by Ben Franklin's World | Dec 30, 2025 | Beyond the Commonwealth, Podcasts, The Kiosk
https://traffic.libsyn.com/benfranklinsworld/430_Benjamin_Rush.mp3 What if the key to understanding American politics in the Founding Era wasn’t just in the halls of Congress, but in the human body? Discover the life and work of Benjamin Rush, a signer of the...
by Ben Franklin's World | Dec 16, 2025 | Beyond the Commonwealth, Podcasts, The Kiosk
https://traffic.libsyn.com/benfranklinsworld/429_McDonald.mp3 Think the Boston Tea Party made America a coffee-drinking nation? Historian Michelle McDonald reveals the truth: colonists were already choosing coffee over tea because it was cheaper. Michelle Craig...
by Ben Franklin's World | Dec 9, 2025 | Beyond the Commonwealth, Podcasts, The Kiosk
https://traffic.libsyn.com/benfranklinsworld/428_Lepler.mp3 In the 1820s, American entrepreneurs, engineers, and politicians dared to dream big. They believed they could cut a canal, not through Panama, but through the wild, rain-soaked terrain of Nicaragua. Their...
by Ben Franklin's World | Dec 2, 2025 | Beyond the Commonwealth, Podcasts, The Kiosk
https://traffic.libsyn.com/benfranklinsworld/427_Commissions.mp3 As we look ahead to the 250th anniversary—the semiquincentennial—of the Declaration of Independence in 2026, communities and commissions across the United States are asking big questions: How should we...
by Ben Franklin's World | Nov 18, 2025 | Beyond the Commonwealth, Podcasts, The Kiosk
https://traffic.libsyn.com/benfranklinsworld/426_Wise.mp3 As Thanksgiving approaches, many Americans are gathering to reflect on gratitude, family—and of course—food. It’s the time of year when we may think about the so-called “First Thanksgiving” and imagine...
