Episode 346: Music and Politics in the Early United States

by Ben Franklin's World | Dec 13, 2022 | Beyond the Commonwealth, Podcasts, The Kiosk

https://benfranklinsworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/346_Coleman.mp3 How did everyday Americans in the early United States use and enjoy music? How did they create and circulate new songs and musical lyrics? Our five-episode series about music in early America...

Episode 345: Amateur Musicians in the Early United States

by Ben Franklin's World | Dec 6, 2022 | Beyond the Commonwealth, Podcasts, The Kiosk

https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/benfranklinsworld/345_Goodman.mp3 Our study of music in Early America continues with this third episode in our five-episode series.Our last two episodes (Episode 343 and Episode 344) helped us better understand the musical landscapes...

Episode 344: Music in British North America

by Ben Franklin's World | Nov 29, 2022 | Beyond the Commonwealth, Podcasts, The Kiosk

https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/benfranklinsworld/344_Hildebrand.mp3 Our 5-episode series about music in Early America continues with this second episode that seeks to answer your questions about music in Early America. David Hildebrand is a musicologist and an...

Episode 343: Music and Song in Native North America

by Ben Franklin's World | Nov 22, 2022 | Beyond the Commonwealth, Podcasts, The Kiosk

https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/benfranklinsworld/343_Hamill.mp3 What was music like in Early America? How did different early Americans—Native Americans, African Americans, and White Americans—integrate and use music in their daily lives? Your questions about music...

Episode 342: Elizabeth Ellis, The Great Power of Small Native Nations

by Ben Franklin's World | Nov 8, 2022 | Beyond the Commonwealth, Podcasts, The Kiosk

https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/benfranklinsworld/342_Ellis.mp3 Did you know that small Native American nations had the power to dictate the terms of French colonization in the Gulf South region? Elizabeth Ellis, an Assistant Professor of History at Princeton...

Episode 341: Mairi Cowan, Possession and Exorcism in New France

by Ben Franklin's World | Oct 25, 2022 | Beyond the Commonwealth, Podcasts, The Kiosk

https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/benfranklinsworld/341_Cowan.mp3 Prepare for tricks, treats, and time travel! In honor of Halloween, we’re traveling back to the mid-seventeenth century to investigate a case of demonic possession...