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UNUM Chat: Ken Burns and Margaret Renkl
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Margaret Renkl, New York Times contributor and best-selling author, and Ken Burns think back on the remarkable individuals who galvanized America to protect nature, and what qualities led them to dedicate their lives to fighting for what they loved. To learn more about Margaret’s renewed appreciation of the natural world, read her book, THE COMFORT OF CROWS: A BACKYARD YEAR.
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Ken Burns considers how we ought to remember dark parts of our history.

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Ken Burns looks at the ways Muhammad Ali stood on the foundation Jackie Robinson created.

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Ahead of the 2020 election, Ken Burns explores leadership in moments of crisis.

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Ken Burns considers baseball's role in pulling the nation forward.

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Ken Burns considers why, and for whom, our monuments have been built.

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Ken Burns explores sports as a mirror of our culture.
Ken Burns compares the collective mobilization of the 1940s to America's COVID response.

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Ken Burns is making shorts. Watch this introduction to learn more.