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Too Opinionated
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Too Opinionated is your one stop shop for all of your pop culture geek needs. With hundreds of interviews, commentary and nerdy content, Too Opinionated is your next obsession!!!
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Lauren Gottshall Is Country Music's Next Breakout Star | Too Opinionated Podcast
4d ago00:47:52Tap to summarizeToday on Too Opinionated, we're joined by one of Nashville's fastest-rising stars: 🎤 Lauren Gottshall Fresh off performances at some of Music City's most iconic venues and major shows across the country, Lauren is preparing to release her exciting new country-pop single: 🎶 "Camouflage" The highly anticipated track was co-written with: 🎵 Avery Evans 🎵 Olivia Evans —the children of country music superstar: ⭐ Sara Evans and marks what Lauren describes as: "The most me song I have ever written and the start of a new era for me." Originally from outside Chicago, Lauren has quickly established herself as one of country music's most exciting emerging voices. In just the past year she has: 🔥 Opened for Jason Aldean 🏟️ Performed her first stadium show 🎙️ Played The Bluebird Cafe 🎙️ Played The Listening Room 🎙️ Played 3rd & Lindsley and shared stages with: 🎸 O.A.R. 🎸 Warren Zeiders 🎸 Chris Janson 🎸 The Samples Her award-winning music video: 🎥 "Easy For Me" won: 🏆 Best Song at the Cannes World Film Festival and she's set to take another huge step forward when she performs on the: 🎵 T-Mobile Stage at Summerfest this summer. Blending: 🤠 country storytelling ❤️ heartfelt songwriting 🎶 modern pop hooks Lauren creates music about: ✨ chasing dreams ✨ love and heartbreak ✨ resilience ✨ finding your place in the world while drawing inspiration from: 🎤 Carrie Underwood 🎤 Taylor Swift 🎤 The Chicks 🎹 Billy Joel 🎸 Maroon 5 In this episode we discuss: 🎶 The making of Camouflage 🎤 Moving to Nashville and building a music career 🏟️ Opening for Jason Aldean 🎙️ Playing legendary venues like The Bluebird Cafe ✨ Finding her unique voice as an artist 🔥 What's next in this exciting new chapter of her career 👉 Subscribe now: https://www.youtube.com/@MeisterkhanPod Like, comment, and hit the bell for more conversations with today's most exciting artists on Too Opinionated. 🔥 HASHTAGS #TooOpinionatedPodcast #LaurenGottshall #Camouflage #CountryMusic #CountryPop
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Rex Linn on Happy's Place, CSI: Miami & Better Call Saul | Too Opinionated Podcast
1w ago01:02:29Tap to summarizeToday on Too Opinionated, we're joined by legendary actor: 🎬 Rex Linn whose incredible career spans decades of unforgettable film and television roles. Fans currently know Rex as: 🍻 Emmett on NBC's hit comedy Happy's Place, starring alongside his real-life fiancée: 🎤 Reba McEntire The series has quickly become a fan favorite thanks to its: 😂 humor ❤️ heart 🤠 small-town charm and Rex's scene-stealing chemistry with Reba. But Rex's career stretches far beyond Happy's Place. He's also beloved for playing: 🚔 Sgt. Frank Tripp on CSI: Miami ⚖️ Kevin Wachtell on Better Call Saul 🏫 Principal Tom Petersen on Young Sheldon and has appeared in iconic films including: 🎥 Cliffhanger 🎥 Rush Hour 🎥 Django Unchained 🎥 Clear and Present Danger 🎥 Breakdown 🎥 The Long Kiss Goodnight Rex has worked alongside some of Hollywood's biggest names including: 🔥 Sylvester Stallone 🔥 Quentin Tarantino 🔥 Jamie Lee Curtis 🔥 Pierce Brosnan 🔥 Reese Witherspoon 🔥 Bob Odenkirk In this episode we discuss: 🎬 Working on Happy's Place ❤️ Collaborating with Reba McEntire 🚔 His iconic run on CSI: Miami ⚖️ Becoming a fan-favorite on Better Call Saul 🏫 His time on Young Sheldon 🎥 The evolution of Hollywood over the decades 😂 Behind-the-scenes stories from his legendary career We also talk about: 🦆 his unexpected history as an award-winning duck caller 🎭 how he transitioned from banking and oil fields into acting 🔥 and why audiences continue connecting with his larger-than-life screen presence. 👉 Subscribe now: https://www.youtube.com/@MeisterkhanPod Like, comment, and hit the bell for more celebrity interviews on Too Opinionated. 🔥 HASHTAGS #TooOpinionatedPodcast #RexLinn #HappysPlace #RebaMcEntire #CSIMiami #BetterCallSaul #YoungSheldon
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The Leadership Crisis Nobody Is Talking About | Catherine Harrison | Too Opinionated Podcast
2w ago01:11:11Tap to summarizeToday on Too Opinionated, we're joined by leadership strategist, executive coach, mental health expert, and author: 🧠 Catherine Harrison to discuss her powerful new book: 📚 Leading in Stereo a groundbreaking look at the connection between: ⚡ leadership ⚡ workplace culture ⚡ burnout ⚡ mental health ⚡ sustainable success Drawing on over: 📊 35 years of leadership consulting 📊 executive coaching 📊 organizational research and inspired by the findings of: 🎵 The Soundcheck Report which surveyed more than 1,250 Canadian music industry workers, Leading in Stereo argues something bold: 👉 We will never solve the mental health crisis without solving the leadership crisis first. The book explores how: ⚠️ toxic leadership ⚠️ unclear communication ⚠️ burnout culture ⚠️ psychological insecurity are silently damaging workplaces across: 🎵 music 💼 business 🏥 healthcare 💻 tech 🎬 creative industries and offers practical tools for creating: ✅ healthier cultures ✅ high-trust teams ✅ emotionally intelligent leadership ✅ sustainable performance Catherine is also: 🎓 a certified executive coach 🛡️ psychological safety auditor 📖 author of Three Colors, Twelve Notes 🎵 Founder of Soundcheck Collective 🏢 President of Revelios In this episode we discuss: 📖 The making of Leading in Stereo 🧠 Why burnout is often a leadership problem 🎵 The mental health crisis in the music industry ⚡ psychological safety at work 🔥 how leaders can create cultures where people actually thrive We also talk about the launch of: 🎵 Soundcheck Collective an initiative focused on leadership development and mental health support within the music industry. 👉 Subscribe now: https://www.youtube.com/@MeisterkhanPod Like, comment, and hit the bell for more conversations on Too Opinionated. 🔥 HASHTAGS #TooOpinionatedPodcast #CatherineHarrison #LeadingInStereo #Leadership #MentalHealth
Transcribe →The Afterlife Is Real… But Only for the Genetic Elite | Ascendants | Too Opinionated Podcast
2w ago00:44:21Tap to summarizeToday on Too Opinionated, we're joined by filmmaker, educator, entrepreneur, and debut novelist: 🚀 Don Schechter to discuss his explosive new sci-fi techno-thriller: 📚 Ascendants Already becoming an Amazon bestseller, Ascendants imagines a terrifying near-future world where humanity discovers: ⚠️ the afterlife is real… …but only for a genetically chosen few. Society is divided into: ⬆️ Ascendants — genetically destined to experience an afterlife ⬇️ Biomasses — condemned to oblivion At the center of it all is: 🧠 The Jacobs Institute a powerful organization pushing the limits of: ⚡ consciousness ⚡ technology ⚡ morality ⚡ faith ⚡ genetic engineering The novel blends: 🔥 speculative science fiction 🔥 psychological thriller 🔥 dystopian horror 🔥 philosophical drama while asking one terrifying question: 👉 What happens when technology begins deciding who deserves eternity? Before releasing Ascendants, Don spent years building the universe through: 🎥 The Ascendants Anthology an award-winning short film series that screened internationally at: 🏆 HollyShorts 🏆 Boston Sci-Fi Film Festival 🏆 Philip K. Dick Film Festival 🏆 Boston International Film Festival where it won: 🥇 Best Sci-Fi Beyond writing, Don is also: 🎬 founder of Charles River Media 🎓 Professor of the Practice at Tufts University 🎙️ science fiction podcast co-host 🧠 TEDx speaker exploring storytelling, identity, and technology In this episode we discuss: 📖 The making of Ascendants 🤖 AI, consciousness, and the future of humanity ⚡ technology vs spirituality 🎥 turning sci-fi worlds into cinematic experiences 🧠 imposter syndrome, storytelling, and identity 🔥 why dystopian fiction feels more real than ever 👉 Subscribe now: https://www.youtube.com/@MeisterkhanPod Like, comment, and hit the bell for more interviews on Too Opinionated. 🔥 HASHTAGS #TooOpinionatedPodcast #Ascendants #DonSchechter #SciFi
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The Quarantined: Aversion to Normalcy & the Future of Modern Rock | Too Opinionated Podcast
2w ago00:47:45Tap to summarizeToday on Too Opinionated, we're joined by Sean Martin of the grunge/punk/metal project: 🔥 The Quarantined The band's explosive new album: 🎸 Aversion to Normalcy has already generated: 🔥 1+ MILLION Spotify streams 🔥 40+ MILLION TikTok views 🔥 International press coverage Recorded at: 🎙️ Blackbird Studios 🎙️ Sound Emporium in Nashville the album was produced and mixed by: 🎧 Nathan Yarborough (Alice in Chains, Evanescence, Halestorm, Korn, Mastodon) and delivers a brutal, emotional exploration of: ⚠️ trauma ⚠️ addiction ⚠️ politics ⚠️ PTSD ⚠️ the illusion of "normalcy" in modern society Led by Sean Martin, The Quarantined blend: 🎸 grunge 🤘 punk 💀 metal 🔥 socially conscious songwriting into a sound built on aggression, honesty, and raw emotion. Before Aversion to Normalcy, the band built a loyal underground following through releases like: 🎵 Point the Finger 🎵 Antiquate Hate 🎵 Bedroom Inc. earning radio play in 13 countries and praise from: 📰 Rolling Stone UK 📰 USA Today 📰 LA Weekly Sean's story goes far beyond music. A former: 🇺🇸 U.S. Army Airborne Infantry soldier who deployed to Iraq, Sean now advocates for: 🧠 veterans mental health awareness 🌿 PTSD treatment and cannabis advocacy ❤️ anti-bullying initiatives through Free2Luv.org In this episode we discuss: 🎸 The making of Aversion to Normalcy 🔥 The state of rock and metal today 🧠 PTSD, trauma, and music as therapy 📱 Building an independent audience in the digital era ⚡ Turning pain into powerful art 👉 Subscribe now: https://www.youtube.com/@MeisterkhanPod Like, comment, and hit the bell for more interviews on Too Opinionated. 🔥 HASHTAGS #TooOpinionatedPodcast #TheQuarantined #SeanMartin #AversionToNormalcy #RockMusic
Transcribe →MK-Ultra, Brainwashing & the JFK Assassination | Too Opinionated Podcast
3w ago01:01:32Tap to summarizeToday on Too Opinionated, we dive into one of the most explosive and controversial JFK conspiracy stories ever discussed. Joining us is former CIA contract pilot: 🕵️ Robert "Tosh" Plumlee whose experiences are detailed in the explosive new book: 📚 Deep Cover Shallow Graves —co-written with New York Times bestselling author Ralph Pezzullo. At the center of the discussion is the alleged existence of: ⚠️ The School of Illusionary Warfare — a secret government blacksite reportedly connected to: 🧠 MK-Ultra 🎭 psychological warfare 🕶️ covert intelligence training 📡 Cold War "brain warfare" programs According to Plumlee, the school operated from a hidden WWII submarine base in North Carolina and trained young recruits in: 🧠 hypnosis 📢 propaganda operations 🎯 psychological manipulation 🕵️ clandestine intelligence tactics One alleged student? 🔥 Lee Harvey Oswald Plumlee claims he trained alongside Oswald in 1958 before Oswald's infamous connection to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. The conversation explores: 📂 CIA covert operations 🇺🇸 JFK assassination theories 🕵️ intelligence cut-outs and safehouses 🌎 anti-Castro operations 💣 MK-Ultra and psychological warfare programs including Oswald's alleged intelligence connections and the mysterious phone calls he attempted to make before his death. We also discuss: 📖 The making of Deep Cover Shallow Graves 🧠 How intelligence agencies allegedly used psychological conditioning 🔥 Why these stories still fascinate the public decades later 📂 The hidden history behind Cold War covert operations 👉 Subscribe now: https://www.youtube.com/@MeisterkhanPod Like, comment, and hit the bell for more interviews on Too Opinionated. 🔥 HASHTAGS #TooOpinionatedPodcast #JFK #LeeHarveyOswald #CIA #MKUltra
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Wait… That's NOT Ryan Reynolds?! Hobart in I Am Ryan | Too Opinionated
3w ago00:49:13Tap to summarizeToday on Too Opinionated, we're joined by multi-talented artist Hobart, the creator and star of the upcoming comedy film: 🎬 "I Am Ryan" (May 2026) The film follows an aspiring actor who unknowingly lands roles meant for Ryan Reynolds—because he looks exactly like him. And here's the twist… it's based on Hobart's real life. Hobart has actually worked as a body double for Ryan Reynolds in films like: 🎬 The Hitman's Bodyguard 🎬 Free Guy Now, he's turning that experience into a full-blown feature film where he serves as: 🎥 Star ✍️ Writer 🎵 Composer 🎬 Producer Beyond film, Hobart is an accomplished musician and composer: 🎸 Performed globally, including Warped Tour 🎮 Composed music for Rock Band, ESPN X Games, Deadpool, Age of Empires, Watch Dogs He's also an author, game show host, and creative force constantly pushing into new territory. In this episode we discuss: 🎬 The making of I Am Ryan 😂 Turning real-life into comedy 🎵 Music, film, and storytelling 🔥 Breaking into Hollywood in unconventional ways 👉 Subscribe now: https://www.youtube.com/@MeisterkhanPod Like, comment, and hit the bell for more interviews on Too Opinionated. 🔥 HASHTAGS #TooOpinionatedPodcast #IAmRyan #RyanReynolds #Hobart #ComedyFilm
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Charles Baker Talks The Pitt, Breaking Bad & The Mandalorian | Too Opinionated Podcast
3w ago00:50:57Tap to summarizeToday on Too Opinionated, we're joined by actor Charles Baker, best known to fans worldwide as the unforgettable: 🔥 Skinny Pete from Breaking Bad Charles discusses his role in the hit HBO Max medical drama: 🏥 The Pitt along with his incredible journey through some of television's biggest franchises. Fans know Charles from: 📺 Breaking Bad 🎬 El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie 🌌 The Mandalorian 📺 The Blacklist 📺 1883 📺 Perry Mason 📺 Mayor of Kingstown In Breaking Bad, Charles turned Skinny Pete into one of the show's most beloved and unexpectedly emotional characters—earning a lasting connection with fans of the legendary AMC series. He later reprised the role in: 🎬 El Camino giving audiences one of the most heartfelt moments in the Breaking Bad universe. Charles also entered the Star Wars galaxy in: 🌌 The Mandalorian appearing as a survivor scout in the acclaimed Disney+ series. Now, Charles is appearing in: 🏥 The Pitt with the hit HBO Max drama recently wrapping its acclaimed second season and continuing to build a passionate fanbase. Beyond television, Charles has appeared in films including: 🎬 Wild 🎬 The Neon Demon 🎬 To the Wonder 🎬 Splinter He's also done extensive anime and voice work including: 🎙️ One Piece 🎙️ Baki the Grappler 🎙️ D.Gray-man In this episode we discuss: 🔥 The legacy of Breaking Bad 🏥 Working on The Pitt 🌌 Entering the world of Star Wars 🎭 Character acting and career longevity 🎬 Behind-the-scenes stories from some of TV's biggest shows 👉 Subscribe now: https://www.youtube.com/@MeisterkhanPod Like, comment, and hit the bell for more interviews on Too Opinionated. 🔥 HASHTAGS #TooOpinionatedPodcast #CharlesBaker #BreakingBad #ThePitt #TheMandalorian
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Ralph Pezzullo & Deep Cover Shallow Graves: CIA Secrets, JFK & Hidden History | Too Opinionated
3w ago01:19:41Tap to summarizeToday on Too Opinionated, we dive deep into one of the most controversial intelligence stories in modern history with New York Times bestselling author Ralph Pezzullo. Ralph joins us to discuss the explosive new book: 📚 Deep Cover Shallow Graves —written alongside former CIA contract pilot Robert "Tosh" Plumlee. The book explores alleged covert intelligence operations tied to: 🕵️ CIA black ops 🇺🇸 Cold War covert missions 📂 MK-Ultra connections 🛩️ secret aviation networks 🔥 and the lingering mysteries surrounding JFK's assassination. At the center of the story is Plumlee's claim that he witnessed events surrounding November 22, 1963 firsthand while involved in intelligence-linked operations connected to Dealey Plaza. But this conversation goes far beyond conspiracy theories. Ralph Pezzullo brings decades of experience writing about: ⚔️ intelligence operations 🎖️ military history 🌍 geopolitics 🕶️ covert warfare Pezzullo is the bestselling author of more than 30 books including: 📚 Jawbreaker 📚 Inside SEAL Team Six 📚 Ghost 📚 Zero Footprint 📚 The Great Chinese Art Heist 📚 Stolen Elections He's also host of the hit podcast: 🎙️ Heroes Behind Headlines Growing up across Mexico, Vietnam, Bolivia, Colombia, Guatemala, Uruguay, and Nicaragua as the son of a U.S. diplomat deeply shaped his worldview and writing career. In this episode we discuss: 📖 The making of Deep Cover Shallow Graves 🕵️ Intelligence culture and secrecy 🇺🇸 The legacy of JFK-era covert operations 🔥 Why hidden history still matters today 🎙️ Ralph's incredible career writing true stories from the front lines 👉 Subscribe now: https://www.youtube.com/@MeisterkhanPod Like, comment, and hit the bell for more interviews on Too Opinionated. 🔥 HASHTAGS #TooOpinionatedPodcast #RalphPezzullo #DeepCoverShallowGraves #CIA #JFK
Transcribe →The Father of Modern Marketing Returns with "The Kotler Legacy" | Too Opinionated
3w ago00:51:07Tap to summarizeToday on Too Opinionated, we're joined by legendary marketing thinker Philip Kotler, widely known as: 🔥 "The Father of Modern Marketing" Kotler returns with his powerful new book: 📚 "The Kotler Legacy" —a collection of 40 influential writings exploring: 🌍 Sustainability ⚖️ Economic justice 📈 The future of marketing 🏛️ Capitalism & democracy 💡 Business ethics and social responsibility The book challenges leaders to rethink how companies operate in a rapidly changing world—moving beyond profit alone toward the 3Ps: People, Planet, and Prosperity. As professor emeritus at Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management and author of more than 100 books, Philip Kotler has helped shape modern marketing itself. He pioneered concepts such as: 📊 Societal Marketing 🛒 Prosumers 🌱 Regenerative Marketing 📉 Demarketing 🔥 Brand Activism His work has influenced global corporations, governments, universities, and business leaders for decades. In this episode we discuss: 📚 The vision behind The Kotler Legacy 🌍 Why business must evolve beyond consumerism ⚖️ Marketing's role in democracy and social change 🔥 The future of ethical and sustainable leadership 👉 Subscribe now: https://www.youtube.com/@MeisterkhanPod Like, comment, and hit the bell for more interviews on Too Opinionated. 🔥 HASHTAGS #TooOpinionatedPodcast #PhilipKotler #TheKotlerLegacy #Marketing #BusinessLeadership
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