{"id":5762,"date":"2025-10-02T07:01:00","date_gmt":"2025-10-02T07:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/354-ken-burns-america-at-an-inflection-point-playoff-baseball-with-ken-the-american-revolution-hegseth-and-trumps-big-generals-meeting-spectacle-the-shutdown-is-here\/"},"modified":"2025-10-02T07:01:00","modified_gmt":"2025-10-02T07:01:00","slug":"354-ken-burns-america-at-an-inflection-point-playoff-baseball-with-ken-the-american-revolution-hegseth-and-trumps-big-generals-meeting-spectacle-the-shutdown-is-here","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/354-ken-burns-america-at-an-inflection-point-playoff-baseball-with-ken-the-american-revolution-hegseth-and-trumps-big-generals-meeting-spectacle-the-shutdown-is-here\/","title":{"rendered":"354. Ken Burns. America at an Inflection Point. Playoff Baseball with Ken. The American Revolution. Hegseth and Trump\u2019s Big Generals Meeting Spectacle. The Shutdown is Here.\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/playlist.megaphone.fm\/?e=ANA2489128396\" width=\"100%\" height=\"210\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The summer has come to a close in a crescendo of chaos. Political violence, confusion and anger are the defining features of the American vibe. And the American vibe, it ain\u2019t good. Tension everywhere as new cities are added to the target list seemingly daily. Memphis, LA, New York, Chicago. And now a government shutdown when things couldn\u2019t get any more fraught. It\u2019s a good time to stay frosty and an even better time to stay vigilant. And now, on the heels of this week\u2019s unprecedented speech at Quantico by Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and President Trump, we need some perspective. And this week we\u2019re joined by one of our favorite voices to hear from \u2014 one of America\u2019s favorite voices to hear from \u2014 when we need clarity.<\/p>\n<p>Legendary documentary filmmaker Ken Burns is back for another stirring, timely exploration of America\u2019s ongoing revolution\u2014past and present with your host Paul Rieckhoff (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PaulRieckhoff\"><u>@PaulRieckhoff<\/u><\/a>). Ken reflects on the meaning of patriotism, baseball\u2019s role in American life, and the fragile state of democracy in 2025. From the complexity of the nation\u2019s origins to the lessons of George Washington\u2019s leadership and baseball\u2019s enduring power, this episode is bringing the light to counteract all of the heat of our completely broken political system.<\/p>\n<p>Because every episode of Independent Americans with Paul Rieckhoff breaks down the most important news stories\u2014and offers light to contrast the heat of other politics and news shows. It\u2019s independent content for independent Americans. In these trying times especially, Independent Americans is your trusted place for independent news, politics, inspiration, and hope. The podcast that helps you stay ahead of the curve\u2014and stay vigilant.<\/p>\n<p>Ken Burn\u2019s past appearances:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"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\/\"><u>Episode 195 &#8211; November 3, 2022<\/u><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/independentamericans.us\/274-ken-burns-how-sick-is-america-who-is-he-voting-for-and-why-is-he-fearful-of-a-civil-war-transactional-vs-transformational-social-media-cable-news-and-the-state-of-our-national-conversation\/\"><u>Episode 275 &#8211; March 28, 2024<\/u><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/rHvpe8qvq4w\"><u>WATCH video of Paul and Ken\u2019s conversation.<\/u><\/a><\/p>\n<p>-Learn more about <a href=\"https:\/\/independentveteransofamerica.org\/\"><u>Independent Veterans of America<\/u><\/a> and all of <a href=\"https:\/\/independentveteransofamerica.org\/candidates\/\"><u>the IVA candidates<\/u><\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/independentamericans\/posts\"><u>Join the movement. 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Visit <a href=\"https:\/\/megaphone.fm\/adchoices\">megaphone.fm\/adchoices<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The summer has come to a close in a crescendo of chaos. Political violence, confusion and anger are the defining features of the American vibe. And the American vibe, it ain\u2019t good. Tension everywhere as new cities are added to the target list seemingly daily. Memphis, LA, New York, Chicago. And now a government shutdown&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/354-ken-burns-america-at-an-inflection-point-playoff-baseball-with-ken-the-american-revolution-hegseth-and-trumps-big-generals-meeting-spectacle-the-shutdown-is-here\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">354. Ken Burns. America at an Inflection Point. Playoff Baseball with Ken. The American Revolution. Hegseth and Trump\u2019s Big Generals Meeting Spectacle. The Shutdown is Here.\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5763,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5762","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\/2025\/10\/62b505bd3a77a74f1dc5080fddcac1b1.jpg",800,800,false],"landscape":["https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/62b505bd3a77a74f1dc5080fddcac1b1.jpg",800,800,false],"portraits":["https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/62b505bd3a77a74f1dc5080fddcac1b1.jpg",800,800,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/62b505bd3a77a74f1dc5080fddcac1b1-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/62b505bd3a77a74f1dc5080fddcac1b1-300x300.jpg",300,300,true],"large":["https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/62b505bd3a77a74f1dc5080fddcac1b1.jpg",750,750,false],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/62b505bd3a77a74f1dc5080fddcac1b1.jpg",800,800,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/62b505bd3a77a74f1dc5080fddcac1b1.jpg",800,800,false],"post-thumbnail":["https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/62b505bd3a77a74f1dc5080fddcac1b1.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":"The summer has come to a close in a crescendo of chaos. Political violence, confusion and anger are the defining features of the American vibe. And the American vibe, it ain\u2019t good. Tension everywhere as new cities are added to the target list seemingly daily. Memphis, LA, New York, Chicago. 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