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All Episodes of America Outdoors with Baratunde Thurston

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Follow Baratunde Thurston, bestselling author and podcaster, as he explores the country’s diverse landscapes to see how they shape the way we work, play and...
Genre:Documentary
Network:PBS
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Season 1

  • Death Valley: Life Blooms
    8.4/1025 votes
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    Death Valley: Life Blooms

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 7/5/2022

    Baratunde explores the hottest place on Earth and finds it is remarkably full of life. Meet an ultra-marathoner who runs in the brutal heat of summer, the mayor of a town of one, and an elder of the Timbisha Shoshone tribe.

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  • Idaho: Tied to the Land
    7.5/1020 votes
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    Idaho: Tied to the Land

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 7/12/2022

    Baratunde ventures into the wilds of Idaho to explore its evolving outdoor culture. He finds ranchers and backcountry pilots sharing the wilderness with newly resettled refugees and sees how climate change is impacting an age-old salmon fishery.

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  • LA: Its a Vibe
    6.7/1023 votes
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    LA: Its a Vibe

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 7/19/2022

    Baratunde explores his adopted hometown of Los Angeles to learn how Angelinos connect with the outdoors in their sprawling city. Meet kayakers saving a polluted river and Black surfers claiming their place on the waves.

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  • Appalachia: A Different Way
    9.1/1014 votes
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    Appalachia: A Different Way

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 7/26/2022

    Baratunde meets the people of Appalachia who are driving a revolution in how we see and interact with nature. Meet a record-breaking hiker, former coal miners raising bees, and activists working to make the outdoors accessible to everyone.

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  • Tidewater: Homecoming
    8.9/1010 votes
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    Tidewater: Homecoming

    Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 8/2/2022

    Baratunde treks along the coast of North Carolina and discovers surprising ways in which history has shaped these environments. He explores a daunting swamp, soars above the dunes on a Wright Brothers glider and tracks wild horses on the beach.

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  • Minnesota: A Better World
    6.8/1018 votes
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    Minnesota: A Better World

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 8/9/2022

    Baratunde ventures to Minnesota’s Arrowhead Region, one of the last places where you can hike or paddle into the remote wilderness. He meets with passionate birders and harvesters of wild rice and hears from them why wilderness means so much.

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