Liz Covart
@lizcovart.bsky.social
Historian | Researcher of Articles of Confederation | Creator of Ben Franklin’s World: An Award-Winning Podcast About Early American History | Celtics, Red Sox, & WNBA Fan
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I’m finally really starting to watch Ken Burns’s The American Revolution. Appropriately, Tim and I are watching with a new American whiskey from Copperworks. It’s from the second cask they ever filled.
November 22, 2025 at 11:34 PM
I’m finally really starting to watch Ken Burns’s The American Revolution. Appropriately, Tim and I are watching with a new American whiskey from Copperworks. It’s from the second cask they ever filled.
I’m working on a new episode with Jessica Lepler. She wrote a fascinating book called Canal Dreamers. It’s about the quest of early Americans to build a interoceanic canal across present-day Nicaragua.
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Canal Dreamers: The Epic Quest to Connect the Atlantic and Pacific in the Age of Revolutions
The Epic Quest to Connect the Atlantic and Pacific in the Age of Revolutions
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November 20, 2025 at 2:21 PM
I’m working on a new episode with Jessica Lepler. She wrote a fascinating book called Canal Dreamers. It’s about the quest of early Americans to build a interoceanic canal across present-day Nicaragua.
* This is an affiliate link. If you purchase you support local bookstores & @bfworld.bsky.social
* This is an affiliate link. If you purchase you support local bookstores & @bfworld.bsky.social
I am so ready for my vacation week next week. We’re hosting my middle nephew and I can’t wait to show him a fun time.
November 20, 2025 at 2:19 PM
I am so ready for my vacation week next week. We’re hosting my middle nephew and I can’t wait to show him a fun time.
Getting ready to speak with Lauren Duval about her great forthcoming book, The Home Front.
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The Home Front: Revolutionary Households, Military Occupation, and the Making of American Independence
Revolutionary Households, Military Occupation, and the Making of American Independence
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November 19, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Getting ready to speak with Lauren Duval about her great forthcoming book, The Home Front.
This is an affiliate link. If you make a purchase you support independent bookstores and @bfworld.bsky.social
This is an affiliate link. If you make a purchase you support independent bookstores and @bfworld.bsky.social
Fun Fact: The Ken Burns team used @bfworld.bsky.social to vet scholars for their new documentary The American Revolution.
Podcasts and public history are powerful tools for scholars and filmmakers.
Podcasts and public history are powerful tools for scholars and filmmakers.
November 18, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Fun Fact: The Ken Burns team used @bfworld.bsky.social to vet scholars for their new documentary The American Revolution.
Podcasts and public history are powerful tools for scholars and filmmakers.
Podcasts and public history are powerful tools for scholars and filmmakers.
A friend just texted to say that she walked into class as one of her grad school classmates was listening to my BFW Episode with Vincent Brown ahead of their discussion.
Back when I was in grad school, there weren’t podcast about early American history so I had to read 😂
Back when I was in grad school, there weren’t podcast about early American history so I had to read 😂
Episode 282: Vincent Brown, Tacky's Revolt
Vincent Brown, author of Tacky’s Revolt: The Story of an Atlantic Slave War, joins us to investigate the 1760/61 slave insurrgency in Jamaica
benfranklinsworld.com
November 18, 2025 at 3:05 PM
A friend just texted to say that she walked into class as one of her grad school classmates was listening to my BFW Episode with Vincent Brown ahead of their discussion.
Back when I was in grad school, there weren’t podcast about early American history so I had to read 😂
Back when I was in grad school, there weren’t podcast about early American history so I had to read 😂
Cloudfare may have taken down access to lot of the internet this morning, but our new episode at Ben Franklin’s World is not impacted.
Discover Indigenous foodways among the Wampanoag & Cherokee. It’s a fantastic way to pass the time while the impacted websites come back online.
Discover Indigenous foodways among the Wampanoag & Cherokee. It’s a fantastic way to pass the time while the impacted websites come back online.
Episode 426: Michael Wise, Beyond the First Thanksgiving: Indigenous Agriculture and the Hidden Science of Native Foodways
Discover how Wampanoag and Cherokee farmers shaped early America through Indigenous agriculture, Native foodways, and hidden science.
benfranklinsworld.com
November 18, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Cloudfare may have taken down access to lot of the internet this morning, but our new episode at Ben Franklin’s World is not impacted.
Discover Indigenous foodways among the Wampanoag & Cherokee. It’s a fantastic way to pass the time while the impacted websites come back online.
Discover Indigenous foodways among the Wampanoag & Cherokee. It’s a fantastic way to pass the time while the impacted websites come back online.
::grumble, grumble:: The website I need to interact with this morning are all using Cloudfare and I can’t access them.
Outage at Cloudflare Disrupts Parts of the Internet
www.nytimes.com
November 18, 2025 at 1:32 PM
::grumble, grumble:: The website I need to interact with this morning are all using Cloudfare and I can’t access them.
If you loved the Ken Burns Watch Party or just enjoy big questions about early America, the History Explorers Club Holiday Sale is a great moment to join.
We host multiple live historian events each month.
$300/year (3 months free) or $33/month.
👉 www.historyexplorers.club/checkout/the...
We host multiple live historian events each month.
$300/year (3 months free) or $33/month.
👉 www.historyexplorers.club/checkout/the...
www.historyexplorers.club
November 17, 2025 at 6:10 PM
If you loved the Ken Burns Watch Party or just enjoy big questions about early America, the History Explorers Club Holiday Sale is a great moment to join.
We host multiple live historian events each month.
$300/year (3 months free) or $33/month.
👉 www.historyexplorers.club/checkout/the...
We host multiple live historian events each month.
$300/year (3 months free) or $33/month.
👉 www.historyexplorers.club/checkout/the...
I had a really interesting conversation with some of my small business friends today. Most of us are building digital businesses and we were discussing different philosophies of the open and closed membership models.
November 17, 2025 at 5:58 PM
I had a really interesting conversation with some of my small business friends today. Most of us are building digital businesses and we were discussing different philosophies of the open and closed membership models.
#HistoryDogs Clio and Orbit are still tired after last night’s Ken Burns watch party.
Thank you for coming, and thank you to @herberthistory.bsky.social, @michaelhattem.bsky.social, @craigbrucesmith.bsky.social for co-hosting.
Thank you for coming, and thank you to @herberthistory.bsky.social, @michaelhattem.bsky.social, @craigbrucesmith.bsky.social for co-hosting.
November 17, 2025 at 4:04 PM
#HistoryDogs Clio and Orbit are still tired after last night’s Ken Burns watch party.
Thank you for coming, and thank you to @herberthistory.bsky.social, @michaelhattem.bsky.social, @craigbrucesmith.bsky.social for co-hosting.
Thank you for coming, and thank you to @herberthistory.bsky.social, @michaelhattem.bsky.social, @craigbrucesmith.bsky.social for co-hosting.
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And welcome to Historians At The Movies! Tonight we are watching THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION on PBS at 8pm eastern! And for the first time ever, you'll click on the link below to join in. We'll be live with @michaelhattem.bsky.social & @lizcovart.bsky.social at about 7:45pm eastern! #HATM
Exciting news for the new Ken Burns series on the American Revolution. @lizcovart.bsky.social @michaelhattem.bsky.social & Historians At The Movies are partnering to bring you a first of its kind watch party next Sunday. Detail below. Share widely. #HATM
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The American Revolution on PBS
A Historians At The Movies/Ben Franklin’s World Watch Party
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November 17, 2025 at 12:42 AM
And welcome to Historians At The Movies! Tonight we are watching THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION on PBS at 8pm eastern! And for the first time ever, you'll click on the link below to join in. We'll be live with @michaelhattem.bsky.social & @lizcovart.bsky.social at about 7:45pm eastern! #HATM
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What if Ken Burns’ new documentary felt less like a night on the couch and more like settling into a lively living room of fellow history lovers? Join our Watch Party with 3 early American historians—ask questions, compare insights, enjoy the story together.
This party will be 🔥!
This party will be 🔥!
Ken Burns' The American Revolution Watch Party
Watch the premiere of Ken Burns' The American Revolution on PBS with historians Liz Covart, Jason Herbert, and Michael Hattem.
www.benfranklinsworld.com
November 13, 2025 at 2:26 PM
What if Ken Burns’ new documentary felt less like a night on the couch and more like settling into a lively living room of fellow history lovers? Join our Watch Party with 3 early American historians—ask questions, compare insights, enjoy the story together.
This party will be 🔥!
This party will be 🔥!
Tonight is the night and there is still time to join us!
Historians At The Movies is doing something special for the new Ken Burns series. Join in. Details below.
@lizcovart.bsky.social @michaelhattem.bsky.social
@lizcovart.bsky.social @michaelhattem.bsky.social
Exciting news for the new Ken Burns series on the American Revolution. @lizcovart.bsky.social @michaelhattem.bsky.social & Historians At The Movies are partnering to bring you a first of its kind watch party next Sunday. Detail below. Share widely. #HATM
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November 16, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Tonight is the night and there is still time to join us!
After months of hearing from friends who lost jobs, I just heard from a friend who got one!
a man and a woman are jumping in the air in a living room .
ALT: a man and a woman are jumping in the air in a living room .
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November 13, 2025 at 10:10 PM
After months of hearing from friends who lost jobs, I just heard from a friend who got one!
What if Ken Burns’ new documentary felt less like a night on the couch and more like settling into a lively living room of fellow history lovers? Join our Watch Party with 3 early American historians—ask questions, compare insights, enjoy the story together.
This party will be 🔥!
This party will be 🔥!
Ken Burns' The American Revolution Watch Party
Watch the premiere of Ken Burns' The American Revolution on PBS with historians Liz Covart, Jason Herbert, and Michael Hattem.
www.benfranklinsworld.com
November 13, 2025 at 2:26 PM
What if Ken Burns’ new documentary felt less like a night on the couch and more like settling into a lively living room of fellow history lovers? Join our Watch Party with 3 early American historians—ask questions, compare insights, enjoy the story together.
This party will be 🔥!
This party will be 🔥!
There is still plenty of space for you to join us. So come and explore and geek out among friends!
Ken Burns’ new documentary about the American Revolution premieres on Sunday at 8pm Eastern, and @herberthistory.bsky.social, @michaelhattem.bsky.social, & I are hosting a watch party!
It’s free to join and you can chat with and ask us questions throughout the premiere.
It’s free to join and you can chat with and ask us questions throughout the premiere.
Ken Burns' The American Revolution Watch Party
Watch the premiere of Ken Burns' The American Revolution on PBS with historians Liz Covart, Jason Herbert, and Michael Hattem.
benfranklinsworld.com
November 12, 2025 at 6:30 PM
There is still plenty of space for you to join us. So come and explore and geek out among friends!
Very excited to welcome @adamxmcneil.bsky.social to speak in the History Explorers Club tonight. He’s telling us the story of Judith Jackson, an African American women who self-emancipated and secured her freedom in 1779. Perfect for the 250th anniversary of Dunmore’s Proclamation.
November 12, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Very excited to welcome @adamxmcneil.bsky.social to speak in the History Explorers Club tonight. He’s telling us the story of Judith Jackson, an African American women who self-emancipated and secured her freedom in 1779. Perfect for the 250th anniversary of Dunmore’s Proclamation.
It’s fascinating to me how the current administration is all about states rights—it wants that states to handle everything from emergency aid to SNAP and other benefits—but it doesn’t want the states to act if it means losing federal supremacy for the national government.
November 11, 2025 at 8:31 PM
It’s fascinating to me how the current administration is all about states rights—it wants that states to handle everything from emergency aid to SNAP and other benefits—but it doesn’t want the states to act if it means losing federal supremacy for the national government.
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“New book resurrects legacy of reparations pioneer Audley ‘Queen Mother’ Moore”
Historian Ashley Farmer spotlights the forgotten activist who reshaped Black radical thought.
Thank you @uatl.bsky.social
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Historian Ashley Farmer spotlights the forgotten activist who reshaped Black radical thought.
Thank you @uatl.bsky.social
www.uatl.com/news/2025/11...
New book resurrects legacy of reparations pioneer Audley ‘Queen Mother’ Moore
Historian Farmer was astonished that Moore, who'd lived nearly a century and participated in every major Black freedom struggle of the 20th century, had no serious biography.
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November 11, 2025 at 7:52 PM
“New book resurrects legacy of reparations pioneer Audley ‘Queen Mother’ Moore”
Historian Ashley Farmer spotlights the forgotten activist who reshaped Black radical thought.
Thank you @uatl.bsky.social
www.uatl.com/news/2025/11...
Historian Ashley Farmer spotlights the forgotten activist who reshaped Black radical thought.
Thank you @uatl.bsky.social
www.uatl.com/news/2025/11...
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Since today is Veterans Day, here’s a piece I wrote ten years ago about the history of the holiday we now mark every Nov. 11.
I was fortunate to write several articles for We’re History, one of @hcrichardson.bsky.social’s great public projects. Go to werehistory.org to read lots of great articles.
I was fortunate to write several articles for We’re History, one of @hcrichardson.bsky.social’s great public projects. Go to werehistory.org to read lots of great articles.
The Convoluted History of Veterans Day
November 11 has not always been about honoring the service of all veterans.
werehistory.org
November 11, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Since today is Veterans Day, here’s a piece I wrote ten years ago about the history of the holiday we now mark every Nov. 11.
I was fortunate to write several articles for We’re History, one of @hcrichardson.bsky.social’s great public projects. Go to werehistory.org to read lots of great articles.
I was fortunate to write several articles for We’re History, one of @hcrichardson.bsky.social’s great public projects. Go to werehistory.org to read lots of great articles.
Clio hates having her photo taken, but I managed to get these last night. She’s beautiful and incredibly smart.
November 11, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Clio hates having her photo taken, but I managed to get these last night. She’s beautiful and incredibly smart.
Reposted by Liz Covart
Ken Burns’ new documentary about the American Revolution premieres on Sunday at 8pm Eastern, and @herberthistory.bsky.social, @michaelhattem.bsky.social, & I are hosting a watch party!
It’s free to join and you can chat with and ask us questions throughout the premiere.
It’s free to join and you can chat with and ask us questions throughout the premiere.
Ken Burns' The American Revolution Watch Party
Watch the premiere of Ken Burns' The American Revolution on PBS with historians Liz Covart, Jason Herbert, and Michael Hattem.
benfranklinsworld.com
November 10, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Ken Burns’ new documentary about the American Revolution premieres on Sunday at 8pm Eastern, and @herberthistory.bsky.social, @michaelhattem.bsky.social, & I are hosting a watch party!
It’s free to join and you can chat with and ask us questions throughout the premiere.
It’s free to join and you can chat with and ask us questions throughout the premiere.
New Episode of @bfworld.bsky.social!
⏳ 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
⏳ 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
Episode 425: Ken Burns' The American Revolution
Two co-directors of Ken Burns' The American Revolution join us for a behind-the-scenes tour of their film and how they made it.
benfranklinsworld.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:49 PM
New Episode of @bfworld.bsky.social!
⏳ 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
⏳ 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