Closing by Baratunde Thurston | Bioneers 2025
Bioneers | Published: May 6, 2025 ArtEcological DesignIndigeneityJusticeMediaNature, Culture and Spirit Video
Baratunde Thurston, host and Executive Producer of the PBS TV series America Outdoors, creator of the How To Citizen and Life with Machines podcasts, and author of the comedic memoir How to Be Black, summarizes three days of the 2025 Bioneers Conference in an astonishing spoken word performance.

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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