration (00:00:46)

3. Team Reflections on Podcasting (00:02:26)

4. Challenges of Creating a Podcast (00:10:44)

5. Would You Rather: First Round (00:13:58)

6. Full Team Would You Rather (00:19:35)

7. Instructors' Dream and Nightmare Scenarios (00:21:44)

8. Final Thoughts and Thank You (00:28:29)