Baratunde Thurston – From Me to We, A Story of Interdependence
Bioneers | Published: April 10, 2025 Ecological DesignIndigeneityJusticeMediaNature, Culture and Spirit Video
We are facing so many crises—climatological, technological, “democratilogical”—that even the use of the word “crisis” has reached crisis levels. While there are of course policies and investments and direct actions we need to fervently work on in response, we also need to pay attention to the story, because what we tell ourselves about ourselves shapes how we show up in these times. Baratunde Thurston, Writer, Producer, Proud Earthling, creator of the How To Citizen and Life with Machines podcasts and author of the comedic memoir How to Be Black, shares stories he has been unearthing about our relationships with the natural world, our fellow humans, and even with machines that provide strong hints of where we need to go and how to get there.
This talk was delivered at the 2025 Bioneers Conference. You can also watch Baratunde close out Bioneers 2025.
Baratunde Thurston, a writer, communicator, and creator and host of the How To Citizen podcast, is also a founding partner and writer at Puck. His newest creation is Life With Machines, a YouTube podcast focusing on the human side of the A.I. revolution. Author of the bestselling comedic memoir, How To Be Black, Baratunde also serves on the boards of Civics Unplugged and the Brooklyn Public Library and lives in Southern California.
Learn more at baratunde.com.
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