American Masters
Garrison Keillor: The Man on the Radio in the Red Shoes (#2204)
Explore the imagination of the man who created "A Prairie Home Companion," the popular radio show. [86 minutes]
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AMERICAN MASTERS | Keillor & Billy Collins --... (#2204)
Garrison Keillor and Poet Laureate Billy Collins collaborate on a noir radio play about a fugitive poet and his... 08:25
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AMERICAN MASTERS | Garrison Keillor "Save a... (#2204)
Garrison Keillor asks his listeners to adopt a bison for the winter – after all, it gets cold out on the prairie. 01:32
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AMERICAN MASTERS | Garrison Keillor... (#2204)
A rhubarb farmer explains where he gets his crop, and how many pies he can make with it. 01:33
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AMERICAN MASTERS | Garrison Keillor "On... (#2204)
Garrison Keillor discusses why Americans feel the overwhelming urge to share their intimate stories with complete... 01:19
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AMERICAN MASTERS | Garrison Keillor | Trailer... (#2204)
America's foremost humorist and social pundit, Garrison Keillor takes his skits and monologues across the country... 00:31
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Series Description: AMERICAN MASTERS is an ongoing series of award-winning primetime specials examining the lives, works, and creative processes of our most outstanding cultural artists. Created in 1984 by Susan Lacy and produced by Thirteen/WNET for national public television, the series is both a celebration and an exploration of creativity in America. Consisting of more than 250 hours of programming to date, AMERICAN MASTERS is a growing film library documenting the role important individuals, groups, and movements have played in the formation of our cultural identity.
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Past Episodes
These episodes of American Masters aired in the last few months on Iowa Public Television.
- Hollywood Chinese (#2202)
- Carol Burnett: A Woman of Character (#2008)
- James Levine: America's Maestro (#2403)
- Glass: A Portrait of Philip in Twelve Parts (#2109)
- John Muir in the New World (#2402)
- Trumbo (#2205)
- Philip Roth: Unmasked (#2603)
- Joan Baez: How Sweet the Sound (#2206)
- Neil Young: Don't Be Denied (#2203)
- Cab Calloway: Sketches (#2502)
- Phil Ochs: There But for Fortune (#2501)
- Margaret Mitchell: American Rebel (#2503)
- Harper Lee: Hey Boo (#2504)
- Sister Rosetta Tharpe: The Godmother of Rock & Roll (#2602)