Speak Easy

The Confederate President, Katrina 20, and a Rising Consciousness

Plus, Cracker Barrel Nonsense Abounds

Aug 27 • 

Baratunde Thurston

57

4

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 • 

Baratunde Thurston

140

11

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 • 

Baratunde Thurston

56

5

A brief report from Downtown Los Angeles

Finding and spreading peace against a narrative of fear

Jun 11 • 

Baratunde Thurston

68

8

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 • 

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 • 

Baratunde Thurston

42

7

1:04:40

Talking returning my Tesla and more with Dean Obeidallah!

A recording from our lunchtime live video

May 15 • 

Baratunde Thurston

 and 

Dean Obeidallah

81

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 • 

Baratunde Thurston

24

7

I saw Sinners twice. So should you

This movie encodes messages the authoritarians want to ban

May 4 • 

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 • 

Baratunde Thurston

26

Returned my Tesla - liberation day

A recording from Baratunde Thurston's live video

Apr 27 • 

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 • 

Baratunde Thurston

15

2