September 6, 2013 — Baratunde Thurston joins Joel to discuss working at the union of news, politics, comedy, and technology as well as philosophy, events, The Onion, Cultivated Wit, and more.
"#Unplug: Baratunde Thurston Left The Internet For 25 Days, And You Should, Too"
Baratunde shared recollections of SXSWs past, mentioning Bruce Sterling and Burnie Burns, both cited in this long journal post written by an attendee about that year's event.
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"We are comedy writers, designers, artists, software engineers, strategists, and unmanned aerial vehicles excited by pushing the bounds of creativity, especially where comedy and technology are involved. We believe in deploying wit to infuse the world with some much-needed humanity. And also, freedom."
homepage for Baratunde's latest book
This web series features Baratunde Thurston exploring crowdfunding and debuts later this September.
October 30 and 31, 2013, in Dublin
"The advice I have for you is, 'Don't discard.'"