Travel | Nature
Station:
PBS (US)
Status:
Running
Start:
2023-07-05
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Earth has never experienced anything like us: a single species dominating and transforming the planet. Biologist Shane Campbell-Staton travels the globe to explore our Human Footprint and to discover how the things we do reveal who we truly are.Biologist Shane Campbell-Staton returns to further explore the global impact of Earth's most ingenious, destructive, and adaptive species: humans. In his quest, Shane discovers that although we often tell ourselves what it means to be human, the clearest vision of who we are emerges from what we do. In that way, this series is a journey not only to understand our human impacts but also to explore our human nature.
There is no Next Episode of Human Footprint planned.
S2E4 - The Honey Trap
Host Shane Campbell-Staton dives into the working history of humans and bee that goes back several thousand years. With more than 20,000 species worldwide, there are dedicated groups of people who are working to save colonies from the brink of collapse.
Air Date: 16 Jul 2025 20:00 (CDT)
S2E5 - Dammed If You Do
When diving into the history of taming rivers for human use, host Shane Campbell-Staton finds his travels take him from Las Vegas, Nevada, to Bologna, Italy, to learn how people adapt to using earth's precious resource: water. He journeys down the Colorado River to discover the ripple effects of humanity's quest to conquer water.
Air Date: 23 Jul 2025 20:00 (CDT)
S2E6 - Vanishing Act
Shane meets species on the brink of oblivion, and the people who won't let them slip away. He traces the arc of extinction from prehistory to the present, from fossils entombed in tar to cells frozen in hope.
Air Date: 30 Jul 2025 20:00 (CDT)