The American Revolution changed the way the world worked; the principles of governance in the new country laid the foundation for movements all over the world.

On November 16th, Ken Burns and his team premiere their 6-part documentary series on PBS called, as you might have guessed, "The American Revolution"

We had the opportunity to sit down with co-director Sarah Botstein to talk about the inspiration and impact of this conflict.

This is the interview that we previously posted at the end of our Betsy Ambler episode, and we thought it was important to post it again as a standalone bonus episode, for easier access.

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