Ben Franklin Archives - Billy Penn at WHYY

Philly's coronavirus response, Secrets & Fun

Challenge: Revise a Benjamin Franklin quote for coronavirus times

by Billy Penn Staff May 24, 2020January 17, 2023

What would the Founding Father say about the pandemic?

Philly tarot cards are coming, and the Kickstarter tripled its goal within three days

by Mónica Marie Zorrilla October 16, 2018January 17, 2023

Street sweeping in Philly: A history of the city’s efforts to keep itself clean

by Mónica Marie Zorrilla September 17, 2018January 17, 2023

There’s a rapping Ben Franklin giving tours of historic Old City

by Mónica Marie Zorrilla April 22, 2018January 17, 2023

Watch: Tourists stumble over Philly’s Revolutionary Era history

by Jordan Gunselman July 4, 2017January 17, 2023

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Inside Philly’s new can’t miss, surprisingly woke Museum of the American Revolution

by Cassie Owens April 14, 2017January 17, 2023

Power

Why Jeff Sessions has Philly’s Ben Franklin to thank for that gifts question

by Mark Dent January 11, 2017January 17, 2023

Holidays in Philly, Secrets & Fun

The so-bad-it’s-good Hallmark Christmas movie about Philadelphia

by Mark Dent November 22, 2016January 17, 2023

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The truth about Ben Franklin and the turkey becoming America’s national bird

by Mark Dent November 23, 2015January 17, 2023

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Inside the Philly club Ben Franklin founded: Martin Scorsese, Warren Buffett and the Notorious RBG are members

by Anna Orso September 2, 2015January 17, 2023