{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"435 Common Sense at 250: The Unfinished Work of Democracy, A Live Conversation","description":"In January 1776, Thomas Paine told the American colonies to break free from their king. But what was supposed to come next? 250 years later, that question still doesn't have a good answer. To mark the anniversary of *Common Sense*, we traveled to Lewes, England, the town where Paine lived before he ever set foot in America, and recorded our first-ever LIVE episode inside Bull House, the building where Paine honed his ideas about citizens and their government. Joseph Adelman chairs a panel with scholars Leanne O'Boyle, Nicole Mahoney, and Jeanne Sheehan Zaino as they dig into the legacy of *Common Sense*: democracy's "day two problem," the women Paine wrote out of his own story, why "the law is king" keeps showing up on protest signs, and what a 15th-century building in a small English town can teach us about where democratic ideas actually take root. Recorded live in partnership with the Institute for Thomas Paine Studies at Iona University. Show Notes: https:\/\/www.benfranklinsworld.com\/435   EPISODE OUTLINE 00:00:00 Introduction 00:01:06 What Happened After the Revolution? 00:02:59 Live from the Bull House in Lewes, England 00:04:49 A Template for Common Sense and Civic Life 00:07:12 Thomas Paine's Legacy in Lewes, England 00:10:24 Thomas Paine's Legacy in New Rochelle, New York 00:16:04 Democracy's "Day Two Problem" 00:22:50 Local Civic Engagement in Lewes 00:27:46 Women and Common Sense 00:34:54 Paine's Family Life in Lewes 00:35:31 Reconstituting Government 00:42:44 Violence and Change 00:49:31 "No Kings" Protest and 'The Law is King' 00:56:29 Thomas Paine's Legacy 00:58:10 Audience Q&A 01:18:20 Episode Wrap-Up RECOMMENDED NEXT EPISODES \ud83c\udfa7 Episode 144: The Common Cause of the American Revolution \ud83c\udfa7 Episode 156: The Power of the Press in the American Revolution \ud83c\udfa7 Episode 243: Revolutionary Print Networks \ud83c\udfa7 Episode 287: Elections in Early America: Presidential Elections & the Electoral College \ud83c\udfa7 Episode 431: Thomas Paine's Common Sense at 250 SUPPORT OUR WORK \ud83c\udf81 Make a Donation to Ben Franklin\u2019s World REQUEST A TOPIC \ud83d\udce8 Topic Request Form \ud83d\udceb liz@benfranklinsworld.com WHEN YOU'RE READY \ud83d\uddde\ufe0f BFW Gazette Newsletter  \ud83d\udc69\u200d\ud83d\udcbb Join the BFW Listener Community \ud83c\udf0d Join the History Explorers Club TAKE THE QUIZ \ud83e\udded Discover How You Explore History (under 2 minutes) \ud83d\udc49 https:\/\/www.benfranklinsworld.com\/quiz LISTEN \ud83c\udfa7 \ud83c\udf4e Apple Podcasts  \ud83d\udc9a Spotify  \ud83c\udfb6 Amazon Music \ud83d\udedc Pandora CONNECT \ud83e\udd8b Liz on Bluesky \ud83d\udc69\u200d\ud83d\udcbb Liz on LinkedIn \ud83d\udedc Liz\u2019s Website SAY THANKS \ud83d\udc9c Leave a review on Apple Podcasts \ud83d\udc9a 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":"