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Sonora's Forgotten River

Sonora's Forgotten River

Season 17 Episode 1711
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Patagonia's Glacial Landscape

Patagonia's Glacial Landscape

Season 17 Episode 1712
26:20
Argentina: Ancient Patagonia People

Argentina: Ancient Patagonia People

Season 17 Episode 1713
26:20
Sea of Cortez: Then and Now

Sea of Cortez: Then and Now

Season 18 Episode 1
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Navigating a Desert Island

Navigating a Desert Island

Season 18 Episode 2
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Marine Sanctuary: Preserving Desert Life

Marine Sanctuary: Preserving Desert Life

Season 18 Episode 3
26:20
Finding the Fault in California’s Desert

Finding the Fault in California’s Desert

Season 18 Episode 4
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Chilean Wines: A Way of Life

Chilean Wines: A Way of Life

Season 18 Episode 5
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Penguins in a Patagonia Desert

Penguins in a Patagonia Desert

Season 18 Episode 6
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Patagonia’s Cultural Trail: From the Coast to the Andes

Patagonia’s Cultural Trail: From the Coast to the Andes

Season 18 Episode 7
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Peoples Locked in Time: The Atacama Desert

Peoples Locked in Time: The Atacama Desert

Season 18 Episode 8
26:20
Tracking Trade into the Chilean Andes

Tracking Trade into the Chilean Andes

Season 18 Episode 9
26:20
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The Desert Speaks

Ageless Mud: Adobe Homes in the Desert

Season 17 Episode 1710

Adobe not only has a remarkable period of longevity but also has thermal capabilities, making it ideal for the hot dry desert. The team spends time at the San Xavier Mission to watch a restoration crew repair and restore an adobe exterior. Near Marana, Yetman visits a commercial brickyard to see how these “desert building blocks” are created from start to finish.
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Coastal Civilizations of Ancient Peru
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Season 16 Episode 1609
Coastal Civilizations of Ancient Peru
Explore some of the enormous adobe pyramids that still tower over Peru.
Peru's Amazon Desert
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Season 16 Episode 1608
Peru's Amazon Desert
Host David Yetman and his brother descend into the heart of the Amazon Desert.
Desert Treasures
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Season 16 Episode 1607
Desert Treasures
The Desert Speaks travels to find out where desert treasures come from.
Cruising the "Mother Road"
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Season 16 Episode 1606
Cruising the "Mother Road"
Cruise through the second half of the deserts along Route 66.
Kickin' West on Route 66
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Season 16 Episode 1605
Kickin' West on Route 66
Join host David Yetman and ecologist Yar Petryszyn as they travel along Route 66.
On the Trail of a Living Fossil
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Season 16 Episode 1604
On the Trail of a Living Fossil
Host David Yetman makes a trek to discover more about the desert tortoise.
Mending Australia's Ancient Forest
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Season 16 Episode 1603
Mending Australia's Ancient Forest
Discover the ambitious Australian ecological restoration project - Gondwana Link.
Outpost of the Outback
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Season 16 Episode 1602
Outpost of the Outback
Explore the Alice Springs Desert Park in Central Australia.
Saving Australia's Wild West
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Season 16 Episode 1601
Saving Australia's Wild West
Head down under to investigate the land of the Australian Wildlife Conservancy.
Wines of the Desert
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Season 15 Episode 1512
Wines of the Desert
Host David Yetman is joined by Bill Beezley to tour the vineyards of Baja.
Grand Canyon, The Human Touch
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Season 15 Episode 1509
Grand Canyon, The Human Touch
Host David Yetman joins his brother along the Colorado River and Grand Canyon.
Bats Among Us
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Season 15 Episode 1508
Bats Among Us
Explore how bat population density affects humans.
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