{"id":4572,"date":"2022-11-03T07:01:00","date_gmt":"2022-11-03T07:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/independentamericans.us\/195-ken-burns-election-special-the-master-documentarian-on-extremism-in-america-ukraine-the-importance-of-this-election-doing-a-film-on-iraq-afghanistan-his-dog-chester-paul-pelosi-attac\/"},"modified":"2022-12-09T16:54:59","modified_gmt":"2022-12-09T16:54:59","slug":"195-ken-burns-election-special-the-master-documentarian-on-extremism-in-america-ukraine-the-importance-of-this-election-doing-a-film-on-iraq-afghanistan-his-dog-chester-paul-pelosi-attac","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/195-ken-burns-election-special-the-master-documentarian-on-extremism-in-america-ukraine-the-importance-of-this-election-doing-a-film-on-iraq-afghanistan-his-dog-chester-paul-pelosi-attac\/","title":{"rendered":"195. Ken Burns. Election Special. The Master Documentarian on Extremism in America, Ukraine, The Importance of This Election, Doing a Film on Iraq &amp; Afghanistan, His Dog Chester. Paul Pelosi Attacked. The American Insurgency Grows. Twitter In Chaos."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/IA-195-mail.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"577\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4683\" \/><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/playlist.megaphone.fm\/?e=ANA6291675887\" width=\"100%\" height=\"210\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n<div class=\"embed-responsive  embed-responsive-16by9\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/U0KRwdYFvz8\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen class=\" embed-responsive-item\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Election Day is almost here. And America is divided. America is scared. America is angry.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>But independent Americans are in a unique position to make an impact. We will decide the election in so many races all across the country. And at least one of us, <a href=\"https:\/\/independentamericans.us\/168-evan-mcmullin-independent-candidate-for-senate-the-democrats-just-endorsed-him-can-utah-save-america-taking-on-mike-lee-trump-putin-the-intelligence-fight-in-ukraine-gut-check-time-f\/\">Evan McMullin<\/a> in Utah, could be elected Senator.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>America is on edge, but we can help bring them down off that edge. Help them see over it. Help them move around it. And we have the perfect guest to guide us through this Election Day week. To ground us. To calm us all down with some sobering reality. Some history. Some perspective. And some wisdom.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Ken Burns (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KenBurns\">@KenBurns<\/a>) is a truly important, inspiring and iconic American who is shaping what America has been, what it is, and what it will be. He is an exceptionally wise, insightful and trusted leader that we all need to hear from right now. A man who understands history&#8211;and the historic nature of these times. The perfect guest to take us into the most important election in our lifetime.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He\u2019s the visionary mastermind behind the greatest stories of our country\u2014of our people\u2013of our history\u2014and of our future. <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Civil_War_(miniseries)\"><em>The Civil War<\/em><\/a> (1990), <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Baseball_(TV_series)\"><em>Baseball<\/em><\/a> (1994), <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jazz_(TV_series)\"><em>Jazz<\/em><\/a> (2001), <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_War_(miniseries)\"><em>The War<\/em><\/a> (2007), <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_National_Parks:_America%27s_Best_Idea\"><em>The National Parks: America&#8217;s Best Idea<\/em><\/a> (2009), <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Prohibition_(miniseries)\"><em>Prohibition<\/em><\/a> (2011), <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Roosevelts_(miniseries)\"><em>The Roosevelts<\/em><\/a> (2014), <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Vietnam_War_(TV_series)\"><em>The Vietnam War<\/em><\/a> (2017), and <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Country_Music_(miniseries)\"><em>Country Music<\/em><\/a>, and now, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/kenburns\/us-and-the-holocaust\/?\"><em>The US and the Holocaust<\/em><\/a>\u2013a new six-and-half-hour documentary directed and produced by Ken Burns and his longtime partners Lynn Novick and Sarah Botstein. They describe it as a deep dive into &#8220;America&#8217;s response to one of the greatest humanitarian crises in history.&#8221; He\u2019s also the author of the new book, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.penguinrandomhouse.com\/books\/237957\/our-america-by-ken-burns\/\"><em>Our America<\/em><\/a>: <em>A Photographic History<\/em>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He\u2019s a historian. He\u2019s a documentarian. He\u2019s a master storyteller. He\u2019s a patriot. He\u2019s our mirror. And he\u2019s a conscience for us all.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/independentamericans.us\/190-joe-cirincione-putins-nukes-the-threats-the-realities-the-terrible-and-possible-scenarios-ukraines-momentum-himars-are-the-real-2022-mvp-hurricane-ian-slams-florida-iran\/\">We\u2019ve had professors of Nukes.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/independentamericans.us\/191-malcolm-nance-from-the-frontlines-inside-ukraine-inside-the-international-legion-of-foreign-fighters-ukraine-storms-kherson-what-are-russian-soldiers-really-like-biden-sends-more-himars-jud\/\">Professors of War.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/independentamericans.us\/192-scott-galloway-elon-musk-savior-or-threat-land-of-confusion-recession-is-coming-ukraine-rallies-the-world-the-branding-of-independents-politicians-are-too-old-the-forward-party-start-up\/\">Professors of Business.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/independentamericans.us\/193-michael-steele-election-predictions-why-is-he-still-a-republican-who-will-win-the-house-will-the-gop-break-apart-picking-winners-losers-in-all-the-big-november-matchups-jan-6-committe\/\">Professors of Politics.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>And now, we\u2019ve got a professor of history. And an expert on America.\u00a0It\u2019s a conversation from inside his New Hampshire home that will help you get smarter, predict better, and of course, stay vigilant. Because eternal vigilance is the price of freedom. The most important election day in our lifetime is definitely a time to stay vigilant. Welcome to Election Week 2022. With the great Ken Burns.<\/p>\n<p>Every episode of <em>Independent Americans<\/em> hosted by author, activist and social entrepreneur Paul Rieckhoff (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PaulRieckhoff\">@PaulRieckhoff<\/a>) is the truth beyond the headlines\u2013and light to contrast the heat of other politics and news shows. It\u2019s content for the 42% of Americans that proudly call themselves independent. And delivers the <a href=\"https:\/\/righteous.us\/\">Righteous Media <\/a>5 Is: independence, integrity, information, inspiration and impact. Always with a unique focus on national security, foreign affairs and military and veterans issues. This is another pod to help you stay vigilant. Because vigilance is the price of democracy. In these trying times especially, <a href=\"https:\/\/independentamericans.us\/\"><em>Independent Americans<\/em><\/a><em> <\/em>will continue to be your trusted place for independent news, politics, inspiration and hope.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/independentamericans\/posts\">Join the movement. Hook into our exclusive Patreon community<\/a> of Independent Americans. Get extra content, connect with guests, meet other Independent Americans, attend events, get merch discounts, and support this show that speaks truth to power.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/U0KRwdYFvz8\">&#8211; WATCH video of Paul and Ken\u2019s conversation here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>-Check the hashtag <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%23LookForTheHelpers&amp;src=typed_query\">#LookForTheHelpers<\/a>. And share yours.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>-Find us on social media or <a href=\"http:\/\/www.independentamericans.us\">www.IndependentAmericans.us<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/independentamericans.us\/merch\/\">And get cool IA and Righteous hats, t-shirts and other merch<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>-Check out other Righteous podcasts like <a href=\"https:\/\/thefirefighters.us\/\"><em>The Firefighters Podcast with Rob Serra<\/em><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/unclemontel.us\/\"><em>Uncle Montel &#8211; The OG of Weed<\/em><\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/bdorm.us\/\"><em>B Dorm<\/em><\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><em>Independent Americans<\/em> is powered by veteran-owned and led <a href=\"https:\/\/righteous.us\/\">Righteous Media<\/a>. America\u2019s next great independent media company.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href=\"https:\/\/megaphone.fm\/adchoices\">megaphone.fm\/adchoices<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Election Day is almost here. And America is divided. America is scared. America is angry.\u00a0 But independent Americans are in a unique position to make an impact. We will decide the election in so many races all across the country. And at least one of us, Evan McMullin in Utah, could be elected Senator.\u00a0&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/195-ken-burns-election-special-the-master-documentarian-on-extremism-in-america-ukraine-the-importance-of-this-election-doing-a-film-on-iraq-afghanistan-his-dog-chester-paul-pelosi-attac\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">195. Ken Burns. Election Special. The Master Documentarian on Extremism in America, Ukraine, The Importance of This Election, Doing a Film on Iraq &amp; Afghanistan, His Dog Chester. Paul Pelosi Attacked. The American Insurgency Grows. Twitter In Chaos.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4573,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4572","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-episodes","entry"],"rttpg_featured_image_url":{"full":["https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/0fb803.jpg",800,800,false],"landscape":["https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/0fb803.jpg",800,800,false],"portraits":["https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/0fb803.jpg",800,800,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/0fb803-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/0fb803-300x300.jpg",300,300,true],"large":["https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/0fb803.jpg",750,750,false],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/0fb803.jpg",800,800,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/0fb803.jpg",800,800,false],"post-thumbnail":["https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/0fb803.jpg",800,800,false]},"rttpg_author":{"display_name":"admin","author_link":"https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/author\/admin\/"},"rttpg_comment":0,"rttpg_category":"<a href=\"https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/category\/episodes\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Episodes<\/a>","rttpg_excerpt":"&nbsp; Election Day is almost here. And America is divided. America is scared. America is angry.\u00a0 But independent Americans are in a unique position to make an impact. We will decide the election in so many races all across the country. And at least one of us, Evan McMullin in Utah, could be elected Senator.\u00a0&hellip;&hellip;","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4572","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4572"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4572\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4717,"href":"https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4572\/revisions\/4717"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4573"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4572"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4572"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4572"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}