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MAKING NORTH AMERICA is an unprecedented three-part series exploring the bold and sweeping biography of our homeland. How was it built? How did life evolve? How did the landscape shape us? Paleontologist Kirk Johnson hosts an epic journey to reveal the incredible story of a continent.

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Gooseberry Falls, Minnesota.

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Kirk Johnson with a huge fossil at Hamilton Bay.

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Roxborough State Park, Colorado.

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Lac Des Iles mine.

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Kirk Johnson watches a lemur in a tree at Duke Lemur Centre, Duke University in Durham, North Carolina.

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Doug Boyer holds a primate skull, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina.

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Three primate skulls, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina.

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Grand Staircase, Escalante National Monument, Utah.

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Sun shining through a gap in the rocks at Monument Rocks, Kansas.

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EPISODE GUIDE:

Episode 1: “Origins” repeats Wednesday, July 15 at 9 p.m. + Sunday, July 19 at 9 p.m. on KPBS 2 - See the epic 3-billion-year story of how our continent came to be. From palm trees that once flourished in Alaska to huge eruptions that nearly tore the Midwest in two, discover how forces of almost unimaginable power gave birth to North America.

Episode 2: “Life” repeats Wednesday, July 22 at 10 p.m. + Sunday, July 26 at 9 p.m. on KPBS 2 - Discover the surprising intertwined story of life and the landscape in North America—from origins to iconic dinosaurs to giant marine reptiles swimming in an ancient sea that once split the continent in two.

Episode 3: “Human” repeats Wednesday, July 29 at 9 p.m. + Sunday, Aug. 2 at 9 p.m. on KPBS 2 - From Ice Age to oil boom, discover the challenges faced and the wealth uncovered as humans take over the continent. How did we turn rocks into riches? And what catastrophic natural disasters could threaten the civilization we’ve built?

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