About this episode

Ken Burns joins David M. Rubenstein to discuss the historical significance of baseball in America.

Known as “America’s pastime,” baseball is much more than a game in the United States. Both a source of national pride and symbol of our identity, the sport is also a window into our past. Born out of alleys and vacant lots and now played in an arena of multi-million dollar contracts and international celebrity, baseball’s trajectory has in many ways mirrored that of our nation. Renowned filmmaker Ken Burns joins David M. Rubenstein to explore the story of this iconic national sport and to inv...

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Host: David M. Rubenstein

Guest: Ken Burns

Topics covered

• baseball
• American history
• national identity
• sports culture
• filmmaking

Keywords

• baseball
• American pastime
• national pride
• history
• sports

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