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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.

Schedule

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    America Outdoors With Baratunde Thurston: Death Valley: Life Blooms: TVSS: Iconic

    America Outdoors with Baratunde Thurston

    Death Valley: Life Blooms

    Monday
    Nov 9

    1 Hour

    Exploring the hottest place on Earth; an ultra-marathoner runs in the summer heat; the mayor of a town of one; an elder of the Timbisha Shoshone Tribe.
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    America Outdoors With Baratunde Thurston: Idaho: Tied to the Land: TVSS: Iconic

    America Outdoors with Baratunde Thurston

    Idaho: Tied to the Land

    Monday
    Nov 16

    1 Hour

    Venturing into the wilds of Idaho to explore its evolving outdoor culture; ranchers and backcountry pilots share the wilderness with resettled refugees; how climate change impacts an age-old salmon fishery.

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