Full Interview: Baratunde Thurston on The Merits of E-mail Lists

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As an author, comedian, speaker, TV host, and web editor of The Onion, Baratunde Thurston speaks and writes a lot about technology. He’s was an early adopter of, and continues to be a very avid user of social media. So why does he recommend having an email mailing list of all things? Nora decided to ask him.

A shorter version of this interview will air on an upcoming episode of Spark, but you can hear the full, uncut interview below, or download the MP3. [Runs 12:10]

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