Let's Be Frank

With the new ways Dr. Franklin has come to engage with his public in his modern almanack, we're taking the opportunity to go back and revisit the first two seasons with our new video format. Catch video episodes of Season One on primary source media's YouTube channel, and circle back to our beginnings over a year ago in new and exciting ways. The first installment in a four-part series exploring s...

With the new ways Dr. Franklin has come to engage with his public in his modern almanack, we're taking the opportunity to go back and revisit the first two seasons with our new video format. Catch video episodes of Season One on primary source media's YouTube channel, and circle back to our beginnings over a year ago in new and exciting ways. https://www.youtube.com/@primarysourcemedia An explorat...

With the new ways Dr. Franklin has come to engage with his public in his modern almanack, we're taking the opportunity to go back and revisit the first two seasons with our new video format. Catch video episodes of Season One on primary source media's YouTube channel, and circle back to our beginnings over a year ago in new and exciting ways. https://www.youtube.com/@primarysourcemedia A story of...

With the new ways Dr. Franklin has come to engage with his public in his modern almanack, we're taking the opportunity to go back and revisit the first two seasons with our new video format. Catch video episodes of Season One on primary source media's YouTube channel, and circle back to our beginnings over a year ago in new and exciting ways. https://www.youtube.com/@primarysourcemedia Episode 01:...

The Season Finale celebrates the 272nd anniversary of Franklin's famous Kite experiment. Featuring the two primary sources surrounding the electrifying event, as well as the wit and wisdom you love so much from your favorite fake-founding father. Join our Junto and unlock extra perks and content! patreon.com/lets_be_frank or Donate on venmo@bfranklinlive Additional Links: https://www.bfranklinlive...

Is there a roadmap to moral perfection? Can someone develop the formula to becoming a better person? Dr. Franklin certainly tried. This week, the Doctor discusses his plan for moral perfection and the habits he adopted to avoid falling into old habits, and make goodness a habit in, and of, itself. Join our Junto and unlock extra perks and content! patreon.com/lets_be_frank or Donate on venmo@bfran...

On this special episode of Let's Be Frank, the Doctor leads a moment of silence in honor of Memorial Day. He also shares some updates about a very special school visit, and teases next week's episode. Join our Junto and unlock extra perks and content! patreon.com/lets_be_frank or Donate on venmo@bfranklinlive Additional Links: https://www.bfranklinlive.com/journal/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/p...

Everyone's favorite fake founding father is back with special guest Laurel Rockall, co-host of the Hightailing through history podcast, to talk about the gin epidemic of 1740's London. Hightailing through History features two sisters who, with libation and recreational flair, surprise each other with a story from history's vault of the weird and the wonderful! Covering topics all around the world...

On Part Two of the Season's lead up to the infamous kite experiment, the Doctor talks about when he first became involved in studying electricity. Through three primary sources, he shares some early observations, innovations and inventions, like the lightning rod. Join our Junto and unlock extra perks and content! patreon.com/lets_be_frank or Donate on venmo@bfranklinlive Additional Links: https:/...

Under the shadow of the proposed Tik Tok Ban, Dr. Franklin discusses the 1774 Congressional Ban on Theatre and his 1789 "Account of the Supremest Court of Adjudicator in Pennsylvania, viz. The Court of the Press." Join our Junto and unlock extra perks and content! patreon.com/lets_be_frank Additional Links: https://www.bfranklinlive.com/journal/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more info...

Joining Dr. Franklin is clothing historian and period tailor Michael McCarty. Together, they talk about fashion in the 18th century, the clothing industry from fiber to fashion, and the role clothing plays in how we express ourselves.  Michael McCarty is a clothing historian and trained historical tailor. He studied under Mark Hutter in a seven year apprenticeship at The Colonial Williamsburg...

Join the two Doctors to discuss Botany, and prolific Gardner John Bartram and his impact on early American horticulture. Dr. Austin Menzmer recently graduated from the University of Georgia with a doctoral degree in Plant Biology. He hopes to use his skills as a college professor, spreading curiosity and awe of the natural world to his students. When not at work, he loves to spend time with his wi...

Part One of this Season's Theme: Snatching Lightning, exploring Franklin's famous kite experiment. In this installment, Dr. Franklin shares some of the earliest experiments with electricity; from Thales the Miletian and the origins of the word to Browne's Pseudodoxica Epidemica. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As we turn our eyes upwards to the imminent solar eclipse, Dr. Franklin sits down with historian and amateur astronomer Robert Weathers to talk about the history of astronomy in the 18th century, and it's ties to morality and virtue. Join our Junto and unlock extra perks and content! patreon.com/lets_be_frank Additional Links: https://www.bfranklinlive.com/journal/ https://www.youtube.com/@2c4h_po...

Where does the holiday of April Fool's Day even come from? What what does it have to do with Daylight Saving's Time? Join Dr. Franklin this week for an episode speculating into the origins of the foolish holiday, and for a reading of a satirical essay which would become reality a hundred years later. Join our Junto and unlock extra perks and content! patreon.com/lets_be_frank Additional Links: htt...

Dr. Franklin makes his return after a long hiatus on this short episode about the tale tale of female, revolutionary icon Sybill Luddington. The Doctor will also discuss the prolific career of his sister in law, Ann Smith Franklin and her place in history for her contributions to early American journalism. This season, Let's Be Frank is adding video to our format! Check us out on Youtube and enjoy...

Dr. Franklin brings two primary sources to commemorate the 250th Anniversary of the Boston Tea Party, wrapping up Season Two of your Favorite Fake Founding Father's Podcast Join our Junto and unlock extra perks and content! patreon.com/lets_be_frank You can also support us with a one time donation via Venmo @bfranklinlive Additional Links: https://www.bfranklinlive.com/journal/ https://www.youtube...

The fourth and final installment of the road that brings us to the Boston Tea Party. Stay tuned for the Season Finale where we explore that revolutionary event with primary sources on the 250th anniversary of it occurring. Join our Junto and unlock extra perks and content! patreon.com/lets_be_frank You can also support us with a one time donation via Venmo @bfranklinlive Additional Links: https://...

A heady discussion about God, Nature, Good and Evil taken from a paper written from a teenage Benjamin Franklin that he would one day regret.  Join our Junto and unlock extra perks and content! patreon.com/lets_be_frank You can also support us with a one time donation via Venmo @bfranklinlive Additional Links: https://www.bfranklinlive.com/journal/ https://www.youtube.com/@2c4h_podcast https:...

What's the deal with the bodies found in Ben Franklin's basement? This week the Doctor is setting the record straight on this episode about soured friendships, medicine and grave-robbing. Join our Junto and unlock extra perks and content! patreon.com/lets_be_frank Additional Links: https://www.bfranklinlive.com/journal/ https://www.youtube.com/@2c4h_podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy f...

Part Three of this Season's central story features three primary sources featuring John Hancock, John Adams and Paul Revere and explores the aftermath of the Boston Massacre, the Townshend Revenue Acts and sets the stage for part four and our season finale, just a few weeks away! Join our Junto and unlock extra perks and content! patreon.com/lets_be_frank Additional Links: https://www.bfranklinliv...

Part two of Dr. Franklin's interview with historic silversmith, Megan Cantwell about how she examines history through the practical application of 18th century trades. Join our Junto and unlock extra perks and content! patreon.com/lets_be_frank Additional Links: https://www.bfranklinlive.com/journal/ https://www.youtube.com/@2c4h_podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Part one of Dr. Franklin's interview with historic silversmith, Megan Cantwell about how she examines history through the practical application of 18th century trades. Join our Junto and unlock extra perks and content! patreon.com/lets_be_frank Additional Links: https://www.bfranklinlive.com/journal/ https://www.youtube.com/@2c4h_podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week the Doctor discusses an account of a witch trial that unsettled a small hamlet in New Jersey in 1730, and the greater topic of trying to eliminate what we fear or don't understand. Join our Junto and unlock extra perks and content! patreon.com/lets_be_frank Additional Links: https://www.bfranklinlive.com/journal/ https://www.youtube.com/@2c4h_podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privac...

The second episode in our lead up to the Boston Tea Party is filled with rage, violence and bloodshed as the Doctor uncovers five years of tumult in Massachusetts, between the protests that destroyed the governor's mansion to the Boston Massacre in 1770.  Join our Junto and unlock extra perks and content! patreon.com/lets_be_frank Additional Links: https://www.bfranklinlive.com/journal/ https...