by Ben Franklin's World | Nov 4, 2025 | Beyond the Commonwealth, Podcasts, The Kiosk
https://traffic.libsyn.com/benfranklinsworld/424_Lawler.mp3 In November 1775, as tensions between the British Empire and its rebellious colonies continued to escalate, Virginia’s royal governor made a radical—and to some, terrifying—proclamation: Any enslaved person...
by Ben Franklin's World | Oct 21, 2025 | Beyond the Commonwealth, Podcasts, The Kiosk
https://traffic.libsyn.com/benfranklinsworld/423_Anishanslin_1.mp3 Have you ever noticed how conversations about the American Revolution often center on great battles, founding documents, and famous statesmen? What if, instead, we explored that world through the...
by Ben Franklin's World | Oct 7, 2025 | Beyond the Commonwealth, Podcasts, The Kiosk
https://tracking.swap.fm/track/YfZO4tERxneauNcW9Fgn/mgln.ai/e/211/traffic.megaphone.fm/ARML2380322675.mp3 When we talk about slavery in Early America, we often focus on plantations: their large, fertile fields, their cash crops, and the people who labored on those...
by Ben Franklin's World | Sep 23, 2025 | Beyond the Commonwealth, Podcasts, The Kiosk
https://traffic.libsyn.com/benfranklinsworld/421_Brooking.mp3 What if loyalty, not rebellion, was the default position in British North America? It’s easy to forget that before 1776, most colonists identified as proud Britons. They didn’t see themselves as future...
by Ben Franklin's World | Sep 9, 2025 | Beyond the Commonwealth, Podcasts, The Kiosk
https://tracking.swap.fm/track/YfZO4tERxneauNcW9Fgn/mgln.ai/e/211/traffic.megaphone.fm/ARML5253660474.mp3 When we think about the founding of the United States, we often focus on the Constitution, the Founding Fathers, and those first landmark elections. But how did...
