Ken Burns

Neal Brennan interviews Ken Burns (Leonardo Da Vinci on PBS plus The Civil War, The War, Jazz, Baseball and many more documentaries) about the things that make him feel lonely, isolated, and like something's wrong - and how he is persevering despite these blocks.

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00:00 Intro

1:00 What qualifies for a Ken Burns documentary

2:16 Leonardo da Vinci

5:17 Self-parody

8:22 Why he decided to work on da Vinci

12:00 The Last Dance

16:50 da Vinci’s possible homosexuality

19:55 Ken Burns on Ken Burns

29:12 Sponsor: Verso

31:06 Sponsor: BetterHelp

32:43 Temper

38:12 Zen of the Brooklyn Bridge

39:49 Spirituality

44:53 Being Kind

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56:10 Sponsor: Uncommon Goods

57:45 Trying not to make the others wrong

1:01:50 Covering Wars & Difficult Subjects

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Watch 'Leonardo da Vinci' on PBS: https://www.pbs.org/kenburns/leonardo-da-vinci/

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Watch Neal Brennan: Crazy Good on Netflix: https://www.netflix.com/title/81728557

Watch Neal Brennan: Blocks on Netflix: https://www.netflix.com/title/81036234

Theme music by Electric Guest (unreleased).

Edited by Will Hagle (wthagle@gmail.com) 

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