{"id":4235,"date":"2018-10-05T16:11:06","date_gmt":"2018-10-05T21:11:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=4235"},"modified":"2018-10-05T16:11:06","modified_gmt":"2018-10-05T21:11:06","slug":"american-experience-the-circus-new-miniseries-beginning-monday-october-8-on-pbs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2018\/10\/05\/american-experience-the-circus-new-miniseries-beginning-monday-october-8-on-pbs\/","title":{"rendered":"American Experience: The Circus New Miniseries Beginning Monday, October 8 on PBS"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_4236\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4236\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-4236 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/american-experience-the-circus-feature.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/american-experience-the-circus-feature.jpg 600w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/american-experience-the-circus-feature-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/american-experience-the-circus-feature-560x315.jpg 560w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/american-experience-the-circus-feature-260x146.jpg 260w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/american-experience-the-circus-feature-160x90.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4236\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">This two-night miniseries explores the history of the American circus, capturing the childlike excitement of when the Greatest Show on Earth and other traveling spectacles would roll into town.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>This two-night miniseries explores the history of the American circus, capturing the childlike excitement of when the Greatest Show on Earth and other traveling spectacles would roll into town.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uHQ-rVZIeWA?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>This four-hour mini-series tells the story of one of the most popular and influential forms of entertainment in American history. 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