520 - What Does It Take To Win An Emmy? - Doan Hoang Curtis
Published: August 4, 2026
Duration: 53:01
In this episode, Ken sits down with News & Documentary Emmy Award-winning filmmaker and researcher Doan Huang Curtis.
Doan reflects on her recent Emmy win for her work on Netflix’s docuseries Turning Point: The Vietnam War. She breaks down the historical research process—from analyzing secret presidential tape recordings to reviewing government propaganda reels from both North and South Vietnam.
Doan opens up about navigating her family's complex war legacy as a "daughter of the South" whose father was a neutralist, one uncle fought for the North at Điện Biên...