What's up NEW YORK CITY?... I don't do it lightly. No one should. When you use your goodwill, respect and position to recommend something or someone and they turn out to be a disappointment or disaster, don't be shocked when those same people come back to you and say WTF! That's reality. In the mafia, they call it "vouching." And when a vouch doesn't work out, you know what happens? You get a dirt nap. Stumping or recommending is a responsibility. Own that s***... People who deliver gain status and enhanced reputation. They become a brand that screams quality. Good brands are important. They're navigators of the infinite. I don't go to a movie because it's a SONY movie. But I'd go for A24 or MIRAMAX (back in the day). In music: MOTOWN or SIRE or CREATION or SUB POP. In TV: HBO, SHOWTIME, NETFLIX, FX, AMC. They delivered. A person can be a brand too. And that is what KEN BURNS is. I would watch anything he's involved with. His PBS specials are events. RECODE's PETER KAFKA sits down with him to discuss his new VIETNAM project, how to tell a story, and how to learn from history. "One of my favorite interviews of last 2 years." I don't recall that kind of praise for my sit-down with Kafka. That said he did make fun of me for wanting to go longer than an hour. I could have gone on without him... JOHN OLIVER calls it “maybe the most influential media company that you've never heard of.” SINCLAIR BROADCAST GROUP is the largest broadcast company in AMERICA. They believe in local news and they're heavily partisan. Conservative. The current WHITE HOUSE loves them. Conservatives think media is liberal and biased. So they'll buy up more. And when the studios and networks start to trade, and they will, will they go after those? Should we be afraid? We take a look in "The Death Star of Conservative News?"... He was THE sitcom horse of the '90s. He's not anymore. And it kills him. One of the most critically acclaimed shows out there is a dark, animated comedy from NETFLIX. Big issues, big laughs and "lots of easter eggs." See what everyone is neighing about. "The Dark and Funny Genius of 'BoJack Horseman'"... "TRUMP's ethics chief" is the funniest job title since CHIEF INNOVATION OFFICER... Sometimes you need some light escape to exotic locales. Like DYNASTY on the RIVIERA. Now on SUNDANCE NOW... Happy Birthday to OREN AVIV, ANDERS KLEMMER, and CHRIS ROOKE.