AR-SP41 The American Revolution, with Ken Burns

American Revolution Podcast

Michael Troy

Education, History

4.6 • 938 Ratings

🗓️ 26 October 2025

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Ken Burns and Sarah Botstein speak with the American Revolution Podcast about their upcoming documentary about the American Revolution, which will be released on Nov. 16, 2025. We get a behind the scenes look at how the documentary was made. The American Revolution documentary will air on PBS beginning on November 16, 2025. You can also watch the podcast on the PBS website: https://www.pbs.org/shows or steaming on the PBS App: https://www.pbs.org/pbs-app It is also available on Blu Ray or DVD as well as a companion book. Join the American Revolution Podcast mail list: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://mailchi.mp/d3445a9cd244/american-revolution-podcast-by-michael-troy ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Support this podcast on Patreon ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/AmRevPodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:33.2	I don't know. Hello, and thank you for joining this special edition of the American Revolution.
0:50.5	The new Ken Burns documentary on the American Revolution is due to be released on November 16, 2025.
0:59.0	The 12-hour production will be broken up into six two-hour episodes, taking viewers through the Revolutionary War.
1:06.7	Ken Burns is, of course, well known for his earlier works covering things like the Civil War,
1:11.7	the Vietnam War, and other topics such as Prohibition, Baseball, and Jazz.
1:16.9	Sarah Botstein has worked on at least seven previous Ken Burns' documentaries,
1:22.1	including the ones on Vietnam, Prohibition, and Jazz.
1:26.3	The two, along with co-producer David Schmidt, teamed up to produce
1:30.1	this upcoming documentary covering the American Revolution. I had the opportunity to sit down with
1:36.4	Ken Burns and Sarah Botstein earlier this month to discuss the American Revolution with them.
1:42.7	What follows is a recording of our discussion on Zoom.
1:46.8	Sarah, Ken, welcome to the American Revolution podcast. Thank you. Thank you.
1:53.0	So both of you have produced a great many historical documentaries, which we're all,
1:58.0	have enjoyed over the years. What drew you to the American
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