Emmy-nominated host Baratunde Thurston is back at it for Season 2, hanging out after hours with tech titans for an unfiltered, no-BS chat.

Season 2 (8 episodes)
Season 1 (8 episodes)
Mental health: Generation burnt-the-f-out
SEASON 2, EPISODE 8
Mental health: Generation burnt-the-f-out
Is wellness woven into your digital transformation strategy? Or did you deploy a self-help app and call it a day?
Release Date: 03/15/2023
Metaverse: Explain it like we’re 5th graders
SEASON 2, EPISODE 7
Metaverse: Explain it like we’re 5th graders
Digital twins for business make an inevitable future in the metaverse (at least) 72% less confusing, 100% more exciting.
Release Date: 03/15/2023
Blockchain: More math than magic
SEASON 2, EPISODE 6
Blockchain: More math than magic
What does a peek behind the blockchain curtain reveal? It’s all practical, no magic. The real surprise is its business potential.
Release Date: 03/01/2023
Sustainability: Rescue from buzzword territory
SEASON 2, EPISODE 5
Sustainability: Rescue from buzzword territory
The tech industry is energy-hungry and on thin ice, but new innovations can help. Different teams, same planet.
Release Date: 03/01/2023
Data: Does your raw data stink?
SEASON 2, EPISODE 4
Data: Does your raw data stink?
Data volume needs a Goldilocks moment. First there was not enough. Then way too much. How can we get it just right?
Release Date: 02/15/2023
Automation: So, you got a bot…
SEASON 2, EPISODE 3
Automation: So, you got a bot…
Cue the sentimental tunes. We love bots, and their progeny are not evil overlords but business’s productive new friends.
Release Date: 02/15/2023
DE&I: Disrupting #techsowhite
SEASON 2, EPISODE 2
DE&I: Disrupting #techsowhite
Game-changing DE&I ensures everyone is equipped to thrive. Go beyond leveling the playing field. Level up the players.
Release Date: 02/01/2023
Workplace flexibility: Hybrid is hard : (
SEASON 2, EPISODE 1
Workplace flexibility: Hybrid is hard : (
Digital transformation made every workspace IT’s concern, not just the office or employee homes. That would be too easy.
Release Date: 02/01/2023
Lenovo Late Night I.T. Season 2
SEASON 2, TRAILER
Lenovo Late Night I.T. Season 2
Lenovo Late Night I.T. is back! Emmy-nominated host & futurist Baratunde Thurston is bringing the heat again in Season 2.
Release Date: 1/17/2023
Baratunde Thurston

Meet your host

Baratunde Thurston

Host, Writer, Futurist, Great Guy to Hang Out With After Work

Baratunde is back for Season 2 and ready to get real about IT! He is an Emmy-nominated host of the PBS series America Outdoors with Baratunde Thurston, creator of the podcast, How to Citizen with Baratunde, founding partner of the new media startup Puck, and author of NYT best-seller How to Be Black.

After-hours fun fact: MSNBC said Baratunde gave “one of the greatest TED talks of all time.”

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