In the Americas

1. Episode 1

Air Date: 2012-05-20

2. Episode 2

Air Date: 2013-05-21

3. Episode 3

Air Date: 2013-05-22

4. Episode 4

Air Date: 2013-05-23

5. Episode 5

Air Date: 2013-05-24

6. Episode 6

Air Date: 2013-05-27

7. Episode 7

Air Date: 2013-05-28

8. Episode 8

Air Date: 2013-05-29

9. Episode 9

Air Date: 2015-05-30

10. Episode 10

Air Date: 2015-05-31

1. In the Shadow of the Volcanoes: Chile's Melting Pot

Air Date: 2015-12-23

A visit to southern Chile, which is home to Mapuche Indians as well as German and Italian immigrant communities.

2. Bahia: Brazil's African Connection

Air Date: 2015-12-29

A visit to Salvador, Brazil, which is considered the center of African-Brazilian culture.

3. The Rainforest Nisei: Japanese Immigrants in the Amazon

Air Date: 2016-01-20

The story of Japanese peasants who relocated to the Amazon in the early 1920s. Their descendants have become successful farmers, raising tropical crops and pepper.

4. Panama: A City and a Canal

Air Date: 2015-12-29

Panama City is visited. A pivotal shipping port, it is considered the Hong Kong of the Americas.

5. Two Millennia of Mayas: Guatemala's Cultural Legacy

Air Date: 2015-12-26

The excavation of the Maya city of Ceibal along the Passion River in the Petén forest of Guatemala is examined.

6. Fiesta in the Yucatán: Maya Traditions

Air Date: 2016-01-06

The ancient Maya city of Tizimín on the Yucatán peninsula is visited.

7. Whistles in the Mist: Whistled Speech in Oaxaca

Air Date: 2015-12-29

The Season 2 finale visits northern Oaxaca, Mexico, where the indigenous Chinantec people speak by whistling as well as talking.

8. Tultepec: Mexico's Skyrocket Central

Air Date: 2015-12-14

Season 2 opens in Tultepec, Mexico, a small city near Mexico City that specializes in the production of fireworks.

9. Ice, Rock, and Water: The Sierra Nevada

Air Date: 2016-01-01

California's Sierra Nevada is toured with tectonic specialist Eldridge Moores.

10. Winter in the Caldera: January in the Yellowstone Hotspot

Air Date: 2015-12-26

A wintertime visit to Yellowstone National Park.

1. Episode 1

Air Date: 2016-02-10

2. Bahian Reconcavo of Brazil: Quilombos, Candomblé, and the Mata Atlantica

Air Date: 2016-01-17

The Reconcavo region of Brazil is visited. Included: preserving and restoring the Mata Atlantica (Atlantic Forest).

3. Episode 3

Air Date: 2016-01-01

4. Sierra Nevada and the Making of California

Air Date: 2016-01-01

The Sierra Nevada mountain range in California is visited. Included: the origins of the range; its importance.

5. Episode 5

Air Date: 2016-01-01

6. Lake Superior: Circling the Sweet Water Ocean

Air Date: 2016-02-07

A visit to Lake Superior, which straddles the U.S.-Canadian border. Included: Isle Royale National Park.

7. Episode 7

Air Date: 2016-02-09

8. Episode 8

Air Date: 2016-02-09

9. Episode 9

Air Date: 2016-02-05

10. Episode 10

Air Date: 2016-02-09

1. Episode 1

Air Date: 2016-01-11

2. Episode 2

Air Date: 2016-01-14

3. Episode 3

Air Date: 2016-01-13

4. Episode 4

Air Date: 2016-01-14

5. Episode 5

Air Date: 2016-01-07

6. Episode 6

Air Date: 2016-01-18

7. Episode 7

Air Date: 2016-01-19

8. Episode 8

Air Date: 2016-01-20

9. Episode 9

Air Date: 2016-01-21

10. Episode 10

Air Date: 2016-01-22

1. Episode 1

Air Date: 2017-01-16

2. Episode 2

Air Date: 2017-01-12

3. Episode 3

Air Date: 2017-01-17

4. Episode 4

Air Date: 2017-01-19

5. Episode 5

Air Date: 2017-01-19

6. Episode 6

Air Date: 2017-01-10

7. Episode 7

Air Date: 2017-01-11

8. Episode 8

Air Date: 2017-01-12

9. Episode 9

Air Date: 2017-01-13

10. Episode 10

Air Date: 2017-01-14

1. Episode 1

Air Date: 2018-01-24

2. Episode 2

Air Date: 2018-01-24

3. Episode 3

Air Date: 2018-01-15

4. Episode 4

Air Date: 2018-01-26

5. Episode 5

Air Date: 2018-01-24

6. Episode 6

Air Date: 2018-01-20

7. Episode 7

Air Date: 2018-01-20

8. Episode 8

Air Date: 2018-02-05

9. Episode 9

Air Date: 2018-01-28

10. Episode 10

Air Date: 2018-01-23

1. Episode 1

Air Date: 2019-12-02

2. Episode 2

Air Date: 2019-12-03

3. Episode 3

Air Date: 2019-12-04

4. Episode 4

Air Date:

5. Episode 5

Air Date: 2019-12-07

6. Episode 6

Air Date: 2019-11-25

7. Episode 7

Air Date: 2019-11-26

8. Episode 8

Air Date: 2019-11-27

9. Episode 9

Air Date: 2019-11-28

10. Episode 10

Air Date: 2019-11-30