Young Ben Franklin
Before he was Benjamin Franklin, inventor and statesman, he was just Ben, a boy in Colonial Boston with an adventurous spirit, a curious mind...and a penchant for getting into trouble. Meet our most endearing founding father at fourteen; a charming rebel years away from discovering the ageless sayings and brilliant inventions that made him famous. When Ben and his friends stumble upon a mysterious letter leading to a legendary treasure, he'll have to use his wits and bravery to outsmart the cruel British governor of Massachusetts. For more great shows, visit GZMShows.com
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May 16, 2018 • 4 mins
Before he was Benjamin Franklin, inventor and statesman, he was just Ben, a boy in Colonial Boston with an adventurous spirit, a curious mind...and a penchant for getting into trouble. Meet our most endearing founding father at thirteen; a charming rebel years away from discovering the ageless sayings and brilliant inventions that made him famous. When Ben and his friends stumble upon a mysterious letter leading to a legendary trea...
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July 2, 2018 • 19 mins
Ben Franklin and his band of wharf rats run afoul of the law, but when a young fugitive named Eliza Boyd hires his puzzle-solving services, Ben stumbles into the adventure of a lifetime. Before he was Benjamin Franklin, inventor and statesman, he was just Ben, a boy in Colonial Boston with an adventurous spirit, a curious mind...and a penchant for getting into trouble. Meet our most endearing founding father at fourteen; a charming...
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July 4, 2018 • 22 mins
Ben and the boys take on the case of Eliza Boyd and the missing teapot. When the mystery proves to go a lot deeper than expected, Ben brushes up against the wicked Governor Templeton and his dangerous son Thaddeus. Produced by Gen-Z Media.
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July 4, 2018 • 22 mins
Ben meets a pirate who is not at all what he seems. His investigation takes him and the wharf rats to a graveyard, where they dig up the legend of a treasure older than America itself.
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July 4, 2018 • 20 mins
Ben, Eliza and the boys witness the governor’s ruthlessness first-hand. A secret letter, written in invisible ink, sets off a treasure hunt…and a race against time.
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July 4, 2018 • 18 mins
With his brother in peril, Ben attempts to secure a boat to take him to a legendary island. When he’s nearly caught, a most unexpected ally comes to his rescue. Ben and his friends make their way across the choppy seas to reach the treasure.
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July 4, 2018 • 17 mins
When Thaddeus and his men arrive on the island looking for the treasure, Ben harnesses the power of nature to fight back.
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July 4, 2018 • 15 mins
Just when all seems lost for Ben and the wharf rats, an old friend appears from out of the fog. When Eliza is dragged into the lion’s den, she must use her wits to take on the governor himself.
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July 4, 2018 • 18 mins
Ben finally comes face to face with the wicked Governor Templeton and discovers that the treasure might have been under their noses all along.
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July 4, 2018 • 18 mins
As Boston celebrates, Ben’s friends launch a plan to rescue him and the treasure. Ben realizes that the gold can be used to further the cause of freedom in the colonies and leads his pals on a thrilling escape at sea.
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July 4, 2018 • 22 mins
Aboard a cargo ship bound for freedom, Ben finds himself staring down the barrel of the governor’s cannons. When Ben’s heroism earns him and his friends a death sentence, all of Boston rallies to his defense. A leader is born, and Ben is forced to make a decision that will change the course of American history.
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January 26, 2022 • 4 mins
Young Ben is back! Check out a trailer for season 2 of the award-winning podcast from Gen-Z Media. This time, Ben finds himself in the middle of another high-stakes mystery as a teenager in an unforgiving New York City. When Ben’s prospective boss at a newspaper goes missing, the investigation leads him to an even deeper and darker secret, and takes him from the lavish townhouses of the New York gentry to the mean streets of the mo...
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January 26, 2022 • 9 mins
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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February 2, 2022 • 11 mins
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.
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February 9, 2022 • 8 mins
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.
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February 16, 2022 • 6 mins
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.
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February 23, 2022 • 24 mins
Ben arrives in Manhattan, where he’s greeted by some signature New York City hospitality. Searching for a publishing job, Ben finds himself at odds with Danny Quinn and the Dirty Dogs, the roughest, toughest gang in New York.
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March 2, 2022 • 25 mins
Ben dazzles the Dirty Dogs with his command of science. Danny takes Ben on a tour of NYC, a place of great excitement and even greater danger. Ben meets the powerful Lord Billingsgate and his daughter, Amanda. Ben and new friend Hanna stumble upon a new mystery.
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March 9, 2022 • 21 mins
Ben finds himself once again facing arrest and trial for a crime he didn’t commit. Can Hanna, Danny and the Dirty Dogs rescue him from a certain conviction?
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March 16, 2022 • 20 mins
Ben uses his wits and bravery to make a daring escape from the law. But when Ben and Hanna return to the scene of the crime, they make a horrible discovery.
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