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Retired NYPD detective Chris O'Connor joins Tim to tell his story of September 11, 2001 at the World Trade Center in New York.  Chris was within walking distance from the World Trade Center when the first plane hit. We talk with Chris about his story and the story of many first responders who continue to live with the after-effects of 9/11.  This episode is an encore presentation as part of our special series, "9/11: A Generation Removed." https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/shapingopinion/An_NYPD_Story_at_20.mp3 It's September 11th, 2001 in one of the busiest cities in the world on a beautiful early fall day. As New Yorkers go about the business of starting another work day, little did they know that 19 terrorists from the extremist group al-Qaida were in the midst of executing a plan to hijack four commercial aircraft and crash those planes into predetermined targets. Among those targets were the Pentagon, another site in Washington that no one would ever confirm, and the World Trade Center Twin Towers in New York City. At 8:45 a.m. on that day, American Airlines Flight 11 crashed into the north tower of the World Trade Center in New York. Just less than 20 minutes later, a second aircraft – United Airlines Flight 175 – flew into the South Tower of the World Trade Center. Later, American Airlines Flight 77 would crash into the Pentagon. And finally, just after 10 a.m. that day, United Airlines Flight 93 would crash into an empty field in Shanksville, Pennsylvania.  The passengers on that jet were able to mount an attack of their own on the terrorists to foil their attack on Washington, D.C. That day marked the worst terrorist attack on the United States in the country's history. Almost 3,000 people were killed then.  But as you'll learn today, the real death toll was higher and it continues to grow to this day. The toll that September 11th took on the health of first responders is one that continues to this day. Chris O'Connor was a plain clothes detective member of the NYPD. What started as a day to appear in court for one of his cases, would change his life. About 9/11: A Generation Removed On September 11, 2021, America will mark the 20th anniversary of the terrorist attacks on the country that happened on September 11, 2001. In remembrance of the event, the Shaping Opinion podcast will release a series of nine distinct episodes centered on the 9/11 attacks, starting on Friday, September 3rd and culminating on the 20th Anniversary, September 11, 2021.  The series, entitled, “9/11: A Generation Removed,” will feature six new and original episodes for 2021, and three encore episodes, all based on the personal experiences of guests and stories of people who were there in New York, in Washington, D.C., and in Shanksville, Pennsylvania. Links Feal Good Foundation, No Responders Left Behind Legislation Allows Unlimited Sick Leave for 9/11 First Responders, Long Island Herald Rockville Centre Detective Feels 9/11's Lasting Effects, Long Island Herald 9/11 Memorial and Museum, New York City Flight 93 Memorial, National Park Service National 9/11 Pentagon Memorial About this Episode's Guest Chris O'Connor Chris served in the NYPD as a Police Officer from June of 1995 till November of 2002.   He joined the Rockville Centre, New York, Police Department and served as an officer and Detective from November 2002 until November 2018. Since September 11, 2001, he has experienced a range of health issues, including having his gallbladder removed, six sinus surgeries, a tumor removed from his foot and other foot surgeries. He donated bone marrow to a young boy suffering from Leukemia in 2004. That patient is now a 29-year-old, healthy young man. Chris is now 48 years old and is the married Father of three with one on the way. Presently, he is awaiting biopsy results for tumor in his left foot.  He is also awaiting a decision for coverage from the World Trade Centre Health...

Former FBI special agent Bill Crowley joins Tim to discuss his role as the FBI's lead spokesperson on the scene in Shanksville, Pennsylvania in the days following the Flight 93 hijacking and crash on September 11, 2001. Bill talks about his own role, the crisis communications challenges and takes us back to that time and that place. This episode is an encore presentation as part of our special series, "9/11: A Generation Removed." https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/shapingopinion/A_Shanksville_Story_at_20.mp3 It's been 17 years since America experienced the deadliest terrorist attack in its history. Four commercial jetliners were hijacked by members of al-Qaeda. The first two jets flew into the twin towers of the World Trade Center in New York City. These were American Airlines Flight 11, and United Airlines Flight 175. Another jet slammed into the western side of the U.S. Pentagon. This was American Airlines Flight 77. A fourth plane never made it to its intended target. United Airlines Flight 93 crashed into a field in Shanksville, Pennsylvania. It has been widely reported that the terrorist attack failed because the crew and passengers on Flight 93 fought back. We now know much about what happened on the plane, thanks to cell phone conversations and other data, including the plane's flight recorder. We also know what happened that morning in other places. At 8:46 a.m., American Airlines Flight 11 was the first of the planes to hit their target, crashing into the north tower of the World Trade Center in New York City. 18 minutes later, United Airlines Flight 175 crashed into the South tower of the World Trade Center. TV coverage went live and millions were watching. This was before the collapse of the towers. About 9/11: A Generation Removed On September 11, 2021, America will mark the 20th anniversary of the terrorist attacks on the country that happened on September 11, 2001. In remembrance of the event, the Shaping Opinion podcast will release a series of nine distinct episodes centered on the 9/11 attacks, starting on Friday, September 3rd and culminating on the 20th Anniversary, September 11, 2021.  The series, entitled, “9/11: A Generation Removed,” will feature six new and original episodes for 2021, and three encore episodes, all based on the personal experiences of guests and stories of people who were there in New York, in Washington, D.C., and in Shanksville, Pennsylvania. Links Flight 93 National Memorial, National Parks Service Flight 93 and Shanksville, Pennsylvania, the forgotten part of 9/11, Time In Shanksville, Thousands Gather to Honor Flight 93 Victims, New York Times Remembering 9/11 in Pictures – National Geographic Bush at War, Amazon, Bob Woodward About this Episode's Guest Bill Crowley A retired special agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Bill Crowley is an Assistant Professor in La Roche College's Department of Justice, Law and Security. He is a subject matter expert and consultant to the media in the fields of national security, white collar crime, confidential human sources and police tactics. He is also an attorney-at-law with a specialized interest in the areas of national security and constitutional law.  

Captain Bill Toti, a retired Naval officer, joins Tim to discuss his firsthand experiences from the Pentagon on September 11, 2001. Bill remembers the attack on the Pentagon moment for moment, and what he did in the immediate aftermath and throughout the recovery. One thing we talk about is how the Pentagon's story may be the least known in the conversation on 9/11.  This episode is an encore presentation as part of our special series, "9/11: A Generation Removed." https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/shapingopinion/A_Pentagon_Story_at_20.mp3 On September 11th, 2001, 19 terrorists from the extremist group al-Qaida hijacked four commercial aircraft and used those planes to carry out suicide attacks against the World Trade Center in New York, the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., and what appears to be a failed attempt to target another Washington, D.C. target. At 8:45 a.m. on that a clear day, American Airlines Flight 11 crashed into the north tower of the World Trade Center in New York. Eighteen minutes later, a second passenger jet – United Airlines Flight 175 – flew into the South Tower of the World Trade Center. At 9:45 a.m., American Flight 77 would circle over Washington, D.C. before crashing into the west side of the Pentagon, ripping through the outer three of the Pentagon's four, heavily reinforced and massive rings. At 10 minutes after 10 that morning, United Airlines Flight 93 crashed into an empty field in Shanksville, Pennsylvania, after it appears the passengers on that jet foiled a terrorist attack on Washington. At the end of the day, it was the worst terrorist attack on the United States in the country's history. Almost 3,000 people were killed. Millions watched events unfold on television, though most of the country's attention was on New York, where the World Trade Center's twin towers would collapse on live TV, and where the greatest human losses occurred. At the Pentagon, 189 military personnel and civilians were killed, including the 64 people aboard American Flight 77. To this day, less is known about what happened that day at the Pentagon than the stories from New York and Pennsylvania. About 9/11: A Generation Removed On September 11, 2021, America will mark the 20th anniversary of the terrorist attacks on the country that happened on September 11, 2001. In remembrance of the event, the Shaping Opinion podcast will release a series of nine distinct episodes centered on the 9/11 attacks, starting on Friday, September 3rd and culminating on the 20th Anniversary, September 11, 2021.  The series, entitled, “9/11: A Generation Removed,” will feature six new and original episodes for 2021, and three encore episodes, all based on the personal experiences of guests and stories of people who were there in New York, in Washington, D.C., and in Shanksville, Pennsylvania. Links 9/11 ‘Inside the Pentagon' Documentary, PBS The Pentagon: Local Naval Officer Details Chaos After Attack, Youngstown Vindicator 9/11 Pentagon, Naval History and Heritage Command ‘The Forgotten 9/11:' Returning to the Pentagon 15 Years Later, NBC News About this Episode's Guest Bill Toti William Toti served for more than 26 years in the U.S. Navy, including tours as commander of Fleet Antisubmarine Warfare Command Norfolk, as commodore of Submarine Squadron 3, and as commanding officer of the nuclear fast attack submarine USS Indianapolis (SSN 697). He also served for more than nine years in the Pentagon, including tours as special assistant to the Vice Chief of Naval Operations, as Navy representative to the Joint Requirements Oversight Council, and as deputy director of the Navy War Plans Cell, Deep Blue. He was on duty in the Pentagon on September 11, 2001, when American Airlines flight 77 slammed into the building. His experiences that day were captured in the 2006 Simon & Schuster book Operation Homecoming, as well as the 2016 PBS documentary “9/11: Inside the Pentagon.”

A discussion with Tim O’Brien, the creator behind Shaping Opinion. Podcast Brunch Club members worldwide listened to and discussed “The 1st Amendment: 45 Words that Shaped America” from Shaping Opinion in September 2020 when the theme of the podcast listening list was FREEDOM OF SPEECH.

As an expert in Crisis PR Tim O'Brien knows where the skeletons are, how they got there, and what to do about it. On this episode of the If You Market podcast we talk about when and how to panic, steps to managing a crisis, different types of crisis, and much more.  If your CEO is tweeting at 2am you might need Brian and you definitely need to listen to this episode. Tim is the founder of Pittsburgh-based O’Brien Communications and has provided “crisis support” for everything from enterprise companies and startups.  He is also the host of the Shaping Opinion podcast.

In this special episode, it's a break from format in response to unfolding developments in the COVID-19 outbreak. As a veteran crisis manager, Tim recently wrote a blog post on how to reduce panic and fear in the wake of recent events. The post has been broadly picked up and shared in the public relations and communications industries. In this episode, Tim shares that content with you in the hopes it can help you become a calming force for those around you. https://traffic.libsyn.com/shapingopinion/Reduce_Fear_and_Panic_auphonic.mp3 Link to Tim's Full Blog Post CDC Web Site World Health Organization About Tim O'Brien Tim O'Brien is an accredited communications strategist and consultant, advising clients from Fortune 100 companies to associations, start-ups and nonprofits. He has provided service to clients across every major sector and has seen programs from conceptualization through planning. He has worked extensively in crisis communications, issues management, professional services marketing, writing and content development, marketing, media relations, message development, and workplace communications. He formed O'Brien Communications in 2001, a Pittsburgh PR firm, after serving as Communications Director and the Chief Investor Relations Officer at Tollgrade Communications, a telecom firm that played a significant role in the rollout of broadband technology. At Tollgrade, he was a member of the company's Executive Committee, responsible for all internal and external communications, serving as primary spokesperson. Before Tollgrade, Tim spent ten years at Ketchum, where he was a Vice President, a member of the Pittsburgh office's Management Committee, and a leader in Ketchum's Crisis Communications and Issues Management practice areas. At Ketchum, he managed corporate, employee and media relations, in addition to crisis communications programs, community relations and marketing communications initiatives. He started his career as a Producer/News Writer at KDKA TV & Radio. Tim earned his bachelor's degree with majors in Journalism and Speech Communications at Duquesne University. He was accredited (APR) by Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) in 1990, and he is on PRSA's Board of Ethics and Professional Standards (BEPS). He has served on the PRSA/Pittsburgh Board of Directors. An experienced PR pro, he has presented at professional and trade functions, including the American Bar Association's Continuing Legal Education programs. Tim has also lectured at graduate and undergraduate programs at institutions including: Carnegie Mellon University, Duquesne University, University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania State University, Chatham University and at other colleges and universities. He contributed to the PR News Crisis Management Guidebook, the PR News Employee Communications Guidebook, and he was featured in Harvard Business School Press's The Essentials of Corporate Communications and Public Relations. In 2017, he was honored with the inaugural “Indie Award” from the Public Relations Society of America for his contributions to the national independent PR consultant community. His work has been recognized in several competitions, including receipt of the Bronze Anvil Award of Commendation from PRSA for the Shaping Opinion podcast, PRSA Renaissance Awards, the Association of Business Communicators and the Dalton Pen Communications Award Program for Excellence in Annual Reports, the NFPW Communications Awards, the International Academy of the Visual Arts' Communicator Awards, and the Pennsylvania Press Club.

In this special episode, it’s a break from format in response to unfolding developments in the COVID-19 outbreak. As a veteran crisis manager, Tim recently wrote a blog post on how to reduce panic and fear in the wake of recent events. The post has been broadly picked up and shared in the public relations and communications industries. In this episode, Tim shares that content with you in the hopes it can help you become a calming force for those around you. https://traffic.libsyn.com/shapingopinion/Reduce_Fear_and_Panic_auphonic.mp3 Link to Tim's Full Blog Post CDC Web Site World Health Organization About Tim O’Brien Tim O’Brien is an accredited communications strategist and consultant, advising clients from Fortune 100 companies to associations, start-ups and nonprofits. He has provided service to clients across every major sector and has seen programs from conceptualization through planning. He has worked extensively in crisis communications, issues management, professional services marketing, writing and content development, marketing, media relations, message development, and workplace communications. He formed O’Brien Communications in 2001, a Pittsburgh PR firm, after serving as Communications Director and the Chief Investor Relations Officer at Tollgrade Communications, a telecom firm that played a significant role in the rollout of broadband technology. At Tollgrade, he was a member of the company’s Executive Committee, responsible for all internal and external communications, serving as primary spokesperson. Before Tollgrade, Tim spent ten years at Ketchum, where he was a Vice President, a member of the Pittsburgh office’s Management Committee, and a leader in Ketchum’s Crisis Communications and Issues Management practice areas. At Ketchum, he managed corporate, employee and media relations, in addition to crisis communications programs, community relations and marketing communications initiatives. He started his career as a Producer/News Writer at KDKA TV & Radio. Tim earned his bachelor’s degree with majors in Journalism and Speech Communications at Duquesne University. He was accredited (APR) by Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) in 1990, and he is on PRSA’s Board of Ethics and Professional Standards (BEPS). He has served on the PRSA/Pittsburgh Board of Directors. An experienced PR pro, he has presented at professional and trade functions, including the American Bar Association’s Continuing Legal Education programs. Tim has also lectured at graduate and undergraduate programs at institutions including: Carnegie Mellon University, Duquesne University, University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania State University, Chatham University and at other colleges and universities. He contributed to the PR News Crisis Management Guidebook, the PR News Employee Communications Guidebook, and he was featured in Harvard Business School Press’s The Essentials of Corporate Communications and Public Relations. In 2017, he was honored with the inaugural “Indie Award” from the Public Relations Society of America for his contributions to the national independent PR consultant community. His work has been recognized in several competitions, including receipt of the Bronze Anvil Award of Commendation from PRSA for the Shaping Opinion podcast, PRSA Renaissance Awards, the Association of Business Communicators and the Dalton Pen Communications Award Program for Excellence in Annual Reports, the NFPW Communications Awards, the International Academy of the Visual Arts’ Communicator Awards, and the Pennsylvania Press Club.

Tim O'Brien of O'Brien Communications and the Shaping Opinion podcast shares 5 tips to help us get through the COVID-19 and CoronaVirus crisis. 

Frank unveils his new film script, a breathtaking drama which he intends to pitch to his estranged brother, Tim. Also, in this edition of Ragbag Recommends there's The Matt Hocker Show and Shaping Opinion with Tim O'Brien. Tracklist and links: The Mash Potangos – Kicho: https://mashpotangos.bandcamp.com/releases Evergreen Avenue - A New Earth: https://acritten.bandcamp.com/ Evergreen Avenue - A Slow Falling (Full Version): https://acritten.bandcamp.com/ Sauna – Lluvia: https://sauna-musica.bandcamp.com/releases Lulacruza - Uno Resuena: https://lulacruza.bandcamp.com/album/orcas Roberto Bernardinello - Train Through Brazil: https://robertobernardinello.bandcamp.com/ Theme tune: ProleteR - April Showers: https://proleter.bandcamp.com Frank's website: www.frankburton.co.uk See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this episode, Tim revisits the Top 10 moments in the Shaping Opinion Podcast for 2019. Which one was your favorite? Find out if your fellow listeners selected it in their Top 10! https://traffic.libsyn.com/shapingopinion/102_-_Year_in_Review_2019.mp3   If 2018 was the year we created a podcast, 2019 was the year we started to build a community, and we thank you for that. Please know how much we appreciate you for listening, sharing and talking about with your friends and with us. Some others we'd like to thank. A big shout out to all of our guests who make the Shaping Opinion podcast. Since we've started, we've had the chance to talk to people who were experts on history, and others who watched history being made, and still others who had a hand, in some way, in history as it happened. And while history is an important part of every episode, there are some subtle and other not so subtle ingredients in our recipe – one is communication. In every episode, communications plays an important role. And in every episode, the people, events or things we've talked about somehow had an influence on our society or culture. 10 – Apollo 11 We've decided to follow a countdown format, so, number 10 on our list of Top Ten moments in 2019 came from Episode 57, where we talked to author and historian, Rod Pyle, about the historic Apollo 11 mission. We selected this moment because of the historic significance of Apollos 11's 50th anniversary this year, and Rod's excellent description of just how hairy the landing on the moon actually was… 9 – Christmas Vacation Number 9 on our countdown is from Episode 97, where we talked to the director of National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation movie. Jeremiah Chechik had fond memories of the making of the movie, but the moment that stood out for me was when he described the creative process that helped create a Christmas Classic. 8 – Gratitude Number 8 on our countdown is from Episode 96. That's where we talked to our podcasting friend Steve Garrett about how it's taken time, but after a tragic loss, he's been able to celebrate the Thanksgiving Holiday with a real, deep-down gratitude. 7 – Cracking the Enigma Code Number 7 on our countdown is from Episode 77, where we talked to 97-years young Julia Parsons who is one of the few people who can say they were a codebreaker in World War Two. Julia used one of the world's first computers, the Bombe machine developed by Allan Turing, to decipher coded messages from German submarines during the Second World War. 6 – Just Do It. Number 6 on our countdown is from Episode 49. That's where we talked to Liz Dolan, who was named head of PR for Nike at the time the company launched its “Just Do It” marketing campaign. Liz would later become head of all marketing for Nike and had some thoughts on just why the Nike tagline has become probably the most famous advertising line in history. 5 – Nashville's Bluebird Café Number 5 on the countdown is from Episode 81. In that episode we interviewed Erika Wollam Nichols of Nashville's Bluebird Café. While you may not know the Bluebird by name, you are familiar with its impact on American music. Taylor Swift, Garth Brooks are just two of the many singer-songwriters who were discovered there. And in the near future, a new documentary on the Bluebird will hit movie screens across the country. We sat down and talked about what makes the small little storefront so special. 4 – JFK Assassination Number 4 on our countdown is from Episode 52. That's where we spoke to a forensic pathologist who has been part of history. Dr. Cyril Wecht was the first forensic pathologist to have access in 1964 to much of the files and materials related to the JFK assassination. Ever since, he's studied the event that changed history and has his own theories on who did it and what happened. 3 – In Search of Kindness Number 3 on our countdown is Episode 75, where we had the chance to sit down with Mary Latham.

In this episode, Tim revisits the Top 10 moments in the Shaping Opinion Podcast for 2019. Which one was your favorite? Find out if your fellow listeners selected it in their Top 10! https://traffic.libsyn.com/shapingopinion/102_-_Year_in_Review_2019.mp3   If 2018 was the year we created a podcast, 2019 was the year we started to build a community, and we thank you for that. Please know how much we appreciate you for listening, sharing and talking about with your friends and with us. Some others we’d like to thank. A big shout out to all of our guests who make the Shaping Opinion podcast. Since we’ve started, we’ve had the chance to talk to people who were experts on history, and others who watched history being made, and still others who had a hand, in some way, in history as it happened. And while history is an important part of every episode, there are some subtle and other not so subtle ingredients in our recipe – one is communication. In every episode, communications plays an important role. And in every episode, the people, events or things we’ve talked about somehow had an influence on our society or culture. 10 – Apollo 11 We’ve decided to follow a countdown format, so, number 10 on our list of Top Ten moments in 2019 came from Episode 57, where we talked to author and historian, Rod Pyle, about the historic Apollo 11 mission. We selected this moment because of the historic significance of Apollos 11’s 50th anniversary this year, and Rod’s excellent description of just how hairy the landing on the moon actually was… 9 – Christmas Vacation Number 9 on our countdown is from Episode 97, where we talked to the director of National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation movie. Jeremiah Chechik had fond memories of the making of the movie, but the moment that stood out for me was when he described the creative process that helped create a Christmas Classic. 8 – Gratitude Number 8 on our countdown is from Episode 96. That’s where we talked to our podcasting friend Steve Garrett about how it’s taken time, but after a tragic loss, he’s been able to celebrate the Thanksgiving Holiday with a real, deep-down gratitude. 7 – Cracking the Enigma Code Number 7 on our countdown is from Episode 77, where we talked to 97-years young Julia Parsons who is one of the few people who can say they were a codebreaker in World War Two. Julia used one of the world’s first computers, the Bombe machine developed by Allan Turing, to decipher coded messages from German submarines during the Second World War. 6 – Just Do It. Number 6 on our countdown is from Episode 49. That’s where we talked to Liz Dolan, who was named head of PR for Nike at the time the company launched its “Just Do It” marketing campaign. Liz would later become head of all marketing for Nike and had some thoughts on just why the Nike tagline has become probably the most famous advertising line in history. 5 – Nashville’s Bluebird Café Number 5 on the countdown is from Episode 81. In that episode we interviewed Erika Wollam Nichols of Nashville’s Bluebird Café. While you may not know the Bluebird by name, you are familiar with its impact on American music. Taylor Swift, Garth Brooks are just two of the many singer-songwriters who were discovered there. And in the near future, a new documentary on the Bluebird will hit movie screens across the country. We sat down and talked about what makes the small little storefront so special. 4 – JFK Assassination Number 4 on our countdown is from Episode 52. That’s where we spoke to a forensic pathologist who has been part of history. Dr. Cyril Wecht was the first forensic pathologist to have access in 1964 to much of the files and materials related to the JFK assassination. Ever since, he’s studied the event that changed history and has his own theories on who did it and what happened. 3 – In Search of Kindness Number 3 on our countdown is Episode 75, where we had the chance to sit down with Mary Latham.

Tim O'Brien, the founder of O'Brien Communications and host of the Shaping Opinion podcast, discusses a number of key public relations and communication ethics challenges, including: Putting your job on the line to do the right thing The danger of relative and situational ethics The ethical challenges deplatforming creates for communicators

Blubrry has lots of announcements and tips for podcast support this time around on Podcast Insider. Tim O'Brien from The Shaping Opinion podcast joins Todd to talk about his show.We're excited for our Audioburst webinar next week and reviewing submissions our International Podcast Day giveaway. We'll be speaking at that event on Sept 30 and Todd will be headed out to Texas Podcon in October. MacKenzie will also be headed to Atlanta for She Podcasts in about a month, catch her speaking on the Creative Money panel. Thanks for joining us on this episode of Podcast Insider. Interview: Tim O'Brien from The Shaping Opinion Podcast News: The popular podcast app, Pocket Casts is now free 1 billion downloads: NYT's The Daily has hit a billion downloads, averaging about 2 million per episode Short-lived Podcoin has officially shut down: Last day is Sept 24 Apple iOS 13 is out as of today, 9-19-19. Look for changes concerning the Apple Podcasts app. Best Practices: Stats: What number is the most important to track? Blubrry News: International Podcast Day, September 30th. Win one year of hosting from Blubrry and more, learn more here...other things include consultations, a mic, etc. Submit your entry here! We've added a new partner! AudioTech will be accepting hosting customers for discounted podcast editing services. Save 20% on your episodes. Joint webinar with Audioburst! Next Wednesday, Sept. 25 3-4 ET. Learn the Audioburst Creators platform and how to best utilize our partnership. Texas Podcon: Todd will be speaking at this event hosted in San Antonio Oct 24. Support: Show notes tips: Trying to force different apps to display different versions of your show notes is going to drive you crazy. If one app is not looking like you want it to, and all the rest are, the problem is with THAT app, not your feed. Don’t give them a choice. Put whatever you want to show everywhere in the post. RSS is a standard; apps and directories can pick and choose what parts of the RSS feed they will use and what parts they won’t. You do not get to control that and neither do we. Patience: If you email support at 3AM ET, please do not email again at 6AM wondering why we haven’t answered you. Or worse yet, get on social media. We will get to you within 24 hours during the business week and likely the same on the weekends. Coming at you this week from the Convo By Design studio in Columbus, Ohio and Mike Dell’s World Studio in northern Michigan. Promo code INSIDER for a free month at Blubrry.com Contact Us: todd@blubrry.com mike@blubrry.com mackenzie@blubrry.com

Blubrry has lots of announcements and tips for podcast support this time around on Podcast Insider. Tim O'Brien from The Shaping Opinion podcast joins Todd to talk about his show.We're excited for our Audioburst webinar next week and reviewing submissions our International Podcast Day giveaway. We'll be speaking at that event on Sept 30 and Todd will be headed out to Texas Podcon in October. MacKenzie will also be headed to Atlanta for She Podcasts in about a month, catch her speaking on the Creative Money panel. Thanks for joining us on this episode of Podcast Insider. Interview: Tim O'Brien from The Shaping Opinion Podcast News: The popular podcast app, Pocket Casts is now free 1 billion downloads: NYT's The Daily has hit a billion downloads, averaging about 2 million per episode Short-lived Podcoin has officially shut down: Last day is Sept 24 Apple iOS 13 is out as of today, 9-19-19. Look for changes concerning the Apple Podcasts app. Best Practices: Stats: What number is the most important to track? Blubrry News: International Podcast Day, September 30th. Win one year of hosting from Blubrry and more, learn more here...other things include consultations, a mic, etc. Submit your entry here! We've added a new partner! AudioTech will be accepting hosting customers for discounted podcast editing services. Save 20% on your episodes. Joint webinar with Audioburst! Next Wednesday, Sept. 25 3-4 ET. Learn the Audioburst Creators platform and how to best utilize our partnership. Texas Podcon: Todd will be speaking at this event hosted in San Antonio Oct 24. Support: Show notes tips: Trying to force different apps to display different versions of your show notes is going to drive you crazy. If one app is not looking like you want it to, and all the rest are, the problem is with THAT app, not your feed. Don’t give them a choice. Put whatever you want to show everywhere in the post. RSS is a standard; apps and directories can pick and choose what parts of the RSS feed they will use and what parts they won’t. You do not get to control that and neither do we. Patience: If you email support at 3AM ET, please do not email again at 6AM wondering why we haven’t answered you. Or worse yet, get on social media. We will get to you within 24 hours during the business week and likely the same on the weekends. Coming at you this week from the Convo By Design studio in Columbus, Ohio and Mike Dell’s World Studio in northern Michigan. Promo code INSIDER for a free month at Blubrry.com Contact Us: todd@blubrry.com mike@blubrry.com mackenzie@blubrry.com

Blubrry has lots of announcements and tips for podcast support this time around on Podcast Insider. Tim O'Brien from The Shaping Opinion podcast joins Todd to talk about his show.We're excited for our Audioburst webinar next week and reviewing submissions our International Podcast Day giveaway. We'll be speaking at that event on Sept 30 and Todd will be headed out to Texas Podcon in October. MacKenzie will also be headed to Atlanta for She Podcasts in about a month, catch her speaking on the Creative Money panel. Thanks for joining us on this episode of Podcast Insider. Interview: Tim O'Brien from The Shaping Opinion Podcast News: The popular podcast app, Pocket Casts is now free 1 billion downloads: NYT's The Daily has hit a billion downloads, averaging about 2 million per episode Short-lived Podcoin has officially shut down: Last day is Sept 24 Apple iOS 13 is out as of today, 9-19-19. Look for changes concerning the Apple Podcasts app. Best Practices: Stats: What number is the most important to track? Blubrry News: International Podcast Day, September 30th. Win one year of hosting from Blubrry and more, learn more here...other things include consultations, a mic, etc. Submit your entry here! We've added a new partner! AudioTech will be accepting hosting customers for discounted podcast editing services. Save 20% on your episodes. Joint webinar with Audioburst! Next Wednesday, Sept. 25 3-4 ET. Learn the Audioburst Creators platform and how to best utilize our partnership. Texas Podcon: Todd will be speaking at this event hosted in San Antonio Oct 24. Support: Show notes tips: Trying to force different apps to display different versions of your show notes is going to drive you crazy. If one app is not looking like you want it to, and all the rest are, the problem is with THAT app, not your feed. Don’t give them a choice. Put whatever you want to show everywhere in the post. RSS is a standard; apps and directories can pick and choose what parts of the RSS feed they will use and what parts they won’t. You do not get to control that and neither do we. Patience: If you email support at 3AM ET, please do not email again at 6AM wondering why we haven’t answered you. Or worse yet, get on social media. We will get to you within 24 hours during the business week and likely the same on the weekends. Coming at you this week from the Convo By Design studio in Columbus, Ohio and Mike Dell’s World Studio in northern Michigan. Promo code INSIDER for a free month at Blubrry.com Contact Us: todd@blubrry.com mike@blubrry.com mackenzie@blubrry.com

In this episode of the Shaping Opinion Podcast, we’re doing something different. This is our Year in Review episode. 2018: Moments to Remember. We’ll go back and highlight some of the great moments we’ve had so far in our first year. https://traffic.libsyn.com/shapingopinion/2018_Shaping_Opinion_-_Year_in_Review_auphonic.mp3   2018 was a great year for the Shaping Opinion podcast. We were new. We knew what we wanted to do, but we didn’t know what to expect. We started out with the tagline, we talk about people, events and things that have shaped the way we think. And that’s exactly what we did. We’ve produced 45 episodes, including this one. We’ve captured first-person stories of history. Fun stories, interesting stories, and we learned a lot along the way. This podcast is nothing without its guests. So, we would like to thank each and every one of them who graced us with their time, their thoughts and their stories. Here’s what we discussed. We’ve broken this hour into three chapters. We’ve decided to call the First Chapter Memorable Moments. The Second Chapter is called Things You May Not Have Known. And the Third Chapter is all about You and Me. Chapter One. Memorable Moments. Fallingwater Lynda Waggoner In every episode we strive to capture a moment the was so immersive, that you feel like you were there. You can’t expect it to happen every time, but if you want an idea of one of those moments, listen to Fallingwater’s former director give us a closed-eyes tour of Frank Lloyd Wright’s masterpiece home. Sheila Tate on the Day Ronald Reagan was Shot While some moments can be mesmerizing, others can be sobering. Sheila Tate was press secretary for First Lady Nancy Reagan on the day President Reagan was shot.   Flight 93 We had a similar reminder of how precious life is when we talked to Bill Crowley. He was the FBI agent who served as lead crisis communicator on site in Somerset after Flight 93 crashed in a field on September 11th, 20011. We asked Bill where he was when he first heard of the terrorist attacks on the United States. Regis McKenna, Apple's First Marketing Visionary Regis McKenna We’ve talked to people who had a front row seat to history. We also talked to people who helped make history. Regis McKenna is the marketing man Steve Jobs turned to to help let the world know of Apple Computer when Apple was still based in his parents’ garage. Regis tells the story of when he met Jobs and how he knew the company would be successful from the earliest stages. Frances Arnold: The Nobel Prize Another history-maker in California was Frances Arnold. Just this year, the Nobel Prize committee honored Frances with the Nobel Prize for Chemistry because she figured out a way to harness the power of evolution to help solve some of society’s biggest problems. What it took nature to do in millions of years, Frances found a way to accomplish in weeks. She told us her story and more. Andy Masich Sings Some of our best moments have been when guests surprise us. The head of the John Heinz History Center in Pittsburg talked to us about the Battle of Little Bighorn. That’s a topic he knows well. He’s written books about the American West. And when he talked to us, he allowed his childhood exuberance to re-emerge. Chapter Two. Things You May Not Have Known. Scott Fahlman The Man Who Created the Emoticon Did you ever use an emoticon in one of your emails? :-)  Millions of people do this every day, and most have no idea of where it came from. We had the chance to talk to its inventor, Scott Fahlman. He’s a researcher and professor at Carnegie Mellon who focuses on artificial intelligence. Decades ago, in a moment of joking around, he came up with the emoticon, and his little creation started its journey around the world to where it is today. We asked Scott to tell us just how he came up with the Emoticon in the early days of the Internet when only a few college prof...

Researcher Dr. Eva Lee joins Tim to discuss her work on the front lines in the battle against the opioid epidemic. Dr. Lee is a professor in the School of Industrial and Systems Engineering at Georgia Tech, and Director of the Center for Operations Research in Medicine and HealthCare, and her not-so-secret weapons are math, data and analytics. https://traffic.libsyn.com/shapingopinion/Opioids_-_Start_by_protecting_the_innocents_-_Episode_27.mp3   In this episode, we talk with Dr. Lee about her work in trying to tackle challenging problems associated with the nation’s opioid epidemic and how perceptions in the medical community is one key area of focus. This bonus episode is a break from our normal pattern at the Shaping Opinion podcast. Usually, we talk about people, events or things that have found a place in history that truly have shaped the way we think. The nation’s opioid epidemic is different, however. The opioid epidemic is happening now. It’s not history. Our perceptions of the seeming harmlessness of a painkiller or a cough medicine may lead us to choose comfort over temporary discomfort, which has the potential to lead to complications from taking opioids. When we talked to Dr. Eva Lee, we learned that math can be used to identify patient care practices with the best outcomes, and that if those practices spread, society can start to take significant measures to counter the opioid epidemic. Dr. Lee focused her research on the youngest and most vulnerable among us, babies. But not healthy babies. These are babies born with heart defects that typically begin their lives in the Intensive Care Unit and face serious surgeries in the first year of their lives. They are prescribed opioids to alleviate their suffering. But where do we get to the point where the opioids can cause more problems than they solve? And most importantly, what can we learn from Dr. Lee’s research in this area to expand those lessons to children and adults so that the nation can form a more broad-based attack on the opioid epidemic? Dr. Lee is a professor in the H. Milton Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering at Georgia Tech, and she is Director of the Center for Operations Research in Medicine and HealthCare. She is also a Senior Research Professor at the Atlanta VA Medical Center. She uses mathematical programming and large-scale computational algorithms to help medical and healthcare decision-making. She tackles challenging problems in health systems and biomedicine by bringing a math perspective to healthcare, through systems modeling, algorithm and software design, and decision theory analysis. This work creates a better understanding of what works based on data and analytics so that patient care guidelines across the country can be improved. Dr. Lee was part of a team that was a finalist for a prestigious honor for this work. It is the Franz Edelman Award from the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS). We talked to Dr. Eva Lee about her research and what it means from actual health care practices, to doctor and patient perceptions. Links Dr. Lee Bio (Georgia Tech) The Most Interesting Person in the O.R. World, INFORMS Pediatric Heart Network, Edelman Award Finalist, INFORMS About this Episode's Guest Dr. Eva Lee Eva K Lee is a professor in the H. Milton Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering at Georgia Institute of Technology, and Director of the Center for Operations Research in Medicine and HealthCare. She is also a Senior Research Professor at the Atlanta VA Medical Center. Dr. Lee earned a Ph.D. at Rice University in the Department of Computational and Applied Mathematics, and received her undergraduate degree in Mathematics from Hong Kong Baptist University, where she graduated with Highest Distinction. Dr. Lee was awarded a NSF/NATO postdoctoral fellowship on Scientific Computing,

This week Jeremy talks to Tim O'Brien of the Shaping Opinion podcast. Shaping Opinion is a podcast about how marketing shapes the opinions of the public. But it's much more than that! A little history, a little marketing, and a lot of human nature. The guys talk about all this and a lot more! Follow Shaping Opinion on Twitter @ShapingOpinion Find Shaping Opinion on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/shapingopinion/   Follow Podcasts We Listen To on Twitter @PWLTpodcast Email PWLT at PWLTpodcast@gmail.com Join our ever expanding Facebook group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/PodcastsWeListenTo/ Like what you hear? Want to help support the show? Just go to https://www.patreon.com/PodcastsWeListenTo and join up as a Patreon member!

Mufti Menk – Role of the Media in Shaping Opinion – Recorded – 6th December 2012

--{ Public Relations for Mass Persuasions: "Truth is So Simple Yet Very Evasive, Media Censors, Then Spins it Persuasive, Truth is Too Powerful for This Dominion, It Would Burst Illusions by Shaping Opinion, So the Dark Forces Hold Many Conversations To Subvert Truth via Public Relations Or Propaganda, to Use Correct Name, Art of Shaping Opinions Remains the Same, Few Find Truth and Answers They Seek, It's Buried Under P.R.'s Scientific Technique" © Alan Watt }-- Fabian Socialism - Psychological Testing and Profiling of Children - Romney and Continuation of New American Century Agenda - IMF Downgrades Britain's Growth Forecast - World Bank, Vaccination and Depopulation - Population Control to Become Centerpiece of US Foreign Policy - Lawsuit Against Napolitano - B.C. Med. Insurance to Cover Phalloplasty - Drone Strikes - Meningitis Tainted Cortico-Steroid Injections - Former First Nations Chief Terrance Nelson to Meet with Iran's Ahmadinejad - Pretence of Democracy - Free Speech Versus Hate Speech - Demonization of the Enemy - Iran, Nuclear Weapons and Deterrence to Attacks. (See http://www.cuttingthroughthematrix.com for article links.) *Title/Poem and Dialogue Copyrighted Alan Watt - Oct. 9, 2012 (Exempting Music, Literary Quotes, and Callers' Comments)

--{ CFR, RIIA, IPR, CIA and Global Culture: (Continued from Yesterday) "Lots of Old Books, Dry Dusty Pages, Following a System Down through Ages, Chameleon-like, Adapt! Then Conflagration, With Tentacle Arms Reaching Each Nation, Out of Each Conflict, Create Closer Ties, Low-Level Workers Fed Idealism, Lies, Old Wealthy Families at the Top, of Course, Now Own Every Animal, Mineral, Human Resource, Front-Men Leaders, Scriptwriters Play Sage, Announcing the Birth of This New Age, Equality and Unity, All Sounds So Nice, The Rich Own the World, Rest are Church Mice" © Alan Watt }-- Knowledge is Never Lost - Government Run by Secrecy - OSS, CIA, Culture Creation - Communist Regimes - Predictive Programming. Novelists, Writers, Publication, Guaranteed Sales - Congress for Cultural Freedom, PEN, Funding - Movies, Fiction, Shaping Opinion, "Sin Cities". Hollywood Films, Bolshevism, Russia, Germany - Changing Enemies, Orwell's "1984"- War in Iraq - RIIA-CFR Meeting, Creation of World Culture. Movie Exports, Foreign Policy, "American Values" - Pentagon-Funded War Movies - All Groups Used - Youth, "Antique" History - Folk and Rock Music. Laurel Canyon, Military Families - Communism Funded by Canada and U.S. - Degeneracy, Cold War, Reece Commission. Chatham House (WWII OSS Headquarters), RIIA, Cecil Rhodes, Alfred Milner, LON, UN - Professor Carroll Quigley, Alfred Zimmerman. Britain, British Commonwealth - Lord Lothian, Hess - Royal Institute for International Affairs, Council on Foreign Relations. (Books: [Continued: "The Cultural Cold War: The CIA and the World of Arts and Letters" by Frances Stonor Saunders.] ["Tragedy and Hope" by Carroll Quigley.]) *Title/Poem and Dialogue Copyrighted Alan Watt - Jan. 20, 2009 (Exempting Music, Literary Quotes, and Callers' Comments)