Theo Thinks!

Juneteenth is more than a holiday. It's a reminder that freedom often meets deliberate resistance.

The US has long and dark history of deporting and imprisoning immigrants.

60 years ago Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his “I Have A Dream” speech. Today we revisit it.

This season on Theo Thinks I'll be covering each of President Trump's executive orders and offering some encouragement along the way.

On my birthday I tend to reflect on the lessons and themes of the year. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theo-smith3/support

My thoughts on the election results and where we have to go from here. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theo-smith3/support

Tonight President Biden and Former President Trump went head to head in their first debate of the 2024 campaign. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theo-smith3/support

I discuss healthy eating with Nakeesha Cousins. A Holistic Health and Wellness Expert, Certified Nutritional Consultant, and owner of uniquelykeesh.com --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theo-smith3/support

Disappointments will come but they don't have to dictate the person that you want to be. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theo-smith3/support

TikTok is facing legislation that could keep it from being openly used in the US. Where did the bill come from? --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theo-smith3/support

You are enough and it's ok to be content even while you a striving to achieve your goals. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theo-smith3/support

I have a conversation with spoken word artist and community activist Amy “UnculturedAsian” Booker. We discuss art it's importance to the community and the creative process. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theo-smith3/support

James Brown was a man that knew how to stand up for his community as much as he knew how to get down to his groove. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theo-smith3/support

Putting others first is important but don't loose sight of your own needs and goals in the process. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theo-smith3/support

2023 was a year that held many lessons. This is what I got the most out of this year. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theo-smith3/support

Frederick Douglass' experience as a biracial and formerly enslaved individual is inspiring. It's his perspective that I touch on in this episode. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theo-smith3/support

On this day of thanksgiving I'm thinking about and feeling thankful. Thank you for listening. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theo-smith3/support

The notion that our best days are behind us is a curious one. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theo-smith3/support

Reparations has been made to be a divisive topic by politicians and the media when it should be a uniting topic that releases us from the chains of our past and propels us into a bright and equitable future. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theo-smith3/support

2022 was a year of tearing down and starting over 2023 is proving to be a year of restoration and rejuvenation. This season be doing more political commentaries and history topics as well as new topics such as movie and comic reviews and of course special guests. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theo-smith3/support

An attitude of gratitude and acknowledging those that have helped us along the way is an important act that we should participate in regularly. Happy thanksgiving! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/theo-smith3/support

Check your ego at the door when building your relationship with your bonus child. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/theo-smith3/support

In spite of the stress and uncertainty that we experience find the time to breathe. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/theo-smith3/support

With the overturning of Roe v. Wade the Supreme Court has set a dangerous precedent for overturning established law in spite of the will of the people and legal justification. It's no longer a court of law but a court of far right activism. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/theo-smith3/support

The greatest threat to our democracy is the legal bribery that take place through think tanks and lobbyists. An article published by Politico on 2/24/22 titled “Trial opens for men accused of funneling millions to back Hillary Clinton in 2016 presidential race” is a great example of why. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/theo-smith3/support

Putin's war on Ukraine is horrible. My thoughts are with the Ukrainian people. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/theo-smith3/support

Whether you've been abused or done the abusing you don't have to continue that toxic cycle. If you need help you can call the National Mental Health Hotline 1-844-548-4266 --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/theo-smith3/support

With so many bad examples passed off for love, what should love actually look like? --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/theo-smith3/support

Your mental real estate is precious. Protect it. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/theo-smith3/support

We can't learn if we're not honest. If weren't not learning we're not growing. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/theo-smith3/support

Use today as an opportunity to be thankful and to begin to remove yourself from the noise and negativity that isn't good for you. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/theo-smith3/support

You can't fight to have your perspective heard whiling fighting to silence critics or someone with a different perspective than your own. Which is why cancel culture is canceling itself out. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

We should be able to simultaneously celebrate bravery, remember tragedy, and discuss why imperialism and bigotry led to the 9/11 terrorist attacks and its aftermath.

Adjustments are necessary for growth and a better life experience. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

The crisis in Afghanistan has made one thing very clear; governmental systems often give in to exploitative and oppressive agendas. Which is why if we want to make our lives better we have to do the work ourselves. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

CRT has a lot of people worked up. This is what I think about critical race theory. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

We all enjoy getting new stuff and that's fine. We need to take care that we hold our possessions and that our possessions don't have us. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Each of us deals with temptation but you can't face it if you don't acknowledge it. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

We are all called to be free and to you that freedom to encourage and serve one another humbly and in love. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

In order to understand the current state of the Israel and Palestine conflict you have to know the history. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Happy Father's Day to all the dads. With a special shout out to my Dad Theodore Smith III. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

It’s so important that we speak positivity and encouragement into life and the lives of people we care about and encounter. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Yesterday the CDC lifted mask restrictions for fully vaccinated individuals. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

We live in a world that lacks justice and fairness. Primarily because we punish ourselves repeatedly for old mistakes and shortcomings. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

100 Republicans want out, forests are rebounding, and Liz Cheney is unpopular because she’s right. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

We all came from a mother and I certainly wouldn’t be who I am if it weren’t for mine. Happy Mother’s Day. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

The media has done a terrible job of explaining the importance of getting vaccinated against COVID-19. From personal experience this virus is a life changing illness. Vaccines work. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

During moments of intense emotional response don’t forget to breathe. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

We need to have a very important conversation with our Asian-American brothers and sisters about their silence when we other groups experience racism and racially motivated violence. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Censorship is better left to individuals and not the government or corporations. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Censorship is a topic that has been in the news a lot lately. But what is it and how is it used? --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app