Author and crisis manager Evan Nierman joins Tim OBrien to talk about cancel culture and its attacks on comedians and comedy in general. Will it kill comedy as we know it? And how can you defend your

Attorney Mark Chutkow joins Tim OBrien to talk about an unprecedented case where the parents of a mass shooter are prosecuted, convicted and sentenced to prison. Is this a one-off or a sign of things

If you follow us on social media or have subscribed to our new Substack page you may already know weve been on hiatus in recent months. Most of the episodes you have heard since the start of the New

Economist, professor and author Paul Rubin joins Tim to talk about the impact of socialism on the future, particularly among young people who tend to be the most supportive of it, but who stand to los

This is a Special Edition of the Shaping Opinion Podcast called 1979: City of Champions. In this extended episode (90 minutes), we take you to when Pittsburgh became the City of Champions, and how

Julia Parsons joins Tim to talk about her role as a code-breaker during World War II. Julia was part of a a team of Navy women stationed in Washington, D.C. during World War II who worked to decipher

Former CNN lead news anchor Aaron Brown joins Tim to tell his story from September 11, 2001, where he brought the event to 1.4 billion viewers around the world, live as it happened. It was Aaron Brown

Author and professor Eric Heinze joins Tim to talk about freedom of speech and expression at the most fundamental level. He recently wrote a book on free speech, but its not exactly what you might ex

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 a

If you like baseball youll love this interview. If you like Pittsburgh sports, youll love this interview. Former Pittsburgh Pirate closer and World Series Champion Kent Tekulve joins Tim in this spe