Free HTW+ preview: Ken Burns on the American Revolution (Extended Interview)

About this episode

Ken Burns discusses the American Revolution and the launch of HISTORY This Week+ in an extended interview.

Today, to celebrate America's 250th birthday, we have a special announcement: we are launching HISTORY This Week+ to all of our followers! ( historythisweekpodcast.com/subscribe ) This is something we’ve wanted to do for a while… we’ve been listening to your feedback: you don’t love the ads, you want more history. Well, HTW+ solves both of those problems. We are offering two tiers of our premium subscription, allowing you to unlock ad-free listening and gain access to bonus content, especially extended cuts of our interviews. When producing these episodes, the majority of our interview tape is left on the cutting room floor, and our interview with Ken Burns is no exception. We spent over an hour with Ken and his producing partner, Sarah Botstein, discussing the launch of their documentary, The American Revolution . As a preview of what you’ll get with an HTW+ subscription, we’re bringing you this interview in its (mostly) original form. Enjoy Sally’s conversation with Ken and Sarah, and sign up for HTW+ at historythisweekpodcast.com/subscribe . Reach out with any questions at [email protected].

People in this episode

Guests: Ken Burns, Sarah Botstein

Topics covered

• American Revolution
• documentary
• premium subscription
• interview
• history

Keywords

• American Revolution
• Ken Burns
• HISTORY This Week+
• documentary
• interview

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: HISTORY This Week, HISTORY® Channel, historythisweekpodcast.com, [email protected]

Books & works: The American Revolution

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