Weaving stories of our interdependence with tech, nature, and each other. Baratunde is an Emmy-nominated host, producer, writer, and public speaker. He is the host and executive producer of the PBS television series America Outdoors with Baratunde Thurston, creator and host of How To Citizen with Baratunde which Apple named one of its favorite podcasts, and a founding partner and writer at Puck. His comedic memoir, How To Be Black, is a New York Times best-seller. In 2019, he delivered what MSNBCâs Brian Williams called âone of the greatest TED talks of all time.â Baratunde is unique in his ability to integrate and synthesize different and difficult topics in a style thatâs intelligent, compassionate, and humorous. Baratunde serves on the boards of Civics Unplugged and the Brooklyn Public Library and lives in Southern California.