America Outdoors with Baratunde Thurston

Baratunde learns to embrace the cold by taking a winter ocean swim with some of Maine's Ice Mermaids.

Baratunde meets with Amy Donnell, a scientist researching the effects of spending time in the outdoors on the brain.

Baratunde talks to Mick Swagger of Indigenous Roller Derby on her skating journey and how they transformed an old baseball field into a community garden.

Baratunde goes rafting down the Rio Grande with Louie Hena and learns about the importance of the river.

While biking on the Delta Heritage Trail, Baratunde stops in Elaine, Arkansas to talk about their history and how they are using the outdoors to heal.

Baratunde Thurston goes night herping with wildlife biologist Mario Aldecoa along the Suwannee River in Florida and finds a friendly rat snake.

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.

How does our country’s diverse landscape shape our experience of the outdoors? That’s the central question behind the new PBS digital series, America Outdoors: Understory. Join host, Baratunde Thurston, as he explores the unexpected places and ways Americans encounter nature, and how their time outside is impacted by climate change, equity, access, outdoor culture and more.

Baratunde journeys into northern Minnesota, one of the last places where you can hike or paddle your way into the remote wilderness. Along the way, he meets a fascinating cast of characters and finds out why remote places are so important.

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.

Baratunde surfs with Color the Water, a BIPOC surfing group in Los Angeles, who seek to increase the amount of BIPOC surfers on the water.

Baratunde talks with newly settled refugees about their connection to the Idaho wilderness as he explores Idaho outdoor culture.

It may be the hottest place on Earth, but Death Valley is remarkably full of life for those who embrace its heat, isolation, and natural beauty. It is also a place with little light pollution so you can experience the full beauty of the night sky.

Host Baratunde Thurston explains why he is excited to tell the story of our passionate, complex, and sometimes quirky relationship with the great outdoors.

Host Baratunde Thurston gives a sneak peek at how AMERICA OUTDOORS WITH BARATUNDE THURSTON reveals a deeper understanding of our passionate, complex, and sometimes quirky relationship with nature.

Learn 5 things about Baratunde Thurston, host of America Outdoors with Baratunde Thurston. America Outdoors with Baratunde Thurston follows the 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.

Baratunde shares five things you'll learn while watching America Outdoors with Baratunde Thurston, a travel show that follows the 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.

AMERICA OUTDOORS WITH BARATUNDE THURSTON follows the 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.