This episode we’re joined by the hilarious and lovely Avra Freidman as we do a deep-dive into all the crazy and controversial things you never learned in history class about Benjamin Franklin. We start with a re-cap of Ben Franklin’s greatest achievements and look at a few questionable moments from his youth. Then, we dive into his alleged (but almost definite) membership in the Hellfire Club, a secret society in 18th century England full of orgies, satanic worship and elaborate prank pulling. Yes, really. And we wrap up the episode looking at a bombshell discovery that indicates Ben Franklin might have even been a secret-serial killer. There’s a lot of WTF moments in this one, so buckle up.

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