All episodes
SCOUT· 49%1h 08m·2026-04-07·History
SCOUT· 49%1h 08m·2026-04-07·History438 The American Revolution & the Fate of the World
Ben Franklin's World
What if the American Revolution didn't just create the United States, but also created Australia? Most of us learned about the Revolution as a story of thirteen North American colonies pushing back against a distant king. But this episode reveals something far wilder: a genuinely global war whose consequences rippled…
Buzzmeter · cross-platform
49%
SCOUT
Scout bees are checking it out — divided opinions, the swarm hasn't committed.
- Platform
- 22%
- Community
- no read yet
- Value
- 85%
Hive Vote · Skep listeners
New on SkepAwaiting the hive's first votes
Buzzmeter says it's buzzing across platforms — the Hive Vote says whether the people who actually listened liked it.
Rate this episode
Add your vote to the Hive — listeners rate every episode after they finish.
Recent reviews
- No reviews yet — be the first.
More from Ben Franklin's World
See all episodes →
Similar episodes from other shows
More like Ben Franklin's World →
Not scored yet
Was the American Revolution a World War?
American History Hit
44m ·
54%America250 Episode 8 Rerelease: Declaring Independence, the Rise of Alexander Hamilton, & the Fall of New York
History That Doesn't Suck
1h 02m ·
Not scored yet
Ben Franklin Gets Fired
HISTORY This Week
32m ·
Not scored yet
Bernardo de Gálvez: Forgotten Hero of the American Revolution
Everything Everywhere Daily: History, Science, Geography & More
16m ·
One great episode in your inbox, daily — free.
One email a day, unsubscribe anytime. No spam, ever.