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America Outdoors with Baratunde Thurston
How Do You Make the Outdoors Accessible?
Baratunde meets the people driving a revolution in how we see and interact with nature, from a record-breaking hiker, to a 21st century forager to former coal miners working with bees and advocates working to make the outdoors accessible to everyone.
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53:11
In a state with long and icy winters, Mainers embrace the cold.
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53:28
Discover the healing power of nature in Utah.
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53:08
Discover Oregon’s wild landscapes and how they shape its outdoor culture.
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53:01
Baratunde explores how New Mexico’s deep history shapes people’s outdoor lives.
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53:06
Arkansas is on a mission to earn recognition as a wild mecca.
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53:08
Baratunde journeys down one of the last wild rivers in America, the Suwannee.
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53:58
Baratunde travels to northern Minnesota to find out what the wild means to Americans today
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53:09
On the North Carolina coast, Baratunde discovers how history shapes the outdoors.
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54:03
In Appalachia, Baratunde meets the people changing how we see and interact with nature.
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53:50
Baratunde explores his adopted hometown of LA to connect with the outdoors in a big city.
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52:50
Life on the frontier is evolving and Baratunde is in search of Idaho’s outdoor culture.
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53:25
It’s the hottest place on Earth, but Death Valley is remarkably full of life and beauty.