About this episode

Alex explores the life and impact of Thomas Paine, a key figure in the American Revolution known for his provocative writings.

This week for independence day Alex does a deep dive on the often forgotten founder Thomas Paine. Most famous for writing revolutionary pamphlets like "Common Sense" Paine's opinions made a lot of enemies. His writings pissed off really rich people on both sides of the Atlantic, insulted George Washington, Jesus Christ, and every religion he could think of. JOIN OUR PATREON COMMUNITY - 🌍 https://pearlmania500.net GET TICKETS TO SEE ALEX AND PHIL HERE: 🎟️ www.crashingouttour.com NEW! Mrs. Pearlmania Ghost Hunter - https://www.youtube.com/@Mrs.Pearlmania For free shipping on your order & 365-day returns go to https://www.Quince.com/tmt If you're 21 or older, get 30% OFF your first order @ IndaCloud with code TABS at https://inda.shop/TABS #indacloudpod All of our music was written and performed by His Name Was Dusk you can find all of his projects, music and more here: https://linktr.ee/hisnamewasdusk 0:00 Intro - What Crazy Stuff Did Thomas Paine do? 2:13 Viral Pamphleteer Thomas Paine 4:51 Thomas Paine's Early Life as a Bad Businessman 14:10 Getting a Tase of Revolutionary Writing 20:42 Benjamin Franklin Sends him to America 29:46 Revolution is in the Air 33:32 Writing "Common…

People in this episode

Host: Alex

Topics covered

• Thomas Paine
• American Revolution
• Pamphleteering
• Historical Figures
• Independence Day

Keywords

• Thomas Paine
• Common Sense
• American Revolution
• pamphlets
• historical analysis

Sponsors

Patreon, IndaCloud

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Common Sense, Plain Truth

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