Episode 427: How States Are Planning the 250th: Commemorating the American Revolution in 2026

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...

Episode 426: Michael Wise, Beyond the First Thanksgiving: Indigenous Agriculture and the Hidden Science of Native Foodways

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...

Episode 425: Ken Burns’ The American Revolution

by Ben Franklin's World | Nov 11, 2025 | Beyond the Commonwealth, Podcasts, The Kiosk

https://traffic.libsyn.com/benfranklinsworld/425_Ken_Burns.mp3 What does it take to bring the American Revolution to life? How can an event that took place 250 years ago be conveyed to us through modern-day film? Ken Burns and his team worked to answer these questions...

Episode 424: Andrew Lawler, Dunmore’s Proclamation & the American Revolution in Virginia

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...

Episode 423: Zara Anishanslin, The Forgotten Artists of the American Revolution

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...

Episode 422: Seth Rockman, Plantation Goods: How Northern Factories Fueled the Plantation Economy

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...