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After COVID-19: Get Ready to Play

June 22, 2020 Tim Business, Crisis Communications, Entertainment, Episodes, Life & Style, Marketing, Media, Public Relations, Society, Sports 00:43:03 Comments Off on After COVID-19: Get Ready to Play

UPMC Sports medicine physician Dr. Jeanne Doperak joins Tim to talk about how athletes of all ages can get back to playing sports again in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. She’s one of the people behind the new UPMC Youth Sports Playbook designed to help get young athletes back to competition. In this episode, Dr. Doperak details the thinking behind that playbook, and how to get your young athlete back into sports with confidence, with the right approach and the right mindset.

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John Scofield: A Jazz Master

June 15, 2020 Tim Business, Entertainment, Episodes, History, Life & Style, Marketing, Media, Music, People, Society 00:38:03 Comments Off on John Scofield: A Jazz Master

Jazz legend John Scofield joins Tim to talk about his life as one of the world’s leading jazz guitarists. He talks about the creative process, performing, and how his music has defied labeling. John is a true jazz innovator.

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Podcast Gumbo: Why We Listen

June 8, 2020 Tim Branding, Business, Entertainment, Episodes, Life & Style, Marketing, Media, Public Relations, Society 00:45:39 Comments Off on Podcast Gumbo: Why We Listen

Paul Kondo joins Tim to talk about why we listen to podcasts, what’s the appeal, and some of the podcasts he likes. Paul is the editor of the leading podcasting industry newsletter for listeners called Podcast Gumbo, and new in 2020, the Podcast Gumbo Podcast.  Podcasting has shaped the way we think, but there’s something more to it. In this episode we explore the appeal of podcasting.

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Post-pandemic Mindset: Getting Your Life Back on Track

June 1, 2020 Tim Branding, Business, Episodes, Life & Style, Marketing, Public Relations, Society 00:37:06 Comments Off on Post-pandemic Mindset: Getting Your Life Back on Track

New York Times best-selling author and professional organizer Julie Morgenstern joins Tim to talk about how to get your life back on track thanks to the right mindset and a system for getting organizing your time and space. She’s advised a wide range of people on how to get organized, from top business executives and celebrities to people just like us. In this episode, Julie talks about how to re-emerge from this pandemic a more organized person, ready to take on a new chapter in your life.

 

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The Business Side of TV News

May 11, 2020 Tim Branding, Business, Entertainment, Episodes, Life & Style, Marketing, Media, Public Relations, Society 00:52:04 Comments Off on The Business Side of TV News

TV news industry veteran and consultant John Altenbern joins Tim to talk about the business of TV news. John runs a consulting firm named Crawford Johnson & Northcott, Inc., that specializes in helping TV news operations get better ratings and grow their audiences. John tells what it takes for TV news operations to compete against each other for your time and attention. He gives a glimpse of some of the methods and strategies those news directors, producers and reporters use to keep us tuned in.

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COVID-19: Getting America Back to Work

April 20, 2020 Tim Business, Crisis Communications, Episodes, Life & Style, Marketing, Media, People, Politics, Politics, Public Relations, Society 00:42:42 Comments Off on COVID-19: Getting America Back to Work

Joel Griffith joins Tim to talk about how America will get back to work in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and related quarantines across the country. Joel is a research fellow for the Institute for Economic Freedom and Opportunity at The Heritage Foundation. In this episode we look ahead to what’s possible and exactly how the country can get its economy back on its feet and humming again.

 

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Carol Roth: Using Humor to Make a Point

April 13, 2020 Tim Branding, Business, Crisis Communications, Entertainment, Episodes, Marketing, Media, People, Public Relations, Society 00:59:29 Comments Off on Carol Roth: Using Humor to Make a Point

Carol Roth joins Tim to talk about a wide range of things, most notably how to use humor to make a point. Carol is a 2020 version of a renaissance woman, a national media personality, a former investment banker, a New York Times best-selling author, and now an investor, business advisor and entrepreneur. We talk with Carol about her career and the niche she has carved for herself providing tough love on business, entrepreneurship and how she leverages the power of humor to make a point.

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First Person: How “Business Casual” Became a Thing

April 6, 2020 Tim Branding, Business, Episodes, History, Life & Style, Marketing, Public Relations, Society 00:44:04 Comments Off on First Person: How “Business Casual” Became a Thing

PR veteran Rick Miller joins Tim to talk about helping Dockers change the way people dress in the office. He and his team played a part in the launch of the now ubiquitous “business casual” dress code. In this episode he talks about some of the keys to getting society to change its mindset about fashion and other things.

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Food, Faith & Fun: A Catholic Priest’s Unconventional Approach

March 30, 2020 Tim Branding, Business, Episodes, Food, Life & Style, Marketing, Media, People, Public Relations, Society 00:44:22 Comments Off on Food, Faith & Fun: A Catholic Priest’s Unconventional Approach

Father Leo Patalinghug joins Tim to talk about his unconventional ministry that blends food, faith and fun. Father Leo is a podcast host, a celebrity cook of sorts, a sought-after public speaker and a Catholic priest. He tells about how he connects with people over food where they live.

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Meme Culture: How “Buckle Up, Baby” Became a Meme

March 23, 2020 Tim Business, Entertainment, Episodes, Life & Style, Marketing, Media, People, Public Relations, Society, Sports 00:22:56 Comments Off on Meme Culture: How “Buckle Up, Baby” Became a Meme

Tyler and Hilary Avolia join Tim to talk about the time a spontaneous moment at a hockey game when Tyler was two turned into a meme that is now known around the world. In this episode, we look back to the time a local TV news clip from a Pittsburgh Penguins hockey game in 2014, made Tyler’s baby face one of the most shared memes on the Internet. The topic? Meme culture.

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Do Political Campaigns Really Change Voters’ Minds?

February 24, 2020 Tim Business, Episodes, History, Life & Style, Marketing, Media, People, Politics, Politics, Public Relations, Science, Society 00:34:43 Comments Off on Do Political Campaigns Really Change Voters’ Minds?

Author and cognitive scientist Hugo Mercier joins Tim to talk about an article he wrote for the Wall Street Journal where he sheds light on research that answers the question: “Do political campaigns change voters’ minds?” Hugo is the author of, “Not Born Yesterday: The Science of Who We Trust and What We Believe.”

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The Story of a Song: “Play That Funky Music”

February 17, 2020 Tim Business, Entertainment, Episodes, History, Life & Style, Marketing, Media, Music, People, Society 00:44:51 Comments Off on The Story of a Song: “Play That Funky Music”

The founder of the band Wild Cherry and the creator of the iconic song “Play that Funky Music,” Rob Parissi, joins Tim to do an anatomy of a funky song. That funky song, which has been named one of the top 100-performing songs of all time. Rob tells stories and gives a hint why new generations are embracing it even today.

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The Rise of Rush Limbaugh & Conservative Talk Radio

February 10, 2020 Tim Branding, Business, Crisis Communications, Entertainment, Episodes, History, Life & Style, Marketing, Media, People, Politics, Politics, Public Relations, Society 00:50:16 Comments Off on The Rise of Rush Limbaugh & Conservative Talk Radio

Brian Rosenwald joins Tim to talk about the rise of Rush Limbaugh and conservative talk radio. Brian is the co-editor of a daily Washington Post history blog called “Made by History.” He’s a Scholar in Residence at the University of Pennsylvania. He’s also the author of a new book called: “Talk Radio’s America: how an industry took over a political party that took over the United States.”

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The Philosophy of Mister Rogers

February 3, 2020 Tim Branding, Business, Entertainment, Episodes, History, Life & Style, Marketing, Media, People, Public Relations, Society 00:45:45 Comments Off on The Philosophy of Mister Rogers

Bill Isler joins Tim to talk about his friend and colleague and Fred Rogers and the film “It’s a Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood,” starring Tom Hanks and where Bill serves as an important character in the movie. Bill sheds light on  Fred Rogers the man, his philosophy and his unquestionable legacy.

 

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YouTube Creator: The Kavalier

January 27, 2020 Tim Branding, Business, Entertainment, Episodes, Life & Style, Marketing, Media, People, Public Relations, Society 00:36:58 Comments Off on YouTube Creator: The Kavalier

He’s an up and coming YouTube creator better known to his 100,000 subscribers as The Kavalier. Jon Shanahan joins Tim to talk about what it was like to come up with this YouTube concept, and then come up with a successful strategy to build a large following as a full-time YouTuber.

 

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Tim O’Brien

Tim O’Brien, author, senior media advisor and veteran damage control expert, takes you inside the issues, the stories and to the people who reveal things you may not know, and other things some may want to keep hidden.  With over 35 years in handling high stakes and complex crisis management situations, and in his own comfortable style, Tim probes to uncover what’s real and what matters. What will shape the future. He developed the Shaping Opinion podcast to help you see how influence is at play every day. Get a fresh perspective that will help you see through the spin.