Ken Burns on success, failure and perseverance

If you dream of being the next Ken Burns, you're not alone. We recently spoke to the legendary documentary filmmaker and co-founder of Florentine Films about his path to success, what it takes to make it in the business and the three-ring binder of rejection letters he kept way back when.

The interview is the first of MPT's new podcast series, where we talk to inspiring people in public television and find out how they got where they are today.

To listen to the mp3 podcast, click here.

(The file can be listened to on your personal computer, iPod or other portable mp3 player. It may take a moment to load, and can be listened to via Windows Media Player, available for free download here.)