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Ben Franklin's World

This is a multiple award-winning podcast about early American history. It’s a show for people who lo

Episodes

Total: 455

When we think of slavery in Early America, we often think about the plantations and economies of the

What does freedom mean when the deck is stacked against you? In commemoration of Black History Month

Did you know that many of the food traditions that define cuisine in the United States today have ro

What would you risk for freedom? Would you risk your safety? You family? Your life? During the Ameri

Did you know that John Adams, not George Washington, solidified the precedents of the executive bran

January 20th, marked Inauguration Day in the United States, the day a new president and his administ

Do you know what time it is? In early America, this question wasn’t as simple to answer as it is tod

To close out our mini-series on Tea in early America, we’re going to revisit Episode 160: The Politi

During the early days of the American Revolution, British Americans attempted to sway their fellow B

In Episode 401, we’ll be exploring the Tea Crisis and how it led to the non-importation/non-exportat

400 Ben Franklin's world

2024/12/17

How do historians define Ben Franklin’s “world?” What historical event, person, or place in the era

In our last episode, Episode 399, we discussed Denmark Vesey’s revolt and the way biblical texts and

399 Denmark Vesey's Bible

2024/12/3

Denmark Vesey’s failed revolt in 1822 could have been the largest insurrection of enslaved people ag

This week is Thanksgiving week in the United States. On Thursday, most of us will sit down with frie

After the Seven Years’ War (1754-1763), Great Britain instituted the Proclamation Line of 1763. The

It’s November, the time of year when we Americans get ready for the Thanksgiving holiday. Although t

The North American continent is approximately 160 million years old, yet in the United States, we te

Ben Franklin’s World Revisited is a series where Liz surfaces one of our earlier episodes that compl

“Monday, September 5, 1774. A number of the Delegates chosen and appointed by the Several Colonies a

When we think about the American Revolution, textbooks, documentaries, and historic sites have train