A journey beyond politics.

Find all the How to Citizen Podcast episodes below. Learn and be entertained with new perspectives and stories from people working to improve society for the many in a WIDE variety of ways.

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How to Citizen

One of Apple's favorite podcasts of 2020

Listen to the How to Citizen Podcast where Baratunde Thurston reimagines the word “citizen” as a verb and reminds us how to wield our collective power. Learn new perspectives and practices from people working to improve society for the many. Join writer, activist, and comedian Baratunde on a journey beyond politics as usual that will leave us all more hopeful, connected, and moved to act.

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How To Citizen with Baratunde reimagines the word “citizen” as a verb and reminds us how to wield our collective power. Listen in to one of Apple’s favorite podcasts of 2020. Learn new perspectives and practices from people working to improve society for the many.

This season we explore the deep roots of wealth inequality in the US, learn how its historic levels impact democracy and search across the nation for inspiring people working to find solutions.

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This season we’re asking, how can the practice of “citizening,” in ways big and small, create a dope Culture of Democracy? Our guests and live audience will help us find inspiration in everything from sports and birthday parties to climate action and web3.

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S1 / E2: DEMOCRACY MEANS PEOPLE POWER, LITERALLY (WITH ERIC LIU)

Baratunde shares the four pillars of How To Citizen. Eric Liu, founder of Citizen University, schools us on power - what it is, who has it, and how the practice of citizenship is empty without this literacy.

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