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Episode 439: Emily Sneff, When the Declaration of Independence Was News in 1776

Episode 439: Emily Sneff, When the Declaration of Independence Was News in 1776

by Ben Franklin's World | Apr 21, 2026 | Beyond the Commonwealth, Podcasts, The Kiosk

Episode 439: Emily Sneff, When the Declaration of Independence Was News in 1776 – Ben Franklin’s World https://traffic.libsyn.com/benfranklinsworld/439_Sneff.mp3What happens when the most important document in American history leaves the room where it was...
Episode 438: Rick Bell, The American Revolution and the Fate of the World

Episode 438: Rick Bell, The American Revolution and the Fate of the World

by Ben Franklin's World | Apr 7, 2026 | Beyond the Commonwealth, Podcasts, The Kiosk

https://traffic.libsyn.com/benfranklinsworld/438_Bell.mp3 What if the American Revolution didn’t just create the United States, but also created Australia? And what if the Muslim ruler of Mysore in southern India was, by the logic of wartime coalitions, George...
Episode 437: Lauren Duval, Civilian Life in Revolutionary War Occupied Cities

Episode 437: Lauren Duval, Civilian Life in Revolutionary War Occupied Cities

by Ben Franklin's World | Mar 24, 2026 | Beyond the Commonwealth, Podcasts, The Kiosk

https://traffic.libsyn.com/benfranklinsworld/437_Duval.mp3 The British Army is at your door. They need a room. What do you do? For thousands of civilians living in cities occupied during the American War for Independence — Boston, New York, Newport, Philadelphia,...
Episode 436: Matthew Keagle, Fort Ticonderoga & Henry Knox’s Noble Train of Artillery

Episode 436: Matthew Keagle, Fort Ticonderoga & Henry Knox’s Noble Train of Artillery

by Ben Franklin's World | Mar 10, 2026 | Beyond the Commonwealth, Podcasts, The Kiosk

https://traffic.libsyn.com/benfranklinsworld/436_Fort_Ticonderoga.mp3 On March 17, 1776, the British evacuated Boston—driven out not by a pitched battle, but by the sight of cannon perched on Dorchester Heights, aimed straight down at their positions. Those guns had...
Episode 435: Common Sense at 250: The Unfinished Work of Democracy, A Live Conversation

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

by Ben Franklin's World | Mar 3, 2026 | Beyond the Commonwealth, Podcasts, The Kiosk

https://traffic.libsyn.com/benfranklinsworld/435_ITPS.mp3 What happens after the revolution? Thomas Paine’s Common Sense made the case for independence, but Paine himself understood that breaking free from a king was only the beginning. The harder work was...
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