Introducing “Field Trip”

Presidential

The Washington Post

History, Government, Education

4.5 • 3.7K Ratings

🗓️ 14 June 2023

⏱️ 3 minutes

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Summary

Journey through the messy past and uncertain future of America’s national parks. The Washington Post’s Lillian Cunningham ventures off the marked trail to better understand the most urgent stories playing out in five iconic landscapes today.

“Field Trip” is a new podcast series that will transport you to five national parks: Yosemite, Everglades, Glacier, White Sands and Gates of the Arctic. Follow the show wherever you listen.

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0:00.0	I have this great poster of Abraham Lincoln.
0:03.0	It was a gift from a high school history teacher named Michael.
0:06.0	He sent it after listening to my first podcast, Presidential.
0:10.0	And my favorite part is the sticky note he put on the back.
0:14.4	He wrote,
0:15.6	Fun fact, June 1864,
0:19.6	President Lincoln signs the Asemite Valley granite,
0:22.5	protecting trees he'd never seen.
0:25.6	What wisdom did he have?
0:28.8	What wisdom did he have?
0:32.4	Lincoln's move to protect you,
0:33.9	Asemite's giant Sequoias actually laid the groundwork for the entire national park system.
0:41.3	But generations after the national parks were first created,
0:45.3	there's still so much we're trying to get right, so much more wisdom we need to gain.
0:52.8	It's the kind of perspective you get after going on a really great field trip.
0:58.3	Three, two, one.
1:08.2	Oh my gosh.
1:09.1	Oh my gosh.
1:10.0	Woohoo.
1:11.2	Watch your legs.
1:12.0	Watch your legs.
1:12.8	The gutter.
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