S1 E7: The Root of all Evil

Young Ben Franklin

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Arts, History, Performing Arts, Fiction

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🗓️ 4 July 2018

⏱️ 13 minutes

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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. For more great shows, visit GZMshows.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	You know me as Benjamin Franklin, statesman,
0:15.0	inventor, founding father.
0:20.0	But back in 1720 when I was 14 years of age, I had a knack for getting myself and my friends into a world of danger.
0:49.0	The storm on the island had passed, but the storm in my brain was just getting started. I had failed
0:57.0	Eliza, I had failed the boys, but I was not going to give up.
1:03.0	That Spanish gold was cursed all right.
1:05.0	We're the proof.
1:06.0	Soaked to the skin and stuck on this island with no way off.
1:09.0	Dadius has Eliza and the treasure chest.
1:12.0	We'll just have to wait until dawn and hope a passing ship sees us.
1:15.4	Ben, say something.
1:18.0	Think of something.
1:20.2	We can't wait till daybreak.
1:21.7	Eliza's in trouble.
1:22.8	My brother James is still locked up,
1:24.6	and the treasure can't fall into the governor's hands.
1:27.1	Too late.
1:28.1	Thaddies left us with nothing.
1:30.1	On the contrary, John, he left us with all we need.
1:33.5	Look up and tell me what you see.
1:35.5	A big pile of stones that may one day become a lighthouse?
1:39.0	That's our way off the island.
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