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🔍 Curious about the past? So are we! 🎧 Join award-winning historian @lizcovart@bsky.social as we time-travel through early America to uncover the people, ideas & stories that shaped our world. New eps every other Tuesday! 🇺🇸 #HistoryMatters
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
November 14, 2025 at 9:34 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
November 14, 2025 at 8:27 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
November 13, 2025 at 5:36 PM
What’s the most asked question about the Declaration of Independence?

Emily Sneff has heard them all—and answers some of yours in our latest episode.

📜 Myths, manuscripts, missing minutes—it’s all here.

#USHistory #History #America250 #Rev250 #July4th

🎧 www.benfranklinsworld.com/415
November 12, 2025 at 8:25 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
November 12, 2025 at 11:41 AM
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
November 11, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Curious minds, this one's for you.

If you're into:
📜 Revolutionary history
🕵️‍♂️ Rethinking the past
🎙️ Thoughtful, narrative-driven interviews

Then you'll love this episode of Ben Franklin’s World about Dunmore’s Proclamation, 250 years later.

🎧 Dive in: benfranklinsworld.com/424
November 11, 2025 at 5:36 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
November 11, 2025 at 4:42 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
November 11, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Is Lord Dunmore a villain of the American Revolution…or an unlikely revolutionary?
He owned enslaved people. He also helped thousands claim freedom.

History is complicated. We dig into it.

🎙️ New episode: benfranklinsworld.com/424

#History #AmericanRevolution #Revolution250 #Dunmoreat250
November 10, 2025 at 8:31 PM
What would you risk for freedom?

Your safety? Your home? Your life?

In 1775, hundreds of enslaved Virginians risked everything to flee to a man they were told to fear—British Governor Lord Dunmore.

🎧 Their stories deserve to be heard: benfranklinsworld.com/424

#BlackHistory #Revolution250
November 10, 2025 at 2:12 AM
Genealogy in early America wasn’t just about ancestry—it shaped freedom, power & identity.

Historian Karin Wulf joins us to explore how lineage helped early Americans define themselves.

🎧 Listen: benfranklinsworld.com/416

#History #Genealogy #USHistory #VastEarlyAmerica
November 8, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Curious minds, this one's for you.

If you're into:
📜 Revolutionary history
🕵️‍♂️ Rethinking the past
🎙️ Thoughtful, narrative-driven interviews

Then you'll love this episode of Ben Franklin’s World about Dunmore’s Proclamation, 250 years later.

🎧 Dive in: benfranklinsworld.com/424
November 6, 2025 at 1:21 AM
Is Lord Dunmore a villain of the American Revolution…or an unlikely revolutionary?
He owned enslaved people. He also helped thousands claim freedom.

History is complicated. We dig into it.

🎙️ New episode: benfranklinsworld.com/424

#History #AmericanRevolution #Revolution250 #Dunmoreat250
November 5, 2025 at 6:11 PM
What would you risk for freedom?

Your safety? Your home? Your life?

In 1775, hundreds of enslaved Virginians risked everything to flee to a man they were told to fear—British Governor Lord Dunmore.

🎧 Their stories deserve to be heard: benfranklinsworld.com/424

#BlackHistory #Revolution250
November 5, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Revolutionary art wasn’t all Trumbull and Copley.
🎨 Some artists were enslaved. Some were women.
In Ep. 423, @drzara.bsky.social shares the story of Prince Demah—painter, patriot, and genius.
🎧 benfranklinsworld.com/423
#ArtHistory #AmericanRevolution
November 4, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Award-winning journalist Andrew Lawler joins us to rethink the American Revolution from the ground up.
🧠 Who was Lord Dunmore, really?
⚔️ What started the Revolution in the South?
📜 And how did a proclamation upend everything?

Listen now: benfranklinsworld.com/424

#AmericanRevolution250
November 4, 2025 at 2:43 PM
What will surprise you most about Prince Demah?

His London training? His enlistment with Paul Revere’s artillery unit? Or how he honored his mother Daphny in his will?

🎧 Ep. 423 of Ben Franklin’s World w/ @drzara.bsky.social

🔗 benfranklinsworld.com/423

#History #AmericanRevolution
November 3, 2025 at 2:12 AM
Beyond survival—there was joy, humor, and hope.

In Ep. 378, Tara Bynum highlights the everyday lives of Black Americans in early America, through their own words.

🎧 benfranklinsworld.com/378

#BlackHistory #VastEarlyAmerica #History #EverydayHistory
November 2, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Prince Demah: Enslaved in Massachusetts. Trained in London. Painted portraits. Fought for liberty. Left everything to his mother, Daphny. His life reads like fiction—but it’s true.

🎧 Hear his story: benfranklinsworld.com/423 w/ @drzara.bsky.social

#HiddenHistories #AmericanRevolution
November 1, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Celebrating our 400th episode! Join us as we explore the vast world of Ben Franklin and the events that shaped his era. Tune in: ​https://benfranklinsworld.com/400

#BenFranklin #PodcastMilestone #EarlyAmerica #BenFranklinsWorld
October 29, 2025 at 7:25 PM
What will surprise you most about Prince Demah?

His London training? His enlistment with Paul Revere’s artillery unit? Or how he honored his mother Daphny in his will?

🎧 Ep. 423 of Ben Franklin’s World w/ @drzara.bsky.social

🔗 benfranklinsworld.com/423

#History #AmericanRevolution
October 29, 2025 at 10:41 AM
Prince Demah: Enslaved in Massachusetts. Trained in London. Painted portraits. Fought for liberty. Left everything to his mother, Daphny. His life reads like fiction—but it’s true.

🎧 Hear his story: benfranklinsworld.com/423 w/ @drzara.bsky.social

#HiddenHistories #AmericanRevolution
October 28, 2025 at 7:34 PM
William Penn’s “green country town” was idealistic, organized… and completely overrun by urban growth.
🎧 Episode 411 explores how dreams met reality in early Philadelphia.
benfranklinsworld.com/411

#Philly #EarlyAmHistory #USHistory #History #Podcasts
October 28, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Revolutionary art wasn’t all Trumbull and Copley.
🎨 Some artists were enslaved. Some were women.
In Ep. 423, @drzara.bsky.social shares the story of Prince Demah—painter, patriot, and genius.
🎧 benfranklinsworld.com/423
#ArtHistory #AmericanRevolution
October 28, 2025 at 1:43 PM