by Ben Franklin's World | Apr 2, 2024 | Beyond the Commonwealth, Podcasts, The Kiosk
https://traffic.libsyn.com/benfranklinsworld/381_Menchaca.mp3 The vast and varied landscapes of Texas loom large in our American imaginations. As does Texas culture with its BBQ, cowboys, and larger-than-life personality. But before Texas was a place that embraced...
by Ben Franklin's World | Mar 5, 2024 | Beyond the Commonwealth, Podcasts, The Kiosk
https://traffic.libsyn.com/benfranklinsworld/379_Brandt.mp3 Women make up eight out of every ten healthcare workers in the United States. Yet they lag behind men when it comes to working in the roles of medical doctors and surgeons. Why has healthcare become a...
by Ben Franklin's World | Feb 20, 2024 | Beyond the Commonwealth, Podcasts, The Kiosk, Uncategorized
https://chrt.fm/track/G481GD/traffic.libsyn.com/benfranklinsworld/378_Bynum.mp3 When we study the history of Black Americans, especially in the early American period, we tend to focus on slavery and the slave trades. But focusing solely on slavery can hinder our...
by Ben Franklin's World | Feb 6, 2024 | Beyond the Commonwealth, Podcasts, The Kiosk
https://traffic.libsyn.com/benfranklinsworld/377_Solanke.mp3 2023 marked the 250th anniversary of the arrival of Phillis Wheatley’s published book of poetry in the British American colonies. Phillis Wheatley was an enslaved African woman who, as a teenager,...
by Ben Franklin's World | Jan 23, 2024 | Beyond the Commonwealth, Podcasts, The Kiosk
https://traffic.libsyn.com/benfranklinsworld/376_Gruesz.mp3 Colonial America was born in a world of religious alliances and rivalries. Missionary efforts in the colonial Americas allow us to see how some of these religious alliances and rivalries played out. Spain,...
