{"podcast":{"title":"Rapid Response","slug":"rapid-response-730938","podcast_index_feed_id":730938,"rss_url":"https://rss.art19.com/masters-of-scale-rapid-response","website_url":"https://mastersofscale.com/rapidresponse","image_url":"https://content.production.cdn.art19.com/images/5b/f3/a9/a1/5bf3a9a1-0edd-41b8-8e41-fa98b1e3a24d/5383138209cfda0780cf75db0d40903c7eab74b9939a0a0095ed6b3029ebba5773583e39dcdffd59fda9d5af350dd1f2aa0263e1ab954f33a859972e011f6ed9.jpeg","author":"WaitWhat","episode_count":438,"summary":"The pace of change in our culture is unprecedented and shows no signs of slowing. So what is most important to pay attention to when striving to innovate, create, and lead? From the team behind Masters of Scale, Rapid Response features candid conversations with today's top business leaders navigating real-time challenges. Hosted by the former editor-in-chief of Fast Company, Bob Safian.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-21T18:21:23.667821+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/rapid-response-730938"},"episode":{"title":"What Ken Burns’ The American Revolution warns us about today","slug":"what-ken-burns-the-american-revolution-warns-us-about-today","published_at":"2026-07-03T09:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/rapid-response-730938/what-ken-burns-the-american-revolution-warns-us-about-today","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/rapid-response-730938","url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/prfx.byspotify.com/e/tracking.swap.fm/track/7G0M4p2bOLP0mP50O3CD/rss.art19.com/episodes/aef68909-bd5a-4e33-8adb-3274dd4aae14.mp3?rss_browser=BAhJIg90cmFuc2NyaWJyBjoGRVQ%3D--952c5701c84ad333c69d5faa668f8177091704f0","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/prfx.byspotify.com/e/tracking.swap.fm/track/7G0M4p2bOLP0mP50O3CD/rss.art19.com/episodes/aef68909-bd5a-4e33-8adb-3274dd4aae14.mp3?rss_browser=BAhJIg90cmFuc2NyaWJyBjoGRVQ%3D--952c5701c84ad333c69d5faa668f8177091704f0","summary":"After a decade in development, legendary documentarian Ken Burns released his long-awaited series, The American Revolution . Burns returns to Rapid Response to share key lessons from the founding of the United States—and the parallels between the revolutionary era and today. He also reflects on his admiration for Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Hamilton , the obstacles he faces in his ongoing quest for truth, and why the pursuit of virtue is as essential to American democracy as the pursuit of happiness. This episode originally aired on Rapid Response in November 2025. Visit the Rapid Response website here: https://www.rapidresponseshow.com/ See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .","meta_description":"After a decade in development, legendary documentarian Ken Burns released his long-awaited series, The American Revolution . Burns returns to Rapid Respon…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1949,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/rapid-response-730938/episodes/what-ken-burns-the-american-revolution-warns-us-about-today/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/rapid-response-730938/what-ken-burns-the-american-revolution-warns-us-about-today.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}