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

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 lif

In this episode we hear from seven people who talked with Tim to answer the question, What is the American Dream? Tim set out to get the answer to the question on the streets of his hometown, Pitts

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: Rese

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