Ken Burns has been telling stories about America for almost 50 years. The lauded documentary filmmaker has a new series on PBS, The American Revolution, which charts the period before and after 1776. It will air internationally ahead of the 250th anniversary of the US Declaration of Independence.&nbsp; Mishal Husain asked Burns to join the show to mark Thanksgiving, looking at today&rsquo;s America through the lens of its past and the characters who made history. 02:15 -&nbsp; The complexity of the American Revolution 04:00 - The underdog story&nbsp; 07:15 - The global significance of the American Revolution 13:43 - Mishal Husain&rsquo;s connection to Lexington Green&nbsp; 16:15 - Why Ken Burns became a filmmaker 17:55 - &ldquo;My mother&rsquo;s gift in a funny way was dying&rdquo; 19:20 - The Ken Burns Effect&nbsp; 20:15 - Hollywood actors as first person narrators&nbsp; 21:25 - Directing Josh Brolin as George Washington 22:00 - Why Tom Hanks didn&rsquo;t want to be the voice of George Washington 23:00 - Filming reenactments 24:50 - The American Revolution is not over 29:10 Working for PBS, American Public Broadcasting&nbsp; 32:20 What is Ken Burns grateful for on Thanksgiving? Watch this podcast here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLe4PRejZgr0Ns_wjGlmjlPz0cded0nTYS You can find the written version of this interview with Mishal&rsquo;s notes on Bloomberg Weekend: https://www.bloomberg.com/latest/weekend-interview Contact The Mishal Husain Show mishalshow@bloomberg.net Subscribe today on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. &nbsp;See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

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