Baratunde Thurston joins the show to discuss his diverse resume of podcasting, writing, comedy, and the 10th anniversary of his memoir/satirical social critique "How to Be Black."
Baratunde Thurston is the creator and host of the podcast How to Citizen, the author of the book How to Be Black, and a founding partner of the news and commentary website Puck.
The choices that California businesses make impact people all over the world who don’t even know where California is. It’s not just technology that gets made in California. It’s how it gets made. It’s how it gets funded. What types of tools get built are the ones that can accrue a ton of returns to the investors. That’s a really narrow set of incentives that end up affecting literally everything in the world.
Notes and references from this episode:
@baratunde - Baratunde Thurston on Twitter
How to Citizen - podcast home page
We’re Having a Moment - Apple Podcasts
Puck - home page
“How to deconstruct racism, one headline at a time,” by Baratunde Thurston, TED
How to Be Black, by Baratunde Thurston
Episode 425 - Baratunde Thurston - WTF with Marc Maron
Ella Baker Center - home page
@kendrick38 - Kendrick Sampson on Instagram
@jacobsoboroff - Jacob Soboroff on Twitter
Assemblymember Wendy Carillo - home page
Color The Water - home page
America Outdoors with Baratunde Thurston - PBS
“Berkeley became first US city to ban natural gas. Here's what that may mean for the future,” by Susie Cagle, The Guardian
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