Want to create an interactive transcript for this episode?
Podcast: It’s OK That You’re Not OK with Megan Devine
Episode: Collective Grief and Communal Joy: with Baratunde Thurston
Description: Can you heal pain by focusing on joy? Baratunde Thurston gave what’s been called “the greatest TED talk of all time.” He’s written about being Black in America, he’s got a podcast about community involvement called How to Citizen, and he’s got a PBS television show that explores the beauty and diversity of America. There’s a duality running through all of this work, and in Baratunde’s personal life: mourning and celebration. From the early death of a parent, to men’s emotional health, to violence against Black men and boys, to the healing...