There's nobody better to kick off our new season — and "Plan Be" — than the man who helped inspire it: Citizen Baratunde, Executive Producer and Host of the hit podcast How to Citizen with Baratunde.

Writer, activist and comedian Baratunde Thurston has been "citizening" since way back in high school (which we discuss). In addition to his podcast, check out his Ted Talk, and his New York Times bestselling book, How to Be Black. You can find all of that and more on his website: www.baratunde.com

OVER ON THE WEBSITE
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SHOW NOTES
>Cindy mentioned an episode of NPR's Hidden Brain podcast called Moral Combat. Listen to it here.
>Here's links to some resources Cindy and I are using as we set up our Plan Be conversation project, as mentioned in the last part of this episode:
The Listen First Project
The National Conversation Project
>Another podcast we're enjoying that speaks to these themes and this time: To See Each Other

MUSIC
>Slide guitar:  Thomas Robertson
>Theme music: Fragilistic by Ketsa
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