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Ken Burns CONNECTS the American Revolution to Today’s CHAOS

2026-04-12 Entertainment
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Sidney Blumenthal and Sean Wilentz  continue the conversation with the acclaimed documentary filmmaker Ken Burns about his PBS series on the American Revolution, on George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin--and Abraham Lincoln--and how every generation reinterprets the American Revolution down to today. Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/@LegalAFMTN?sub_confirmation=1 Become a member of Legal AF YouTube community: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJgZJZZbnLFPr5GJdCuIwpA/join Become a member of the Legal AF Substack: https://michaelpopok.substack.com/20off Follow Legal AF on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/legalafmtn.bsky.social Follow Michael Popok on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/mspopok.bsky.social Subscribe to the Legal AF podcast feed here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/legal-af-by-meidastouch/id1580828595 Subscribe to the Intersection with Michael Popok podcast feed here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-intersection-with-michael-popok/id1818863274 Subscribe to Unprecedented with Michael Popok and Dina Doll podcast feed here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/unprecedented-by-legal-af/id1867023089 Subscribe to Court of History with Sidney Blumenthal and Sean Wilentz podcast feed here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-court-of-history/id1867022920

Top Comments (10)

@wsb4586 2026-04-12

Another library, Burns is US gold. Would love to see his quilt collection. Jimmy Carter described not a melting pot but a mosaic with each new culture contributing. Spot on.

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@rundoetx 2026-04-12

I can listen to Ken Burns all day long. He is an American icon.

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@planet617 2026-04-12

Both sessions you did with Ken Burns should be required viewing for everyone in this country!

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@HeatherFitzgibbon 2026-04-12

I just finished a novel by Stephanie Dray about Alexander Hamilton's wife, Elisabeth Schuyler, and it REALLY HIT HOME about some of the Founding Fathers nearly being as despicable as the Orange Mussolini and his Regime. It's amazing that the country survived the first 50 years. These men did NOT always get along or even like each other! Having affairs and illegitimate children was still just a way of life!

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@nancycarter1617 2026-04-13

Thank You Sean, Sidney, and Ken Burns! I'm loving learning more and more about our history!

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@dlcs1406 2026-04-13

My grandmother spoke a Northeast Canada Native tongue, French, Cajun, Meshica, Spanish and English. We are not stupid, donald!

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@56nickrich 2026-04-12

History matters and the true facts revealed by Ken Burns in his films should be required viewing for all school kids. Those that do get a chance to see them learn more than the department of education is willing to supply because controlling the narrative is what the white wing wants.😡

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@JohnStuart-r2n 2026-04-15

From Australia. Ken Burns is such a Wisdom figure and so needed today

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@chairmanboab 2026-04-19

What a treat...3 boys excitedly talking about their projects....😀

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@phil20_20 2026-04-19

April 19, perfect day to watch this!🇺🇸

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