{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"BFW Revisited: The Common Cause","description":"Before Common Sense could ignite a revolution, colonists had to be convinced they shared a cause worth fighting for. So how did Revolutionary leaders turn thirteen very different colonies into \u201cAmericans\u201d\u2014and what stories did they tell to make that unity feel real? In this Ben Franklin\u2019s World Revisited episode, historian Robert Parkinson returns to explore how newspapers and wartime messaging helped forge the Revolution\u2019s \u201ccommon cause\u201d\u2014and how that campaign leaned on fear, race, and exclusion to build a new national identity. Rob\u2019s Website&amp;nbsp;| Book |  Show Notes:&amp;nbsp;https:\/\/www.benfranklinsworld.com\/144 &amp;nbsp;  RECOMMENDED NEXT EPISODES  \ud83c\udfa7 Episode 016: The Internal Enemy \ud83c\udfa7 Episode 122: The Men Who Lost America \ud83c\udfa7 Episode 141: A Declaration in Draft \ud83c\udfa7 Episode 243: Revolutionary Print Networks \ud83c\udfa7 Episode 375: Misinformation Nation: Fake News in Early America \ud83c\udfa7 Episode 431: Common Sense at 250: The Pamphlet That Sparked A Revolution  SUPPORT OUR WORK \ud83c\udf81&amp;nbsp;Make a Donation to&amp;nbsp;Ben Franklin\u2019s World  REQUEST A TOPIC \ud83d\udce8&amp;nbsp;Topic Request Form \ud83d\udceb&amp;nbsp;liz@benfranklinsworld.com   WHEN YOU'RE READY \ud83d\uddde\ufe0f&amp;nbsp;BFW Gazette Newsletter&amp;nbsp; \ud83d\udc69\u200d\ud83d\udcbb&amp;nbsp;Join the BFW Listener Community \ud83c\udf0d&amp;nbsp;Join the History Explorers Club  TAKE THE QUIZ \ud83e\udded Discover How You Explore History (under 2 minutes) \ud83d\udc49&amp;nbsp;https:\/\/www.benfranklinsworld.com\/quiz   LISTEN \ud83c\udfa7 \ud83c\udf4e&amp;nbsp;Apple Podcasts&amp;nbsp; \ud83d\udc9a&amp;nbsp;Spotify&amp;nbsp;  \ud83c\udfb6&amp;nbsp;Amazon Music \ud83d\udedc Pandora  CONNECT \ud83e\udd8b&amp;nbsp;Liz on Bluesky \ud83d\udc69\u200d\ud83d\udcbb&amp;nbsp;Liz on LinkedIn \ud83d\udedc&amp;nbsp;Liz\u2019s Website  SAY THANKS \ud83d\udc9c&amp;nbsp;Leave a review on Apple Podcasts \ud83d\udc9a&amp;nbsp;Leave a rating on Spotify  *Book links are affiliate links. Every purchase supports the podcast. ","author_name":"Ben Franklin's World","author_url":"http:\/\/www.benfranklinsworld.com","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/39577230\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/197033495"}