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Jack Valentino

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13. Thanks, but seems it is already repeating on-air- here at 1:52 EST.....

Reply to moondust (Reply #11)

Tue Nov 18, 2025, 01:36 AM

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Actually they are pretty big on this, and my TV was running on PBS all night last night---
and seemed like I kept hearing it last night, all through the night...
every time I woke up for a minute

(I tried to google the PBS schedule, including the local PBS station,
but AI completely failed me.... whatever, it is playing again at this moment)

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This is so well done JustAnotherGen Monday #1

I'm glad he's portraying the founders as the miscreants that they were. BannonsLiver Monday #2

Miscreants? How about fallible humans who were a product of the times they were living in? Rafi Tuesday #18

You read it right - fucking miscreants. BannonsLiver Tuesday #19

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That's great. BannonsLiver Tuesday #25

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We are watching it now Tree Lady Monday #3

I'd hope that Burns respected Temporal historical relativism... WarGamer Monday #4

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He's presenting facts that have been ignored for a long time nt dflprincess Monday #8

Like my husband says Tree Lady Monday #9

In my role as a historian Historic NY Tuesday #26

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My thought was the right wingers are gonna hate this. CanonRay Monday #5

That means it's good 31st Street Bridge Tuesday #35

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I thought it was tv only Tree Lady Monday #10

My TV guide says moondust Monday #11

Thanks, but seems it is already repeating on-air- here at 1:52 EST..... Jack Valentino Tuesday #13

Times for documentary Lydia Leftcoast Tuesday #14

Streaming Episodes Available Now Tom_Foolery Tuesday #17

The slavery mentions moondust Monday #12

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