Podcast

Ben Franklin's World

Author: Liz Covart
Feed episode count: 518
Official site: http://www.benfranklinsworld.com
RSS: https://feeds.captivate.fm/ben-franklins-world/
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Summary

This is a multiple award-winning podcast about early American history. It’s a show for people who love history and who want to know more about the historical people and events that have impacted and shaped our present-day world. Each episode features conversations with professional historians who help shed light on important people and events in early American history.

Episodes

Sep 18, 2026 · not_requested

BFW Bonus: We Want More History

Duration seconds: 1258
Source: http://www.benfranklinsworld.com

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Sep 15, 2026 · not_requested

451 The Court-Martial That Put The American Revolution on Trial

Duration seconds: 3910
Source: https://benfranklinsworld.com/451

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Sep 8, 2026 · not_requested

BFW Revisited: The Ideological Origins of the American Revolution

Duration seconds: 3097
Source: https://www.benfranklinsworld.com/152

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Sep 1, 2026 · not_requested

450 Whose Revolution? The Delaware and the War for Independence

Duration seconds: 4138
Source: https://www.benfranklinsworld.com/450

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Aug 25, 2026 · not_requested

BFW Revisited: The Brafferton Indian School, Part 1

Duration seconds: 4985
Source: https://benfranklinsworld.com/367

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Aug 18, 2026 · not_requested

449 Stealing America: Indigenous Slavery and the American Revolution

Duration seconds: 5551
Source: https://www.benfranklinsworld.com/449

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Aug 11, 2026 · not_requested

BFW Revisited: American Expansion & the Political Economy of Plunder

Duration seconds: 4694
Source: https://www.benfranklinsworld.com/323

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Aug 4, 2026 · not_requested

448 The Declaration of Independence as American Scripture

Duration seconds: 2748
Source: https://www.benfranklinsworld.com/448

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Jul 28, 2026 · not_requested

BFW Revisited Threads of Power

Duration seconds: 3223
Source: https://www.benfranklinsworld.com/406

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Jul 21, 2026 · not_requested

447 The Other Committee Members: Robert R. Livingston, Roger Sherman, and the Declaration of Independence

Duration seconds: 3675
Source: https://www.benfranklinsworld.com/447

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Jul 21, 2026 · not_requested

447 The Other Committee Members: Robert R. Livingston, Roger Sherman, and the Declaration of Independence

Duration seconds: 3825
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Jul 14, 2026 · not_requested

BFW Revisited: A Declaration in Draft, 2026

Duration seconds: 4842
Source: https://www.benfranklinsworld.com/141

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Jul 14, 2026 · not_requested

BFW Revisited: A Declaration in Draft, 2026

Duration seconds: 4992
Source: https://tracking.swap.fm/track/YfZO4tERxneauNcW9Fgn/mgln.ai/e/211/traffic.megaphone.fm/ARML5504673438.mp3

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Jul 7, 2026 · not_requested

446 The Declaration of Independence at 250

Duration seconds: 2635
Source: http://www.benfranklinsworld.com

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Jul 7, 2026 · not_requested

446 The Declaration of Independence at 250

Duration seconds: 2784
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Jun 30, 2026 · not_requested

445 How Independence Happened, Pt 3: The Articles of Confederation

Duration seconds: 4981
Source: http://www.benfranklinsworld.com

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Jun 30, 2026 · not_requested

445 How Independence Happened, Pt 3: The Articles of Confederation

Duration seconds: 5131
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Jun 23, 2026 · not_requested

444 How Independence Happened, Part 2: The Model Treaty

Duration seconds: 4580
Source: http://www.benfranklinsworld.com

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Jun 23, 2026 · not_requested

444 How Independence Happened, Part 2: The Model Treaty

Duration seconds: 4730
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Jun 16, 2026 · not_requested

443 How Independence Happened, Part 1: The Lee Resolution

Duration seconds: 4513
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Jun 16, 2026 · not_requested

443 How Independence Happened, Part 1: The Lee Resolution

Duration seconds: 4662
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Jun 9, 2026 · not_requested

BFW Revisited: Reading the Declaration of Independence for Equality

Duration seconds: 2936
Source: http://www.benfranklinsworld.com

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Jun 9, 2026 · not_requested

BFW Revisited: Reading the Declaration of Independence for Equality

Duration seconds: 3085
Source: https://tracking.swap.fm/track/YfZO4tERxneauNcW9Fgn/mgln.ai/e/211/traffic.megaphone.fm/ARML1382293598.mp3

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Jun 2, 2026 · not_requested

442 Everyday Military Life in the American Revolution

Duration seconds: 4887
Source: http://www.benfranklinsworld.com

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Jun 2, 2026 · not_requested

442 Everyday Military Life in the American Revolution

Duration seconds: 5037
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May 26, 2026 · not_requested

BFW Revisited: Valley Forge

Duration seconds: 3947
Source: http://www.benfranklinsworld.com

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May 26, 2026 · not_requested

BFW Revisited: Valley Forge

Duration seconds: 4097
Source: https://tracking.swap.fm/track/YfZO4tERxneauNcW9Fgn/mgln.ai/e/211/traffic.megaphone.fm/ARML8783434240.mp3

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May 19, 2026 · not_requested

441 The Escapes of David George

Duration seconds: 4407
Source: http://www.benfranklinsworld.com

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May 19, 2026 · not_requested

441 The Escapes of David George

Duration seconds: 4556
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May 12, 2026 · not_requested

BFW Revisited: Running from Bondage in the American Revolution

Duration seconds: 3311
Source: http://www.benfranklinsworld.com

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May 12, 2026 · not_requested

BFW Revisited: Running from Bondage in the American Revolution

Duration seconds: 3460
Source: https://tracking.swap.fm/track/YfZO4tERxneauNcW9Fgn/mgln.ai/e/211/traffic.megaphone.fm/ARML7321229540.mp3?updated=1777991566

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May 5, 2026 · not_requested

440 Jefferson's Cut Grievance and the British Monarchy's Role in Slavery

Duration seconds: 4442
Source: http://www.benfranklinsworld.com

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May 5, 2026 · not_requested

440 Jefferson's Cut Grievance and the British Monarchy's Role in Slavery

Duration seconds: 4592
Source: https://tracking.swap.fm/track/YfZO4tERxneauNcW9Fgn/mgln.ai/e/211/traffic.megaphone.fm/ARML8362655062.mp3?updated=1777910324

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Apr 28, 2026 · not_requested

BFW Revisited: Whose Fourth of July?

Duration seconds: 4359
Source: http://www.benfranklinsworld.com

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Apr 28, 2026 · not_requested

BFW Revisited: Whose Fourth of July?

Duration seconds: 4509
Source: https://tracking.swap.fm/track/YfZO4tERxneauNcW9Fgn/mgln.ai/e/211/traffic.megaphone.fm/ARML6029662675.mp3?updated=1776712740

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Apr 21, 2026 · not_requested

439 When the Declaration of Independence Was News

Duration seconds: 4518
Source: http://www.benfranklinsworld.com

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Apr 21, 2026 · not_requested

439 When the Declaration of Independence Was News

Duration seconds: 4668
Source: https://tracking.swap.fm/track/YfZO4tERxneauNcW9Fgn/mgln.ai/e/211/traffic.megaphone.fm/ARML1796519558.mp3?updated=1776182964

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Apr 14, 2026 · not_requested

BFW Revisited: Age of Revolutions

Duration seconds: 4662
Source: http://www.benfranklinsworld.com

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Apr 14, 2026 · not_requested

BFW Revisited: Age of Revolutions

Duration seconds: 4811
Source: https://tracking.swap.fm/track/YfZO4tERxneauNcW9Fgn/mgln.ai/e/211/traffic.megaphone.fm/ARML8531603820.mp3?updated=1775677853

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Apr 7, 2026 · not_requested

438 The American Revolution & the Fate of the World

Duration seconds: 4130
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Apr 7, 2026 · not_requested

438 The American Revolution & the Fate of the World

Duration seconds: 4280
Source: https://tracking.swap.fm/track/YfZO4tERxneauNcW9Fgn/mgln.ai/e/211/traffic.megaphone.fm/ARML1580438752.mp3?updated=1775166141

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Mar 31, 2026 · not_requested

BFW Revisited: British-Occupied Philadelphia, 1777–1778

Duration seconds: 4204
Source: https://tracking.swap.fm/track/YfZO4tERxneauNcW9Fgn/mgln.ai/e/211/traffic.megaphone.fm/ARML1656844202.mp3?updated=1774646221

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Mar 24, 2026 · not_requested

437 Civilian Life in America's Occupied Cities

Duration seconds: 3926
Source: https://tracking.swap.fm/track/YfZO4tERxneauNcW9Fgn/mgln.ai/e/211/traffic.megaphone.fm/ARML5841653525.mp3?updated=1773951227

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Mar 17, 2026 · not_requested

BFW Revisited: Longfellow House-Washington's Headquarters National Historic Site

Duration seconds: 3678
Source: https://tracking.swap.fm/track/YfZO4tERxneauNcW9Fgn/mgln.ai/e/211/traffic.megaphone.fm/ARML9205227461.mp3?updated=1773236149

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Mar 10, 2026 · not_requested

436 Fort Ticonderoga & Henry Knox's Noble Train of Artillery

Duration seconds: 5277
Source: https://tracking.swap.fm/track/YfZO4tERxneauNcW9Fgn/mgln.ai/e/211/traffic.megaphone.fm/ARML8891132369.mp3?updated=1772592150

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Mar 3, 2026 · not_requested

435 Common Sense at 250: The Unfinished Work of Democracy, A Live Conversation

Duration seconds: 5034
Source: https://tracking.swap.fm/track/YfZO4tERxneauNcW9Fgn/mgln.ai/e/211/traffic.megaphone.fm/ARML4885711892.mp3?updated=1772120581

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Feb 24, 2026 · not_requested

434 Freeborn Black Soldiers in the American Revolution

Duration seconds: 4392
Source: https://tracking.swap.fm/track/YfZO4tERxneauNcW9Fgn/mgln.ai/e/211/traffic.megaphone.fm/ARML7349308073.mp3?updated=1771453820

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Feb 17, 2026 · not_requested

BFW Revisited: The American Revolution's African American Soldiers

Duration seconds: 3197
Source: https://tracking.swap.fm/track/YfZO4tERxneauNcW9Fgn/mgln.ai/e/211/traffic.megaphone.fm/ARML2454399096.mp3?updated=1771003784

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Feb 10, 2026 · not_requested

433 Entangled Revolutions: Haiti, France, and the American Revolution

Duration seconds: 4146
Source: https://tracking.swap.fm/track/YfZO4tERxneauNcW9Fgn/mgln.ai/e/211/traffic.megaphone.fm/ARML3371260065.mp3?updated=1770387523

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Feb 3, 2026 · not_requested

BFW Revisited: The Marquis de Lafayette

Duration seconds: 4118
Source: https://tracking.swap.fm/track/YfZO4tERxneauNcW9Fgn/mgln.ai/e/211/traffic.megaphone.fm/ARML1040392552.mp3?updated=1769790066

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Jan 27, 2026 · not_requested

432 How France and Spain Helped Win the American Revolution

Duration seconds: 3883
Source: https://tracking.swap.fm/track/YfZO4tERxneauNcW9Fgn/mgln.ai/e/211/traffic.megaphone.fm/ARML1050978252.mp3?updated=1769206744

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Jan 20, 2026 · not_requested

BFW Revisited: The Common Cause

Duration seconds: 3483
Source: https://tracking.swap.fm/track/YfZO4tERxneauNcW9Fgn/mgln.ai/e/211/traffic.megaphone.fm/ARML7224867717.mp3?updated=1767205321

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Jan 13, 2026 · not_requested

431 Common Sense at 250: The Pamphlet That Sparked a Revolution

Duration seconds: 4452
Source: https://tracking.swap.fm/track/YfZO4tERxneauNcW9Fgn/mgln.ai/e/211/traffic.megaphone.fm/ARML6813449756.mp3?updated=1767203589

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Jan 6, 2026 · not_requested

BFW Revisited: The Power of the Press in the American Revolution

Duration seconds: 5096
Source: https://tracking.swap.fm/track/YfZO4tERxneauNcW9Fgn/mgln.ai/e/211/traffic.megaphone.fm/ARML8632570960.mp3?updated=1767202848

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Dec 30, 2025 · not_requested

430 The Founding Father of American Medicine: Benjamin Rush

Duration seconds: 3603
Source: https://tracking.swap.fm/track/YfZO4tERxneauNcW9Fgn/mgln.ai/e/211/traffic.megaphone.fm/ARML6899439451.mp3?updated=1765981976

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Dec 23, 2025 · not_requested

BFW Revisited: Smuggling and the American Revolution

Duration seconds: 5064
Source: https://tracking.swap.fm/track/YfZO4tERxneauNcW9Fgn/mgln.ai/e/211/traffic.megaphone.fm/ARML5577523921.mp3?updated=1765420172

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Dec 16, 2025 · not_requested

429 Coffee in Early America: Why Americans Really Drink Coffee

Duration seconds: 3787
Source: https://tracking.swap.fm/track/YfZO4tERxneauNcW9Fgn/mgln.ai/e/211/traffic.megaphone.fm/ARML1638549733.mp3?updated=1765312007

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Dec 9, 2025 · not_requested

428 America's Forgotten Quest to Link Two Oceans

Duration seconds: 3669
Source: https://tracking.swap.fm/track/YfZO4tERxneauNcW9Fgn/mgln.ai/e/211/traffic.megaphone.fm/ARML3095260907.mp3?updated=1764695761

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Dec 2, 2025 · not_requested

427 How States Are Planning the 250th: Commemorating the American Revolution in 2026

Duration seconds: 3108
Source: https://www.benfranklinsworld.com/427

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Nov 25, 2025 · not_requested

BFW Revisited: The Mayflower

Duration seconds: 3575
Source: https://tracking.swap.fm/track/YfZO4tERxneauNcW9Fgn/mgln.ai/e/211/traffic.megaphone.fm/ARML7536858005.mp3?updated=1763391892

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