America Outdoors with Baratunde Thurston

Take a new journey across the US to find how we work, play and interact with the outdoors.

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    Maine: Embrace the Cold

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    In a state with long and icy winters, Mainers embrace the cold.
  • Utah: Choose Your Path: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Utah: Choose Your Path

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    Discover the healing power of nature in Utah.
  • Oregon: New Heights: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Oregon: New Heights

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    Discover Oregon’s wild landscapes and how they shape its outdoor culture.
  • New Mexico: Timeless: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    New Mexico: Timeless

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    Baratunde explores how New Mexico’s deep history shapes people’s outdoor lives.
  • Arkansas: Hidden Gems: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Arkansas: Hidden Gems

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    Arkansas is on a mission to earn recognition as a wild mecca.
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    Suwannee: Wild River

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    Baratunde journeys down one of the last wild rivers in America, the Suwannee.
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    Minnesota: A Better World

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    Baratunde travels to northern Minnesota to find out what the wild means to Americans today
  • Tidewater: Homecoming: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Tidewater: Homecoming

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    On the North Carolina coast, Baratunde discovers how history shapes the outdoors.
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    Appalachia: A Different Way

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    In Appalachia, Baratunde meets the people changing how we see and interact with nature.

Specials

  • Understory | Climate Change's Effects on Vermont Flooding: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Understory | Climate Change's Effects on Vermont Flooding

    Discover the science behind this summer’s historic and devasting floods in Vermont.
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    Understory | How Engineered Mosquitos Could Save Birds

    Discover how bacteria could be the key to stopping mosquito-borne illnesses.
  • Understory | Can Dam Demolition Save California's Salmon?: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Understory | Can Dam Demolition Save California's Salmon?

    What happens when you remove dams that changed the Klamath River a hundred years ago?
  • Understory | Can Ancient Wisdom Save the Forests?: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Understory | Can Ancient Wisdom Save the Forests?

    Forests are in trouble, but could ancient wisdom be the answer to saving our trees?
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    Understory | We’re Running Out of Sand

    Sand may seem unremarkable, but the modern world is built on it and we’re running out.
  • Understory | The Movement to Save Our Night Skies: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Understory | The Movement to Save Our Night Skies

    Explore one small town’s mission to save the night sky and help migrating birds.
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    Understory | What's It Like To Be A Falconer

    Baratunde meets a falconer who believes that humans and animals can coexist together.
  • Understory | Rock Climbing's Troubled Route Naming Tradition: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Understory | Rock Climbing's Troubled Route Naming Tradition

    Baratunde meets a rock climber who is working to diversify the sport.
  • Understory | How the Houseplant Boom Fueled Plant Poaching: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Understory | How the Houseplant Boom Fueled Plant Poaching

    Baratunde meets a plant parent who is bringing awareness to the issue of plant poaching.

About America Outdoors with Baratunde Thurston

AMERICA OUTDOORS with BARATUNDE THURSTON returns with a brand-new season as the best-selling writer, podcaster and comedian travels the country to uncover our complex relationship with the outdoors. From biologists saving snapping turtles to BIPOC mountain bikers, Baratunde meets a fascinating cast of characters with one thing in common: a passion for being outside.

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