The Piece Maker

Season 1

Painter and puzzle maker Eric Dowdle travels around the world to learn from locals and experience environments firsthand. Each story and place he encounters becomes a piece of a new puzzle he creates.

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S1 E1 - The Gateway to the Wild
April 1, 2023
24min
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Eric traverses the great Alaskan wilderness to research his next puzzle.
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S1 E2 - Hawaii: The Big Island
April 1, 2023
24min
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Eric dives with manta rays, hikes a volcano, and surfs in a canoe to explore Hawaii and discover the connection between land and sea for a puzzle.
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S1 E2 - Wild, Wild West
May 7, 2022
24min
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Eric travels across Utah to experience the American West by riding a helicopter through red rock mesas, hiking to Pueblo dwellings with a local guide, joining a cattle drive, meeting wild mustangs and creating a folk painting for a new puzzle.
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S1 E3 - San Francisco: The Golden West
April 8, 2023
24min
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Eric arrives in San Francisco to operate cable cars, see how fortune cookies are made, and restore a Victorian home as insight for his latest puzzle.
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S1 E4 - Outer Banks: Sand and Sky
April 15, 2023
24min
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Eric adventures over the Outer Banks to hang glide, fly a trike plane, dive a shipwreck and climb a lighthouse, risking it all for his next puzzle.
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S1 E5 - NY: City of a Million Stories
April 22, 2023
24min
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Eric tackles millions of stories for one New York City puzzle. He sails an old-school tall ship through the Harbor, takes a special tour of the Statue of Liberty, bakes bagels and slices lox at Russ & Daughters, and learns to craft real Broadway costumes.
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S1 E6 - New Orleans: The Big Easy
April 22, 2023
24min
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Eric revels in the artistry of New Orleans celebrations to make a puzzle.
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S1 E7 - Miami: Where Time Stands Still
April 29, 2023
24min
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Eric dives into Miami, building a neon sign, making Cuban sandwiches, and rescuing turtles for a puzzle that captures a vibrant snapshot of the past.
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