In the America's with David Yetman

Christopher Columbus, his time and his plans

26m 46s

Columbus spent nearly a decade lobbying for his trip remaining mostly in Huelva, a port on Spain's southwestern coast. On his voyages, he brought the heritage of his surroundings and their many assumptions shaping his mission. The sailors he chose were critical to the success or failure of his mission. Understanding them helps clarify the influence and destruction they would heap on the Americas.

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Christopher Columbus, his time and his plans

S10 E1009 - 26m 46s

Columbus spent nearly a decade lobbying for his trip remaining mostly in Huelva, a port on Spain's southwestern coast. On his voyages, he brought the heritage of his surroundings and their many assumptions shaping his mission. The sailors he chose were critical to the success or failure of his mission. Understanding them helps clarify the influence and destruction they would heap on the Americas.
Colon’s Spain and the Quest for Western Lands

S10 E1008 - 26m 46s

Huelva and its surroundings reveal a wealth of cultural and historical influences, from Romans through Moors to Spaniards, from technology to disease, through (perhaps) Italians and (perhaps) Portuguese ancestry that Columbus and subsequent would-be conquerors carried with them to would transform the Americas into a European province.
As the Waters of Lake Powell Recede

S10 E1007 - 26m 46s

The Colorado River was dammed at Glen Canyon in the early 1960s. The resulting reservoir, Lake Powell, is the second largest reservoir in the United States. As a prolonged drought grips the southwest, the lake is shrinking. The falling water levels reveal a wonderland of canyons from angles never before seen and the new landscapes reveal fragments of ancient peoples who made Glen Canyon home.
Whales and Their Offspring in San Ignacio Lagoon

S10 E1006 - 26m 46s

For millennia, gray whales have made an annual pilgrimage from the Gulf of Alaska to the protected waters of San Ignacio Lagoon, where the mother whales feel safe from predators, give birth to calves and urge the newborn giants to make contact with humans. The Mexican government, boatmen and fishermen guard the whales and nurture the friendship between people and the gentle leviathans.
The Salton Sea: Life and death in an inland ocean

S10 E1005 - 26m 46s

The Salton Sink has been home to the largest body of water in California for more than a thousand years. Three hundred years ago, it was Lake Cahuilla, a freshwater lake. Changing geology and extensive industrial agriculture have resulted in a very salty and polluted sea. Once a booming tourist mecca, drought, agriculture, and failed development have produced a nearly dead body of water.
The Northern Jaguar Preserve

S10 E1004 - 26m 46s

A little over one hundred miles south of the U.S-Mexico borders in the state of Sonora, international conservation groups have discovered the ideal habitat for jaguars, mountain lions and ocelots. Through their efforts, former cattle ranches in North America now belong to these top predators, who leave their images on cameras that now document populations of the secretive beasts.
The wild and explosive past of northwest New Mexico

S10 E1003 - 26m 46s

New Mexico’s northwestern quadrant has been home to a variety of native peoples. The places they chose to live are a showcase of the powers of volcanoes and erosion. These natural monuments help define the territories these people have chosen and have become symbols for their homelands. Towering volcanic remnants shoot up from the earth while others record disruptive flows of lava.
Ancient peoples of the Colorado Plateau

S10 E1002 - 26m 46s

More than a thousand years before the arrival of Europeans in the southwestern U.S. native peoples were establishing their occupation of the Colorado Plateau, learning how to live in a climate where winters were bitter and summers torrid. And they left behind proof of their scientific and technological accomplishments in plain sight—with a little assistance from contemporary archaeologists.
Slickrocks and Monuments in the Four Corners

S10 E1001 - 26m 46s

Nowhere else in the world offers a more graphic view of deep forces of geology at work than the Four Corners portion of the Colorado Plateau. The arid climate,peculiar volcanoes, powerful forces of erosion, and clashes of tectonic plates makes for the highest concentration of national park features in the United States. Travel from deserts to forests and move through the spectacular formations.

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In the America's with David Yetman

Brazil's Butantan Institute: Where Venomous Critters Find a Welcome

Sunday
Jun 4

2:00 pm

30 Minutes

The Butantan Institute in São Paulo provides antivenin to victims who get stung or bitten by scorpions, spiders and snakes.
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In the America's with David Yetman

Arizona Volcanoes

Sunday
Jun 4

2:30 pm

30 Minutes

Products of millions of years of volcanic explosions dominate Arizona's landscape.
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In the America's with David Yetman

Lee's Ferry and Into the Depths of the Grand Canyon

Sunday
Jun 11

2:00 pm

30 Minutes

Boating through the Grand Canyon provides a setting for reflection on the Colorado River; Lee's Ferry.
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In the America's with David Yetman

The Depths of the Canyon and its Offspring

Sunday
Jun 11

2:30 pm

30 Minutes

Phantom Ranch, the only permanent settlement within the Grand Canyon; the Colorado River carves its way through the oldest rock in the Southwest.
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In the America's with David Yetman

Sunday
Jun 18

2:00 pm

30 Minutes

Host David Yetman explores the landscapes, people and history of North America and South America. Stops along the way include the glacier-carved barrens of northern Canada, Mayan temples in Guatemala, ancient fortresses in Mexico and the Great Lakes of North America. Natives, immigrants, island mainlanders, pastoralists and city dwellers offer insight into their lives, work and homes. Episodes also feature visits to the wild mountains of western Argentina and volcanoes in Hawaii, Chile and Alaska.
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In the America's with David Yetman

Sunday
Jun 18

2:30 pm

30 Minutes

Host David Yetman explores the landscapes, people and history of North America and South America. Stops along the way include the glacier-carved barrens of northern Canada, Mayan temples in Guatemala, ancient fortresses in Mexico and the Great Lakes of North America. Natives, immigrants, island mainlanders, pastoralists and city dwellers offer insight into their lives, work and homes. Episodes also feature visits to the wild mountains of western Argentina and volcanoes in Hawaii, Chile and Alaska.

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