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Basic Info

First Air: July 05, 2022

Status: Returning Series

Seasons & Episodes

Seasons: 2

Episodes: 12

Last Episode

Name: Maine: Embrace the Cold

Season: 2, Episode: 6

Air Date: 2023-10-11

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.

Videos

America Outdoors (PBS) Extended Trailer (YouTube)

Official Preview (YouTube)

America Outdoors with Baratunde Thurston

2022 2 seasons 12 episodes

Overview

Follow Baratunde Thurston, bestselling author and podcaster, as he explores the country’s diverse landscapes to see how they shape the way we work, play and interact with the outdoors. From coal miners turned beekeepers in Appalachia to Black surfers catching waves in L.A., uncover a deeper understanding of our passionate and complex relationship with the natural world.