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UNUM Chat: Ken Burns and Rachel Maddow
Season 2024
Episode 4
Rachel Maddow joins Ken Burns to discuss the parallels between his 2022 film THE U.S. AND THE HOLOCAUST and Rachel’s new book, PREQUEL: AN AMERICAN FIGHT AGAINST FASCISM by exploring the forgotten history of extremist and antisemitic American political ideals around WWII. Rachel and Ken study the patterns of home-grown fascism and how we can remain vigilant against future threats to our democracy.
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Ken Burns, Dayton Duncan, and Julie Dunfey discuss their final film as collaborators.
10:19
Ken Burns and Michael Kimmelman celebrate the Brooklyn Bridge's 140th anniversary.
6:32
The Vindmans reflect on today's refugee crisis and their own refugee experience.
8:37
US Senator Sherrod Brown considers the legacy of the United Mine Workers Strike of 1902.
6:09
Ken Burns considers the struggle female musicians often face against men in the industry.
5:40
Ken Burns considers how we ought to remember dark parts of our history.
4:15
Ken Burns looks at the ways Muhammad Ali stood on the foundation Jackie Robinson created.
6:50
Ahead of the 2020 election, Ken Burns explores leadership in moments of crisis.
4:06
Ken Burns considers baseball's role in pulling the nation forward.
5:59
Ken Burns considers why, and for whom, our monuments have been built.
4:23
Ken Burns explores sports as a mirror of our culture.
Ken Burns compares the collective mobilization of the 1940s to America's COVID response.