America Outdoors with Baratunde Thurston - Season 2

America Outdoors with Baratunde Thurston - Season 2

Season 2

Season two highlights even more regions and environments, finding unique expressions of our outdoor culture in Utah, Maine, Arkansas, New Mexico, Oregon and the Suwanee River in Georgia and Florida. New this season, episodes dig into the growing evidence that links people's overall health and wellness with being outside and also explores new ways of making the outdoors accessible to everyone.
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Episodes6
DatesSept. 6, 2023 - Okt. 11, 2023
Previous Season

Episodes

Suwannee: Wild River
Season 2Episode 160 min

Suwannee: Wild River

The Suwannee is one of the last wild rivers in America. From jet skiers to herpetologists, manatees to snapping turtles, Baratunde learns how this unique environment inspires a whole range of passions.

Sept. 6, 2023
Arkansas: Hidden Gems
Season 2Episode 260 min

Arkansas: Hidden Gems

In Arkansas just about everyone you meet is into the outdoors, yet to the rest of the country, the state barely registers as an outdoor destination. Now, Arkansas is on a mission to earn recognition as a wild mecca.

Sept. 13, 2023
New Mexico
Season 2Episode 360 min

New Mexico

The Ancient Puebloans were the first inhabitants of what's now New Mexico, and their ruins can still be found there. From turkey hunting to rafting on the Rio Grande, Baratunde explores how New Mexico's history shapes its outdoor culture.

Sept. 20, 2023
Oregon
Season 2Episode 460 min

Oregon

Oregon is known for its wild coastline and misty forests, but it's a place where a few hours in your car can take you from the coast to the high desert or the Cascade mountains. Embracing this incredible variety, Baratunde embraces forest bathing, goes spearfishing to discover underwater kelp forests, rides along with cowboys on the cutting edge of sustainable ranching and rollerblades through Portland.

Sept. 27, 2023
Utah: Choose Your Path
Season 2Episode 560 min

Utah: Choose Your Path

From the nomadic Diné tribes who have been here since time immemorial to the Mormons who made their religious pilgrimage in 1847, the expansive beauty of Utah has been a magnet for centuries. So what draws modern pilgrims? Baratunde journeys west to find out what they're seeking, and how are they shaping the outdoor culture today.

Okt. 4, 2023
Maine: Embrace the Cold
Season 2Episode 660 min

Maine: Embrace the Cold

With its magnificent coastline and densely wooded interior, Maine is a place where outdoor adventure has a long history, and a love of wilderness starts in childhood. Baratunde meets a Mainer reviving the timeless craft of harvesting ice, straps on snowshoes to understand how being outside can help folks recovering from addiction, and takes an icy plunge in the winter ocean to embrace the cold.

Okt. 11, 2023

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