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“Ken Burns’ Ken Burns”: A Playfully Hilarious Parody

Posted on September 17, 2014 by Erik

“What a lot of people don’t realize is that Ken wasn’t in the Civil War. He didn’t play baseball or jazz. But, he made documentaries about those things.” As public TV fans across the country continue to watch Ken Burns’ … Continue reading →

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Watch Ken Burns on The Daily Show

Posted on September 16, 2014 by Erik

A big national documentary project like The Roosevelts: An Intimate History means more than just a week of great TV on Wisconsin Public Television. It also means we get to see and hear more from filmmaker Ken Burns on a … Continue reading →

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New Video Remembers Wisconsin’s Nazi Resistance Hero

Posted on September 16, 2014 by Erik

Today is Mildred Fish-Harnack day in Wisconsin, an annual day to honor and remember the Wisconsin-born and raised hero who fought the Nazis in Germany and was the only American woman executed on direct orders of Adolf Hitler in World … Continue reading →

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Theodore Roosevelt - America’s Real Renaissance Man

Posted on September 10, 2014 by Erik

“He’s the writing-est president in American history, by far… He’s an intellectual. He read a book a day, sometimes three books in a day if he had some leisure. We think of Jefferson as America’s renaissance man, but it’s really … Continue reading →

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Watch Ken Burns’ visit to Letterman

Posted on August 21, 2014 by Erik

“Is Peter Coyote still doing the voice of these?” David Letterman asked Ken Burns last night about his award-winning documentary films. “Yes, he is,” Burns replied. “I’ll do it for half the money…” Letterman offered, as the audience laughed. That … Continue reading →