The outdoors doesn't just surround American life.
It reflects back who we are and who we're still becoming.
American Storytelling is a collection of podcasts from across the NPR network that
explores the great American outdoors and the deeper stories it tells us about ourselves
and our country.
Oh, look at that, sunshine.
Oh, it's so beautiful now.
I feel like I should be singing.
You'll hear it in the magic and the mystery of Michigan's vast freshwater lakes,
where reporters in the show Beyond the Shore explain what makes the Great Lakes well,
so great. You'll slow down and listen closely to the natural world in the immersive,
poetic soundscapes of a show called Terra Firma,
or follow the fight over wolves in the Rocky Mountains through a show called howl.
Oh, wow. There's a wolf track right here.
From forests and mountains to coastlines and lakeshores,
these stories explore the outdoors not as an escape from the country,
but as a window into it, revealing how deeply the American experience
is tied to the land. Big stories, wild places.
Listen to the collection by Searching American Storytelling from NPR on the NPR app
or on Apple Podcasts.