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Season 2024
Episode 14
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UNUM Chat: Krista Tippett and Ken Burns
Season 2024
Episode 8
Ken Burns sits down with the iconic journalist, and host of the On Being podcast, Krista Tippett. They discuss everything from AI, to mortality, and how faith has influenced American history and politics from their very origins. Ken describes his inspiration behind covering figures like Waldo Ralph Emerson and The Shakers in his films and how they helped define American spirituality.
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