EPISODE · Sep 19, 2024 · 37 MIN
ON BENJAMIN FRANKLIN Episode 4: The Statesman
from ON CRISPR: The Story of Jennifer Doudna with Walter Isaacson · host iHeartPodcasts and Kaleidoscope
After retiring at the age of 42, Ben Franklin immersed himself in politics, taking on enormous diplomatic challenges on behalf of Pennsylvania and the colonies. In this episode, we dive into Franklin the talented statesman-- a man who emerged from his mission in England with a taste for revenge, charmed the French into supporting a burgeoning nation, and somehow found time to get involved in every revolutionary tract-- from Common Sense to the Constitution... in between playing chess in the bathtub! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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