About this episode
I asked - you answered!
This week is all about famed scientist, statesmen and printer Benjamin Franklin. Listen to learn all about the amazing accomplishments and achievements this one founding father crammed into his 84 years.
From running a newspaper to founding the University of Pennsylvania, Benjamin Franklin can be seen and felt to this day.
Sources Used This Episode:
- Why Is Benjamin Franklin's Head on the Hundred Dollar Bill? Biography.com (LINK)
- Benjamin Franklin: American Author, Scientist, and Statesmen. By Gordon S Wood, Britannica.com (LINK)
- Interesting Facts About Benjamin Franklin. Benjamin Franklin Historical Society (LINK)
- Apology for Printers, Benjamin Franklin. Originally published in the Pennsylvania Gazzette, June 10, 1731. Accessed via the National Archives, Jan 30, 2021. (LINK)
- Benjamin Franklin: An American Life by Walter Isaacson
Get every episode summarized
Each time Civics & Coffee: A History Podcast publishes, we email you a written briefing from the transcript — the topics, who appeared, and any specific claims, with the ad reads skipped.
Email me new episodesFree for 3 shows. No card needed.
Hosts & guests
No transcript yet
This episode has not been transcribed. Request it and it moves to the front of the queue.
More episodes
More from Civics & Coffee: A History Podcast
A President Forgotten: James Garfield Part One
Civics & Coffee: A History Podcast
Grief, Love, and Connection: The Missing Pages with Alyson Richman
Civics & Coffee: A History Podcast
Indian Boarding Schools in America: The Carlisle Indian Industrial School
Civics & Coffee: A History Podcast
History Makers: Presidential Seclusion with Charles Ferguson
Civics & Coffee: A History Podcast