So much to love about this. You make me feel like so much less an old lady for craving a return, or partial return, to a pre-"thinly everywhere" life. It's also extra nice hearing you tell the story.

Your slowing cadence here evokes Levar Burton and the opening strains of the pre-Chaka Khan "Reading Rainbow" theme song.

You Despite reading your post I love the concept of unplugging and interfacing w/ humans again. After 25 days of being unplugged, now you're really the most connected human on the planet.

A very vulnerable and honest account of your adventure, B.  Thank you.

I really enjoyed this! I'll be back for more!

In this special edition, I perform an audio version of my cover story in the July/August 2013 issue of Fast Company magazine. There's added perspective, commentary, and thanks included here. 

#TheConfessional: @Baratunde performs enhanced audio version of #Unplug Fast Company cover story

Baratunde Thurston is the CEO and co-founder of Cultivated Wit and co-host of the podcast About Race. He wrote the New York Times bestseller How To Be Black and served for five years as director of digital for the satirical news outlet The Onion. When he’s not delivering talks at schools and gatherings such as SXSW and TED, he writes the monthly back page column for Fast Company and contributes to the MIT Media Lab as a director’s fellow. Baratunde has advised the Obama White House, has more than 10 years’ experience in standup comedy and more than 30 years’ experience being black.


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