Ken Burns & Sarah Botstein on Confronting and Celebrating America’s Brutal Beginnings

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Filmmakers Ken Burns and Sarah Botstein take a deep look at the American Revolutionary War in a a new six-part docuseries for PBS. “The American Revolution" debunks many of the idealized myths we tell ourselves about the country’s founding and the complex motivations of the men who championed independence. It's a patriotic examination of America’s founding that's also critical, and nuanced, and it raises complicated questions the Trump administration would probably rather ignore. Kara, Ken and Sara discuss: - The multiple motives animating Patriots and the Loyalists - Why it’s unfair to paint all Loyalists as traitors - How enslaved African Americans looked to the British for freedom - Why George Washington was so integral to the American victory, despite having made a number of strategic mistakes on the battlefield - And why our Founding Fathers continue to inspire us today Chapter markers: 0:55 Significance of the American Revolution 9:06 Both a civil war and a world war 14:45 Native American land 20:57 Slavery and the Revolution 25:56 Washington and the Continental Army 31:58 Politics today 41:46 Legacy of the Revolutionary War 52:02 Patriotism and optimism Subscribe: https://goo.gl/FRleYo FOLLOW US Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/42ntT7X... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/onwithkaras... TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@onwithkaraswi... LinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/kara-swisher-b7213  Threads: https://www.threads.com/@onwithkarasw... Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/onwithkarasw...