{"id":18898,"date":"2021-03-24T19:55:38","date_gmt":"2021-03-25T00:55:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=18898"},"modified":"2021-03-24T19:55:38","modified_gmt":"2021-03-25T00:55:38","slug":"pbs-and-twin-cities-pbs-announce-new-series-america-outdoors-with-baratunde-thurston-w-t-premiering-spring-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2021\/03\/24\/pbs-and-twin-cities-pbs-announce-new-series-america-outdoors-with-baratunde-thurston-w-t-premiering-spring-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"PBS and Twin Cities PBS Announce New Series, &#8220;America Outdoors with Baratunde Thurston&#8221; (w.t.), Premiering Spring 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-18899\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/american-outdoors.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"433\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/american-outdoors.jpg 650w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/american-outdoors-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>PBS and Twin Cities PBS (TPT) today announced AMERICA OUTDOORS WITH BARATUNDE THURSTON (w.t.), a new six-part primetime series that will begin production in April for broadcast in Spring 2022. Hosted by New York Times bestselling author (<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3tSTltK\">How to Be Black<\/a>), podcast creator and host (How to Citizen with Baratunde) and outdoor enthusiast Baratunde Thurston, the series will follow him on an adventure-filled journey to explore the diverse array of regions across the U.S. and how those landscapes shape the way Americans work, play and interact with the outdoors.<\/p>\n<p>From modern homesteaders living alongside grizzlies in Idaho, to coal miners turned conservationists in Appalachia, to Black surfers catching waves on Long Island, Baratunde will introduce viewers to a vivid cast of characters whose outdoor lives are shaped by where they live. As a warming climate changes where outdoor enthusiasts can go and Americans debate how wild spaces can be made more accessible, AMERICA OUTDOORS will reveal a deeper understanding of our passionate yet complicated relationship with the outdoors.<\/p><div id=\"morty-2106682207\" class=\"morty-content\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4937602850188786\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4937602850188786\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5227734695\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;I am thrilled to be working with PBS to bring a series like AMERICA OUTDOORS to life and explore the diverse people, places, and cultures of this country,&#8221; said Thurston. &#8220;I&#8217;m also just excited to leave my house!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We&#8217;re thrilled to be working with TPT and Baratunde on this compelling new series. 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