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.
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Feb 2022
The Inventions of Ben Franklin: When party games become science!
In the second part of our conversation with Ben Franklin expert, Dr George Boudreau, we learn what a kite, lightning, and a turkey have in common as we delve into the experiments and discoveries of Ben Franklin. For more great shows, visit GZMshows.com. Learn more about your ad c ... Show More
11m 22s
Feb 2022
The Age of Ben Franklin: Daily Life and Complicated History
In part three of our conversation with Ben Franklin expert, Dr George Boudreau, we get a glimpse into what daily life might have been like as Ben Franklin was coming of age through multiple wars, pandemics, and a changing country. For more great shows, visit GZMshows.com. Learn m ... Show More
8m 58s
Feb 2022
Connecting with Ben Franklin
In this final installment of our chat with Ben Franklin expert, Dr George Boudreau, we learn just how much we have in common with Ben Franklin and who he might have been today. For more great shows, visit GZMshows.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoice ... Show More
6m 11s
Mar 2022
Benjamin Franklin with Ken Burns
<p>Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) was a scientist, inventor, writer and diplomat. As one of the leading figures of early American history, Franklin helped to draft the Declaration of Independence in 1776, worked to negotiate the Treaty of Paris that ended the Revolutionary War in ... Show More
33m 26s