About this episode

Ken Burns discusses his work in translating the American experience through documentary filmmaking.

History, storytelling, and America, baby! Ken Burns joins the guys to talk about the work he’s done to translate the American experience to a wide audience. What makes a good documentary? What’s the deal with professional historians? Is “The Ashokan Farewell” a true playlist banger?

People in this episode

Host: Ricochet

Guest: Ken Burns

Topics covered

• history
• storytelling
• documentary
• American experience
• professional historians

Keywords

• Ken Burns
• documentary
• American history
• storytelling
• The Ashokan Farewell

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Ricochet

Books & works: The Ashokan Farewell

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