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By NOISER
4.9
966966 ratings
The podcast currently has 23 episodes available.
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European superpowers battle for control of North America. A charismatic preacher takes the American colonies by storm. And the rabble-rouser Samuel Adams leads protests over unfair taxation, ending in tragedy on the streets of Boston. These are the early stages of the American Revolution. The first steps on a path that will lead to all-out war with Great Britain. Heroes and villains will emerge. But our story begins in a simple townhouse in New England in 1706… as a baby boy named Benjamin Franklin is born… A Noiser podcast production. Narrated by Clarke Peters. Featuring Carol Berkin, Lindsay Chervinsky, Julius Jefferson, Jane Kamensky, Peter Kastor, Andrew O’Shaughnessy, Jim Philbrick, Ray Raphael, Alan Taylor. Written and produced by Edward White | Series Producer: Ed Baranski | Executive Producer: Joel Duddell | Head of Production: Natalie Brook-Reynolds | Script Consultant: Peter Kastor | Sound Supervisor: Tom Pink | Sound design by Tom Pink | Assembly editing by Dorry Macaulay & Tony Onuchukwu | Compositions by Oliver Baines, Dorry Macaulay, Tom Pink | Mix & mastering by Cian Ryan-Morgan | Recording Engineer: Charlotte Sewter at The Soundhouse Studios. For ad-free listening, join Noiser+. Click the banner at the top of the feed, or head to noiser.com/subscriptions to find out more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Boston is in chaos, culminating in a bloody clash between locals and redcoats. From the turmoil steps John Adams, a young lawyer who volunteers to do the least wanted job in the city: defending British soldiers accused of perpetrating a massacre. Later, Parliament comes down hard on the American colonies, introducing more taxes and suspending rights. Colonial leaders gather to plan a response… and a tall, composed Virginian named George Washington comes to the fore… A Noiser podcast production. Narrated by Clarke Peters. Featuring Benjamin Carp, Lindsay Chervinsky, Jane Kamensky, Peter Kastor, Andrew O’Shaughnessy, Ray Raphael. Written and produced by Edward White | Series Producer: Ed Baranski | Executive Producer: Joel Duddell | Head of Production: Natalie Brook-Reynolds | Script Consultant: Peter Kastor | Sound Supervisor: Tom Pink | Sound design by Oliver Sanders | Assembly editing by Dorry Macaulay & Tony Onuchukwu | Compositions by Oliver Baines, Dorry Macaulay, Tom Pink | Mix & mastering by Josh Latham | Recording Engineer: Charlotte Sewter at The Soundhouse Studios. For ad-free listening, join Noiser+. Click the banner at the top of the feed, or head to noiser.com/subscriptions to find out more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The USA has its first president. With George Washington leading the new nation forwards, there are high hopes. But a shocking announcement changes everything. Political parties begin to form, old friends become bitter enemies, and election campaigns turn ugly. The threat of violence grows, as a deadly duel claims the life of an American pioneer. And as a big anniversary approaches, two legendary Founding Fathers are about to meet the most poignant of ends… A Noiser podcast production. Narrated by Clarke Peters. Featuring Lindsay Chervinsky, Julius Jefferson, Jane Kamensky, Peter Kastor, Alan Taylor. Special thanks to Dr Andrew Davenport of the Thomas Jefferson Foundation; Freddy Sledge at The Soundhouse Studios. Written and Produced by Edward White | Series Producer: Ed Baranski | Executive Producer: Joel Duddell | Head of Production: Natalie Brook-Reynolds | Script Consultant: Peter Kastor | Sound Supervisor: Tom Pink | Sound design by Oliver Sanders | Assembly editing by Tony Onuchukwu | Compositions by Oliver Baines, Dorry Macaulay, Tom Pink | Mix & mastering by Josh Latham. Get every episode of Founding Fathers: An American Dream two weeks early and ad-free by joining Noiser+. Click the subscription banner at the top of the feed to get started. Or go to noiser.com/subscriptions Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Bruce Ismay takes the stand in New York. Titanic’s crew members close ranks, dodging difficult questions from the senators. The ‘money boat’ survivors are given a grilling. And as a second investigation gathers pace in London, newspaper editors on both sides of the Atlantic continue the search for heroes and villains... A Noiser podcast production. Narrated by Paul McGann. Featuring Stephanie Barczewski, Jerome Chertkoff, Julian Fellowes, Veronica Hinke, Clifford Ismay, Tim Maltin, Stephen McGann, Claes-Göran Wetterholm. Written by Duncan Barrett | Produced by Miriam Baines and Duncan Barrett | Exec produced by Joel Duddell | Sound supervisor: Tom Pink | Sound design & audio editing by Miri Latham | Assembly editing by Dorry Macaulay, Anisha Deva | Compositions by Oliver Baines and Dorry Macaulay | Mix & mastering: Cody Reynolds-Shaw | Recording engineer: Joseph McGann | Nautical consultant: Aaron Todd. For ad-free listening, join Noiser+. Click the banner at the top of the feed, or head to noiser.com/subscriptions to find out more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Titanic’s chief baker pulls off a miraculous drunken escape. Fierce rows break out as to whether to go back and search for survivors. Jimmy McGann balances on top of an upturned lifeboat, while a British baronet offers money to the crew in another. And as the cries of the dying subside, the lucky ones wait desperately for sunrise… A Noiser podcast production. Narrated by Paul McGann. Featuring Josyann Abisaab, Stephanie Barczewski, Jerome Chertkoff, Julian Fellowes, Tim Maltin, Stephen McGann, Susie Millar, Claes-Göran Wetterholm. Special thanks to Southampton Archives, Culture and Tourism for the use of the Eva Hart archive. Visit SeaCity Museum for an interactive experience of the Titanic story (seacitymuseum.co.uk) Written by Duncan Barrett | Produced by Miriam Baines and Duncan Barrett | Exec produced by Joel Duddell | Sound supervisor: Tom Pink | Sound design & audio editing by Miri Latham | Assembly editing by Dorry Macaulay and Anisha Deva | Compositions by Oliver Baines and Dorry Macaulay | Mix & mastering: Cody Reynolds-Shaw | Recording engineer: Joseph McGann | Nautical consultant: Aaron Todd. For ad-free listening, join Noiser+. Click the banner at the top of the feed, or head to noiser.com/subscriptions to find out more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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