Ken Burns appears in the following:
The Brooklyn Bridge Turns 140!
Wednesday, May 24, 2023
Documentary filmmaker Ken Burns and New York Times architecture critic Michael Kimmelman take a walk on the Brooklyn Bridge and reflect on its beauty and importance as it turns 140.
Ken Burns' Latest Film Focuses on Benjamin Franklin
Monday, April 04, 2022
We're joined by Ken Burns and Columbia professor Christopher Brown to speak about Burns' latest film about Benjamin Franklin.
Ken Burns and Rasheeda Ali on 'Muhammad Ali' Documentary
Monday, October 04, 2021
A conversation with Ken Burns and Rasheeda Ali about the new four-part PBS documentary, 'Muhammad Ali.'
Muhammad Ali, via Ken Burns and Rasheda Ali
Friday, September 17, 2021
Ken Burns talks about his new documentary, 'Muhammad Ali.'
Hemingway, via Ken Burns and Lynn Novick
Thursday, March 11, 2021
Documentary filmmakers Ken Burns and Lynn Novick talk about their three-part documentary on Ernest Hemingway.
Ken Burns' 'Country Music'
Thursday, September 19, 2019
Ken Burns joins us to discuss the eight-part, 16-hour documentary, “Country Music,” and is joined by singer Kathy Mattea.
Ken Burns on Mayo Clinic, McDonalds & 'Me Too'
Monday, September 24, 2018
Ken Burns on "The Mayo Clinic: Faith - Hope - Science." Sarah Jones on McDonalds & "Me Too."
Can Vietnam Be Viewed Apolitically?
Wednesday, September 27, 2017
Documentary filmmakers Ken Burns and Lynn Novick made an 18-hour series that's heavy on both U.S. and Vietnamese witnesses, but deliberately doesn't feature John McCain or Jane Fonda.
The American Couple Who Risked Their Lives Saving Jewish Refugees
Monday, September 19, 2016
Ken Burns and Artemis Joukowsky discuss their new film, "Defying the Nazis: The Sharps' War."
Ken Burns on the Activism of Jackie Robinson
Thursday, March 03, 2016
Jackie Robinson was a historic athlete. But filmmaker Ken Burns wants to call attention to the complicated activism Robinson dedicated most of his life to.
Leonard Lopate Weekend: Patti LuPone, The Underworld of Notarios, and The Story of Cancer
Friday, March 27, 2015
The Leonard Lopate Show's three favorite segment's from the week.
The Story of Cancer
Tuesday, March 24, 2015
In “Cancer: The Emperor of All Maladies,” Ken Burns and Barak Goodman tell the comprehensive story of the disease and our quest to understand it, treat it, and cure it.
Gov. Mario Cuomo's First Love Was Baseball
Friday, January 02, 2015
Filmmaker Ken Burns says that for Cuomo, baseball was about democracy.
Ken Burns, Word Nerd
Friday, April 18, 2014
A few weeks ago, we asked you to create new collective nouns for modern types of people — conceptual artists, Trekkies, yoga instructors, and more. The submissions are rolling in fro...
WNYC (and You!) Read the Gettysburg Address
Tuesday, November 12, 2013
inspired by Ken Burns' call to action to get everyday Americans to read the Gettysburg Address, we made something of our own, with Brian Lehrer, Brooke Gladstone of On The Media, Stud...
Ken Burns on the 'Central Park Five'
Wednesday, November 21, 2012
A new film, “The Central Park Five,” tells the story of how the police, the media, and the justice system upended five lives. Ken Burns wrote, produced and directed the film, along wi...
Ken Burns on the Generation that Survived The Dust Bowl
Friday, November 16, 2012
In his latest film, "The Dust Bowl," director Ken Burns shares the stories of those who survived one of the worst man-made environmental disasters in American history and considers wh...
How Our National Parks Define Us
Thursday, August 02, 2012
Everyone has their own story to share when they come back from a National Park. When collected together, these stories create a history and a culture. Documentarian Ken Burns joins us...
Ken Burns: From The Civil War to Civility
Monday, May 30, 2011
To commemorate the Civil War's 150th anniversary, PBS recently reaired Ken Burns' documentary "The Civil War." Burns, a documentary filmmaker for the past 30 years, talks about the continuing effects of the war and his new project, "Civility and Democracy."
Ken Burns: From The Civil War to Civility
Tuesday, April 05, 2011
To commemorate the Civil War's 150th anniversary, PBS is reairing Ken Burns' documentary "The Civil War." Burns, a documentary filmmaker for the past 30 years, talks about the continuing effects of the war and his new project, "Civility and Democracy."
