Ken Burns on the future of PBS, the new age of media, and why documentaries will outlast TikTok

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Ken Burns on the future of PBS, the new age of media, and why documentaries will outlast TikTok

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Ken Burns has been telling the story of America through his entire career with genre-defining documentaries on the Civil War, the Vietnam War, and now the American Revolution.
This week, Ben and Max bring on the renowned…

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