Episode 284: Ken Burns previews American Revolution documentary

Finding your Revolutionary War Roots

THE INTERVIEW
Renowned documentary filmmaker Ken Burns talks about his new documentary film on the American Revolution, his Vietnam War documentary series, his path to a career in movies and more. He has created a legendary catalog of documentary movies including “The Vietnam War,” “The Civil War,” “Baseball,” “The War,” “The National Parks: America’s Best Idea;” and more. His films have been honored with dozens of major awards, including 17 Emmy Awards, two Grammy Awards and two Oscar nominations. Other topics include the impact of funding cuts on PBS and NPR, what Reddit is saying about watching documentaries by Burns and more.

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Ken Burns support for PBS, CPB and the National Endowment for the Humanities
Reddit Rabbit Hole: Bingeing Burns documentaries

Special Guest: Ken Burns.

Links:

• Watch video of this episode on YouTube
• Join The American Legion
• Finding Your Roots | PBS
• Daughters of the American Revolution
• American Legion Family USA250 | The American Legion
• Ken Burns UNUM
• Ken Burns | National Endowment for the Humanities
• The American Revolution - Ken Burns
• Oratorical Contest | The American Legion
• Ken Burns is ready to fight for public broadcasting : NPR
• Sullivan Ballou - Wikipedia
• Once or twice a year I get drunk and watch Ken Burns’ Civil War. Anyone else? : r/redscarepod
• Ken Burns on new documentary: ‘We hope to put the ‘us’ back into the United States’ : r/history