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Shaping Opinion

Hosted by Tim O'Brien · news · EN

127 episodes12 recent guestsAudience: 5~148 on YouTube
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About this Podcast:

The Shaping Opinion podcast helps you see through the spin. It reveals things you may not know, and it exposes other things some may want to keep hidden. Its focus is on how your thoughts and attitudes are influenced to create change in the culture, sometimes for better, sometimes for worse. Host Tim O’Brien – author, senior media advisor and veteran damage control expert – empowers you with a fresh perspective. He comfortably takes you inside trending issues, stories and to the people who unravel it all through deep-dive conversations. After decades in handling high stakes and complex crisis management situations, Tim probes to uncover what’s real and what matters, and what will shape the future. Watch or listen every Monday wherever you get your podcasts. www.shapingopinion.com

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Booking probability

35%

Guest openness

Selective

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Questions about Shaping Opinion

What is Shaping Opinion about?

The Shaping Opinion podcast helps you see through the spin. It reveals things you may not know, and it exposes other things some may want to keep hidden. Its focus is on how your thoughts and attitudes are influenced to create change in the culture, sometimes for better, sometimes for worse.

Who hosts Shaping Opinion?

Shaping Opinion is hosted by Tim O'Brien. The show has published 127 episodes to date.

What has Shaping Opinion covered recently?

Recent episodes include "Bishop Joseph Strickland on Keeping the Faith" (22 September 2025, 75 minutes), "Timothy Sandefur on Free Speech and Your Employer" (8 September 2025, 63 minutes), and "Patrick Breyer on Proposed EU Surveillance of Private Messaging" (1 September 2025, 60 minutes).

How often does Shaping Opinion publish?

Shaping Opinion publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 57 minutes across 127 episodes.

How hard is it to get booked on Shaping Opinion?

Booking probability for Shaping Opinion is 35%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Shaping Opinion requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Shaping Opinion's contact route on record: verified email.

Who should pitch Shaping Opinion?

The strongest fits for Shaping Opinion are Marketing, Advertising & PR. Shaping Opinion has a news audience and around 150 subscribers on YouTube.

About the host

Tim O'Brien hosts Shaping Opinion, a news podcast with 127 episodes published.

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Recent episodes

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  • Sep 22, 20251h 15mS0

    <p>Our guest is Bishop Joseph Stirckland. He is a Roman Catholic Bishop, the Biship Emeritus of Tyler, Texas. He he’s the Chairman and the Founder of a nonprofit organization called Pillars of Faith.</p><p>He’s...

  • Sep 8, 20251h 3mS0

    <p>Our guest is Timothy Sandefur. He is the vice president for legal affairs at the Goldwater Institute’s Center for Scharf-Norton Center for Constitutional Litigation.</p><p>What I wanted to talk with Tim about was...

  • Aug 25, 202556 minS0

    <p>Our guest is Bunni Pounds. She is the Founder and President of Christians Engaged as well as the Senior Vice President for Family Policy Alliance and Family Policy Alliance Foundation – both founded by Dr. James...

  • Aug 21, 20251h 5mS0

    <p>Our guest is Ingrid Jacques. She is a columnist at USA Today.</p><p>She wrote a column recently about those late-night comedy shows. She argues that the reason Stephen Colbert got fired had everything to do with...

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  • Aug 14, 20251h 17mS0

    <p>Our guest is Carole Lieberman. She is an accomplished psychiatrist and a forensic expert witness. Board certified in both psychiatry and neurology. She’s been a leading voice on the psychology of terrorism and its...

  • Aug 11, 202557 minS0

    <p>Our guest is Ari Paparo. He is the CEO of a company called Marketecture Media, which is a network of podcasts, newsletters and events covering the digital media sector. He is a writer, a podcaster and an expert on...

  • Aug 4, 202554 minS0

    <p>Our guest is Aaron Bandler. He’s an investigative journalist who is based in the Bay Area. He’s written for several leading national news organizations.</p><p>In today’s interview, we’ll talk with Aaron about...

  • Jul 28, 20251h 6mS0

    <p>Our guest is David Smokler. He’s the executive director of the K-12 Fairness Center, which is a division of an organization called StandWithUs. StandWithUs is a 24 year-old international nonpartisan education...

  • Jul 21, 202558 minS0

    <p>Our guest is Mark Joseph. He is Litigation Director at a group in Canada called The Democracy Fund. It’s widely considered the leading voice in the battle for free speech in Canada.</p><p>I wanted to talk to Mark...

  • Jul 14, 202558 minS0

    <p>Our guest is David McGarry. He is Research Director at an organization called the Taxpayers Protection Alliance. He is a pundit and a frequent contributor to magazines and news sites on a wide range of topics. He...

  • Jun 30, 202557 minS0

    <p>What you don’t know can hurt you.</p><p>Our guest today is Stacy Malkan. She’s the co-founder and the managing editor at a nonprofit public health research group called, U.S. Right to Know. The group covers public...

  • Jun 23, 202557 minS0

    <p>We are back after a long hiatus, and we’re ready to go!</p><p>As before, this is a video and an audio podcast. We’re on Substack at ShapingOpinion.com, YouTube, Rumble, and all of the audio channels, from Apple to...

  • Jul 29, 202449 minS0

    <p>One of the nation’s leading trial attorneys Brent Wisner talks about his role in current litigation against several big pharma companies who’ve all been manufacturers of the popular heartburn drug called Zantac...

  • Jul 22, 202454 minS0

    <p>One of the co-authors of a groundbreaking academic paper, Michael Hicks, makes the case that “ChatGPT is bullshit.” That’s not only the title of his paper, but a compelling point of view that we dig deep into in this...

  • Jul 1, 202452 minS0

    <p>University professor and researcher April Bleske-Rechek makes her case for standardized testing in college admissions at a time when there’s an aggressive movement to get rid of the tests. She co-authored an article...

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