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Desert Speaks

THE DESERT SPEAKS is an Emmy award-winning series focusing on desert regions around the world. Much more than a nature documentary, THE DESERT SPEAKS presents stories about the people, cultures, plants, animals and geological features encountered on travel adventures in deserts near and far away. Host David Yetman is a research scientist at the University of Arizona's Southwest Center and is a nationally known author and accomplished photographer who specializes in the plants, geography and people of northwestern Mexico. Using boats, bikes and burros, Yetman takes viewers from Bolivia to Baja California, bringing his boundless enthusiasm, energy and knowledge to the series.

Upcoming Episodes of Desert Speaks

Channel

Date

Time

Episode

PBS 6

Sep 16th

12:30 a.m.

Ecuador's Fog Forest: Mists Over The Desert

PBS 6 Plus

Sep 16th

4:30 a.m.

Ecuador's Fog Forest: Mists Over The Desert

PBS 6 Plus

Sep 16th

7 a.m.

Desert Treasures

PBS 6

Sep 16th

6:30 p.m.

Hummingbirds: From Desert To Jungle

PBS 6

Sep 17th

12:30 a.m.

Hummingbirds: From Desert To Jungle

PBS 6 Plus

Sep 17th

4:30 a.m.

Hummingbirds: From Desert To Jungle

PBS 6 Plus

Sep 17th

7 a.m.

Peru's Amazon Desert

PBS 6

Sep 17th

6:30 p.m.

Sierra Madre Easter

PBS 6

Sep 18th

12:30 a.m.

Sierra Madre Easter

PBS 6 Plus

Sep 18th

4:30 a.m.

Sierra Madre Easter

PBS 6 Plus

Sep 20th

7 a.m.

Costal Civilizations Of Ancient Peru

PBS 6 Plus

Sep 21st

7 a.m.

The People Of Peru's Cloud Forest

PBS 6

Sep 21st

6:30 p.m.

Ageless Mud: Adobe Homes In The Desert

PBS 6

Sep 22nd

12:30 a.m.

Ageless Mud: Adobe Homes In The Desert

PBS 6 Plus

Sep 22nd

4:30 a.m.

Ageless Mud: Adobe Homes In The Desert

PBS 6 Plus

Sep 22nd

7 a.m.

Medieval Drought In The Southwest

PBS 6

Sep 22nd

6:30 p.m.

Sonora's Forgotten River

PBS 6

Sep 23rd

12:30 a.m.

Sonora's Forgotten River

PBS 6 Plus

Sep 23rd

4:30 a.m.

Sonora's Forgotten River

PBS 6 Plus

Sep 23rd

7 a.m.

Of Drought And Fire

PBS 6

Sep 23rd

6:30 p.m.

Patagonia's Glacial Landscape

PBS 6

Sep 24th

12:30 a.m.

Patagonia's Glacial Landscape

PBS 6 Plus

Sep 24th

4:30 a.m.

Patagonia's Glacial Landscape

PBS 6 Plus

Sep 24th

7 a.m.

Giants On A Galapagos Island

PBS 6

Sep 24th

6:30 p.m.

Argentina: Ancient Patagonia People

PBS 6

Sep 25th

12:30 a.m.

Argentina: Ancient Patagonia People

PBS 6 Plus

Sep 25th

4:30 a.m.

Argentina: Ancient Patagonia People

PBS 6 Plus

Sep 27th

7 a.m.

Exploring Arizona's "Big Empty"

PBS 6 Plus

Sep 28th

7 a.m.

Tequila: Exploring The Legend

PBS 6

Sep 28th

6:30 p.m.

Sea Of Cortez: Then And Now, Part 1

PBS 6

Sep 29th

12:30 a.m.

Sea Of Cortez: Then And Now, Part 1

PBS 6 Plus

Sep 29th

4:30 a.m.

Sea Of Cortez: Then And Now, Part 1

PBS 6 Plus

Sep 29th

7 a.m.

Passions Of The Pitaya

PBS 6

Sep 29th

6:30 p.m.

Sea Of Cortez: Navigating A Desert Island, Part 2

PBS 6

Sep 30th

12:30 a.m.

Sea Of Cortez: Navigating A Desert Island, Part 2

PBS 6 Plus

Sep 30th

4:30 a.m.

Sea Of Cortez: Navigating A Desert Island, Part 2

PBS 6 Plus

Sep 30th

7 a.m.

Magical Michoacan

PBS 6

Sep 30th

6:30 p.m.

Sea Of Cortez: Marine Sanctuary: Preserving Desert

PBS 6

Oct 1st

12:30 a.m.

Sea Of Cortez: Marine Sanctuary: Preserving Desert

PBS 6 Plus

Oct 1st

4:30 a.m.

Sea Of Cortez: Marine Sanctuary: Preserving Desert

PBS 6 Plus

Oct 1st

7 a.m.

Palms In The Desert

PBS 6

Oct 1st

6:30 p.m.

San Andreas: Find The Fault In California's Desert

PBS 6

Oct 2nd

12:30 a.m.

San Andreas: Find The Fault In California's Desert

PBS 6 Plus

Oct 2nd

4:30 a.m.

San Andreas: Find The Fault In California's Desert

PBS 6 Plus

Oct 4th

7 a.m.

On The Road To Cajamarca

PBS 6 Plus

Oct 5th

7 a.m.

Ecuador's Fog Forest: Mists Over The Desert

PBS 6

Oct 5th

6:30 p.m.

Chilean Wines: A Way Of Life

PBS 6

Oct 6th

12:30 a.m.

Chilean Wines: A Way Of Life

PBS 6 Plus

Oct 6th

4:30 a.m.

Chilean Wines: A Way Of Life

PBS 6 Plus

Oct 6th

7 a.m.

Hummingbirds: From Desert To Jungle

PBS 6

Oct 6th

6:30 p.m.

Penguins In A Patagonia Desert

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