Desert Speaks
Hummingbirds: from Desert to Jungle (#1708)
Observe some of the unusual and gentle methods researchers use to study these delicate creatures.
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Program Description: 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.
All Upcoming Episodes
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Oaxaca: Footsteps In Tradition (#1308)
This region is probably the birthplace of domestic corn and is famous for artisans who use plants.
- Mon, December 1, 5:00 PM on IPTV HD
- Tue, December 2, 2:00 AM on IPTV HD
- Mon, December 1, 5:00 PM on IPTV HD
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Shadows of the Ancients (#1309)
Examine the evidence that suggests that the ancestral Pueblo Indians marked astronomical events.
- Tue, December 2, 5:00 PM on IPTV HD
- Wed, December 3, 2:00 AM on IPTV HD
- Tue, December 2, 5:00 PM on IPTV HD
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Visiting Ancient Mayo Lands (#1310)
Visit coastal & forest habitats & glimpse into the life, culture & traditions of the Mayo natives.
- Wed, December 3, 5:00 PM on IPTV HD
- Thu, December 4, 2:00 AM on IPTV HD
- Wed, December 3, 5:00 PM on IPTV HD
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Baja Journeys: Volcanoes/Oceans (#1311)
Santa Rosalia has some of the best cultural, historical & natural history treasures of the region.
- Thu, December 4, 5:00 PM on IPTV HD
- Fri, December 5, 2:00 AM on IPTV HD
- Thu, December 4, 5:00 PM on IPTV HD
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Baja People: Oases/Mountains (#1312)
Explore the musing, memories and depiction of the lives of ancient people adorning dry cave walls.
- Fri, December 5, 5:00 PM on IPTV HD
- Sat, December 6, 2:00 AM on IPTV HD
- Fri, December 5, 5:00 PM on IPTV HD
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Baja Boojums: Bizarre Plants (#1313)
An investigation into the weird, wild plants of Baja, California includes Alkali Heath shrubs.
- Mon, December 8, 5:00 PM on IPTV HD
- Tue, December 9, 2:00 AM on IPTV HD
- Mon, December 8, 5:00 PM on IPTV HD
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The Driest Desert in the World (#1401)
The Pan-American Highway stretches thousands of miles from Alaska to the southern tip of Chile.
- Tue, December 9, 5:00 PM on IPTV HD
- Wed, December 10, 2:00 AM on IPTV HD
- Tue, December 9, 5:00 PM on IPTV HD
Past Episodes
These episodes of Desert Speaks aired in the last few months on Iowa Public Television.
- Argentina: Ancient Patagonia People (#1713)
- Patagonia's Glacial Landscape (#1712)
- Sonora's Forgotten River (#1711)
- Ageless Mud: Adobe Homes in the Desert (#1710)
- Sierra Madre Easter (#1709)
- Hummingbirds: from Desert to Jungle (#1708)
- Ecuador's Fog Forest: Mists Over The Desert (#1707)
- On The Road to Cajamarca (#1706)
- Palms in the Desert (#1705)
- Magical Michoacan (#1704)
- Passions of the Pitaya (#1703)
- Tequila: Exploring The Legend (#1702)
- Exploring Arizona's "Big Empty" (#1701)
- Giants on a Galapagos Island (#1613)
- Of Drought and Fire (#1612)
- Medieval Drought in the Southwest (#1611)
- The People of Peru's Cloud Forest (#1610)
- Costal Civilizations of Ancient Peru (#1609)
- Peru's Amazon Desert (#1608)
- Desert Treasures (#1607)
- Cruising on the "Mother Road" (#1606)
- Kickin' West On Route 66 (#1605)
- On The Trail of a Living Fossil (#1604)
- Mending Australia's Ancient Forest (#1603)
- Outpost of the Outback (#1602)
- Saving Australia's Wild West (#1601)
- Boom and Bust in a Desert Town (#1513)
- Wines of the Desert (#1512)
- Pilgrimage to a Party (#1511)
- Grand Canyon, Floating Through Time (#1510)
- Grand Canyon, The Human Touch (#1509)
- Bats Among Us (#1508)
- Life Along The Rio Sonora (#1507)
- Ancient Secrets of the Galapagos (#1506)
- Treasures of the Galapagos (#1505)
- Gateway to the Galapagos (#1504)
- Heart of a Pueblo (#1503)
- Wyoming's Red Desert (#1502)
- Goat Packing in the Red Desert (#1501)
- Royal Road to the Final Outpost (#1413)
- Royal Road Across The Frontier (#1412)
- Origins of a Royal Road (#1411)
- Living Traditions of the Tohono O'odham (#1410)
- Desolation Canyon River Journey (#1409)
- Peru's Canyon of the Condor (#1408)
- Sea to Sky: Along An Incan Road (#1407)
- Tracks in the Shifting Sand (#1406)
- Monumental Dunes (#1405)
- The Lost Palm Weavers of Sonora (#1404)
- People and Their Prickly Plants (#1403)
- Ancient Andean Civilizations (#1402)
- The Driest Desert in the World (#1401)
- Baja Boojums: Bizarre Plants (#1313)
- Baja People: Oases/Mountains (#1312)
- Tehuacan: A Spanish Legacy (#1307)
- Cactus Capital of the World (#1306)
- River Runs Dry (#1305)
- Bolivia: Volcanoes, Flamingos, and Salt Lakes (#1304)
- Ancient Peoples of the High Desert (#1303)
- Bolivia: The Cold Desert Frontier (#1302)
- Desert Whales (#1301)
