Episode · The Joe Rogan Experience · 2025-06-11
Joe Rogan & Ken Burns: books mentioned on The Joe Rogan Experience #2336
#2336 - Ken Burns
Ken Burns is an award-winning documentary filmmaker known for “The Civil War,” “The Vietnam War,” "Jazz,” "Country Music," among many others. His next project, “The American Revolution,” a six-part series, will premiere November 16, 2025 on PBS.
Ken Burns discussed The Great Bridge by David McCullough and Life on the Mississippi by Mark Twain.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The Great Bridge
The Great Bridge by David McCullough is a sweeping historical narrative detailing the epic engineering challenges, political corruption, and human sacrifices involved in the monumental construction of the Brooklyn Bridge.
Discussed“I had read David McCulla's um The Great Bridge, the epic story of the building of the Brooklyn Bridge.”
Where to get it
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Life on the Mississippi
Life on the Mississippi is a famous memoir and travel book by Mark Twain that recounts his days as a steamboat pilot on the Mississippi River before the American Civil War, alongside a later journey through the region.
Discussed“I took out this beautiful pros thing from Life on the Mississippi called White Town Drowsing about Hannibal”
Where to get it
