Ken Burns with Patt Morrison | Ken Burns and the American Story

10/01/24 • 59 min

Aside from being America’s most prolific, acclaimed, and respected
documentary film maker, Ken Burns is an astute observer of
American political life, both past and present. Known for his dogged
commitment to pursuing the truth through locating and uncovering
primary source documents, Ken Burns has had dramatic influence
not only as the greatest documentarian of the day, but also as an
influential thinker and analyst of American life.
In this America at a Crossroads program Pulitzer Prize winning writer,
columnist and broadcast journalist, Patt Morrison, will engage with
Ken Burns, the country’s greatest filmmaker and popular historian,
about the current state of American life, politics and where, through
his special lens, he sees America headed.

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Aluf Benn with Madeleine Brand | Israel in Crisis Briefing #19

Since 2011, Aluf Benn has been the Editor in Chief of Haaretz, the
longest running newspaper currently in print in Israel. Haaretz,
founded in 1918, describes itself as “an independent daily newspaper
with a broadly liberal outlook both on domestic issues and on
international affairs.” Aluf Benn holds an MBA degree from the
Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University, and a
degree from Tel Aviv University. At Haaretz, Benn has served as an
investigative reporter and head of the news division. His articles have
been published in a variety of international newspapers, including the
NY Times, The Guardian, Foreign Affairs and Newsweek. He is a
highly respected journalist and an astute observer and analyst of the
war in Gaza, of the Israel-Palestinian conflict, and the broader politics
of the Middle East.
Benn will be in conversation with award winning NPR broadcast
journalist Madeleine Brand.

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Bob Shrum and Mike Murphy with Patt Morrison | 2024 Election Update: A Democrat's and a Republican's Views

BOB SHRUM AND MICHAEL MURPHY are arguably amongst the most
respected and experienced political analysts and pundits of our time.
Both have extensive experience working on numerous presidential
campaigns over the past many decades. In conversation with Patt
Morrison of the LA Times, who has won the Pulitzer, six Emmys and a
dozen Golden Mike awards, Bob and Mike will share their honest and
always insightful thoughts and predictions about the upcoming
elections.
Bob, a Democratic consultant, consulted to the George McGovern,
Bill Clinton, Ted Kennedy, to the Gore-Lieberman and Kerry-Edwards
campaigns. He strategized 30 winning Senate campaigns, 8 winning
gubernatorial campaigns, and for scores of winning mayoral
campaigns in every major city in America. Currently, Bob is the
Director of the Center for the Political Future and the Carmen H. and
Louis Warschaw Chair in Practical Politics at the University of
Southern California (USC).
Mike, a Republican consultant, consulted to John McCain, Mitt
Romney, Jeb Bush, Tommy Thompson, Arnold Schwarzenegger,
Christie Whitman, and many more at all levels of government. Mike, a
vocal critic of MAGA and Donald Trump, is Co-Director of the USC
Center for the Political Future.