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The Confederate President, Katrina 20, and a Rising Consciousness
Plus, Cracker Barrel Nonsense Abounds
Aug 27
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Baratunde Thurston
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1:42
July 2025
On America’s Birthday, Frederick Douglass, the Haudenosaunee, and Unrecognized Founders
What to the Slave is the Fourth of July Still Slaps
Jul 4
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Baratunde Thurston
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1:31:42
June 2025
A brief report from Washington DC on the day of No Kings
Mother nature speaks & we are in the unsubtle part of the story
Jun 14
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Baratunde Thurston
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A brief report from Downtown Los Angeles
Finding and spreading peace against a narrative of fear
Jun 11
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Baratunde Thurston
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Returning to First Principles: Joining The Eternal Song and a Global Call for Collective Healing
A new film and gathering with Indigenous elders and wisdom-keepers invites us to remember, repair, and reimagine our path forward — together.
Jun 3
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Baratunde Thurston
25
May 2025
Welcome to Juke Church: A Communal Breakdown of Sinners
Watch now (65 mins) | Curated resources and analysis of 2025's best film
May 23
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Baratunde Thurston
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7
1:04:40
Talking returning my Tesla and more with Dean Obeidallah!
A recording from our lunchtime live video
May 15
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Baratunde Thurston
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Dean Obeidallah
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1
29:36
💛 A Thank You Gift for Your Support – José Andrés Conversation
I'm giving paid subs a chance at early access to my conversation with him
May 9
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Baratunde Thurston
24
7
I saw Sinners twice. So should you
This movie encodes messages the authoritarians want to ban
May 4
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Baratunde Thurston
107
12
6:46
April 2025
The true story of who we really are
We told 8 stories. We know there are infinitely more
Apr 28
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Baratunde Thurston
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Returned my Tesla - liberation day
A recording from Baratunde Thurston's live video
Apr 27
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Baratunde Thurston
224
14
10:17
This is how we recover from disasters, including moral ones (final story)
Whether physical fires or the burning down of our democracy, we know how to heal
Apr 21
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Baratunde Thurston
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