David Blistein has been writing professionally for many years, while simultaneously immersing himself in a wide range of spiritual traditions. His work presents intriguing new perspectives on history, nature, psychology, and spirituality. In Real Time, he encounters people from throughout history—sinners and saints, kings and queens, artists and philosophers, warriors and peacemakers. While each character has his or her own revelations and insights to offer, they share a common message: until we understand, accept, and complete our old stories, we cannot begin writing new ones.

Ken Burns has been making documentary films for more than 30 years, producing and directing some of the most celebrated documentaries ever made, including The Civil War; Baseball; Jazz; Brooklyn Bridge; Statue of Liberty; Huey Long; Lewis and Clark: The Journey of the Corps of Discovery; Frank Lloyd Wright; Mark Twain; Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson; The War; and The National Parks:  America’s Best Idea. Ken’s films have won twelve Emmy Awards and two Oscar nominations, and in September of 2008, at the News & Documentary Emmy Awards, Ken was honored by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences with a Lifetime Achievement Award.