Episodes
This is an iphone recording of my standup set at "Laughing Liberally" in midtown Manhattan on 2 July 2012. It's mostly material I wrote that day commenting on the Euro 2012 cup and GOP reaction to the Supreme Court upholding Obamacare
Published 07/03/12
BaratundeCast: haters don't have time to write letters. too busy hating by baratunde
Published 06/27/12
BaratundeCast: I'm so diverse. I put sprinkles on my ice cream by baratunde
Published 05/26/12
BaratundeCast: if we can't solve tangled headphones how will we solve racism? by baratunde
Published 05/22/12
BaratundeCast: Peter from the Bronx, a taxi story by baratunde
Published 05/04/12
BaratundeCast: yeah I wore yellow vans and a yellow scarf to the white house by baratunde
Published 04/29/12
Baratunde shares thoughts emerging on the theme of FOMO aka "Fear Of Missing Out" and the role of technology in distracting us from being present. Thanks to Priya Parker for advancing this conversation significantly.
Published 04/25/12
BaratundeCast: this man tried to sell me cocaine, poorly by baratunde
Published 04/08/12
Reporting on my conversation with a Ghanaian bodega manager in Brooklyn who suggests that one way we move forward on race relations in America is for black Americans to consciously set an exemplary example and not to assume the worst from others
Published 04/05/12
BaratundeCast: I really believed Ed McMahon would show up with a check. #megamillions by baratunde
Published 03/31/12
I am reminded of the porous plane between perception and reality by two dream experiences during an insane week of travel
Published 03/26/12
BaratundeCast: what would my mother do? by baratunde
Published 03/16/12
While walking westward on East 2nd Street in Austin, TX, Baratunde reflects on his SXSW opening keynote and gives a behind the scenes perspective on the talk which centered on comedy as a revolutionary art. Many people are acknowledged who are not named Baratunde
Published 03/14/12
BaratundeCast: NOT spreading cooties at the @WhiteHouse by baratunde
Published 03/05/12
In this episode, I walk through a Twitter interaction with a (partial) reader of How To Be Black who claimed he wouldn't finish the book because I didn't acknowledge his tweet. Storify link of exchange: http://storify.com/baratunde/robertehayes
Published 03/02/12
BaratundeCast: taking #howtobeblack from the Bronx to Jersey City. Day 26 by baratunde
Published 02/27/12
BaratundeCast: discussing the networked soldier w Benari Poulten on #howtobeblack day 25 by baratunde
Published 02/27/12
BaratundeCast: how @JohnLegend & I made it plus #HowToBeBlack hits Chicago by baratunde
Published 02/24/12
one of my favorite tourcast recordings yet. i got to speak with John Legend about our childhoods and found a connected theme the next day in Chicago at a breakfast my friend Mawi Asgedom hosted for me and How To Be Black. You can also subscribe to these recordings in itunes. just search for "baratunde"
Published 02/24/12
The #BaratundeCast. #HowToBeBlack tourcast days 20-21 at LaGuardia Airport (LGA) by baratunde
Published 02/22/12
#howtobeblack tourcast days 16-19: i re-educated Yale students by baratunde
Published 02/18/12
#HowToBeBlack tourcast day 15: BLACKENTINE'S DAY by baratunde
Published 02/15/12
Day 14 of my How To Be Black tour diary. This one focuses on my time in Washington, D.C., place of my birth. I spoke at the National Press Club and threw an after-party at Blackbyrd
Published 02/14/12
#HowToBeBlack tourcast day 13: I MET THE BOONDOCKS CARTOON CREATOR! at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) by baratunde
Published 02/13/12
#HowToBeBlack tourcast day 12: Los Angeles preview by baratunde
Published 02/12/12