Episodes

Encore – How Business Influences TV News

April 18, 2022 Tim Entertainment, Episodes, Life & Style, Media, Politics, Public Relations, Society 00:52:01 Comments Off on Encore – How Business Influences 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. This Encore Episode was originally released on May 11, 2020.

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Shaping Opinion Unplugged: Take Your Podcast to the Next Level

April 13, 2022 Tim Branding, Business, Entertainment, Episodes, Life & Style, Marketing, Media, Podcasting, Public Relations, Society 00:05:01 Comments Off on Shaping Opinion Unplugged: Take Your Podcast to the Next Level

In this episode we introduce something new to our schedule. It’s in addition to our regular Monday interview episodes, which will not be changing. Every Monday, we’ll continue to serve up interesting interviews with interesting guests.  But during the week, we’re going to add something new to our schedule. We’re calling these episodes “Shaping Opinion Unplugged.”

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Encore: How Rush Limbaugh Changed the Media Landscape

April 11, 2022 Tim Episodes, History, Life & Style, Marketing, Media, People, Politics, Politics, Society 00:50:13 Comments Off on Encore: How Rush Limbaugh Changed the Media Landscape

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.” This Encore Episode was first released February 10, 2020.

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Encore: The Power of Word-of-Mouth Marketing with Jay Baer

April 4, 2022 Tim Branding, Episodes, Life & Style, Marketing, Media, People, Public Relations, Society 00:42:41 Comments Off on Encore: The Power of Word-of-Mouth Marketing with Jay Baer

Jay Baer, the author of the book, “Talk Triggers: The complete guide to creating customers with word of mouth,” joins Tim to talk about the power of word of mouth to sell products or services, increase awareness, educate the public and create a brand. Jay is a very popular keynote speaker, an inductee into the Word of Mouth Marketing Hall of Fame and the author of several books. This Encore Episode was first released in April 2019.

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Encore: How the Nuclear Bomb Came to Be

March 28, 2022 Tim Episodes, History, Life & Style, People, Politics, Politics, Science, Society 01:00:36 Comments Off on Encore: How the Nuclear Bomb Came to Be

Richard Rhodes won a Pulitzer Prize for his definitive book on the development of nuclear weapons called “The Making of the Atomic Bomb.” It’s one of 26 books he’s written, several of them focused on the world in the nuclear age. He joins Tim to talk about the wartime effort that changed everything, The Manhattan Project. This Encore Episode was first released November 4, 2019.

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Encore – Larry Gatlin: A Life In Country Music

March 21, 2022 Tim Entertainment, Episodes, Life & Style, Media, Music, People, Society 00:38:18 Comments Off on Encore – Larry Gatlin: A Life In Country Music

Country music star Larry Gatlin joins Tim to talk about a life in country music, as a songwriter, as a performer and as a member of one of the most famous vocal groups in the history of country music. Larry is the oldest of the three Gatlin Brothers who hale from West Texas. He is an award-winner, a chart-topper and a member of the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame. This Encore episode was first released May 25, 2020.

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Scott Tillema: Secrets of a Hostage Negotiator

March 14, 2022 Tim Crisis Communications, Episodes, Life & Style, People, Society, Uncategorized 00:58:35 Comments Off on Scott Tillema: Secrets of a Hostage Negotiator

FBI-trained hostage negotiator Scott Tillema joins Tim to talk about how to negotiate when the stakes are high, even when lives are on the line. Scott teaches organizations how to use the power of life-saving negotiation principles to get results.

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Adam Carroll: Managing Your Moolah

March 7, 2022 Tim Business, Episodes, Life & Style, People, Society 01:00:15 Comments Off on Adam Carroll: Managing Your Moolah

Financial literacy expert Adam Carroll joins Tim to talk about all things money, from financial freedom, managing your own finances, and the current trend towards a cashless society.  Adam is the author of “Winning The Money Game,” “30 Days To $1K,” and “Mastery of Money for Students.”  He is a two-time TED talk speaker, with one of his talks surpassing 4 million views.

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Charles H. Rose, III: The Art of Cross-Examination

February 28, 2022 Tim Business, Crisis Communications, Episodes, People, Politics, Politics, Society 00:48:37 Comments Off on Charles H. Rose, III: The Art of Cross-Examination

Advocate, author and attorney Charles H. Rose, III, joins Tim to talk about the art of cross-examination in the court of law. Charles is a successful lawyer, a trial advocate, an author, and currently, he’s the Dean of the Pettit College of Law at Ohio Northern University. In this episode, he talks about one of the most dramatic features of any courtroom, the cross-examination of a witness at trial. Cross-examination is often where cases are won or lost in the court of law.

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Laila Mickelwait: Child Sex Trafficking and ‘Big Porn’

February 21, 2022 Tim Crisis Communications, Entertainment, Episodes, Life & Style, Media, People, Politics, Politics, Society 00:46:49 Comments Off on Laila Mickelwait: Child Sex Trafficking and ‘Big Porn’

Laila Mickelwait joins Tim to talk about her work and a movement she founded to fight child sex trafficking.  She’s the founder of the Justice Defense Fund and the founder of a global movement called #Traffickinghub. That movement is supported by millions around the world. Laila talks about the role “Big Porn” websites play, and her work to hold sex traffickers and their enablers around the world to account.

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Barry Schwartz: Freedom and Choice

February 14, 2022 Tim Episodes, Life & Style, People, Politics, Politics, Public Relations, Science, Society 00:56:05 Comments Off on Barry Schwartz: Freedom and Choice

Psychologist, author, researcher and professor Barry Schwartz joins Tim to talk about his landmark book called Paradox of Choice: Why More is Less. While Barry has written several books and is a popular public speaker, this book is about how having more choice may not be all it’s cracked up to be. In this episode, he discusses the balance between having the freedom of choice and the potential to be held captive by having too much choice.

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Amy Herman: See What’s Hiding in Plain Sight

February 7, 2022 Tim Business, Crisis Communications, Episodes, Life & Style, People, Public Relations, Society 00:53:18 Comments Off on Amy Herman: See What’s Hiding in Plain Sight

Amy Herman joins Tim to talk about a one-of-a-kind career she made for herself, all centered on using art to help people see the world differently and better in order to do their jobs better.  Amy is the author of the books, “Visual Intelligence” and “Fixed: How to Perfect the Fine Art of Problem Solving.” In short, Amy helps people find information and solutions that are hiding in plain sight.

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Megan Bruck Syal: Incoming! Can We Really Intercept Asteroids?

January 31, 2022 Tim Crisis Communications, Episodes, History, Life & Style, People, Politics, Science, Society 00:55:58 Comments Off on Megan Bruck Syal: Incoming! Can We Really Intercept Asteroids?

Dr. Megan Bruck Syal joins Tim to talk about something that until now was just the stuff of science fiction and Hollywood movies…defending Earth against deadly collisions with asteroids and comets. Megan is a planetary defense investigator at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. She and a large team of scientific experts are actively working to establish ways to prevent an asteroid from making impact with earth and threatening life as we know it.

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Christopher Browning’s “Ordinary Men:” The Making of a Kill Squad

January 24, 2022 Tim Episodes, History, Life & Style, People, Politics, Politics, Society 01:07:21 Comments Off on Christopher Browning’s “Ordinary Men:” The Making of a Kill Squad

Historian and author Christopher R. Browning joins Tim to talk about his study of the Holocaust and the “Final Solution” in Poland. In this episode, Christopher discusses his book, “Ordinary Men: Reserve Police Battalion 101 and the Final Solution in Poland” and how a group of otherwise average, everyday men turned into one of Hitler’s most prolific killing squads in World War II.

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Margot Leitman & The Moth: A Storyteller’s Perspective

January 17, 2022 Tim Business, Entertainment, Episodes, Life & Style, Marketing, Media, People, Society 00:47:15 Comments Off on Margot Leitman & The Moth: A Storyteller’s Perspective

Storyteller Margot Leitman joins Tim to talk about the art of storytelling, and how you can be a better storyteller.  Margot is an award-winning storyteller, best-selling author, speaker and teacher and a Moth Storytelling “GrandSlam” winner.

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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.