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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
☕ Think tea was the drink of choice in colonial America?
Think again.
Our latest episode reveals why coffee — not tea — became the go-to beverage for early Americans (and no, it wasn’t just about the Boston Tea Party).
🎧 www.benfranklinsworld.com/429
#VastEarlyAmerica #BostonTeaParty #Coffee
Think again.
Our latest episode reveals why coffee — not tea — became the go-to beverage for early Americans (and no, it wasn’t just about the Boston Tea Party).
🎧 www.benfranklinsworld.com/429
#VastEarlyAmerica #BostonTeaParty #Coffee
January 29, 2026 at 5:36 PM
☕ Think tea was the drink of choice in colonial America?
Think again.
Our latest episode reveals why coffee — not tea — became the go-to beverage for early Americans (and no, it wasn’t just about the Boston Tea Party).
🎧 www.benfranklinsworld.com/429
#VastEarlyAmerica #BostonTeaParty #Coffee
Think again.
Our latest episode reveals why coffee — not tea — became the go-to beverage for early Americans (and no, it wasn’t just about the Boston Tea Party).
🎧 www.benfranklinsworld.com/429
#VastEarlyAmerica #BostonTeaParty #Coffee
🕰️ What if Parliament had taxed coffee instead of tea in 1773?
Would we call it the Boston Coffee Party?
Historian Michelle Craig McDonald joins us to explore this and more.
🎧 www.benfranklinsworld.com/429
#AmericanRevolution #FoodHistory #AmericanRevolution #Revolution250 #America250
Would we call it the Boston Coffee Party?
Historian Michelle Craig McDonald joins us to explore this and more.
🎧 www.benfranklinsworld.com/429
#AmericanRevolution #FoodHistory #AmericanRevolution #Revolution250 #America250
January 29, 2026 at 3:52 PM
🕰️ What if Parliament had taxed coffee instead of tea in 1773?
Would we call it the Boston Coffee Party?
Historian Michelle Craig McDonald joins us to explore this and more.
🎧 www.benfranklinsworld.com/429
#AmericanRevolution #FoodHistory #AmericanRevolution #Revolution250 #America250
Would we call it the Boston Coffee Party?
Historian Michelle Craig McDonald joins us to explore this and more.
🎧 www.benfranklinsworld.com/429
#AmericanRevolution #FoodHistory #AmericanRevolution #Revolution250 #America250
France didn’t rush to help the U.S. in 1776. They debated, delayed, and nearly backed out entirely. 😮
Find out what changed their minds (and how close we came to losing it all) in Episode 432 with John Ferling.
🎙️ benfranklinsworld.com/432
#Revolution250 #AmericanRevolution #Diplomacy
Find out what changed their minds (and how close we came to losing it all) in Episode 432 with John Ferling.
🎙️ benfranklinsworld.com/432
#Revolution250 #AmericanRevolution #Diplomacy
January 29, 2026 at 1:14 PM
France didn’t rush to help the U.S. in 1776. They debated, delayed, and nearly backed out entirely. 😮
Find out what changed their minds (and how close we came to losing it all) in Episode 432 with John Ferling.
🎙️ benfranklinsworld.com/432
#Revolution250 #AmericanRevolution #Diplomacy
Find out what changed their minds (and how close we came to losing it all) in Episode 432 with John Ferling.
🎙️ benfranklinsworld.com/432
#Revolution250 #AmericanRevolution #Diplomacy
“Men who look upon themselves born to reign, and others to obey, soon grow insolent.” – Common Sense (1776) 250 years later, Thomas Paine’s words still resonate. Explore the pamphlet that lit the fire of independence:
🎧 benfranklinsworld.com/431
#ThomasPaine #CommonSense #Revolution250
🎧 benfranklinsworld.com/431
#ThomasPaine #CommonSense #Revolution250
January 27, 2026 at 5:36 PM
“Men who look upon themselves born to reign, and others to obey, soon grow insolent.” – Common Sense (1776) 250 years later, Thomas Paine’s words still resonate. Explore the pamphlet that lit the fire of independence:
🎧 benfranklinsworld.com/431
#ThomasPaine #CommonSense #Revolution250
🎧 benfranklinsworld.com/431
#ThomasPaine #CommonSense #Revolution250
The American Revolution was global.
🇫🇷 In Ep 432: We explore how France and Spain tipped the balance
🇫🇷 Next Week: The Marquis de Lafayette returns in a special Revisited episode
🇭🇹 In 2 weeks: The Chasseurs-Volontaires of Saint-Domingue
Start the series now: benfranklinsworld.com/432
🇫🇷 In Ep 432: We explore how France and Spain tipped the balance
🇫🇷 Next Week: The Marquis de Lafayette returns in a special Revisited episode
🇭🇹 In 2 weeks: The Chasseurs-Volontaires of Saint-Domingue
Start the series now: benfranklinsworld.com/432
January 27, 2026 at 4:42 PM
The American Revolution was global.
🇫🇷 In Ep 432: We explore how France and Spain tipped the balance
🇫🇷 Next Week: The Marquis de Lafayette returns in a special Revisited episode
🇭🇹 In 2 weeks: The Chasseurs-Volontaires of Saint-Domingue
Start the series now: benfranklinsworld.com/432
🇫🇷 In Ep 432: We explore how France and Spain tipped the balance
🇫🇷 Next Week: The Marquis de Lafayette returns in a special Revisited episode
🇭🇹 In 2 weeks: The Chasseurs-Volontaires of Saint-Domingue
Start the series now: benfranklinsworld.com/432
We teamed up with @theitps.bsky.social to bring you a deep dive into Common Sense at 250.
📚 Archives, writing process, public impact—you’ll hear it all, with historian Nora Slonimsky.
🎧 benfranklinsworld.com/431
#AmericanRevolution #ThomasPaine #Revolution250
📚 Archives, writing process, public impact—you’ll hear it all, with historian Nora Slonimsky.
🎧 benfranklinsworld.com/431
#AmericanRevolution #ThomasPaine #Revolution250
January 27, 2026 at 2:43 PM
We teamed up with @theitps.bsky.social to bring you a deep dive into Common Sense at 250.
📚 Archives, writing process, public impact—you’ll hear it all, with historian Nora Slonimsky.
🎧 benfranklinsworld.com/431
#AmericanRevolution #ThomasPaine #Revolution250
📚 Archives, writing process, public impact—you’ll hear it all, with historian Nora Slonimsky.
🎧 benfranklinsworld.com/431
#AmericanRevolution #ThomasPaine #Revolution250
Why do you think Paine’s Common Sense struck such a nerve in 1776? And does it still matter today?
Join us for a special episode for the 250th anniversary of Common Sense with historian Nora Slonimsky
🎧 benfranklinsworld.com/431
#CommonSense250 #CivicLife #Revolution250
Join us for a special episode for the 250th anniversary of Common Sense with historian Nora Slonimsky
🎧 benfranklinsworld.com/431
#CommonSense250 #CivicLife #Revolution250
January 26, 2026 at 8:31 PM
Why do you think Paine’s Common Sense struck such a nerve in 1776? And does it still matter today?
Join us for a special episode for the 250th anniversary of Common Sense with historian Nora Slonimsky
🎧 benfranklinsworld.com/431
#CommonSense250 #CivicLife #Revolution250
Join us for a special episode for the 250th anniversary of Common Sense with historian Nora Slonimsky
🎧 benfranklinsworld.com/431
#CommonSense250 #CivicLife #Revolution250
Before the Declaration of Independence, there was Common Sense.
It sold 120,000+ copies in 1776—reaching nearly 20% of the colonial population by war's end.
Why was it so powerful? And what can it teach us 250 years later?
🎧 benfranklinsworld.com/431
#ThomasPaine #Revolution250 #Podcasts
It sold 120,000+ copies in 1776—reaching nearly 20% of the colonial population by war's end.
Why was it so powerful? And what can it teach us 250 years later?
🎧 benfranklinsworld.com/431
#ThomasPaine #Revolution250 #Podcasts
January 26, 2026 at 2:12 AM
Before the Declaration of Independence, there was Common Sense.
It sold 120,000+ copies in 1776—reaching nearly 20% of the colonial population by war's end.
Why was it so powerful? And what can it teach us 250 years later?
🎧 benfranklinsworld.com/431
#ThomasPaine #Revolution250 #Podcasts
It sold 120,000+ copies in 1776—reaching nearly 20% of the colonial population by war's end.
Why was it so powerful? And what can it teach us 250 years later?
🎧 benfranklinsworld.com/431
#ThomasPaine #Revolution250 #Podcasts
Behind every cup of coffee in early America?
→ Caribbean hillsides
→ Enslaved labor
→ Smugglers
→ Silver coffee pots
This episode brews up a global story — and it started long before Starbucks.
🎧 www.benfranklinsworld.com/429
#AtlanticHistory #CoffeeCulture #History #Coffee
→ Caribbean hillsides
→ Enslaved labor
→ Smugglers
→ Silver coffee pots
This episode brews up a global story — and it started long before Starbucks.
🎧 www.benfranklinsworld.com/429
#AtlanticHistory #CoffeeCulture #History #Coffee
January 25, 2026 at 3:52 PM
Behind every cup of coffee in early America?
→ Caribbean hillsides
→ Enslaved labor
→ Smugglers
→ Silver coffee pots
This episode brews up a global story — and it started long before Starbucks.
🎧 www.benfranklinsworld.com/429
#AtlanticHistory #CoffeeCulture #History #Coffee
→ Caribbean hillsides
→ Enslaved labor
→ Smugglers
→ Silver coffee pots
This episode brews up a global story — and it started long before Starbucks.
🎧 www.benfranklinsworld.com/429
#AtlanticHistory #CoffeeCulture #History #Coffee
🔥 250 years ago, a short pamphlet changed everything. 📜 Common Sense turned colonial unrest into revolution. Discover the story behind the pamphlet—and the man who wrote it—in our newest episode.
🎧 benfranklinsworld.com/431
#CommonSense250 #Revolution250 #ThomasPaine
🎧 benfranklinsworld.com/431
#CommonSense250 #Revolution250 #ThomasPaine
January 24, 2026 at 4:44 PM
🔥 250 years ago, a short pamphlet changed everything. 📜 Common Sense turned colonial unrest into revolution. Discover the story behind the pamphlet—and the man who wrote it—in our newest episode.
🎧 benfranklinsworld.com/431
#CommonSense250 #Revolution250 #ThomasPaine
🎧 benfranklinsworld.com/431
#CommonSense250 #Revolution250 #ThomasPaine
Thomas Paine believed ordinary people could shape government—and his words helped create a republic.
250 years later, what does Common Sense say to us in 2026?
🎧 benfranklinsworld.com/431
#CommonSense250 #Democracy #Revolution250
250 years later, what does Common Sense say to us in 2026?
🎧 benfranklinsworld.com/431
#CommonSense250 #Democracy #Revolution250
January 23, 2026 at 9:34 PM
Thomas Paine believed ordinary people could shape government—and his words helped create a republic.
250 years later, what does Common Sense say to us in 2026?
🎧 benfranklinsworld.com/431
#CommonSense250 #Democracy #Revolution250
250 years later, what does Common Sense say to us in 2026?
🎧 benfranklinsworld.com/431
#CommonSense250 #Democracy #Revolution250
We teamed up with @theitps.bsky.social to bring you a deep dive into Common Sense at 250.
📚 Archives, writing process, public impact—you’ll hear it all, with historian Nora Slonimsky.
🎧 benfranklinsworld.com/431
#AmericanRevolution #ThomasPaine #Revolution250
📚 Archives, writing process, public impact—you’ll hear it all, with historian Nora Slonimsky.
🎧 benfranklinsworld.com/431
#AmericanRevolution #ThomasPaine #Revolution250
January 22, 2026 at 1:21 AM
We teamed up with @theitps.bsky.social to bring you a deep dive into Common Sense at 250.
📚 Archives, writing process, public impact—you’ll hear it all, with historian Nora Slonimsky.
🎧 benfranklinsworld.com/431
#AmericanRevolution #ThomasPaine #Revolution250
📚 Archives, writing process, public impact—you’ll hear it all, with historian Nora Slonimsky.
🎧 benfranklinsworld.com/431
#AmericanRevolution #ThomasPaine #Revolution250
Why do you think Paine’s Common Sense struck such a nerve in 1776? And does it still matter today?
Join us for a special episode for the 250th anniversary of Common Sense with historian Nora Slonimsky
🎧 benfranklinsworld.com/431
#CommonSense250 #CivicLife #Revolution250
Join us for a special episode for the 250th anniversary of Common Sense with historian Nora Slonimsky
🎧 benfranklinsworld.com/431
#CommonSense250 #CivicLife #Revolution250
January 21, 2026 at 6:11 PM
Why do you think Paine’s Common Sense struck such a nerve in 1776? And does it still matter today?
Join us for a special episode for the 250th anniversary of Common Sense with historian Nora Slonimsky
🎧 benfranklinsworld.com/431
#CommonSense250 #CivicLife #Revolution250
Join us for a special episode for the 250th anniversary of Common Sense with historian Nora Slonimsky
🎧 benfranklinsworld.com/431
#CommonSense250 #CivicLife #Revolution250
Before the Declaration of Independence, there was Common Sense.
It sold 120,000+ copies in 1776—reaching nearly 20% of the colonial population by war's end.
Why was it so powerful? And what can it teach us 250 years later?
🎧 benfranklinsworld.com/431
#ThomasPaine #Revolution250 #Podcasts
It sold 120,000+ copies in 1776—reaching nearly 20% of the colonial population by war's end.
Why was it so powerful? And what can it teach us 250 years later?
🎧 benfranklinsworld.com/431
#ThomasPaine #Revolution250 #Podcasts
January 21, 2026 at 11:41 AM
Before the Declaration of Independence, there was Common Sense.
It sold 120,000+ copies in 1776—reaching nearly 20% of the colonial population by war's end.
Why was it so powerful? And what can it teach us 250 years later?
🎧 benfranklinsworld.com/431
#ThomasPaine #Revolution250 #Podcasts
It sold 120,000+ copies in 1776—reaching nearly 20% of the colonial population by war's end.
Why was it so powerful? And what can it teach us 250 years later?
🎧 benfranklinsworld.com/431
#ThomasPaine #Revolution250 #Podcasts
🔥 250 years ago, a short pamphlet changed everything. 📜 Common Sense turned colonial unrest into revolution. Discover the story behind the pamphlet—and the man who wrote it—in our newest episode.
🎧 benfranklinsworld.com/431
#CommonSense250 #Revolution250 #ThomasPaine
🎧 benfranklinsworld.com/431
#CommonSense250 #Revolution250 #ThomasPaine
January 20, 2026 at 8:34 PM
🔥 250 years ago, a short pamphlet changed everything. 📜 Common Sense turned colonial unrest into revolution. Discover the story behind the pamphlet—and the man who wrote it—in our newest episode.
🎧 benfranklinsworld.com/431
#CommonSense250 #Revolution250 #ThomasPaine
🎧 benfranklinsworld.com/431
#CommonSense250 #Revolution250 #ThomasPaine
Before the Revolution, 2,000 NC farmers stood against government corruption…
📍They built a grassroots movement
📍Faced British cannons at Alamance
📍Claimed loyalty to the king
Were they rebels—or loyalists?
🎧 www.benfranklinsworld.com/419
#History #USHistory #America250
📍They built a grassroots movement
📍Faced British cannons at Alamance
📍Claimed loyalty to the king
Were they rebels—or loyalists?
🎧 www.benfranklinsworld.com/419
#History #USHistory #America250
January 20, 2026 at 5:36 PM
Before the Revolution, 2,000 NC farmers stood against government corruption…
📍They built a grassroots movement
📍Faced British cannons at Alamance
📍Claimed loyalty to the king
Were they rebels—or loyalists?
🎧 www.benfranklinsworld.com/419
#History #USHistory #America250
📍They built a grassroots movement
📍Faced British cannons at Alamance
📍Claimed loyalty to the king
Were they rebels—or loyalists?
🎧 www.benfranklinsworld.com/419
#History #USHistory #America250
Thomas Paine believed ordinary people could shape government—and his words helped create a republic.
250 years later, what does Common Sense say to us in 2026?
🎧 benfranklinsworld.com/431
#CommonSense250 #Democracy #Revolution250
250 years later, what does Common Sense say to us in 2026?
🎧 benfranklinsworld.com/431
#CommonSense250 #Democracy #Revolution250
January 20, 2026 at 4:42 PM
Thomas Paine believed ordinary people could shape government—and his words helped create a republic.
250 years later, what does Common Sense say to us in 2026?
🎧 benfranklinsworld.com/431
#CommonSense250 #Democracy #Revolution250
250 years later, what does Common Sense say to us in 2026?
🎧 benfranklinsworld.com/431
#CommonSense250 #Democracy #Revolution250
“Men who look upon themselves born to reign, and others to obey, soon grow insolent.” – Common Sense (1776) 250 years later, Thomas Paine’s words still resonate. Explore the pamphlet that lit the fire of independence:
🎧 benfranklinsworld.com/431
#ThomasPaine #CommonSense #Revolution250
🎧 benfranklinsworld.com/431
#ThomasPaine #CommonSense #Revolution250
January 20, 2026 at 2:43 PM
“Men who look upon themselves born to reign, and others to obey, soon grow insolent.” – Common Sense (1776) 250 years later, Thomas Paine’s words still resonate. Explore the pamphlet that lit the fire of independence:
🎧 benfranklinsworld.com/431
#ThomasPaine #CommonSense #Revolution250
🎧 benfranklinsworld.com/431
#ThomasPaine #CommonSense #Revolution250
We teamed up with @theitps.bsky.social to bring you a deep dive into Common Sense at 250.
📚 Archives, writing process, public impact—you’ll hear it all, with historian Nora Slonimsky.
🎧 benfranklinsworld.com/431
#AmericanRevolution #ThomasPaine #Revolution250
📚 Archives, writing process, public impact—you’ll hear it all, with historian Nora Slonimsky.
🎧 benfranklinsworld.com/431
#AmericanRevolution #ThomasPaine #Revolution250
January 19, 2026 at 8:31 PM
We teamed up with @theitps.bsky.social to bring you a deep dive into Common Sense at 250.
📚 Archives, writing process, public impact—you’ll hear it all, with historian Nora Slonimsky.
🎧 benfranklinsworld.com/431
#AmericanRevolution #ThomasPaine #Revolution250
📚 Archives, writing process, public impact—you’ll hear it all, with historian Nora Slonimsky.
🎧 benfranklinsworld.com/431
#AmericanRevolution #ThomasPaine #Revolution250
Why do you think Paine’s Common Sense struck such a nerve in 1776? And does it still matter today?
Join us for a special episode for the 250th anniversary of Common Sense with historian Nora Slonimsky
🎧 benfranklinsworld.com/431
#CommonSense250 #CivicLife #Revolution250
Join us for a special episode for the 250th anniversary of Common Sense with historian Nora Slonimsky
🎧 benfranklinsworld.com/431
#CommonSense250 #CivicLife #Revolution250
January 19, 2026 at 2:12 AM
Why do you think Paine’s Common Sense struck such a nerve in 1776? And does it still matter today?
Join us for a special episode for the 250th anniversary of Common Sense with historian Nora Slonimsky
🎧 benfranklinsworld.com/431
#CommonSense250 #CivicLife #Revolution250
Join us for a special episode for the 250th anniversary of Common Sense with historian Nora Slonimsky
🎧 benfranklinsworld.com/431
#CommonSense250 #CivicLife #Revolution250
Can a failed dream shape history?
The Nicaraguan canal was never built, but its dream influenced U.S. diplomacy, Latin American politics, and the Panama Canal.
This week on Ben Franklin’s World: the power of dreams that didn’t come true.
🎧 www.benfranklinsworld.com/428
The Nicaraguan canal was never built, but its dream influenced U.S. diplomacy, Latin American politics, and the Panama Canal.
This week on Ben Franklin’s World: the power of dreams that didn’t come true.
🎧 www.benfranklinsworld.com/428
January 18, 2026 at 3:52 PM
Can a failed dream shape history?
The Nicaraguan canal was never built, but its dream influenced U.S. diplomacy, Latin American politics, and the Panama Canal.
This week on Ben Franklin’s World: the power of dreams that didn’t come true.
🎧 www.benfranklinsworld.com/428
The Nicaraguan canal was never built, but its dream influenced U.S. diplomacy, Latin American politics, and the Panama Canal.
This week on Ben Franklin’s World: the power of dreams that didn’t come true.
🎧 www.benfranklinsworld.com/428
This is one of our most requested episodes.
You asked. We delivered.
📍Who were the Regulators?
📍Why did they rebel in 1760s NC?
📍And why didn’t they join the Revolution?
🎧 benfranklinsworld.com/419
#History #USHistory #NorthCarolina #Revolution250 #CorruptGovernment #Revolution
You asked. We delivered.
📍Who were the Regulators?
📍Why did they rebel in 1760s NC?
📍And why didn’t they join the Revolution?
🎧 benfranklinsworld.com/419
#History #USHistory #NorthCarolina #Revolution250 #CorruptGovernment #Revolution
January 17, 2026 at 5:36 PM
This is one of our most requested episodes.
You asked. We delivered.
📍Who were the Regulators?
📍Why did they rebel in 1760s NC?
📍And why didn’t they join the Revolution?
🎧 benfranklinsworld.com/419
#History #USHistory #NorthCarolina #Revolution250 #CorruptGovernment #Revolution
You asked. We delivered.
📍Who were the Regulators?
📍Why did they rebel in 1760s NC?
📍And why didn’t they join the Revolution?
🎧 benfranklinsworld.com/419
#History #USHistory #NorthCarolina #Revolution250 #CorruptGovernment #Revolution
Before the Declaration of Independence, there was Common Sense.
It sold 120,000+ copies in 1776—reaching nearly 20% of the colonial population by war's end.
Why was it so powerful? And what can it teach us 250 years later?
🎧 benfranklinsworld.com/431
#ThomasPaine #Revolution250 #Podcasts
It sold 120,000+ copies in 1776—reaching nearly 20% of the colonial population by war's end.
Why was it so powerful? And what can it teach us 250 years later?
🎧 benfranklinsworld.com/431
#ThomasPaine #Revolution250 #Podcasts
January 17, 2026 at 4:44 PM
Before the Declaration of Independence, there was Common Sense.
It sold 120,000+ copies in 1776—reaching nearly 20% of the colonial population by war's end.
Why was it so powerful? And what can it teach us 250 years later?
🎧 benfranklinsworld.com/431
#ThomasPaine #Revolution250 #Podcasts
It sold 120,000+ copies in 1776—reaching nearly 20% of the colonial population by war's end.
Why was it so powerful? And what can it teach us 250 years later?
🎧 benfranklinsworld.com/431
#ThomasPaine #Revolution250 #Podcasts
🔥 250 years ago, a short pamphlet changed everything. 📜 Common Sense turned colonial unrest into revolution. Discover the story behind the pamphlet—and the man who wrote it—in our newest episode.
🎧 benfranklinsworld.com/431
#CommonSense250 #Revolution250 #ThomasPaine
🎧 benfranklinsworld.com/431
#CommonSense250 #Revolution250 #ThomasPaine
January 16, 2026 at 9:34 PM
🔥 250 years ago, a short pamphlet changed everything. 📜 Common Sense turned colonial unrest into revolution. Discover the story behind the pamphlet—and the man who wrote it—in our newest episode.
🎧 benfranklinsworld.com/431
#CommonSense250 #Revolution250 #ThomasPaine
🎧 benfranklinsworld.com/431
#CommonSense250 #Revolution250 #ThomasPaine
“Men who look upon themselves born to reign, and others to obey, soon grow insolent.” – Common Sense (1776) 250 years later, Thomas Paine’s words still resonate. Explore the pamphlet that lit the fire of independence:
🎧 benfranklinsworld.com/431
#ThomasPaine #CommonSense #Revolution250
🎧 benfranklinsworld.com/431
#ThomasPaine #CommonSense #Revolution250
January 15, 2026 at 1:21 AM
“Men who look upon themselves born to reign, and others to obey, soon grow insolent.” – Common Sense (1776) 250 years later, Thomas Paine’s words still resonate. Explore the pamphlet that lit the fire of independence:
🎧 benfranklinsworld.com/431
#ThomasPaine #CommonSense #Revolution250
🎧 benfranklinsworld.com/431
#ThomasPaine #CommonSense #Revolution250