Episode 361: Ken Burns

Published: Sept. 25, 2019, 5:42 p.m.

Ken Burns is a documentary filmmaker whose work includes The Vietnam War, Baseball, and The Central Park Five. His new series is Country Music. \n\n\u201cHistory, which seems to most people safe \u2014 it isn\u2019t. I think the future is pretty safe, it\u2019s the past that\u2019s so terrifying and malleable.\u201d\n\nThanks to Mailchimp, Vistaprint, and Pitt Writers for sponsoring this week's episode.\n\n\n\n\n@KenBurns\n\n\nkenburns.com\n\n\n[01:08] The Vietnam War (2017)\n\n\n[01:12] Country Music (2019)\n\n\n[04:58] Salesman (1969)\n\n\n[09:04] Jazz (2001)\n\n\n[13:45] The Civil War (1990)\n\n\n[13:48] Baseball (1994)\n\n\n[13:55] The War (miniseries \u2022 2007)\n\n\n[13:57] The National Parks (2009)\n\n\n[14:00] The Roosevelts (2014)\n\n\n[44:49] Odd Man Out (1947)\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices