(L-R) BARATUNDE THURSTON AND DUDLEY EDMUNDSON, "MINNESOTA: A BETTER WORLD"; PAULINE ESTEVES OF TIMBISHA SHOSHONE, "DEATH VALLEY: LIFE BLOOMS"
TPT Inspires Exploration
America Outdoors with Baratunde Thurston explores landscapes across the United States and connects with diverse outdoor enthusiasts, uncovering a deeper understanding of our passionate and complicated relationship with the natural world.
Called “a love letter to America,” this six-part series was produced by TPT and premiered nationally on PBS in July 2022. The series was met with tremendous critical and viewer acclaim, reaching over 10 million viewers. TPT Learn produced standards-aligned lesson plans for the series for grades 6-8 and 9-12 educators that are available for free on PBS LearningMedia. These guides include activities, discussion questions, and projects for educators to help students explore science, geography, social studies, ethics, art, and more.
to inspire younger audiences to explore outdoor spaces. Understory began releasing episodes in August 2022, on PBS’s YouTube channel. You can watch America Outdoors with Baratunde Thurston with Passport and stream America Outdoors: Understory at youtube.com/pbs .
The companion digital series America Outdoors: Understory , produced for PBS Digital Studios, continues
The show is remarkably well made, the filmmaking top-notch. The locations and the people Thurston meets are both equal stars. The people and their stories are compelling and the pictures of the lands in which they live are as beautiful as any that have ever aired on TV.” – MEDIA POST
INTERNATIONAL RECOGNITION
» The Buzzies Nominee , Best Multi-Platform Factual Project & Best Host/Presenter in a Science/History or Wildlife Program/Content » Jackson Wild Media Award Nominee , Best On- screen Personality » International Documentary Association Nominee , Best Episodic Series
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