Born To Explore

Join host Richard Wiese as he travels across three continents in search of creatures who have survived on this planet for eons.

Join host Richard Wiese as he embarks on an unusual -and tasty -journey around the world in search of exotic foods that for some cultures are just everyday edibles.

Join Richard Wiese as he travels across three continents to discover hidden arts. Journey to Morocco and the famous dye pits where leathers are tanned using age-old methods.

Join host Richard Wiese as he journeys around the world, seeking up-close encounters with one of the most magnificent creatures on Earth: the horse.

Host Richard Wiese travels to Indonesia, to explore this exotic paradise. On the island of Bali, he experiences a day in the life of an elephant where he bathes and feeds these magnificent Asian pachyderms.

Join host Richard Wiese in the Big Apple as he explores an unusual side of the city. In Central Park, he forages for wild edibles with Wildman Steve Brill.

Host Richard Wiese travels to the mystical land of India, to explore this vibrant culture. His mission - to perform a "seva" or good deed at the Gurdwara Bangla Sahib in Delhi, a Sikh temple known for feeding thousands.

Join Richard Wiese as he travels across three continents to meet man's best friend ---extraordinary dogs at work and at play.

Richard Wiese journeys to Scotland to explore this magical land. On the waters of Loch Ness, he meets the man who's spent 40 years searching for the legendary monster.

Join Richard Wiese as he discovers the world's rhythms and cultures through dance.

Journey to southern Africa as explorer Richard Wiese tracks the elusive white rhino. Join Richard and his guides as they head into the backcountry for sightings of this magnificent, endangered creature.

On this episode Richard travels to Borneo, Indonesia, one of only two islands on Earth where orangutans live in the wild. Deep into the rainforest Richard encounter the orangutans as they play, eat and care for their young.

Host Richard Wiese journeys to India, where the creative arts mirror the culture. Richard is on the set of a Bollywood romantic comedy for a behind the scenes look at the industry where film reflects life.

Richard Wiese journeys to the magnificent coastline of Maine to explore the hardy, can-do spirit that defines the northernmost state in New England.

Host Richard Wiese journeys to the Shetland Islands in northern Scotland. He hikes along steep, craggy cliffs, where every spring more than a million sea birds, including 10 inch-high puffins, return after months at sea to breed the next generation.

Join Richard Wiese as he journeys across three continents to explore how families and communities pull together.

Join host Richard Wiese as he explores the kitchens of the earth and see what's cooking. Travel to Hawaii, to experience a traditional Polynesian luau and learn how to cook in an underground oven called an imu.

Explorer Richard Wiese travels from Canada to the Mediterranean island of Cyprus to dig up the past. He joins archeologist Dr.

With a renowned paleontologist, host Richard Wiese searches through all five boroughs -- and finds fossils in the most unexpected places, from the floor of Grand Central Station to the walls of Tiffany's on Fifth Avenue.

Join Richard Wiese as he explores the vibrant colors of exotic India by rickshaw and samples its savory cuisine.

Join us on Born to Explore as host Richard Wiese discovers the natural wonders and native cultures of the Grand Canyon statte and rides the rapids of the Colorado River.

Join us on Born to Explore as we travel to a remote part of South Africa to meet the Makuleke people. Host Richard Wiese enters the world of this ancient tribe and is given a traditional welcome.

Sports and games are windows into the life and culture of countries the world over. Join Richard Wiese as he mounts a camel to race through the Australian Outback.

Join host Richard Wiese as he discovers the spellbinding music and dance traditions in cultures around the world. He experiences the songs of Namibia and the fierce Zulu warrior dance.

Join us on Born to Explore as we journey to South Africa to meet some astounding marine creatures. Richard comes upon 300-pound Loggerhead turtles, who return to the same beach where they were born to give birth to the next generation.

Journey with Richard Wiese to the ancient land of Scotland as he competes in the Highland Games, a competition and celebration of Scottish traditions that began 1000 years ago.