203 Joanne Freeman, Alexander Hamilton
Ben Franklin's World
Liz Covart
4.6 • 1.5K Ratings
🗓️ 11 September 2018
⏱️ 62 minutes
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Summary
Hamilton the Musical hit Broadway in August 2015 and since that time people all around the world have been learning about a man named Alexander Hamilton. Or, at least they’ve been learning about the musical’s character Alexander Hamilton.
But who was Alexander Hamilton as a real person?
Joanne Freeman, a Professor of History and American Studies at Yale University, and one of the foremost experts on the life of Alexander Hamilton, joins us to explore this large question so we can discover more about the man who helped to create the United States.
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| 0:00.0 | Ben Franklin's World is a production of the |
| 0:02.5 | O'Mohandro Institute. |
| 0:04.0 | Welcome to Ben Franklin's World, |
| 0:07.5 | podcast about early American history with Liz Covert. |
| 0:11.5 | The study of history is key to understanding who we are and how we can |
| 0:15.2 | affect the better future. Ben Franklin's world will introduce you to historical people |
| 0:20.3 | and events that have impacted and shaped our present day world. |
| 0:24.4 | And now here's your host, Liz Koval. |
| 0:27.1 | Hello and welcome to episode 203 of Ben Franklin's world. |
| 0:31.6 | The podcast dedicated to helping you, learn more about how the people |
| 0:35.3 | and events of our really American past have shaped the present day world we live in. |
| 0:40.0 | Alexander Hamilton, his name is Alexander Hamilton. His name is Alexander Hamilton. There's a million things he went and did. But just you wait, just you wait. |
| 0:51.0 | Yeah, I can't really sing, but in 2018, after three years of Hamilton musical, I don't know how and why you would start an episode about Alexander Hamilton without at least riffing on Linmanial Miranda's lyrics. |
| 1:04.6 | I mean, they're really great lyrics. But who was the real man behind the character Miranda created for his hit musical? |
| 1:12.2 | That's the large question we're going to explore today and we're going to explore |
| 1:16.5 | with a historian whose work on dueling and affairs of honor actually inspired the |
| 1:21.0 | Hamilton the musical song, |
| 1:22.6 | Ten Dual Commandments. |
| 1:24.8 | Joanne Freeman, a professor of history |
| 1:26.6 | and American studies at Yale University |
| 1:28.7 | and a co-host of the podcast backstory, |
| 1:31.3 | joins us to explore the life and politics of Alexander Hamilton. |
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