<![CDATA[Founding Fathers: Interviews from 1776]]>https://founding-fathers-intervie-i7sohk.jellypod.comPowered by Jellypod (https://www.jellypod.com)Fri, 13 Nov 2026 05:11:39 GMTTue, 13 Oct 2026 03:43:11 GMTyes6f1fca7d-215a-45f0-a00e-44ea6097d4fbFounding Fathers: Interviews from 1776Charles Thomson, Secretary of the Continental Congress, took the minutes at every debate of the American Revolution. Now he sits down with the Founding Fathers, one by one, to hear the real stories behind independence: the arguments, the risks, and the peCharles Thomson, Secretary of the Continental Congress, took the minutes at every debate of the American Revolution. Now he sits down with the Founding Fathers, one by one, to hear the real stories behind independence: the arguments, the risks, and the people who signed their names to a new nation.episodicFounding Fathers: Interviews from 1776feed+f1985baf@podcasts.jellypod.comfalse<![CDATA[John Adams, Part 3: Holland, the Presidency, and Jefferson]]>https://founding-fathers-intervie-i7sohk.jellypod.com/episodes/ce3cd807-3e5c-48e7-9774-9f614be5466ece3cd807-3e5c-48e7-9774-9f614be5466eFri, 23 Oct 2026 13:00:01 GMT66In this final conversation with Charles Thomson, ninety-year-old John Adams reflects on securing vital Dutch loans, meeting King George III, and averting war with France. He also looks back on moving into an unfinished White House and mending his fractured friendship with Thomas Jefferson.

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]]>Founding Fathers: Interviews from 1776In this final conversation with Charles Thomson, ninety-year-old John Adams reflects on securing vital Dutch loans, meeting King George III, and averting war with France. He also looks back on moving into an unfinished White House and mending his fractureIn this final conversation with Charles Thomson, ninety-year-old John Adams reflects on securing vital Dutch loans, meeting King George III, and averting war with France. He also looks back on moving into an unfinished White House and mending his fractured friendship with Thomas Jefferson. Show Notes John Adams Above the Fray: The Original Foreign Policy President: https://allthingsliberty.com/2023/12/john-adams-above-the-fray-the-original-foreign-policy-president/ For Students: Jefferson and Adams - New American History: https://resources.newamericanhistory.org/jefferson-and-adams-1false00:10:48full<![CDATA[John Adams, Part 2: The Colossus of Independence]]>https://founding-fathers-intervie-i7sohk.jellypod.com/episodes/f074b753-be83-4456-a168-ffe931682c72f074b753-be83-4456-a168-ffe931682c72Wed, 21 Oct 2026 13:00:00 GMT55Step inside the sweltering, fly-infested Pennsylvania State House in July 1776 as John Adams recounts the dramatic, high-stakes debates that forged American independence. From his extemporaneous rebuttal to John Dickinson to Caesar Rodney's legendary midnight ride, discover the behind-the-scenes mechanics of how the historic vote was truly won.

]]>Founding Fathers: Interviews from 1776Step inside the sweltering, fly-infested Pennsylvania State House in July 1776 as John Adams recounts the dramatic, high-stakes debates that forged American independence. From his extemporaneous rebuttal to John Dickinson to Caesar Rodney's legendary midnStep inside the sweltering, fly-infested Pennsylvania State House in July 1776 as John Adams recounts the dramatic, high-stakes debates that forged American independence. From his extemporaneous rebuttal to John Dickinson to Caesar Rodney's legendary midnight ride, discover the behind-the-scenes mechanics of how the historic vote was truly won.false00:11:01full<![CDATA[John Adams, Part 1: Defending the Enemy]]>https://founding-fathers-intervie-i7sohk.jellypod.com/episodes/dee01f63-7425-49f8-9b8d-638a39db1ef6dee01f63-7425-49f8-9b8d-638a39db1ef6Mon, 19 Oct 2026 13:00:04 GMT44Ninety-year-old John Adams reflects on his decision to defend the British soldiers after the Boston Massacre, risking his reputation to uphold the rule of law. He also discusses the courtroom strategy behind the historic verdicts and revisits Abigail Adams's famous plea to "remember the ladies."

]]>Founding Fathers: Interviews from 1776Ninety-year-old John Adams reflects on his decision to defend the British soldiers after the Boston Massacre, risking his reputation to uphold the rule of law. He also discusses the courtroom strategy behind the historic verdicts and revisits Abigail AdamNinety-year-old John Adams reflects on his decision to defend the British soldiers after the Boston Massacre, risking his reputation to uphold the rule of law. He also discusses the courtroom strategy behind the historic verdicts and revisits Abigail Adams's famous plea to "remember the ladies."false00:09:55full<![CDATA[Benjamin Franklin, Part 3: Chess, Spies, and the French Alliance]]>https://founding-fathers-intervie-i7sohk.jellypod.com/episodes/8cbe9784-8e8a-4add-8b24-c1a5a6ac20c78cbe9784-8e8a-4add-8b24-c1a5a6ac20c7Tue, 13 Oct 2026 20:40:01 GMT33Benjamin Franklin reflects on charming Paris, navigating espionage, and securing the crucial French alliance that turned the tide of the American Revolution. He also sets the record straight on his glass armonica and the enduring myth of the national turkey.

]]>Founding Fathers: Interviews from 1776Benjamin Franklin reflects on charming Paris, navigating espionage, and securing the crucial French alliance that turned the tide of the American Revolution. He also sets the record straight on his glass armonica and the enduring myth of the national turkBenjamin Franklin reflects on charming Paris, navigating espionage, and securing the crucial French alliance that turned the tide of the American Revolution. He also sets the record straight on his glass armonica and the enduring myth of the national turkey.false00:08:38full<![CDATA[Benjamin Franklin, Part 2: Humiliation at the Cockpit]]>https://founding-fathers-intervie-i7sohk.jellypod.com/episodes/77e23dcc-29a9-4db9-9211-21b6be319a3e77e23dcc-29a9-4db9-9211-21b6be319a3eTue, 13 Oct 2026 20:38:22 GMT22Benjamin Franklin recounts his public humiliation at the Cockpit in London, an event that shattered his hopes for imperial reconciliation and forged his path as a revolutionary. He also reflects on editing the Declaration of Independence and the permanent, heartbreaking estrangement from his Loyalist son, William.

]]>Founding Fathers: Interviews from 1776Benjamin Franklin recounts his public humiliation at the Cockpit in London, an event that shattered his hopes for imperial reconciliation and forged his path as a revolutionary. He also reflects on editing the Declaration of Independence and the permanentBenjamin Franklin recounts his public humiliation at the Cockpit in London, an event that shattered his hopes for imperial reconciliation and forged his path as a revolutionary. He also reflects on editing the Declaration of Independence and the permanent, heartbreaking estrangement from his Loyalist son, William.false00:10:00full<![CDATA[Benjamin Franklin, Part 1: A Spark in the Powder]]>https://founding-fathers-intervie-i7sohk.jellypod.com/episodes/8c23a0ed-e047-409b-93d3-b3cd8d45fa458c23a0ed-e047-409b-93d3-b3cd8d45fa45Tue, 13 Oct 2026 20:36:21 GMT11Benjamin Franklin joins Charles Thomson to reflect on his decades as a devoted imperial loyalist and his fateful attempt to mend colonial relations. He reveals how leaking the controversial Hutchinson Letters sparked duels, ignited Boston, and pushed him toward public condemnation.

]]>Founding Fathers: Interviews from 1776Benjamin Franklin joins Charles Thomson to reflect on his decades as a devoted imperial loyalist and his fateful attempt to mend colonial relations. He reveals how leaking the controversial Hutchinson Letters sparked duels, ignited Boston, and pushed him Benjamin Franklin joins Charles Thomson to reflect on his decades as a devoted imperial loyalist and his fateful attempt to mend colonial relations. He reveals how leaking the controversial Hutchinson Letters sparked duels, ignited Boston, and pushed him toward public condemnation.false00:08:53full