America Outdoors with Baratunde Thurston
Baratunde introduces viewers to a vivid cast of characters whose outdoor lives are shaped by where they live.
In America Outdoors, bestselling author and podcaster Baratunde Thurston explores the country’s diverse landscapes to see how they shape the way we work, play and interact with the outdoors.
From modern homesteaders living alongside grizzlies in Idaho, to coal miners turned conservationists in Appalachia, to Black surfers catching waves on Long Island, Baratunde introduces viewers to a vivid cast of characters whose outdoor lives are shaped by where they live.
Travel with Thurston as he meets other people interacting 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.
Check out episode 3 of America Outdoors, Appalachia: A Different Way. Appalachia may seem like a place locked in time, but its people know a thing or two about change, especially when it comes to the outdoors.
Baratunde Thurston is an Emmy-nominated host who has worked for The Onion, produced for The Daily Show, advised the Obama White House, and written the New York Times bestseller How To Be Black. America Outdoors airs on PBS Tuesdays at 9 p.m. For more information visit www.pbs.org/show/america-outdoors-baratunde-thurston.
How to Deconstruct Racism
In 2019, Thurston delivered one of the greatest TED talks of all time, “How to Deconstruct Racism, One Headline at a Time.” His talk explores the phenomenon of White Americans calling the police on Black Americans who have committed the crimes of eating, walking, or generally “living while Black.”
In this profound, thought-provoking and often hilarious talk, he reveals the power of language to transform stories of trauma into stories of healing—while challenging us all to level up.
Watch at youtu.be/RZgkjEdMbSw.
