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🔍 Curious about the past? So are we! 🎧 Join award-winning historian @[email protected] as we time-travel through early America to uncover the people, ideas & stories that shaped our world. New eps every other Tuesday! 🇺🇸 #HistoryMatters
Who inherited George Washington’s legacy?
In Ep. 385, Cassandra Good uncovers how Martha’s grandchildren shaped his memory—and how “heir” meant more than blood.
🎧 benfranklinsworld.com/385
#FoundingFathers #VastEarlyAmerica #History #FamilyHistory #Genealogy #USHistory
In Ep. 385, Cassandra Good uncovers how Martha’s grandchildren shaped his memory—and how “heir” meant more than blood.
🎧 benfranklinsworld.com/385
#FoundingFathers #VastEarlyAmerica #History #FamilyHistory #Genealogy #USHistory
November 27, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Who inherited George Washington’s legacy?
In Ep. 385, Cassandra Good uncovers how Martha’s grandchildren shaped his memory—and how “heir” meant more than blood.
🎧 benfranklinsworld.com/385
#FoundingFathers #VastEarlyAmerica #History #FamilyHistory #Genealogy #USHistory
In Ep. 385, Cassandra Good uncovers how Martha’s grandchildren shaped his memory—and how “heir” meant more than blood.
🎧 benfranklinsworld.com/385
#FoundingFathers #VastEarlyAmerica #History #FamilyHistory #Genealogy #USHistory
The Revolution wasn’t just fought in Boston or Philadelphia—it raged in the West too. ⚔️🌄
Ep. 374 explores how Native nations, settlers, and soldiers shaped the war far beyond the eastern seaboard.
🎧 benfranklinsworld.com/374
#VastEarlyAmerica #History #AmericanRevolution
Ep. 374 explores how Native nations, settlers, and soldiers shaped the war far beyond the eastern seaboard.
🎧 benfranklinsworld.com/374
#VastEarlyAmerica #History #AmericanRevolution
November 26, 2025 at 8:25 PM
The Revolution wasn’t just fought in Boston or Philadelphia—it raged in the West too. ⚔️🌄
Ep. 374 explores how Native nations, settlers, and soldiers shaped the war far beyond the eastern seaboard.
🎧 benfranklinsworld.com/374
#VastEarlyAmerica #History #AmericanRevolution
Ep. 374 explores how Native nations, settlers, and soldiers shaped the war far beyond the eastern seaboard.
🎧 benfranklinsworld.com/374
#VastEarlyAmerica #History #AmericanRevolution
Colonists didn’t “tame” the land—they built over Indigenous farms.
In Ep. 426, Michael Wise reveals how Native people shaped forests, fields, and food systems. Explore Indigenous agriculture in our latest episode.
🎧 benfranklinsworld.com/426
In Ep. 426, Michael Wise reveals how Native people shaped forests, fields, and food systems. Explore Indigenous agriculture in our latest episode.
🎧 benfranklinsworld.com/426
November 26, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Colonists didn’t “tame” the land—they built over Indigenous farms.
In Ep. 426, Michael Wise reveals how Native people shaped forests, fields, and food systems. Explore Indigenous agriculture in our latest episode.
🎧 benfranklinsworld.com/426
In Ep. 426, Michael Wise reveals how Native people shaped forests, fields, and food systems. Explore Indigenous agriculture in our latest episode.
🎧 benfranklinsworld.com/426
What foods do you connect with early American history?
Do any come from Indigenous traditions?
In Ep. 426, we explore Native foodways and the myths that hide them.
🎧 benfranklinsworld.com/426
Do any come from Indigenous traditions?
In Ep. 426, we explore Native foodways and the myths that hide them.
🎧 benfranklinsworld.com/426
November 26, 2025 at 11:41 AM
What foods do you connect with early American history?
Do any come from Indigenous traditions?
In Ep. 426, we explore Native foodways and the myths that hide them.
🎧 benfranklinsworld.com/426
Do any come from Indigenous traditions?
In Ep. 426, we explore Native foodways and the myths that hide them.
🎧 benfranklinsworld.com/426
The Wampanoag grew corn on Cape Cod during the Little Ice Age. How? Generations of seed science!
In Ep. 426, Michael Wise reveals how Native food systems were dynamic, scientific, and deliberate.
🎧 benfranklinsworld.com/426
In Ep. 426, Michael Wise reveals how Native food systems were dynamic, scientific, and deliberate.
🎧 benfranklinsworld.com/426
November 25, 2025 at 8:34 PM
The Wampanoag grew corn on Cape Cod during the Little Ice Age. How? Generations of seed science!
In Ep. 426, Michael Wise reveals how Native food systems were dynamic, scientific, and deliberate.
🎧 benfranklinsworld.com/426
In Ep. 426, Michael Wise reveals how Native food systems were dynamic, scientific, and deliberate.
🎧 benfranklinsworld.com/426
Jane Spurgin’s husband sided with the Crown. She chose the revolutionaries' cause.
In Ep. 380 of Ben Franklin’s World, Cynthia Kierner explores one woman’s struggle through loyalty, loss, and revolution.
🎧 benfranklinsworld.com/380
#VastEarlyAmerica #History #AmericanRevolution
In Ep. 380 of Ben Franklin’s World, Cynthia Kierner explores one woman’s struggle through loyalty, loss, and revolution.
🎧 benfranklinsworld.com/380
#VastEarlyAmerica #History #AmericanRevolution
November 25, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Jane Spurgin’s husband sided with the Crown. She chose the revolutionaries' cause.
In Ep. 380 of Ben Franklin’s World, Cynthia Kierner explores one woman’s struggle through loyalty, loss, and revolution.
🎧 benfranklinsworld.com/380
#VastEarlyAmerica #History #AmericanRevolution
In Ep. 380 of Ben Franklin’s World, Cynthia Kierner explores one woman’s struggle through loyalty, loss, and revolution.
🎧 benfranklinsworld.com/380
#VastEarlyAmerica #History #AmericanRevolution
A burned British ship. No one confessed. 🇬🇧🔥
Ep. 373 dives into the Gaspee Affair, a bold act of resistance in 1772 Rhode Island that set the stage for revolution.
🎧 benfranklinsworld.com/373
#GaspeeAffair #VastEarlyAmerica #History #AmericanRevolution #Revolution250
Ep. 373 dives into the Gaspee Affair, a bold act of resistance in 1772 Rhode Island that set the stage for revolution.
🎧 benfranklinsworld.com/373
#GaspeeAffair #VastEarlyAmerica #History #AmericanRevolution #Revolution250
November 24, 2025 at 3:52 PM
A burned British ship. No one confessed. 🇬🇧🔥
Ep. 373 dives into the Gaspee Affair, a bold act of resistance in 1772 Rhode Island that set the stage for revolution.
🎧 benfranklinsworld.com/373
#GaspeeAffair #VastEarlyAmerica #History #AmericanRevolution #Revolution250
Ep. 373 dives into the Gaspee Affair, a bold act of resistance in 1772 Rhode Island that set the stage for revolution.
🎧 benfranklinsworld.com/373
#GaspeeAffair #VastEarlyAmerica #History #AmericanRevolution #Revolution250
Colonists didn’t “tame” the land—they built over Indigenous farms.
In Ep. 426, Michael Wise reveals how Native people shaped forests, fields, and food systems. Explore Indigenous agriculture in our latest episode.
🎧 benfranklinsworld.com/426
In Ep. 426, Michael Wise reveals how Native people shaped forests, fields, and food systems. Explore Indigenous agriculture in our latest episode.
🎧 benfranklinsworld.com/426
November 24, 2025 at 2:12 AM
Colonists didn’t “tame” the land—they built over Indigenous farms.
In Ep. 426, Michael Wise reveals how Native people shaped forests, fields, and food systems. Explore Indigenous agriculture in our latest episode.
🎧 benfranklinsworld.com/426
In Ep. 426, Michael Wise reveals how Native people shaped forests, fields, and food systems. Explore Indigenous agriculture in our latest episode.
🎧 benfranklinsworld.com/426
What foods do you connect with early American history?
Do any come from Indigenous traditions?
In Ep. 426, we explore Native foodways and the myths that hide them.
🎧 benfranklinsworld.com/426
Do any come from Indigenous traditions?
In Ep. 426, we explore Native foodways and the myths that hide them.
🎧 benfranklinsworld.com/426
November 22, 2025 at 4:44 PM
What foods do you connect with early American history?
Do any come from Indigenous traditions?
In Ep. 426, we explore Native foodways and the myths that hide them.
🎧 benfranklinsworld.com/426
Do any come from Indigenous traditions?
In Ep. 426, we explore Native foodways and the myths that hide them.
🎧 benfranklinsworld.com/426
The Wampanoag grew corn on Cape Cod during the Little Ice Age. How? Generations of seed science!
In Ep. 426, Michael Wise reveals how Native food systems were dynamic, scientific, and deliberate.
🎧 benfranklinsworld.com/426
In Ep. 426, Michael Wise reveals how Native food systems were dynamic, scientific, and deliberate.
🎧 benfranklinsworld.com/426
November 21, 2025 at 9:34 PM
The Wampanoag grew corn on Cape Cod during the Little Ice Age. How? Generations of seed science!
In Ep. 426, Michael Wise reveals how Native food systems were dynamic, scientific, and deliberate.
🎧 benfranklinsworld.com/426
In Ep. 426, Michael Wise reveals how Native food systems were dynamic, scientific, and deliberate.
🎧 benfranklinsworld.com/426
💔 "It was awful to have to whip my own wife and sister."
—Harry, an enslaved driver in Antigua
This week on Ben Franklin’s World, we explore the emotional toll of survival under slavery’s most brutal labor system.
🎧 benfranklinsworld.com/418
#History #Slavery
—Harry, an enslaved driver in Antigua
This week on Ben Franklin’s World, we explore the emotional toll of survival under slavery’s most brutal labor system.
🎧 benfranklinsworld.com/418
#History #Slavery
November 21, 2025 at 8:27 PM
💔 "It was awful to have to whip my own wife and sister."
—Harry, an enslaved driver in Antigua
This week on Ben Franklin’s World, we explore the emotional toll of survival under slavery’s most brutal labor system.
🎧 benfranklinsworld.com/418
#History #Slavery
—Harry, an enslaved driver in Antigua
This week on Ben Franklin’s World, we explore the emotional toll of survival under slavery’s most brutal labor system.
🎧 benfranklinsworld.com/418
#History #Slavery
“There’s something corrupt in his character…”
The trial of Robert Newburgh reveals how rumors, masculinity, and queerness shaped British military life—and ideas of morality in the Revolution.
🎙️ Dive into BFW's new episde: www.benfranklinsworld.com/414
#History #Pride #QueerHistory
The trial of Robert Newburgh reveals how rumors, masculinity, and queerness shaped British military life—and ideas of morality in the Revolution.
🎙️ Dive into BFW's new episde: www.benfranklinsworld.com/414
#History #Pride #QueerHistory
November 20, 2025 at 5:36 PM
“There’s something corrupt in his character…”
The trial of Robert Newburgh reveals how rumors, masculinity, and queerness shaped British military life—and ideas of morality in the Revolution.
🎙️ Dive into BFW's new episde: www.benfranklinsworld.com/414
#History #Pride #QueerHistory
The trial of Robert Newburgh reveals how rumors, masculinity, and queerness shaped British military life—and ideas of morality in the Revolution.
🎙️ Dive into BFW's new episde: www.benfranklinsworld.com/414
#History #Pride #QueerHistory
The filmmakers behind Ken Burns’ The American Revolution say they didn’t set out to make an argument.
They made a discovery.
What will YOU discover when you revisit the Revolution through their lens?
🎧 Listen here: benfranklinsworld.com/425
#KenBurnsPBS #AmericanRevolution $Revolution250
They made a discovery.
What will YOU discover when you revisit the Revolution through their lens?
🎧 Listen here: benfranklinsworld.com/425
#KenBurnsPBS #AmericanRevolution $Revolution250
November 19, 2025 at 8:25 PM
The filmmakers behind Ken Burns’ The American Revolution say they didn’t set out to make an argument.
They made a discovery.
What will YOU discover when you revisit the Revolution through their lens?
🎧 Listen here: benfranklinsworld.com/425
#KenBurnsPBS #AmericanRevolution $Revolution250
They made a discovery.
What will YOU discover when you revisit the Revolution through their lens?
🎧 Listen here: benfranklinsworld.com/425
#KenBurnsPBS #AmericanRevolution $Revolution250
Colonists didn’t “tame” the land—they built over Indigenous farms.
In Ep. 426, Michael Wise reveals how Native people shaped forests, fields, and food systems. Explore Indigenous agriculture in our latest episode.
🎧 benfranklinsworld.com/426
In Ep. 426, Michael Wise reveals how Native people shaped forests, fields, and food systems. Explore Indigenous agriculture in our latest episode.
🎧 benfranklinsworld.com/426
November 19, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Colonists didn’t “tame” the land—they built over Indigenous farms.
In Ep. 426, Michael Wise reveals how Native people shaped forests, fields, and food systems. Explore Indigenous agriculture in our latest episode.
🎧 benfranklinsworld.com/426
In Ep. 426, Michael Wise reveals how Native people shaped forests, fields, and food systems. Explore Indigenous agriculture in our latest episode.
🎧 benfranklinsworld.com/426
What foods do you connect with early American history?
Do any come from Indigenous traditions?
In Ep. 426, we explore Native foodways and the myths that hide them.
🎧 benfranklinsworld.com/426
Do any come from Indigenous traditions?
In Ep. 426, we explore Native foodways and the myths that hide them.
🎧 benfranklinsworld.com/426
November 18, 2025 at 8:34 PM
What foods do you connect with early American history?
Do any come from Indigenous traditions?
In Ep. 426, we explore Native foodways and the myths that hide them.
🎧 benfranklinsworld.com/426
Do any come from Indigenous traditions?
In Ep. 426, we explore Native foodways and the myths that hide them.
🎧 benfranklinsworld.com/426
What part of the American Revolution do you wish more people knew about?
We asked the filmmakers behind Ken Burns’ The American Revolution what surprised them most—and their answers were 🔥
🎧 Listen now: benfranklinsworld.com/425
#AskHistorians #HistoryTalk #KenBurns #BFW
We asked the filmmakers behind Ken Burns’ The American Revolution what surprised them most—and their answers were 🔥
🎧 Listen now: benfranklinsworld.com/425
#AskHistorians #HistoryTalk #KenBurns #BFW
November 18, 2025 at 5:36 PM
What part of the American Revolution do you wish more people knew about?
We asked the filmmakers behind Ken Burns’ The American Revolution what surprised them most—and their answers were 🔥
🎧 Listen now: benfranklinsworld.com/425
#AskHistorians #HistoryTalk #KenBurns #BFW
We asked the filmmakers behind Ken Burns’ The American Revolution what surprised them most—and their answers were 🔥
🎧 Listen now: benfranklinsworld.com/425
#AskHistorians #HistoryTalk #KenBurns #BFW
The Wampanoag grew corn on Cape Cod during the Little Ice Age. How? Generations of seed science!
In Ep. 426, Michael Wise reveals how Native food systems were dynamic, scientific, and deliberate.
🎧 benfranklinsworld.com/426
In Ep. 426, Michael Wise reveals how Native food systems were dynamic, scientific, and deliberate.
🎧 benfranklinsworld.com/426
November 18, 2025 at 4:42 PM
The Wampanoag grew corn on Cape Cod during the Little Ice Age. How? Generations of seed science!
In Ep. 426, Michael Wise reveals how Native food systems were dynamic, scientific, and deliberate.
🎧 benfranklinsworld.com/426
In Ep. 426, Michael Wise reveals how Native food systems were dynamic, scientific, and deliberate.
🎧 benfranklinsworld.com/426
The American Revolution wasn’t just George Washington & July 4.
It was war, civil unrest, global conflict, and personal survival.
🎙️ The real story behind the new Ken Burns film—only on Ben Franklin’s World:
👉 benfranklinsworld.com/425
#HistoryMatters #KenBurns #AmericanRevolution
It was war, civil unrest, global conflict, and personal survival.
🎙️ The real story behind the new Ken Burns film—only on Ben Franklin’s World:
👉 benfranklinsworld.com/425
#HistoryMatters #KenBurns #AmericanRevolution
November 18, 2025 at 2:43 PM
The American Revolution wasn’t just George Washington & July 4.
It was war, civil unrest, global conflict, and personal survival.
🎙️ The real story behind the new Ken Burns film—only on Ben Franklin’s World:
👉 benfranklinsworld.com/425
#HistoryMatters #KenBurns #AmericanRevolution
It was war, civil unrest, global conflict, and personal survival.
🎙️ The real story behind the new Ken Burns film—only on Ben Franklin’s World:
👉 benfranklinsworld.com/425
#HistoryMatters #KenBurns #AmericanRevolution
⏳ Ken Burns’ The American Revolution premieres this Sunday, Nov 16 at 8pm ET on PBS!
Warm up for the premiere with a behind-the-scenes look at how the film was made.
🎧 New episode: benfranklinsworld.com/425
#KenBurnsPBS #AmericanRevolution #Documentary #BFW
Warm up for the premiere with a behind-the-scenes look at how the film was made.
🎧 New episode: benfranklinsworld.com/425
#KenBurnsPBS #AmericanRevolution #Documentary #BFW
November 17, 2025 at 8:31 PM
⏳ Ken Burns’ The American Revolution premieres this Sunday, Nov 16 at 8pm ET on PBS!
Warm up for the premiere with a behind-the-scenes look at how the film was made.
🎧 New episode: benfranklinsworld.com/425
#KenBurnsPBS #AmericanRevolution #Documentary #BFW
Warm up for the premiere with a behind-the-scenes look at how the film was made.
🎧 New episode: benfranklinsworld.com/425
#KenBurnsPBS #AmericanRevolution #Documentary #BFW
🗣️ “Drivers can’t just crack down. They risk rebellion. But they can’t go soft—they risk losing everything. It’s a war.” —Historian Randy Browne
Want more insight like this?
Listen to Ep. 418 of Ben Franklin’s World: benfranklinsworld.com/418
#EarlyAmerica #History #BFW
Want more insight like this?
Listen to Ep. 418 of Ben Franklin’s World: benfranklinsworld.com/418
#EarlyAmerica #History #BFW
November 17, 2025 at 3:52 PM
🗣️ “Drivers can’t just crack down. They risk rebellion. But they can’t go soft—they risk losing everything. It’s a war.” —Historian Randy Browne
Want more insight like this?
Listen to Ep. 418 of Ben Franklin’s World: benfranklinsworld.com/418
#EarlyAmerica #History #BFW
Want more insight like this?
Listen to Ep. 418 of Ben Franklin’s World: benfranklinsworld.com/418
#EarlyAmerica #History #BFW
The filmmakers behind Ken Burns’ The American Revolution say they didn’t set out to make an argument.
They made a discovery.
What will YOU discover when you revisit the Revolution through their lens?
🎧 Listen here: benfranklinsworld.com/425
#KenBurnsPBS #AmericanRevolution $Revolution250
They made a discovery.
What will YOU discover when you revisit the Revolution through their lens?
🎧 Listen here: benfranklinsworld.com/425
#KenBurnsPBS #AmericanRevolution $Revolution250
November 17, 2025 at 2:12 AM
The filmmakers behind Ken Burns’ The American Revolution say they didn’t set out to make an argument.
They made a discovery.
What will YOU discover when you revisit the Revolution through their lens?
🎧 Listen here: benfranklinsworld.com/425
#KenBurnsPBS #AmericanRevolution $Revolution250
They made a discovery.
What will YOU discover when you revisit the Revolution through their lens?
🎧 Listen here: benfranklinsworld.com/425
#KenBurnsPBS #AmericanRevolution $Revolution250
Who keeps the records—and whose stories get told?
🎙️ Karin Wulf on how family history shaped early America, from Bibles to courtrooms.
Listen: benfranklinsworld.com/416
#Genealogy #FamilyHistory #History #USHistory
🎙️ Karin Wulf on how family history shaped early America, from Bibles to courtrooms.
Listen: benfranklinsworld.com/416
#Genealogy #FamilyHistory #History #USHistory
November 15, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Who keeps the records—and whose stories get told?
🎙️ Karin Wulf on how family history shaped early America, from Bibles to courtrooms.
Listen: benfranklinsworld.com/416
#Genealogy #FamilyHistory #History #USHistory
🎙️ Karin Wulf on how family history shaped early America, from Bibles to courtrooms.
Listen: benfranklinsworld.com/416
#Genealogy #FamilyHistory #History #USHistory
What part of the American Revolution do you wish more people knew about?
We asked the filmmakers behind Ken Burns’ The American Revolution what surprised them most—and their answers were 🔥
🎧 Listen now: benfranklinsworld.com/425
#AskHistorians #HistoryTalk #KenBurns #BFW
We asked the filmmakers behind Ken Burns’ The American Revolution what surprised them most—and their answers were 🔥
🎧 Listen now: benfranklinsworld.com/425
#AskHistorians #HistoryTalk #KenBurns #BFW
November 14, 2025 at 9:34 PM
What part of the American Revolution do you wish more people knew about?
We asked the filmmakers behind Ken Burns’ The American Revolution what surprised them most—and their answers were 🔥
🎧 Listen now: benfranklinsworld.com/425
#AskHistorians #HistoryTalk #KenBurns #BFW
We asked the filmmakers behind Ken Burns’ The American Revolution what surprised them most—and their answers were 🔥
🎧 Listen now: benfranklinsworld.com/425
#AskHistorians #HistoryTalk #KenBurns #BFW
The Declaration of Independence didn’t just stay in America.
It crossed oceans, sparked debates, and was mistranslated into German and French.
Explore its global journey with Emily Sneff on this week’s episode. 📜🌍
#History #America250 #FourthofJuly
🔗 www.benfranklinsworld.com/415
It crossed oceans, sparked debates, and was mistranslated into German and French.
Explore its global journey with Emily Sneff on this week’s episode. 📜🌍
#History #America250 #FourthofJuly
🔗 www.benfranklinsworld.com/415
November 14, 2025 at 8:27 PM
The Declaration of Independence didn’t just stay in America.
It crossed oceans, sparked debates, and was mistranslated into German and French.
Explore its global journey with Emily Sneff on this week’s episode. 📜🌍
#History #America250 #FourthofJuly
🔗 www.benfranklinsworld.com/415
It crossed oceans, sparked debates, and was mistranslated into German and French.
Explore its global journey with Emily Sneff on this week’s episode. 📜🌍
#History #America250 #FourthofJuly
🔗 www.benfranklinsworld.com/415
Phillis Wheatley changed the world with her words—now she’s inspiring theater. 🎭
In Ep. 377, Ade Solanke shares how dramatizing Wheatley’s life invites deeper understanding of her power and legacy.
🎧 benfranklinsworld.com/377
#BlackHistory #VastEarlyAmerica #History #Boston #AmRev
In Ep. 377, Ade Solanke shares how dramatizing Wheatley’s life invites deeper understanding of her power and legacy.
🎧 benfranklinsworld.com/377
#BlackHistory #VastEarlyAmerica #History #Boston #AmRev
November 13, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Phillis Wheatley changed the world with her words—now she’s inspiring theater. 🎭
In Ep. 377, Ade Solanke shares how dramatizing Wheatley’s life invites deeper understanding of her power and legacy.
🎧 benfranklinsworld.com/377
#BlackHistory #VastEarlyAmerica #History #Boston #AmRev
In Ep. 377, Ade Solanke shares how dramatizing Wheatley’s life invites deeper understanding of her power and legacy.
🎧 benfranklinsworld.com/377
#BlackHistory #VastEarlyAmerica #History #Boston #AmRev