Daily Archives: June 6, 2013

PBS’s Embrace Of Comedy In Marketing Proves We Know Everything

Posted on June 6 2013 by Baratunde Thurston

“Do you have any ideas for docu-soaps?” the network executive asked me out of nowhere. “That depends. What’s a docu-soap?” I asked. I was in a meeting my TV agent had set up during a visit to Los Angeles. “It’s a documentary soap opera,” she explained. “They’re really big right …

Behind The Back Page: Wherein I Interview Baratunde About His Most Recent Fast Company Column

Posted on June 6 2013 by Brian Janosch

We’re doing a new thing, folks. And I have to say, of all the things we’ve ever done, this is definitely a new one. For those who don’t know, Baratunde writes the back page column for Fast Company. Starting with this most recent piece he wrote on young entrepreneurs, Baratunde …