{"id":5677,"date":"2024-12-26T08:01:00","date_gmt":"2024-12-26T08:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/313-ken-burns-replay-the-master-documentarian-on-extremism-in-america-ukraine-the-importance-of-the-midterms-doing-a-film-on-iraq-afghanistan-his-dog-chester\/"},"modified":"2024-12-26T08:01:00","modified_gmt":"2024-12-26T08:01:00","slug":"313-ken-burns-replay-the-master-documentarian-on-extremism-in-america-ukraine-the-importance-of-the-midterms-doing-a-film-on-iraq-afghanistan-his-dog-chester","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/313-ken-burns-replay-the-master-documentarian-on-extremism-in-america-ukraine-the-importance-of-the-midterms-doing-a-film-on-iraq-afghanistan-his-dog-chester\/","title":{"rendered":"313. Ken Burns Replay. The Master Documentarian on Extremism in America, Ukraine, The Importance of The Midterms, Doing a Film on Iraq &amp; Afghanistan, His Dog Chester."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/playlist.megaphone.fm\/?e=ANA7841493672\" width=\"100%\" height=\"210\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The holidays are here and we\u2019re taking a much needed break, but we wanted to leave you one more holiday gift before we left. It\u2019s a special episode from our archives and it\u2019s one that means a lot to us. We\u2019re rewinding things all of the way back to fall of 2022, right before the midterms.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>It was a time when we needed to hear a voice of reason. Someone 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. A man who understands history&#8211;and the historic nature of the times.<\/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>Have a great holiday and we\u2019ll be back next week with another great look back before we return in 2025 with all new episodes.<\/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\">http:\/\/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>The holidays are here and we\u2019re taking a much needed break, but we wanted to leave you one more holiday gift before we left. It\u2019s a special episode from our archives and it\u2019s one that means a lot to us. We\u2019re rewinding things all of the way back to fall of 2022, right before the&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/313-ken-burns-replay-the-master-documentarian-on-extremism-in-america-ukraine-the-importance-of-the-midterms-doing-a-film-on-iraq-afghanistan-his-dog-chester\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">313. Ken Burns Replay. 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It\u2019s a special episode from our archives and it\u2019s one that means a lot to us. 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