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The Circus: How it Fed America’s Imagination

October 8, 2018 Tim Animals, Branding, Business, Entertainment, Episodes, History, Life & Style, Marketing, Media, People, Public Relations 00:41:37 Comments Off on The Circus: How it Fed America’s Imagination

Writer, producer and director Sharon Grimberg joins Tim to discuss her latest production for American Experience on PBS called “The Circus.” Sharon talks about how the circus played a unique role in introducing Americans throughout the country to the world beyond, and in the process, helping to define American culture, and feed a growing nation’s imagination. For many decades before mass media, the circus brought to your town sights, sounds, smells, a complete sensory experience you might only get one day a year, if not once in a lifetime.

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Going Head to Head with the NFL

October 1, 2018 Tim Business, Entertainment, Episodes, History, Life & Style, Marketing, Media, People, Public Relations, Sports 00:49:03 Comments Off on Going Head to Head with the NFL

Former college All-American, NFL linebacker, and one of the NFL’s most prominent player agents Ralph Cindrich joins Tim to give his unique perspective of the NFL. Ralph spent 40 years in locker rooms, on fields and in negotiations with the owners during the league’s meteoric rise.

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BEATS: ‘Dad, Can I Have $400 Headphones?’

September 10, 2018 Tim Branding, Business, Entertainment, Episodes, Life & Style, Marketing, Media, Music, People 00:34:01 Comments Off on BEATS: ‘Dad, Can I Have $400 Headphones?’

Business writer and author Jeff Haden joins Tim to tell the story of Beats. Those expensive headphones that are about more than sound. They’re fashion statement. Jeff is a contributing editor for Inc..com, and he’s the author of the book, The Motivation Myth: How high achievers really set themselves up to win. Today, we look at a case study on winning in business in the high-end headphone market and how it changed the way we look at sound.

 

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Freedom Car: The Story of the Ford Mustang

September 3, 2018 Tim Branding, Business, Entertainment, Episodes, History, Life & Style, Marketing, Media, Public Relations 00:29:08 Comments Off on Freedom Car: The Story of the Ford Mustang

Automotive historian John Heitmann joins Tim to discuss the Freedom Car, the Ford Mustang and its  role American lore. John digs into the history of the car, its place in popular culture and recent events surrounding the emergence of the long lost and iconic “Bullitt Mustang.”

The premise of our podcast is simple. We talk about the people, events and things that have shaped the way we think. In this episode, John tells the story behind the car that some vintage collectors say is an iconic American symbol of freedom, but all describe it in one word – cool.

 

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The Monopoly Story

August 13, 2018 Tim Branding, Business, Entertainment, Episodes, History, Life & Style, Marketing, People, Public Relations 00:37:06 Comments Off on The Monopoly Story

Veteran board games executive, entrepreneur, game designer and Monopoly game expert Phil Orbanes  joins Tim to talk about his life-long affinity for one of the world’s most beloved board games, Monopoly.  Phil tells the whole story behind the game.  And  he talks about what the Monopoly game teaches us “off the board” in life and in business.

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The Man Behind the Emoticon :-)

July 30, 2018 Tim Branding, Entertainment, Episodes, History, Life & Style, Marketing, Media, People 00:27:44 Comments Off on The Man Behind the Emoticon :-)

Artificial Intelligence pioneer and Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) researcher Scott Fahlman joins Tim to discuss how a few minutes of humor turned into a worldwide phenomenon when he created the first Internet emoticon. Actually, it all started before the Internet was a thing.

 

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The Roads that Brought Us Together

July 23, 2018 Tim Entertainment, Episodes, History, Life & Style, Media, Public Relations 00:35:30 Comments Off on The Roads that Brought Us Together

Advertising veteran and author Richard Ratay joins Tim to talk about how America’s new roadways brought the country and families closer together. The conversation ranges from homespun stories of family on the road, to how pop culture was influenced by America’s growing super highway infrastructure, as they talk about Richard’s new book, “Don’t Make Me Pull Over: An informal history of the family road trip.”

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The Beatles Break Apart

July 16, 2018 Tim Branding, Business, Entertainment, Episodes, History, Life & Style, Marketing, Media, Music, People, Public Relations 00:32:11 Comments Off on The Beatles Break Apart

Award-winning author and music industry veteran Bob Spitz joins Tim to discuss the break-up of The Beatles, a watershed moment in the history of rock and roll, and how it impacted the music and entertainment and American culture for decades to come.

 

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Arnold Palmer: Golf’s Sports Marketing Pioneer

June 11, 2018 Tim Branding, Business, Entertainment, Episodes, History, Marketing, People, Public Relations, Sports 00:28:19 Comments Off on Arnold Palmer: Golf’s Sports Marketing Pioneer

Author Chris Rodell joins Tim to discuss his 20-year relationship with Arnold Palmer as covered in his new book “Arnold Palmer: Homespun Stories of the King.”  Chris talks about what he learned from Arnold Palmer’s example in golf, in business and in life, and what Palmer’s legacy means to professional athletes today.

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Do Sharks Need a PR Agency?

June 4, 2018 Tim Animals, Entertainment, Episodes, History, Public Relations 00:35:49 Comments Off on Do Sharks Need a PR Agency?

Writer Jason Bittel joins Tim to discuss how Shark Week, Jaws and other media may have created some off-target myths around sharks, while at the same time, driving more interest in shark research. This is Our Shark Show.

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Bob Hope’s USO Legacy

May 28, 2018 Tim Entertainment, Episodes, History, People 00:31:12 Comments Off on Bob Hope’s USO Legacy

Journalist Kurt Jensen joins Tim to discuss Bob Hope and his USO legacy. The Hollywood legend literally delivered ‘hope’ to generations of troops stationed overseas from World War II to Desert Storm in the early 1990s.  For all that he achieved in Hollywood, perhaps his most lasting legacy is coming to define what it means to “support our troops.”

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C-SPAN: Window to Washington

May 14, 2018 Tim Entertainment, Episodes, History, Life & Style, Media 00:23:04 Comments Off on C-SPAN: Window to Washington

Jeff Cohen joins Tim to take a closer look at how C-SPAN opened the door to a 24/7 window to Washington, D.C., changing the way Americans see Congress and, in some instances, how Congress presents itself to the country.

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“Boom Boom” Mancini: Triumph & Tragedy

May 7, 2018 Tim Crisis Communications, Entertainment, Episodes, History, Marketing, People, Public Relations, Sports 00:31:52 Comments Off on “Boom Boom” Mancini: Triumph & Tragedy

Gayle Lynn Falkenthal joins Tim to talk about the boxing match that changed the course of professional boxing in America – when Ray “Boom Boom” Mancini faced Duk-Koo Kim in Las Vegas for the world lightweight championship.  It’s the story of triumph and tragedy. No one could foresee that this would be a fight to the death, and it left many wondering about the very sport of boxing. Perceptions changed.

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The Prince Love Symbol

April 12, 2018 Tim Branding, Business, Entertainment, Episodes, History, Life & Style, Marketing, Media, Music, People 00:26:12 Comments Off on The Prince Love Symbol

Robin Teets joins Tim to revisit the time in 1993 when Prince turned the music world and pop culture upside down by changing his name to a symbol. Tim and Robin discuss how Prince also broke the rules of branding and marketing and in the end changed them for good.

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Meeting Mister Rogers

March 21, 2018 Tim Business, Entertainment, Episodes, History, Marketing, People, Public Relations 00:05:32 Comments Off on Meeting Mister Rogers

Welcome to the first episode of Shaping Opinion, a podcast about people, events and things that have shaped the way we think. Usually we’ll have a guest, but in this first episode, I revisit my own encounter with someone who has made an impact in the lives of millions, Fred Rogers, otherwise known as “Mister Rogers.”

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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.