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Jan 2022
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Who is Benjamin Franklin?

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Join Gen-Z Media producer, Claire McClanahan, for the first of four conversations with Ben Franklin expert, Dr George Boudreau. In this episode we learn a little bit more about who Ben Franklin was, in his younger years, before he was an elder statesman on the hundred dollar bill. For more great shows, visit GZMshows.com. Learn more about your ad choices. V ... Show More
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