{"podcast":{"title":"Ben Franklin's World","slug":"ben-franklin-s-world-320219","podcast_index_feed_id":320219,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/ARML8526255853","website_url":"http://www.benfranklinsworld.com","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/2e2e2f64-e589-11ef-9c1f-e37e0d995aa7/image/3014a92785d17f105a1fc3aa4df5744a.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Liz Covart","episode_count":499,"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.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/ben-franklin-s-world-320219"},"episode":{"title":"435 Common Sense at 250: The Unfinished Work of Democracy, A Live Conversation","slug":"435-common-sense-at-250-the-unfinished-work-of-democracy-a-live-conversation","published_at":"2026-03-03T06:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/ben-franklin-s-world-320219/435-common-sense-at-250-the-unfinished-work-of-democracy-a-live-conversation","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/ben-franklin-s-world-320219","url":"https://tracking.swap.fm/track/YfZO4tERxneauNcW9Fgn/mgln.ai/e/211/traffic.megaphone.fm/ARML4885711892.mp3?updated=1772120581","audio_url":"https://tracking.swap.fm/track/YfZO4tERxneauNcW9Fgn/mgln.ai/e/211/traffic.megaphone.fm/ARML4885711892.mp3?updated=1772120581","summary":"In January 1776, Thomas Paine told the American colonies to break free from their king. But what was supposed to come next? 250 years later, that question still doesn't have a good answer. To mark the anniversary of *Common Sense*, we traveled to Lewes, England, the town where Paine lived before he ever set foot in America, and recorded our first-ever LIVE episode inside Bull House, the building where Paine honed his ideas about citizens and their government. Joseph Adelman chairs a panel with scholars Leanne O'Boyle, Nicole Mahoney, and Jeanne Sheehan Zaino as they dig into the legacy of *Common Sense*: democracy's \"day two problem,\" the women Paine wrote out of his own story, why \"the law is king\" keeps showing up on protest signs, and what a 15th-century building in a small English town can teach us about where democratic ideas actually take root. Recorded live in partnership with the Institute for Thomas Paine Studies at Iona University.Show Notes: https://www.benfranklinsworld.com/435 EPISODE OUTLINE00:00:00 Introduction00:01:06 What Happened After the Revolution?00:02:59 Live from the Bull House in Lewes, England00:04:49 A Template for Common Sense and Civic Life00:07:12 Thomas Paine's Legacy in Lewes, England00:10:24 Thomas Paine's Legacy in New Rochelle, New York00:16:04 Democracy's \"Day Two Problem\"00:22:50 Local Civic Engagement in Lewes00:27:46 Women and Common Sense00:34:54 Paine's Family Life in Lewes00:35:31 Reconstituting Government00:42:44 Violence and Change00:49:31 \"No Kings\" Protest and 'The Law is King'00:56:29 Thomas Paine's Legacy00:58:10 Audience Q&A01:18:20 Episode Wrap-UpRECOMMENDED NEXT EPISODES🎧 Episode 144: The Common Cause of the American Revolution🎧 Episode 156: The Power of the Press in the American Revolution🎧 Episode 243: Revolution…","meta_description":"In January 1776, Thomas Paine told the American colonies to break free from their king. But what was supposed to come next? 250 years later, that question…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":5034,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/ben-franklin-s-world-320219/episodes/435-common-sense-at-250-the-unfinished-work-of-democracy-a-live-conversation/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/ben-franklin-s-world-320219/435-common-sense-at-250-the-unfinished-work-of-democracy-a-live-conversation.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}