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Thinking Out Loud Radio Show

Thinking Out Loud Radio Showwww.michaelnimmons.com
Is a weekly radio show discussing Politics, Popular Culture & Everything in Between. We have great topics, great guests, great discussion, & a great word in every episode.The Thinking Out Loud Radio Show; Giving Voice To Issues that Matter To You!
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Episodes

"Women of Influence"-Birthday Edition, featuring Michigan Supreme Court Justice Kyra Harris-Bolden

We are celebrating our Birthday in a BIG way. Tonight, we are sharing an interview we had with newly appointed Michigan Supreme Court Justice Kyra Harris-Bolden. Justice Kyra Harris Bolden joined the Michigan Supreme Court on January 1, 2023, when she was appointed by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, making her the first Black woman to serve as a Justice. A graduate of Southfield Public Schools, Justice Bolden received her bachelor’s degree from Grand Valley State University and Juris Doctor degree from t...

Apr 02, 20231 hr 23 min

Heavyweights Mixtape 20th Anniversary Edition featuring the Six Million Dollar Man: DJ Sean Blu, & Manager & Promoter Andre Hampton

We got a EPIC show for you this week, as we are celebrating and commemorating the 20th Anniversary of the mixtape that changed the game for Christian Hip Hop forever. That's right, tonight, we are celebrating the 20th Anniversary of the Heavyweights Mixtape featuring the Man, the Myth, the Legend, DJ Sean Blu, KNINE & Damon Lamar. If you ask DJ Sean Blu, of all of the mixtapes that he's put out and believe me he's put a lot out there, this one is right up there at the top. We talk about how ...

Mar 31, 20231 hr 48 min

Women of Influence Edition Feat. Director of Covenant House of MI - Meagan Dunn

This week we continue our Women of Influence Series with an exciting and empowering interview with the Director of the Covenant House of Michigan, Megan Dunn. Meagan Dunn joined Covenant House Michigan (CHMI) in July 2022. She comes to CHMI from YWCA Kalamazoo where she was vice president of programs since 2020, managing a $10 million program budget and a team of more than 100 program staff. In her role as Executive Director, Meagan provides leadership to the staff in both Detroit and Grand Rapi...

Mar 26, 20231 hr 12 min

MAN TO MAN: A Fireside Chat For Men

Tonight, we are having an important fireside chat exclusively for men. This has been a long overdue conversation and discussion that we need to have with the young men of this generation. In this week's edition we talk about the fallout behind NBA Star Point Guard Ja Morant poor decision to brandish a gun at a Denver Night Club and the consequences he could face not just from the Memphis Grizzles but also the NBA. We also discuss the tragic shooting in Tuscaloosa, Alabama outside a downtown nigh...

Mar 13, 20232 hr 4 min

SPARTAN STRONG: A Discussion of the MSU Mass Shooting & Where Do We Go From Here?

Tonight's episode is dedicated to the victims and their families in the mass shooting that took place on the evening of February 13th on the campus of Michigan State University. We wanted to take some to acknowledge and recognize the victims of this tragic shooting, as well as address the question on the minds of millions of Americans, "where do we go from here?" We endeavor to spend time in this week's "Spartan Strong" edition, discussing the timeline of events that took place that fateful day ...

Feb 27, 20231 hr 59 min

HISTORYMAKERS Feat. The Honorable Jeremy Bowie SUPER BOWL EDITION

We continue our HistoryMakers Edition of the podcast this week as we interview newly appointed Judge of the 50th District in Pontiac, Michigan - Jeremy Bowie. Appointed by Governor Gretchen Whitmer, Judge Bowie is on this week to discuss everything from Politics, Tyre Nichols, Governor Desantis, what's happening in the State Florida and alot more. Judge Bowie has been has been on the time before; the first time as a panelist in our Speak Up & Speak Out Discussion regarding the brutal death o...

Feb 14, 20232 hr 1 min

"HISTORYMAKERS" featuring, 18yr old Mayor of Earle, Arkansas Jaylen Smith

Tonight we share with our 1st in our HistoryMakers series of interview for the Black History Month in February. And, tonight we share with you an interviews with the nation's youngest Mayor, Jaylen Smith of Earle Arkansas. He is only 18yrs of age, and yet Mayor Smith is the highest ranking public official in Earle, Arkansas with a population of 1,831. Mayor Smith has been on CNN, Good Morning America along with several other news outlets to discuss his historic victory and his vision for the Cit...

Feb 06, 20231 hr 16 min

"THE HEAT IS ON!"

Tonight show is going to be FIYAH!!!! We are discussing the on-going controversy in the State of Florida to block and ban the AP African American Studies courses by Gov. Ron Desantis. This week's entire show is dedicated to the in-depth discussion of this governor's racist agenda, and what can we do about it. In addition to our discussion of this recent ban on AP African American Studies courses, we also talk about the State's Anti WOKE Policy, and Critical Race Theory and how this legislation n...

Jan 29, 20231 hr 47 min

Remembering A King

Today as we celebrate the birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr, we would like to commemorate the Life, Legacy and the Literature of this great leader in this week's episode. We are calling this week's episode, "Remembering A King." In this first segment we talk about the life of Dr. King and how his life impacted others. Courage, was one of Dr. King's defining characteristics that help to shape the Civil Rights Movement of which he led. And, we ask the question, do Black people today possess th...

Jan 17, 20231 hr 46 min

"New Year, New You!"

We are back with a brand new episode that we are calling, New Year, New You! And, in this week's New Year's Edition of the podcast we are discussing 3 hot topics that are on the minds of not just our listeners, but people around the country and even the world. In our first segment we talk about and discuss the 4 day stalemate in Congress has finally ended and a new Speaker of the House is elected. We talk about the chaos in the Republican Party, who's responsible, and if and will it be fixed. In...

Jan 09, 20231 hr 57 min

"The Greatest Gift Of All" - CHRISTMAS EDITION

We are back this week with the Christmas Edition of the podcast, and we've got a great show in store for you. We have 3 great topics to discuss including, Pastor Jamal Bryant's comments on cannibus and the Church, and how he thinks growing marijuana would be a great business venture for New Birth Missionary Baptist Church in Atlanta, GA. What do you think? In this week's episode, we share his comments as well another prominent pastor's response, you definitely need to hear what this pastor has t...

Dec 26, 20221 hr 42 min

"IT'S BEEN A WHILE"

Yes...IT'S BEEN A WHILE, but WE'RE BACK! We missed you, and we know you missed us. We've got another great show in store for you with a plethora of great topics and great discussion in store for this week's episode. We kick off this week's show discussing the historic election of Congressman Hakeem Jeffries as the 1st Black Leader of the Democratic Party. Congressman's Jeffries historic election mark's the first the time an African American has been elected as the leader of any major political p...

Dec 07, 20221 hr 51 min

Detroit Youth Choir All Star Edition Feat. DYC Dir. Anthony White

We are exciting to bring you a very special Detroit Youth Choir All Star Edition of the podcast. Those of you who have been following the podcast since its inception almost 5yrs ago, the Detroit Youth Choir has been our adopted choir. We love these young people from Detroit who continue to represent our city well wherever they go. And, we are privileged and blessed to have my good friend Mr. Anthony White who is the Director of the Detroit Youth Concert on the show with us for the fourth time to...

Oct 24, 20221 hr 40 min

Sports Talk Edition

We are back with a brand new episode this week and we're talking about what everyone's talking about in the world of sports, Boston Celtics Head Coach Ime Udoka and the scandalous affair he seems to be having with multiple women within the Boston Celtics organization. Do you agree with the 1yr suspension, do you believe he's coming back as the Celtics Head Coach? We're talking about this and alot more. Plus, we are talking Hall of Fame Pro Athlete and Former Green Bay QB Brett Favre and the welf...

Oct 16, 20222 hr 5 min

"God Save The World"

This week's episode we are discussing a variety of different topics including the death of Queen Elizabeth II; the longest living monarch in British history. We are not only planning to discuss her death as well as her life, but we also plan to talk about and discuss the idolization of the Royal Family, as well as the colonization of the British Empire. Two vey important aspects of the British Empire that everybody is not willing to talk about. We also plan to discuss what's happening in the sta...

Sep 18, 20221 hr 52 min

"Give Me A Chance...I'll Give You A Choice" feat. 13th Congressional District Candidate for the City of Detroit; Martell Bivings

In this week's episode we are interviewing the only African American Candidate for the 13th Congressional District in the City of Detroit on either side of the political aisle; Martell Bivings. Martell is the Republican Candidate for the 13th Congressional District going against Michigan State Legislature and India Immigrant Shri Thanedar in the upcoming November General Election. In this week's interview we discuss the fallout from the August Primary Election results and the harsh reality and t...

Aug 28, 20222 hr 2 min

"BOSS UP" featuring Best-Selling Author, Speaker & Entrepreneur Tam R. Luc

In this week's "BOSS UP" Edition, we interview Best-Selling Author Tam R. Luc with over two decades of work under her belt helping women from all walks of life achieve their goals. Her list of accomplishments are massive as well as impressive; featured on Fox, The Washington Post, CBS, Daily Tribune, NBC just to name a few. She also built a six figure business in less than a year which are just a few of her accomplishments. We are excited to have her as this week's guest on the podcast. In our i...

Aug 21, 20221 hr 58 min

"MOGUL TALKS" featuring Chairidee Smith aka Ms. Mogul

We are back this week with an exhilarating conversation with a phenomenal women better known as Ms. Mogul. Chairidee Smith, also known as Ms. Mogul is an international leadership speaker featured in over 30 countries and is now the creator of the Mogul® app, a global hub for US businesses to build global brands, leveraging this technology. She is a trusted business strategist, real estate investor/CEO, global business mentor, and forward-thought leader. A successful, serial entrepreneur for more...

Aug 12, 20222 hr 6 min

"Lessons In Leadership" featuring CEO of Forgotten Harvest, Kirk Mayes

We are finally back with a brand new episode and a great interview to share with you this week. Just a few days ago we tested positive for COVID-19, which caused us to postpone are planned show for a few days. Thankfully our symptoms have been mild and because we were double vaccinated and boosted the worst of it is definitely behind us. But, we wanted to take some time during this week's episode to discuss our experience with COVID-19 and share some of the myths as well as misinformation that h...

Jul 24, 20221 hr 49 min

"Here's What I'm Thinking" - Father's Day Edition

We are back after a brief hiatus with 3 important topics to discuss in this week's episode. In this Father's Day Edition of the podcast, we are opening up discussing the Gun Legislation that Republicans & Democrats are working on. We share some of the details of this legislation; what's in and what's not and what happens next. We also discuss, the January 6th Hearings and why we believe its significant and what we think should be the central theme of these hearings. And, rounding out the thr...

Jun 22, 20222 hr 4 min

A Time for Action feat. 19yr old Attorney, Advocate, & Activist Haley Taylor Schlitz

This week's episode is dedicated to the 19 children and two teachers of Robb Elementary in Uvalde, TX that fell prey to a derange 18yr old gunman. We are taking time in today's episode to discuss this tragic event that took place just a few days ago, and the nation is still reeling from yet another mass shooting. Our guest on this week's episode is a brilliant and accomplished young lady who is also the youngest, Juris Doctorate in our nation's history, advocate and activist, Haley Taylor Schlit...

May 29, 20221 hr 38 min

"Bringing the Heat Show" featuring CHH Artist Mike Gz & Entrepreneur Alisha Moore

Join us this week as we share an interview with another CHH Artist who is doing big things in the kingdom. Mike Gz joins us this week, along with entrepreneur and former CHH Artist Alisha Moore of Unleashed Media are with us to talk about their exciting partnership of music and marketing. Alisha is helping to promote Mike Gz's music across the world wide web and Mike is working hard putting out good Gospel Hip Hop for the culture. Mike Gz is a Christian Rapper born and raised in ATL and his love...

May 22, 20221 hr 14 min

CHH Shop Talk feat. Award Winning CHH Artist, Entrepreneur & Host Dice Gamble

We are back with another hot show for you this week featuring a good friend of ours who is an Award Winning Christian Hip Hop Artist, Entrepreneur and Radio Host, DIce Gamble. Dice Gamble has been in CHH since 2005, is still one of the heavy hitters in this genre and she is continuing to do BIG things in the Kingdom. This week we talk about about her legendary music career, her clothing brand CHH University that she launched during the pandemic, plus her new job as a radio host on SiriusXM Chann...

May 18, 20221 hr 33 min

"The Story Behind The Move" featuring CEO of Holy Culture Radio James Rosseau

This week we are sharing an amazing conversation we had with the CEO of The Corelink Solutions and HolyCutlure Radio; the man behind the historic move to bring a 24/7 Christian Hip Hop Station to SiriusXM Radio Channel 154. James Rosseau also known as TRIG, who is a leader in business and a legend in CHH, and he is the man behind a groundbreaking and unprecededented opportunity to bring CHH to the SiruisXM platform. We talk about everything from the evolution of CHH to his vision of HolyCulture ...

May 08, 20221 hr 29 min

"A Changed Man" featuring Motivational Speaker, Host, & Entrepreneur DeJeanTalks

We are back with a brand new episode this week and we are talking to a dynamic, powerful motivational speaker, spoken word artist, advocate, entrepenuer and more. Dejean has been captivating audiences of all sizes and backgrounds with his riveting, painful and inspiring performances. His life is a story of victory in the face of trials that would defeat most others. From surviving imprisonment Guantanamo Bay at age seven as a young refugee, to spending years in the American prison system, Dejean...

May 01, 20221 hr 42 min

"Mental Health Matters" featuring Dr. Dwayne Buckingham

This week we are discussing Mental Health & Suicide with an expert on the subject matter, Dr. Dwayne Buckingham is a licensed clinical pyschotherapistt, retired veteran and CEO of Buckingham Consultant Group, LLC. His expertise has been relied upon in a wide variety of articles, podcasts, and radio segments. He's been featured on NBC, ABC, Fox 2 News, ESSENCE, The CW 11, the Daily Drum, Huffington Post, just to name a few. In this Mental Health Matter's edition we talk about everything from ...

Apr 17, 20221 hr 36 min

Celebrating Her-Story feat. Women of Influence: Shuree, Danni, & Ty Scott King

It's Our Birthday & we've got a jam-packed show this week as we conclude our "Women of Influence" series that we've been celebrating the entire month of March. And, weve had some tremendous guests from Atty, Marilyn Mosby, to CEO Teresa Lundy, Speaker Renee Antionette & MSU Board of Trustee Brianna Scott. Today, we conclude wtih three phenonmenal women who are creatives and influencers that are doing big things in the kingdom. This week we welcome as our special guests; Shuree, Danni, an...

Apr 03, 20222 hr 8 min

Women of Influence Series featuring MSU Board of Trustee & Atty Brianna Scott

We continue our Women of Influence Series this week as we feature a distinguished member of the Board of Trustees of Michgian State University, Brianna Scott. Atty Scott, in addition to being a MSU Board Member is an attorney with a decorated career both as the first African American Prosecuting Attorney for the CIty of Muskegon to founding the 1st ever all women and African American private law practice in the City of Muskegon. She is intelligent and brillant attorney with a series of first tha...

Mar 27, 20221 hr 54 min

Women of Influence Series feat. Speaker, Creative & Influencer Renee Antoinette

We are excited to continue our Women of Influence Series in this week's edition of the podcast, with our good friend, Speaker, Creative & Influencer Renee Antoinette. She is a powerful woman of God that has dedicated her life to inspiring and empowering both men and women. In our interview we talk about her project ReneeNow, which is a platform that she created along with her degree in Psychology that gives her the momentum to address the causes close to her heart: the victim and the victimi...

Mar 20, 20221 hr 46 min

Women of Influence Series feat. CEO & Political Analyst Teresa Lundy

This week we continue our Women of Influence Series with another phenomenal woman. Our guest this week is CEO and Principle Founder of TML Communications; Teresa Lundy. In addition, to being a highly sought after Marketing & Business Strategist, Teresa is also a regular panelist on the daily digital show - Roland Martin Unfiltered. Every Tuesday, you can watch Teresa on iconic and legendary broadcaster Roland Martin's news show as she discuss the week's hottest topics and most pressing issue...

Mar 13, 20221 hr 26 min
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