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This is an episode you've been waiting for! Mark Tabbert, the Director of Archives and Exhibits at the George Washington Masonic National Memorial Association and the author of Almanac of American Freemasonry and A Deserving Brother: George Washington and Freemasonry, joins us so we can investigate and better understand Freemasonry and its role in Early America. Show Notes: https://www.benfranklinsworld.com/329 Join Ben Franklin's World! Subscribe and help us bring history right to your ears! Sponsor Links Omohundro Institute Colonial Williamsburg Foundation The Ben Franklin's World Shop Complementary Episodes Episode 026: Robert Middlekauff, George Washington's Revolution Episode 033: Douglas Bradburn, George Washington & His Library Episode 127: Caroline Winterer, American Enlightenments Episode 130: Paul Revere's Ride Through History Episode 149: George Goodwin, Benjamin Franklin in London Episode 207: Nick Bunker, Young Benjamin Franklin Episode 317: Jews in Early America Listen! Apple Podcasts Spotify Google Podcasts Amazon Music Ben Franklin's World iOS App Ben Franklin's World Android App Helpful Links Join the Ben Franklin's World Facebook Group Ben Franklin's World Twitter: @BFWorldPodcast Ben Franklin's World Facebook Page Sign-up for the Franklin Gazette Newsletter
It's the counter episode to the Revolution Episode released last week! So sit back and enjoy the opposite side of the view, or what revolution usually leads to
2018 marks the 241st anniversary of the American victory at the Battle of Saratoga and the 240th anniversary of the Franco-American Alliance. But was the victory that prompted the French to join the American war effort, truly the "turning point" of the War for Independence? National Book Award-winner Nathaniel Philbrick joins us to explore the two events he sees as better turning points in the American War for Independence: Benedict Arnold’s treason and the French Navy’s participation in the war. Show Notes: https://www.benfranklinsworld.com/208 Sponsor Links Omohundro Institute Babbel (Free Trial) Follow Us onTwitter: @BFWorldPodcast Complementary Episodes Episode 026: Robert Middlekauff, George Washington’s Revolution Episode 037: Kathleen DuVal, Independence Lost Episode 071: Bruce Venter, Saratoga and Hubbardton, 1777 Episode 081: Don Glickstein, After Yorktown: The Final Struggle for American Independence Episode 122: Andrew O’Shaughnessy, The Men Who Lost America Episode 161: Smuggling and the American Revolution Helpful Show Links Ben Franklin's World Facebook Page Join the Ben Franklin's World Community Sign-up for the Franklin Gazette Newsletter Ben Franklin's World iOS App Ben Franklin's World Android App
Hamilton the Musical hit Broadway in August 2015 and since that time people all around the world have been learning about a man named Alexander Hamilton. Or, at least they’ve been learning about the musical’s character Alexander Hamilton. But who was Alexander Hamilton as a real person? Joanne Freeman, a Professor of History and American Studies at Yale University, and one of the foremost experts on the life of Alexander Hamilton, joins us to explore this large question so we can discover more about the man who helped to create the United States. Show Notes: https://www.benfranklinsworld.com/203 Sponsor Links Omohundro Institute The History List (Use promo code BEN to save $5) Complementary Episodes Bonus: The Marquis de Lafayette and the Hermione Episode 094: Cassandra Good, Founding Friendships Episode 153: Committees and Congresses: Governments of the Revolution Episode 179: George Van Cleve, Governance During the Critical Period Episode 180: Kate Elizabeth Brown, Alexander Hamilton and the Making of American Law Episode 202: Early History of the United States Congress Helpful Show Links Ben Franklin's World Facebook Page Join the Ben Franklin's World Community Sign-up for the Franklin Gazette Newsletter Ben Franklin's World iOS App Ben Franklin's World Android App
What kind of character should Americans have? Is it possible to create a shared sense of national character and identity that all Americans can subscribe to? Americans grappled with many questions about what it meant to be an American and a citizen of the new republic after the American Revolution. They grappled with these questions because the people who made up the new United States hailed from many different cultural and ethnic backgrounds. So they wondered: How do you unite the disparate peoples of the United States into one national people? Catherine Kelly, author of Republic of Taste: Art, Politics, and Everyday Life in Early America, joins us to explore the world of art, politics, and taste in the early American republic and how that world contributed to the formation of American character and virtue. Show Notes: https://www.benfranklinsworld.com/201 Sponsor Links Omohundro Institute Babbel (Use promo code BFWorld to save 50 percent off your first 3 months) OI Books Flash Sale (Use promo code 01BFW before September 4, 2018 to save 50 percent) Complementary Episodes Episode 024: Kimberly Alexander, 18th-Century Fashion & Material Culture Episode 076: Nathan Perl-Rosenthal, Citizen Sailors: Becoming American in the Age of Revolution Episode 084: Zara Anishanslin, How Historians Read Historical Sources Episode 127: Caroline Winterer, American Enlightenments Episode 136: Jennifer Van Horn, Material Culture and the Making of America Helpful Show Links Ben Franklin's World Facebook Page Join the Ben Franklin's World Community Sign-up for the Franklin Gazette Newsletter Ben Franklin's World iOS App Ben Franklin's World Android App *Books purchased through this link will help support the production of Ben Franklin's World.
As part of its mission, the National Park Service seeks to protect and preserve places saved by the American people so that all may experience the heritage of the United States. These places include those with historical significance. Supervisory Park Ranger Garrett Cloer joins us to explore the Longfellow House-Washington’s Headquarters National Historic Site so we can discover more about the Siege of Boston (1775-76) and the birth of the Continental Army and the life and work of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. Show Notes: https://www.benfranklinsworld.com/194 Sponsor Links Omohundro Institute Daniel Livesay, Children of Uncertain Fortune Complementary Episodes Episode 026: Robert Middlekauff, George Washington’s Revolution Episode 112: Mary Beth Norton, The Tea Crisis of 1773 Episode 129: John Bell, The Road to Concord Episode 130: Paul Revere’s Ride Through History Episode 157: The Revolution’s African American Soldiers Episode 158: The Revolutionaries’ Army Helpful Show Links Ben Franklin's World Facebook Page Join the Ben Franklin's World Community Sign-up for the Franklin Gazette Newsletter Ben Franklin's World iOS App Ben Franklin's World Android App *Books purchased through this link will help support the production of Ben Franklin's World.
The Alien and Sedition Acts consisted of four laws enacted by the United States government in 1798. The United States passed these laws during a time of great uncertainty, a time when many Americans feared for the very survival for their nation. But why did Americans fear for the United States’ existence and why did they think four laws that limited citizenship and freedom of speech would protect and secure their young republic? Terri Halperin, an instructor at the University of Richmond and author of The Alien and Sedition Acts of 1798: Testing the Constitution, will help us find answers to these questions by taking us through the Alien and Sedition Acts and how they came to be. Show Notes: https://www.benfranklinsworld.com/188 Send Liz your questions about early American history for Episode 200! Sponsor Links Omohundro Institute Children of Uncertain Fortune (Use promo code 01DAH40 to save 40 percent) Complementary Episodes Episode 007: John Adams and the Adams Papers Documentary Editing Project Episode 017: François Furstenberg, When the United States Spoke French Episode 052: Ronald Johnson, Early United States-Haitian Diplomacy Episode 076: Nathan Perl-Rosenthal, Citizen Sailors: Becoming American in the Age of Revolution Episode 165: The Age of Revolutions Episode 167: Eberhard Faber, The Early History of New Orleans Helpful Show Links Ben Franklin's World Facebook Page Join the Ben Franklin's World Community Sign-up for the Franklin Gazette Newsletter Ben Franklin's World iOS App Ben Franklin's World Android App *Books purchased through this link will help support the production of Ben Franklin's World.
Intelligence gathering plays an important role in the foreign policies of many modern-day nation states, including the United States. Which raises the questions: How and when did the United States establish its foreign intelligence service? To answer those questions we’ll need to journey back to the American Revolution. Our guide is Kenneth Daigler, an intelligence professional with 33 years experience managing human sources and collection and the author of Spies, Patriots, and Traitors: American Intelligence in the Revolutionary War, will facilitate our mental time travel and exploration of this topic. Show Notes: https://www.benfranklinsworld.com/172 Sponsor Links Omohundro Institute Georgian Papers Programme Georgian Papers Transcriber Sign-up Complementary Episodes Episode 065: Alexander Rose, Washington’s Spies Episode 129: J.L. Bell, The Road to Concord Episode 130: Paul Revere’s Ride Through History Episode 144: Robert Parkinson, The Common Cause of the Revolution Episode 155: Pauline Maier’s American Revolution Episode 158: The Revolutionaries’ Army Helpful Show Links Ben Franklin's World Facebook Page Join the Ben Franklin's World Community Sign-up for the Franklin Gazette Newsletter Ben Franklin's World iOS App Ben Franklin's World Android App *Books purchased through this link will help support the production of Ben Franklin's World.
When we think about North America during the American Revolution, most of our brains show us images of eastern Canada and the thirteen British American colonies that waged a revolution and war for independence against Great Britain. But what about the rest of the North American continent? What about the areas that we know today as the midwest, the Great Plains, the southwest, the west, and the Pacific Northwest? What about Alaska? What went on in these areas during the American Revolution? What did the American Revolution look like through the eyes of Native American peoples? In this episode of the Doing History: To the Revolution series, we explore what the American Revolution looked like within the larger context of North American history with historians Claudio Saunt and Alyssa Mt. Pleasant. Show Notes: https://www.benfranklinsworld.com/163 Sponsor Links Omohundro Institute OI Reader William and Mary Quarterly-Journal of the Early Republic special American Revolution issue $10 Promotion The Great Courses Plus (1 Free Month of Unlimited Courses) Complementary Episodes Episode 014: Claudio Saunt, West of the Revolution Episode 029: Colin Calloway, The Victory With No Name Episode 109: John Dixon, The American Enlightenment & Cadwallader Colden Episode 123: Revolutionary Allegiances Episode 151: Defining the American Revolution Episode 158: The Revolutionaries’ Army Complementary Blog Posts Rachel Hermann, "Histories of Hunger in the American Revolution" YouTube Videos of Episode Music Men's Smoke Dance Salamanca Powwow 2017 Third Round Water Song by Akwesasne Women Singers Helpful Show Links Ben Franklin's World Facebook Page Join the Ben Franklin's World Community Sign-up for the Franklin Gazette Newsletter Ben Franklin's World iOS App Ben Franklin's World Android App
George Washington was an accomplished man. He served as a delegate to the First and Second Continental Congresses, Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army, first President of the United States, and on top of all that he was also a savvy businessman who ran a successful plantation. George Washington was also a slaveholder. In 1789, he and his wife Martha took 7 slaves to New York City to serve them in their new role as First Family. A 16 year-old girl named Ona Judge was one of the enslaved women who accompanied and served the Washingtons. Erica Dunbar, a Professor of Black American Studies and History at the University of Delaware and author of Never Caught: The Washington’s Relentless Pursuit of Their Runaway Slave Ona Judge, leads us through the early American life of Ona Judge. Show Notes: https://www.benfranklinsworld.com/137 Sponsor Links Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture William and Mary Quarterly Episode 105: Joshua Piker, How Historians Publish History (Behind-the-scenes of the William and Mary Quarterly) Complementary Episodes Episode 026: George Washington’s Revolution Episode 033: George Washington and His Library Episode 061: George Washington in Retirement Episode 074: Mary Wigge, Martha Washington Episode 083: Jared Hardesty, Unfreedom: Slavery in Colonial Boston Episode 089: Jessica Millward, Slavery and Freedom in Early Maryland Helpful Show Links Ben Franklin's World Facebook Page Join the Ben Franklin's World Community Sign-up for the Franklin Gazette Newsletter Ben Franklin's World iOS App Ben Franklin's World Android App *Books purchased through this link will help support the production of Ben Franklin's World.
Hello Fellow Revolutionaries,I am pleased to announce the release of Tales of the Revolution with Jason Vreeke - Episode 12!This episode is entitled, Tell The WorldOur special guest storyteller is Sarah Yardley.Sarah shares some of her experiences as a missionary to England!Also listen to some of my own antics and misadventures while I try to Tell the World!Listen to or download this episode below!Remember to subscribe on iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play Music, or anywhere you get podcasts.Don't forget to join the email list by entering your email below. If you join, you will receive special bonus content downloads not available anywhere else! Be sure to confirm your subscription as well! Play the YouTube Video above or MP3 below!Tales of the Revolution Episode 12 - Tell the World
Historians often portray the American Revolution as an orderly, if violent, event that moved from British colonists’ high-minded ideas about freedom to American independence from Great Britain and the ratification of the Constitution of 1787. But was the American Revolution an orderly event that took place only between Great Britain and her North American colonists? Was it really about high-minded ideas? Two-time Pulitzer Prize winner Alan Taylor joins us to explore the American Revolution as a Continental event with details from his book, American Revolutions: A Continental History. 1750-1804. Show Notes: http://www.benfranklinsworld.com/128 Sponsor Links DelanceyPlace.com "The U.S. Helps the Rebels in Panama" Complementary Episodes Episode 014: Claudio Saunt, West of the Revolution Episode 016: Alan Taylor, The Internal Enemy Episode 029: Colin Calloway, The Victory with No Name Episode 037: Kathleen DuVal: Independence Lost Episode 123: Revolutionary Allegiances Bonus: Why Historians Study History Helpful Show Links Ben Franklin's World Facebook Page Join the Ben Franklin's World Community Sign-up for the Franklin Gazette Newsletter Ben Franklin's World iOS App Ben Franklin's World Android App *Books purchased through this link will help support the production of Ben Franklin's World.
Did the Americans win the War for Independence? Or did the British simply lose the war? The history of the American War for Independence is complicated. And history books tell many different versions of the event, which is why we need an expert to guide us through the intricacies of whether we should look at the war as an American victory, a British defeat, or in some other light. Andrew O’Shaughnessy, author of The Men Who Lost America: British Leadership, the American Revolution, and the Fate of the Empire, joins us to explore British viewpoints of the American War for Independence. Show Notes: http://www.benfranklinsworld.com/122 Georgian Papers Programme Georgian Papers Programme Draft of a message of abdication from George III to the Parliament Sponsor Links Cornell University Press Critical Edition of Cadwallader Colden’s The History of Five Indian Nations Episode 109: John Dixon, The Enlightenment of Cadwallader Colden Complementary Episodes Episode 026: Robert Middlekauff, George Washington’s Revolution Episode 046: John Ferling, Whirlwind: The American Revolution & the War That Won It Episode 112: Mary Beth Norton, The Tea Crisis of 1773 Episode 119: Steve Pincus, The Heart of the Declaration Bonus: Stamp Act Helpful Show Links Help Support Ben Franklin's World Crowdfunding Campaign Ben Franklin's World Facebook Page Join the Ben Franklin's World Community Sign-up for the Franklin Gazette Newsletter Ben Franklin's World iOS App Ben Franklin's World Android App *Books purchased through this link will help support the production of Ben Franklin's World.
Fellow Revolutionaries,I am pleased to announce that Tales of the Revolution Episode 6 is now available!This episode is entitled A Smiley For Your Troubles
Hello Fellow Revolutionaries,First I want to thank you for the successful re-launch of Tales of the Revolution with Jason Vreeke!The podcast is something that I must do in my service in the Revolution.After the release of Tales of the Revolution Episode 3 - Little Life, I found a few unused pieces that were left on the virtual cutting room floor. At first I thought of using them for future episodes. Then I came to the realization that I would rather keep each episode fresh. So with that being said I am releasing the first "deleted scene." Consider this a little bonus feature!EP3 Deleted Scene - The UniverseI hope you enjoy this little bonus that I just could not fit into Episode 3.-Jason VreekeP.S. If you have not yet heard Episode 3 be sure to check it out! Episode 4 is now in production and will be released soon!
Click on link below!Episode 1 - TurnaroundIt's time for Tales of the Revolution Episode 1, "Turnaround." Hear stories from people who found a complete turnaround in the person of Jesus Christ, the greatest of all Revolutionaries.Your Fellow revolutionary,Jason VreekeP.S. Please leave me a comment here or on the Facebook page. Let me know what you think. Also, let me know when you are ready to share a story...I already know you have one or two or ten.
"She Holds The Key" This is the inaugural tangent of Christopher Tanner. This is an extra, a side note, an after thought of the main series Cellar Door Skeptics. We call this From the Vault because it is from one of the co-hosts of Cellar Door Skeptics. Christopher Tanner talks about Kim Davis, her position, understanding christians point of view, and why we should be supporting her jail sentence. Please welcome the new Cellar Door Skeptics Podcast as we work toward Preparing for the Revolution Episode: http://www.spreaker.com/user/cellardoorskeptics/1-cds-from-the-vault-vol-1-she-holds-the Subscribe: http://www.spreaker.com/user/cellardoorskeptics https://www.facebook.com/CellarDoorSkeptics
On the Revolution Episode we welcomed Navid Khonsari to the spaceship, and if you didn't know Navid is one of the head ninjas in charge at RockStar Games when you thought that Rockstar made Guitar Hero. Navid was there to help turn Rockstar from a small independent gaming company to the cultural monolith that it is today with such titles as Grand Theft Auto, Max Payne, Red Dead and many more that you've spent countless hours rocking. Now he's helping to start another epic shift in the gaming world with his new game 1979: Revolution, which is too epic to describe here you're going to have to listen to the episode to get the scoop. Not only that we also mourn and pay tribute to the recent passing of Nelson Mandela, with Benhameen telling a personal story about the great man. On a lighter note we discuss the new Amazing Spider Man trailer as well as the casting of Gal Gadot as DC Films new Wonder Woman. The Revolution Episode is one for the books, but don't worry it will be televised. Rest In Power Madiba.