Baratunde Thurston, host of PBS’s ‘America Outdoors,’ to speak on UW–Madison campus

Writer, activist, and comedian Babatunde Thurston, the Emmy-nominated host and executive producer of the PBS television series “America Outdoors with Baratunde Thurston,” will offer a free, public lecture at UW–Madison’s Shannon Hall on Oct. 5. The UW Nelson Institute will host Thurston through its Jordahl Public Lands Lecture  Series.