Baratunde Thurston

Who is Baratunde Thurston?

Baratunde Thurston is the host and executive producer of the PBS series "America Outdoors with Baratunde Thurston". He is a best-selling author, podcaster, comedian and cultural commentator who travels the country to uncover our complex relationship with the outdoors.12

Some key facts about Baratunde Thurston:

• He is the executive producer and host of the podcast "How to Citizen with Baratunde", which Apple named one of its favorite podcasts of 20201
• His TED talk has over 5 million views and received compliments from MSNBC's Brian Williams who called it "one of the greatest of all time"1
• He has worked for The Onion, produced for The Daily Show, advised the Obama White House, and wrote the New York Times bestseller "How to Be Black"1
• He serves on the boards of BUILD and the Brooklyn Public Library and lives in Los Angeles, California1
• As a child, he was a Boy Scout and still remembers how to build a fire without matches1

In "America Outdoors", Baratunde explores the country's diverse landscapes to see how they shape the way we work, play and interact with the outdoors.2 The series is produced by Part2 Pictures for Twin Cities PBS (TPT).1