Mark Adams, Dave Hill, Jordan Ranks America

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Jesse Thorn

Society & Culture

4.5 • 2.6K Ratings

🗓️ 3 July 2012

⏱️ 61 minutes

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Summary

Mark Adams – a magazine editor who had never even slept in a tent as an adult– treks through the Andes tracing the journey of Hiram Bingham. And the comedian Dave Hill ALSO throws himself into a difficult situation – performing at Sing Sing Correctional Facility. As a goof! Plus, Jordan Morris helps get America in order – by ranking its things.

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0:00.0	Hey, I'm Gina from Madison, Wisconsin.
0:02.6	I'm Jennifer from Bethel Park, PA.
0:04.8	Hey, I'm Alex from Rochester, New York.
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0:18.4	Thank you.
0:19.3	I'm Jesse Thorn.
0:20.8	Over 100 years ago, the Yale Archaeologist Hiram Bingham,
0:25.6	who became the model for Indiana Jones,
0:29.0	explored the Andes and found the lost city of Machu Picchu.
0:32.8	Recently, Mark Adams retraced Bingham's journey.
0:36.0	But Adams is not an adventurer.
0:38.7	He's a magazine editor.
0:40.0	And I was a tenderfoot, and I was not prepared for this at all.
0:45.0	I was gasping for air.
0:46.4	I was on all fours at some points
0:48.8	on the far side of the river.
0:49.8	It was tough.
0:50.5	It's bulls eye.
0:52.1	This week, Mark Adams, a guy who had never even slept in a tent
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