THINKOPEDIA

THINKOPEDIA

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THINKOPEDIA episodes

  • Supreme Court Rules People Who Can Prove Their Innocence - Can't.
    Monday, May 23, 2022, the Supreme Court ruled in a 6-3 decision that federal courts will not hear new evidence that was not previously presented in a state court as a result of a defendant's ineffective legal representation. References: Guardian Article https://www.theguardian.com/law/2022/may/23/us-supreme-court-prisoners-ineffective-counsel-challenges | Innocence Project Stats https://innocenceproject.org/how-racial-bias-contributes-to-wrongful-conviction/ | Exoneration Table https://www.law.umich.edu/special/exoneration/Documents/Race_and_Wrongful_Convictions.pdf | Poverty Rates https://federalsafetynet.com/poverty-statistics/
    21 min
  • Trifling, TikTok, & Travis | Current Events w/ Cori
    !!! Throughout the episode there are small laughs that I make. That is because it is my reaction/defense when I misread or come across something intense. It always has been. I am in no way trying to imply that any of the topics discussed are amusing to me or that I’m unsympathetic. Just want that to be known because it is hard to edit them all out since they’re so short. I would also like to WARN that this episode will have discussion of the deaths at the Houston Astroworld festival that took place on 11/5/21. If this is something you’d like to avoid hearing about, please listen til 44:35, then skip to 60:49!!!
    Credits for the videos/topics I covered in order of discussion: @kinggwilliamss @thetashib @kylmasters @jociefit @thetruthsocial @defnoodlesspicy // My memory is not the best, so when I stated 3/8 were minors in the Travis Scott incident, I was incorrect. 2/8 with confirmed ages were minors according to the CNN article that I referenced during that segment. // As always, thank you for tuning in to my podcast. I hope you enjoyed and/or found this informative and will stick around to hear what I discuss next. Until then, be safe.
    1 hr 16 min
  • Finding a Signature Scent on a Budget | $29-49 Price Range
    Today I discussed my history with perfumes, candles I recommend from B&BWs, D.S & Durga, and well-known inspiration perfume line Dossier. Heads up, the banging noises are not from my mic, they're from me putting stuff on the table that the mic is attached to and the mic mount shaking causing it to give feedback. My apologies I shall try and remember not to do this in the future.
    57 min
  • "I'M FULLY VACCINATED" 🦠 | Hilarious Yelp review Ep. 2
    I'm back again reading hilarious Yelp reviews that I've found. This time reading reviews from places I enjoy including both local businesses (that shall remain nameless), and chain restaurants. Just for fun, I also included what I order from these places. Let me know if what I order sounds good, and or what you think of these places.
    33 min
  • Being 20.
    Short essay by me.
    Being 20 is so lonely. It's a constant state of "what's going on," and being overwhelmed with stress and sadness. At least for me.
    For some reason I thought with time my life would get easier and I'd "grow into myself" and find my group of friends and finally have someone. Thus far, that's not the case. I just feel even more isolated and it's harder to make friends now because there isn't a place I'm at consistently where we'd have to interact. Online school has just made this even worse. My relationships with friends fell out because I was staying home while they continued to go out and do things. I got a bit left behind and now it's hard to catch up.
    I often ask myself, do I even want to catch up? What's the point? Looking back through my friendships, they've never been mutually fulfilling long term. Someone always cares more than the other, and that someone is always me.
    I just feel like maybe I don't have a place here. Maybe there aren't any friends for me. Maybe I need to accept that and start building my life solely around me and stop looking for companionship.
    There are a lot of maybes, and not many, if any answers. I guess that's what your 20s are.
    2 min
  • Kindergarten Socialists

    Short essay by me.

    Public schools teach socialism then slowly transition us to capitalism as we get older. In kindergarten, we were taught that if you don't have enough for everyone you can't eat. We're taught everyone gets something. That everyone gets the same amount. Sharing is caring.

    How does all that change in the span of 12 years? The alphabet didn't change. How to count didn't change, so why did how to care for each other change?

    In high school, it's impressed upon us kids that it's normal to see other people have less than you or even nothing. At lunch, kids who had no money in their account got the sandwich and that's it. Or sometimes they'd get completely turned away. At that point it doesn't matter that they're a kid and who's a part of the class, a part of the school, a kid who's hungry. Money is the motivator. In kindergarten, kids who didn't bring snacks to share still got to eat everyone else's snacks. That didn't last long.

    I struggle to understand why they taught us to share when we live in a country that is so opposed to sharing. Why did they say everyone gets some, if not everyone gets something? It just seems like a pointless lesson.

    Could it be because they felt bad corrupting kids from a young age? I don't know. All I know is that lesson did not hold true in the way that 2+2 did.

    2 min
  • It is a privilege to only realize you're privileged by listening to a song about privilege: American Privilege
    Short essay by me. Then a cover of the song American Privilege by Allen Stone (made clean because this is a clean podcast). 
    On a Saturday, I heard this song called American Privilege from a randomly curated Spotify playlist, and I loved it. It’s vulgar, it’s honest, it’s raw and it really encapsulates the mind of Americans. It hits home in a lot of ways. I was like “Yeah, we are privileged. Most of us don’t care about the children working hours a day to make our fast fashion that we complain about when shipping is more than 3 days.” I listened to the song a couple more times that night really processing what was being said. Thinking I understand the meaning and it’s intention perfectly. Also feeling a bit good about myself because I make an effort to be socially conscious and consider how my actions affect those kids working to make clothes.
    The next day, I got ready to go grab some lunch for the family, and when I came out to get in my car I was embarrassed because it was covered in a thin layer of dirt. I hesitantly got in my car trying to decide whether or not to go to the car wash first because I don’t want the judgement of people with their nice clean cars. I just went to the restaurant.
    Somewhere along the way I put on the song. And this time it hit me that he’s singing about me. It is totally a privilege for me to be driving a semi new car and be embarrassed to drive it because it’s dirty. Think about that. I’m an American young adult living with my mom who bought me this car as a coming of age gift, and I’m embarrassed to be driving it because it’s dirty. Most people couldn’t even dream of having their own car, let alone a new one. Some people don’t even have running water. That made me hear the song in a completely different way. Yes I’m an American who’s generally conscious about what I have. I do try to give back to the community. I do charity work. I buy homeless people food. All these things that make us as people feel better about ourselves, but there’s no escaping the fact that we are immensely privileged. That’s exactly what the song is about. We do things and go places and buy things we don’t need because we can. We don’t have to think about every single thing we do. We don’t have to rub pennies together every time we want In-N-Out. That’s the American privilege that he's singing about. That’s what he’s getting at. The fact that we are so carefree with the choices we are able to make.
    I’m glad I heard the song.
    7 min
  • how do we feel about asmr?!
    hi. today's episode is quiet, so i'm typing in all lowercase. seemed fitting. 
    here is a brief list of some asmrtists you should check out (along with their specific type of content):
    gracev - makeup/roleplays/affirmations/natural not heavily produced videos
    mads asmr - more girly content/makeup/chronic illness awareness/she and grace are twins/also not heavily produced
    PattyASMR - specialty hand sounds/male asmr creator/very friendly in his videos
    Karuna Satori ASMR - roleplays from 2019 are awesome/higher production
    Mia ASMR - POC asmrtist/young/mouth sounds/dark background
    Annura's ASMR - roleplays/mouthsounds/more POC rep./higher production
    Batala's ASMR - CEO of mouth sounds/reverse effect/POC/dark background
    ASMR Glow - speaks French/dual mics/gives off really sweet vibes
    certified mood - male asmr/barber roleplays/chill/very realistic production
    29 min

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THINKOPEDIA is a commentary podcast for your entertainment where I share my opinions on viral tiktoks, current events in the media, national news, etc. If you’d like to hear my thoughts on all those…