{"id":99382,"date":"2025-05-01T18:40:47","date_gmt":"2025-05-01T22:40:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=99382"},"modified":"2025-05-01T18:40:47","modified_gmt":"2025-05-01T22:40:47","slug":"human-footprint-season-2-premieres-june-25-2025-on-pbs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2025\/05\/01\/human-footprint-season-2-premieres-june-25-2025-on-pbs\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Human Footprint&#8221; Season 2 Premieres June 25, 2025 on PBS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-99383\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/human-footprint.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"405\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/human-footprint.webp 720w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/human-footprint-300x169.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-2710 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/good-tv-seal-shad.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" \/><\/p>\n<p>PBS&#8217;s Emmy\u00ae-nominated series HUMAN FOOTPRINT will return for a second season on Wednesdays, June 25-July 30, 2025, @ 9:00PM ET (check local listings) on PBS, <a href=\"http:\/\/PBS.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PBS.org<\/a>, and the PBS app. Hosted by biologist and Princeton University professor <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/scampbellstaton\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Shane Campbell-Staton, Ph.D.<\/a>, the series&#8217; six new episodes explore the global impact of Earth&#8217;s most ingenious, destructive, and adaptive species&#8230; humans.<\/p>\n<p>Follow Shane as he travels the globe and gives audiences a firsthand look at how people have transformed the planet and the millions of species around us. Along the way, Shane meets farmers, scientists, journalists, and business owners across Asia, Europe, Africa, and the Americas. He discovers that the ways that we reshaped the world have been driven not only by our biological needs but also by our social, political, and cultural identities.<\/p><div id=\"morty-1772356818\" 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;Yes! We&#8217;re back for another season of HUMAN FOOTPRINT to continue exploring what it means to be human in a rapidly changing world,&#8221; said Shane Campbell-Staton, Ph.D., biologist and host of HUMAN FOOTPRINT. &#8220;Science should be accessible, engaging, and deeply human. We&#8217;re so grateful that PBS has given us the space to tell stories with heart, honesty, and a sense of wonder. I can&#8217;t wait to share Season 2 with audiences.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>This season of HUMAN FOOTPRINT explores the origins of our complex and controversial global food chain, the alliances humans have formed with species to control other species, and what exactly is happening with bees. The series also examines how fashion has impacted the planet, the human quest to control water, and the species on the brink of extinction.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;HUMAN FOOTPRINT is more than just a science docuseries. It&#8217;s a tapestry of stories that connect us all by shedding light on the choices we make and the futures we can shape together,&#8221; said Diana El-Osta, Senior Director, Multiplatform Programming and Development at PBS. &#8220;We&#8217;re thrilled to bring back this series that quickly became an audience favorite with millions of streams across PBS platforms.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Descriptions and broadcast dates for each of the six episodes are provided below:<\/p><div id=\"morty-474055846\" class=\"morty-content_2\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\"><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<h4>&#8220;Shelf Life&#8221;<\/h4>\n<p>Wednesday, June 25, 2025, 9:00PM ET<\/p>\n<p>Shane travels from New York City to rural Thailand to explore the Human Footprint of the supermarket &#8211; a 20th-century innovation that transformed our relationship with food, reshaping our bodies, our society, and our planet along the way.<\/p>\n<h4>&#8220;The Enemy of My Enemy&#8221;<\/h4>\n<p>Wednesday, July 2, 2025, 9:00 p.m ET<\/p>\n<p>In humankind&#8217;s conquest of planet Earth, we rely on improbable allies &#8211; species we&#8217;ve recruited from nature to help us defeat our adversaries. But in this brave new world of &#8220;biocontrol,&#8221; is the enemy of an enemy always a friend?<\/p>\n<h4>&#8220;Dressed to Kill&#8221;<\/h4>\n<p>Wednesday, July 9, 2025, 9:00PM ET<\/p>\n<p>Take a look in the mirror&#8230; do you like what you see? From biotech labs to beaver ponds, from New York Fashion Week to Chile&#8217;s textile graveyards, Shane unravels how the trends we chase to fit in and stand out leave a lasting mark on our planet.<\/p>\n<h4>&#8220;The Honey Trap&#8221;<\/h4>\n<p>Wednesday, July 16, 2025, 9:00PM ET<\/p>\n<p>Everyone knows the honey bee, but it&#8217;s just one species &#8211; there are 20,000 others! Humans have depended on bees &#8211; both wild and managed &#8211; for millennia. 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Diana El-Osta is executive in charge, and Bill Gardner is Editorial Consultant for PBS. HUMAN FOOTPRINT has been made possible in part through funding secured from Anne Ray Foundation.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the broadcast, the digital companion web series will also return with seven new episodes. Launching June 25, 2025, the HUMAN FOOTPRINT digital series expands upon many stories featured throughout the broadcast with additional content, animations, and behind-the-scenes footage from Shane. The series will be released on PBS Terra, the home for PBS&#8217;s science and nature programming on YouTube.<\/p>\n<h4>About Day&#8217;s Edge Productions<\/h4>\n<p>Day&#8217;s Edge is a production company based in San Diego, CA, that specializes in telling stories about the intersection between science and culture. Our team of Ph.D.-trained scientists and award-winning filmmakers is passionate about bringing cutting-edge science, inspiring stories, and important messages to broad audiences. Our projects range from broadcast series and specials to web series to classroom and advocacy films. For more information, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.daysedge.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.daysedge.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\r\n      <table id=\"tmdb-pro\">\r\n        <tbody>\r\n          <tr>\r\n            <td class=\"tmdb-pro-poster\" width=\"20%\" rowspan=\"3\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"100%\" src=\"https:\/\/image.tmdb.org\/t\/p\/w300_and_h450_bestv2\/\/uiOaZ2oRjHp9CLyniCf4hQQHH92.jpg\"><\/td>\r\n            <td>\r\n              <h3><b>Human Footprint<\/b><\/h3>\r\n            <\/td>\r\n          <\/tr>\r\n          <tr><td><span><b>Network:<\/b> PBS<\/span><span><b>Genre:<\/b> Documentary<\/span><span><b>Seasons:<\/b> 2<\/span><span><b>Episodes:<\/b> 12<\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><h5><b>Overview<\/b><\/h5><p>Dissects all the ways humans have transformed the planet. 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