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Sunday Special: A Sea of Streaming Docs

November 16, 2025·50 min·5-min readroundtableculture
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Documentaries have evolved from niche public television fare into a dominant cultural force across streaming platforms, with Ken Burns remaining a central figure in historical storytelling despite an explosion of subgenres like true crime, celebrity profiles, and meta-commentary on the ge

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Ken BurnsSarah BotsteinDavid SchmidtAlissa WilkinsonJames PoniewozikGilbert CruzLana WilsonKirsten JohnsonLeon Gast

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American HistoryFilm CriticismMoviesPop CultureStreamingTrue CrimeTv Shows

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