Shaping Opinion Podcast

Catholic artist Eric Armusik joins Tim to talk about the current trend at the Vatican to embrace ugly art at the expense of so much beauty it could showcase. Eric paints classical figurative art. His work is reminiscent of the old masters. His works are inspired by grand and vivid murals that he first saw in Gothic cathedrals as a child. But what caught my attention was a social media post from Eric that highlighted something we all may have noticed but may not have thought much about, which is how the Vatican seems to have gotten away from this sort of beauty and realism in its own art. Check out the EPISODE PAGE here: https://shapingopinion.com/what-is-going-on-with-vatican-art-with-eric-armusik/ LIKE & SUBSCRIBE for new videos as soon as they are posted: https://www.youtube.com/@shapingopinion/videos Stay up to date by signing up for the Shaping Opinion Substack here: https://shapingopinion.substack.co Find the full audio show wherever you get your podcasts: Apple — https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/shaping-opinion/id1371714253 Spotify — https://open.spotify.com/show/6yOg769bSm9hJn9zhwkunl For all episodes and to learn more about Shaping Opinion at: https://shapingopinion.com Follow the Shaping Opinion Podcast on all social platforms: Twitter/X - @Shaping Opinion, Instagram - @Shaping Opinion, on Facebook at Shaping Opinion and don’t forget to join the “Shaping Opinion Podcast Listeners” Group on Facebook. Links from Our Conversation: Erik Armusik’s Website - https://www.ericarmusik.com Vatican Proud of Ugly Sculpture in Audience Hall - https://www.oliverduerr.de/en/society/vatikan-zeigt-sich-stolz-auf-haessliche-skulptur-in-audienzhalle/ Contemporary Catholic Art Doesn’t Have to be Ugly. Just look at this new cathedral, Catholic Herald - https://catholicherald.co.uk/contemporary-catholic-art-doesnt-have-to-be-ugly-just-look-at-this-new-cathedral/ The Vatican’s Cosmic Nativity Scene, Tradition in Action - https://www.traditioninaction.org/RevolutionPhotos/A915-Pre.htm Pope Welcomes Artists, Including Andres Serrano, Artnet - https://news.artnet.com/art-world/pope-francis-artists-andres-serrano-vatican-2328251

Author, writer and advocate Brooke Siem joins Tim to talk about her own experience with doctors prescribing anti-depressants to long-term negative effects. Brooke is an advocate for the practice of safe de-prescribing for psychiatric drugs. In 2022, she published a memoir on her own struggles with antidepressant withdrawal. The title of that book is called, “May Cause Side Effects.” Brooke is also a chef who co-founded New York City’s Prohibition Bakery in 2011, and in 2017 she was crowned a Food Network “Chopped” Champion. She tells a behind-the-scenes story that illustrates her struggles with anti-depressant withdrawal. Check out the EPISODE PAGE here: https://shapingopinion.com/are-doctors-overmedicating-kids-with-brooke-siem/ LIKE & SUBSCRIBE for new videos as soon as they are posted: https://www.youtube.com/@shapingopinion/videos Stay up to date by signing up for the Shaping Opinion Substack here: https://shapingopinion.substack.co Find the full audio show wherever you get your podcasts: Apple — https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/shaping-opinion/id1371714253 Spotify — https://open.spotify.com/show/6yOg769bSm9hJn9zhwkunl For all episodes and to learn more about Shaping Opinion at: https://shapingopinion.com Follow the Shaping Opinion Podcast on all social platforms: Twitter/X - @Shaping Opinion, Instagram - @Shaping Opinion, on Facebook at Shaping Opinion and don’t forget to join the “Shaping Opinion Podcast Listeners” Group on Facebook. Links from Our Conversation: May Cause Side Effects: A Memoir: Siem, Brooke: 9781949481891: Amazon.com: Books: https://www.amazon.com/May-Cause-Side-Effects-Memoir/dp/1949481891/ref=sr_1_1?crid=178EE49331437&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.h6CVLZBTC4clt6X37zcum-36pj1KSFDG9TX1_cnV3P9bAd8BVIvsNrb-2qiZc8QkniOtG7AbdEyWGdgWWoSgS8hieBfD9yVuhLHHe_5HqKDTjYXT_01zYU4NAWm0UiaOikVZblEFpB6ebOqw96ULL11DscrRFfYQLFfcJsuKqUsQ0G0een1rZW8UDFCRmxddaytsaKWhSiBv7IyyMqqOY3ujoDNVksNO4rbb896CRcI.LU42vbsW_DdgWqPhp9lks6xV2H92qhCoxb1e3z5FwAs&dib_tag=se&keywords=Brooke+Siem&qid=1714782836&sprefix=brooke+siem%2Caps%2C273&sr=8-1 Brooke Siem - Brooke Siem Brooke Siem: https://www.brookesiem.com Learn Happy Substack: www.brookesiem.substack.com

Author and crisis manager Evan Nierman joins Tim O’Brien 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 yourself if the “cancel vultures” attack? Evan is the author of "The Cancel Culture Curse: From Rage to Redemption in a World Gone Mad." Check out the EPISODE PAGE here: https://shapingopinion.com/is-cancel-culture-killing-comedy-with-evan-nierman/ LIKE & SUBSCRIBE for new videos as soon as they are posted: https://www.youtube.com/@shapingopinion/videos Stay up to date by signing up for the Shaping Opinion Substack here: https://shapingopinion.substack.co Find the full audio show wherever you get your podcasts: Apple — https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/shaping-opinion/id1371714253 Spotify — https://open.spotify.com/show/6yOg769bSm9hJn9zhwkunl For all episodes and to learn more about Shaping Opinion at: https://shapingopinion.com Follow the Shaping Opinion Podcast on all social platforms: Twitter/X - @Shaping Opinion, Instagram - @Shaping Opinion, on Facebook at Shaping Opinion and don’t forget to join the “Shaping Opinion Podcast Listeners” Group on Facebook. Links from Our Conversation: Amazon.com: The Cancel Culture Curse: From Rage to Redemption in a World Gone Mad: 9781510777194: Nierman, Evan, Sachs, Mark: Books: https://www.amazon.com/Cancel-Culture-Curse-Redemption-World/dp/1510777199/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3NBZDN8D4L6N7&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.stVh1PP0YDmzE9ztJtJb3p8_4H5cJyCcZVSBhODrauqdce3PT_nz2C-Ubv8OVYTJc-3FGgsTZDMKn1VDdapY2bhcSS-v0xKgDN4qwt1UXX8_umY1ZVeZwL2a7uAAC6E8JOCFU0TpRhIyIq6tSle_wBBs8msgYI_VL46Ii2_PsZoOG7u31y-P161aD-vsSGroVQEBDjytnUjPuBMUvnF3bExmRUKTMim-xQOrUsmMZ20.OyCrYGTHDai0yENYCjcWjdQm4uPOxrekSDpEwD_zbz8&dib_tag=se&keywords=evan+nierman&qid=1714661542&sprefix=evan+nierman%2Caps%2C285&sr=8-1 Cancel culture is no laughing matter: Comedy on the edge | The Hill https://thehill.com/opinion/technology/3916458-cancel-culture-is-no-laughing-matter-comedy-on-the-edge/ Jerry Seinfeld slams political correctness, extreme left for ruining comedy (smh.com.au) https://www.smh.com.au/culture/comedy/jerry-seinfeld-blames-extreme-left-for-ruining-comedy-20240430-p5fnky.html Bari Weiss and Her Resignation from the New York Times - Resignation Letter — Bari Weiss, https://www.bariweiss.com/resignation-letter

Attorney Mark Chutkow joins Tim O’Brien to talk about a rare 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 to come? That’s just one of the questions we discuss. Check out the EPISODE PAGE here: https://shapingopinion.com/unprecedented-parents-of-mass-shooter-convicted-with-attorney-mark-chutkow/ LIKE & SUBSCRIBE for new videos as soon as they are posted: https://www.youtube.com/@shapingopinion/videos Stay up to date by signing up for the Shaping Opinion Substack here: https://shapingopinion.substack.co Find the full audio show wherever you get your podcasts: Apple — https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/shaping-opinion/id1371714253 Spotify — https://open.spotify.com/show/6yOg769bSm9hJn9zhwkunl For all episodes and to learn more about Shaping Opinion at: https://shapingopinion.com Follow the Shaping Opinion Podcast on all social platforms: Twitter/X - @Shaping Opinion, Instagram - @Shaping Opinion, on Facebook at Shaping Opinion and don’t forget to join the “Shaping Opinion Podcast Listeners” Group on Facebook. Links from Our Conversation: Mark Chutkow - https://www.dykema.com/people/mark-chutkow.html Michigan School Shooter Sentenced to Life in Prison without Parole - https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/ethan-crumbley-sentencing-oxford-shooting-12-08-23/index.html Michigan School Shooter’s Parents Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison - https://apnews.com/article/james-crumbley-jennifer-crumbley-oxford-school-shooting-e5888f615c76c3b26153c34dc36d5436

In the Shaping Opinion podcast, 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. This is the trailer for his book called, "The Essential Crisis Communications Plan: A Crisis Management Process that Fits Your Culture," available on Amazon.