#443 - “Freemason TRUTH!” - #1 US Historian on LOST History, Ben Franklin & Washington | HW Brands

SPONSORS: 1) SUPERPOWER: Head to Superpower.com and use code JULIAN at checkout for $20 off your membership. Unlock your new health intelligence. 100+ biomarkers. Every year. Detect early signs of 1,000+ conditions. #superpowerpod JOIN PATREON FOR EARLY UNCENSORED EPISODE RELEASES: https://www.patreon.com/JulianDorey CLIPPERS DISCORD: https://discord.gg/8QmWEKJ3BT (***TIMESTAMPS in Description Below) ~ Henry William Brands Jr. (H.W. Brands) is an American historian. He holds the Jack S. Blanton Sr. Chair in History at the University of Texas at Austin, where he earned his PhD in history in 1985. He has authored over 40 books U.S. history. His works have twice been selected as finalists for the Pulitzer Prize. BRANDS'S LINKS: - NEW WASHINGTON BOOK: https://a.co/d/0hT1qvYk - ALL HW's BOOKS: https://shorturl.at/xmgCc - SUBSTACK: ​​https://substack.com/@hwbrands - X: https://x.com/hwbrands?lang=en FOLLOW JULIAN DOREY INSTAGRAM (Podcast): https://www.instagram.com/juliandoreypodcast/ INSTAGRAM (Personal): https://www.instagram.com/julianddorey/ X: https://twitter.com/julianddorey JULIAN YT CHANNELS - SUBSCRIBE to Julian Dorey Clips YT: https://www.youtube.com/@juliandoreyclips - SUBSCRIBE to Julian Dorey Daily YT: https://www.youtube.com/@JulianDoreyDaily - SUBSCRIBE to Best of JDP: https://www.youtube.com/@bestofJDP ****TIMESTAMPS**** 0:00 - HW's insane writing, history & digital preservation 9:03 - Ben Franklin & lost history 20:58 - Franklin in Paris, The Polymath 29:38 - Young Franklin's apprenticeship & upward mobility 40:24 - Franklin flees Boston for open-minded Philly 50:11 - Why Revolution Succeeded, Franklin's early career 1:02:09 - Franklin lives in London, Odd Marriage & Businesses 1:15:35 - Measuring Gulf Stream, Seeing future of Colonies Early 1:22:41 - Franklin & London Politics 1:32:12 - The Freemasons 1:36:41 - Franklin's religious beliefs, Humanism & Evidence 1:40:47 - HW's decision to write about George Washington 1:49:40 - HW's "6 Volume History of the USA" Biographies, FDR, Nixon 2:01:26 - Avoiding Moral Judgement as Historian 2:15:15 - Slavery & Judging Figures "in their time," Washington's Secrets to Success 2:20:17 - America at 250, Washington's childhood, Early Military Career 2:31:24 - War, human nature & complex history 2:41:21 - Washington's British Army Career Ends, Farming & Slavery 2:53:52 - Constitutional Convention, Stamp Act, WW3 3:04:50 - How Washington became Continental General 3:13:45 - The fragile, ongoing American experiment 3:17:45 - HW's Work CREDITS: - Host, Editor & Producer: Julian Dorey - COO, Producer & Editor: Alessi Allaman - https://www.youtube.com/@UCyLKzv5fKxGmVQg3cMJJzyQ - In-Studio Producer: Joey Deef Julian Dorey Podcast Episode 443 - H.W. Brands Music by Artlist.io Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices